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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09KINSHASA81LRA OPERATION LIGHTNING THUNDER - THE VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an overview of information with respect to issues surrounding Operation Lightning Thunder against the LRA, since military action began in December 2008. It highlights LRA atrocities committed against the civilian population following and preceding the operat [...]
2009-01-26 11:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA85EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 27
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint Plan Briefing ------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that GDRC repres [...]
2009-01-27 12:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA852 EASTERN DRC NOTES - SEPTEMBER 21: IDP CAMPS
[...] (U) The information contained in this report consists principally of spot reports from various sources. This cable is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained herein be confirmed at this time. IDP Camps Almost Empty ---------------------- 2. (SBU) UNHCR reported that most [...]
2009-09-21 15:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA86AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH PRIME MINISTER MUZITO
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with DRC Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on the latter's request January 26 to discuss the economic crisis facing the country and the current situation in the east. In particular, Muzito asked for USG help with respect to IMF consideration of emergency financial ass [...]
2009-01-28 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CG
09KINSHASA873 PROLIFERATION OF MAI MAI GROUPS
[...] (SBU) During a recent visit to Goma, AU Special Envoy Benjamin Mkapa and his aide, General Sumbeiywo, received complaints from various North and South Kivu Mai Mai (local militias) groups about non-implementation of the March 23 agreements. Citing GDRC inaction, especiall since the August mee [...]
2009-09-24 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA886NGO ACTIVIST ON RUDIA II, KIMIA II, AND INTEGRATION
[...] (C) Summary: Noel Atama, a field researcher for the NGO ENOUGH, told PolCouns recently that, although the tide had turned against the LRA, capturing LRA leader Joseph Kony and dismantling the rebel group could ultimately take time. On Kimia II, Atama encouraged the FARDC to stay the course, [...]
2009-09-29 11:28:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREF PHUM PREL CG
09KINSHASA89EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 28
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC announced on [...]
2009-01-28 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA896 DDRRR, the FDLR, and Kimia II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma PolOff recently met with DDRRR officials, who presented a snapshot of their efforts in the Kivus. Many ex-CNDP units, "integrated" into the FARDC, continue to use child soldiers, according to DDRRR interlocutors. FARDC cooperation with DDRRR over the last month has impro [...]
2009-09-30 15:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREF PGOV PREL PHUM CG
09KINSHASA915RE-EMERGENCE OF CNDP'S NKUNDA WING?
[...] (C) Summary: Former CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa recently told us that the "real CNDP," i.e., the Nkunda wing was poised to reenter the DRC political fray. Claiming that the Bosco wing had no authority to sign the March 23 agreement with the GDRC, Bisimwa presented us with a memo outlini [...]
2009-10-07 12:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINR PHUM PREF CG
09KINSHASA92EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 29
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Joint FARDC/RDF Operation ------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that [...]
2009-01-29 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA936EASTERN DRC NOTES -- OCTOBER 13: BOSCO SAID TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: Sources in Goma have told us that former CNDP military chief Bosco Ntaganda has met with several Mai Mai groups in North Kivu to discuss the possibility of establishing a new militia. A former member of Nkunda's inner circle, a lawyer named Muiti, opined that attempts by Nkunda [...]
2009-10-13 16:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PHUM PREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG
09KINSHASA94EASTERN DRC NOTES - JANUARY 30
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. LRA Issues ---------- 2. (SBU) MONUC reported that on January 27, LRA rebels kil [...]
2009-01-30 08:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KINSHASA959 Human Rights Watch criticizes Kimia II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers told Charge d'affaires that the impact of Kimia II on the civilian population is more brutal than MONUC reports indicate. HRW proposes a re-evaluation of Kimia II with pressure on both the GDRC and international community. Two of t [...]
2009-10-21 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KPKO CG
09KINSHASA98EASTERN DRC NOTES - FEBRUARY 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a February 1 press conference, President Kabil [...]
2009-02-02 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
09KUALALUMPUR483MALAYSIANS DOWNPLAY MARITIME TENSIONS WITH
[...] (S) Malaysia continues to downplay tensions with Indonesia stemming from naval incidents in late May in the disputed Ambalat maritime area off of Borneo. After an initial period of silence from Malaysian officials and minimal coverage in the Malaysian press, Defense Minister Zahid went on the [...]
2009-06-15 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS ID MY
09KUALALUMPUR490SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia. Your visit comes during a transitional period for U.S.-Malaysia relations offering both new opportunities and challenges. After almost three months in office, new Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is proving to be a more pragmatic and action-orien [...]
2009-06-17 11:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR617LTG MIXON'S MEETINGS WITH ARMY CHIEF AND JOINT
[...] (SBU) USARPAC Commanding General Benjamin Mixon conducted a courtesy calls with Deputy Chief of Army LTG Datuk Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin and Joint Force Commander LTG Allatif bin Mohamed Noor on July 24, as part of closing activities of the Keris Strike combined exercise with the Malaysian mil [...]
2009-07-28 07:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER MY
09KUALALUMPUR653OVERVIEW FOR MALAYSIA-US STRATEGIC TALKS (MUSST),
[...] (C) The current transitional period in U.S.-Malaysia relations offers both new opportunities and challenges for the relationship. After four months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is proving more pragmatic and action-oriented, and more inclined to move Malaysia away from Mahathir-er [...]
2009-08-07 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER MY
09KUALALUMPUR80MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF SENIOR U.S.
[...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia at a juncture that offers new prospects in the bilateral relationship. Malaysia has cautiously welcomed the new U.S. Administration as it approaches its own leadership transition in late March. Malaysia is an economically successful, relatively [...]
2009-02-06 10:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PTER ECON OVIP MY
09KUALALUMPUR93U.S. MISSION ASSESSMENT FOR AN/AVS-9 GENERATION
[...] (C) EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR, FOLLOWING AN INTER-AGENCY REVIEW, SUPPORTS THE USG APPROVAL AND RELEASE OF GEN III NIGHT VISION GOGGLES (NVGS)/IMAGE INTENSIFIER AN/AVS-9 (12 EACH) TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA (GOM) FOR USE WITH THE MALAYSIAN ARMY (MA) AVIATION 881 SQUADRON, AGUSTA A 109, LIGHT OBS [...]
2009-02-12 02:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP MOPS ETTC PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR956SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL
[...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...]
2009-11-25 09:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
09KUWAIT1030GOK AGAIN OFFERS TREATMENT TO WOUNDED IRAQIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 13:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT1177KUWAIT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE FOR WOUNDED YEMENIS
[...] (U) Kuwaiti news media widely reported on December 12 the arrival in Kuwait for medical treatment of 20 Yemeni civilians allegedly injured by rebel fighting in Yemen's Saada province. Press accounts noted that the victims were transported from Yemen on a Kuwaiti medical evacuation aircraft. A [...]
2009-12-16 12:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU YM
09KUWAIT153AMBASSADOR REVIEWS S-300'S, GAZA, AFGHANISTAN ET
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador on February 19 reviewed with Deputy PM/FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah a range of issues including the March 2 donors conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh, which the FM will attend (ref A),Russia's possible S-300 air defense missile sale to Iran (ref B),and the USG's ongoing Afghan [...]
2009-02-23 10:44:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER MOPS SY IR KU
09KUWAIT180DEPLETED URANIUM DETECTION AT RANGE PROMPTS
[...] (C) Kuwaiti MinDef Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah convoked Ambassador on March 1 to express his concern over a February 21 radiological survey that detected uranium oxide at a firing range shared by USG and GOK military forces. While clearly uncomfortable raising the issue, the MinDef acknowledged hi [...]
2009-03-02 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KU
09KUWAIT187MFA COMMENTS ON U.S. REVIEW OF IRAQ POLICY
[...] (C) POLCOUNS on March 2 discussed ref A points concerning the ongoing review of U.S. policy in Iraq with Dr. Hamad Bu Rahamah, Counselor in MFA's International Organizations Department. Rahamah, who received the demarche as the senior-most MFA official available after Kuwait's long National [...]
2009-03-03 12:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ KU
09KUWAIT212GOK RENEWS REQUEST FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR ITS
[...] (U) There is an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Refs A and B reported the GOK's request to the USG in October and November 2008 for limited time-frame logistics and security support to assist Kuwait's then newly confirmed Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, to travel from Kuwait to Baghdad [...]
2009-03-10 14:45:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT316SCENESETTER FOR AF CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL SCHWARTZ
[...] (C) General Schwartz, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with senior Kuwait military leaders as the bilateral relationship adapts to our changing profile in Iraq and new challenges in Afghanistan/Pakistan. Your in [...]
2009-04-01 04:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KU
09KUWAIT362DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING SPECIFIC
[...] (U) There is an action request in para 5. 2. (C) Ambassador, accompanied by Afghanistan's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdul Rahem Karemy, delivered ref A demarche on April 14 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah describing outcomes of the Afghanista [...]
2009-04-15 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF KU
09KUWAIT465PROTOCOLS ASSIST IRAQI AND KUWAITI NAVIES IN
[...] On an encouraging note in an otherwise strained bilateral relationship, eight Iraqi and ten Kuwaiti junior naval officers participated in a military-military exchange and training opportunity April 15 on Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Lake Champlain in the northern Arabian Gulf. The event, sp [...]
2009-05-08 00:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT633KUWAIT H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED -- WALKING THE LINE
[...] (C) Summary: Reports of multiple H1N1 influenza cases among U.S. military personnel in Kuwait in mid-May strained U.S.-Kuwait relations and threatened the seamless monthly flow of 50,000 OIF troops. Emboffs and senior Army officers worked diligently to maintain GOK trust in the USG's ability [...]
2009-06-28 03:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKFLU MARR MOPS AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO
09KUWAIT702U.S. MILITARY O/CONUS AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING
[...] (SBU) Embassy understands that discussions are ongoing among DOD, HHS and DOS regarding primary responsibility for reporting PHEIC (public health emergencies of international concern, e.g., H1N1 influenza outbreaks) among U.S. military personnel serving outside CONUS. Embassy Kuwait -- where t [...]
2009-07-14 09:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU MOPS MARR PREL AMED KU
09KUWAIT723SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...]
2009-07-20 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT724SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] Key Points: -- (C) Our bilateral mil-mil relationship with Kuwait is strong; active FMS cases amount to USD 8.1 billion and Kuwaiti AIK for OIF exceeds USD one billion annually; -- (C) While concerned about the security implications of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the GoK will likely need con [...]
2009-07-21 05:46:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT760GEN PETRAEUS AND KUWAITI DCOS ON IRAN, IRAQ, CT,
[...] (S) CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus, accompanied by Ambassador, engaged in a wide-ranging exchange on the evening of July 22 with Kuwaiti Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) LTG Ahmed Khalid Al Sabah. Key Points: -- (C) On Iraq, General Petraeus said the USG appreciates Kuwait's [...]
2009-08-02 06:56:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT849AMIR OFFERS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOUNDED IRAQIS
[...] (U) The Kuwaiti media reported August 27 that Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah has instructed his government to assist in transporting to Kuwait for medical assistance a number of Iraqis injured in August 19 truck bomb blasts in Baghdad. This message was conveyed in a statement by Minister [...]
2009-08-27 15:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT896KUWAIT FOLLOWS THROUGH ON PROMISE TO HELP INJURED
[...] (U) Kuwaiti news media widely reported on September 04 the arrival in Kuwait for medical treatment of some 25 Iraqis injured in August 19 truck bomb blasts in Baghdad. The gesture fulfills an instruction issued by Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Sabah (reported reftel) to his goveQent to assist [...]
2009-09-09 09:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT941KUWAIT CONTINUES TO TREAT IRAQI VICTIMS OF AUGUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 11:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KYIV1301UKRAINE TOO STRAPPED TO ENHANCE CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] (SBU) On August 4, we followed up on our earlier delivery of reftel demarche encouraging enhanced contributions to the effort in Afghanistan. Olga Timysh, Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Central Asia in MFA's Asia, Africa, Middle East Directorate, made it clear that Ukraine's economic cri [...]
2009-08-06 18:21:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UP
09KYIV1614UKRAINE: MISSILE TRANSFER CASES; ARMS SHIPMENTS TO
[...] (S) Political Counselor delivered talking points and nonpapers on arms transfers to Burma, and missile-related transfers to Pakistan and Iran (reftels) with Director for the Department of Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Nykonenko on September 18. Polcouns informed Nykonenko th [...]
2009-09-21 16:08:00Embassy KyivSECRETETTC MARR PARM MTCRE MOPS MNUC MASS PREL PTER
09KYIV2061REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel message to MFA A/S-equivalent Ihor Hrushko November 25, noting favorably the decision earlier in the week by the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to triple the size of Ukraine's deployment to Afghanistan from ten to thirty personnel. Charge re [...]
2009-11-25 13:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF UP
09KYIV315UKRAINE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SYRIA
[...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Directorate Export Control Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenaar Arrangement officer Artem Vorobyov on February 13, and left talking points as a non-paper. Per instructions, we noted Ukraine' [...]
2009-02-13 15:42:00Embassy KyivSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER ETTC UP
09KYIV363SUPPORTING NATO TRAINING MISSION IRAQ; POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) Polcouns met February 25 with MFA Director for NATO Affairs, Myhailo Osnach, and delivered ref A demarche on NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Osnach said that despite Ukraine's economic crisis, the GOU intends to maintain its commitment to NTM-I. Ukraine currently has 10 troops in t [...]
2009-02-26 06:31:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ UP
09KYIV826DEMARCHE ON UKRAINIAN DEMILITARIZATION PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy on May 14 delivered ref A demarche regarding the GOU's weapon demilitarization proposal to Kateryna Bila of the MFA Arms Control Directorate. Copies of the ATF-generated slides, which superimposed US requirements for complete weapons demil on the original GOU images, and of the [...]
2009-05-15 15:25:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
09LAGOS230NIGERIA: JTF, MILITANTS CLASH IN DELTA STATE
[...] (C) On May 15 units from Nigeria's Joint Task Force attacked militants associated with militant leader Tompolo near his main base, Camp Five, in Delta State. Press and Post contacts report that the military occupied Camp Five after a sustained assault. Press stories put the total JTF and mil [...]
2009-05-19 14:22:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MOPS EPET NI
09LAGOS239NIGERIA: JTF, MILITANTS BELIEVED PREPARING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Industry and security contacts operating in the Niger Delta report that the JTF may be preparing to expand its campaign against militants, while militants are leaving their camps and taking refuge in more populated villages and cities to avoid being targeted. A oil company secur [...]
2009-06-01 07:02:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MOPS EPET NI
09LAGOS300NIGERIA: DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT ATLAS COVE ATTACK
[...] (C) Details are beginning to emerge about the 12 July militant attack on the Atlas Cove fuel jetty in Lagos (Reftel). During a 14 July OSAC meeting, a security contact working for oil company BG provided RSO Lagos with details on the attack he says he received from a Nigerian State Security S [...]
2009-07-15 18:55:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ASEC MOPS PGOV NI
09LAGOS317NIGERIA; MEND REPEATS THREATS TO LAGOS FACILITIES
[...] (SBU) On July 22, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta spokesman "Jomo Gbomo" stated in an on-line interview that MEND would resume its campaign against oil facilities if the GON tried to repair damaged pipelines or failed to meet the groups demands. In the interview, the Nigeria [...]
2009-07-24 14:26:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MOPS ENRG NI
09LAHORE35PUNJAB GOVERNOR TAKES OVER WHILE PROTESTS CONTINUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 04:20:00Consulate LahoreSECRETMOPS PGOV PK PTER
09LAPAZ381MFA PLUGS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING, APPLAUDS IRAQ PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Post delivered demarche on Iraq (reftel A) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received a generally positive response. Conversation turned quickly to recent House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearings on bilateral relations, which MFA representatives used to ask again for a m [...]
2009-03-11 18:29:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ MOPS PREL KDEM PINR ENVR ASEC BL
09LIBREVILLE485 GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] Summary: The U.S. has a strong bilateral military cooperation relationship with both Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. There are no established bilateral security dialogues between the U.S. and either country. Military and security cooperation is conducted through daily interactions with our [...]
2009-11-05 05:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS GB STP
09LILONGWE348UN ACCEPTS MALAWI FOR MISSION IN CHAD, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: During its recent inspection, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO),accepted a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) infantry battalion for deployment to the U.N. Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). Coming on the heels of a nine-week African Conti [...]
2009-06-23 15:12:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LILONGWE85MALAWI: COMMANDER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEPLOY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko confirmed to emboffs that Malawi will seek to deploy to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in June 2009. Chiziko said the GOM has purchased 30 Toyota Landcruisers and provided the MDF over $1 mill [...]
2009-02-18 15:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LIMA1299SHINING PATH SHOOTS DOWN HELICOPTER IN THE VRAE
[...] (C) Summary: Presumed Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) forces downed a Peruvian air force (FAP) MI-17 helicopter yesterday, killing its pilot and co-pilot. This was the latest example in a recent spate of deadly attacks in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE) attributed to the SL, includin [...]
2009-09-03 18:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1309VRAE: GOP MOUNTS RESCUE OP FOR STRANDED SOLDIERS
[...] (C) Summary: At approximately 1100 hrs on September 4, Peruvian armed forces successfully overcame small arms fire, weather delays and capability limitations, and rescued five wounded soldiers stranded in the aftermath of the September 2 Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) attack on a Peruvian air [...]
2009-09-04 21:01:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1350PERU RESUMES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Overcoming past shortcomings and deserved skepticism, Peru recently resumed humanitarian demining (HD) operations in parts of its shared border with Ecuador and at other sites within its territory. Senior GOP officials expressed gratitude for the USG's "crucial" assistance, and [...]
2009-09-14 22:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL KHDP MOPS PTER SOCI EC PE
09LIMA1620PERU: SUPPLEMENTAL TO FY'10 1206 COUNTER-IED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 21:55:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL PTER PE
09LIMA1653BREWING SPY SCANDAL FURTHER TENSES PERU-CHILE RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest of a Peruvian Air Force (FAP) noncommissioned officer for alleged spying and passing classified defense information to Chile has brought relations between the two neighbors to a new low point. It also complicates President Garcia's peace initiative aimed at reducin [...]
2009-11-17 20:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MOPS PARM PE
09LIMA1659Sendero Luminoso: Incremental Gains in Mixed Picture
[...] (C) Summary. Most analysts believe Sendero Luminoso (SL) insurgents are making incremental gains in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE). Local observers in Ayacucho say frustrations with government at every level have strengthened the anti-system opposition and in some cases generated sympathy for [...]
2009-11-19 18:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1661PERU: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Please find below Embassy Lima's responses to questions posed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Q: Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Please report on all established or ad hoc dialogues of a pol-mil nature, regardless of the terminol [...]
2009-11-20 16:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PE MOPS
09LIMA1669SCENESETTER FOR USSOUTHCOM COMMANDER, GENERAL DOUGLAS M.
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy Lima warmly welcomes you to Peru. You will arrive at a time of strong GOP interest in expanding security cooperation with the United States. Under President Alan Garcia, Peru has been a reliable U.S. partner and played a constructive role in a complicated South America chara [...]
2009-11-25 20:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS SOCI PE
09LIMA1699PERU: CHINESE TANKS, PEACE PROPOSALS AND U.S. MILITARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Peru is reportedly poised to purchase Chinese tanks with an eye towards replacing its aging tank fleet and building up its "dissuasive" defense posture, and to buy aircraft from Brazil as well as MANPADS and anti-tank weapons from other countries. These defense acquisitions [...]
2009-12-15 23:08:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS PARM PTER SNAR PBTS CI PE
09LIMA364PERU RESPONSE: RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 16:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS PE
09LIMA847SCENESETTER FOR DASD FRANK MORA
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Lima welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Mora to Peru and to the June 18-19 Peru-US Defense Bilateral Working Group (BWG). Peru is a close U.S. partner in a complicated South American region. Our bilateral relationship is anchored in a shared vision of op [...]
2009-06-15 16:49:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS MOPS SOCI PTER SNAR PE
09LISBON112PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NATO TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 11:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MARR MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON125PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 08:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON136(C) WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PORTUGUESE MOD?
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: In November 2008 we reported on the Portuguese MFA and the forces that shape its policy-making (reftel). In this companion piece, we look at the Portuguese MOD. Portugal is a NATO ally, but its contributions to security operations are usually far less than we desire. The [...]
2009-03-05 15:48:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MCAP MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON137AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...]
2009-03-06 13:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO
09LISBON182PORTUGAL RECEIVES CONCLUSIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 12:23:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON183AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 14:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL MOPS MARR
09LISBON208PORTUGAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 13:05:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALAF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON226PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...]
2009-04-22 14:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO
09LISBON233AMBASSADOR HOSTS ISAF MEETING IN LISBON
[...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson on April 22 hosted a meeting of several ISAF-country ambassadors in Lisbon to review the outcomes of the recent NATO Summit and to assess strategies for encouraging the Portuguese government to continue to contribute to ISAF in a meaningful way. Present were Lisbon-b [...]
2009-04-27 10:14:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PO
09LISBON254PORTUGAL-US BILATERAL COMMISSION; PROGRESS ON ISAF
[...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission met in Lisbon on May 4 as part of its regular semi-annual meeting schedule and reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship. Portuguese MFA PolDir Brito said the GOP continues to study options to make good on the Prime Minister's promis [...]
2009-05-13 15:03:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON273PORTUGUESE FM'S MEETING WITH S; HELP ON GTMO,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese FM Luis Amado May 20 to prepare for Amado's June 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington. Amado recognized the need to use Lajes Air Field for the process of transferring detainees from Guantanamo to resettlement countries and str [...]
2009-05-21 14:16:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV IR IS AF PO
09LISBON376US, PORTUGAL RESOLVE LAJES WAGE DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) On July 11, 2009 Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado signed agreements for a new wage increase procedure for Portuguese employees at Lajes Air Base in the Azores, resolving one of our most difficult bilateral issues. Although the economic [...]
2009-07-15 15:00:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON399PORTUGAL REQUESTS TWO SPECIFIC GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (C/NF) On July 23, Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito called in Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Counselor to pass the names of two Guantanamo detainees that Portugal is willing to accept for resettlement at this time. The two are Muhammad KHANTUMANI (SY-312) and Moammar Badawi DOKHAN (SY-317). P [...]
2009-07-23 15:25:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON406PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 09:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO
09LISBON561SUBMARINE PURCHASE SPARKS DEBATE IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese prosecutor's office filed fraud charges September 30 against seven Portuguese and three Germans involved in the controversial one billion Euro purchase of two German-built diesel submarines for the Portuguese Navy, sparking debate about whether Portugal needs -- or [...]
2009-10-29 15:35:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON599PORTUGAL ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points on November 25 to Ambassador Nuno Brito, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Foreign Policy. Brito said, &We were expecting this.8 He said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado and Minister of Defense Santos Silva had [...]
2009-11-25 15:10:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
09LJUBLJANA120SLOVENIA: AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS WAITING ON
[...] (C) Officials from the ministries of Defense (MOD),Interior (MOI),and Foreign Affairs (MFA) told CDA in separate meetings that Slovenia will contribute equipment to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),but decisions on police mentoring teams (PMT) and an operational liaison and mentor [...]
2009-04-23 15:10:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA142SLOVENIAN MOD PREPARING TO WHIP UP AN OMLT
[...] (C) Brigadier Branimir Furlan, newly named Deputy Chief of Defense, told us on May 12 in response to our request (ref A) that Slovenia plans to lead an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan, with its state partner Colorado Army National Guard (CO ARNG) augmenting the OMLT [...]
2009-05-15 02:31:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF SI
09LJUBLJANA158SLOVENIA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] Slovenia has no Mi-17 helicopters in its inventories, and is therefore unable to make any available for lease, sale, or donation to Pakistan as requested reftel. FREDEN [...]
2009-06-03 15:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK SI
09LJUBLJANA212SLOVENIA PLANS INCREASE IN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered demarche on assisting Afghanistan beyond the August elections (ref A) and encouraged Slovene officials to commit additional military and civilian resources to Afghanistan. Jure Rifelj, the MFA's coordinator for Afghanistan and currently working in the Defense Ministry's [...]
2009-07-24 12:23:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK SI
09LJUBLJANA356SLOVENIA: CABINET SUPPORTS OMLT TO TRAIN AFGHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 07:23:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS AF SI
09LJUBLJANA367SLOVENIA WILL DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 19:31:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA50SLOVENIA AGREES WITH USG'S NEW APPROACH IN
[...] (C) ADCM met with MFA Security Policy Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 and with MOD Deputy Director General of Defense Planning Primoz Savc on February 26 to: outline the "anchor points" of the Afghanistan-Pakistan review; seek Slovenia's input for the strategy review; and encou [...]
2009-02-27 08:56:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA51SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR NTM-I
[...] (C) Emboff met with MFA Security Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 to encourage Slovenia to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),per reftel. Vidovic explained that although Slovenia withdrew its two trainers from NTM-I in December in [...]
2009-02-27 08:56:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SI
09LJUBLJANA83SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Gaja Peric, counselor in the MFA's security policy division, on March 27, and encouraged contributions to the key deliverables for the NATO summit (ref A). Peric confirmed Slovenia's prior decision to send ten additional troops to contribute to security [...]
2009-03-27 13:19:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LJUBLJANA93SLOVENIA CONSIDERING SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR
[...] (C) CDA raised with Ambassador Benedejcic, Director of the MFA's Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Policy, on April 2 our specific requests for additional contributions in Afghanistan (reftel). Benedejcic thanked the U.S. for its leadership on the situation in Afghanistan. He n [...]
2009-04-03 11:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI
09LONDON1039A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
[...] (C) The British Overseas Territories (BOT) are fourteen far-flung possessions under British sovereignty that hearken to the era when Britannia truly ruled the waves. One Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official accurately characterized the BOTs as "remnants of empire" -- acquired by G [...]
2009-05-01 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS MARR AY CJ FK GI
09LONDON1156HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...]
2009-05-15 07:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1344UPDATE ON STATUS OF HMG PROPOSAL FOR MARINE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains committed at the most senior levels to establishing a marine reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),which includes the island of Diego Garcia, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officer told Poloff June 3. UK officials have made little progress [...]
2009-06-05 11:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1628HMG DEFENDS AFGHANISTAN MISSION AS BRITAIN'S DEATH
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the past week, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth have unequivocally and publicly reaffirmed Britain's commitment to its mission in Afghanistan. "This is a very hard summer, it's not over, but it's vital that the inte [...]
2009-07-13 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS MASS UK AF
09LONDON1652BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...]
2009-07-16 18:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ
09LONDON1668DARFUR/SUDAN: UPDATE ON JEM THINKING BY GIBRIL
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Representative Gibril Ibrahim said July 20 that JEM is "not venue shopping" for peace talks and continues to support the Doha talks, and that the international community needs to put pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) to implement [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID MOPS KPKO SU CD UK
09LONDON1674DARFUR/SUDAN: ABDUL WAHID COMMANDERS READY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following SE Gration's June meetings with Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) commanders in Chad (ref A),SLA/AW field commanders and political officers plan to force Abdul Wahid into engagement in the Darfur peace process, London-based SLA/AW represen [...]
2009-07-21 10:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM MOPS SU CD UK
09LONDON1692(SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...]
2009-07-23 17:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK
09LONDON1707(SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...]
2009-07-24 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP
09LONDON1722(U) MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a July 23 introductory meeting with the Charge, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Homayoun Tandar, expressed concern that British public opinion is not favorable to Britain's engagement in Afghanistan and the international stabilization effort there. Tand [...]
2009-07-28 12:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KPAO SCUL MOPS UK AF SOCI
09LONDON1761THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...]
2009-07-31 14:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL
09LONDON2186DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP
[...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...]
2009-09-21 13:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF
09LONDON2222SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 15:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV
09LONDON2303SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY’S OCTOBER 10-11
[...] (C//NF) Summary. The Secretary's visit to London comes on the heels of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat political party conferences -- their last before the UK elections which must be held by June 2010. The domestic political situation remains in flux, but with the Conservatives enjoy [...]
2009-10-06 16:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON UK KNNP MOPS IR PK AF
09LONDON2311(SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN
[...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...]
2009-10-07 17:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2318HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING
[...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...]
2009-10-09 11:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO
09LONDON2346BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS
[...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...]
2009-10-15 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER
09LONDON2449LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...]
2009-10-29 18:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK
09LONDON2543BRITISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR DROPS ON EVE
[...] (U) Summary: The murder of five British police trainers by a rogue Afghan officer, the unsatisfying conclusion to the Afghan election, public challenges to UK policy by leading politicians, and a wave of wrenching television interviews with grieving family members this week combined to dampen [...]
2009-11-10 16:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS SOCI ECON UK AF
09LONDON2567AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]
2009-11-16 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU
09LONDON2569HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...]
2009-11-16 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2575PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...]
2009-11-17 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2581PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 15:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2583WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...]
2009-11-18 17:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK
09LONDON2596PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...]
2009-11-19 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2598 LITTLE ENTHUSIASM FOR LEGISLAITVE PRIORITIES IN QUEEN'S
[...] (U) Summary. In an annual tradition, the Queen formally opened the new session of Parliament November 18 and laid out the Government's legislative priorities for the coming Parliamentary session. In a speech drawn up by the Government, the Queen announced plans for 10 new bills, two draft bills [...]
2009-11-20 08:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN MOPS PINR UK
09LONDON2639(S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...]
2009-11-24 17:28:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK
09LONDON2690HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...]
2009-12-02 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK
09LONDON2707BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
[...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...]
2009-12-03 17:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2716MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK
09LONDON2768SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...]
2009-12-10 16:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS
09LONDON2774AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...]
2009-12-10 17:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK
09LONDON2780CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK
09LONDON2816PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL)
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...]
2009-12-15 14:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO
09LONDON2862MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 15:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK
09LONDON288HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD;
[...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...]
2009-02-02 11:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
09LONDON290(S) FCO WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETAINEE
[...] (S) Summary. The UK Government "strongly welcomes" the executive orders concerning Guantanamo Bay and U.S. detainee policy, according to Robert Chatterton-Dixon, Head of the Foreign Office's Counter Terrorism Policy Department. The UK is not willing to resettle any further detainees in the UK -- be [...]
2009-02-03 10:16:00Embassy LondonSECRETPTER KHLS PREL PINS PHUM KAWK MOPS KISL EUN
09LONDON331HMG FULLY SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF 92 EXCESS HOUSING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 12:35:00Embassy LondonSECRETMARR MOPS PREL UK
09LONDON380DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
[...] (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon, Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff that stated: "Further to our earlier discussions, I have been [...]
2009-02-11 16:45:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON557S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY'S MEETINGS WITH UK OFFICIALS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey met with UK officials from the Cabinet Office and the FCO February 26 to review our CT operations and policies in South Asia and East Africa. Dailey: -- briefed HMG on the trilateral meetings in Washington with Afghani [...]
2009-03-03 13:07:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS MARR UK SO PK IN AF YM
09LONDON776AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 14:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UK
09LONDON89UK VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST REGIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The UK seeks a strategy in regard to the separatist regions of Georgia that will maintain EU consensus but will also have substance, Michael Davenport, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Russia, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Directorate, told the Poli [...]
2009-01-13 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPROV PREL MOPS GG RS EZ SW UN UK
09LONDON905UK TO INCREASE RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) HMG concurs with reftel view that additional civilian and military resources are needed to implement a strategy to stabilize Afghanistan, and appreciates USG efforts, as reflected in the comprehensive target audience for reftel demarche, to broaden burdensharing. MOD Joint Commitments D [...]
2009-04-17 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
09LONDON954SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...]
2009-04-24 14:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK
09LONDON993UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...]
2009-04-27 17:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR
09LUANDA375MIL-MIL MOU BACK ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary. On June 16, Vice Minister of Defense Nelumba told Ambassador the Foreign Minister's May visit to Washington "had surpassed expectations" and that his ministry was interested in deeper cooperation with United States. In particular, he confirmed that his ministry had assembled a " [...]
2009-06-16 18:38:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AO
09LUANDA760ANGOLA SEEKS STABILITY IN DRC
[...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with AFRICOM Deputy Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes, Angola's top defense decision-makers were categorical: the GRA's primary objective in the DRC is stability, and Angola has nothing to do with ongoing security incidents in Congo's Equateur province (Ref [...]
2009-12-16 15:36:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AO CG
09LUANDA775ANGOLAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Angolan defense establishment rolled out the red carpet for visiting AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes during his December 15-16 visit, with calls on the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA),the acting Minister of Defense, and the Commander [...]
2009-12-21 15:46:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL MAAR MOPS AO
09LUXEMBOURG98LUXEMBOURG EXCEEDS USG REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Luxembourg announced on 31 March a five-year annual contribution of $5.4 million to the Afghan National Army (ANA),fulfilling a pledge made by Minister of Defense Schiltz to SecDef Gates in October 2008 and exceeding the USG ask for $4 million annually. Foreign Minister Assel [...]
2009-04-03 10:01:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LU
09MADRID1019SPAIN'S VIEWS ON UNIFIL HANDOVER
[...] (C) MOD Director General for Defense Policy, General Raggio, shared information about how Spain is preparing for a proposed UNIFIL command handover. Spain is still working towards a transition sometime in February, although they have heard that there have been "rumblings" from the Italian m [...]
2009-10-19 06:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT LE IS SP
09MADRID1029CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OCTOBER 19, 2009, MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: CDA and Leon discussed President Zapatero's October 13 meeting with POTUS including Zapatero's plans for a return visit to Washington in January, Spanish intentions regarding police trainers in Afghanistan, Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo, EUFOR, UNIFIL, Iran, Cuba, and Honduras. Le [...]
2009-10-20 17:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KIPR SP AF KV BK LE IR CU HO
09MADRID1132SPAIN COMMITTED TO ADDITIONAL AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Charge spoke to Secretary General of the Presidency (and former Deputy Foreign Minister) Bernardino Leon on November 23 to convey reftel points. Leon, President Zapatero's closest foreign policy advisor, who was in the Middle East on travel with Zapatero, said that Spain was committed [...]
2009-11-25 14:10:00Embassy MadridSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID216SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION
[...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...]
2009-02-27 14:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP
09MADRID31DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...]
2009-01-12 15:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR
09MADRID314AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND
[...] (C) CDA spoke March 26 with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta to convey the points contained in reftel. Cuesta had no substantive comment, but promised to reengage March 27 (Note: we understand MOD Chacon is scheduled to speak by telephone with SECDEF March 27 at 8:00 am EDT. Her [...]
2009-03-26 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID351SPAIN: S/WCI ENGAGES GOS ON ACCEPTING GTMO DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 13:02:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID370SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ, APRIL 14-16, 2009
[...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. When you arrive, the country will be emerging from the Semana Santa holidays as well as a major cabinet reorganization. This April 7 cabinet shuffle was prompted in part by criticism of the GOS' inability to solve the economic crisis, w [...]
2009-04-07 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SP OREP MOPS ECON
09MADRID393SPAIN: SENATOR MEL MARTINEZ MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Martinez met with Acting Foreign Minister Angel Lossada and MOD Secretary General of Defense Policy Luis Cuesta on Wednesday, April 15. Interlocutors confirmed Spain's plan to send a 450-member battalion to help support the Afghan August elections, contribute 5 million [...]
2009-04-17 08:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMOPS OREP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID604SPAIN: S/GC DAN FRIED PRESENTS CASE FILES ON GTMO DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 13:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID742SPAIN ANALYZES GTMO FILES TO FIND "BEST FIT" FOR RESETTLEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 12:37:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID751ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 15:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09MANAGUA1011NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA, MINI-INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (IDEC)
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Mini-International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) in Sa [...]
2009-10-14 21:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1024NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, ILEA PERSONAL AND FACILITY SECURITY PROGRAMS IN EL SALVADOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Personal and Facility Security Program training in El [...]
2009-10-16 17:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1078NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND RANGER
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the English Language and Ranger Course in Fort Benning, Georgia fro [...]
2009-10-29 21:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1124NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MAITENANCE ORIENTATION
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Maintenance Orientation training in Fort Hood, Texas from N [...]
2009-11-05 15:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1126Siutation Report 1: Hurricane Ida
[...] On November 4, 2009, the National Hurricane Center upgraded tropical depression 11 to tropical storm status. The tropical storm was located approximately 100 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. By early November 5, the tropical storm was upgraded to category 1 Hurricane status as it neared Nic [...]
2009-11-05 23:56:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV AEMR KPAO CASC MOPS ASEC NU
09MANAGUA113NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTER-TERRORISM SEMINAR IN MIAMI
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Counter-Terrorism Seminar at SOUTHCOM in Miami, FL, from Febr [...]
2009-01-26 22:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1198NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SEMINAR IN PANAMA CITY
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Central America Regional Disaster Preparedness and Relief [...]
2009-11-18 18:28:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1324(U) Nicaragua Signs Military Logistics Sharing Agreement
[...] (U) On November 20, 2009 in a ceremony at Nicaraguan Army Headquarters in Managua, representatives of the United States and Nicaragua signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). Signing for the United States was LTG P.K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and [...]
2009-12-14 21:34:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA1340NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER DRUGS OPERATIONS COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Drugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia [...]
2009-12-17 14:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1354NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER NARCO-TERRORISM COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Narco-Terrorism Course in Fort Benning, Georgia [...]
2009-12-18 16:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1360NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: ADVANCED CONCEALMENT COURSE IN COSTA RICA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Advanced Concealment Course in Liberia, Costa Rica from [...]
2009-12-18 17:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1362NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR MILGP, JOINT OPERATIONS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Joint Operations Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, from Janu [...]
2009-12-18 19:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA172NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LANGUAGE TRAINING AND RANGER SCHOOL
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Language Training and Ranger School in Texas and Georgia, from [...]
2009-02-13 20:05:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA206NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL DARE DEMAND REDUCTION TRAINING, MARCH 10-13
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Demand Reduction training from March 10-13, 2009. The [...]
2009-02-25 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA207NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: ILEA LETSS COURSE, MARCH 10-13
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Law Enforcement Training and Safety Survival Course in [...]
2009-02-25 22:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA229NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Human Rights Seminar, from March 17 - 20, 2009. The names [...]
2009-03-03 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA237NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA - LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LEMDP) TRAINING
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA LEMDP training in San Salvador, from April 13 to May 2 [...]
2009-03-05 19:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA238NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the English Language Training in San Antonio, Texas, from March 30 [...]
2009-03-05 19:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA264NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Special Forces Training, during the month of May, 2009. The n [...]
2009-03-11 21:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA265NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC - MOTOR POOL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Motor Pool Maintenance Operations course in Ft Bliss, Tex [...]
2009-03-11 21:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA275NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 22:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA339NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Joint Operations Training in Ft. Benning, GA, on April 20, [...]
2009-03-31 22:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA340NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, TIP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the TIP Training in Managua, from April 15 - 16, 2009. The nam [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA341NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who haS been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Motor Pool Maintenance Operations Course in Ft. Bliss, Te [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA342NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, II STEP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the II Step Training in Managua, from May 11 - 15, 2009. The n [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA369NICARAGUA SOFA -- GON AGREES TO ONE-YEAR ROLL-OVER
[...] (C) As noted in REF A, on August 8, 2008, AmEmbassy Managua and the Government of Nicaragua completed an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and customs procedures for U.S. Forces in Nicaragua for exercises, visits and other cooperative activities durin [...]
2009-04-03 22:58:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA401NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE IN ARGENTINA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO Americas Exercise in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May [...]
2009-04-16 22:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA406NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, NICARAGUAN ARMY ESTADO MAYOR SCHOOL VISIT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will travel to Washington D.C. from May 31 to June 5, 2009. The names are [...]
2009-04-20 16:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA470NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTERDRUG OPERATIONS COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counterdrugs Operation Course from May 22 - July 9,2009 at [...]
2009-05-07 21:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA471NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Civil-Military Operations Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia fr [...]
2009-05-07 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA472NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE CONFERENCE, JULY 20-24, 2009
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Conference in Orlando, Florida from July 20 - 24, 2009 [...]
2009-05-07 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA474NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN SAN SALVADOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Border Enforcement Training in Sal Salvador, El Salvad [...]
2009-05-07 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA522NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course in Lackland AFB, TX, from June [...]
2009-05-22 19:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA557NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC LIGISTICS COURSE IN COBAN, GUATEMALA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who haS been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC Logistics Course from June 17-26, 2009. The name is list [...]
2009-06-04 16:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA559NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA, RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN SAN SALVADOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA, Risk Management Training from July 19-25, 2009. The [...]
2009-06-04 17:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA642NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY OPS TRAINING
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Civil-Military Ops Training from July 15 - September 16,200 [...]
2009-06-29 15:30:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA663NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC MAINTENANCE COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC Maintenance Course from July 26 - August 17,2009 in G [...]
2009-07-02 21:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA712NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ILLICIT ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Illicit Activities Conference in Miami, Florida from August 17 [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA713NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE (STAGE III) IN GUATEMALA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO Americas Exercise (Stage III) in Coban, Guatemala from [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA714NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, VARIOUS PKO COURSES IN GUATEMALA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend various PKO Courses in Coban, Guatemala from August 17 - Decemb [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA757NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO SOVEREIGNTY COURSE IN SAN SALVADOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Transnational Threats to Sovereignty Course in San Salvador [...]
2009-08-04 18:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA781NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, CYBERCRIME CONFERENCE IN PANAMA CITY
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Cybercrime Conference in Panama City, Panama from August 25 [...]
2009-08-06 22:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA787NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MARKSMANSHIP & OFFICER BOARDING COURSE IN BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Marksmanship & Officer Boarding course in Bluefields, Nicaragu [...]
2009-08-07 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA788NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, LATIN AMERICAN CADET INITIATIVE (LACI)
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will participate in the Latin American Cadet Initiative (LACI) in Washingto [...]
2009-08-07 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA795LOGISTICS SHARING (ACSA): NICARAGUA READY TO SIGN
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for action. 2. (U) On August 4, we received diplomatic correspondence (letter MRE/DGA-AN/0092/08/09) from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MINREX) responding to our request (diplomatic note number 2008-280, dated 12 December 2008) to conclu [...]
2009-08-12 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR OPDC PREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA849NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, LATIN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (LALEEDS) IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Latin American Law Enforcement Executive Development Semina [...]
2009-08-28 14:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA854NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) General Fraser, your visit to Nicaragua on September 1 and 2 comes at a moment when we face a challenging political environment here with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: econom [...]
2009-08-28 23:03:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MOPS MARR NU
09MANAGUA869NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA MONEY LAUNDERING CONFERENCE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DEA Money Laundering Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica fro [...]
2009-09-02 15:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA920NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE COURSE IN GULFPORT, MS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Outboard Motor Maintenance Course in Gulfport, MS from Octo [...]
2009-09-21 20:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA922NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend MS-13 Gang Task Force trainings in Virginia, North Carolina, Ca [...]
2009-09-22 18:23:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAMA158REQUEST TO DEMILITARIZE AND DISPOSE OF BAHRAIN
[...] The Bahrain Defense Force General Headquarters requests U.S. Government permission to demilitarize and dispose of three (3) TAH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopter airframes. 2. The aircraft arrived to Bahrain on 16 November 2004. The U.S. Army serial numbers for these airframes are: A. 76 [...]
2009-03-16 12:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MOPS BA
09MANAMA183BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...]
2009-03-26 13:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF
09MANAMA197BAHRAIN: SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche to MFA Bilateral Relations desk officer Hussein Alam on April 1. Alam's non-committal reply echoed that received by Post last September (ref B). 2. (C) Bahrain is not able to provide a positive response to the specific request for monetary assistance to t [...]
2009-04-01 12:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF BA
09MANAMA199ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS: BAHRAIN WELCOMES SURVEY
[...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told CDA April 1 that the GOB would welcome an immediate visit from CENTCOM survey teams (ref A) to examine Isa Airbase in Bahrain for possible relocation of tanker missions from Manas. 2. (C) Embassy POC for the survey teams is COL Ke [...]
2009-04-01 14:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANAMA377FORMALLY SEEKING ACCESS TO MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (S) In the absence of foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, who is traveling to the U.S. with Crown Prince Salman, CDA made reftel demarche to Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to the foreign minister, at the MFA June 23. Assistant Defense Attache accompanied. Al Faihani confirme [...]
2009-06-24 07:06:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANAMA442ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, King Hamad of Bahrain was unwavering in his support for United States policies in the Gulf, welcomed any new [...]
2009-07-26 08:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF IZ QA BA
09MANAMA472BAHRAIN APPROVES P-3 AND TANKER MOVES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 10:43:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA
09MANILA1037SULU GOVERNOR INJURED IN IED EXPLOSION
[...] (C) Sulu provincial governor Abdelsakur Tan reportedly received slight injuries to his hands May 13 when an improvised explosive device hidden in a motorcycle exploded at a provincial capitol complex in Patikul on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines. Three of Tan's security escor [...]
2009-05-13 07:37:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA1063MINDANAO VIOLENCE RISING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The progress the Philippine military has achieved against insurgents and terrorists in Mindanao (ref B) and the Sulu Archipelago has slowed significantly in the last four months, and kidnappings and high-profile attacks have been on the rise. A Philippine hostage abducted April [...]
2009-05-18 08:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA1261RECENT OPERATIONS UNDERSCORE PHILIPPINE MILITARY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Philippine officials have recently emphasized to the Ambassador and other Mission officials that the military has been tasked with showing measurable progress against internal security threats over the next year, and that "a sense of urgency" must be communicated throughout [...]
2009-06-11 09:15:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP
09MANILA1324SIX MONTHS LATER, RED CROSS HOSTAGE STILL HELD BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly six months after his January 15 kidnapping by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group on Jolo Island, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker Eugenio Vagni remains captive despite recent aggressive military operations that have tightened the cordon around Abu Sayyaf [...]
2009-06-23 07:37:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALKISL MOPS PGOV PINR PTER RP
09MANILA1362PHILIPPINE TROOPS TO JOIN UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government has announced that a battalion of 340 Philippine military and law enforcement personnel is expected to join United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan Heights soon. The dispatch of this battalion, which will serve with the United Nations Disengagement Ob [...]
2009-06-29 10:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP SY UNDOF
09MANILA1715PHILIPPINE MILITARY LAUNCHES MAJOR STRIKE AGAINST
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Philippine military struck hard August 12 and 13 against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on the violence-ridden island of Basilan in the southern Philippines, and appears to have killed more than 20 terrorists in an aggressive -- but costly -- operation. Unconfirmed reports [...]
2009-08-13 09:10:00Embassy ManilaSECRETMOPS PTER PINR PGOV RP
09MANILA1717SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator and Mrs. Nelson, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continue to remain strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providi [...]
2009-08-13 09:10:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1835SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DUNCAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General McNabb, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continues to remain strong. U.S. interests in this Major Non-NATO Ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providing s [...]
2009-08-28 06:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP
09MANILA1843CONTENTIOUS VFA HEARING REVIVES CRITICISM OF U.S.
[...] (C) Critics of the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) turned out in force for an August 27 oversight hearing chaired by one of the Philippines most strident and thorny politicians, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. The hearing came in response to a New York Times article that sta [...]
2009-08-28 09:51:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS RP
09MANILA1845DEFENSE SECRETARY DISCUSSES VFA, WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (C) In a one-on-one breakfast August 28, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro told the Ambassador that Senator Miriam Santiago was exploiting recent media attention to the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement in an effort to win left-wing backing for her Senate run. Teodoro voic [...]
2009-08-28 11:12:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS RP
09MANILA2038GRP PLANS FORMAL REVIEW OF VFA TO DEFUSE SENATE
[...] (C) The Philippine Senate is applying increasing pressure on the Arroyo administration to renegotiate or abrogate the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). A preliminary September 23 Philippine Senate voice vote on a non-binding resolution calling for VFA renegotiation heralds fina [...]
2009-09-24 10:01:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EAID RP
09MANILA2089PRESIDENTIAL AIDE DISCUSSES FLOOD RESPONSE, JOLO
[...] (C) Presidential Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita described to the Ambassador the dedication of President Arroyo and Defense Secretary Teodoro to flood relief efforts. Over a one-on-one breakfast on October 1, Ermita said the GRP was investigating the explosion responsible for two American [...]
2009-10-01 07:48:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID ELAB MOPS RP
09MANILA2271MANILA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Suva (for Tonga),Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo (for Maldives) met with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) representatives in Bangkok in August 2009 to finalize FY2010 regional 1206 proposals approved by PACOM with a [...]
2009-10-28 08:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE
09MANILA2324YOUR VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES
[...] (C) Madam Secretary: Welcome to Manila; Filipinos are thrilled to have you visit. The Philippines is a vibrant and youthful nation, replete with young, outward-looking people concerned about global issues, and eager to apply the values that American democracy enshrines to change their own soci [...]
2009-11-05 09:15:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EAID SCUL KDEM RP
09MANILA247KIDNAPPED RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN FOURTH WEEK WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) entered their fourth week as captives of terrorists on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines, while a task force led by the provincial governor sought to engage the terrorist group to negotiate the release of [...]
2009-02-05 10:09:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA2502PRESIDENT IMPOSES MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO TO
[...] (C) For only the third time since Philippine independence, President Arroyo imposed martial law December 5 in parts of Maguindanao province, site of a bloody election-related massacre that left 57 dead (ref D). The move followed discoveries of major arms caches held by the Ampatuan clan, wide [...]
2009-12-07 09:27:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM KDEM KJUS MOPS ASEC CVIS CASC
09MANILA2548PRESIDENT ENDS MARTIAL LAW IN MAGUINDANAO, CLAIMS
[...] (C) President Arroyo on December 12 lifted martial law in Maguindanao province. The government announced the eight-day period of martial law had achieved its objectives after the government arrested suspects in the November 23 massacre and disarmed the Ampatuan clan's well-armed private army. [...]
2009-12-14 07:18:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS MOPS KDEM KJUS KCRM ASEC RP
09MANILA549PREPARATIONS FOR BALIKATAN 2009 ON TRACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With strong public support from senior Philippine officials and provincial leaders, preparations for Balikatan 2009 continue as scheduled. Senior Embassy officials traveled to the central Philippine region where the majority of Balikatan humanitarian assistance projects will b [...]
2009-03-12 08:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA611ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT ENHANCES U.S.-PHILIPPINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his four-day visit to the Philippines March 11-14, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Robert Willard, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro and Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano and [...]
2009-03-18 10:06:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL RP
09MANILA686RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A stalemate has ensued between the Philippine government and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) regarding the fate of three workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) kidnapped by the ASG on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines January 15. The situation has been [...]
2009-03-30 08:01:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA687RED CROSS KIDNAPPERS INCREASE DEMANDS, SITUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 08:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA699DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN -
[...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel request, Post delivered white paper regarding the Afghanistan - Pakistan Strategic Review, and followed up by discussing reftel talking points with Assistant Director Corina Apostol of the Office of American Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affai [...]
2009-03-31 08:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RP
09MANILA703PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT REJECTS TERRORISTS' DEMANDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro called the Ambassador in the early morning hours of March 31 to update her on the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Te [...]
2009-03-31 09:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA717PHILIPPINE TROOPS PURSUING ICRC KIDNAPPERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador spoke with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro April 2 to discuss the situation involving the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hostages being held by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Jolo Island. Referring to unconfirmed press rep [...]
2009-04-02 08:29:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA727PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES SECURE RELEASE OF ONE ICRC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers on Jolo Island released Filipino hostage Mary Jean Lacaba, one of three International Committee of the Red Cross workers abducted by the terrorist group on January 15. Philippine authorities said she was in good health. Lacaba said [...]
2009-04-03 08:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA753EIGHT FEARED DEAD IN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The burning wreck of a Philippine helicopter belonging to the Presidential Airlift Wing has reportedly been located after going missing in the evening of April 7 in rugged mountainous northern Luzon. The craft carried a team of six government officials, including two undersecre [...]
2009-04-08 09:08:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA754AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES PHILIPPINE SURVIVORS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador offered keynote remarks at an April 7 ceremony honoring surviving Filipino veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. The event, held at the Philippine Shrine of Honor atop Mount Samat in Bataan, was attended by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, high-ranking Phil [...]
2009-04-08 09:13:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER RP
09MANILA764PRESIDENT GRATEFUL FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of a tragic April 7 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight civilian and military Malacanang Palace aides, the Ambassador represented the Mission at a highly emotional April 11 service for the victims. Clearly shaken by the calamity, an anguished President [...]
2009-04-14 08:23:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP
09MANILA812RED CROSS HOSTAGES: PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippine government is continuing efforts to negotiate the safe release of the two remaining International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers abducted January 15 by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists. Government officials underscored that force would only be used as [...]
2009-04-17 08:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALKISL MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA829SWISS RED CROSS HOSTAGE GAINS FREEDOM FROM ABU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The second of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists made his way to freedom early Saturday morning, April 18. Initial reports indicate he escaped from his [...]
2009-04-20 07:56:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL RP
09MANILA834NEW ARMED FORCES CHIEF NAMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a move lauded by senior military officers and commentators, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 15 named Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado as the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He will replace General Alexander Yano, who will retire on [...]
2009-04-20 09:42:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MANILA902SEARCH FOR LAST RED CROSS HOSTAGE CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite recent rumors that the sole remaining Red Cross hostage may have been abandoned by his Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnappers, cabinet-level sources believe Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni is still being held by his captors in the jungle area around the town of Indanan on Jolo [...]
2009-04-27 08:37:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PINR KISL RP
09MANILA986AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with newly appointed Philippine Chief of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado May 7, affirming U.S. support for our strong bilateral military relationship and congratulating him on his selection as commander of the Armed Forces. Although Ibrado had b [...]
2009-05-07 09:10:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP
09MASERU105LESOTHO: POSITIVE ABOUT OBAMA, NO CONCERNS ABOUT POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 11:16:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS AF PK LT
09MEXICO1196CHURCH DEBATE ON ROLE IN CONFRONTING SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Comments by Durango Archbishop Hector Gonzalez Martinez April 17 about the whereabouts of fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman prompted a lively debate last week at the Mexican Bishops' Council about the role of the Catholic Church in Mexico,s ongoing drug war. Whil [...]
2009-04-29 16:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KIRF MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI SNAR MX
09MEXICO958MEXICO ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 20:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL PBTS GG RS MX
09MONTEVIDEO122NOMINATION FOR ILEA/FBI CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT
[...] The following personnel have been nominated for the ILEA/FBI Crime Scene Management Course, to be held in Lima March 23-27, 2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy Amendment vetting process to ensure this training can proceed as planned. All agencies at post have condu [...]
2009-03-03 18:35:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MCAP MOPS PARM PTER UY
09MONTEVIDEO166URUGUAY: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] (C) Emboff made Ref A points to MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca March 25. Malmierca stressed that Uruguay's position has not changed since the issue arose. Uruguay does not plan on recognizing the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, in defense o [...]
2009-03-26 19:04:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS UY
09MONTEVIDEO320NOMINATION FOR THE DOJ/OAS SPONSORED CYBERCRIME
[...] The following personnel have been nominated for the DOJ/OAS Cybercrime Conference, to be held in Santiago from July 21-23, 2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy Amendment vetting process to ensure this training can proceed as planned. All agencies at post have cond [...]
2009-06-10 13:30:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MCAP MOPS PARM UY JUS OAS
09MONTEVIDEO461MONTEVIDEO NOMINEES FOR ILEA LATIN AMERICA (LETTS)
[...] The following individuals have been nominated for the ILEA LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND SAFETY SURVIVAL course to be held in Lima, Peru from 8/24 - 8/29/2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy vetting process to ensure this training can proceed as planned. All agencie [...]
2009-08-10 18:58:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN ASEC MCAP MOPS PARM PHUM PTER SNAR
09MONTEVIDEO473MONTEVIDEO-REVISED NOMINEE LIST FOR ILEA LATIN
[...] This cable precedes Montevideo 461 dated 8/10/09. Post revised the nominee list for the ILEA Latin America (LETTS) Law Enforcement training and safety survival to be held in Lima, Peru from 8/24 - 8/29/2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy Vetting Process to ensure t [...]
2009-08-14 15:26:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN ASEC MCAP MOPS PARM PHUM PTER SNAR
09MONTEVIDEO78URUGUAY: FM LAUDS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP,
[...] (C) Getting to know officials in the new U.S. administration and helping them understand Uruguay's excellent relationship with the U.S. is a priority for President Vazquez during his last year in office, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandez told the Charge February 6. Complicating that challenge [...]
2009-02-10 15:13:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TBIO UY
09MOSCOW1828EXCHANGE OF AFGHAN TRANSIT AGREEMENT NOTES
[...] (SBU) On July 15 EmbOff delivered to Russian MFA North America Department Second Secretary Ruben Malayan the original and one copy of Embassy Note No. MFA/104/09, initialed on July 8, referring to the Afghan Transit Agreement signed on July 6. In exchange, Malayan delivered to EmbOff the origi [...]
2009-07-15 14:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS RS AF
09MOSCOW1925RUSSIA: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 11:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR
09MOSCOW196RUSSIAN SOLDIER FLEES TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) On January 27 Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Colonel Aleksandr Drobyshevskiy announced that Georgian special services had captured Junior Sergeant Aleksandr Glukhov of the Russian army the previous night (reftel). Drobyshevskiy said that Glukhov's statements that he fled his post in th [...]
2009-01-28 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS PBTS RU GG
09MOSCOW3007SRAP HOLBROOKE - MOD DIR GORBUNOV NOV 16 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: SRAP Ambassador Holbrooke met Russian MOD Director for International Cooperation Gorbunov to discuss the U.S. strategic approach in Afghanistan. Holbrooke said security was a precondition for the success of U.S. and international efforts at the reconstruction of Afghanistan and [...]
2009-12-14 14:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MCAP PTER AG RS
09MOSCOW3035SRAP HOLBROOKE'S STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) In meetings with Russia's Foreign Ministry and Security Council, SRAP Holbrooke stated that "history and destiny" have given the United States and Russia the common problem of Afghanistan and it is time to use the new relationship between Washington and Moscow to cooperate more closely in [...]
2009-12-18 05:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MCAP PTER AG RS
09MOSCOW405RUSSIA DELAYS DELIVERY OF S-300S TO IRAN?
[...] (S) In response to media reports surrounding the visit of Iranian Defense Minister Najar to Moscow February 16-18 that Russia would move ahead with the delivery of the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, Ambassador expressed strong concern to DFM Ryabkov February 17 (ref A). Ryabkov repl [...]
2009-02-18 15:18:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV ETTC MCAP MARR MOPS PARM PINR PTER
09MOSCOW467UPDATE ON RUSSIA'S POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF IGLA-S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 15:09:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETTC MCAP MARR MOPS PARM PINR PTER
09MUSCAT1001SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (U) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you on your return to Oman. Below is an update on events since your last visit. 2. (C) Base Access Agreement: The renewal negotiations, in scheduling stage during your last visit, are now set to begin in Muscat in mid-December 2009. We do not see signi [...]
2009-11-04 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS MASS MU
09MUSCAT147OMAN CONTINUES BIG PORT PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Said bin Hamdoon Al-Harthy, the Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MOTC),met with DCM, poloff and commercial officer on February 17 to discuss port development and access in Oman. According to al-Harthy, the Government is [...]
2009-02-28 08:31:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEWWT ECON ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT19OMAN DENOUNCES ISRAEL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Secretary General of Oman's foreign ministry harshly criticized "Israeli aggression" in Gaza and the alleged inaction of the UN Security Council and international community to stop the killing of Palestinians in a January 7 assembly of the local diplomatic corps. He stated [...]
2009-01-07 13:32:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG ECON EFIN KCRM MOPS MU
09MUSCAT273SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-OMAN JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION
[...] (C) Security and military cooperation between the U.S. and Oman, as well as the overall bilateral relationship, remains strong. Oman's strategic location makes it a highly valued partner for the support of U.S. military operations across a wide area. While sharing U.S. concerns on Iran's nucl [...]
2009-04-01 14:51:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER MASS MOPS MU
09MUSCAT293CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN: OMAN
[...] (C) Post delivered general ref A points via diplomatic note April 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On April 6, Pol-Econ Chief met with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, to highlight relevant ref A informatio [...]
2009-04-07 12:53:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MOPS MARR NATO AF MU
09MUSCAT303ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE: OMAN
[...] (S) The Ambassador delivered relevant reftel points April 8 to Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi and requested timely approval for the visit of a U.S. military site survey and airfield assessment team to the Sultanate. Sayyid Badr said he understood th [...]
2009-04-08 13:03:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS KG MU
09MUSCAT331SULTAN QABOOS SHARES VIEWS ON IRAN, SYRIA, ECONOMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 09:17:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS EFIN IR SY AE SA MU
09MUSCAT377OMAN GOVERNMENT SAYS NO USAGE OF SOHAR PORT FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) On April 14, Pol/EconOff and post Naval AttachC) met with Air Commodore Salim al-Rahbi, Office Director for the Omani Minister of Defense. The meeting was requested by the Omani government to discuss postbs diplomatic note referencing our interest in prepositioning non-lethal military equi [...]
2009-04-25 13:26:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEWWT ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT391Oman: Port Access and Utilization
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador and poloff, Said bin Hamdoon Al-Harthy, Undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MOTC) said he was willing to raise the issue of US military use of the Port of Sohar again with the Oman [...]
2009-05-03 12:09:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEWWT ETRD MOPS PREL PHSA MU
09MUSCAT417SURVEY TEAM FOR ALTERNATIVE TO MANAS
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) The Embassy received May 10 official permission from the Omani Government for a U.S. Air Force survey team visit to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) base on Masirah Island to evaluate its potential use as a replaceme [...]
2009-05-10 14:13:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS KG MU
09MUSCAT433OMANI MINISTERS VOICE INCREASING CONCERNS OVER REGION’S
[...] (C) In separate farewell calls by the Ambassador May 9-11, Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud bin Mohammed Al Sa'id, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, and Minister of Health and Deputy Central Bank Governor Ali Moussa expressed Oman's growing anxiety over disconce [...]
2009-05-12 12:55:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS KDRG YM PK AF IZ MU
09MUSCAT697OMAN WILL NOT SIGN AMENDMENT TO BASE ACCESS AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Colonel Salim Bin Nasser al-Salmi, the Office Director for the Undersecretary of Defense H.E. Mohamed bin Nassir bin Mohamed Al-Rasby, told Embassy OMC officials on July 6 that Oman will not sign the amendment to the Base Access Agreement (BAA) that would change the percentage distribution [...]
2009-07-06 11:22:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MU
09MUSCAT759SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MULLEN'S VISIT TO OMAN (JULY 18)
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman for your visit. You have a brief meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (COSSAF),H.E. Lt. Gen. (Fareeq in Arabic) Ahmed bin Harith al Nabhani, which is primarily a courtesy call. Nabhani is unlikely to broach significant iss [...]
2009-07-14 10:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MASS MOPS IR PK AF MU
09MUSCAT79(S) OMAN TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF IRANIAN SMUGGLERS
[...] (S/REL USA AND CMFC) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi, told the Ambassador January 28 that Oman would facilitate the repatriation of Iranian smugglers rescued in the Persian Gulf by the USS Ramage. The transfer is being coordinated between appropriate Embassy ele [...]
2009-01-28 13:35:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS IR MU KCRM PHSA
09MUSCAT797Scenesetter for General Petraeus' Visit to Oman (July 26 -
[...] (S) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you back to Oman. As noted at that time, Oman is an old and dependable friend of the United States. Even when Omani perceptions differ from ours, they are frank and businesslike about issues and are open to discussion. Omanis were warmly receptive to Preside [...]
2009-07-22 15:41:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS PARM MASS IR PK MU
09MUSCAT907OMAN PORTS: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Muscat continues to make slow but steady progress in efforts to press forward the USG agenda for ports in Oman. In a September 13 meeting, the Undersecretary for Ports reacted favorably to the possibility of U.S. Naval use of port Duqm and promised to confirm proposed dat [...]
2009-09-15 09:52:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL EWWT MOPS MU
09MUSCAT92(S) Successful Transfer of Iranian Smugglers to Omani
[...] (S/REL USA AND CMFC) On January 29 at 0925 the USS Ramage successfully completed the transfer of seven Iranian smugglers to the Royal Omani Navy (RON) in Omani territorial waters. By request of the RON, the Iranians were transferred via the USS Ramage's RHIB (rigid-hull inflatable boat) to an [...]
2009-02-03 13:31:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL MOPS KCRM PHSA IR MU
09NAHA63POST-ELECTION MANEUVERING IN OKINAWA OVER FRF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Okinawa's newly elected Diet delegation, encouraged by the local media, is seeking to present a united front in calling for the new government to revise the 2006 agreement to relocate MCAS Futenma to Camp Schwab. While the local chapters of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) [...]
2009-09-09 02:05:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09NAHA67DPJ SENSES USG FLEXIBILITY ON FRF RENEGOTIATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Hatoyama administration is working towards an early decision over implementation of the 2006 Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) plan, but deep rifts remain between the Defense and Foreign Ministry leadership. Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa's September 25-26 visit to Okinawa [...]
2009-10-05 09:30:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09NAHA77TOKYO'S INDECISION FUELS OKINAWAN RALLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 8 rally to oppose the Futenma Relocation Facility (FRF) was directed as much at Tokyo's inability to take a clear policy position on Okinawa as it was on the merits of the realignment plan. Beyond the normal politics of Futenma relocation, the rally showcased growin [...]
2009-11-12 10:29:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA
09NAIROBI1010SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB TAKES KEY MIDDLE SHABELLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 13:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MARR EAID SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1037SOMALIA - TFG ATTACKS IN MOGADISHU, ROBOW RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) launched its long-promised offensive in Mogadishu in the early morning hours of May 22. After impressive initial gains, al-Shabaab and its allies pushed back. However, as of early afternoon (local),the TFG reportedly remained in the " [...]
2009-05-22 10:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV MARR PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1038SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 22
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the la [...]
2009-05-22 13:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1047SOMALIA - CONTRASTS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The May 22 - 25 weekend in Mogadishu began with an unsuccessful counterattack by TFG forces (reftel),and ended with a surprise visit by UN Special Representative Ould-Abdallah. Sandwiched in between was a suicide bombing near the Police Academy that claimed the lives of six p [...]
2009-05-26 12:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS PTER MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1057SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER WORRIED ABOUT RIVAL
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a brief Nairobi airport meeting May 28, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke worried about the influence of rival organization Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a and the failure of talks in Mogadishu and Addis Ababa to result in an agreement to cooperate. Sharmarke confirmed that communications [...]
2009-05-28 15:35:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PTER PREL MOPS EAID SO
09NAIROBI1072SOMALIA - TFG LAUNCHES RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: An optimistic Prime Minister Sharmarke disputed media reports that the TFG was making overtures to any of the warlords as it struggled to expand its influence in Mogadishu. Sharmarke thought al-Shabaab was "stretched thin," and predicted that TFG forces would soon begin anothe [...]
2009-06-01 17:38:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MARR MOPS EAID SOCI PTER SO
09NAIROBI1107SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR FUNDING AS FIGHTING
[...] (C) As the TFG continues to fight designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, the appeals from President Sharif, Prime Minister Sharmarke, and TFG force commander "Dhumaal" for urgent funding to support their efforts have intensified. As reftel notes, in the last two da [...]
2009-06-04 09:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1108SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR FUNDING AS FIGHTING
[...] (C) As the TFG continues to fight designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, the appeals from President Sharif, Prime Minister Sharmarke, and TFG force commander "Dhumaal" for urgent funding to support their efforts have intensified. As reftel notes, in the last two da [...]
2009-06-04 12:10:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1112SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES TFG OPPONENTS,
[...] (C) Summary: At a June 2 evening meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Ambassadors Yamamoto and Swan, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke described recent battlefield successes in Mogadishu where fighting continues, the state of negotiations with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, and the st [...]
2009-06-05 06:41:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MARR EAID PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI1211SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...]
2009-06-15 14:51:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1236SOMALIA - RENEWED FIGHTING INFLICTS HEAVY TFG
[...] (C) Summary: On June 16, renewed fighting erupted in Mogadishu after almost two weeks of tenuous calm. Al-Shabaab launched the first attack in Galgalato, on the outskirts to Mogadishu which ended in a stalemate. In a public statement, al-Shabaab claimed it launched the attack to fight extor [...]
2009-06-18 11:02:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1237SOMALIA - TFG MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY KILLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Minister of National Security Omar Hashi was killed midday June 18 in a suicide bombing while in a hotel in Beletweyne (Hiraan Region),Somalia. Former Somalia Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarim Farah was reported dead as well. No one to date has claimed responsibility for t [...]
2009-06-18 11:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PGOV MOPS SO ET
09NAIROBI1244SOMALIA - TFG SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) representatives on June 21 formally concluded an agreement to cooperate. The Prime Minister told us after the signing ceremony that military cooperation would b [...]
2009-06-22 11:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV PTER MARR PINR SO
09NAIROBI1326SOMALIA - CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT SHARIF
[...] (C) Somali President Sheikh Sharif called me on June 28 to discuss the situation in Mogadishu and the upcoming African Union summit. 2. (C) Sharif said that the tempo of fighting in Mogadishu has reduced in recent days, but he has no doubt that the al-Shabaab will maintain a strong offensiv [...]
2009-06-29 16:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MARR MOPS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1340SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JUNE 30
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first and third weeks of June 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-11 activities [...]
2009-06-30 15:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1370SOMALIA - TFG FARES BETTER IN JULY 1 MOGADISHU
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts report that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) did well in fighting in Mogadishu's Karan District July 1. They ascribed the comparative success to a switch to more defensive tactics, and the recent provision of ammunition and weapons. The TFG claimed to have kil [...]
2009-07-02 18:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1371SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) armed forces commander Yusuf Hussein Osman "Dhumaal," who is recovering in Nairobi from a bullet wound sustained in Mogadishu fighting, traced his government's lack of success on the battlefield in a July 3 conversation to well-trained and mo [...]
2009-07-03 16:28:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MOPS MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1394SOMALIA - SPORADIC FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TFG
[...] (SBU) Our contacts tell us sporadic fighting continued on July 6 in the Karaan and Shibis districts of Mogadishu. According to Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur, TFG forces held their ground. Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh stated the TFG had plans to counter-attack, perhaps with help [...]
2009-07-06 16:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS PINR MARR PTER SO
09NAIROBI1395SOMALIA - THE TFG, AL-SHABAAB, AND AL QAEDA
[...] (S//NF) Summary: In his recent speech at the AU Summit in Sirte, President Sharif echoed others in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),like Prime Minister Sharmarke, in holding al-Qaeda responsible for some of the TFG's current problems in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia. Recent end [...]
2009-07-06 16:21:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PINR MARR PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1444SOMALIA - JUBA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT WANTS TO
[...] (C) On July 7 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) parliamentarian and Juba Resistance Movement (JRM) leader Mohammed Amin Osman. (Note:The JRM is a loose alliance of local leaders in the Jubas who advocate for the creation of a local Jubaland administration and claim to be able [...]
2009-07-08 15:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PMAR SO
09NAIROBI1445SOMALIA - ASWJ LEADERS PROVIDE MILITARY COMMAND
[...] (C//NF) Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamma (ASWJ) signatories to the TFG-ARS declaration of cooperation, in response to our June 23 request (reftel),provided the Somalia Unit with information about ASWJ military command structure and force strength. Operational ASWJ forces are largely limited to central S [...]
2009-07-08 16:33:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1457SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 9
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since the l [...]
2009-07-09 15:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1495SOMALIA - TFG STRUGGLING TO HOLD MOGADISHU GAINS
[...] Summary. On July 11-12 Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and al-Shabaab/Hizbul Islami fought pitched battles that ultimately netted the TFG small but significant gains in the Shibis and Abdi-Aziz districts by July 13. Reportedly over 60 combatants and civilians have been killed. [...]
2009-07-13 15:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PTER CASC SO
09NAIROBI1520SOMALIA - Wounded TFG Soldiers Tell Their Stories
[...] Summary: On July 13 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers wounded in the ongoing hostilities in Somalia. The soldiers were recovering from shrapnel and bullet wounds, and burns received in Mogadishu battles with al-Shabaab and in the June 18 Beledweyne suicide bombing th [...]
2009-07-15 12:23:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1527UPDATE ON KENYAN PIRACY PROSECUTIONS
[...] Summary: There are currently 100 Somali piracy suspects being held in Kenya, including nine delivered by the Italian Navy on June 26. The manner of delivery and quality of evidence, as much as the number of transfers, has dampened Kenya's enthusiasm for piracy cases. A few cases were delivered [...]
2009-07-16 07:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM EWWT MOPS SO EU IT
09NAIROBI1540SOMALIA - Al-Shabaab Stepping Up Intimidation Tactics
[...] Al-Shabaab insurgents since early May have stepped up intimidation tactics, to include abduction, mutilation, and beheadings, possibly signaling al-Shabaab's increasing desperation and further marginalizing al-Shabaab leaders. Civil society leaders, journalists, Transitional Federal Government [...]
2009-07-17 14:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM MOPS SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1549SOMALIA - LEAHY VETTING FOR TFG TROOP TRAINING IN
[...] Paragraph 2 is a list of officers in charge of a battalion of Transitional Federal Government National Security Force (army) recruits. The officers and recruits will be trained at Uganda's Bihanga military training facility with USG support. Post is reviewing its records to verify there hav [...]
2009-07-20 14:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1551SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB RAIDS UN COMPOUNDS IN WAJID
[...] (C) Summary: UNPOS Deputy Charles Petrie confirmed early evening July 20 that al-Shabaab had declared that UNDP, UNDSS, and UNPOS must immediately close their offices in Somalia and were declared "enemies of Islam and Muslims." Triggering the decision, according to an announcement released by [...]
2009-07-20 16:07:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER MOPS PREL SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1566SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 21
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-10 activities s [...]
2009-07-21 16:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1594SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB ATTEMPTS TO CONSOLIDATE
[...] (C) Summary: On July 22, after a two-month lull, fighting resumed in Somalia's central regions. Al-Shabaab and Hisbul Islam fighters attacked Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) in Gobo village, Mahaas district (Hiraan region). Sources in Gobo report that ASWJ fighters forced al-Shabaab to retreat, [...]
2009-07-24 09:03:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER MARR PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1647SOMALIA - UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS PLAGUES AMISOM TROOPS
[...] (C) Summary: An as-yet undiagnosed illness that has resulted in the deaths of three Burundian AMISOM troops appears to have spread to separately-based Ugandan AMISOM troops in Mogadishu, and caused three more deaths. The ill soldiers are being medevaced to Nairobi where doctors, with assista [...]
2009-07-29 15:27:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PGOV EAID PINR SOCI UG BU SO
09NAIROBI1648SOMALIA - LOWER JUBA FORCES STEPPING UP
[...] (C) Summary. In late July anti-Shabaab forces in Lower Juba were preparing for stepped up attacks against al-Shabaab militia, most likely encouraged by support from regional business leaders and an evolving Ogaden-clan led Jubaland administration. These developments follow reports from numerou [...]
2009-07-29 15:38:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS MARR PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1655SOMALIA - ANTI-SHABAAB FORCES IN BELEDWEYNE
[...] (C) Summary: TFG-aligned forces on July 26 managed to take control of much of Beledweyne town in Hiraan region, most likely as a result of Hawadle clan mobilization, Ethiopian support, and tacit support from rival subclans. Police General Mukhtar Hussein Afrah (Hawiye/Hawadle) led a successfu [...]
2009-07-30 12:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1679SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 4
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the [...]
2009-08-05 07:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1691SOMALIA - GALCAIO ASSASSINATION LIKELY RESULT OF
[...] Summary. (C//NF) Despite a government statement to the contrary, our contacts tell us the August 5 assassination of the Information Minister of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland was most likely an act of clan retribution. Long-standing intra-Majerteen tensions escalated in recent days wi [...]
2009-08-10 14:05:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1718SOMALIA - MYSTERY SHROUDS MURDER OF PAKISTANI
[...] (C) Summary: The August 12 killing of 5 Pakistani clerics in Galcaio remains shrouded in mystery, but our contacts indicate Galcaio residents suspect the murders were the result of sectarian tensions or political competition between north and south Galcaio. (Note: Northern Galcaio is part of [...]
2009-08-13 14:09:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV SOCI MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1732SOMALIA - JUBA OFFENSIVE MOVING FORWARD; POWERFUL
[...] (C) Summary A TFG-backed Juba offensive, aimed at pushing al-Shabaab out of Kismayo, appears to be moving forward, but competing Ethiopian and/or Marehan clan interests could complicate matters. TFG Minister of Defense "Gandi" reports that the TFG is in contact with local players in Juba, incl [...]
2009-08-18 05:33:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1771SOMALIA - NEWLY-ENERGIZED TFG BUILDS BRIDGES IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) appears to be newly energized following President Sharif's August 6 meeting with the Secretary (septel) and months of drift in the wake of an extended al-Shabaab offensive in Mogadishu that began May 7. Recent developments: an apparent [...]
2009-08-20 14:38:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS PINR SOCI EAID SO
09NAIROBI1790SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 21
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]
2009-08-24 10:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1796SOMALIA - TFG/Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a Experience Gains,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The last week marked a period of heightened military activities in parts of Somalia involving TFG troops and the allied forces of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) against al-Shabaab and allied Hisbul Islam fighters. Several towns, including Bula Hawa and Luq in Gedo region which al [...]
2009-08-24 15:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS PTER SOCI MARR SO
09NAIROBI1798SOMALIA - THE SECURITY SITUATION IN MOGADISHU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 19-20, Embassy political officers met with several key Somali officials including Mohamed Osman Ali "Dhagaxtur", the Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, and Mohamed Omar Ahmed "Wayel," Protocol Officer in Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Shei [...]
2009-08-25 13:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER SO
09NAIROBI1801SOMALIA - CODEL MARSHALL SCENESETTER: HOW
[...] (S//NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy Nairobi warmly welcomes CODEL Marshall and looks forward to your September 1-3 visit. We note your questions regarding media reports that pressure in Iraq/Afghanistan has prompted al-Qa,ida to shift some of its operations/efforts to Somalia (ref A). To address this [...]
2009-08-26 05:36:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPTER MOPS PINR OREP KE SO AF IZ
09NAIROBI1851SOMALIA - HIRAN COMMANDER HIGHLIGHTS REGIONALISM
[...] (C) Summary: During a conversation with PolOffs on August 27, TFG Police General Mukhtar Hussein Afrah expressed optimism about TFG prospects in Beledweyne citing recent TFG successes in encouraging al-Shabaab defections, and signaled federalism as the key to security in Hiran region. Mukhtar [...]
2009-09-03 13:49:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKDEM MOPS PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI1861SOMALIA - TFG, KENYA ASK HELP OUSTING SHABAAB IN
[...] (S//NF) Summary: This is an action request. See paragraph six. Somali and Kenyan officials are working in concert to support a locally-driven effort in Lower Juba and Gedo to expel al-Shabaab. Somali President Sheikh Sharif and the Kenyan government have asked us to support the plan with [...]
2009-09-04 14:16:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV KDEM MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1955SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK AMISOM
[...] (C) Summary: On September 17 al-Shabaab suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks against AMISOM and Dyncorp positions in Mogadishu, wounding more than 40, including an American contractor, and killing as many as nine. According to AMISOM Special Envoy Bwakira, AMISOM Burundi D [...]
2009-09-17 15:20:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALCASC MARR MOPS PGOV PTER SO
09NAIROBI1962SOMALIA - SECURITY MINISTER ON MOGADISHU, HIRAAN,
[...] (C) Summary: TFG Security Minister Abdullahi Ali "Sanbaloshi" confirmed to us that there are joint TFG and AMISOM plans to mount an offensive in Mogadishu, but he doubted that would occur by September 20, as advertised. "Sanbaloshi" estimated that al-Shabaab had 4000 - 5000 troops in Mogadish [...]
2009-09-18 07:12:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PINR PTER MOPS SO ET
09NAIROBI1966SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Summary: During the week that ended on September 11, 463 Somali military recruits concluded eight weeks of basic training by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD)at Djibouti's primary military education center. One hundred fifty Somali military recruits (including 10 officers) also concluded si [...]
2009-09-18 15:58:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2042SOMALIA - MADOBE DISPLACES AL-SHABAAB IN KISMAYO;
[...] (C) Summary: Forces loyal to Ahmed Madobe and Ibrahim Shukri, aligned with Darod/Kabalah/Absame/Ogaden and Darod/Kabalah/Harti clan militia on September 25 moved into Kismayo town, displacing al-Shabaab militia from all but a few checkpoint locations. (Note: Madobe and Shukri in recent [...]
2009-09-28 13:38:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2069SOMALIA-TFG-ALIGNED FORCES STRUGGLING TO HOLD
[...] (C) Summary: On September 27, TFG-aligned forces again moved into eastern Beledweyne but may not be able to hold the strategic town due to risk aversion and lack of ammunition and reinforcements. TFG General Mukhtar on September 28 told Somalia Unit Poloff that al-Shabaab forces retreated fr [...]
2009-09-30 12:15:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PTER PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2086SOMALIA - BATTLE FOR KISMAYO LIKELY TO CONTINUE;
[...] (C) Summary: On the morning of October 1, heavy fighting broke out between Ahmed Madobe's Darod/Kabalah alliance and al-Shabaab militia in Kismayo (reftel). Fighting began about 7 a.m. (local) in the northern part of the city but eventually spread to other parts of the town. Our contacts t [...]
2009-10-01 15:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2103SOMALIA - KISMAYO ACCORDING TO MADOBE
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 telecon from Kismayo, Ahmed Madobe told Somalia Unit Poloff that his alliance, after having been largely expelled from Kismayo on October 1 (ref a),remained determined to fight al-Shabaab and would accept help from any forces offering to support his regional alli [...]
2009-10-06 08:46:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER PGOV PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2132SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TFG TROOP
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 7 telecon, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke updated the Somalia Unit on Yemeni support to the TFG, the status of TFG forces in Djibouti, and TFG support to Ahmed Madobe's alliance in Lower Juba. Sharmarke said the Yemenis have provided the TFG with AK47s, other equi [...]
2009-10-07 10:22:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PREL MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2140SOMALIA - KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PULSES
[...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Foreign Minister Wetangula on October 8 convened EU representatives and the U.S. for what he said was an informal discussion of Somalia. Wetangula stressed several times that the GOK believed there was no alternative to the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),but ackn [...]
2009-10-08 15:12:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID MOPS PTER SO KE
09NAIROBI2141SOMALIS IN KENYA BEING RECRUITED TO FIGHT IN
[...] (C) Summary: Reports from the Garissa Member of Parliament (MP) and UNHCR officials that Government of Kenya (GOK) officials and Somalis aligned with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are supporting the recruitment of Kenyan-Somalis in North East Province and Somali refugees from the [...]
2009-10-09 06:00:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNKE MARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI2150SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, OCTOBER 9
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of October 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]
2009-10-09 12:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2159SOMALIA - JOINT MEETING SURVEYS SOMALI SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Joint Security Committee (JSC) of Somali government security officials and international donors met in Nairobi on October 13. This was its third meeting under its current mandate to coordinate government and donors' security sector initiatives. At the meeting, the U.S.-le [...]
2009-10-14 09:22:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI2169UPDATE ON RECRUITMENT OF KENYAN SOMALIS TO FIGHT
[...] (C) On October 9, Garissa town's Member of Parliament Aden Duale told PolOff that during a second conversation with Kenyan Minister of Defense and fellow Kenyan Somali Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Haji not only told him that Somalis were recruiting young men in Kenya to fight in support of the Transiti [...]
2009-10-15 10:00:00Embassy NairobiSECRETMARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER KE SO
09NAIROBI2178SOMALIA - SOMALILAND PRESIDENT RIYALE REJECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Somaliland President Riyale, in a likely attempt to delay naming his own nominees, rejected two opposition nominations for the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Riyale managed to convince opposition UCID party Chairman Faisal to withdraw his nominee. In an October 13 telec [...]
2009-10-15 14:44:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2199SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT GRADUATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, 463 Somali military recruits trained by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) and 152 (including 8 officers) trained by the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) participated in a graduation ceremony at Djibouti's primary military education center. The Djiboutian Prime Mini [...]
2009-10-20 12:58:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO FR
09NAIROBI2202SOMALIA - KISMAYO SITUATION MARKED BY COMPLEX
[...] (C) Summary: As of October 19 the situation in Lower Juba was marked by an increasingly complex mosaic of interests and a fractious al-Shabaab, reportedly divided over whether to cooperate with the Darod/Marehan subclan in order to hold Kismayo. (Note: The Marehan subclan represents a small mi [...]
2009-10-21 12:02:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2214SOMALIA-LOCAL INITIATIVES OFFER TFG OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) Summary: Increasing momentum behind local and regional governance initiatives in south-central Somalia offers the TFG an opportunity to broaden its support base and further marginalize al-Shabaab. Multiple contacts tell us efforts are underway in the regions to confront al-Shabaab and bol [...]
2009-10-23 05:19:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2284SOMALIA - SOMALILAND PASSES FIRST WATERSHED MOMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Partly as a result of U.S. engagement and pressure (ref A and previous),the Somaliland Parliament on October 28 swore in all seven National Electoral Commission (NEC) nominees (ref B),the first step in implementing the September 29 Six Point Agreement to hold presidential electi [...]
2009-11-02 14:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2304SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since th [...]
2009-11-04 14:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2319SOMALIA-TFG'S HIRAAN FORCE COMMANDER AND LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary: TFG General Mukhtar's forces as of November 4 lost a strategic location five miles outside of the Hiraan capital Beledweyne to Hisbul Islam (HI) militia. TFG and TFG-aligned forces reportedly took the location 3 days before, fueled by local support but frustrated by lack of politi [...]
2009-11-06 12:01:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2344SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT SEEKS INCREASED U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Despite some willingness in recent months to cooperate with TFG President Sharif, Puntland President "Faroole" continues to seek equal status with the TFG President and probably believes that stepped-up political engagement with Sharif can be parlayed into increased internationa [...]
2009-11-12 11:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2351SOMALIA - SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS SUGGEST STEPPED UP
[...] (C) Summary: On November 11, likely al-Shabaab operatives carried out three near-simultaneous attacks in Puntland, resulting in the assassination of two senior Puntland officials. Puntland Supreme Court Justice Mohamed Abdi Aware was gunned down as he left mosque in Bossaso and Puntland MP [...]
2009-11-12 15:06:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2384SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT BACKS AWAY FROM TFG -
[...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole", in a likely effort to undercut the TFG and deter his political rivals in Puntland, has backed away from a TFG - Puntland cooperation agreement (reftel) that he had signed with TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke in August. President "Faroole" appeared to atte [...]
2009-11-20 10:24:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2397SOMALIA - RAS KAMBONI LEADERS DENOUNCE AWEYS;
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, key Ras Kamboni leaders denounced Hisbul Islam leader Sheikh Dahir Aweys, discussed recent fighting between the Darod/Kabalah alliance and al-Shabaab in Lower Juba and recounted recent events. Ras Kamboni leaders said that they [...]
2009-11-23 16:55:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV MOPS PTER PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2427SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 30
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-9 activities since t [...]
2009-11-30 14:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2443KENYAN RECRUITMENT FOR SOMALIA CONTINUES,
[...] (S/NF) As the fight for control over Somalia's Kismayo and Lower Juba region drags on, the Government of Kenya appears determined to send 2,000-4,000 newly trained recruits into Somalia, reportedly in December. Recent discussions indicate that many if not most of these recruits are in fact Ken [...]
2009-12-03 09:22:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER KE SO
09NAIROBI2457SOMALIA - CLAN ALLIANCE RE-GROUPS AS AL-SHABAAB
[...] (C) Summary: The reportedly tactical withdrawal of Ahmed Madobe and clan militia from Dhobley this week resulted in an unopposed al-Shabaab move into that key Lower Juba town. Multiple contacts tell us Madobe's move, rather than signaling an end game in Lower Juba, indicates a shift in Ogaden- [...]
2009-12-04 13:54:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER PGOV SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2487Kenya's Conventional Arms End-User Violation
[...] Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Vicki Huddleston and Kenya-U.S. Liaison Office Chief Col. McNevin delivered reftel demarche regarding transfer of Ukrainian-origin LME by the government of Kenya (GOK) to the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to Kenyan Assistant Minister for Defe [...]
2009-12-15 16:23:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS KE SU UG UP
09NAIROBI2497Kenya responds to Sudan tank demarche
[...] On December 15, Ambassador Ranneberger discussed the tank transfer issue with Prime Minister Odinga, who said that the GOK was committed to assisting the GOSS and that there was "intense pressure" from the GOSS to deliver the tanks. He hinted that the GOK might instead transfer the tanks to Uganda [...]
2009-12-16 14:15:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU
09NAIROBI2499Somalia - Security Meeting Delivers Modest Results
[...] (SBU) Summary. Key security sector donors, as well as representatives from the UN, AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) gathered in Kampala on December 9 for a Joint Security Committee. The committee is a forum to coordinate activity to assist the TFG's security sector. The c [...]
2009-12-17 08:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO MOPS UG BY
09NAIROBI2510SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 9
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activi [...]
2009-12-09 19:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2535Security Sector Assistance in Kenya: Navy Special Boat Unit
[...] Due to the threat of spillover effects from fighting in Somalia, the Government of Kenya views effective border control as its top national security concern. Using multiple funding sources, including 1206 funding, the United States' security sector assistance in Kenya supports the development o [...]
2009-12-22 14:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR KE SO EAID
09NAIROBI2688SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 23
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of December 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-8 activit [...]
2009-12-24 08:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI369 JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON IMPUNITY IN KENYA
[...] On February 26, the Ambassador joined in a statement on impunity in Kenya, which was issued by Heads of Mission in Nairobi regarding impunity in Kenya. Begin text: Statement on impunity in Kenya We, the undersigned heads of diplomatic missions in Nairobi, welcome Professor Philip Alston [...]
2009-02-26 10:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS KE
09NAIROBI4KENYAN VIEWS ON SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] Summary: Kenya supports the proposal to establish a Contact Group on Somali Piracy and plans to send an appropriate high-level official to participate in the inaugural meeting of the CGSP in New York January 13-14. End Summary. 2. In response to Reftel, the Kenyan MFA told us December 29 th [...]
2009-01-02 08:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PHSA PBTS PTER KE
09NAIROBI626SOMALIA - PUNTLAND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-28 09:47:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI627SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MARCH 27
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of March 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]
2009-03-30 03:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI908SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 6
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of April and first week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3- [...]
2009-05-06 14:25:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI967SOMALIA - TFG IN GRAVE JEOPARDY AS FIGHTING RAGES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: This message reports on actions we are taking and recommend to support the TFG to resist the al-Shabaab onslaught in Mogadishu. Very urgent action is required. End summary. 2. (S/NF) As reported through cables, e-mails, and phone calls, the al-Shabaab onslaught in Mogadis [...]
2009-05-14 10:20:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS PREL EAID PTER PINR SO
09NAIROBI970SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF DESCRIBES CURRENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: TFG President Sheikh Sharif told us May 14 that his government's al-Shabaab opponents are increasingly being supplemented by foreign fighters who are leading some of the attacks against TFG forces. Sharif ascribed initial TFG setbacks in the fighting to confusion among his Alli [...]
2009-05-14 13:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MOPS PINR EAID SO
09NASSAU126AGREEMENT WITH BAHAMAS ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (MFA) submitted the attached diplomatic note (full text at paragraph 2) on March 27 in response to U.S. proposed draft language as contained in Reftel. The MFA advised the Embas [...]
2009-03-02 21:01:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL BF
09NASSAU235BAHAMAS REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Embassy delivered the "White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan" accompanied by reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Division, Marilyn Zonicle, April 1. Ms. Zonicle asked whether this represe [...]
2009-04-16 13:55:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS BF
09NDJAMENA102CHAD STILL FEARS REBELS DESPITE DISUNITY; QATAR
[...] (C) Chad's FORMIN warned Ambassador and DCM 3/23 that the GOC saw strong signs that Khartoum was getting ready to launch its Chad rebel clients based in Darfur across the border into Chad yet again. Moussa Faki Mahamat could not predict when or even if the rebels would actually attack, but e [...]
2009-03-24 13:28:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AU AL CH SU
09NDJAMENA147SUDAN/CHAD: GOS, JEM AGREE TO REACTIVATE DOHA
[...] (C) The Government of Sudan and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have agreed to reactivate talks in Doha on Monday evening, May 4, following five sessions between Special Envoy Gration and JEM Chairman Khalil Ibrahim, and numerous calls between Gration and GoS Presidential Advisor Ghazi an [...]
2009-05-03 19:42:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU QA LY MOPS CD
09NDJAMENA149CHAD REBEL COLUMNS CROSS INTO SOUTHEAST CHAD FROM
[...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS CROSS THE BORDER: We believe that three or perhaps four columns of Chad rebels have entered southeastern Chad since yesterday, and are likely strung out along the border from points SE of Abeche to the CAR/Sudan/Chad tri-border area, north and south of Goz Beida town. Tota [...]
2009-05-05 13:38:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CD
09NDJAMENA151CHAD UPDATE, 12PM, MAY 6: CHAD GOVERNMENT FORCES
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports recirculate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble f [...]
2009-05-06 11:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA153CHAD UPDATE, AFTERNOON MAY 6: CHAD GOVT AIR FORCE
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message is based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others. We gather information from all sources and try to winnow the chaff from the wheat. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition. Some reports are based on rumors or garble [...]
2009-05-06 15:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA156CHAD UPDATE, MORNING 5/7: REBELS CONSOLIDATE,
[...] (SBU) CAVEAT: This message presents a composite view of the current situation based on a variety of sources, some more reliable than others, and our best analysis. Some reports re-circulate, gaining apparent momentum from repetition; others are based on rumors or garbled fact. We cite few s [...]
2009-05-07 11:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA161CHAD UPDATE, 5/8: GOC DEFEATS REBELS DECISIVELY
[...] (SBU) CHAD REBELS STATUS: As of morning May 8, the Chadian military inflicted two decisive defeats on Chad rebels. The rebels appear to have been decisively defeated in May 7 battles south of Am-Dam and later near Am-Timan, inflicting heavy casualties. Remaining rebels are dispersed and in [...]
2009-05-08 11:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA163CHAD UPDATE: FM FAKI'S MAY 9 REPLY TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro issued a demarche to FM Moussa Faki Mahamat May 9 to discourage GoC hot pursuit of remaining Chadian rebels into Sudan; to remind the GoC of the moral high ground that Ndjamena occupied at present; to describe SE Gration's efforts to convince the Sudanese government to [...]
2009-05-10 12:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA165CHAD UPDATE 5/10: GOC TRUMPETS DECISIVE VICTORY
[...] (SBU) MILITARY BALANCE: As of May 10, the Government of Chad (GOC) continues to trumpet its "decisive victory" over Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) rebels in southeastern Chad. On May 6 and 7, Chadian military forces bombed rebel columns near Koukou, Angarana, Kerfi, and Haouish. According [...]
2009-05-10 15:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA170CHAD UPDATE MAY 11: LIFE RETURNING TO NORMAL ONE
[...] (SBU) RETURN TO NORMAL: Life is returning to normal as the GOC and others continue to assess the impact of the May 4 rebel incursions and plan for the future. MINURCAT has resumed all operations in the east. 2. (SBU) DEBY VISITS TROOPS: President Deby, accompanied by acting Minister of [...]
2009-05-11 16:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS ASEC PREL PREF SU UN AU LY FR CASC CD
09NDJAMENA177CHAD'S PRESIDENT CONTINUES ANTI-SUDAN STANCE
[...] (SBU) Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno held a rally May 13 in N'Djamena to protest against "Sudanese aggression," given the May 4-7 incursion by Chadian rebels from Sudan. Five times during the President's 15-minute speech, he focused specifically on Sudanese President Omar El Bashir, sayi [...]
2009-05-14 16:12:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA184CHAD PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM AU AND QATARI
[...] (SBU) FORMIN Faki thanked Ambassador May 15 for the USG's public support of Chad during the recent rebel incursion and explained that the GOC was likely to "freeze" or "suspend" participation in AU-sponsored and Qatar-sponsored mediation efforts to normalize Chad-Sudan relations, because of AU [...]
2009-05-18 13:45:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA185CHAD ADMITS MILITARY "HOT PURSUIT" INTO SUDAN,
[...] (SBU) The GOC confirmed publicly May 17 that it had made good last week on its long-standing pledge to exercise "right of hot pursuit" by pursuing fleeing Chad rebels back into Sudan and carrying out air strikes against them. The GOC appears to have displayed some restraint in these operat [...]
2009-05-18 13:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA196JOUBERT TO DEBY: TRANSLATE BATTLEFIELD VICTORY
[...] (C) Visiting French Presidential Advisor Joubert issued a demarche to President Deby and senior aides May 23, urging the GOC to translate its recent victories on the battlefield into diplomatic successes by exercising great care in its approach to Sudan, by reaching out to some of the Chad re [...]
2009-05-25 10:01:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LY SU UN FR PREF PHUM MOPS CD
09NDJAMENA197JEM-SLA/AW ALLIANCE OFFER ON THE TABLE, BUT IN THE
[...] (SBU) JEM and SLA/AW leaders met north of N'Djamena May 22 to discuss forming a political alliance, according to a JEM member who spoke with poloff May 25. SLA/AW leaders told us that that the difference between the secular SLA and the Islamist JEM would likely prevent an alliance, although t [...]
2009-05-26 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA208CHAD'S DC AMBASSADOR CLAIMS USG NOW HAS "MORE
[...] (U) This is an Action Message -- please see para 8. ---------- KEY POINTS ---------- 2. (C) Key Points are: -- Chad AMB to the US Bechir claims USG support of Chad vs. Sudan following recent rebel attack gave USG "unprecedented leverage" with President Deby; -- Bechir said this w [...]
2009-06-03 14:09:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA213CHAD COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED PEACE WITH SUDAN BUT
[...] (SBU) Key Points are: -- FORMIN Faki was effusive in his praise for President Obama's Cairo speech, saying it effectively rebutted extremist and Islamist propaganda; -- President Deby welcomes the opportunity to meet with A/S Carson and SE Gration at AU Tripoli Summit; -- Deby had succ [...]
2009-06-05 10:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA214INTRA-CHADIAN DIPLOMACY: REBEL DEFECTIONS
[...] (U) This message has an Action Request for Khartoum -- see para 6. ------------ KHARTOUM 729 ------------ 2. (SBU) Khartoum 729, another of the Embassy's superb reporting and analysis efforts, confirms the potentially decisive impact on the Chad rebellion of the GOC's victory over at [...]
2009-06-08 16:06:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA224CHADIAN MILITARY RELEASES REBEL CHILD SOLDIERS TO
[...] (SBU) Defense Attache and local staff attended a June 12 ceremony during which the Chadian military (ANT) handed 84 underage combatants, captured from Chadian rebel units in the course of early May ANT fighting with rebels in Eastern Chad, to UNICEF. That organization will work in coordinati [...]
2009-06-12 11:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MOPS SU CD
09NDJAMENA230GOC INFORMED OF NEW TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TIER
[...] Charge d'affaires and Refugee Coordinator met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Moussa Mahamat Dogo June 15 to inform him of the imminent release of the Trafficking in Persons Report and to explain why the GoC had been downgraded to a Tier III ranking. Secretary General Dogo [...]
2009-06-15 14:36:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MOPS CD
09NDJAMENA264DEBY-GRATION MEETING: DEBY WANTS TO HELP USG
[...] (SBU) Meeting with Special Envoy Scott Gration June 29, Chad's President Deby Idriss Itno made the following points: -- Resolving the Darfur crisis is a key goal for Chad. -- Chad is committed to implementing the Doha agreement of May 3 and views the recent decrease in tensions in South [...]
2009-06-29 17:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS ASEC AU UNAUS SU CT CD
09NDJAMENA267MINURCAT CAN HELP REDUCE CHAD-SUDAN TENSIONS, SRSG
[...] (SBU) During the June 29 meeting with Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo made the following key points: -- MINURCAT (and likely UNAMID) could assist Dakar Contact group border monitoring mission, with amended mandates(s) and several hundred more troops, espe [...]
2009-06-30 14:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM SU LY QA CT CD
09NDJAMENA269SE GRATION SEES SLA/AW CAUTIOUS AND JEM INTRANSIGENCT ON
[...] (SBU) Darfur's rebel groups will continue to oppose the Doha process for different reasons, representatives from Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) and the Justice Equality Movement (JEM) told Special Envoy Gen. Scott Gration, separately, on May 27 in N'Djamena. SLA/AW's main command [...]
2009-07-02 08:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PGOV MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA292GOC AIR ACTION VS. REBELS IN SUDAN BORDER AREA
[...] (SBU) GOC military aircraft carried out operations from their Abeche base July 16. It is not yet confirmed if these operations were carried out inside Chad or across the border in Sudan. French diplomats and MINURCAT officials report that the GOC moved two SU-25 aircraft to Abeche on July 15 [...]
2009-07-17 11:54:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY CD
09NDJAMENA304UNSYG CONDEMNATION OF CHAD "ATTACK" ON SUDAN
[...] (C) The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General issued a statement July 20 alleging and condemning a Chadian "aerial attack" of Sudanese territory. The facts of the UN statement contradict Embassy reporting and other sources that indicate the July 16 Chadian air action against suspected Ch [...]
2009-07-27 11:13:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY UN CD
09NDJAMENA305USG SHOULD SUPPORT MINURCAT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- See para 8. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) MINURCAT and DOD officials concur on the need for additional USG military staff officers to deploy to MINURCAT. DOD has recommended that a total of eight USG military officers serve in the peacekeeping miss [...]
2009-07-27 11:20:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR KPKO SA CD
09NDJAMENA306REBEL LEADER SOUBIANE RALLIES TO THE GOC AND
[...] (SBU) Chad's official press reported July 27 that Ahmat Hassaballah Soubiane, leader of a major Chad rebel group, returned to Chad July 26, along with two allied rebel group leaders, after having reached agreement with GOC representatives, led by National Mediator Abderaman Moussa, along the [...]
2009-07-27 15:13:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF LY SU CD
09NDJAMENA334FRENCH CDA ON CHAD-SUDAN BORDER ISSUES
[...] (SBU) AMBASSADOR MET WITH FRENCH CHARGE ERWAN DE GOUVELLO AND SECOND COUNSELOR FOR POLMIL AFFAIRS JEROME THEUERKAUFF ON AUGUST 6. 2. (SBU) THE KEY POINTS OF OUR DISCUSSION WERE: -- THE FRENCH WERE SKEPTICAL OF RECENT SUDAN GOVERNMENT ACCUSATIONS OF LARGE-SCALE INCURSIONS INTO SUDAN BY CH [...]
2009-08-12 14:11:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR SU LY FR CD
09NDJAMENA342FORMIN DENIES ATTACKING SUDAN AND SEIZING
[...] (SBU) Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat told Ambassador August 13 that no/no Chadian military units had attacked Sudanese villages in recent weeks; that the GOC had not/not seized any Sudanese properties in Chad, but had prohibited the reopening of the Sudanese School in Ndjamena f [...]
2009-08-14 11:38:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM LY QA SU UN CD
09NDJAMENA350NEW SUDAN DCM ON CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS: "DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Sudanese DCM gave POLOFF August 18 an overview of Chad-Sudan issues, stressing that the GOS sought international pressure on JEM to return to Doha, and that the GOS itself was pressuring Chadian rebels to return to Chad. DCM expressed his desire to have Chad-Sudan relations "normalize" a [...]
2009-08-21 11:57:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA PINR CD
09NDJAMENA381SRSG ANGELO CONFIRMS MASSIVE DEFECTION FROM REBEL
[...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador September 3 that he could confirm that as many as 1,500 former Chad rebels crossed back into Chad from Sudan in the past few days. ------------------------ SOUBIANE AND HASSABALLAH ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Angelo said that th [...]
2009-09-04 15:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS MARR SU LY PKO CD
09NDJAMENA446FM FAKI BRIEFS ON GHAZI VISIT RESULTS
[...] (SBU) FM Moussa Faki Mahamat called in DCM October 15 (Ambassador is traveling in Eastern Chad with MINURCAT) to provide a read-out of the October 10 discussions in N'Djamena among President Idriss Deby Itno, Sudanese Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salahhuddin, UN/AU Negotiator Djibrill Bassole, [...]
2009-10-15 17:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS QA SU LY CD
09NEWDELHI1210FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed regional security June 10, with a focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Menon referred to Prime Minister Singh's June 9 comments in Parliament that the Composite Dialogue could not resume [...]
2009-06-11 17:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1276INDO-PAK TALKS: ICE BROKEN ON ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (SBU) The meeting between Prime Minister Singh and Pakistani President Zardari on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg on June 16 (ref A) continued to dominate headlines following press conferences by Prime Minister Singh June 17 and Foreign Secre [...]
2009-06-18 14:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI1318INDIA WELCOMES SRI LANKAN DELEGATION, PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) Senior Adviser to the Sri Lankan President Basil Rajapaksa and his brother, Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gothbaya Rajapaksa, met with Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna in Delhi on June 24. They discussed the resettlement and rehabilitation of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) [...]
2009-06-25 11:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PTER CE IN
09NEWDELHI1338PRIME MINISTER SINGH DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Singh shared his views on the bilateral relationship and regional security challenges with visiting National Security Advisor Jones June 26. The Prime Minister welcomed the Secretary of State's planned visit to develop the "enormous opportunities" in the relationsh [...]
2009-06-29 05:55:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI151INDIA TO INVESTIGATE DETONATOR SALES TO SYRIA,
[...] (S) Ministry of External Affairs Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Mr. Vipul told Poloff January 23 that India took very seriously ref A information about the sale by two Indian firms of Wassenaar-controlled detonators to Syria, and said India would inv [...]
2009-01-23 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER IN SY
09NEWDELHI17MENON PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF PAKISTAN INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shared with Ambassador Mulford and fourteen other ambassadors January 5 evidence linking the Mumbai terrorist attacks to Pakistan. Menon reported that he had summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner earlier in the day to share a similar, more limite [...]
2009-01-05 14:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI28INDIAN GROUPS PROTEST ISRAELI OFFENSIVE IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Gaza strikes are emerging as a significant issue for some Muslim groups in India, who are raking up traditional anti-Israel rhetoric. Urdu media has been portraying the U.S. and Israel as enemies of Islam, stoking Muslim anger further and radical Islamic groups are gearing u [...]
2009-01-07 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREL IS IN
09NEWDELHI29MUKHERJEE SHARES CONCERN ABOUT SPECIAL ENVOY IN AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Mulford's January 7 farewell call on External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Minister said he understood the seriousness of the error in releasing sensitive intelligence from the Mumbai terrorism investigations and pledged that the Ministry would not further diss [...]
2009-01-07 14:13:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG
09NEWDELHI34INDIA TO SUPPORT CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] PolCouns delivered reftel invitation, information on the Contact Group (CG) on Somali Piracy, and additional issues for consideration by core members to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (United Nations - Political Division) Asith Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee confirmed that he will [...]
2009-01-08 09:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PTER IN
09NEWDELHI367DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 14-27, 2009
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 14-27, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- 14th Lok Sabha Ends Respectfully, But No Election Dates Yet -- Parliamentary Committee Calls for Better Military/Intel Coordination [...]
2009-02-27 11:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL PINR PTER MOPS IN
09NEWDELHI438THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON TAKING: GORSHKOV TROUBLES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russia plans to charge India an additional $700 million dollars for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, the most recent chapter in a saga of price hikes and scheduling delays that brings the price of the refurbished Soviet-era carrier to a whopping $2.9 billion, nearly three [...]
2009-03-06 11:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS MARR RU IN
09NEWDELHI48MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...]
2009-01-09 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC
09NEWDELHI541RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Director Negma Malik of the Eurasia division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 17. Director Malik relayed to Poloff that she had delivered the nonpaper to the concerned individuals within MEA and that they are fully aware of the United St [...]
2009-03-23 10:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS IN
09NEWDELHI618AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW PAPER DELIVERED IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI637TOWARD A MEANINGFUL NATO-INDIA RELATIONSHIP
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The primary goal of a strengthened NATO-Pakistan relationship must be to support our vital efforts in Afghanistan, and Post concurs that ref A's recommendations can help soothe Indo-Pak sensitivities. However, we should not assume India's automatic opposition to greater NATO enga [...]
2009-04-01 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI666AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW WELL RECEIVED, SOME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 13:32:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI746HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: OPINION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Senior Indian officials welcomed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in a series of meetings in Delhi April 8 with visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. (The [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI747HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: AFGHAN POLICE
[...] (C) In a series of high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Indian Officials told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen that they were prepared to establish a major new Afghan police training program -- [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI748HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: INDIA LIKES
[...] (C) During their several high level meetings in Delhi April 8, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen were told that India liked the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan thus far outlined -- and [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI749HOLBROOKE-MULLEN VISIT TO INDIA: RECENT
[...] (C) In each of the three important substantive meetings with Indian officials on April 8 (Foreign Secretary Menon, Ambassador S.K. Lambah, and National Security Advisor Narayanan),Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff A [...]
2009-04-16 05:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI797NSA NARAYANAN SHARES VIEWS ON SECURITY AND U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described to a visiting congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman April 17 what he viewed as a genuine convergence of interests between India and the United States, as well as his concerns about Pakistan-based terrorism [...]
2009-04-22 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI814INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES COOPERATION ON SRI
[...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon April 23 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and its ramifications for India. Menon began the conversation by noting that External Affairs Minister Mukherjee had requested a telephone call to Secretary [...]
2009-04-23 14:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC CE IN
09NEWDELHI815INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY SEES TACTICAL RETREAT BY
[...] (C) Charge met April 23 with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon for talks which included the current standoff in Nepal between Prime Minister Dahal and Army chief Gen. Katawal. Menon said he believed the situation had been quite close to a disaster for Nepal as it would have taken [...]
2009-04-23 14:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NP IN
09NEWDELHI829RAJAPAKSA PROMISES A PAUSE TO INDIAN ENVOYS
[...] (C) On April 25, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan told Charge that Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa had agreed to announce on April 27 a cessation of hostilities with the LTTE. Narayanan, who had traveled with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon to Colombo on April 24, related that he had p [...]
2009-04-25 13:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF ASEC IN
09NEWDELHI913INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY URGES SPEEDY POLITICAL
[...] (C) In a May 6 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge sought the GOI's views on recent events in Nepal and suggestions for ways the U.S. and India could coordinate on responding to the political crisis. Menon explained that Prime Minister Dahal had been backed into a corn [...]
2009-05-06 13:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER NP IN
09NEWDELHI967UK READOUT OF DES BROWNE (SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SRI
[...] (C) Summary. UK Special Envoy for Sri Lanka Des Browne visited New Delhi May 6-7 to consult with Indian officials on possible collaboration on the humanitarian and political situation in Sri Lanka. Browne briefed diplomats on his view of the situation in Sri Lanka, and a UK High Commission coll [...]
2009-05-13 13:51:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CE UK IN
09NEWDELHI996INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY WEIGHS POST-CONFLICT
[...] (C) Charge met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon May 15 for a discussion on the urgent humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. Menon acknowledged the dire situation and said that the fighting was more intense in the conflict zone, with higher casualty figures and more use of heavy we [...]
2009-05-15 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF CE IN
09NIAMEY864NIGER: PM GAMATIE MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR ALLEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:54:00Embassy NiameySECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINR NG
09NICOSIA14CYPRIOTS REQUEST PARTICIPATION IN SOMALI PIRACY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see Paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Political Director Rhea Yiordamlis on January 13 called in the DCM to convey an urgent request for Cypriot participation in the January 14 inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP). Yi [...]
2009-01-13 15:33:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR CY TU
09NICOSIA196CYPRUS FIRM ON NON-RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 11:07:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS RS GG CY
09NICOSIA221CYPRUS CONSIDERING AFGHANISTAN FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 13:43:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF CY USAID
09NICOSIA226CYPRUS WELCOMES CONCLUSIONS OF U.S.
[...] (C) In response to Ref A, DCM on March 30 delivered U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan white paper to Cypriot MFA Political Director Rhea Yiordamlis. Cyprus was concerned by the security situation in the region, Yiordamlis responded (Ref B). As such, the government had sent a high-level envoy to the [...]
2009-04-02 11:12:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF CY USAID
09NICOSIA262CYPRUS: PRESIDENT APPROVES TRANSIT OF SOMALI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 07:47:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPREL MOPS PTER KCRM CY TU
09NICOSIA314CYPRUS: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus (ROC): United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on seaport security and anti-terrorism. 2. (SBU) Cyprus has rou [...]
2009-05-13 08:25:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR MOPS PREL PGOV CY
09NICOSIA537CYPRUS--SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT GROUP: GOC PLANNING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request--please see Paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Political Director Amb. Rea Yiordamlis on August 17 called in the Charge to convey an urgent request that the USG give its opinion on whether a planned Cypriot contribution of Euro 50,000 to the Trust Fund of th [...]
2009-08-19 04:25:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TU CY
09NICOSIA789REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nicosia requests Department approval to initiate the following select Department of Defense (DoD) engagement activity with the Republic of Cyprus: United States Coast Guard (USCG) training on Waterside Port Security. This activity is clearly in the US national i [...]
2009-12-22 14:09:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALCY MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT9ALLEGED MAURITANIAN SUPPORT TO MALIAN TUAREG REBELS
[...] (C) During a January 6 meeting with President Abdallahi's effective Foreign Minister and FNDD leader Mohamed Ould Maouloud on internal political issues (SEPTEL),Maouloud raised the FNDD's concern about increasing Mauritanian military support to Malian Tuareg rebels. Maouloud alleged that abo [...]
2009-01-06 17:07:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ML MR
09OSLO120M/S POLARIS: NORWEGIANS DENY JURISDICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 13:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHSA PBTS EWWT KCRM PTER MOPS PREL NO
09OSLO132ENGAGING NORWAY ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 13:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR NO
09OSLO146DREAMS IN POLAR FOG: PROPOSED NORDIC EFENSE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 11:29:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPNR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW
09OSLO220NORWAY SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHAN POLICY IN PRINCIPLE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway's special envoy for Afghanistan, Janis Kanavin, welcomed the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan Pakistan Strategic Review and stated that Norway was in broad agreement with the U.S. approach, particularly the need for increased civilian assistance and the implementation of [...]
2009-04-01 09:39:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF NO
09OSLO459NORWAY'S RESPONSE: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with A/DCM and PolOff July 21, MOD and MFA Officials described on-going military and civilian contributions and outlined previously announced 2010 pledges to the UN's Law and Order Trust Fund and the expanded NATO ANA Trust Fund. The MFA is reviewing an option to co- [...]
2009-07-24 06:08:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR
09OSLO526USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder in Oslo August 17, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defense Espen Barth-Eide and Director for Security Policy Svein Efjestad said they looked forward to reviewing the new COMISAF Strategic requirements this fall; suggested tha [...]
2009-08-26 13:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS AF RU NO
09OSLO527USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions August 17 with visiting USNATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder, Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Stoere and MFA DG for North America and Security Policy Steffen Kongstad said the GON would welcome a new U.S. Missile Defense strategy that emphasized a multilat [...]
2009-08-26 13:45:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PARM RU NO
09OSLO540NORWEGIAN MFA AF/PAK DIRECTOR VIEW'S ON
[...] Summary: (C) CDA James Heg, PolCouns, and PolOff held wide-ranging discussions August 31 with Ambassador Bjorn Janis Kanavin, the MFA's Af/Pak Director and previously Ambassador to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Kanavin said the GON's contribution to Afghanistan would likely be strengthened after [...]
2009-09-04 07:10:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09OSLO635NORWAY'S 2010 DEFENSE BUDGET: HIGH NORTH AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Espen Barth-Eide outlined October 13 his talking points for the NATO new Strategic Concept discussion in Luxembourg October 16. He emphasized that striking a balance between in-area and out-of-area operations is key to ensuring that NATO remains relevan [...]
2009-10-15 15:26:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF NO
09OSLO637NORWAY DEPUTY FM ON HIGH NORTH DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires a.i. James Heg, Acting DCM Cherrie Daniels, and Norway/Sweden Desk Officer Thomas Selinger met on October 16 with MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Elisabeth Walaas to discuss U.S.-Norway cooperation on a range of foreign policy issues. Walaas' port [...]
2009-10-19 12:00:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AF NO
09OSLO734NORWAY: COMMITTED TO NATO EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (S) In response to points in reftel, Acting Norwegian Foreign Minister Gry Larsen told Ambassador White November 25 that Norway remains solidly committed to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. (Larsen is the senior ranking MFA official in country, since FM Stoere is traveling in South Africa and [...]
2009-11-25 15:04:00Embassy OsloSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR
09OSLO739SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO
[...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]
2009-11-30 15:25:00Embassy OsloSECRETOVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OSLO764NORWAY'S MOD ON AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 3 Bilateral Study Group meeting, Ministry of Defense Director of Security Policy Svein Efjestad focused on civilian coordination in Afghanistan, in particular UNAMA's key role, and said Norway's Minister of Defense would have to manage public expectations follo [...]
2009-12-09 10:26:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF NO
09OSLO83NORWAY HESITATING TO COMMIT TO GAZA INTERDICTION
[...] (C) The GON is struggling to make up its mind regarding the request to participate in the Gaza Interdiction Effort. The MFA is aware of the January 23 deadline in responding and promised to send their embassy in Washington their final decision today, but the hesitation and uncertainty is tell [...]
2009-01-26 06:25:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEG KPAL MARR MOPS PREL XG NO
09OTTAWA158CANADA WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US TROOPS IN
[...] (C'/NF) Summary: Ottawa-based Canadian officials responded positively to potential changes to the U.S. force posture in Afghanistan, but repeated long-standing concerns about command and control issues related to multi-mission integration in NATO-ISAF's Regional Command - South. Canada will [...]
2009-03-03 22:00:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA159CANADA APPLAUDS IRAQ STRATEGY REVIEW, BUT FOCUSES
[...] (C/NF) Canada welcomed the new U.S. administration's review of Iraq policy (ref a),especially since it will free up more U.S. combat troops for Afghanistan, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Iraq desk officer David Leach. Canada recognizes the importance of I [...]
2009-03-03 22:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ AF CA
09OTTAWA177CANADIANS POSITIVE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE,
[...] This is an action request -- see para seven. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian officials hope to coordinate with U.S. counterparts in advance of the upcoming Dutch-hosted Conference on Afghanistan. They are concerned about both the need to manage disruptive delegations and the risk that some tra [...]
2009-03-09 13:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO PK AF CA
09OTTAWA179PARLIAMENTARY REPORT ON KANDAHAR SHOWS FEW GAINS,
[...] (C) Summary: As required under a March 2008 House of Commons motion, the government has issued its third report to Parliament tracking progress on key benchmarks. The report cited modest continued progress in training of the Afghan National Security Forces, improvements to Sarpoza prison, [...]
2009-03-09 18:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA180CANADA SUPPORTS GAZA ACTION PROGRAM
[...] (C) Canada supports the program of action (ref a) to combat Gaza arms smuggling and is identifying resources and confirming legal authority to assist the effort, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Israel/Gaza/West Bank Deputy Director Gregory Lemermeyer. [...]
2009-03-09 18:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO EUN CA
09OTTAWA182ISAF RC-S: CANADIANS PREPARE FOR MEETINGS IN
[...] (C/NF) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Senior Policy Officer David Fairchild (please protect) confirmed to pol/miloff on March 9 that Canadian and U.S. officials in Kabul would meet March 11 or 12 to discuss the operational integration of the [...]
2009-03-09 21:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA183CANADA WANTS STATE, USAID TO JOIN AFGHAN
[...] (U) This is an action Request for SCA/A -- see para seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canada would like a total of six State Department and USAID personnel to join hundreds of Canadian military and civilian personnel preparing to serve in Afghanistan for a large, "realistic" pre-deployment valida [...]
2009-03-10 15:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA196CHALLENGES TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CANADIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the recurrent pledges by PM Harper's government to re-build the capabilities of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Army still faces serious funding, recruitment, and procurement challenges as it seeks to meet pressing requirements in Afghanistan while also transforming itself in [...]
2009-03-12 15:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA217(C) CANADA TO MINIMIZE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF MANAS
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Defence and Security Senior Policy Advisor Amy Galigan on March 16 characterized the U.S. approach regarding Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan (reftel) as "eminently reasonable." Galigan assured polmiloff that she would advise senior Canadi [...]
2009-03-17 16:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA218(S) CANADA: RE-CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONS FOR ITS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The minority government of Prime Minister Harper may not have actually ruled out extending Canada's 2,800-member military contingent, including combat forces, in Kandahar beyond 2011. If this government remains in office throughout 2010, operational requirements would force [...]
2009-03-17 16:03:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA234CANADA ON AFGHAN RECONCILIATION: PERHAPS A MEETING
[...] (U) This is an action request for SCA/A -- see para 4. 2. (C) As promised in reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Desk Officer Samantha Pass gave pol/miloff a copy of the reconciliation non-paper that FTAG Assistant Deputy Minister Y [...]
2009-03-24 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA248CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 20:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA266CANADA'S INITIAL REACTION TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister will have personally to decide whether to extend Canada's politically fraught combat mission in southern Afghanistan beyond its scheduled 2011 end of operations and subsequent troop withdrawal. The European response to the President's engagement on ISAF at the [...]
2009-04-03 13:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA33CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS COULD LIMIT CANUS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Canada's decision to sign the (Oslo) Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) could limit the interoperability of Canadian Forces (CF) exchange pilots and artillery officers embedded in the U.S. armed forces. Embassy recommends Sta [...]
2009-01-13 20:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS MARR CA
09OTTAWA365CANADA TO MATCH PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR AFGHAN AID
[...] (U) The Canadian government on May 14 launched a pilot project to match individual online donations to aid organizations participating in Canada's reconstruction and development effort in Afghanistan. The 'Afghanistan Challenge' encourages individual Canadians to participate directly in gove [...]
2009-05-15 18:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA407CANADA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] (SBU) Canadian officials on June 1 confirmed to pol/miloff and DATT that there are no Mi-17 helicopters in Canadian military or civilian aircraft inventories. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BREESE [...]
2009-06-01 16:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK CA
09OTTAWA424PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA429PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The government's fourth quarterly report to Parliament on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan cited improvements in Canadian and Afghan combat effectiveness in Kandahar, but noted that progress on key development benchmarks had faced challenges from growing insurgent violence. [...]
2009-06-05 12:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA451CANADA WANTS STRONG ANTI-PIRACY ROLE FOR NATO
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for NATO Operations Amy Galigan, Canada "agreed totally with the essence" of ref a points on the need for NATO members to support Operation Ocean Shield. Galigan said that she was not aware o [...]
2009-06-10 19:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO KCRM MOPS CA
09OTTAWA486CANADA ON RECONCILIATION OF AFGHAN INSURGENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials want to coordinate with State Department counterparts on the development of a plan for the reconciliation of Afghan insurgents. In particular, the Canadians would like to hear current U.S. thinking on secu [...]
2009-06-23 15:25:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA488CANADA: DUTY OF CARE, ROE'S FOR CIVILIANS ASSIGNED
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Deputy Director for Counterinsurgency and Security Niall Cronin made an urgent request to pol/mil officer on June 23 for information on U.S. "duty of c [...]
2009-06-24 15:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA575CANADA IN SYNC WITH U.S. ON AFGHAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian policy in Afghanistan is "very much on the same page" as that of the U.S. Canada has tripled its civilian presence in Afghanistan in the last 15 months and will have 50 civilian police advisors by December 2009. In Jun [...]
2009-07-23 15:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA840CANADIAN WARSHIPS COMPLETE COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: On October 30, two Canadian Forces (CF) warships completed operations in support of Operation CARIBBE, Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multi-national effort to interdict drug trafficking in Caribbean and east Pacific waters. The Canadian vessels provided surveillance [...]
2009-11-03 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS SNAR CA XL
09OTTAWA841Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign
[...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...]
2009-11-17 21:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA
09OTTAWA879CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN: SOME PROGRESS, WITH STEPS BACKWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. In its sixth quarterly report to Parliament on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan, the government cited slight progress - mostly on school construction, micro-finance, and polio eradication -- in its efforts in Kandahar Province. Training and mentoring of Afghan Security Forc [...]
2009-12-11 22:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA906CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENY AFGHAN ABUSE CLAIMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 21:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA940NO ROOM FOR DOUBT: ALL CANADIAN TROOPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to Parliament on December 8, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Walter Natynczyk confirmed that, in accordance with a March 2008 parliamentary motion, no Canadian Forces - apart from a military attache in Kabul - or military equipment will remain in Afghanistan [...]
2009-12-09 15:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA944CANADA: DEFENCE MINISTER IN HOT SEAT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's opposition parties united on December 9 and 10 to demand the resignation of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay and to institute a public inquiry into allegations that the government ignored credible evidence of abuse at least in 2006 of Afghan detainees transferred [...]
2009-12-10 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU298REQUEST FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel was submitted to inform the Department of State (DOS) of the increased workload and expanded Military Cooperation portfolio in Burkina Faso and to formally request the rapid establishment of a permanent Department of Defense (DOD) uniformed military position at the Embassy. [...]
2009-04-23 15:23:00Embassy OuagadougouSECRET//NOFORNMASS MARR MOPS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU480DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNOMIG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 16:33:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS UNGA UV
09PANAMA228PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 15:25:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PBTS
09PANAMA889Martinelli Confirms Approval of Cross-Border Attack Plan
[...] (S//NF) President Martinelli told Ambassador on December 13 that he had given approval for Colombian forces to attack FARC forces that will be gathered for the holidays in Panama's Darien province (ref A). He confirmed that the plan had been discussed during a meeting on December 9 with visiti [...]
2009-12-17 18:11:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS ASEC SNAR PM CO PINR
09PARAMARIBO149 CARIBBEAN-U.S. TECHNICAL SECURITY COOPERATION MEETING
[...] (U) Summary. The May 20 Caribbean-U.S. Technical Security Cooperation Meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, concluded on a highly positive note, as U.S. and Caribbean representatives agreed to initiate a formal dialogue to develop and institutionalize a joint regional security strategy. Caribbea [...]
2009-05-22 19:57:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDMARR SNAR MASS MOPS PREL XL NS
09PARIS114POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER FRENCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] (C) As Washington prepares for possible requests to allies on Afghanistan, this cable lays out French military and civilian capabilities and identifies potential areas for additional French efforts. French officials expect Afghanistan to be a major focus of the 60th anniversary NATO summit [...]
2009-01-27 10:55:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNNATO MCAP MOPS PREL MGOV MARR FR AF
09PARIS1154FRENCH FRUSTRATION WITH SLOW PACE OF EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings, French officials have expressed significant frustration with the delays in launching the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) police training mission to Afghanistan, attributing much of the problem to Italian intransigence. While the August meetings at NATO to s [...]
2009-08-21 15:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF FR IT
09PARIS119FRANCE SEEKING COORDINATED EU POSITION AS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In response to President Obama's January 22 Executive Order to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (ref a),the French have publicly given their support to at least review the idea of accepting detainees deemed not to be a security risk. Foreign Minister Ber [...]
2009-01-27 18:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KAWK KISL KPAO MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER FR
09PARIS1203FRENCH DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR LEVITTE HOSTS AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE FOR AFPAK POLICY DISCUSSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 09:16:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNAF CH FR MOPS PK PREL
09PARIS1233SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009
[...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...]
2009-09-09 16:17:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR
09PARIS128DRC/RWANDA: ENTERING A POSITIVE NEW PHASE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Great Lakes desk officer Laurent Chevallier on January 26 said that recent developments in the DRC and Rwanda (Nkunda's arrest, GOR pursuit of the FDLR in the DRC, Uganda's operations in the DRC against the Lord's Resistance Army/LRA) were very positive signs that the broad [...]
2009-01-28 15:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM MOPS CG RW FR
09PARIS1412MFA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of an early October trip to Washington, recently-appointed MFA Strategic Affairs Director (A/S-equivalent) Patrick Maisonnave updated post October 16 on GOF thinking on Afghanistan, where France cannot contribute more militarily, but may have room for more civilian su [...]
2009-10-20 16:02:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MOPS KCFE NATO EUN AF KG JA
09PARIS1415CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad's President Deby told France's President Sarkozy on October 16 that he would continue to build political dialogue and reconciliation in Chad, that Chad's relations with Sudan were improving after the recent high-level Sudanese delegation's visit to N'Djamena, that Chad nee [...]
2009-10-21 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MOPS CD SU FR
09PARIS1473SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]
2009-11-03 11:39:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1544FRENCH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE NATO MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Two weeks out from the NATO summit, post met with French officials to discuss leading issues in advance of the December 3-4 NATO ministerial meeting. Our French interlocutors included Patrick Maisonnave, Strategic Affairs Director at the MFA; Muriel Domenech, MFA DAS-equivalen [...]
2009-11-20 11:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS FR AF
09PARIS1552SOMALIA SANCTIONS: FRENCH IN GENERAL AGREEMENT
[...] (C) MFA IO desk officer Teymouraz Gorjestani on November 20 said that the GOF was in general agreement with the USG approach to Somalia sanctions outlined in reftel. He said that France supported sanctions Against those individuals listed by the UN Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group. ( [...]
2009-11-23 16:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC FR
09PARIS1588PRELIMINARY FRENCH RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) During November 25 meetings with Patrick Maisonnave, Strategic Affairs Director at the MFA, and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, the Political Minister-Counselor delivered reftel points while stressing the importance of strong Allied support for our strateg [...]
2009-11-25 17:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
09PARIS1707(S) GOF RESPOND ON FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO
[...] (S) On November 27, French MFA Deputy Director of Strategic Affairs for Arms Control Francois-Xavier Reymond provided the GOF's findings from its investigation of infrared sensor exports via China to Iran (ref A). Reymond emphasized that France and the United States have a shared interest in k [...]
2009-12-16 17:00:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNCH ETTC FR IR MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09PARIS193FRENCH DOMESTIC CONCERNS DRIVE TIMELINE ON NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Elysee Strategic Affairs Advisor Francois Richier outlined on February 3 some of the French domestic hurdles that will drive developments in the next couple of months on the announcement of French reintegration into NATO, possible authorization of troop reinforcements in Afghanis [...]
2009-02-06 08:25:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PREL FR AF
09PARIS24FRANCE: JANUARY 13-14 CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 17:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SO XW FR
09PARIS264S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on February 16 to discuss detainee issues, France's role in the EU process and possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted that France has a unique role to play in formulating a process [...]
2009-02-20 16:53:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS276GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with PM Fillon, NSA Levitte, FM Kouchner, MinDef Morin and military chief Georgelin February 9 and 10, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting the administration's strategic review now underway and emphasizing t [...]
2009-02-26 07:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV NATO KPAL AF IR IS IZ PK FR
09PARIS288FRENCH MFA DOWNPLAYS EXPECTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. After a round of relatively encouraging meetings when CENTCOM commander General Petraeus was in Paris (ref C),Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, provided to Pol M/C on February 24 a surprisingly negative assessment of possible French contr [...]
2009-02-27 08:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS FR AF
09PARIS381S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: France accepted four former Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) detainees with claims to immigration status in France in July 2004 and an additional three in March 2005. Ministry of Interior contact Christophe Chaboud noted that, unlike other European countries visited by Washington official [...]
2009-03-16 16:23:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS406FRENCH RESPONSE ON DOWNSIZING KFOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 17:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO FR
09PARIS410SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Key points: -- Your visit comes at a historic time. Nicolas Sarkozy is the most pro-American French President since World War II and is, at the moment, arguably the most influential leader in Europe. Sarkozy,s goodwill and your prestige give us an unprecedented opportunity to cement the posi [...]
2009-03-20 16:07:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO FR AF RU
09PARIS416PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS FRANCE WILLING TO REVIEW
[...] (S/NF) In the course of a conversation on other issues, French Presidency Advisor for the Americas Damien Loras mentioned to pol/mc France's continuing desire to try to be helpful with Guantanamo detainees. Specifically, he said France has become aware that Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee La [...]
2009-03-20 18:04:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
09PARIS465FRENCH RESPOND POSITIVELY TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France welcomes the announcement of the report on U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ref A, MFA A/S-equivalent for Strategic, Security, and Disarmament Affairs Jacques Audibert told Pol M/C on March 27. In doing its part, France is working with Europeans engaged in [...]
2009-03-27 18:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINS EAID NATO FR AF PK
09PARIS475FRENCH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) For the record, the French have responded positively to the outline of U.S. policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan presented by President Obama. We have shared the information in reftels requesting additional assistance on a number of fronts in Afghanistan and Pakistan with senior MFA and Ely [...]
2009-03-31 10:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINS EAID NATO FR AF PK
09PARIS518EXPECTED FRENCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. On April 10, Francois Richier, President Sarkozy's strategic affairs advisor, provided a review of expected French contributions to Afghanistan for 2009. Due to economic difficulties, the GOF expects to provide relatively modest French civilian assistance of approximately USD 4 [...]
2009-04-10 15:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO FR AF
09PARIS637SCENESETTER FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN PARIS
[...] (C) Summary. French officials view the upcoming continuation of the 2 plus 2 political-military talks, initially launched in November of last year, as an important affirmation of the new administration's desire for increased bilateral cooperation and coordination with France on major global [...]
2009-05-11 11:59:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR FR AF PA KN MN SR
09PARIS676French SPOT-4 Satellite's Near Miss of orbiting space
[...] (U) On Tuesday, May 12, Embassy Paris was involved in establishing a link between the French National Center for Space Research ("CNES") Orbit determination Operational Centre (COO) and the U.S. Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) at Vandenberg Air Base concerning the possible collision of t [...]
2009-05-18 16:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS TPSA TSPL FR
09PARIS708READOUT OF U/S BURNS AND USDP FLOURNOY'S
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a series of political-military discussions in Paris on May 14 between U/S Burns and USDP Flournoy with their French counterparts Gerard Araud and Michel Miraillet, the French pledged support for our non-proliferation efforts with North Korea and Russia and urged close [...]
2009-05-28 08:49:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO FR AF PA SE
09PARIS994AFGHANISTAN: FRENCH CIVIL AID FOCUSED ON
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Staff in the interagency Afghanistan/Pakistan cell Yann Braem said July 22 that France had recently allocated 23 million Euros in non-military aid to Afghanistan this year for total civilian assistance of approximately 40 to 45 million Euros for 2009. Around half of the [...]
2009-07-23 09:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR
09PARTO32028(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]
2009-03-20 23:54:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PESHAWAR10FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) Fighting continued at a slow pace in Bajaur during the first week of the year, with three militants reported killed and a local militant leader claiming that his supporters would not resist if government forces entered Mamond area. 2. (SBU) In Swat, at least 32 people were r [...]
2009-01-14 10:47:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR100MALAKAND DIVISION: SWAT OPERATION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary. From May 8, the Pakistani army has stepped up its operations in Swat, concentrating its efforts on the areas south of the central Khwazakhela region. A relaxation of the curfew in Swat on May 10 allowed large numbers of residents to flee lower Swat. According to initial estimate [...]
2009-05-11 11:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR101MALAKAND DIVISION: SWAT OPERATION UNDERWAY
[...] (C) Summary. From May 12-14, the Pakistani army continued intensified operations in Swat. There appeared to be an increase of forces on the ground, and a helicopter-borne commando raid into the militant headquarters in central Swat's Peochar valley dominated headlines. Militants in Swat cont [...]
2009-05-14 12:30:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER EAID PK
09PESHAWAR105INDIGENOUS FUNDING FOR SWAT MILITANTS
[...] (C) As major operations against militants once again commence in Swat district in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),press reports and Consulate contacts provide insight into the methods of funding that Swat militants have realized from their effective control over large parts of the distr [...]
2009-05-22 11:36:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV ECON PK
09PESHAWAR106FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, APRIL 25
[...] (C) Military operations in the Lower Dir and Buner districts of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) dominated headlines during the final week of April. By April 30, GOP officials declared both operations successful, but stated that cleanup operations could last days or weeks. (Refs. A, B) [...]
2009-05-22 11:47:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR107FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 1 -
[...] (C) Events in northwest Pakistan made international headlines throughout the first week in May, coinciding with President Zardari's visit to the United States, while Prime Minister Gilani appeared on national television the evening of May 7 to declare "all out war" against the Taliban. (Ref. A [...]
2009-05-22 11:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR108FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 8 -
[...] (C) Heavy fighting in Swat, Buner and Dir characterized the second week in May, underscored by a May 12 airborne assault on Maulana Fazlullah's stronghold in Peochar valley in Swat. The government claimed to have killed over 750 militants in the course of its operation in the three districts. [...]
2009-05-22 12:04:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR109AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER
[...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan sees operations in Dir and Buner winding down although Sultanwas in northern Buner is targeted for an operation o/a May 20. People are returning, particularly to lower Buner, and Khan cautioned that the IDP emergency should not obscure the need t [...]
2009-05-23 07:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PREF EAID PK
09PESHAWAR11CEASEFIRE ENDS 2-DAY SECTARIAN BATTLE IN HANGU
[...] (C) The district administration of Hangu, along with rival Sunni and Shi'a groups, signed a ceasefire agreement on January 11, putting a tenuous end to two days of sectarian fighting that killed 40 and injured more than 60 according to Ghulam Qadir, the FATA Secretary for Law and Order. The fi [...]
2009-01-14 10:48:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK PHUM
09PESHAWAR110MALAKAND UPDATE AND WAZIRISTAN PLANNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-25 06:50:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PK PREF PTER
09PESHAWAR111FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 15 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces appeared to seize the initiative in Malakand during the third week of May, but militants responded by launching mass-casualty bombing attacks inside Peshawar for the first time since March. In Swat, government troops encircled Mingora and appeared to achieve dom [...]
2009-05-25 10:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR113EXPECTED SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OPERATION CREATES DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: South Waziristan Agency (SWA) residents fear an imminent attack by Pakistani armed forces and have begun to flee the Mehsud areas of SWA into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to their north and east. The displacement is complicating th [...]
2009-05-27 10:18:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER MOPS PGOV PK EAID
09PESHAWAR114EXPECTED SOUTH WAZIRISTAN OPERATION CREATES DISPLACEMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: South Waziristan Agency (SWA) residents fear an imminent attack by Pakistani armed forces and have begun to flee the Mehsud areas of SWA into the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to their north and east. The displacement is complicating th [...]
2009-05-28 04:01:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER MOPS PK PGOV EAID
09PESHAWAR118PESHAWAR SECURITY TIGHTENED IN THE WAKE OF MULTIPLE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A series of VBIED attacks in Peshawar killed eleven and wounded over seventy; provincial security officials believe that the total would have been significantly higher had the largest of the bombs reached its true target. The Peshawar District Coordination Officer (DCO) has rea [...]
2009-06-01 06:02:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR119FATA: ABDUCTED NORTH WAZIRISTAN PREP SCHOOL STUDENTS
[...] (C) A kidnapping attempt on June 1 against students evacuating a prestigious preparatory school in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) appears to have been resolved without casualties among the captives. The Pakistani government claims that all have been recovered. According to the government, the [...]
2009-06-02 11:14:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR120FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 22 -
[...] (C) Pakistan's security forces continued to capture key locations in Swat during the fourth week of May. However, continuing last week's trend, the Taliban struck back by targeting security forces and civilians in four mass-casualty bombing attacks in Peshawar and one in Dera Ismail Khan, bes [...]
2009-06-04 04:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR123POST CONVENES EAC ON 06/08/2009
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 1100(local) on June 8, 2009 to review post's security posture in light of specific, credible threat information targeting Consulate personnel. PO, RSO, RAO, ODRP/101st, ODRP/SOCCE, USAID, IPC, MGT, POL, CONS, PAS, and NAS attended [...]
2009-06-08 09:12:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETAMGT ASEC MOPS PK PTER
09PESHAWAR124UPPER DIR BOMBING RESPONSE SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS AND
[...] (C) Summary: The June 5 mass-casualty bombing of a mosque in Upper Dir and resulting June 7-9 punitive action by a tribal lashkar have highlighted the long-standing tension in Upper Dir district over militant activity there and its recent exacerbation by the military operations in neighboring S [...]
2009-06-09 14:31:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR125EXPLOSION AT PESHAWAR'S PEARL CONTINENTAL HOTEL
[...] (C) Amid strong condemnation from senior Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials, local authorities are sifting through the debris of Peshawar's Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in the wake of a June 10 explosion that left at least 15 dead and over 50 injured. Contrary to initial reports of a [...]
2009-06-10 11:42:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER ASEC CASC ABLD MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR126MORE ON PEARL CONTINENTAL EXPLOSION
[...] (S/NF) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Inspector General Police Malik Naveed told Consulate officials June 11 that no physical trace of the bombers or leads to their identities has yet been recovered from the June 9 attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel. PC security guards are in custody an [...]
2009-06-11 12:39:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER ASEC ABLD PGOV MOPS CASC PK
09PESHAWAR127THREE COMPLEX ATTACKS IN NINE HOURS IN PESHAWAR ENVIRONS
[...] (C) Summary: Three complex attacks in and near Peshawar, occurring between 16:30 PM on June 11 and 01:00 AM on June 12, killed approximately six and wounded dozens more, including the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Minister for Prisons. The attacks included the ambush of an armed convoy, [...]
2009-06-12 11:12:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR128ARRESTS, DEATHS OF TNSM LEADERS UNDERLINE GROUP'S
[...] (C) Summary: The arrests of several key members of the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammedi (TNSM) and subsequent deaths of two of the arrested members has brought TNSM briefly back into the spotlight, but in a very different role than it played earlier this year. The way TNSM handled the deno [...]
2009-06-12 11:31:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR130BOLD TTP-CLAIMED ATTACKS SIGNAL A TEST OF WILLS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Baitullah Mehsud's Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed a series of bold attacks undertaken over June 9-12. These attacks highlight the TTP's increasing willingness to attack and claim credit for violence within military cantonments, in the Punjab, and against politica [...]
2009-06-16 10:25:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV KISL PK
09PESHAWAR131MILITARY ACTION IN FR BANNU: OPENING MOVE FOR WAZIRISTAN?
[...] (C) Summary: A Pakistani military operation in Frontier Region Bannu, on the border of North Waziristan Agency (NWA),has resulted in over two hundred deaths and significant displacement. The operation, launched two weeks after the kidnapping of 120 students and staff from Razmak Cadet [...]
2009-06-16 12:52:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PREF PK
09PESHAWAR135FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MAY 29
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 08:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR136POST CONVENES EAC ON JUNE 19, 2009
[...] (S/NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on June 19. Principal Officer (PO),RSO, RAO, ODRP/SOC-FWD, MGT, and GSO attended the meeting. The EAC reviewed post's decision to re-locate some personnel to Islamabad on June 13 in light of specific, credible threat informati [...]
2009-06-23 05:30:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETASEC PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR138FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 5 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 16:00:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR142FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER'S CONCERNS FOR COUNTER-INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Frontier Corps (FC) Commander General Tariq Khan expressed concerns in a July 1 conversation with Peshawar Principal Officer (PO) about the competing and inefficient authorities between the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that hampers prompt [...]
2009-07-07 11:44:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV EAID PTER PK
09PESHAWAR143FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 19
[...] (C) The intensity of Pakistani military operations accelerated in South Waziristan during the fourth week in June, with the government conducting intensive airstrikes into Mehsud territory and sending ground troops to secure key locations along the critical Wana-Jandola road in preparation [...]
2009-07-08 04:18:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR144ANP ON NWFP AND FATA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (S) Awami National Party (ANP) deputy leader Senator Afrasiab Khattak distanced the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) from a purported ISI plan to release Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad and engineer the ""surrender"" of senior Swat militant leaders. Khattak m [...]
2009-07-09 04:08:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV MOPS PTER PINR PK
09PESHAWAR146FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JUNE 26
[...] (C) In North Waziristan agency (NWA),a series of escalating militant ambushes of Pakistan military convoys foreshadowed a declaration by NWA's principal indigenous militant commander that the February 2008 NWA peace agreement was no longer in effect (reftel). Fighting in South Waziristan Agen [...]
2009-07-09 13:06:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR147FATA: PLAYERS IN WAZIRISTAN - A PRE-OPERATION PRIMER
[...] (C) Summary: As the government of Pakistan has worked to prepare for its upcoming ground operation in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) against Baitullah Mehsud (ref C) and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),it has narrowed the focus of its operation by attempting to keep neutral the two other ma [...]
2009-07-13 10:59:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER PINR MOPS PK AF
09PESHAWAR157FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 17
[...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week. Revenge killings against militants, the first of which occurred during the previous reporting period, became a definite trend, with four furt [...]
2009-08-03 14:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR158NWFP: TWO WEEKS AFTER SWAT'S OPERATION DECLARED OVER,
[...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the government of Pakistan declared the end of its military operation in Swat and invited the return of internally displaced Swatis, the picture of security in Swat is mixed. Around half of Swat's IDPs have returned, but the distribution of the returns is skew [...]
2009-08-03 14:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPREF EAID MOPS PTER PK
09PESHAWAR161NWFP: CENTRAL SWAT KHANS HAVE LOST AUTHORITY, COMPLICATING
[...] (C) Summary: Central Swat's prominent landowning "khan" families, who have long formed the backbone of Swat's political leadership, have seen their position seriously undermined by the rise of militancy in Swat and their flight from the district. Now, they are attempting to rebuild their p [...]
2009-08-04 11:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR168FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 24
[...] (C) Over this reporting period, fighting in the on-going Pakistani military operation in Swat continued at levels similar to those of the previous week, with a few notable events. The militants decapitated a policeman in Mingora and left his body to be found as a sign that the militants were [...]
2009-08-13 08:49:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR169FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JULY 31
[...] (C) Conflict continued in the Malakand division - particularly in Swat, where the number of apparent revenge killings of militants doubled in relation to the previous reporting period. The Pakistani government obtained considerable favorable publicity for the activities of two small lashkars [...]
2009-08-13 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR17FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (C) Fighting subsided in Bajaur during the third week of January, but militants switched to "patrolling" Khar at night and launching targeted killings. With military operations now moving south to Mohmand Agency, an additional challenge for the Pakistani military is balancing operations in Moh [...]
2009-01-30 10:48:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR176TTP SUCCESSION: CONTINUED CONFUSION AND FRAGMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary: Almost three weeks after the death of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, an apparent joint media statement August 25 by Hakimullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman Mehsud may mark a truce in the battle for succession. However, Pakistani military officials believe t [...]
2009-08-26 12:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR18FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (C) Security forces continued their operations in Bajaur during the fourth week of January, targeting militant hideouts in various areas of the agency. In Bajaur, militants blew up a girls' school on January 27. Consulate contacts report that residents of Bajaur complain of shortages in [...]
2009-02-02 11:40:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR183AS KHYBER FIGHTING MOVES INTO PESHAWAR, FC LAUNCHES
[...] (C) Summary: Two months of fighting in Khyber Agency, FATA, between two rival militias--Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansarul Islam--spilled over into the outskirts of Peshawar, culminating in bombings on August 22 and 23. The fighting has more to do with control over lucrative criminal activity t [...]
2009-09-03 10:55:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR194SOUTH WAZIRISTAN MILITARY OPERATION IMMINENT
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions with PO September 30, FATA Secretariat XXXXXXXXXXXX and NWFP Social Welfare Minister Sitara Ayaz, said they believed that the long-awaited Army operation in South Waziristan was imminent. XXXXXXXXXXXXsaid the GOP had made a decision to ""go for the kill"" this ti [...]
2009-10-02 04:32:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS PREL
09PESHAWAR2FATA SECRETARY FOR LAW AND ORDER PROVIDES GRIM ASSESSMENT OF SITUATION IN THE NWFP AND FATA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-03 09:02:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR20AMBASSADOR VISITS IDP CAMP
[...] (C) During a meeting with Vice President Elect Biden during a recent visit, Chief of Army Staff General Kayani raised his concern about the effect of poor treatment of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on his counter-insurgency campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas. As part of the continuing M [...]
2009-02-04 12:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK
09PESHAWAR203ADMINISTRATIVE NORMALIZATION OF THE MALAKAND DIVISION MOVES
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, Pakistan's government took several significant steps to normalize administration in the Malakand division after the April-August military operations against militants there. On October 3, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government appointed executive mag [...]
2009-10-12 11:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR208RC-EAST MG SCAPPAROTTI DISCUSSES BORDER COORDINATION WITH PAKISTANI ARMY/FRONTIER CORPS
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 13 meeting with RC-East Commander MG Scapparotti, Pakistan' 11th Corps Commander Masood and Frontier Corps commander Tariq Khan discussed ongoing operations and venues for cross-border cooperation. The Pakistanis requested U.S./ISAF assistance in blocking militant [...]
2009-10-14 14:18:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER PK
09PESHAWAR21MILITARY RENEWS OPERATIONS AS SWAT GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE
[...] (C) Army units led by 11th Corps and supported by Frontier Corps restarted operations in Swat on February 1 with the Northwest Frontier government's acknowledgment that it has lost effective control of the district to local taliban. As many as 70 militants have reportedly been killed in clashe [...]
2009-02-06 16:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR211ANP LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION ORDINANCE
[...] (C) Summary. Awami National Party leader Asfundyar Wali Khan indicated to PO October 22 that his party likely will abstain in the upcoming parliamentary vote on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) that provides President Zardari and other politicians immunity from prosecution on corru [...]
2009-10-23 03:28:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PTER PREL
09PESHAWAR216GOVERNMENT HOLDS JIRGAS AROUND WAZIRISTAN TO ISOLATE TTP
[...] (C) Summary. As fighting continues in South Waziristan, the Pakistani government has expanded its historic divide and conquer strategy with the Wazir and Mehsud tribes of the North and South Waziristan Agencies (NWA and SWA) to include military and civilian leaders and public relations initia [...]
2009-11-05 12:03:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR22AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH 11TH CORPS COMMANDER
[...] (C) On January 26, Ambassador met with 11th Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Masood Aslam and Chief of Staff Brigadier Aamer to discuss internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the situation in Swat. General Masood advocated a mixed approach to IDP assistance -- encourage some to go home whe [...]
2009-02-07 15:03:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR23AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL OF FRONTIER CORPS
[...] (U) Ambassador and Peshawar Principal Officer met with Inspector General Frontier Corps Tariq Khan during a January 26 visit to the Warsak Training Center to formally hand over the latest U.S. assistance of security and communications equipment valued at one and a half million dollars. 2. ( [...]
2009-02-09 09:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR24AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ghani met with Ambassador and Peshawar Principal Officer on January 27. Ghani said that "while major military operations are over in Bajaur and Mohmand, the problems are not." Each agency would have one to three Quick Reaction Forces (QRF [...]
2009-02-09 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR28NFWP GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF SHARI'A LAW
[...] (C) On February 16, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government announced a commitment to implement Shari'a law in Swat following negotiations with the banned terrorist group Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM). The provincial government is forwarding proposed amendments to the "Shar [...]
2009-02-17 13:20:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR29IMPROVING RESPONSES TO MILITANT ATTACKS NEAR PESHAWAR
[...] (C) Recent attacks in Khyber Agency and Peshawar, including the destruction of a bridge, indicate that militants are still trying to disrupt U.S./NATO supply routes through Pakistn to Afghanistan. In contrast to late last year, when security forces were slow or failed to respond to attac [...]
2009-02-18 12:13:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR3SECTARIAN VIOLENCE INCREASES IN PAKISTAN'S NORTHWEST IN RUN
[...] (C) Pakistan's northwest has been hit with a string of attacks targeting Shi'a Muslims in the November and December run up to Muharram, (January 7-8),the Shi'a holiday mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Ali. Militants have launched suicide bomb attacks on Shi'a processions in Peshawar for [...]
2009-01-03 09:05:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR31MILITANTS KILL PESHAWAR MPA
[...] (C) In the first attack on a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) in Peshawar, Alam Zeb Khan was killed on February 11 when militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive devise (IED) as his car passed a market area. Khan's murder continues a trend of militant attacks on [...]
2009-02-19 11:51:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR33NWFP: LOCAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE SWAT DEAL
[...] (C) According to Swat-based contacts, the ceasefire and the agreement to implement Shari'a law are welcomed by most residents but not expected to last. The army caused a great deal of damage, failed to take advantage of the intelligence provided by the local population who they did not trust a [...]
2009-02-21 14:39:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR34NWFP: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY COMMENT ON SWAT
[...] (C) Principal Officer met with Awami National Party (ANP) deputy leader Afrasiab Khattak and 11th Corps Commander General Aslam Masood separately on February 21. While both confirmed that negotiations are taking place with Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) to extend the ceasefire in Swat (due to expire F [...]
2009-02-23 11:52:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR35MILITANT BOMBING OF BRIDGE IN KHYBER FAILS
[...] (C) Militants placed three bombs at a bridge on the Peshawar-Torkham Highway on February 20, one of which exploded at approximately 6:30 am local time, causing no death or significant damage. Traffic flow resumed by 8:30 am. Militants also fired a rocket at a fuel tanker 11 km from the T [...]
2009-02-24 15:06:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR36FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) No fighting was reported in Bajaur during the first week of February, but militants blew up two government schools in the Pashat area on February 2, following the destruction of schools in Bajaur on January 27-28 (Ref B). Members of the Salarzai tribe vowed to continue fighting militants [...]
2009-02-25 11:45:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR37FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) The pace of fighting increased in Bajaur during the second week of February, with government forces reportedly killing over 44 militants in fighting around Mahmoond tehsil and militants firing rockets on Khar, the agency capital. Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) threatened on February 11 to destroy a [...]
2009-02-25 11:46:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR38NWFP: MULLAH FAZLULLAH'S UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah announced a unilateral, indefinite ceasefire on February 24 with conditions that Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials tell us have not been accepted. Fazlullah's demands include release of TTP supporters in custody, observance of stric [...]
2009-02-25 14:54:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR39FATA: NO DEAL IN BAJAUR
[...] (S) Local press reports that a "four day" ceasefire has been declared in Bajaur appear to be inaccurate. Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan categorically told Consulate on February 25 that there is no deal or ceasefire with militants led by Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) deputy Faqir Mohammad [...]
2009-02-25 14:55:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR4FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER
[...] (U) Fighting continued in Bajaur through the end of December, with around 15 militants reported killed. 2. (SBU) Pakistani security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy artillery, launched an attack on December 30, targeting criminals and militants in the Jamrud are [...]
2009-01-05 03:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR42NWFP: SWAT'S CEASEFIRE FRACTURING?
[...] (C) While Swat's principal city Mingora appears to be "calm," the fragile ceasefire is showing further cracks with an attack on a military convoy, the kidnapping of six Frontier Corps personnel north of Mingora, and militant interference with humanitarian relief. Tehrik-i Nifaz-i Shariat-i Muh [...]
2009-03-02 10:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR43FATA: "VICTORY" IN BAJAUR?
[...] (C) Frontier Corps Commander General Tariq Khan announced that FC forces had "secured" the Bajaur agency on February 28. While Frontier Corps certainly appears to have made important progress, Tariq's reference to "secured" likely refers primarily to the lines of communications, particularly ro [...]
2009-03-04 04:13:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR44FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Tehrik-i Taliban (TTP) deputy Faqir Mohammad announced a unilateral ceasefire in Bajaur on February 23. Inspector General Frontier Corps Tariq Khan told consulate on February 25 that no ceasefire had been agreed to and that Bajaur operations would continue (Ref A). 2. (C) Tehrik-i [...]
2009-03-04 04:33:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR47NWFP: SWAT UPDATE; ANP HEDGING ON SUPPORT FOR ZARDARI?
[...] (S/NF) While the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government has rejected militant calls for withdrawal of the army from Swat, plans to send the Nizam-i-Adl (Shari'a) Regulation to President Zardari again and a prisoner release underscore the provincial government's determination to hang ont [...]
2009-03-10 11:20:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR48FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) In Bajaur, Frontier Corps appears to be shifting its focus to post-kinetic operations in the agency. We remain concerned, however, about the ability of Bajaur's militants to stage attacks. In Swat, although President Zadari has yet to sign the order, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) [...]
2009-03-12 05:27:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR5FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, DECEMBER
[...] (C) The third week of December brought more fighting in Bajaur. But with fewer than ten militants reported killed, the tempo of fighting seems to have slowed considerably compared with the magnitude of fighting over the past several months. 2. (C) The situation in Swat continued to d [...]
2009-01-06 11:21:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR50NWFP: ATTACK ON ANP SENIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Militants staged an attack in Peshawar on Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Senior Minister Bashir Bilour of the Awami National Party (ANP) on March 11 that left Bilour unharmed but six others dead and five wounded. This latest attack on ANP underscores the limits of the government's deal [...]
2009-03-13 05:09:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PGOV ASEC PK
09PESHAWAR51PROPOSED NIZAM-E-ADL (SHARI'A) REGULATION 2009
[...] (C) The proposed Nizam-e-Adl (literally, "system of justice" but widely viewed as Shari'a) Regulation 2009 if signed by President Zardari will replace two regulations in hopes of providing speedy justice in accordance with Shari'a law. One of the most visible changes will be the re-establishme [...]
2009-03-16 12:32:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR52SEVEN QAZI (SHARIA) JUDGES INSTALLED IN SWAT
[...] (C) In the latest step towards implementing shari'a in Swat the first seven Qazis (judges) were installed in their new offices on March 12. The Qazis arrived in a procession led by Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Sufi Mohammad, Malakand division commissioner, Mohammad Javed and [...]
2009-03-16 12:41:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR54NWFP: ANOTHER CARGO TERMINAL ATTACK NEAR PESHAWAR
[...] (C) In the second attack in as many months, suspected militants destroyed trailers carrying coalition supplies bound for Afghanistan near Peshawar on March 16. While the police and fire brigade responded within 40 minutes of the attack, militants had already departed the scene. In a previous [...]
2009-03-18 11:57:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR55SWAT UPDATE: SUFI MUHAMMAD'S PRESS CONFERENCE - QAZI JUDGES
[...] (C) Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Sufi Mohammad announced in a press conference March 16, the (previous) judges should stop going to their offices as their continued presence would be considered a violation of the peace accord. Provincial authorities have stated the new Qazis [...]
2009-03-18 14:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR59FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 7
[...] (C) The release of 12 militant prisoners March 7, the appointment of Qazi judges in Swat March 12 and the repositioning of army forces were some of the first tangible steps taken by the government to implement the peace agreement and the Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice" widely viewed as Shari'a [...]
2009-03-23 10:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR61SWAT UPDATE: ADDITIONAL MILITANTS RELEASED - ARMY RETURNING
[...] (C) The release of three militants by the government March 21, brings the total set free since March 6 to 30. According to one post contact a closed factory on the edge of Mingora that until March 19 had been guarded by the army was occupied by militants when the soldiers returned to their bar [...]
2009-03-25 11:26:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR63INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS DEMONSTRATE FOR COMPENSATION
[...] (C) Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) of Jalozai Camp near Nowshera led by Sahibzada Haroon Rashid, deputy chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI),conducted a demonstration that left at least one person dead, 10 more injured, including four police officers, shops and vehicles burned and 22 arrested Mar [...]
2009-03-28 12:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR64SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK AT A MOSQUE FREQUENTED BY SECURITY
[...] (C) A Suicide bomber attack killed at least 40, including security forces personnel and injured more than 100 at a mosque during Friday prayers March 27. While no claim of responsibility for the attack has been made, the mosque is near a security check post in Khyber Agency, along the coalitio [...]
2009-03-30 11:33:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR65FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 14
[...] (SBU) In accordance with the Nizam-e-Adl "system of justice," widely viewed as Shari'a law, Qazi judges began presiding over cases in Swat March 17, displacing the role of civil judges. Tehrik Nefaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Chief Sufi Mohammad asked civil judges to stop coming to court on Mar [...]
2009-03-30 11:34:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR67FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, MARCH 21
[...] (U) A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people at a mosque in Khyber Agency on March 27 in one of the bloodiest attacks of the year. (Ref. A) 2. (C) Consulate contacts report that the implementation of Nizam-i-Adl Regulation in Swat has had two residual impacts, first, permitting militants [...]
2009-04-01 11:01:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR69NWFP: MILITANT ATTACK ON CARGO TERMINAL CAUSES MINIMAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 08:57:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR71NWFP: SWAT DEAL GOING OFF THE RAILS?
[...] (C) Tehrik Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) leader Sufi Mohammad closed down his "peace camp" in Swat on April 9 to protest President Zardari's delay in signing the Nizam-e-Adl (Shari'a) Regulation. Sufi also announced, however, that "the peace deal with the government is intact." Northwest F [...]
2009-04-10 13:57:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PHUM PK
09PESHAWAR73FATA: BAJAUR CONDITIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) Bajaur-based officials are reporting significant numbers of returnees within the past two months (approximately 211,000). While at odds with numbers reported by UN agencies, fraud (double dipping on benefits, people from areas other than Bajaur seeking benefits, etc.) may be contributing t [...]
2009-04-20 13:29:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PK
09PESHAWAR76NWFP: SWAT UPDATE - MILITANTS GAINING GROUND WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Following the signing of the Nizam-e-Adl regulation by President Asif Zardari on April 13, the residents of Swat District in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) expected to experience a new sense of peace in their region. While targeted, high profile violence has co [...]
2009-04-22 10:40:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR79NWFP: HANGU TENSIONS INCREASING
[...] (C) Summary. Following the April 18 suicide attack on a military checkpoint in Hangu District (Kohat Division, Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP)) and in the wake of the military operations in neighboring Orakzai Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)),Post contacts report the situ [...]
2009-04-25 13:42:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV EAID PK
09PESHAWAR8ENERGY CRISIS IN NWFP; REGIONAL ECONOMY AT A "STAND-STILL
[...] (C) The economy of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) is at a "stand-still," according to Sharafat Ali Mubarak, president of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). Citing up to 20 hours per day of electrical loadshedding and drastic shortages of natural gas, Mubara [...]
2009-01-13 12:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS ASEC PGOV PK ECON ENRG
09PESHAWAR80ICRC COMMENTS ON NWFP AND FATA
[...] (C) Principal Officer met on April 23 with Benno Kocher, International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) Head of Sub-Delegation. In Swat, Kocher said that IDP camps are "empty," and ICRC is re-orienting its focus to basic services such as health. Numbers in the IDP camps in lower Dir are h [...]
2009-04-25 14:10:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR85FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION, APRIL 18
[...] (C) Pakistanis from political and military quarters expressed alarm when taliban fighters advanced from Swat into neighboring Shangla and Buner Districts of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) without resistance during the third week of April. The government began to deploy some troops to Buner [...]
2009-04-27 08:41:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR86POST CONVENES EAC ON 04/27/2009
[...] (S//NF) Post convened an Emergency Action Committee meeting at 1500 (local) on April 27, 2009 to review specific, credible threat information targeting the Consulate and Consulate personnel residing in University Town. PO, RSO, RAO, IMO MGTO, and Special Forces element attended the meeting. [...]
2009-04-28 12:13:00Consulate PeshawarSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR87POST CONVENES EAC MEETING ON MOTORWAY ATTACK
[...] (C) PO convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on April 29 to review an attack on a Pakistani security forces convoy on the Peshawar-Islamabad motorway. RSO, RAO, MGT, CONS, PD, USAID, and ODRP attended the meeting. 2. (C) On April 29 at approximately 0400 (local) hours a Fron [...]
2009-04-29 13:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC PGOV MOPS PK
09PESHAWAR89CODEL KERRY DISCUSSES "LAW AND ORDER" AND SWAT SHARI'A LAW WITH NWFP CHIEF MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 14:44:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALEAID MOPS PGOV PK PTER
09PESHAWAR9NWFP: ATTACK ON PAKISTAN SECURITY FORCES IN MOHMAND BY
[...] (C) In an unprecedented move by militants, at least 200 fighters crossed the border from Afghanistan into Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and attacked a paramilitary base of the Frontier Corps the evening of January 10. Government forces responded to the assau [...]
2009-01-13 12:24:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS SNAR PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR91MALAKAND DIVISION: DARUL QAZA ANNOUNCED; OPERATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During May 1-3, the Pakistani army secured a key road in Buner and made preparations to move into Shangla and Swat. The government of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) announced the establishment of the Darul Qaza (appellate court) for the Malakand Division, as required b [...]
2009-05-04 12:35:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PTER PGOV EAID PREF PK
09PESHAWAR93NWFP: DETERIORATING CONDITIONS IN SWAT AMID TALK OF
[...] (S) Summary. According to Frontier Corps (FC) commander General Tariq Khan, Swat operations are imminent, but no decision has been made over whether regular army or FC will lead the operation. General Tariq, however, told Peshawar PO that FC does not have enough forces to take on Swat where m [...]
2009-05-06 12:06:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETMOPS PREF PTER EAID PGOV PK
09PESHAWAR97MALAKAND DIVISION: FIGHTING IN SWAT BUT "NO OPERATION" YET
[...] (C) During May 4-6, militants in Swat acting on the previously announced withdrawal (Ref A) from the Swat peace accord, attacked security forces throughout Swat and seized government buildings before apparently being evicted from at least some of these by security forces. Despite this action, [...]
2009-05-07 12:28:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREF PTER PGOV EAID PK
09PHNOMPENH136HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR ILEA "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:17:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH151HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-09 02:12:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH153HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 07:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH162HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "BASIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH167HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE BAKER
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-17 09:38:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH171HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE PACIFIC
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-18 01:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH173HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-18 09:41:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH182HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-20 01:14:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH183HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE CIVIL
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-23 01:48:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH190HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph nine. 2. (U) Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. (U) To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted loca [...]
2009-03-24 09:54:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH200HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE ASIA
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-27 04:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH201HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE PEACE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-03-27 04:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH220HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION" COURSE IN BANGKOK JUNE 1 - 12, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 10:04:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH221APRIL 3 MORNING CLASH ON THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER AT
[...] (C) A clash between Thai and Cambodian infantry erupted at 7:20 a.m. April 3 inside the disputed border area near the Cambodian Preah Vihear UNESCO World Heritage Site according to Council of Ministers Secretary of State Phay Siphan. Fighting erupted in an area called the Field of Eagles, the [...]
2009-04-03 02:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV TH CB
09PHNOMPENH224CAMBODIA HOLDS ITS POSITION IN PREAH VIHEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late-morning negotiations between Thai and Cambodian military field commanders broke down and resulted in resumed fighting at about 1:55 p.m. on April 3, according to multiple Cambodian sources. Council of Ministers Secretary of State Phay Siphan stated that Thai artillery ope [...]
2009-04-03 12:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV TH CB
09PHNOMPENH229HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE VARIOUS
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-04-07 04:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH231HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR "SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIAN SECURITY" JUNE 5-29, 2009 IN HONOLULU, HAWAII
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 08:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH247HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-04-17 09:59:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH255HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-04-21 02:32:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH263HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-04-24 09:24:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH267HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-04-28 06:08:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH275 CAMBODIA EXPANDS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES ABROAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cambodia plans to expand its peacekeeping operations beyond the existing mission in Sudan, and will deploy peacekeepers in support of the newly forming United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). U.S.-supported Global Peace Operation [...]
2009-05-01 05:56:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR MASS MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH289HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-05-05 10:48:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH296HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SEAPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CARGO TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 05:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH320HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US GRANT ASSISTANCE TO THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-05-18 07:55:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH334HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-05-26 07:32:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH336CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO BATTLE PHYSICAL REMINDERS OF
[...] Summary: Nearly three decades of war and civil unrest have left Cambodia as one of the most heavily mined and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminated countries in the world. In addition to landmines, contamination includes cluster submunitions as well as abandoned explosive ordnance droppe [...]
2009-05-26 09:35:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH360HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-06-02 07:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH361HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-06-02 07:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH362HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PROTECTION DETAIL BRIEFING" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 08:40:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH377 Cambodia Moves to Strengthen Maritime Security
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 26-27, the RGC held a workshop as a first step toward the creation of a much-needed maritime security central coordinating authority. Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that a new National Committee on Maritime Security (NCMS) is expected to be formed within months. Hosted [...]
2009-06-09 01:00:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MOPS EWWT CB
09PHNOMPENH381HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK ON JULY 20-24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 05:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH382HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-06-09 06:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH383HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-06-09 06:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH423HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-06-29 04:37:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH427 Japan Eager to Cooperate on Maritime Security Under the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese are interested in cooperating with the U.S. and Australia in providing assistance to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to strengthen maritime security under the Trilateral Counterterrorism Consultations/Trilateral Strategic Dialogue. Japan has played a constru [...]
2009-06-30 00:38:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MOPS EWWT CB
09PHNOMPENH440HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA ON JULY 20 - 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 09:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH457HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA ON JULY 23 - 24, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 09:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH461HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-08 02:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH462HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-08 03:02:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH463HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-08 03:05:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH464HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-08 04:24:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH467 Enhancing Regional Cooperation to Support UNPKO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peacekeeping experts representing Asia Regional Forum participating countries recently gathered together to discuss enhancing regional capacity to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. Cambodia's co-hosting of the event highlights its expanding role in international peacek [...]
2009-07-09 08:25:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH478HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-14 03:27:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH511HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-24 01:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH512HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-24 01:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH516HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 04:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH517HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 04:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH529RETRACTION OF VETTING REQUEST FOR MOL ROEUP TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. 2. Post retracts the request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the below-listed individual as a candidate to attend the Comprehensive Course on Security Challenges Associated with Terrorism in South East Asia August 17-21, 2009 in Phnom Pen [...]
2009-07-29 08:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH535HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-30 09:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH536HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-07-30 09:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH548HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-08-04 11:34:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH556HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-08-06 00:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH562HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-08-07 09:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH609HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TERRORISM" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 02:12:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH610HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 2, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 02:14:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH611HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 5-9, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 02:16:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH612HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR "FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES" COURSE SEPTEMBER 21-25 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 02:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH616HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE UNITED
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-08-24 00:41:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH622HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 19-30, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 10:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH638CAMBODIA WITHDRAWS TROOPS; STILL WAITS FOR THAI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) sources confirmed a recent reduction in Cambodian troops from around the disputed Preah Vihear border area, but could not readily give the full scope or extent of those movements. The senior RGC border official assigned to the Preah Vihear d [...]
2009-08-28 08:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH640HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to the U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human righ [...]
2009-09-01 00:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH641HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-09-01 08:30:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH664CAMBODIA'S MINISTER OF DEFENSE PREPARES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 3 call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Banh, the Ambassador previewed the Minister's upcoming travel to Washington where he will meet Secretary of Defense Gates, congratulated the Minister on Cambodia's diplomacy with respect to the d [...]
2009-09-03 10:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KTIA CB
09PHNOMPENH684HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 10:10:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH685HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "ARSON
[...] This is an EAP action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.- sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights [...]
2009-09-08 10:10:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH686HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-09-08 10:11:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH708HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-09-21 03:01:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH711HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-09-22 02:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH726HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-09-30 00:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH727HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE ILEA "TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 00:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH731HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-01 09:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH76HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPUTER CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 04:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH77HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 04:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH770HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-16 10:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH773HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-20 08:33:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH779HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-23 00:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH795HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-27 05:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH797HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-10-27 05:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH815HUN SEN MANEUVERS OVER POSSIBLE THAKSIN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cambodian officials cite personal relations as justification for a possible visit by former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in November. Some also cite the Preah Vihear situation, which has seen no diplomatic movement since April. Prime Minister Hun Sen appears to be taki [...]
2009-10-30 09:09:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH826HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION COURSE," DECEMBER 7-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 09:50:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH827HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 09:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH829HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-11-06 00:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH831CAMBODIA RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) recalled its Ambassador to Thailand You Ay on November 5, emphasizing reciprocity in response to Thailand's earlier removal of the Thai Ambassador to Cambodia -- noting specifically that Cambodia was willing to restore full relations as soo [...]
2009-11-06 10:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIA MOPS ELAB CB
09PHNOMPENH832PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN PREVIEWS THAKSIN VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: The diplomatic spat between Cambodia and Thailand took center stage during the Ambassador's meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen November 8. Hun Sen confirmed that former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would arrive in Cambodia on November 10 and would deliver a speech to [...]
2009-11-10 11:42:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TH CB
09PHNOMPENH836HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with Leahy amendment relatives to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting [...]
2009-11-12 10:14:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH85HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO AT ATTEND THE SAFE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-02-04 08:55:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH859PHNOM PENH ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (SBU) In accordance with Ref A synopsis of the FY 2010 1206 proposal review process, herewith are summaries of three 1206 proposals submitted by Embassy Phnom Penh for FY 2010, in priority order: --Mission Essential Equipment for NCTSF Ground Assault Forces, Command, Control and Communic [...]
2009-11-18 03:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP CB
09PHNOMPENH904HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA ROSWELL "ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE," JANUARY 11-FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 10:32:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH906HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-12-11 12:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH912THAKSIN RETURNS FOR ROUND TWO
[...] (SBU) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived via private jet on December 13 for his second visit to Phnom Penh since his appointment as Economic Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) (reftel). His itinerary began with a visit to Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh to meet [...]
2009-12-14 09:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH927HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CHEMICAL CONTROL" COURSE, JANUARY 18-22, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 08:20:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH928HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION" COURSE, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 08:22:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH930HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-12-17 08:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH931HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-12-17 08:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH932HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-12-17 08:49:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PHNOMPENH938HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...]
2009-12-18 08:53:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
09PODGORICA1MONTENEGRO'S PARLIAMENT ENDORSES DEPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL TEAM
[...] (SBU) On 17 December, the Montenegrin Parliament voted to authorize deployment of a three-person medical team to join NATO forces in Afghanistan. The doctor and two medical assistants will receive preparatory training in Macedonia prior to deploying in March. They will then link up with other [...]
2009-01-05 14:16:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA198SCENESETTER FOR ADRIATIC CHARTER CHOD CONFERENCE, SACEUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues on its pro-NATO, pro-western course, having recognized neighboring Kosovo in October 2008 and formally applied for EU membership in December 2008. The Government of Montenegro (GoM) remains a recept [...]
2009-09-10 12:25:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS MW
09PODGORICA57MONTENEGRO'S SPRINT TO NATO SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Montenegro's government has stepped up its campaign to promote its NATO-related priorities. A round of meetings with NAC ambassadors in mid-February indicated to GoM officials that most member states have a positive view of Montenegro's progress, but some skeptics remain. The M [...]
2009-03-04 16:11:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09PORTAUPRINCE488HAITI NOT ATTENDING U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Minister of Justice and Public Security Jean Joseph Exume told NAS Director May15 that his Ministry would not attend the May 20 Council of National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) Ministers in Suriname on May 20. SANDERSON [...]
2009-05-19 16:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL HA
09PORTLOUIS101GOS REQUEST FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE AGAINST PIRATES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 30, Post received a GOS diplomatic note requesting more frequent surveillance patrols by U.S. forces in Seychellois waters to help deter piracy. The diplomatic note was a follow-up to an earlier telephone call between the Acting Foreign Minister (A/FM) and the Charge. Cha [...]
2009-04-02 06:01:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS MOPS SE
09PORTLOUIS103SEYCHELLES: USG ASSISTANCE SOUGHT TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRATES'
[...] (SBU) On April 6, Post received by fax a diplomatic note dated April 2 from the Seychelles' Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating that the vessel "Indian Ocean Explorer" had been captured with a crew of seven Seychellois nationals in Seychelles' territorial waters, and was heading toward th [...]
2009-04-06 13:22:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE
09PORTLOUIS109DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION WITH MAURITIUS
[...] (SBU) On April 13, CDA met with Mauritian Foreign Minister (FM) Arvin Boolell to discuss ref A points regarding Mauritian willingness in the future to prosecute piracy suspects. In order to obtain a legal opinion of Mauritian laws on piracy, the FM said he would to send the technical points t [...]
2009-04-13 11:32:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALEWWT MOPS PHSA PREL KJUS XW MP
09PORTLOUIS127SEYCHELLES SUBMITS A SECOND SOFA COUNTERPROPOSAL
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received Seychelles' proposed changes to the Washington-approved SOFA text submitted to the GOS in October 2008. The main concerns of the GOS revolve around ceding criminal jurisdiction, exemptions from inspections [...]
2009-04-24 09:16:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL MASS MOPS SE MP
09PORTLOUIS146HOW SEYCHELLES CAPTURED 23 SUSPECTED PIRATES
[...] (U) On May 7, the Seychelles government-controlled daily "Seychelles Nation" (or the "Nation") reported that since April 28, the Seychelles Police Force has captured 23 Somali pirates in its Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ),in three separate operations carried out with the help of European and I [...]
2009-05-12 13:15:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE
09PORTLOUIS176MAURITIUS ASKS FOR HELP AGAINST PIRACY
[...] On June 10, Post received a diplomatic note from the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade soliciting USG assistance to intensify the combat against piracy in the Indian Ocean. On the morning of June 11 Post was asked by telephone to send representa [...]
2009-06-15 13:47:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO MP
09PORTLOUIS181MAURITIUS' EMERGENCY PIRACY MEETING: A TENTATIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A public outcry from the fisheries and shipping sector, coupled with fishing ships fleeing the Indian Ocean for safer waters and a 20 percent drop in fish suppliers for Mauritius since January, prompted Foreign Minister (FORMIN) Arvin Boolell and Attorney General (AG) Rama Valayde [...]
2009-06-17 08:30:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPHSA PBTS EWWT MARR MOPS MP
09PORTLOUIS205SEYCHELLES SOFA IN THE FINAL STRETCH
[...] (C) A U.S. inter-agency delegation met with Government of Seychelles (GoS) stakeholders in early July to discuss issues associated with the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The discussions, which were built on multi-level country team lobbying efforts over the past two years, led to [...]
2009-07-07 09:43:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS MOPS SE
09PORTLOUIS218SEYCHELLES SEEKS GREATER US TIES IN CDA MEETING
[...] (SBU) Charge D'Affaires Virginia Blaser's June 30 courtesy call on President James Michel celebrated the U.S. - Seychelles bilateral relationship and addressed cooperative efforts to combat piracy and secure the seas. Set against the festive backdrop of the first July 4th celebration the Embas [...]
2009-07-14 06:06:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALPHSA PBTS MARR MOPS EWWT SE
09PORTLOUIS236TRIPARTITE APPROACH REVEALS LEGAL AND LOGISTICAL CONCERNS OF GOM PROSECUTING PIRATES
[...] On July 20, Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser convened a meeting with British High Commissioner (BHC),Dr. John Murton, and the visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Legal Adviser, Katherine Shepherd, along with French Ambassador Jacques Maillard and his Minister Counselor, to discuss [...]
2009-07-24 09:20:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA MARR MASS MOPS MP EWWT PBTS
09PORTLOUIS243SEYCHELLES ASSEMBLY RATIFIES SOFA UNANIMOUSLY ON FIRST
[...] (SBU) On July 29, the Principal Secretary to the President of the Seychelles, Jean-Paul Adam, informed Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser that on the previous day, the Seychelles Legislative Assembly had unanimously ratified the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). 2. (U) Also on July [...]
2009-08-03 12:23:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL MASS MOPS SE
09PORTLOUIS292SEYCHELLES: OCEAN LOOK TOPS AGENDA DURING
[...] (SBU) This is an action message for Department and Africa Command. Please see paras 3d(i),3h, and 3j below. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: On September 18, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with President James Michel to deliver ref A points on the issue of piracy and the role of the Ocean Look operat [...]
2009-09-22 13:34:00Embassy Port LouisSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS SE
09PORTLOUIS313MAURITIUS SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON SOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since receiving ref A Status of Forces boilerplate to present to the GOM in July 2008, Emboffs of all levels have engaged the Mauritians repeatedly for comments or reactions. Over the past year, the issue has been raised with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Minister [...]
2009-10-08 11:36:00Embassy Port LouisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS MOPS MP
09PORTMORESBY60PNG DEFENSE FORCE COMMANDER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Commander Ilau told Ambassador April 15 there is now agreement within the Government on introduction and passage of the International Obligations Bill allowing PNG armed forces to participate in international peacekeeping operations. Secretary [...]
2009-04-15 07:49:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR MCAP MOPS PP FJ
09PORTMORESBY62U.S. WWII WEAPONS DEBRIS THREATENS PEACE IN BOUGAINVILLE
[...] Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has formally requested U.S. assistance to clean up unexploded World War II ordnance, live weapons, and ammunition still littering areas of Bougainville Island near the former U.S. base at Torokina, reported reftel. Political leaders there believe the continuing a [...]
2009-04-16 07:36:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PINS MASS MOPS MARR PP
09PORTOFSPAIN210U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE CBSI
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon told the Charge May 5 that the GOTT viewed the CBSI initiative, and upcoming technical meeting, very positively. She promised to follow up on the initiative inside the GOTT. 2. (SBU) National Security Ministry International Affairs Director Antoinet [...]
2009-05-05 22:28:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYXL MARR MASS MOPS PREL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN40AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE STATUS
[...] Post provided GOTT on January 28 with ref proposed exchange of notes that would address matters typically covered by a bilateral SOFA for U.S. personnel participating in the Summit of the Americas and other events in 2009. Since provision of the proposed note exchange, we have been following [...]
2009-01-29 13:55:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PREL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN79COUNTERPROPOSAL - AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE
[...] (SBU) Post delivered ref counterproposal to the GOTT February 25, the first day the government reopened after Carnival. Charge contacted Foreign Minister Gopee-Scoon and Summit Inter-Ministerial Committee Chair Mariano Browne that day on the note and its urgency and also spoke to the Attorney [...]
2009-02-27 13:49:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR MOPS PREL PM TD
09PRAGUE128CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 15:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EZ
09PRAGUE129CZECH REPUBLIC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US SOF TROOPS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 15:23:00Embassy PragueSECRETMARR MOPS NATO PREL EZ
09PRAGUE168CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INFORMING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 13:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL EZ MOPS MARR
09PRAGUE169CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 13:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS EZ
09PRAGUE176CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 08:33:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR PK AF EZ
09PRAGUE204CZECH REPUBLIC: CONCLUSIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 13:44:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS EZ AF PK
09PRAGUE418CZECHS POSITIVE ON U.S. EUMM PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) Embassy Prague Political-Economic Counselor delivered ref e-mail points on the Georgia EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Simgolova and Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on July 17. They said the Czech Republic would welcome and [...]
2009-07-17 12:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL EU GG EZ
09PRAGUE496CZECH SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Czech Special Operations Group (SOG),composed of 50-100 military police, was investigated by Czech authorities for alleged wrongdoing in Afghanistan, including wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians during its deployment, and irregularities in operations, procurement and chain [...]
2009-08-25 14:25:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS EZ AF
09PRAGUE542SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...]
2009-09-11 15:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE57CZECH COMMENTS ON GAZA AND ARMS INTERDICTION EFFORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Czech MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar on January 28. Noting that Palestinian President Abbas would be in Prague on February 2, he stated that getting things right on humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians would be a key el [...]
2009-01-28 17:29:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEG IR IS KPAL MARR MOPS PREL EZ XG PHSA
09PRAGUE668FIRST U.S.-CZECH HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP: CZECHS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first-ever U.S.-Czech High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting on November 6 in Prague, led by Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow, was productive and cordial, covering: NATO issues, U.S.-Russia relations, the new Phased [...]
2009-11-13 12:50:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE695CZECH REACTION TO ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] (C) We presented reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Ivan Pocuch on November 25. Pocuch was already working on a response to the President's expected announcement and said that the Czech government would give its full political support to the President's decision. [...]
2009-11-25 15:34:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EZ
09PRAGUE696CZECHS HOST NATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATO STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Czech MFA hosted a seminar, "Seeking a New NATO Strategic Concept: The Czech Perspective", attended by Group of Experts member Ambassador Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, NATO Assistant Secretary General Jiri Sedivy, parliamentarians, MFA and MOD representatives, [...]
2009-11-25 16:18:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR MOPS MCAP EZ RU
09PRETORIA1031DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points on Somalia and Eritrea to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Deputy Director Phindile Xaba on May 20, 2009. Xaba acknowledged that Eritrea's public actions, including not recognizing Somalia's Transitional Federal Governme [...]
2009-05-20 15:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO SF
09PRETORIA529SOUTH AFRICA VIEWS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABHAZIA
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel message at a March 19 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine Maria de Freitas and DFA Deputy Director for Security Counsel issues Ilia Du Buisso [...]
2009-03-20 12:25:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09QUITO103BACKGROUND TO CORREA'S ATTACKS ON U.S. COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A PAIS provincial leader and former Under Secretary of Government under Minister Gustavo Larrea, Ignacio Chauvin, turned himself in February 4 to face charges of narco-trafficking. Calling himself a revolutionary, Chauvin admitted to meeting deceased FARC member Raul Reyes. [...]
2009-02-10 23:25:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR SMIG SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1033Government Commission Report on Colombian Attack and FARC
[...] (C) Summary: A government-appointed commission's report revives allegations about the FOL's support (specifically in regard to satellite intelligence) for the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of inappropriate U.S. direction of loca [...]
2009-12-11 18:45:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1045Government Commission Report on Colombia Raises Criticism
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A government-appointed commission on the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador admitted that its report was not exhaustive, but defended it against charges that it provided nothing new and lacked proof for its conclusions. The GOE has stressed th [...]
2009-12-18 20:18:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1049Ecuadorian Navy Proposes Info-Sharing Agreement
[...] (C) Summary: Navy Commander Admiral Molestina approached the Embassy on September 1 to propose formalizing information sharing between the Ecuadorian Navy and USG. While Molestina's motivation for signing such an agreement may include protecting his own position and his personnel, other cont [...]
2009-12-21 20:12:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PINR SNAR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO206ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF
[...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez on March 23, 2009. Villagomez reiterated the position previously expressed by the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs (Ref B),that the GOE was sensitive to issues of sovereignt [...]
2009-03-24 22:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PBTS KPKO GG RS EC
09QUITO216SLOW-ROLLING THE GOE REQUEST TO PURCHASE F-16S
[...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) Commander signed an official memorandum on November 25, 2008 requesting a quote from the U.S. on the cost of purchasing 24 F-16 C/D Block 50 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) aircraft, with the intention of replacing its outdated fighter fleet. Post delayed [...]
2009-03-27 19:48:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO227COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE 2008 COLOMBIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government established a new commission to investigate the events surrounding the March 1, 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of GOE ties to the FARC. The commission, whose members were chosen by Correa, will receive its [...]
2009-04-01 14:52:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS SNAR KCRM EC CO
09QUITO289Scenesetter for President Carter: U.S. Engagement in Ecuador
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy's o [...]
2009-04-23 21:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO297SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]
2009-04-27 12:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO299SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]
2009-04-27 12:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO33GOE REQUESTS TIMELINE ON MANTA FOL
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy and GOE officials met January 14 to discuss planning for the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL). The GOE representatives were cordial and expressed an interest in joint coordination of the turnover of the FOL. The GOE noted that the Ecuador [...]
2009-01-20 18:20:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
09QUITO389EMBASSY MEETS WITH GOE DELEGATION ON MANTA FOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and GOE officials met on May 15 to discuss plans for the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL),to deliver a briefing and tour of the FOL's operations, and to deliver floor plans and drawings of the FOL's buildings and facilities. This was a [...]
2009-05-28 16:20:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO57GAS-AND-GO LOOKS LIKE A GO
[...] (C) Summary: At a wide-ranging lunch for the Ambassador on January 26, a warm and friendly President Correa gave a firm green light for discussion and development of a gas-and-go model for anti-narcotics cooperation with the U.S., following the shutdown of the Manta Forward Operating Location [...]
2009-01-27 12:33:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SNAR ETRD EC
09QUITO616GOE DOESN'T APPEAR AT LAST COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (C) Summary: On July 17, 2009, the Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta held a ceremony to commemorate ten successful years of cooperation in counterdrug operations at the FOL. Although many Ecuadorian government officials had been invited to the ceremony, the GOE chose not to send any [...]
2009-07-21 15:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
09QUITO707SCENESETTER FOR INAUGURATION DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Quito warmly welcomes the delegation headed by Senator Bob Graham for the inauguration of President Correa on August 10, held on the 200th anniversary of Ecuador's first call for independence. While we do not agree with the Correa government on every issue, we have enjoyed stron [...]
2009-08-07 18:05:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO736ECUADOR SECURITY MINISTER EXPLAINS "PERCEPTIONS"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to attend President Correa's August 10 inauguration ceremony, DAS Christopher McMullen met with Security Minister Miguel Carvajal and MFA Under Secretary Jorge Orbe regarding the ongoing negotiation of a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. McMullen prov [...]
2009-08-17 16:15:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP MOPS EC CO XM XR
09QUITO829FOL Turnover Complete, but National Assembly Continues to
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Air Force turned the Forward Operating Location (FOL) facilities over to the Ecuadorian Air Force on September 18, concluding ten years constructing and utilizing the FOL for counternarcotics surveillance flights. GOE senior officials celebrated what FM Falconi called [...]
2009-09-19 00:08:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS EC
09RABAT41EMBASSY RECOMMENDS MARITIME INTELLIGENCE EXCHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: This is an action request. Please see para 6. Embassy recommends development of an agreement between the United States Government (USG) and the Government of Morocco (GOM) authorizing the USG to pass "real world, real time" detection and monitoring (D and M) intelligence to th [...]
2009-01-15 18:30:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALSNAR MOPS PHSA PINR PREL KCRM KTIA MO
09RABAT595REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 10:22:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO
09RABAT596REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF
[...] Request that the Department of State initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national(s) who will be participating in U.S. sponsored training. From Customs: Rank: Division Inspector Chief Name: Abdelhafid CHAFAI EL ALAOUI DOB: 13 January 1951 POB: Sefrou, Morocco CIN: B [...]
2009-07-14 10:23:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO
09RABAT620SHIPRIDER AGREEMENT APPROVED
[...] Mission received the GOM response to the proposed Shiprider Agreement via Diplomatic Note No. 5953, dated July 13. The GOM has concurred with the Shiprider Agreement, which will be in effect July 16-28, 2009. The language conformed to the requested language in the embassy,s original diplom [...]
2009-07-17 12:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS SNAR KTIA PHSA PTER SMIG MO
09REYKJAVIK121U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy
[...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]
2009-07-08 17:00:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK135 ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSSITANCE LEVELS TO
[...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered points contained in reftel to Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 5. Gunnarsdottir thanked Emboffs for the information and responded that the GOI intends to maintain its [...]
2009-08-07 16:44:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IC
09REYKJAVIK211ICELAND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ASSISTANCE LEVELS TO
[...] (C) Charge drew on points contained in reftel in a discussion with Greta Gunnarsdottir, head of the International and Security Affairs Directorate at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 25. Gunarsdottir thanked Charge for the information and offered assurances that Aghanist [...]
2009-11-25 17:00:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV IC
09REYKJAVIK69ICELAND: NO NEW AFGHANISTAN PLEDGES BEFORE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Iceland's government is committed to supporting NATO in Afghanistan but new pledges of assistance are unlikely before parliamentary elections at the end of April, based on discussions with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. In separate meetings with Ambassador, both minist [...]
2009-04-08 17:19:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR NATO AF IC
09RIGA108LATVIA TO MAINTAIN AFGHANISTAN COMMITMENTS, BUT NO
[...] (C) As previously reported, President Zatlers assured Charge that despite hard economic times, Latvia would maintain its commitments in Afghanistan, and continues to serve without caveat. 2. (C) Latvia's position was reiterated when Acting PolEcon Chief delivered latest reftel points to Zan [...]
2009-02-27 15:15:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR PARM EAID AF LG
09RIGA109LATVIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. IRAQ POLICY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 15:17:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PREL LG
09RIGA173LATVIA TO MAINTAIN ITS AFGHANISTAN PRESENCE
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA Political Director Peteris Ustubs on March 26. Ustubs welcomed the information on deliverables sought for the NATO and US-EU Summits, and said that the GOL is supportive of USG goals. He stated that even with the extreme financial crisis that Latvia i [...]
2009-03-27 12:49:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA179Latvia welcomes results of Afghanistan - Pakistan strategic
[...] We delivered the reftel white paper to the Latvian government on March 27. On March 30, the MFA provided the following reaction to our strategic review: -- We welcome the new US Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, highlighting the main goals and challenges shared by international commun [...]
2009-03-31 14:17:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS EAID PK AF NATO LG
09RIGA182WORKING WITH LATVIA DURING ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The current economic crisis has forced Latvia to scale back its ambitions in foreign and defense policy. Latvia has identified the NATO mission in Afghanistan and assisting emerging democracies as its main priorities. We need to support this narrower focus. Our challenge is [...]
2009-04-01 13:50:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR ECON PGOV LG
09RIGA204LATVIA STILL REVIEWING SPECIFIC AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 14:39:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA220SCENSETTER FOR USTRANSCOM COMMANDER GEN. MCNABB'S
[...] (U) We look forward to welcoming you to Riga. Your visit provides an opportunity to further demonstrate our commitment to a strong security relationship with a reliable ally facing difficult times. We have put together a focused schedule that includes both senior political leadership as well [...]
2009-04-20 12:17:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF LG
09RIGA248SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF LATVIAN PRESIDENT ZATLERS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers comes to Washington in the wake of the deaths of two Latvian soldiers and the wounding of two others fighting alongside American troops in Afghanistan. Zatlers moved quickly to quash any suggestion that this tragedy become a pretext for a drawdo [...]
2009-05-07 06:23:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS ECON PINR LG
09RIGA257TRANSCOM COMMANDER'S VISIT TO RIGA CONFIRMS STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: The May 5 - 6 visit of TRANSCOM Commander General Duncan McNabb provided an opportunity to thank the Latvians for their support for the Northern Distribution Network (NDN). McNabb assured the Latvians that all arrangements in Latvia are fine; any potential choke points would like [...]
2009-05-08 11:19:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF UZ LG
09RIGA331LATVIA TO PULL OUT OF NRF-14
[...] (U) Latvia will not be able to meet its commitment to participate in NRF-14 as part of the Baltic Battalion due to its budgetary situation, Latvian CHOD MG Juris Maklakovs announced on June 11. Maklakovs said he was "embarrassed" to have go to NATO and say that Latvia could not fulfill its co [...]
2009-06-12 09:08:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV EFIN NATO LG
09RIGA344LATVIAN BUDGET CUTS: MOD LACKS FUNDING TO PAY FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Severe budget cuts leave Latvia unable to meet its 2010, 2011 and 2012 contributions to the common funding for the new NATO Headquarters. To avoid defaulting on its obligations, the GOL has begun to explore "bilateral arrangements." Specifically, Latvia hopes that it can persua [...]
2009-06-19 15:10:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS LV
09RIGA358LATVIAN TRANSPORT MINISTRY AGREES TO NOTIFY EUROCONTROL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 11:02:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KREC MARR MOPS LG
09RIGA55LATVIA TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN, LEAVE BALKANS,
[...] (U) Latvia will maintain its commitment in Afghanistan, but eliminate its participation in KFOR and the EU mission in Bosnia at the end of the current rotations and use the savings to ensure it can meet its commitment to the Baltic Battalion in NRF-14 in 2010. The government took these decisi [...]
2009-01-27 13:11:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL PGOV NATO LG
09RIGA576LATVIA: DAS QUANRUD BOLSTERS ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Latvia's political leadership firmly and unequivocally supports President Obama's Afghanistan policy, and will maintain its own caveat-free troop contribution in the face of severe economic crisis at home. The Government of Latvia appreciates USG assurances of support on NATO co [...]
2009-12-03 15:10:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MOPS LV
09RIGA86PRESIDENT ZATLERS ON AFGHANISTAN, TRANSIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: President Zatlers appreciated the sign of confidence in Latvia shown by beginning transit of non-lethal, commercial goods to Afghanistan via Latvia. He stressed his willingness to use his contacts with Central Asian leaders if helpful to facilitate transit through other countries [...]
2009-02-11 14:54:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RS LG
09RIYADH1069DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RIYADH DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 06:13:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL SA
09RIYADH1197DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RIYADH DECLARATION
[...] (U) Post delivered ref A demarche points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 17. United Nations Director General Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi. Citing the June 29 Riyadh Declaration, Baghdadi emphasized respect for Somalia's territorial interests and noted the Kingdom's role as a li [...]
2009-09-14 10:42:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL SA
09RIYADH1331SAUDI MODALITIES FOR UNHCR YEMEN RELIEF OPS
[...] (SBU) On Oct. 3, the regional UNHCR rep provided Econoff with a breakdown of how various Saudi government bodies will be involved in UNHCR's efforts to provide aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yemen. These details were worked out at a meeting between UNHCR and Saudi authorities on [...]
2009-10-05 15:27:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS EAID PHUM YM SA
09RIYADH1396GROWING SAUDI ALARM OVER THREATS FROM YEMEN
[...] (S/NF) In meetings this week with Ambassador Smith, senior Saudi officials voiced growing alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Yemen. The Foreign Minister assessed that the Houthi insurgency could not be resolved through negotiations. Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan de [...]
2009-10-21 13:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MOPS PHUM PTER SA YM IR LY
09RIYADH1424JOINT SAUDI-PAKISTANI MILITARY EXERCISE
[...] (U) On Oct. 21 the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that a joint Saudi-Pakistani military exercise began in the southern region of the country. Nicknamed "Al-Sammam 3," the three week long exercise is the third in a series of training exercises focused on improving the interoperability of Sau [...]
2009-10-27 09:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS SA PK
09RIYADH1470MILITARY CLASH ON SAUDI-YEMENI BORDER
[...] (S/NF) The Embassy received separate notifications from the Saudi Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA) of a Saudi miltary engagement that took place on Tuesday, November 3 with an unspecified number of Yemenis who had crossed into Saudi territory. 2. (S [...]
2009-11-04 09:25:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1478SAUDIS REACT TO BORDER INCURSION WITH AIRSTRIKES
[...] (S) The Royal Saudi Air Force has reacted to the November 3 attack on a border post by presumed Yemeni Houthi rebels with ongoing airstrikes to eject the rebels from Saudi territory and deter further incursions. The incident, in which at least one Saudi border guard died and at least 11 were [...]
2009-11-05 15:51:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMOPS MASS PREL SA YM IR
09RIYADH1490SAUDIS WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE BORDER
[...] (S/NF) Military operations along the Saudi-Yemeni border continue, with the largest deployment of Saudi land forces since the first Gulf war. Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Khalid bin Sultan claimed on November 7 that the area of the initial incursion was "fully under control" but as of mi [...]
2009-11-08 15:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMOPS MASS PREL SA YM IR
09RIYADH1501IRAN, YEMEN AND AFGHANISTAN: A/S SHAPIRO’S
[...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met on October 24 with Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Smith also attended the meeting. Dr. Prince Turki described Saudi [...]
2009-11-10 08:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETIR MARR MASS MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1503NEW F-15S: A/S SHAPIRO'S DISCUSSION WITH THE
[...] (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met on October 24 with LtG Abdulrahman Al-Faisal, Commander of the RSAF. LtG Al-Faisal described the RSAF leadership's reservations about the proposed purchase of new F-15s. End Summary. New F-15s "We want them [...]
2009-11-10 08:07:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MOPS SA
09RIYADH1519SCENESETTER FOR 17-19 NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-SAUDI
[...] (S) Summary: The upcoming U.S.-Saudi Strategic Joint Planning Committee (SJPC) talks will likely have a heightened sense of urgency given the ongoing Saudi operations on the Yemeni border. In addition to discussions of the items of business on the agenda, the meeting will also provide import [...]
2009-11-15 09:30:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETMARR MASS MOPS SA
09RIYADH1524FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG YEMENI BORDER WHILE A
[...] (S/NF) Military operations along the Saudi-Yemeni border continue, with the Saudi military expressing its intention to create a 10km "buffer zone" along the border with Yemen. Media reports of a Saudi Naval blockade are inaccurate, although its coastal patrols have been stepped up. The SAG co [...]
2009-11-16 14:13:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1558SAUDIS CONTINUE TO ROOT OUT HOUTHI "INFILTRATORS"
[...] (C) While the SAG is loudly proclaiming "mission accomplished" and publicly focusing its attention on the Hajj and providing for IDPs (septel),military operations are continuing along both sides of the Yemeni border. In recent days, air and artillery attacks targeted Houthi positions while [...]
2009-11-23 15:18:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS SA YM
09RIYADH1570SAG LIKELY TO SEEK CEASE-FIRE ONLY WHEN HOUTHIS
[...] (S/NF) Ref A reports possible cease-fire discussions between Yemeni government (ROYG) and Houthi representatives. Embassy Riyadh is not aware of parallel cease-fire discussions between the Saudi government and Houthi representatives, though we do not dismiss the possibility. Continuing Saudi [...]
2009-11-24 14:02:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1593SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE HOUTHIS
[...] (C) Saudi aerial bombardments and artillery shelling have continued in recent days against Houthi targets in the Saudi-Yemeni border area. The war of words with Iran also continued, with Iranian Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larjani condemning Saudi Arabia's offensive against fellow Muslims. [...]
2009-12-07 16:12:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1621SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] (S) The Yemeni town of Razah near the Saudi border was apparently struck by either Saudi or Yemeni aircraft on December 13; international press sources report over 30 deaths. If these reports are accurate this would be the deadliest attack to date against the Houthis since the Saudis commence [...]
2009-12-14 15:18:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1633SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] (C) Articles in the international and Yemeni press carried conflicting accounts of bombing attacks in northern Yemen in recent days. Reuters ran a story on December 16 quoting Houthi claims that the U.S. Air Force conducted a raid on Tuesday in northern Yemen that resulted in 120 Yemeni deaths [...]
2009-12-16 14:38:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1667SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] (C) Assistant Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Sultan announced in a new conference yesterday (Dec. 22) that Saudi Arabia's main military operations in the Yemeni border area had ceased, that the Saudi military had full control of the border area, and that military activity was now focused [...]
2009-12-24 06:44:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1668CORRECTED COPY: SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY
[...] (C) Assistant Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Sultan announced in a new conference yesterday (Dec. 22) that Saudi Arabia's main military operations in the Yemeni border area had ceased, that the Saudi military had full control of the border area, and that military activity was now focused [...]
2009-12-24 08:45:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1686SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 15:21:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH1687SITREP ON SAUDI MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE
[...] (C) While there is no open diplomacy being conducted, it appears the Saudis and the Houthis may be seeking to disengage from their fighting. Prince Khalid's announcement on December 23 that major military operations had ended was followed by a Houthi statement that offered withdrawal from all [...]
2009-12-30 15:24:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNMASS MOPS PREL SA YM
09RIYADH408SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The SAG's MOI-hosted Security Conference in Riyadh and the meeting between CENTCOM DCOM LtGen John Allen with Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) highlight the SAG's commitment to counter-terrorist activity in the Kingdom by partnering with the U [...]
2009-03-10 14:36:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
09RIYADH474USG-SAUDI MOI PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The USG has formally stood up a new Security Assistance Organization in Saudi Arabia - Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI). Partnered with the Saudi MOI, OPM-MOI built upon a previous USG-conducted vulnerability assessment of Saudi oil production facilities [...]
2009-03-30 09:39:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
09RIYADH490DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel demarche on the Doha Arab League summit in a March 24 meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, and again in a March 25 meeting with MFA Director for UN Affairs Adnan al-Baghdadi. 2. (C) DCM made [...]
2009-03-30 13:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF
09RIYADH694U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP:
[...] (C) Summary: On May 19, 2009 HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) and Charge' D'Affaires David Rundell signed three agreements to fund U.S. staff dedicated to supporting Saudi Arabia's critical infrastructure protection program. The signing ceremony took place in M [...]
2009-05-20 14:02:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
09RIYADH732SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG TERM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On 30 May Dr. Khalid al-Taweel, who oversees the Ministry of the Interior's (MOI) interface with Office of Program Management:Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI),again requested assistance for (1) a new cyber security program and ( [...]
2009-06-01 07:00:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
09RIYADH830NEXT STEPS TO USE THE GSA ANNEX AS OFFICES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested: Embassy plans to renovate a building in the GSO Annex for use as office space for the Office of Program Management-Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI). The Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is prepared to fund this project. Embassy requests a cos [...]
2009-06-23 04:56:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ABLD ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS SA
09RIYADH839U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP:
[...] (C) On June 24, Ambassador Erdman and Ministry of Interior Assistant Minister for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) signed the Project Specific Agreement (PSA) establishing the Office of Program Management ) Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) and providing initial fundi [...]
2009-06-25 10:43:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA
09ROME1040MOD LA RUSSA REQUESTS OCTOBER MEETING WITH SECDEF:
[...] (C) Summary. An adviser to Italian MOD La Russa told Post on September 3 that La Russa would like a meeting with Secretary Gates in Washington the week of October 6-11. Post strongly recommends that SecDef accept the visit, which La Russa needs in order to bolster the strong case he is making [...]
2009-09-08 16:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1072GOI RESOLVE SHAKEN BUT INTACT AFTER SIX SOLDIERS
[...] (C) Summary: The day after an IED attack in Kabul left six Italian soldiers dead and four wounded, political and public reaction ranged from strong statements in support of the mission to outright calls for the troops to come home. While PM Berlusconi told the Ambassador privately that talk of [...]
2009-09-18 17:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1119UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US
[...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...]
2009-09-30 16:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09ROME1132SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13
[...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...]
2009-10-05 15:02:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE
09ROME1155AMBASSADOR DAALDER AND FM FRATTINI DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder and EUR DAS for Western Europe Spencer Boyer met with Italian Foreign Minister Frattini on October 8 to discuss the way ahead in Afghanistan and the development of the NATO Strategic Concept. Frattini said that Italy remains firmly committed t [...]
2009-10-14 13:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1256U.S.-ITALY SECURITY DIALOGUES
[...] (U) This cable answers reftel request for information on U.S.-Italian Security Dialogues: their nature, frequency and usefulness. 2. (SBU) The principal U.S.-Italy security dialogue is the Joint Military Commission, which governs the presence of U.S. military forces on Italian bases. It w [...]
2009-11-13 15:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT
09ROME126ROME MEETING OF RC-WEST EMBASSIES: GUIDANCE REQUEST
[...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a meeting on February 9 for Embassies of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF mission. The meeting is part of a GOI effort to encourage cohesio [...]
2009-02-04 17:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR AZ IT NATO
09ROME1279AFGHANISTAN: ITALY BRACED FOR TROOP REQUEST,
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI is braced for an eventual request for more troops in Afghanistan, but its initial offer will likely be modest due to political, budgetary, and structural constraints on Italian troop deployment capability. We can and should push the Italians beyond their current comfort z [...]
2009-11-20 14:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1309AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Thorne delivered Reftel points to Gianni Letta, Chief Undersecretary to PM Berlusconi, on November 24. Letta took the message on board, and thanked the Ambassador for the heads up on the pending USG decision and "asks" for new resources. Following the NSA Jones discussion with [...]
2009-11-25 17:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME1318AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCEMENT: ITALY PREPARING MAJOR
[...] C) Summary: Foreign Minister Frattini assured the Ambassador that Italy was striving to provide over 1,000 additional troops to the ISAF mission but its final increase depended on cuts in other overseas missions. Defense Minister LaRussa will announce Italy's intent to do more on December 2 [...]
2009-12-01 16:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME1324AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGING FORCES BEFORE NATO
[...] (C/NF) Following up on reftel conversation, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini contacted the Ambassador the evening of December 2 to inform him that the GOI was changing its approach on announcing its new force contributions. Following Tuesday afternoon conversations between the Foreign Ministe [...]
2009-12-02 13:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO
09ROME1363ISAF: NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY'S 1,000 TROOP COMMITMENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian government has started the Parliamentary approval process for its increased ISAF commitments. On December 10, FM Frattini and MOD La Russa briefed Parliament's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees on the GOI's plans for a 1,000-troop surge in ISAF over the next te [...]
2009-12-11 16:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME160ITALY PRESSES RC-WEST PARTNERS TO CONTRIBUTE MORE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: At a February 9 meeting of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan, the GOI announced its intent to provide part of the maneuver battalion needed for Election Security Forces (ESF) in the region. The GOI urged other countries at the confer [...]
2009-02-10 16:00:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME177GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...]
2009-02-13 10:15:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME211YOUR FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On February 27, you will meet Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, an experienced and serious statesman who seeks to raise Italy's profile on the international stage. Your meeting represents for the GOI a long-awaited first encounter with the new U.S. administration. The [...]
2009-02-24 12:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO MOPS IT
09ROME275ITALY AGREES TO GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Italy approves the Program of Action for the March 13 London meeting on Gaza smuggling interdiction with no edits to the draft as presented. The Middle East Levant and Egypt Office told us that they have reviewed the Program of Action and fully support the document and most importantly, t [...]
2009-03-09 13:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO IT
09ROME31ITALY: WILL ATTEND GAZA MEETING ON MARGINS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 16:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL MARR MOPS IT
09ROME346ISAF: MOD LA RUSSA OFFERS SMALL INCREASE IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Italian MOD La Russa told Charge on March 23 that Italy is considering sending to Afghanistan -- in addition to 200 temporary Electoral Support Forces already pledged -- 50 Carabineri police trainers, two C-27J Transport Aircraft, three medevac helicopters, and up to two additi [...]
2009-03-24 15:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME355ITALY READY TO HELP ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
[...] (C) Italian Foreign Minister Frattini confirmed to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson March 24 that Italy is ready to help the United States resolve the issue of Guantanamo detainees through resettlement in Italy and advocacy for the U.S. effort within the EU. Frattini advised that there is oppositio [...]
2009-03-26 17:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IT
09ROME364AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: ITALY PREPARED TO SEND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy is prepared to double or triple its current contingent of 40 Carabinieri police trainers in Afghanistan and expand their mandate to include district-level mentoring, but is concerned about cost. The GOI favors either (1) an NTM-A arrangement in which the burden of fundi [...]
2009-03-30 17:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF FR
09ROME388ITALY MUSTERING POLITICAL WILL TO DO MORE IN
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Italy is in broad agreement with the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and is actively considering additional contributions to make at the NATO Summit and the Pakistan Donor Conference in Tokyo. Although facing tight budgetary restrict [...]
2009-04-03 16:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME409G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...]
2009-04-09 10:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME424ISAF: ITALY CONFIRMS STRASBOURG PLEDGE OF 524
[...] (C) Overview and Summary: Italian MFA Officials confirmed on April 10 Italy's NATO Summit offers of 524 new troops and trainers for Afghanistan. This number represents a last-minute ramp-up in the final days before the summit from Italy's planned contribution of 324 (Ref A),which was preview [...]
2009-04-10 15:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME456VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...]
2009-04-22 15:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF
09ROME78ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...]
2009-01-22 17:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT
09ROME851AFGHANISTAN: ITALY TO KEEP ELECTION SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI is looking at ways to enhance its support for Afghanistan after the August 20 presidential elections. It has a bill before Parliament authorizing Euro 509 million for Italian overseas security and peacekeeping missions through October 2009. The bill, which passed the lo [...]
2009-07-24 10:59:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME969ITALIAN REACTION TO EXPANDED CGPCS PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) On August 19, Acting Political Minister Counselor and Poloffs informed Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Massimo Marotti of the U.S. interest in expanding participation in Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) fora chaired by the U.S.(Ref A). Marotti [...]
2009-08-21 15:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL
09ROME997AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SEEKS TO HEAL EGF RIFT WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Italian officials are optimistic that they can come to an amicable agreement with France over the proposed deployment of a European Gendarmerie Force mission to Afghanistan. At the next meeting of the EGF governing committee in Paris, September 2-4, Italy will present ideas for E [...]
2009-08-28 13:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AF IT FR
09SANAA1430SALEH TELLS PETRAEUS: "NO RESTRICTIONS" ON CT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. During Commander of the U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus' second visit to Yemen on July 26, President Saleh stated that no restrictions or conditions would be placed on the USG-ROYG CT partnership. The President also agreed to increase the tempo of military training [...]
2009-08-09 06:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MARR MCAP PHSA PINS PTER MOPS OTRA YM
09SANAA1507SA'ADA: WITH PLANES AND TANKS, ROYG SIGNALS SIXTH
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The spread of violent clashes across Sa'ada, al-Jawf and the Saudi border and confluence of the Houthi rebellion with tribal and sectarian conflict in the region has finally drawn the ROYG into what now appears to be the sixth round of fighting. After several months of sporadic [...]
2009-08-12 14:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1532SIXTH ROUND OF SA'ADA FIGHTING INTENSIFIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The sixth round of fighting between the ROYG and the Houthis, which began on August 11, has continued to escalate, kinetically and rhetorically. On August 13, the ROYG gave the Houthis six conditions for ceasing hostilities, including one that the Houthis most likely have no powe [...]
2009-08-17 15:12:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1555AS SA'ADA CONFLICT RAGES, HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As fighting continues in Sa'ada governorate, concern is growing about the conflict's humanitarian impact, with thousands of newly displaced people seeking shelter at camps in Sa'ada, Hajja, Amran, and al-Jawf governorates. President Saleh continues to press a military solution [...]
2009-08-20 10:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PTER YM
09SANAA1599SA,ADA WAR: DESPITE CLAIMS OF CEASEFIRE, CIVILIANS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. On the afternoon of August 26, multiple media sources reported a brief humanitarian ceasefire between the ROYG and the Houthis. The ROYG did not officially confirm it, and it is unclear how it is being implemented or if it will hold. The reported ceasefire comes at the end [...]
2009-08-26 14:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1618SA'ADA WAR: FIERCE FIGHTING FOLLOWS ALLEGED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After a fleeting )- or, by some accounts, non-existent -- ceasefire, fighting continues in earnest with artillery and aerial attacks throughout Sa'ada and parts of Amran governorates. Although President Saleh announced a "new" strategy on August 26, little appears to have change [...]
2009-08-31 14:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1621ROYG REJECTS HOUTHI CEASEFIRE
[...] (U) The Houthis announced a unilateral ceasefire on the night of August 31, which the ROYG categorically rejected the following day. According to the ceasefire announcement, which Houthi spokesman Muhammad Abd-al-Salam made during a live telephone interview on al-Jazeera's August 31 evening [...]
2009-09-01 13:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1628SA'ADA CONFLICT: A PROXY WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN
[...] (C) While Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels exchange fire in Sa'ada, a vociferous exchange of accusations and counter-accusations over alleged foreign interference in the conflict is taking place in the Yemeni and regional media. Iranian official media is giving the conflict unpreced [...]
2009-09-02 11:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PINS KPAO YM
09SANAA1648ANOTHER HALF-HEARTED CEASEFIRE IN SA'ADA; FIGHTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The sixth war in Sa'ada shows no sign of slowing, despite another brief ceasefire announcement on September 4. The ongoing war of words between the ROYG and Houthis is resulting in a dizzying see-saw of accusations and counter-accusations, none of them independently verifiable. [...]
2009-09-09 15:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1690SA'ADA WAR: ROYG BOMBING ALLEGEDLY KILLS 87
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Multiple media sources report that the ROYG conducted an airstrike against a school in Amran governorate in which IDPs had sought shelter, killing 87 civilians, mostly women and children. ROYG officials, including President Saleh, say that only Houthis were killed in the bomb [...]
2009-09-19 13:55:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1847TRIBALIZED "POPULAR ARMY" AGAINST THE HOUTHIS WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG is encouraging the formation of a "popular army" of tribesmen to supplement the regular army's fight against the Houthis in northern Yemen. The ROYG uses the "popular army" to harness tribal support for the war, increase its numbers and firepower in the region, and enga [...]
2009-10-07 07:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1936CHILD SOLDIERS ALLEGEDLY USED BY BOTH SIDES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Numerous credible sources report that both the ROYG and the Houthis are illegally recruiting and employing child soldiers to fight the war in northern Yemen. Although the ROYG military does not appear to be directly employing child soldiers, the tribal militias it has mobilized [...]
2009-10-20 12:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA1937COULD A SA'ADA CEASEFIRE BE ON THE HORIZON?
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Rumors of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's arrest, a flurry of high-level ROYG visits to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Qirbi's sudden dispatch to Egypt, Syria, and Libya, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's postponed visit to Sana'a point to the possibility of significant developments [...]
2009-10-20 12:59:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1963AMBASSADOR APPRISES PRESIDENT SALEH OF WASHINGTON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER YM
09SANAA1998MORE EVIDENCE THAT CHILD SOLDIERS USED BY "ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Credible NGO and media sources report that all three parties in the Sa'ada conflict )- the ROYG, the tribes, and the Houthis -- are using child soldiers. While the ROYG denies it uses child soldiers, local and international journalists and NGOs report that they interviewed child [...]
2009-11-02 14:23:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KTIP YM
09SANAA2030SA'ADA: HOUTHIS PUSH OUTWARD, THOUSANDS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The vast majority of Sa'ada governorate appears to be under Houthi control, including much of western Sa'ada, where the rebels took Razeh's military airport; northwestern Sa'ada; and eastern Sa'ada, where they have opened a new front. One exception is Sa'ada City, most of which [...]
2009-11-04 15:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER YM
09SANAA2079HIZBALLAH AND THE HOUTHIS: DIFFERENT GOALS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In their ongoing pursuit of Western support for their struggle against the Houthis, ROYG officials have latched onto recent, unsubstantiated media claims of Hizballah cooperation with the Houthis in Sa'ada in order to bolster their argument that the Houthis are a terrorist organ [...]
2009-11-18 06:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER MOPS PGOV PROP YM
09SANAA2205IRANIAN-YEMENI RELATIONS STRAINED BY SA'ADA WAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Iranian-Yemeni relations have deteriorated as Yemeni officials and ROYG media have repeated their suspicions of Iranian support for the Houthi rebels, including, but not limited to, support for an alleged Hizballah presence in northern Yemen (REF A and B). Attempts by Iran t [...]
2009-12-13 14:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2230YEMEN'S COUNTER TERRORISM UNIT STRETCHED THIN BY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. As the sixth war against the Houthis continues to squeeze Yemen's conventional military, the ROYG has looked to its U.S. and U.K.-funded and trained counterterrorism forces to provide some relief to battered army forces. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) - trained to detect small ter [...]
2009-12-17 12:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PINS MASS PGOV YM
09SANAA2249YEMEN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate during 2009. Al-Qa'ida Yemen (AQY) announced its merger with al-Qa'ida elements in Saudi Arabia in January 2009, creating al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This strategy of consolidation and greater organization r [...]
2009-12-21 13:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV MOPS YE
09SANAA2250YEMEN ABUZZ WITH TALK OF CT OPERATIONS; TTENTION SLOWLY TURNS TO U.S. ROLE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Yemenis have talked of little else but the counterterrorism operations against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since news broke of the pre-dawn raids on December 17. Official media and ROYG officials have focused on the successful aspects of the operation, including an alleged 34 te [...]
2009-12-21 13:28:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV PREL MOPS MASS YM
09SANAA2251ROYG LOOKS AHEAD FOLLOWING CT OPERATIONS, BUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The ROYG views the December 17 CT operations as a success and a benefit to Yemeni national interests, and appears not overly concerned about unauthorized leaks regarding the U.S. role and negative media attention to civilian deaths. ROYG officials continue to publicly maintain that [...]
2009-12-21 13:34:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS MASS PGOV PREL YE
09SANAA2259ROYG MAKES THE ROUNDS IN EUROPE: ATTEMPTS TO STAVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Muhi al-Dhabbi recently returned from a whirlwind trip to six European nations in which he attempted to explain ROYG policy on the Houthi conflict in Sa'ada and postpone rumored UN Security Council debate that the ROYG fears might lead to greater foreign i [...]
2009-12-22 10:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MOPS PTER YM
09SANAA2274ROYG ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN AQAP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Rashad al-Alimi for the first time publicly acknowledged U.S. intelligence assistance in the December 17 strikes during a presentation to Parliament on December 23. Preliminary reports from Post contacts indicate that Alimi's prese [...]
2009-12-27 12:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS MOPS PINR YM
09SANAA2286ROYG RESPONDS TO ILLICIT SERBIAN WEAPONS DEAL ALLEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 10:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTR MASS PGOV
09SANAA2287YEMEN: HOUTHI HEAD POSSIBLY DEAD, BUT REBELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. With the ROYG and international community refocused on the long-running battle against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the civil war against the Houthi rebels in northern Sa'ada governorate continues to rage, despite rumors that Houthi commander Abdulmalik al-Houthi is dead. [...]
2009-12-31 10:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PREF MOPS YM SA
09SANAA44YEMEN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION AT CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] Abdul Hakeem al-Eryani, Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister, confirmed on January 10 that Yemen's Permanent Representative to the United Nations will attend the January 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy. 2. Poloff provided al-Eryani with reftel draft agenda and proposed meet [...]
2009-01-11 05:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER YM
09SANAA555DOHA SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 14:25:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL KPKO WWBG MOPS PGOV YM
09SANAA560SIXTH ROUND IN SAADA: WHERE'S THE TIPPING POINT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The threat of a sixth round of fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and government forces in Saada looms large. Potential flashpoints include the issue of prisoners, tribal warfare in the northern governorates and the grim humanitarian situation. The constant drumbeat of viol [...]
2009-04-01 06:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
09SANJOSE195COSTA RICA SUPPORTS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
[...] (SBU) On March 17 we delivered Ref A demarche to Adriana Murillo of the MFA's UNSC team, and on March 16 to Antonio Alarcon, COS to FonMin Bruno Stagno, regarding Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and plans to base Russian military forces in those areas. Alarcon offered no im [...]
2009-03-18 17:55:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09SANJOSE265DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF
[...] On March 31, we delivered reftel to Linyi Baidal, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of Foreign Policy. Baidal thanked us for the white paper and said that the MFA would read it with interest. Baidal stated that she would follow up with us if the GOCR had additional questions. CIANCHETTE [...]
2009-04-03 13:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CS
09SANSALVADOR1045MILITARY ANTI-CRIME PLAN A GAMBLE FOR FUNES
[...] (C) Summary: On November 5, President Funes signed an emergency decree to deploy 3,500 soldiers into 28 urban areas to combat a growing wave of violent crime. Politicians, the military and the public strongly support the plan, but critics fear human rights violations and damage to the Salvado [...]
2009-11-09 11:50:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNKCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PINS PREL SOCI MOPS ES
09SANSALVADOR1053PRESIDENT FUNES REQUESTS DISASTER ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy received November 10 a request from President Funes for humanitarian assistance to respond to devastating floods that hit parts of El Salvador November 8. The GOES is requesting heavy-lift helicopter capabilities, an engineering battalion to help clear and rebuild the town of Ver [...]
2009-11-10 21:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1057 SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]
2009-11-13 11:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1069Your Visit to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]
2009-11-17 20:10:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1081El Salvador: Building on Our Disaster Relief Successes
[...] (U) Above all, I want this message to convey Embassy San Salvador's appreciation for AID/OFDA's and Southcom's swift, effective and professional response to El Salvador's flooding and mudslides, caused by Tropical Storm Ida. A quick chronology: * The storm's damage was inflic [...]
2009-11-23 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1099Your Visits to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]
2009-12-07 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1117Mission Priorities for Disaster Relief Assistance
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Salvador sees it in the United States national interest to offer a robust package of disaster relief assistance to President Funes and the GOES. The GOES has requested, at the highest levels, USG assistance to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane/Tr [...]
2009-12-23 17:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1172Disaster Relief Update - Focus on Partnerships for
[...] Summary: According to a December 4 report prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),El Salvador suffered nearly USD 240 million in damages and loss related to the November 7-8 rains caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 199 lives were lost as a re [...]
2009-12-08 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR249DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIA RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS ES MOPS PBTS
09SANSALVADOR301GOES AGREES TO FIVE-YEAR COMALAPA CSL EXTENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Marisol Argueta publicly presented Charge a note April 2 in reply to the Embassy's note of July 2, 2008 agreeing to a five-year extension of the agreement governing counter-narcotics activities at the Cooperative Security Location at Comalapa Internatio [...]
2009-04-02 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR ES
09SANTIAGO865Chilean FM on Honduras, Salitre Military Exercises,
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Fernandez told PDAS Kelly that Chile strongly supports the San Jose Accord to resolve the crisis in Honduras, but noted disagreements in the international community about the most constructive way forward. Chile is trying to ease tensions with Peru, in particula [...]
2009-10-06 20:58:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETPREL PHUM MOPS UNESCO UNHRC CI HO
09SANTIAGO869CHILE, PERU SQUABBLE OVER MULTINATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent flap between Chile and Peru over a multinational military exercise illustrates both countries' tendency to spar publicly over border-related issues. After Peruvian Defense Minister Rey publicly called for the multinational exercise to be cancelled, Chile invited Peru [...]
2009-10-09 21:57:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PE CI
09SANTIAGO887Chile Pleased with Trilateral Cooperation, Pursues Regional
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fernandez reaffirmed Chile's outstanding relationship with the United States during an October 27 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez is especially pleased with U.S.-Chile trilateral cooperation. Chile is pursuing a policy of regional integration through bila [...]
2009-10-30 17:51:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PE CI
09SANTIAGO901COM Concurrence/Vetting Assurance for FY 2010 Santiago
[...] (C) Ambassador Paul E. Simons formally concurs, per reftel guidance, with Embassy Santiago's proposal for FY2010 Section 1206 funding. The proposal is designed to strengthen Chile's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism activities and deepen the already outstanding relationship between the Un [...]
2009-11-16 16:41:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC CI
09SANTODOMINGO403DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...]
2009-04-01 12:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR
09SAOPAULO104EMBRAER'S CURADO -- ADVICE ON FX2 AND VIEWS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Embraer CEO Federico Curado on January 30 to discuss Curado's views on the FX2 sale, as well hear about how the financial crisis has affected the company's sales. Curado stressed the political nature of the decision, stating that in addition to technol [...]
2009-02-19 19:10:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR
09SARAJEVO1008SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]
2009-08-21 05:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO364BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:15:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]
2009-09-11 15:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 18:28:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09SEOUL120ROKG VIEWS ON CONPLAN 5029, SMA, AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary. ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan discussed the ROKG's positions on Conceptual Plan (CONPLAN) 5029, the new Special Measures Agreement (SMA),and Afghanistan during a cordial and wide-ranging 30-minute meeting at the Blue House on January 15 with United States Forces [...]
2009-01-23 00:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR PREL MOPS PGOV KS AF
09SEOUL1786ROK SENDS LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN
[...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]
2009-11-09 22:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL1787ROK LETTER TO NATO SIGNALING INTENT TO JOIN ISAF
[...] (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points to Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) ROK-US Security Cooperation Director Hyoung-chan Choe on November 9, 2009. Choe stated that Foreign Minister Yu sent a letter on November 6 to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen re [...]
2009-11-09 22:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS AF KS NATO
09SEOUL1795AMBASSADOR WI SUNG-LAC ON WEST SEA NAVAL INCIDENT
[...] (C) Ambassador Wi Sung-lac, the ROKG's point person on North Korean issues, gave Ambassador Stephens a readout on the November 10 naval skirmish in the West Sea. Wi said there were no ROK casualties; he could not confirm reports that at least one North Korean was killed and several others wou [...]
2009-11-10 09:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PINR PGOV KN KS
09SEOUL1808NO TRACTION FOR ANTI-PRT DEMOS DURING POTUS VISIT
[...] (C) People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD),one of the largest leftist NGOs in Korea, announced on November 2 plans for demonstrations -- coinciding with President Obama's November 18-19 visit to Seoul -- against the ROK's decision to lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) [...]
2009-11-16 02:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MOPS KS AF
09SEOUL1945ROK MND DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY SEEKS US
[...] (S) OSD DASD Michael Schiffer met with newly appointed Deputy Minister of National Defense for Policy LTC Gwang Il Chang on December 11, 2009. Deputy Minister LTG Chang expressed his gratitude to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (APSA) Gregson for his Dec [...]
2009-12-14 07:51:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KS AF
09SEOUL2021ROK FOREIGN MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, FTA AND NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one breakfast with the Ambassador December 30, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to establishing a PRT in Afghanistan, saying the Administration expects the National Assembly to pass the necessary legislation in February. Yu expressed con [...]
2009-12-30 09:13:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR ECON YM PK AF CH
09SEOUL39ROK FEEDBACK ON DRAFT CGSP ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION
[...] Poloff on January 8 presented the information in reftel A to Key Cheol Lee, Deputy Director-General of the Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs Bureau, and Hyung-hwa Cho of the Security & Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division, both within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Please n [...]
2009-01-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09SEOUL390ROKG INTENDS TO HOLD JUNE CGPCS MEETING IN SEOUL
[...] (SBU) On March 12, poloff delivered to Oh Youjin, International Security Affairs Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),the information in reftel para 3 regarding the June session of the Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS). 2. (SBU) Oh conv [...]
2009-03-13 06:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM PREL KS MOPS PHSA
09SEOUL44621ST SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The 21st session of the Security Policy Initiative (SPI) opened on March 2, at the ROK Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. The meeting covered a wide range of topics concerning the U.S.-ROK security alliance, including: the North Korea (DPRK) missile situation, an update on [...]
2009-03-20 08:13:00Embassy SeoulSECRETMARR MCAP MOPS PREL KS KN
09SEOUL477SEOUL UNDERSCORES CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 04:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS KS
09SEOUL513ROKG REVIEWING CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan on March 30 and conveyed reftel points. Kim, limiting his remarks to Afghanistan, said that the United States had done a thorough review of the on-going challenges in Afghanistan and that ROK Foreign Minister looked for [...]
2009-03-31 07:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF PK KS
09SEOUL591ROKG RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (S) Summary. The responses from Director-General Choi Jongmoon (South Asian and Pacific Affairs) and First Secretary Kim Hyon-du (ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division) indicated that the ROKG: had yet to make a decision on contributions [...]
2009-04-10 07:53:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF KS
09SEOUL88ROK UN PEACEKEEPING: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
[...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassifed. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The ROK has participated in seven UN-sanctioned peacekeeping operations (UN PKO) in the past. The ROK currently participates in eight UN PKOs, with its 367 troop contingent in Lebanon being the most signi [...]
2009-01-16 08:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KS
09SHENYANG187MOORE'S MARAUDERS INKS COOPERATION DEAL WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/EconChief attended the Oct 21 MOU signing ceremony between Shenyang University and Moore's Marauders (MM),an American NGO that recovers the remains of MIA/POWs from past wars. A culmination of two years of cooperation with the University's Mukden POW Camp Studies Research C [...]
2009-10-26 03:24:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS TINT CH
09SINGAPORE265SINGAPORE STANDING BY FOR FINAL DECISIONS ON MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:11:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR SN AF
09SINGAPORE288SINGAPORE-INDIA: STRATEGIC SYMBIOSIS
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore is working systematically with India to strengthen India's bilateral and regional engagement in East Asia, Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh, Indian High Commissioner S. Jaishankar, and other contacts told CDA and Embassy officers. Symbolic of this was Foreign Minister Geor [...]
2009-03-27 10:46:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MOPS SN IN
09SINGAPORE314SINGAPORE DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA OR
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe Director Lawrence Anderson. Anderson noted that Georgia is a long way from Singapore and said Singapore has no plans to recognize Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent states. Anderson noted that Singapore's ambassa [...]
2009-04-03 10:33:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS SN
09SINGAPORE366SINGAPORE REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING IN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the conclusions of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and on Afghanistan's continuing needs to MFA Americas Deputy Director Loh Tuck Keat and MFA Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Assistant Director Stephen Lim April 15. He called attentio [...]
2009-04-16 08:20:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO SN AF
09SINGAPORE532SINGAPORE SLOWLY WADING DEEPER INTO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Singapore announced in the Straits Times newspaper June 4 that it will deploy to Afghanistan a battlefield radar system and supporting personnel that can detect enemy artillery, rocket and mortar launches and help direct counter-battery fire. The radar requires a four-man team to operate [...]
2009-06-05 08:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ASEC PTER MARR AF SN
09SINGAPORE665MFA PONDERS WHETHER NEW AGREEMENT ON MANAS MEANS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 07:53:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF
09SINGAPORE679SINGAPORE CONDUCTS EXERCISE SIMULATING
[...] (C) CDA and Embassy consular and law enforcement officers observed the final part of the Government of Singapore's "Northstar VII" crisis response exercise held at the Rasa Sentosa Hotel on July 15. The exercise simulated a Mumbai-style terrorist "swarm" assault from the sea on Singapore. T [...]
2009-07-15 09:05:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS CASC SN
09SINGAPORE687MFA SUGGESTS COOPERATION WITH USG ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 07:43:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR PGOV AF SG
09SINGAPORE765SINGAPORE TO PROVIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING TO
[...] (C) Singapore will host twenty-five (all Under-Secretary level) Sri-Lankan officials from several ministries for two weeks of good-governance and leadership training beginning October 25, MFA South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Director S. Premjith told EP Counselor in an August 13 meeting. Prem [...]
2009-08-14 07:21:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PHUM MOPS SL AF SN
09SINGAPORE977SINGAPORE OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO INDONESIA AND
[...] (U) Summary: GOS has offered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos in the wake of the Padang Earthquake and Typhoon Ketsana. Assistance offers range from military aircraft assistance and deployment of elite Singapore Civil Def [...]
2009-10-05 09:45:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ID MOPS PREL SENV SN
09SKOPJE214SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MACEDONIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit presents an opportune moment to underscore to Macedonians that the Obama Administration is not "pro-Greek," that the United States is prepared to engage in active behind-the-scenes support for developing a reasonable solution to the name dispute -- working with BOTH sides -- [...]
2009-05-12 18:23:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GR KV MK
09SKOPJE369MACEDONIA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM NATO ADVISORY TEAM
[...] (C) Summary: The assignment of Bulgarians to both the commander and deputy positions of the NATO Advisory Team for Macedonia is not in U.S. interests. End summary. 2. (C) We learned off-line in early June that Bulgaria was the only Ally who volunteered to fill the "Chief NAT" position in S [...]
2009-07-29 07:06:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS NATO MK BU NL
09SKOPJE382 IMPEDIMENTS TO MACEDONIA'S DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) I request senior-level intervention to resolve bureaucratic impediments to the long-planned deployment of 79 Macedonian soldiers to Afghanistan. This deployment will allow the Vermont National Guard to double its reconnaissance and police mentor teams, from 4 to 8 of each. Obtaining pra [...]
2009-08-05 17:10:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS NATO AF MK
09SKOPJE457POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF CLOSING AIRSCAN IN
[...] (C) We have learned that a decision memo has been forwarded to SACEUR recommending, among other options, that the Airscan operation based at the Skopje airport cease entirely. NATO has used Airscan since 2003 to provide aerial surveillance for KFOR. (For operational reasons, Airscan was base [...]
2009-09-16 17:12:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PREL KFOR KV MK
09SKOPJE569MACEDONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 16:09:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09SKOPJE582MACEDONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISAF
[...] (C) On November 28 Ambassador Reeker raised with PM Gruevski the request for further assistance in Afghanistan and public support following the upcoming announcement of U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan. Gruevski said he would issue a public statement of support following the Presi [...]
2009-11-30 16:09:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09SKOPJE587MACEDONIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] This is an action request - please see para. 4. 2. In response to President Obama's speech on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Ivanov wrote a letter addressed to the President (shared with the media here) in which he commended President Obama for his leadership in this [...]
2009-12-04 17:30:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS NATO AF MK
09SOFIA158BULGARIA: POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS ON NEW ISAF
[...] (C) CDA a.i. Karagiannis delivered Reftel A to the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff and Foreign Policy Advisor stressing the need for all allies to contribute more at the upcoming NATO Summit. Foreign Policy Advisor Chukov said the issue was already under consideration and would be discussed [...]
2009-04-03 13:45:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR BU AF
09SOFIA629BULGARIA AGREES TO REJECT POTENTIAL LME TRANSFER
[...] (S) Per reftel instructions, we delivered talking points to the head of the Internationally Controlled Trade and Security Directorate, Ivelina Bahchevanova, on November 3, 2009. The same day, the Bulgarian Export Trade Commission convened and agreed to deny authorization to transfer 60 anti- [...]
2009-11-04 12:01:00Embassy SofiaSECRETETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER SY MASS BU
09STATE100087AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR A
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5 and 6. 2. DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. DOD PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA, OCTOBER 17 ) NOVEMBER 7, 2009, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MOBILE TRAINING TEAM EXERCISE. TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON COUNTER NARCOT [...]
2009-09-25 16:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE100603PIRACY PROSECUTION - DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request (see paragraphs 2 and 3). Kenya currently has more than 100 suspected pirates in custody, either awaiting trial or on trial. The burden needs to be shared more broadly. The United States will continue to press victim states to take responsibility for [...]
2009-09-28 11:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS MP PBTS PHSA
09STATE10122AGREEMENT WITH BAHAMAS ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. DOD has asked the Department to secure status protections for U.S. military personnel who will be present in the Bahamas from March 4, 2009 through March 18, 2009 in conjunction with Exercise Tradewinds. Post is requested to immediately propo [...]
2009-02-04 14:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE102580(S) MULTI FLATBED TRUCK CONVOY ENROUTE FROM IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Ankara. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 immediately. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information that a multi flatbed truck convoy carrying industrial manufacturing components likely intended for the production of explosively [...]
2009-10-02 00:40:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS TU
09STATE102717LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 922
[...] (SBU) As of October 2, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan National Police Sevilla Midence, Cruz Alonso; Comm; 02 May 1965 Navas Funes, Domingo de Jeses; Comm; 04 Aug 1958 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-10-02 13:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE102718LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 920
[...] (SBU) As of October 2, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Army Varela, Rafael Antonio; Sgt; 24 Oct 1972 Paniagua, Pablo Jose; Sgt; 25 July 1975 Rosales Caceres, Edwin Javier; Sgt; 07 A [...]
2009-10-02 13:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE102805HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...]
2009-10-02 15:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE103150DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UN ENGAGEMENT IN YEMEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes intends to travel to Yemen on/about October 8 to observe UN agency responses to the Houthi conflict in the northern Sa'ada province of Yemen. The Department requests that USUN approach Mr. Holmes in advance of his visit to relay the i [...]
2009-10-02 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM YM
09STATE105342AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, AND 6. 2. DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA, FROM OCTOBER 1, 2009 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTERNARCOTICS RELATED TRAINING EXERCISES (MILIT [...]
2009-10-08 21:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE105467UNIFIL: BUCKING UP THE ITALIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs three through six. Summary ------- 2. (C/NF) Summary. We want to prevent a significant drawdown of Italy's contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),a linchpin of the post-2006 ceasefire between Israel and Hizballah. Due t [...]
2009-10-09 13:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS
09STATE10565LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 113
[...] (SBU) As of February 5, 2009 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals or units listed. Unit: -- Lozano Vilchez, Jose Fernando; DOB: 18 May 1963 2. (SBU) Post is therefore authorized to provide the following sta [...]
2009-02-05 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE106356HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]
2009-10-13 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE106358HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]
2009-10-13 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE10706HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2009-02-05 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE10712HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...]
2009-02-05 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE107705(S) NEXT STEPS ON TURKEY'S SEIZURE OF IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) On October 4, in response to U.S.-provided information, Turkey halted a convoy of three flatbed trucks enroute from Iran to a Lebanon-based company via Syria. The trucks were su [...]
2009-10-16 22:20:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS TU
09STATE108101LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1011
[...] (SBU) As of October 19, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan National Police Guido Espinoza, Jose Esteban; Comm; 02 Sept 1962 Garcia Duarte, Miguel Angel; Comm; 14 Jul 1959 2. (SBU) Po [...]
2009-10-19 18:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE108199LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 21:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM LE
09STATE109294LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1024
[...] (SBU) As of October 22, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan National Police Ruiz, Gilberto Jose; Sub-Comm.; 26 Mar 1956 Rodriguez Palma, Jose Santos; Lt; 02 Apr 1963 Salgado, Zacarias I [...]
2009-10-22 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE109989ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Incidents like the July 14 explosion of a Hizballah weapons depot in Khirbat Selim, September 11 rocket attacks on northern Israel, and the events of October 12 in Tayr Falsayh further undermi [...]
2009-10-23 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS
09STATE112990AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2,5 and 6. 2. DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA, FROM JANUARY 1, 2010, TO JUNE 30, 2010, IN CONJUNCTION WITH U.S. NAVY MOBILE SECURITY DETACHMENT OPERATIONS FOR HVUT [...]
2009-11-02 22:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE113007REQUEST GOVERNMENT OF BULGARIA TO STOP LME
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (S/NF) Background. On October 16, 2009, we alerted the Government of Bulgaria (GOB) that as of early August 2009, the Turkish firm TSS Silah Ve Savunma Sanayi Dis Ticaret Ltd. was preparing for the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin AHM- [...]
2009-11-02 23:02:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNBU ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER SY MASS
09STATE113851LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1078
[...] (SBU) As of November 4, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Army Gutierrez Vargas, Cecil Armando; Cpt; 17 Dec 1974 2. (SBU) Post is therefore authorized to provide the following state [...]
2009-11-04 17:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE115253ROK PLANS FOR A PRT IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) Background: On October 29, 2009, the Republic of Korea (ROK) publicly announced their intention to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan to support stabilization and reconstruction efforts. The Republic [...]
2009-11-07 01:06:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL KS
09STATE116170AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE STATUS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2, 5, 6, and 7. 2. In 2007, Trinidad and Tobago enacted a visiting forces act (VFA),in which designated states, visiting forces and civilian component personnel are accorded limited privileges and immunities. The United States is a designated stat [...]
2009-11-10 21:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIA MARR MOPS TD
09STATE116746LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1124
[...] (SBU) As of November 12, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Army Silva Lopez, Francisco Javier; TC; 01 Aug 1961 Nunez Mendieta, Ervin Jose; Maj; 24 May 1962 2. (SBU) Post is [...]
2009-11-12 19:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE118217REQUEST FOR REGULAR REPORTING ON LORD'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 3 and 4. 2. (U) As operations to pursue and destroy the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continue, an unfortunate side effect is the widening geographic area in which marauding small groups of LRA attack and prey on civilians for resupply of sust [...]
2009-11-16 22:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS CG UG SU CT
09STATE118371SOMALIA DESIGNATIONS: RESPONSE TO USUN REQUEST TO
[...] (U) This is an action request for USUN (see para 3) and for Embassies London and Paris (see para 9 and 10). ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) The Somalia Sanctions Committee's Monitoring Group (MG) has provided the Committee with a list of targets it believes meet the listing criter [...]
2009-11-17 13:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPMO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE120807REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) The Department requests that action addressees at the chief of mission level draw on the points in para 5 below to inform host governments of U.S. plans for robust additional contributions in Afghanistan and encourage host governments to join us in making their own new commitments at the [...]
2009-11-24 03:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE122115KENYA'S CONVENTIONAL ARMS END-USER CERTIFICATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. ---------- background ---------- 2. (S//NF) Since late 2007, the Government of Kenya (GOK) has assisted the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) military, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),with the purchase of Ukrainian-origin lethal mili [...]
2009-11-27 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE1223CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY ISSUES FOR
[...] This is an action request. Per Ref A, action addressees are invited to the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) in New York on January 13-14, 2009. To better prepare its participants, the Department requests that posts solicit feedback from host governments on discuss [...]
2009-01-07 00:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE1225ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION BY CORE
[...] This is an action request. Per Ref A and B, action addressees are invited to attend a coordination pre-meeting for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) hosted by Germany on the afternoon of January 13, 2009. While briefing host governments on objectives requested in ref B, the Department [...]
2009-01-07 00:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
09STATE123562QUARTERLY REIMBURSEMENT TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Quarterly reimbursement payments for logistical, military, and other support to United States military operations, including access to the Manas Transit Center, will be made pursuant to a new coordination process that will occur following the conclusion of each quarter. The curren [...]
2009-12-02 18:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL MOPS KG
09STATE123634LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1198
[...] (SBU) As of December 2, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: SINAPRED Tijerino Acevedo, Ivan Antonio; DOB: 20 Apr 1950 Balmaceda Vivas, Clemente de Jesus; DOB: 20 Feb 1944 Perez Narvaez, Jose Luis; [...]
2009-12-02 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE123768LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM LE
09STATE124188RESPONSE TO RFG ON KEEPING DUTCH IN SOUTHERN
[...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel request for guidance, see para 2. 2. (C) Post should draw from the below points in responding to the Dutch demarche received by USNATO on December 2. -- The Dutch military mission in Southern Afghanistan is playing a vital role in our internationa [...]
2009-12-03 23:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO
09STATE124637LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM LE
09STATE125451STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTRAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, AND 6. 2. DOD has asked the Department to secure status protections for U.S. DOD military and civilian personnel who will be present in the CAR in conjunction with engineering related cooperation activities, medical assessments, humanitarian [...]
2009-12-08 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR MOPS PREL US
09STATE126463AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR A
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, and 6. 2. (U) DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA FROM JANUARY 15, 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 14, 2011, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CIVIL AFFAIRS DEPLOYMEN [...]
2009-12-10 17:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE12828HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...]
2009-02-11 21:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE129362(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S DECEMBER 14, 2009
[...] Classified by EUR A/S Philip H. Gordon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) December 14, 2009; 10:15 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Spokesman Ian Kelly Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon Special Assistant Joe MacManus NSC Tobin Bradley Alexandra McKnight (EUR Notetaker) SP [...]
2009-12-18 15:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY KDRG MOPS MNUC MARR PREL
09STATE130330USG POLICY TOWARD YEMENI ARMS ACQUISITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: We have received reports of an arms deal between the Yemeni Ministry of Defense and what is believed to be a front company for Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tesic. This individual is designated under the travel ban under [...]
2009-12-22 22:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE130338ACTION REQUEST: DIPNOTE ON AMCIT HIKER CASES
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Damascus. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Department directs Charg to deliver as soon as possible the diplomatic note in paragraph 3 to the Chief of Staff of Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad to request assistance in urging the Iranian g [...]
2009-12-22 23:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCASC IR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PROP
09STATE1313INVITATION TO ITALY TO JOIN THE CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) Following the Government of Italy,s formal offer of significant naval assets to support counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the Department concurs with Embassy Rome,s support for Italy,s request (Ref A) to be inclu [...]
2009-01-07 14:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT
09STATE131383LEAHY VETTING FOR LEBANESE TRAINING CANDIDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 22:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PHUM LE
09STATE132132LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1340
[...] (SBU) As of December 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Army Calero Cerda, Alberto Xavier; Cpt; 05 Apr 1978 Borge mendoza, Jader Antonio; Cpt; 01 Feb 1977 Corrales Estrada, Francis [...]
2009-12-30 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE132135LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1354
[...] (SBU) As of December 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Army Castillo Espinoza, Gustavo Adolfo; Cpt; 17 Sept 1964 Blandino, Miguel Angel; Lt; 13 Jan 1961 Ardon Martinez, Denis Rafa [...]
2009-12-30 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE132138LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 1360
[...] (SBU) As of December 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: n/a Hernandez Paramo, Jorge Alberto; Sub-Comm; 23 Apr 1957 Martinez Granados, Heyton Lenin; Sub-Off; 19 Sept 1986 Guido Barrios, Edgar [...]
2009-12-30 22:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE13944ECUADOR: MANTA FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION
[...] (U) The following points respond to Embassy Quito's request (reftel) for a timeline for the withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location, as well as other information. Post may share these points with GOE counterparts. 2. (U) TALKING POINTS: MANTA FOL WITHDRAWAL ------------------ [...]
2009-02-13 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS SNAR EC
09STATE14070RUSSIA'S ANTICIPATED TRANSFER OF IGLA-S (SA-24)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 8. BACKGROUND 2. (S) Over the past four years the USG has raised its concerns with the Government of Russia (GOR) about the Government of Venezuela's (GOV) possible acquisition of MANPADS and other conventional weapons. In parti [...]
2009-02-14 16:05:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER
09STATE16110DEMARCHE TO ENCOURAGE GOC TO ACCREDIT AND APPOINT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ CA MOPS PREL
09STATE16188DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]
2009-02-21 00:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE16361DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NATO ALLIES AND UKRAINE TO
[...] (U) This is an action request to encourage NATO Allies and Ukraine to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASYG) Martin Howard just completed a productive round of meetings in Baghdad, where he outlined NATO conce [...]
2009-02-23 13:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ
09STATE16716COUNTERPROPOSAL - AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7. 2. (SBU) On February 6, 2009, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) submitted to post a diplomatic note with the GOTT response to the U.S. request for a status of forces agreement that would cover cale [...]
2009-02-23 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA MARR MOPS PREL PM TD
09STATE17012INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS
[...] (S) The Ambassador should seek an appointment with officials at the highest level possible who can speak authoritatively for President Bakiyev and convey the following points. 2. (S) Begin Talking Points: -- I am under instructions from the highest levels of my government to deliver a sp [...]
2009-02-24 18:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KG
09STATE1801DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the EXBS-Sponsored US Coast Guard Boarding Officer training [...]
2009-01-08 17:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE18467HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...]
2009-02-27 14:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE18471HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...]
2009-02-27 14:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE18477HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filled with as m [...]
2009-02-27 14:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE18775HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by this member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filled with as muc [...]
2009-02-27 21:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE18868INFORMING NATO ALLIES OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO
[...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As part of the troop increase in Afghanistan ordered by the President (REF A),the United States will also significantly increase the number of Special Operations Forces (SOF) units. The new SOF units are needed in Afghanistan to [...]
2009-02-27 23:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE205DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend Specialized English Language Training and Airfield Operations courses a [...]
2009-01-02 18:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE207DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Intelligence in Combating Terrorism and Military Intelligence Basic [...]
2009-01-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE208DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the First Sergeant's Course at Sergeant Major's Academy in Fort Bliss, [...]
2009-01-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE22056MONTENEGRO AND NEXT STEPS ON NATO
[...] (U) This message was drafted by AmEmbassy Podgorica. 2. (C) Summary: Even if MAP is unachievable, encouraging gestures to Montenegro at the NATO Summit would advance our objectives in the Balkans and beyond. Positive signals would a) encourage pro-Western reformers throughout the regio [...]
2009-03-09 21:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
09STATE22404EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraphs 3 and 4 below, which is virutally identical to the previous exchange of notes that [...]
2009-03-10 18:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL NL NT NA AA XL
09STATE23279HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...]
2009-03-12 12:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE23280HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...]
2009-03-12 12:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE23281HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...]
2009-03-12 12:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE23282HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as mu [...]
2009-03-12 12:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE23772HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...]
2009-03-12 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE23954INFORMING ISAF OF U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR
[...] (SBU) Action addressees at their discretion may draw on the points outlined in para 3 below to inform International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) member governments of U.S. plans regarding the possible loss of access to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) O [...]
2009-03-13 13:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE24186RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR ALL POSTS EXCEPT NATO/EU POSTS, AND EMBASSIES CARACAS, LA PAZ, MANAGUA AND MOSCOW -- SEE PARA 4. THE POINTS ARE OPTIONAL FOR NATO/EU POSTS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL POINTS FOR EU POSTS AT PARA 5. 2. (C) SINCE ITS AUGUST 26 RECOGNITION OF THE GEORGIAN RE [...]
2009-03-13 17:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS
09STATE25546MANAS: PREPARING FOR DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request in support of upcoming U.S.-Kyrgyz discussions for continued access to Manas Air Base. The Department requests Ambassador seek a meeting with Foreign Minister Sarbayev or highest possible level to obtain answers to the following questions as well as convey points [...]
2009-03-17 21:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL KG
09STATE25578GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...]
2009-03-18 00:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN MOPS NATO PREL XF
09STATE26333HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for this individual be filed with as much t [...]
2009-03-19 14:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE264DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the EXBS-Sponsored US Coast Guard Boarding Officer train [...]
2009-01-02 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE265DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the EXBS-Sponsored US Coast Guard Boarding Officer train [...]
2009-01-02 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE29186AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR A
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, & 6. 2. DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA, FROM APRIL 11 - 25, 2009, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING EXERCISE. POST IS REQUESTED TO IMMEDIAT [...]
2009-03-26 16:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
09STATE29290AGREEMENT WITH PANAMA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR A
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, & 6. 2. DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN PANAMA, FROM APRIL 11 - 25, 2009, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING EXERCISE. POST IS REQUESTED TO IMMEDIAT [...]
2009-03-26 18:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
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