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04SANTODOMINGO2918	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #47: THE EXPENDITURE COST OF [...] (SBU) This is no. 47 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections: The Expenditure Cost of Democracy Dominicans have lived in an increasing tempest of campaign advertising over the past eight months. Just how much is being spent is unclear, as is the origin of private contribut [...]	2004-05-14 12:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR

04SANTODOMINGO2925	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #48: SCENESETTER FOR MAY 16 [...] (SBU) Following is number 48 in our Dominican elections series: Scenesetter for May 16 Presidential Vote Celebrations and Movement Santo Domingo was the scene on successive days this week of tumultuous street rallies for the three major presidential candidates. The atmosphere was that [...]	2004-05-14 16:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO2933	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #49: LEONEL FERNANDEZ -- [...] (SBU) This is cable #49 in our series on the Dominican presidential elections. FERNANDEZ: THE ONCE AND FUTURE PRESIDENT? (SBU) Lawyer turned politician, Leonel Fernandez once reigned over the small island nation of the Dominican Republic. Times were good - tourism and exports were up, the [...]	2004-05-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO2937	DOMINICAN ELECTION #50: OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS [...] (U) This is no. 50 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION OBSERVERS - MUCHOS OJOS We expect as many as 250 international observers, including 160 associated with the OAS Electoral Observation Mission, to be in the Dominican Republic to monitor the presidential voti [...]	2004-05-14 22:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO2968	DOMINICAN ELECTION #51: LEONEL SWEEPS THE ELECTION [...] This is no. 51 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: ELECTION RETURNS: LEONEL SWEEPS THE ELECTION Leonel Fernandez Reyna, former president (1996-2000) and PLD candidate in the May 16 election, won a sweeping electoral victory May 16 and is scheduled to be inaugurated August [...]	2004-05-18 23:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT LOOKS FORWARD TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President-elect Leonel Fernandez assured the Ambassador on May 19 that he anticipated close and collaborative relations with the United States. Economic issues will occupy much of his time. Dominican relations with Cuba are a relatively low priority for him. Fernand [...]	2004-05-20 12:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3056	DOMINICAN ELECTION SERIES #52: DEMOCRACY WINS [...] (SBU) Following is number 52 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: Democracy Wins - - - - - - - - Voting was calm and orderly across the Dominican Republic during the 12-hour polling period on May 16, in what many consider to have been the best-conducted vote in national [...]	2004-05-24 10:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO3197	FLASH REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 15:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
04SANTODOMINGO3297	IRAQ: SUPPORTING THE IIG - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points June 4 to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Poloff emphasized the importance of the Dominican Republic, as a member of the Coalition, expressing firm support for the new Iraqi authorities publicly and in international [...]	2004-06-04 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ DR
04SANTODOMINGO3312	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic per reftel. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of 13 claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR),down from [...]	2004-06-04 19:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON KIDE EINV
04SANTODOMINGO3313	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #1: TAKING REPONSIBILITY FOR [...] (SBU) Following is number 1 in our series on the Dominican presidential transition: Taking the Responsibility for the Mess - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) Both sides of this transition are apprehensive of taking blame for the pain necessarily associated with th [...]	2004-06-06 03:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3358	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #2: POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP [...] (SBU) This is no. 2 in our series on the transition to a new administration in the Dominican Republic. POLITICAL PARTIES RE-GROUP (SBU) Following Leonel Fernandez's sweep of the May 16 presidential election, the three major political parties are grappling with their futures -- the winning [...]	2004-06-08 17:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO3424	DOMINICAN GRUPO M SHUTTING DOWN MANUFACTURING [...] SUMMARY. Dominican apparel company, GRUPO M, is close to shutting down their apparel plant in Ouanaminthe, Haiti due to "Workers' Struggle," a group of activist employees who have made the plant inefficient and ineffective. GRUPO M President, Fernando Capellan, stated that the company plans [...]	2004-06-14 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO DR ELAB ETRD EINV HA
04SANTODOMINGO3548	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD, 2004 [...] Following is the narcotics certification report card 2004 for the Dominican Republic, requested Ref A (the 2003 report card is in Ref B). 2. The United States Government (USG) worked with the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) to continue progress on establishing a regular and pred [...]	2004-06-17 21:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3617	GODR PUBLIC FINANCING STRAINED [...] (SBU) Central Bank Manager Apolinar Veloz told Econoff June 18 that GODR non-financial public sector finances are seriously off track from the IMF agreement for the first trimester of 2004. Veloz's remarks track with what Technical Secretary Carlos Despradel reported to the DCM June 1. SI [...]	2004-06-18 22:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO3626	DOMINICAN TRANSITION # 3: SIDES ENGAGE ON IMF AND [...] (U) This is cable no. 3 in our series on the transition to a new administration in the Dominican Republic. SIDES ENGAGE ON IMF AND TAX REFORM ----------------------------------------- Fiscal reform, necessarily the hot topic ----------------------------------------- As the power outage [...]	2004-06-22 10:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO3629	ELECTRICITY SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's electricity sector has witnessed a steady decline in energy production over the last month, with blackouts in many areas reaching 15 to 20 hours daily. The situation is expected to intensify Tuesday, June 22, when AES' Andres plant goes off-line for lack of [...]	2004-06-22 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON ENRG EINV
04SANTODOMINGO3667	USG REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HITS [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo delivered the Dominican Republic section of the 2003 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Foreign Ministry on June 14; the Embassy press release on the subject made all the dailies the next day. The story grew as on June 16, in response to a written question, [...]	2004-06-22 13:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO3749	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #4: PRESIDENT-ELECT'S VISIT [...] (SBU) This no. 4 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT'S VISIT TO VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ (U) Dominican President-elect Leonel Fernandez stopped over in Caracas to call on President Hugo Chavez June 20- [...]	2004-06-25 17:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EPET DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO3906	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #5: PACT BECOMES FACT [...] (SBU) This no. 5 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. (SBU) Dominican Transition: Pact Becomes Fact The transition teams really are cooperating. The government is likely to deliver a PLD-shaped tax reform to Congress by the targe [...]	2004-07-01 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN DR SP
04SANTODOMINGO391	CHR 60 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to GODR Deputy Desk director for International Organization, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, on January 16, 2004. Ambassador Abreu said the GODR supports Australia as Chair of the 60th session. She will share our request with the Head of International Organi [...]	2004-01-16 21:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM DR
04SANTODOMINGO3978	NOMINATION TO REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING [...] Embassy nominates Jay R. Raman, a political officer with labor reporting responsibilities, to attend the WHA Regional Labor Rights Training Seminar to be held in Panama City on 9-10 September 2004. 2. Jay Raman began a one year rotational assignment in the Political Section of AmEmb Santo D [...]	2004-07-07 19:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA DR
04SANTODOMINGO4006	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #6: POLITICS DRIVES WAGE [...] (SBU) This is no. 6 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. POLITICS DRIVES WAGE DEMANDS The grim joke in recent months is that the supermarket has become the "house of horrors," especially for the middle class. The double sting of [...]	2004-07-09 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN PGOV PINR ELAB
04SANTODOMINGO4014	DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT POSTPONES TRIAL FOR ALIEN [...] (U) On July 7 the Dominican Supreme Court once again postponed trial proceedings for PRD Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia, accused of alien smuggling in a July, 2000 incident. According to news reports, the chief prosecutor asked for a delay in order to issue a summons to several k [...]	2004-07-09 14:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO406	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #16: OAS OBSERVER MISSION IN [...] (SBU) Following is number 16 in our Dominican presidential election series: OAS PROPOSES ELECTION OBSERVER MISSION OAS Special Adviser Santiago Murray, from the Secretariat General's Unit for the Promotion of Democracy, on January 15 called on the Central Election Board (JCE) and thi [...]	2004-01-20 17:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV EAID
04SANTODOMINGO4087	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #7: CONGRESS CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) This no. 7 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic: CONGRESS CONTINUES, DESPITE DISARRAY When President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) takes office August 16, the present National Congress will be only halfway through its four-year [...]	2004-07-13 18:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO414	DOMINICAN ELECTION #17: MEJIA'S PRD PRIMARY - A [...] (SBU) This is number 17 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: MEJIA'S PRD PRIMARY - A VICTORY FORETOLD President Mejia, running virtually unopposed in the ruling PRD's presidential primary January 18, won about 95 percent of the vote, with his sole opponent Frank J. T [...]	2004-01-20 23:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4323	REGISTRATION FOR JAY R. RAMAN TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy registers Jay R. Raman, a political officer with human rights reporting responsibilities for Embassy Santo Domingo, to attend the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor conference on human rights to be held in Washington on 28-29 September 2004. 2. Raman is planning to arrive [...]	2004-07-26 13:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM AORC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4392	TRANSITION #8: DOMINCAN CONGRESS AWASH WITH TAX [...] (SBU) This is number 8 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and the Fernandez governments. DOMINICAN CONGRESS AWASH WITH TAX CHANGE PROPOSALS Fifteen days ago President Mejia sent Congress the PLD-drafted fiscal package. The Fernandez team projected its proposal would [...]	2004-07-29 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4403	DOMINICAN DOCTORS STRIKE FOR SALARY INCREASE; [...] SUMMARY. Public sector physicians and the GODR have clashed on wages and hospital conditions, leading to several strikes and protests and a continuing reduction of medical services, especially for the poor. Doctors demand better salaries and better conditions in the hospitals, while the Dom [...]	2004-07-30 14:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB DR
04SANTODOMINGO4418	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 INVESTMENT CLIMATE MID [...] This cable provides the 2004 Investment Climate Mid Year Update for the Dominican Republic tasked reftel 2. (begin text) CHAPTER 7: Investment Climate Investment Climate The following is the (preliminary) 2005 Investment Climate Report for the Dominican Republic.(as of July 2004) [...]	2004-07-30 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON KIDE EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO4421	TRANSITION #9 - DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY: NO ONE'S [...] (SBU) This is number 9 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and the Fernandez governments. ELECTRICITY: NO ONE'S RESPONSIBLE, EVERYONE SUFFERS The slow-motion collapse of the electricity sector during the countdown to the August 16 presidential election has finally re [...]	2004-07-30 21:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO4501	TRANSITION #10 - THE AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEONEL [...] (U) This is cable number 10 in our series covering the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments. President-elect Fernandez - Two weeks from power 2. (C) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez told the Ambassador in a private meeting on August 3, 2004, that his govern [...]	2004-08-04 17:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG MCAP DR
04SANTODOMINGO4502	WHA SPRING 2005 INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 17:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
04SANTODOMINGO4514	DOMINICAN TRANSITION 11: STUDENTS PROTEST [...] (U) This is no. 11 in our series on the Dominican Republic's transition to a new administration: STUDENTS PROTEST VIOLENTLY AGAINST MEJIA 2. (U) Police estimated that 200 students protested violently at the inauguration by President Mejia of a new central library at the Autonomous Univers [...]	2004-08-05 14:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO4531	DOMINICAN TRANSITION 12-PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ NAMES [...] (U) This is number 12 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez adminstrations. President-elect Fernandez- Two weeks from power. 2. (U) Summary. President-elect Leonel Fernandez on August 4 announced appointments to his administration, mainly in positions related to [...]	2004-08-05 16:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG MCAP PGOV PINR PREL EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO4579	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN [...] (SBU) On August 6 poloff delivered points para 3 reftel to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, and urged the GODR to issue a statement supporting a free, fair, and transparent process in the Venezuelan presidential referendum August 15. Poloff also advocat [...]	2004-08-09 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO VE DR
04SANTODOMINGO4635	DOMINICAN CONGRESS STALLS EFFORT TO UNDERCUT IPR [...] Summary. On August 11 Charge and EcoPol counselor urged Dominican House of Representatives President Alfredo Pacheco to block draft legislation from the Senate intended to reduce penalties for IPR infringements and to institute automatic compulsory licensing of patents. Pacheco said that he [...]	2004-08-11 23:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO4637	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #14: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This no. 14 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Lunch with Leonel (U) On August 6, the Ambassador and visiting Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) attended a lunch hosted by President-elect Leonel Fernandez (PLD) at the office of his G [...]	2004-08-12 10:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO4666	DOMINICAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HOPE FOR EARLY [...] Summary. The salary dispute between the Association of Air Traffic Controllers (ACTA) and the Dominican Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) that resulted in a three-day lockout in late March remains unresolved. Although the union and the government do not have good relations now, there is hope t [...]	2004-08-12 20:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB EAIR DR
04SANTODOMINGO4672	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - CODEL DODD (15-17 AUG) [...] U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Christopher J. Dodd to travel to Santo Domingo. The purpose of this trip is to attend the presidential inauguration of President-elect Fernandez from 15-17 August, 2004. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. ---- [...]	2004-08-13 16:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA DR
04SANTODOMINGO469	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CICTE DELEGATION TO FOURTH [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to GODR Deputy Director of International Organizations Desk, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Polanco said that the GODR delegation to the Fourth Regular Session of the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) will be headed [...]	2004-01-23 19:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER DR
04SANTODOMINGO4702	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. WILLIAM H. SCOTTI [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. William H. Scotti to travel to Santo Domingo from September 21 to September 23, 2004. Purpose of trip is to carry out activities relating to dependent education and assistance to American- sponsored schools. Embassy will me [...]	2004-08-17 13:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER
04SANTODOMINGO4719	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #13: FERNANDEZ TELLS [...] (U) This is the amplified and corrected version of ref a, part of our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. Ten days before his inauguration, Leonel Fernandez spoke about his approach to the economic crisis and commented on his relations with [...]	2004-08-18 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE
04SANTODOMINGO4784	TRANSITION #14: LEONEL FERNANDEZ AT DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) This is #14 in our series on the transition between the Mejia and Fernandez governments in the Dominican Republic. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fernandez promises Austerity, Anti-Corruption and Support for Social Concerns - - - - - - [...]	2004-08-20 17:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO4904	ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR CONCURRENCE IN VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In reftel, Embassy requested Department's concurrence in the revocation of the B1/B2 visa of now former Attorney General Victor Cespedes under section 212(a)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Following that cable, just two days before leaving office, Cespedes ordered the [...]	2004-08-30 20:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS CJAN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM DR
04SANTODOMINGO5154	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND ECON TEAM SEEK TO REASSURE [...] (U) Summary: During the September 8 visit of EXIMBANK Vice President David Miller Dominican President Fernandez and his advisors stressed that the country,s economic crisis was one of liquidity rather than insolvency. They indicated their commitment to meeting the country's debt obligations an [...]	2004-09-15 18:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5186	DOMINICAN POLITICS #2: FERNANDEZ, CRISIS AND [...] (U) Following is no. 2 in our Politics 2004 series, our scenesetter for the visit September 16-17 to the Domincan Republic of OAS Amb. John Maisto. Amb. Maisto will participate in public events at the MFA Diplomatic School and the "Foundation for Global Democracy and Development," both to de [...]	2004-09-16 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5302	FORMER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC THAT SENATE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Former Dominican President Hipolito Mejia told Ambassador Hertell September 22 that he expects that the effort will succeed to remove from the fiscal reform bill now in the Senate the proposed 25 percent tax on beverages that use high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It [...]	2004-09-22 22:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL BEXP PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO536	DEMOCRACY CAUCUS AT CHR DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Desk at the Dominican Foreign Ministry on January 27, 2004. Ambassador Abreu said she would pass on the information to the Director of International Organizations, [...]	2004-01-28 20:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM
04SANTODOMINGO537	DOMINICAN WORK STOPPAGE, JAN 28-29: STREETS ARE [...] (SBU) Most businesses were shuttered and schools were closed for the January 28-29 national work stoppage in the Dominican Republic, called by a coalition of community, labor, student, and political groups to protest economic and social policies. Banks and supermarkets were open but neighborho [...]	2004-01-28 22:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO5425	DOMINICAN POLITICS #3: FREE TRADE, PAID JOURNALISM [...] Following is number 3 in our series on Dominican politics in 2004: Free Trade, Paid Journalism and Bad Press for the United States A small, powerful coterie of infuriated sugar barons continues to use influence and money in an effort to convince the Dominican public of the bad faith of D [...]	2004-09-30 15:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5426	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES # 7 - NEW LEGAL TEAMS AIM [...] (U) This is cable number 7 in a periodic series on the banking system and bank frauds in the Dominican Republic. SEE ACTION REQUESTS FOR SEC AND DOJ/OIA BELOW. NEW LEGAL TEAMS AIM AT ALVAREZ RENTA AND PROMISE VIGOROUS PROSECUTIONS 2. (U) Legal actions and investigations continue ag [...]	2004-09-30 15:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS DR
04SANTODOMINGO5437	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SCENESETTER FOR POSSIBLE VIP [...] Following is a backgrounder for a possible VIP visit to the Dominican Republic: (U) Background. The Dominican Republic, just 70 miles from Puerto Rico across the treacherous Mona Passage, is a heavyweight in the Caribbean, a strong trading partner, and a helpful ally in the Caribbean. The U [...]	2004-09-30 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5468	DOMINICAN POLITICS #4: FERNANDEZ AND REPEAL OF TAX [...] Following is number 4 in our series on the 2004 politics of the Fernandez administration: Fernandez and Repeal of Tax Measure President Leonel Fernandez signed and promulgated on September 28 the tax measures passed by the Dominican Congress and submitted to the Dominican Senate on Septem [...]	2004-10-01 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD DR
04SANTODOMINGO5480	IMF VISIT TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVEALS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF team led by Steven Phillips (protect) to Santo Domingo this week reported that the Dominican Republic continued to face an acute crisis. The GODR had made only limited progress toward an integrated plan that could serve as the basis for resuming its IMF program. The team [...]	2004-10-01 22:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5603	DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT ON IRAQ WMD: [...] Embassy provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to MFA director for U.S. affairs Roger Espaillat on October 8. He undertook to share the information with the director of Middle East affairs. Espaillat had no immediate substantive reaction, but appreciated having the points available if t [...]	2004-10-08 23:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO5740	DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY: THE LAZARUS EFFECT [...] Summary (SBU) The Dominican electrical sector is still in great difficulty. Generation is running consistently below peak demand. Blackouts occur regularly, although they are less prolonged than in the last days of the Mejia administration. The government is keeping the lights through the end [...]	2004-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON ENRG PGOV EINV
04SANTODOMINGO5757	DOMINICAN TEXTILES - PROSPECTS FOR PRODUCTION AND [...] Embassy Santo Domingo provides the following information in response to reftel. 2. Nominal GDP in billions of USD FY 2002 21.6 FY 2003 16.8 Nominal Manufacturing GDP (industrial production) in billions of USD FY 2002 3.48 (16.1 percent of total GDP) FY 2003 2.57 (15.3 percent of t [...]	2004-10-20 18:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD KTEX DR EINV
04SANTODOMINGO5779	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY VINCHO CASTILLO - STILL KICKING [...] (C) "Those who love me, love me a lot. Those who hate me, hate me a lot," declared Marino Vinicio Castillo (Vincho) when questioned by a reporter in 2000 about his reputation for controversy. It was a good self-characterization then and remains true today. Vincho, a well known attorney wh [...]	2004-10-21 11:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EFIN KJUS PGOV DR CASTILLO VINICIO MARINO
04SANTODOMINGO5856	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS AMB. MAISTO ADDRESSES FREE [...] (U) U.S. PermRep to the OAS Ambassador John Maisto, emphasized goals of the OAS Monterrey and Quebec Summits of the Americas in discussions with government, private sector, and NGO leaders and the media during his September 16-18 visit to Santo Domingo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Hertel [...]	2004-10-25 20:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSUM KCOR KHIV ETRD SCUL XL XM DR
04SANTODOMINGO593	ALIEN SMUGGLING TRIAL FOR DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN [...] (SBU) Trial proceedings against accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia were postponed again on January 28 after his lawyer failed to appear in court. Lawyers for the two co-defendants did not appear either. The trial will resume at the Supreme Court on March 24. [...]	2004-01-29 23:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS SMIG DR
04SANTODOMINGO594	DOMINICAN ILLEGALS: USDOJ AND USCG ACTION REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This interagency message presents the unified views of cognizant agencies at Embassy Santo Domingo on the current surge of illegal migrant travel from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Present efforts by Dominican and American officials are inadequate to cou [...]	2004-01-30 10:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG KJUS EWWT DR
04SANTODOMINGO596	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES UNHAPPY WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Executives from three Dominican telecommunications companies, all with majority U.S. investment, briefed emboffs January 27 on a recent presidential decree they said effectively imposes a 10 percent tax on telecommunications companies' gross revenues. They asked for USG advoca [...]	2004-01-30 11:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EFIN PREL EINV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO6061	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL COORDINATE [...] (U) Summary. Dominican cabinet members and senior officials, meeting as a group with the Ambassador and Embassy staff on October 20 and 22, cited several instances of recent progress in combating TIP, including the creation of a new cyber-crimes unit in the Attorney General's office, the brea [...]	2004-11-04 22:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6118	IMF POLICY PAPER - DRAFT SUMMARY OF THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 17:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6119	DOMINICAN - VENEZUELAN AGREEMENTS ON CONCESSIONAL [...] During a November 6 stopover in Santo Domingo lasting less than twelve hours, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez two agreements, the first providing favorable terms for Dominican purchase of Venezuelan petroleum products and the second encouragi [...]	2004-11-09 17:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EFIN ENRG DR
04SANTODOMINGO6134	(S) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR, IMMIGRATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Immigration Director Baret discussed corruption in Dominican airports and ports on November 3, 2004. The Ambassador named names, including military officers assigned to Immigration, and urged dismissal and prosecution. Baret said prosecution was difficult, p [...]	2004-11-10 16:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	PREL SMIG KJUS MARR DR
04SANTODOMINGO6198	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following interim trafficking in persons (TIP) assessment (paras 2-7) addresses the questions in paragraph 6L of reftel. 2. The Government of the Dominican Republic has made progress in addressing TIP, particularly in the development of a comprehensive anti-TIP strategy and in increased [...]	2004-11-16 14:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6213	DOMINICAN POLITICS #8: FERNANDEZ, THE RIO GROUP [...] (C) Summary. When the Rio Group summit of November 4 got to the agenda item on Haiti, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez asked for hemispheric help in re-instilling democracy in that &narco-state,8 but he put a big front wrong in advocating the inclusion in the process of former president [...]	2004-11-16 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR ENRG HA PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO6226	UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy on November 9 delivered demarches (refs A-B) on UNGA human rights resolutions and on November 16 the urgent demarche on Third Committee resolutions (ref C). 2. MFA UN/OAS affairs deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco told us that she would have to await the return of Deputy FonMi [...]	2004-11-17 12:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6229	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA - DOMINICAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel talking points to MFA deputy director for UN/OAS affairs Rhadys Abreu de Polanco on November 16. She said any decision on the GODR's position on the anti-Israel resolutions would have to await the return of Deputy FonMin Alejandra Liriano on November 20. We will [...]	2004-11-17 12:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS DR
04SANTODOMINGO6232	CWC - NON-STATES PARTIES ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-17 12:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO6240	DOMINICAN POLITICS #9 - CHAVEZ BRINGS GENEROUS [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made an eight-hour visit to Santo Domingo on November 6, the main event of which was the signature of a bilateral agreement called the "Caracas Accord" to provide generous financing terms for 25 percent of 50,000 barrels a day of Dominican impo [...]	2004-11-17 13:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO630	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #19: OPENING OF THE [...] (C) Following is number 18 in our series on the Dominican elections. OPENING OF THE DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PRD - Mejia brings it home (U) A nationwide work stoppage January 28-29 to protest economic conditions and President Mejia's policies (Refs A-B) has only briefly int [...]	2004-01-30 21:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6315	WHA SUMMER 2005 INTERN PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT
04SANTODOMINGO6338	DOMINICAN RENOVE OFFICIALS GET BAIL [...] (U) Summary. After a lengthy hearing on November 19, 2004, the Dominican officials charged with embezzlement in the RENOVE scheme (reftel A),were released on bail and/or on their own recognizance. The cases will move forward under the new Dominican criminal procedural code. The released [...]	2004-11-23 18:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS DR
04SANTODOMINGO6413	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Organization for Copyright Protection (ONDA) provided a preliminary copy of the late rep [...]	2004-11-30 20:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] Note proposed Embassy action, para 9. 2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Office for Copyright Protection (ONDA) prov [...]	2004-11-30 21:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6466	CUBA: COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW RE SUSPENSION OF [...] (SBU) In response to para 6 Ref A, Embassy finds there has been no marked change in the Dominican Republic's situation with regard to Cuba since our last report (Ref B). 2. (SBU) The administration of President Fernandez, which took office August 16, has so far taken a low profile on Cuban [...]	2004-12-02 17:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU ETTC DR
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
04SANTODOMINGO6498	DOMINICAN POLITICS #11: FERNANDEZ'S SPEECH ON HIS [...] (SBU) Following is number 11 in our series on 2004 Dominican politics. Fernandez's Speech on his First 100 Days - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First announced for the 100th day of his administration, November 25, President Leonel Fernandez's speech was postponed until Monday night, November [...]	2004-12-06 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6524	U.S. COMS' HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: In a packed three days in early October, the U.S. Government's senior HIV/AIDS team and Caribbean-based U.S. Ambassadors, with the help of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez, his health team and the winners of an HIV/AIDS song contest for youth, threw the spotlight on HIV/AIDS in a [...]	2004-12-06 17:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI EAID DR
04SANTODOMINGO6564	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TRANSPARENCY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic,s military budget is determined in the national budget process overseen by the Office of the Budget, resulting in an annual national government budget bill considered and voted by Congress and signed and promulgated by the President. The military budget [...]	2004-12-07 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EAID EFIN MARR
04SANTODOMINGO668	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #20: HURRAH FOR HIPOLITO [...] (SBU) Following is no. 20 in our Dominican presidential election series: HURRAH FOR HIPOLITO, THE PRD CANDIDATE As exprected, President Hipolito Mejia was acclaimed as the PRD's presidential candidate by thousands of delegates and government employees reportedly bused in at the party [...]	2004-02-02 22:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO6752	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the Dominican Republic during calendar year 2004. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG and others in the fight on global terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Dominican Republic was not cove [...]	2004-12-20 18:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
04SANTODOMINGO683	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL FINALLY COMPLIES, [...] (U) On January 30, 2004, Josefina Rojas was extradited from the Dominican Republic in the company of US Marshals. Rojas is wanted to stand trial on federal narcotics charges in the Southern District of New York. The Dominican Republic's National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD),working with U.S. M [...]	2004-02-03 20:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KCRM KFRD PINR SNAR DR
04SANTODOMINGO6880	DOMINICANS MAKE TIP ARRESTS; GET ALIEN SMUGGLING [...] Dominican authorities continue to crack down on illegal smuggling and trafficking operations, particularly where there is evidence of child sexual exploitation. In late December, the district attorney,s office in Santiago, the Dominican Republic,s second largest city, closed two bars known fo [...]	2004-12-29 12:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO745	DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES #4: BANCREDITO AND [...] This is the fourth cable in a series on the Dominican Banking Sector. BANCREDITO AND BANINTER MANEUVERS (U) Baninter and Bancredito are no more. Baninter has been dissolved and Bancredito has been sold to Grupo Leon and renamed Banco Leon. Although the legal entities no longer exist, t [...]	2004-02-05 15:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
04SANTODOMINGO790	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] The following is the Embassy response to reftel. Human Rights Record in the DR and the US Strategy --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. President Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) took office in August 2000 after a generally free and fair election. [...]	2004-02-06 21:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL
04SANTODOMINGO794	DOMINICAN WORK STOPPAGE, JAN 28-29: FEW GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic has returned to normal after a January 28-29 national work stoppage by labor and community groups and small leftist parties. The stoppage was successful for the opposition in gaining widespread Dominican support and successful for the government in that v [...]	2004-02-06 22:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ELAB ASEC DR
04SANTODOMINGO797	GODR COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ENERGY GENERATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GODR appointed a six-member commission that includes Police General Pedro de Jesus Candelier and Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Jose Miguel Soto SIPDIS Jimenez, and senior GODR officials to reconcile GODR debt, determine fuel company fuel stocks, and review a sec [...]	2004-02-09 11:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO957	DOMINICAN ELECTION #22: LEONEL CONFIDENT, HIPOLITO [...] (SBU) This is number 22 in our Presidential election series. LEONEL CONFIDENT, HIPOLITO DIGS IN Dominican President Hipolito Mejia got bad news last week for his re-election bid. It should have been a good week, with the IMF approval of a new standby, a government agreement with the ele [...]	2004-02-17 11:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
04SAOPAULO1130	Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-12 12:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR
04SAOPAULO1472	PT AND PSDB GAIN STRENGTH IN BRAZILIAN STATE OF [...] (U) Polls are leaning towards a PSDB win for mayor in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The PSDB candidate, Dario Berger, has a 16 point lead over PP/PFL candidate, Chico Assis. State Governor Luiz Henrique da Silva (PMDB) has endorsed Berger and o [...]	2004-10-22 17:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1541	MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN THE SOUTH: PT [...] Summary. In Sao Paulo and the South, the PSDB was the big winner and the PT the big loser in the second round of the Brazilian municipal elections on October 31. The PT lost control of the two biggest prizes in the region, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre, the second of which the party had govern [...]	2004-11-01 20:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI BR
04SAOPAULO1745	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: Special Ambassador John Miller visited Brazil November 29-December 3 to survey Brazilian efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller found that Brazilian efforts to educate and raise awareness have been outstanding in many areas, but more needs to be done ( [...]	2004-12-17 17:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL TIP
04SAOPAULO493	SPECIAL ENVOY REICH'S MEETING WITH JOSE DIRCEU [...] (C) SUMMARY. White House Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich met with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu on Sunday, March 21 at a private residence in Sao Paulo. During the course of the relaxed and open 90-minute conversation, the two touched o [...]	2004-03-26 12:12:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO BL CU VE BR UNHCR US
04SINGAPORE1301	IMF ON SINGAPORE'S MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST [...] (U) An IMF assessment praised Singapore's framework for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/TF),saying it provides a strong framework in terms of the FATF 40 recommendations and eight special recommendations. However, the IMF said there remain areas requiring attention. Key ar [...]	2004-04-28 10:13:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KCRM SN

04SINGAPORE3001	SINGAPORE'S OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Singapore's political opposition is disunited, dispirited, and incapable of offering a credible alternative to the ruling People's Action Party (PAP). Along with the internal problems and institutional obstacles that have stunted its development, the opposition has al [...]	2004-10-18 07:17:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM SN
04SINGAPORE3027	INDIAN ECONOMY: THE VIEW FROM SINGAPORE [...] Summary. On October 15, 2004 visiting Economic Officer Brian Briscombe -- who was wrapping up a week-long trip to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad -- and embassy officers held a series of meetings with private sector analysts to discuss the Indian economy. While all expressed optimism about Indi [...]	2004-10-21 05:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IN SN
04SINGAPORE3294	SINGAPORE PLAYS THE INDIA CARD [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is actively cultivating a closer political, military, and economic relationship with India. The GOS values India's "strategic weight" and hopes it can balance China's rising influence in the region. Singapore's defense cooperation with India has taken off this year, with [...]	2004-11-22 09:37:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN IN EAIR
04STATE137635	SELECTION OF POSTS FOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE [...] REFTEL ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND CONTRACT STAFFING TO HELP UP TO 30 POSTS INCREASE BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AND CABLES ON THEIR CLASSIFIEDHOMEPAGES. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE DOD HORIZONTAL FUSION INITIATIVE, IN COORDINATION WITH STATE'S PROGRAM TO PUBLISH C [...]	2004-06-23 17:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT
04STATE181797	PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-24 14:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT ASEC BG
04STATE251768	JOINT EXAMINATION OF AL RAJHI BANK THROUGH THE [...] (S) Summary and action request. This is an urgent action cable. Please pass the proposed terms of reference for the joint examination of the Al Rajhi Bank through the Joint Terrorist Financing Task Force to appropriate Saudi officials at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Ministry of Finan [...]	2004-11-25 02:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN PTER PREL KTFN SA
04STATE53180	DEATH OF ABU ABBAS [...] (C) PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ABU ABBAS DIED MARCH 8 OF A HEART ATTACK WHILE IN CPA CUSTODY IN BAGHDAD. ABU ABBAS DIRECTED THE HIJACKING OF THE ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP ACHILLE LAURO IN 1985, DURING WHICH AMERICAN CITIZEN LEON KLINGHOFFER, 69 AND WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, WAS KILLED AND HIS BODY DUMPED INTO TH [...]	2004-03-10 17:39:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER IS IT
04STATE61816	EXCEPTION TO VANCE MEMORANDUM - APPROVAL FOR U.S. [...] (S) IN VIEW OF CHANGING WORLD CONDITIONS AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY HAS APPROVED A MODIFICATION TO THE 1977 VANCE MEMORANDUM. WHICH STATES, IN PART, THAT NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR FOREIGN SERVICE SHALL DIRECT, ARRANGE FOR, PERMIT, OR UNDERTAKE [...]	2004-03-19 19:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
04STATE89155	PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE TO DRAW FROM THE POINTS IN PARA 2-4, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS AT THE HIGHEST APPROPRIATE LEVELS TO SEEK THEIR HELP IN PREVENTING A PARTY CONGRESS IN IRAQ BY KONGRA-GEL, THE TERRORIST SUCCESSOR TO THE PKK. THE U.S. WILL DO ALL IT [...]	2004-04-22 00:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO
04STATE99654	NEW INITIATIVE OFFERS POSTS ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE [...] Over the next several months, the Department will provide assistance to as many as 30 posts to improve their classified web presence. The Department will pay for a cleared dependent to load post's hard-copy content; provide a scanner for capturing pictures and documents; and provide on-site tr [...]	2004-05-05 01:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT
04TAIPEI3043	TAIWAN FIGHTS AN UPHILL BATTLE TO CONTAIN HIV/AIDS [...] Summary. In response to reftel, AIT has assessed the scope and government response to the AIDS epidemic in Taiwan. The Government is committed at the highest levels to controlling its spread and based on the numbers, HIV/AIDS rates are still manageable. In close cooperation with NGOs, Taiwa [...]	2004-10-01 07:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3051	NEW INFO ON TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following-up the AIT-BOFT meeting reported ref A, on October 1 BOFT faxed to AIT additional documents related to Taiwan's export control system and correspondence regarding the Ching Hwee International Trading Company. These documents have been relayed via fax to EAP/TC and a [...]	2004-10-01 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3071	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] U.S. Presidential Election A) "The United States Needs to Re-organize Its Relations with [Its] Asian Allies" Lai I-chung, International Affairs Director of the Taiwan Think Tank, said in an op-ed in the centrist, pro-status quo "China Times" (10/1): "Judging by the strategic traits of t [...]	2004-10-04 08:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3077	CSB PLANS MAJOR CROSS-STRAIT OVERTURE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian announced on October 3 that he will use his October 10 National Day address make a "major statement" on cross-Strait relations that will serve Taiwan's long-term security and normalize relations across the Taiwan Strait. Chen pledged to use the speech to r [...]	2004-10-04 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3093	TAIWAN: TIME FOR TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's recent change in attitude towards making efforts to resolve long-standing bilateral trade concerns with the U.S. has led to real improvements in the environment for intellectual property protection, agricultural trade, telecommunications liberalization, and pharmaceutica [...]	2004-10-05 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR ECPS PGOV IPR
04TAIPEI3094	LATIN AMERICA: TAIWAN TAKES STOCK OF NEW POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials are nervous over a string of recent political transitions in Latin America. Over the last 13 months, 6 of these countries -- Panama El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, and Paraguay -- have seen new governments come to power. Taiwan is adjusting [...]	2004-10-05 23:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3095	TAOYUAN FTZ - UNREALISTIC CLAIMS OF PENDING DIRECT [...] (C) The Taoyuan Free Trade Zone near Taipei,s Chiang Kai-shek airport is a key component of Taiwan,s Global Logistics Development Plan (reftel). The Far Glory Group will build the FTZ under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract. Far Glory plans to invest NT$ 21.3 billion (USD 636 million) [...]	2004-10-06 03:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EWWT ECON PREL TW CH
04TAIPEI3110	END-OF-SHOW REPORT: NEW PRODUCTS USA 2004, [...] One hundred and fifty-nine American businesses received 555 trade leads as a result of their participation in New Products USA Multi-State Catalog Show in Kaohsiung on September 23 and 24, 2004. U.S. State participants were pleased with the high quality of the attendees as well as the event's [...]	2004-10-06 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3114	DEMARCHE ON TAIWAN'S EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A talking points to BOFT on October 5, and to NSC on October 6. BOFT reported that on September 30, Taiwan Customs stopped two shipments of machine tools being shipped by Ching Hwee to "COSCO Logistics" in Dalian, China (across the bay from North Korea). N [...]	2004-10-06 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3116	MAC APPOINTS CROSS-STRAIT NEOPHYTE AS VICE CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced October 1 that Academia Sinica Research Fellow David Huang would assume the MAC vice chairman position previously held by Alexander Huang. A specialist in European local politics, David Huang has no experience in cross-Strait affairs, a [...]	2004-10-07 03:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH TW
04TAIPEI3139	POLITICAL POSITIONING IMPACTING FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Internal political maneuvering for the 2008 presidential nomination is increasingly spilling over into the cross-Strait and foreign policy arenas. Premier Yu Shyi-kun's advocacy of a cross-Strait "balance of terror" is the latest in a string of unauthorized statements that inside [...]	2004-10-07 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH TW
04TAIPEI3140	DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-07 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
04TAIPEI3141	LY PRESIDENT WANG ON SPECIAL BUDGET [...] (C) At a October 6 meeting at his reception house, Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng told AIT that, with the LY expected to recess in November in order to release its members for the December 11 election campaign, there is not enough time to debate the Chen administration's propose [...]	2004-10-07 11:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI3143	Taiwan Economic Briefing for September 2004 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in September 2004. Below is a brief table of contents: Para 2 -- Taiwan's economic expansion began to slow in the third quarter of 2004, but strong exports of iron, steel and petrochemicals will sustain healthy GDP growth and [...]	2004-10-08 00:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
04TAIPEI3145	TAIWAN'S NEW PACKAGING RULE: INDUSTRY WORKING ON [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. Foreign industry representatives are strongly opposed to the rule. As reported in reftel, AIT persuaded TEPA to postpone its implementation (originally schedu [...]	2004-10-08 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3152	TAIWAN TO INVESTIGATE SIGHTINGS OF POSSIBLE HIGH [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-08 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PREL PHSA SENV ESTH
04TAIPEI3154	DEADLY ENTEROVIRUS STRAIN STRIKES U.S. CITIZEN IN [...] Summary. AIT/T in cooperation with AIT/K has been following the incidence of the infectious disease enterovirus, which has thus far claimed 4 lives in Taiwan this year. While this year, the disease appears less prevalent than in some recent years past, it has caught AIT's attention as one o [...]	2004-10-08 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC TBIO OSCI OTRA SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3162	CHEN 10/10 SPEECH OFFERS CONCILIATORY MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian used his October 10 National Day speech to send conciliatory messages to Beijing and opposition supporters in Taiwan. Chen reiterated a number of cross-Strait related themes from his May 20 inaugural address and proposed restarting dialogue with Beijing " [...]	2004-10-10 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3190	TAIWAN PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON PRC REJECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials tried to put a positive spin on the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) reported rejection of President Chen Shui-bian's October 10 inaugural address. National Security Council (NSC) and Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) officials say that TAO Spokesman Zhang Mingqing's [...]	2004-10-13 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3198	TAIWAN SEIZES COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL PRESS REPORTED ON OCTOBER 2 THAT THE TAICHUNG PROSECUTORS' OFFICE RAIDED NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIWAN, SEIZING OVER 2.5 MILLION COUNTERFEIT DRUG PILLS, INCLUDING VIAGRA, REDUCTIL, AND STILNOX, AND ARRESTING FOUR SUSPECTS, INCLUDING ONE LICENSED PHAR [...]	2004-10-14 05:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3229	LY PRESIDENT WANG ON ELECTION POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng told AIT that he expects the Pan-Blue to maintain its LY majority despite the PFP's declining popularity. Wang projected that there would be virtually no change in the balance between the two camps from the 2001 election. Wang downpl [...]	2004-10-15 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI3231	FUGITIVE COUNTY MAGISTRATE STILL MISSING [...] (C) Summary: Yunlin County Magistrate Chang Jung-Wei disappeared on August 14, shortly after questions were raised about his involvement in a local bribery scandal. He was later declared a fugitive after ignoring repeated summonses from prosecutors. Chang claims he is the victim of a vendett [...]	2004-10-17 23:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI3232	OFFSHORE TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: NO SERIOUS DAMAGE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-17 23:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TPHY SENV ECON TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3242	TAIWAN'S EPA NARROWS SCOPE OF DRAFT PACKAGING [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a second revised draft of the rule on October 12. The second draft is much narrower in scope than t [...]	2004-10-19 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3251	SUSPECT HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET VESSELS NOT TAIWAN [...] Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General James Sha has provided AIT with a written response to the questions posed in Ref B regarding suspected high seas driftnet fishing vessels in the North Pacific. Mr. Sha indicates that none of the vessels listed in Reftels are Taiwan-flagged, but did pr [...]	2004-10-19 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PREL PHSA SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3264	"STOP!" DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TAIWAN LOBBIES ON [...] Econoff delivered ref demarche to the Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),Jack Lu. Lu and his staff had just returned from training in Washington with USPTO and had already been extensively briefed on the STOP! initiative. Lu expressed Taiwan's willing [...]	2004-10-19 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KPAO ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3294	LY ELECTION PREVIEW: SOUTH CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Yunlin is shaping up to be a battleground county in the December legislative elections. With eighteen candidates vying for six seats, both Pan-Blue and Pan-Green have nominated aggressively in the hopes of gaining territory. Furthermore, KMT County Magistrate Chang Jung-Wei's di [...]	2004-10-21 07:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3309	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY POWELL'S BEIJING [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-21 23:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3322	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-22 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3323	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER [...] During the third quarter of 2004, the PRC legalized tourism to Kinmen and Matsu for all Fujian residents. Taiwan legalized 81 product categories for import from the PRC. However, most are agricultural goods that will still be restricted for lack of cross-Strait sanitary and inspection agreem [...]	2004-10-22 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EWWT CH TW
04TAIPEI3343	CHEN SURPRISES HEWLETT-PACKARD CHAIRMAN ON [...] (C) In what Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan has described privately as an &ambush,8 President Chen publicly called on visiting HP chairman Carly Fiorina to promote cross-Strait direct charter flights with Beijing. HP responded by publicly declining any role in dealing with political matters such [...]	2004-10-27 07:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PREL CH TW
04TAIPEI3347	KAOHSIUNG PROTESTS SECRETARY POWELL'S REMARKS [...] (SBU) A candidate in Taiwan's upcoming Legislative Yuan (LY) elections led a group of around 20 supporters to protest in front of AIT Kaohsiung the morning of October 27. The protest was noisy, but peaceful, and dispersed within half an hour, after a letter of protest was read out for televis [...]	2004-10-27 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL TW CH
04TAIPEI3353	FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION OF [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Mark Chen asked the AIT Director to a meeting October 26 to seek clarification over a set of interviews given by Secretary Powell in Beijing on October 24. Chen said the Secretary's reported statements on eventual reunification and Taiwan's lack of sovereignty de [...]	2004-10-27 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3360	TAIWAN: LATE-SEASON TYPHOON STRIKES TAIWAN [...] Summary. Typhoon Nock-ten struck Taiwan's northeast on October 25. Nock-ten moved more swiftly than July's Typhoon Mindulle and August's Aere and caused less damage. Nevertheless, four people were killed, one remains missing, and more than 100 were injured. Taipei was one of the hardest hit [...]	2004-10-28 04:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SENV ECON KSCA KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3402	A FRIGHTENING PROSPECT: PRC INFANTS ADOPTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 23 October, AIT Taipei received the referenced e-mail regarding the possibility of the Frank Foundation, a US-based international adoption organization facilitating the adoption of the infant children of illegal PRC mothers currently in immigration detention in Taiwan. Based [...]	2004-10-29 07:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC SMIG ASEC KFRD ELAB KCRM PREF TW
04TAIPEI3406	CROSS-STRAIT SHIPPING - INEXPENSIVE, NOT [...] (U) Businesses on both sides of the Taiwan Strait look forward to the possibility of direct marine cargo links between the Mainland and Taiwan. However, they have also been very resourceful at taking advantage of small openings and the flexibility of Taiwan, PRC and other authorities to ship [...]	2004-10-29 07:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD PREL CH TW
04TAIPEI3409	TAIPEI SEEKS TO LIMIT FALLOUT OVER SECRETARY'S [...] (C) Summary: Chen administration officials are working to limit media and political fallout from a set of interviews given by Secretary Powell in Beijing on October 24. President Chen Shui-bian expressed appreciation to the AIT Director on October 28 for a series of public statements by the Se [...]	2004-10-29 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3410	PFP CLAIMS IT IS STILL IN THE GAME [...] (C) Summary: A confidante of People First Party (PFP) leader James Soong told AIT that the party has emerged from an early October KMT attempt at a hostile merger with renewed vigor. PFP Spokesman Daniel Hwang admitted that the party was close to collapse in the final days of the registration [...]	2004-10-29 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI3430	MOFA ON THE DEFENSIVE OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AID [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials are on the defensive in the wake of press allegations that MOFA funneled US$1.4 million to former Costa Rican president Miguel Angel Rodriguez. MOFA officials claim only $400,000 was given to Costa Rica for training programs and that Rodriguez apparently misuse [...]	2004-11-01 07:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TW
04TAIPEI3464	TAIWAN - TFT-LCDS, NOT THE NEXT SEMICONDUCTORS [...] (U) TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor liquid crystal display) manufacturing is a key industry in Taiwan with high expectations for future expansion. TFT-LCDs and other flat-panel displays, which are used in all laptop computers, most desktop monitors and increasingly in televisions, earned USD 1 [...]	2004-11-03 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3465	CHINESE TAIPEI'S APEC AGENDA: LOW-KEY MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh will once again represent Chinese Taipei at the APEC Leaders' Meeting in November in Santiago, Chile. Academia Sinica's Michael Hsiao and National Security Council's Connie Yang believe the Chinese Taipei delegation will try to avoid any [...]	2004-11-03 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3466	LY ELECTION PREVIEW: WEST CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Changhua County (ten seats) and Taichung City (eight seats) are likely to be major battlegrounds in the struggle for control of the Legislative Yuan (LY) in this December's elections. Both districts have traditionally been strongholds for the Pan-Blue, but weakness in the Pan-Blue [...]	2004-11-03 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3483	BOFT PROVIDES MORE INFO ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan,s Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) officials relayed to AIT on November 1 new information that shows the Ching Hwee Company (which we discussed earlier with Taiwan, see ref B) has played a dominant role in Taiwan's machinery exports to North Korea. BOFT investigations (per re [...]	2004-11-04 05:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3494	HIGH COURT DISMISSES MARCH 20 ELECTION CASE [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan High Court rejected a case filed by opposition leaders Lien Chan and James Soong to overturn the March 20 election. The court announced that the opposition failed to support its claims that President Chen Shui-bian won the election through illegal means. Opposition la [...]	2004-11-04 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3521	CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAKES PROVOCATIVE OFF-THE-CUFF [...] (C) Summary: During an open-press November 7 speech to a group of pro-independence university professors, President Chen Shui-bian emphasized Taiwan as a "sovereign and independent country" and asserted that Taiwan's current constitution was "made in China, for China" and was not appropriate f [...]	2004-11-08 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3522	TAIWAN CONFIDENT OVER VANUATU SWITCH [...] (C) Summary. MOFA officials say they are certain that the Vanuatu government will formalize the switch in recognition from Beijing to Taipei announced by Prime Minister Serge Vohor and Foreign Minister Mark Chen on November 3 in Taipei. Taiwan officials acknowledge that Vohor's decision doe [...]	2004-11-08 22:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TW CH NH
04TAIPEI3563	PRESIDENT OUTLINES FUTURE CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen provided the Acting Director on November 10 an advanced copy of a 10-point policy statement President Chen Shui-bian planned to unveil later in the day. The policy reiterates themes from Chen's May 20 and October 10 sp [...]	2004-11-10 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW
04TAIPEI3604	SOVEREIGNTY ISSUES PROMINENT IN LY CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Both political camps are using national sovereignty and foreign policy issues to mobilize core supporters ahead of the December 11 Legislative Yuan (LY) elections. In his first weekend of campaigning, President Chen Shui-bian played all sides of the ideological spectrum, defendin [...]	2004-11-15 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3605	CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMITS - REDUCING TAIWAN'S [...] (U) Summary: A persistent complaint of multinational firms in Taiwan is the difficulty of bringing PRC employees to Taiwan for meetings, training, research, or other temporary assignment. Some firms have learned how to work the system and bring a relatively large number of Mainland employees [...]	2004-11-15 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ELAB CH TW
04TAIPEI3616	US COMPANIES RESPOND FAVORABLY TO TAIWAN EPA'S NEW [...] Summary. In July 2004, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA) introduced a draft rule to limit excessive packaging. In response to industry opposition to the rule, TEPA issued a revised draft of the rule on October 12. As reported in ref A, the second draft is much narrower [...]	2004-11-16 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB SENV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3651	TWO VIEWS OF TAIWAN'S MEDIA AND THEIR POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. A recent report authored by the KMT's National Policy Foundation (NPF) alleges that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),via the Government Information Office (GIO),is manipulating Taiwan's media and suppressing negative press reporting through its authority to regulate the m [...]	2004-11-17 06:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW
04TAIPEI3663	Taiwan Economic Review for October 2004 [...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in October 2004. Below is a table of contents: - China's Interest Rate Hike - Central Government Budget - China Airlines Privatization - Cross-Strait Economic Normalization - Problem Financial Institutions Effect of China [...]	2004-11-17 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON TW
04TAIPEI3666	ICDF: TAIWAN'S USAID [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) is one of the foreign policy tools used to advance Taiwan's standing with nations that recognize Taipei. Taiwan publicly parades the ICDF as a global humanitarian organization which seeks to combat poverty and provid [...]	2004-11-17 07:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID TW
04TAIPEI3667	BEIJING ACCELERATING GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials say Beijing is effectively leveraging its growing international clout to orchestrate a global campaign to isolate Taipei. Officials assert that Beijing's recent efforts have become increasingly coordinated, organized, and creative. Taiwan MOFA officials maintai [...]	2004-11-17 07:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW
04TAIPEI3671	TAIWAN NGOS PLAN TO ATTEND FAO SEA TURTLE [...] In response to Reftel, AIT ESTOFF discussed sea turtle points with Fisheries Administration Senior Specialist Huang Hong-yen on November 15. Huang informed AIT that he will represent the Taiwan NGO FDCI (Fisheries Development Council International) as an observer at the meeting. He further i [...]	2004-11-18 00:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PHSA TW ESTH
04TAIPEI3675	2004 AIT-TECRO JSCCNC - SIDE MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. AIT and TECRO held bilateral discussions on the margins of the 20th annual Joint Standing Committee on Civil Nuclear Cooperation in Seattle (JSCCNC) (Nov 4-5). The two sides discussed: UN Security Council resolution 1540, environmental samplings from the 1980s, the International [...]	2004-11-18 03:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY ENRG TW
04TAIPEI3690	TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 OCR: AIT VIEWS [...] (SBU)Summary: Taiwan authorities charged with protecting Intellectual Property Rights have made substantial progress since the last review in March 2004. AIT recommends reducing Taiwan's current Special 301 classification from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List. Further reductions mig [...]	2004-11-18 08:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR
04TAIPEI3723	LY ELECTION UPDATE: THE PLOT THICKENS IN YUNLIN [...] (C) Summary: Hotly contested Yunlin County (six seats) remains one of the most volatile races in the LY campaign. The fugitive Magistrate Chang Jung-wei is still missing, but he and his criminal case remain the focus of the election. Bitter infighting has broken out as candidates realize each [...]	2004-11-22 06:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3728	TAIWAN MULLING OVER THERMISTOR CLASSIFICATION [...] Summary: AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Steve Chen on November 17, 2004. Chen was familiar with the case and said that Taiwan has about a month before it would need to submit a report to the World Customs Organization. Apparently, Tai [...]	2004-11-22 07:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND
04TAIPEI3734	Scenesetter for DOT A/S Bhatia's Trip to Taiwan [...] (U) The United States' unofficial relations with Taiwan focus on regional security and trade. Taiwan is considering the purchase of USD 18 billion in military equipment from the U.S. Outstanding trade issues include intellectual property rights, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications market [...]	2004-11-23 06:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EAIR PGOV OVIP TW
04TAIPEI3738	TAIWAN CURRENCY APPRECIATION [...] (C) Summary: On November 22, Taiwan's Central Bank of China (CBC) intervened in foreign exchange markets to slow the ongoing appreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD) after the currency reached its highest levels in almost four years. Speculators are moving additional foreign capital to Ta [...]	2004-11-23 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON TW
04TAIPEI3768	TAIWAN TIFA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary: AIT/T delivered reftel demarche on TIFA talks to Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Chen on November 24. Chen was aware of the content of the demarche and understood the need to avoid characterizing the talks as discussions on an FTA. Chen recognized the U.S. desire [...]	2004-11-26 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3770	LY ELECTION PREVIEW: TAICHUNG COUNTY [...] (C) Summary: Spurred by Chen Shui-bian's 30,000-margin victory in Taichung County during the 2004 presidential election, the DPP expects to elect five of its six LY nominees there this December, up from the four seats it won in 2001. The KMT nominated its four incumbents and one newcomer, wi [...]	2004-11-29 00:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI3782	CSB HITS CONSTITUTION THEMES ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian told an audience on November 27 that he will "terminate the Chinese constitution" during his second term of office regardless of international pressure. Chen, appearing on the same stage as former President Lee Teng-hui, told the group that if the voters [...]	2004-11-29 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3783	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: AIT relayed ref A and ref B talking points, and ref C inquiry regarding possible export control talks on December 15-16, to Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and National Security Council (NSC) officials. Both BOFT and NSC indicated tentative acceptance of December 15-16 date [...]	2004-11-29 23:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM TW
04TAIPEI3797	CHEN RESPONDS PUBLICLY TO USG CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian used an open press meeting with a group of visiting U.S. Congressmen on November 30 to respond to the State Department Spokesman's warning over constitutional revisions. Chen stated that there has been no change to the policy line he articulated in his May [...]	2004-11-30 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3807	PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE DEFENDS CONSTITUTIONAL RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General James Huang asked AIT to convey a request for USG understanding over President Chen Shui-bian's recent constitution-related campaign rhetoric. Huang acknowledged that some of Chen's recent language had been "a little strong," especiall [...]	2004-12-01 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3809	"CHINA TIMES" ARTICLES ON WASHINGTON'S [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-02 00:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3839	CROSS-STRAIT ENTRY PERMIT REFORMS STILL NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) recently announced a package of reforms that expands the range of firms that are permitted to apply for entry permits on behalf of their employees and loosens the restrictions on which employees qualify. However, while the reforms extend the length of stay i [...]	2004-12-03 04:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB CH TW
04TAIPEI3850	CROSS-STRAIT AVIATION - THE GOLDEN LINK STILL OUT [...] (C) Direct air transportation is the last area where the "three-links" have not been realized in either name or substance. Direct air links would cut passenger travel time by up to an hour and a half; ticket prices by more than 25 percent; and airfreight costs by 20 percent or more. Taiwan's [...]	2004-12-06 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW CH
04TAIPEI3854	CHEN: OVERSEAS OFFICES, SOE'S TO BE CALLED [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian pledged to change the name of Taiwan's overseas offices and State Owned Enterprises from "China" to "Taiwan" by 2006 during a December 5 press conference at Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters. In the same speech, Chen reiterated his intention [...]	2004-12-06 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3920	25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "KAOHSIUNG INCIDENT" AND [...] (SBU) December 10, on the eve of Taiwan's legislative elections, marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most important political events in Taiwan's democratic history. On December 10, 1979, a group of demonstrators supporting the "Dang Wai" (non-KMT) magazine "Meilidao" (Formosa) marched to [...]	2004-12-09 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3924	TAIWAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI- [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 20:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3930	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT KEEPS GROWING [...] Taiwan investment in the PRC approved by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs during the first six months of 2004 was 68 percent higher than the same period last year. PRC data also shows a substantial increase in contracted investment but a modest drop in realized investment. High-tech firm [...]	2004-12-10 07:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD TW CH
04TAIPEI3961	Bilateral Consultations on Competition Law and Antitrust Seminar [...] (U) In order to share information and open channels for future cooperation on antitrust issues, AIT and the US Department of Justice met with officials from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) in Taipei, November 15-16. DOJ and TFTC officials compared antitrust developments in the US and [...]	2004-12-14 00:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
04TAIPEI3988	CHEN TAKES THE FALL FOR DPP LY SETBACK [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian resigned his position as Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman December 14 to accept full responsibility for the worse than expected showing in the December 11 Legislative Yuan (LY) election. In a speech to the DPP's Central Standing Committee (CSC) [...]	2004-12-15 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI4007	KMT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION IN THE MIST [...] (C) Summary: The KMT's stronger than expected performance in the LY election will bring more uncertainty to the party's leadership question. While KMT Secretary General Lin Fong-cheng told local media on December 12 that Lien Chan would step down as party Chairman at the end of his term next [...]	2004-12-19 21:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI4021	TAIWAN'S IMPENDING HEALTH CARE CRISES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Taiwan Health care system is facing a number of crises. The National Health Insurance system is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. The Department of Health faces low morale, an inflexible and conservative bureaucracy, a shortage of strong leadership, and an exodus of th [...]	2004-12-21 02:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TW ESTH
04TAIPEI4050	TAIWAN'S NEW FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has been very active since it was established in July 2004 to encourage market liberalization and reform. Although some foreign businesses have complained about difficulty in keeping up with the flurry of new regulations, the regulati [...]	2004-12-22 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EINV EFIN ECON TW CH
04TAIPEI4051	LENOVO/IBM DEAL MEANS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR [...] (C) In the short term, Taiwan's information technology sector will not feel much impact from the Lenovo acquisition of IBM's PC division. However, over time Lenovo's increased bargaining power will increase competition among Taiwan's contract PC manufacturers and component suppliers. Some Ta [...]	2004-12-22 22:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND CH TW
04TAIPEI4074	AIT URGES TAIWAN TO FOLLOW ICCAT AND OTHER FISHING [...] Summary. On December 13 and 14, OES/OMC Deputy Director Stetson Tinkham urged Taiwan's Fisheries Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to heed the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) call for Taiwan to crack down on Taiwan fishing vessels found to be fishin [...]	2004-12-27 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS TW
04TAIPEI4076	PRESIDENT CHEN, UNDER POST-ELECTION PRESSURE, [...] (C) Summary. Post-December 11 election jockeying within the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and between Green and Blue alliances continues in ways that may affect cross-Strait and U.S. relations. Members of the DPP's New Tide faction are publicly and messily blaming President Chen [...]	2004-12-27 21:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI4103	POLITICS TAR CONTROL YUAN NOMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Presidential Office submitted on December 20 its list of 29 Control Yuan nominees for Legislative Yuan approval. Pan-Blue legislators, as well as some ruling DPP legislators, immediately dismissed the nominees as unqualified and vowed to resist the Presidential Office's atte [...]	2004-12-28 07:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
04TAIPEI4122	SUPPORTING THE RICE BOMBER - A DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 26, about 500 farmers and activists demonstrated in central Taiwan to support Yang Ru- men, the "Rice Bomber," who planted a series of bombs around Taipei over the past 14 months. The farmers protested against rice imports and other post-WTO changes in Taiwan's trad [...]	2004-12-30 00:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON
04TAIPEI4134	TAIWAN ASKS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SANCTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Summary: In a meeting on December 30, Taiwan's Board of Foreign Trade Director Peter Ho requested that Washington Agencies reconsider sanctions on Taiwan's Ecoma Enterprise Co. Ltd. Taiwan had checked with Washington Agenci [...]	2004-12-30 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TW
04TASHKENT3180	FIRST DAUGHTER LOLA (KARIMOVA) CUTS LOSE [...] (C) For at least the past month, the youngest of President Islom Karimov's three children, 26-year old Lola Karimova, has been frequenting restaurant/club Barkhan ("shifting sand dune") on a near nightly basis. On November 13, we once again ran into the First Daughter at this location. During this [...]	2004-11-26 08:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PINR UZ
04TASHKENT3519	PRESIDENT KARIMOV NOT AN ORPHAN, AND OTHER FAMILY SECRETS [...] (C) Summary: Although his face was covered in bruises, the physical resemblance to the President is striking. In a wide-ranging conversation with poloff, Islom Karimov's estranged nephew, Jamshid Karimov, and Jamshid's mother, Muslima Karimova -- the President's sister-in-law -- revealed det [...]	2004-12-27 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PBIO PGOV UZ
04TEGUCIGALPA1106	CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS ALLEGES COMING U.S. [...] (U) Cuban Ambassador to Honduras Alberto Gonzalez Polanco, in public statements May 12, claimed that the GOC was at military alert for a potential U.S. invasion. He told reporters that the GOC feared such an attack was "closer than ever." He added that Cuban citizens were well prepared to re [...]	2004-05-13 23:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA1141	SAN PEDRO SULA PRISON FIRE KILLS 103 INMATES; [...] (U) A fire allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit in a refrigerator for soft drinks in a cell block for gang members killed 103 inmates in a prison on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula. Approximately 25 injured prisoners were treated at a nearby hospital. (Two other injured prisoners [...]	2004-05-17 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1160	GOH BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (U) Honduran Vice President (and Acting President) Vicente Williams and Minister of Government and Justice Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro on May 18 briefed the diplomatic corps, including DCM and PolOff, on the May 17 fire in a cell block for gang members that killed 103 inmates in a prison on t [...]	2004-05-19 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO

04TEGUCIGALPA1173	POST RESPONSE TO INQUIRY INTO APRIL 14, 2003 [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the time-line set forth in ref Y. Answers keyed to ref Y are provided in paragraph 4. 2. (S) Post believes the time-line included in ref Y is largely accurate but not complete. Post has conducted an exhaustive search of its files in orde [...]	2004-02-24 14:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	SNAR MOPS EAIR PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1197	TEGUCIGALPA FY 2004 AND FY 2005 LGP REDUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Post carefully reviewed and is modifying the Local Guard Program (LGP) contract in order to meet the requested 3.3 percent LGP reduction goal (approximately $18,000) for FY 2004. RSO is currently working with the GSO contracting office to negotiate a reduction in contract ve [...]	2004-05-24 22:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AFIN AMGT ASEC KESS KICA KSEP
04TEGUCIGALPA1200	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND [...] Post believes that the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor initiative to address programs that promote human rights and democracy can greatly aid Mission efforts to strengthen the human rights practices in Honduras, particularly in the area of investigating and prosecuting extrajudicia [...]	2004-05-24 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KDEM KCRM KJUS PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1258	LA CEIBA PRISON MASSACRE UPDATE; PUBLIC MINISTRY [...] (U) On April 5, 2003, 68 persons, 61 of them M-18 gang members, were killed in an incident at El Porvenir prison near La Ceiba. Reports produced by the Public Ministry, a Special Commission of the Honduran National Council for Internal Security (CONASIN),and the Human Rights Commissioner put [...]	2004-06-02 15:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1280	HONDURAS - KEY QUESTIONS ON CARGO HANDLING [...] (C) Per reftel, answers to the key questions on cargo handling are provided below. Where appropriate, Post has provided clarification and context. 2. (U) Answers are listed in Q and A format: I. Shipping/Cargo Manifests Q. Are cargo manifests (or similar documentation) required in c [...]	2004-06-03 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP EWWT EAIR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1325	ALLEGED TEGUCIGALPA LEADER OF MARA SALVATRUCHA [...] On June 8, in what local residents described as a "war zone" reminiscent of a wild west shoot-out, Honduran authorities captured the alleged Tegucigalpa leader of the infamous Mara Salvatrucha (MS) gang, Wilmer Joel Cruz Coello, alias "El Micro," only two blocks from the U.S. Embassy compound. [...]	2004-06-09 22:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS SNAR PGOV PHUM ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1339	Honduras TIP Update: EmbOffs Meet with Attorney [...] Summary: EmbOffs met recently with the Honduran Attorney General and the Supreme Court President to emphasize the critical nature of successful prosecutions as part of an overall GOH strategy to combat trafficking in persons. Honduras has also been active in recent months on a number of traff [...]	2004-06-10 22:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1355	HONDURAS SEIZES 1,460 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; [...] (SBU) With DEA assistance, on June 9, 2004, Honduran authorities seized approximately 1,460 kilos of cocaine and arrested four suspects near Puerto Cortes on Honduras' Caribbean coast. The cocaine which originated in Colombia was seized at a property in a zone known as La Laguna de Alegria We [...]	2004-06-14 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1384	MEDIA REACTION ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT, [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on June 18 entitled "Trafficking in Persons." "Trafficking in persons is a source of innumerable violations to human rights, a profitable activity for organized crime, and even a means to spread AIDS and other sexually transmitted dise [...]	2004-06-18 17:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL SMIG KPAO HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1395	PROSECUTION OF CHINESE ALIEN SMUGGLERS ARRESTED IN [...] SUMMARY: Prosecution of Chinese illegal alien smugglers arrested in Honduras in late 2003 on charges of people smuggling, money laundering, possession of instruments for the forgery of public documents, and forgery of public documents, has turned into a very difficult task for the Honduran Pu [...]	2004-06-21 19:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG PHUM KFRD CVIS KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...]	2004-06-22 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1437	OAS ENVOY JOHN GATES TO ISSUE HONDURAS/EL SALVADOR [...] On June 20, OAS envoy, National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Specialist, John Gates completed his survey of the six disputed land border areas between Honduras and El Salvador. Gates, who began the project on August 18, 2003, was tasked (as an honest broker),with assisting Honduras an [...]	2004-06-24 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1439	TEACHERS' PROTEST FAILS TO SHUT DOWN HONDURAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 24, approximately 5,000 striking Honduran teachers temporarily blocked the four main arteries connecting Tegucigalpa with the rest of the country, bringing traffic to a standstill and disrupting commerce. Teachers also blocked traffic in other parts of the country, primari [...]	2004-06-24 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1466	MULTIPLE PROTESTS CONVERGE, MADURO'S REACTION IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 29 Honduran President Ricardo Maduro went on national television to explain the Government of Honduras' (GOH) position after teachers' unions rejected the latest government offer. Protests continue (refs A and B) and both sides are at loggerheads. Also, the March for Life [...]	2004-06-30 22:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1467	HONDURAN SECURITY MINISTER ALLEGES SENIOR AL-QAIDA [...] (S) Summary: On June 29, Honduran Minister of Public Security (MOPS) Oscar Alvarez told the Honduran press senior Saudi Al-Qaida operative, Adnan Gulshair El-Shukrijumah, had been spotted in Honduras but has since left the country. MOPS Alvarez alleged that El-Shukrijumah was seen in an intern [...]	2004-07-01 00:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PTER ASEC KVPR PINR KJUS KCRM PGOV CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1472	MADURO STIFFENS RESOLVE AS PEACEFUL PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Peaceful protests continued in Tegucigalpa on July 1 as the Government of Honduras (GOH) rejected the latest counter-proposal from the teachers' unions, calling it "absurd" and launching a media campaign in the newspapers against the teachers. The March for Life (Marcha Por La V [...]	2004-07-01 22:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ELAB PHUM SOCI PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1508	Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...]	2004-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC
04TEGUCIGALPA1526	Honduran Economic Highlights: April-June 2004 [...] On April 14, Paris Club creditors and the GOH agreed to a restructuring of Honduras' public external debt, leading to the cancellation of approximately $147 million of Honduran debt, and the rescheduling of $214 million more (see reftel). Under the agreement reached between Paris Club partic [...]	2004-07-09 18:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD EWWT KJUS PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA154	HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION [...] Post concurs with CA/OCS/CI's Assessment of Honduran non-compliance with the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. 2. Furthermore, on July 9, 2003, Consular reps once again explained to the IHNFA representatives that the applicability issue regarding the Hague Abduction Conven [...]	2004-01-21 18:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CASC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1541	Electoral Law Reform Adopted; 2005 Primary [...] On June 21, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral TSE) - established for the purpose of directing the electoral process and internal elections - approved the calendar for the 2005 primary and internal elections in Honduras. According to the Calendar, starting August 20, 20 [...]	2004-07-12 13:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1546	KUDOS FOR VISIT OF U.S. COAST GUARD PORT [...] I want to personally thank you for accepting the Honduran government's invitation to send a U.S. Coast Guard port security verification team to assess this country's considerable efforts to implement the IMO's ISPS. The Honduran government was extremely pleased by the results of the visit and [...]	2004-07-13 18:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1577	Honduras Poised to Become Leader in Port Security [...] SUMMARY: Following a June visit to the ports of Honduras, a United States Coast Guard delegation confirmed that Honduras was taking the appropriate measures to ready its ports for certification on July 1, and to successfully comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements an [...]	2004-07-16 18:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EINV ETRD PBTS SNAR PTER BEXP ECON PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1583	Maduro Launches Investigation of Forestry Agency [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro established an "intervention" into the operations of the Honduran Corporation for Forest Development, COHDEFOR. A three-person commission was named to conduct an in-depth analysis of COHDEFOR's operations, report back to Maduro within [...]	2004-07-19 13:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV EAGR KCRM KJUS KCOR PHUM SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1611	CONVICTED HONDURAN NARCO-CONGRESSMAN PANCHAME [...] On July 11, Armando Avila Panchame (52),a Honduran National Party ex-Congressman serving a 20-year sentence at the National Penitentiary (PN) in Tamara for narcotrafficking, was murdered by another prison inmate, Juvernal Alvarado Diaz (23). Diaz, sentenced in January 2004 to 12 years in pr [...]	2004-07-21 13:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS ASEC SOCI PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1617	FURTHERING REGIONAL INTEGRATION; GENERAL HILL [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, General Hill, USSOUTHCOM Commander, met with Honduran Minister of Defense, Federico Breve, and separately, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),General Jose Isaias Barahona to discuss Central American integration, narcotrafficking, U.S. military assistan [...]	2004-07-22 21:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP SNAR PREL KCRM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1655	FURTHERING REGIONAL INTEGRATION; GENERAL HILL [...] (U) Summary: On July 15, General Hill, USSOUTHCOM Commander, met with Honduran Minister of Defense, Federico Breve, and separately, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),General Jose Isaias Barahona to discuss Central American integration, narcotrafficking, U.S. military assistan [...]	2004-07-28 15:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP SNAR PREL KCRM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1674	TPS for Honduras - Update on Economy and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Honduras has largely recovered from the devastation of the 1998 Hurricane Mitch. Most USG-funded reconstruction efforts were completed in 2001, and will be entirely completed in 2005. However, Honduras remains a poor country with insufficient housing and job opportunities to [...]	2004-07-30 19:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PREF PREL ELAB ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA179	DRUG PLANE CRASHES AFTER INTERCEPT BY HONDURAN AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Air Force Commander insists 1/20/04 crash of a drug-trafficking civilian aircraft was not a shoot-down. According to published statements and conversations with U.S. mission military members, Colonel Caceres stated that Honduran Air Force (HAF) interceptors twice contac [...]	2004-01-23 01:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA193	DRUG PLANE CRASH SITE VISIT -- NO SMOKING GUN JUST [...] (C) On 1/23/04, U.S. country team members (DEA, DAO, JTF-B, and MILGP) visited the site of 1/20/04 drug-trafficking air crash and were given full and unimpeded access by Government of Honduran (GOH) authorities. The Embassy team was accompanied by the Honduran Soto Cano Air Base Liaison Offic [...]	2004-01-26 12:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1969	PROPOSED SUPPORT BY ASHA TO THE PAN AMERICAN [...] Increase the storage capacity of a reservoir used for irrigation from 30,000 cubic meters to 340,000 cubic meters. 2. Increase the cultivated area under irrigation by adding 96 hectares. 3. Increase the plantation forest area under irrigation by adding 45 hectares. 4. Purchase timbe [...]	2004-09-02 17:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1984	HONDURAS' FINANCIAL REFORM LAWS: THREE DOWN, ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress has approved three of the four financial sector reform laws required under the IMF agreement. The three that have passed are the shortest and simplest of the laws, leaving the longest and most important for last. However the President of the Banking Commis [...]	2004-09-03 19:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1985	HONDURAN OIL TRUCKERS' STRIKE BLOCKS NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Striking oil truckers blocked the main highway to Puerto Cortes in northern Honduras for 19 hours from the night of August 30 to the afternoon of August 31, before Honduran police cleared the road and detained two strike leaders. The strike was triggered by a contract dispute w [...]	2004-09-03 20:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	ECON ENRG ELAB PGOV KMCA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2049	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MARIA JOSE T. FLETCHER, TRACKER NO. 21830 [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 15:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2063	WEAPON SEIZURE; TI-00-0003/WEC1F;GARCIA-MONTES,CARLOS CCX:ZU-04-0024/UEC1I;NARVAES-ALTAMAR, JUAN CARLOS [...] (SBU) On August 20, 2004, members of the Honduran police and Prosecutors office found another arsenal of weapons from a residence near Zamorano, Honduras (HD) belonging to Carlos GARCIA-Montes (NADDIS 4539661),who was murdered in Bocagrande, Colombia (CB) (near Cartagena, CB) on July 14, 200 [...]	2004-09-16 20:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	HO NOTAG
04TEGUCIGALPA209	MINISTER OF DEFENSE REITERATES NO SHOOT-DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense (MOD) Frederico Breve delivered a document to the Ambassador on January 27 which explains the Honduran Air Force's (HAF) standard operating procedures for intercepting intruding civil aircraft violating Honduran airspace and the use of live ammunition, includ [...]	2004-01-28 01:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2123	THE DEMISE OF HONDURAS' ANTI-CORRUPTION COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once heralded by President Ricardo Maduro as a success story in the fight against corruption, Honduras' National Anti-Corruption Council (Consejo Nacional Anti Corrupcion - CNA) is about to fade from existence. The Maduro Administration plans to coopt the CNA's operations by plac [...]	2004-09-22 21:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM ECON PHUM PINR ASEC EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2222	HONDURAN POLICE DELIVER BLOW TO SUSPECTED [...] (U) On October 2, Honduran police confiscated USD 1,070,000 from suspected Honduran narcotraffickers near the city of San Pedro Sula (SPS) after discovering the cash during the search of a suspect truck at a police inspection stop. The money was found concealed in spare tires inside a sealed [...]	2004-10-05 16:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2223	HONDURAS: FAST-FOOD BOOM CONTINUES AS FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras, fast-food sector continues to flourish and, with new entrant &Quiznos Sub,8 remains dominated by U.S. franchises. Quiznos sees strong growth potential in Honduras, based on the strong market acceptance of U.S. brands and continuing economic growth. Quiznos did n [...]	2004-10-05 19:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2267	HONDURAS: UNDP PROCUREMENT DEBATE CONTINUES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 27, the Honduran National Association of Industries (ANDI) issued a two-page open letter denouncing the United Nations Development Program,s (UNDP) handling of the ongoing bid process for container inspection systems at Puerto Cortes. Post has already received comp [...]	2004-10-12 20:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV EWWT KJUS KMCA HO UNDP
04TEGUCIGALPA2276	Honduras: Textile and Apparel Statistics; Both [...] Post provides the following information in response to reftel. ---------------------------- The Limits of the Statistics ---------------------------- 2. The two primary sources of information on the Honduran textile and apparel sector are the Central Bank, which collects statistics on [...]	2004-10-13 14:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD ELAB BEXP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2289	HONDURAS: TAX MAN IS MOVED BACK INTO MINFIN [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress has decreed that the Executive Revenue Directorate (DEI) will no longer be a semi-autonomous tax agency and will instead be folded into the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The DEI is overstaffed and highly politicized, as alleged in the justification to [...]	2004-10-13 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2313	"Cumple y Gana" Labor Project Advances CAFTA [...] Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor-funded "Cumple y Gana" project held two recent public outreach events in Honduras, aimed at informing the private sector as to the contents and implications of CAFTA-DR with regards to protection of labor rights and enforcement of labor laws. EconOffs par [...]	2004-10-15 14:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2314	Honduras' Reaction to July Framework: Cautiously [...] (U) Summary: GOH trade officials are reasonably satisfied with the WTO July Framework, regarding it as an agreement that recognizes Honduras' key interests but nonetheless defers most difficult decisions for future negotiation. Honduras will support the candidacy of Perez de Castillo of Urugua [...]	2004-10-15 14:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA232	HONDURAS IMF AGREEMENT FULL STEAM AHEAD -- PRIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran government has fully completed the prior conditions listed in the preliminary Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) agreed to with the IMF mission on November 25. In addition, the GOH has put to rest two new IMF [...]	2004-01-30 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV EPET ELAB HO
04TEGUCIGALPA234	TASK FORCE XATRUCH UPDATE: MADURO RESOLUTE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In face of overwhelming domestic opposition and high costs to his own political popularity, President Maduro reaffirmed Honduras' commitment to send the next contingent of troops to Iraq and indicated those troops are likely to be deployed there beyond the initial one-year period [...]	2004-01-30 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV IZ HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2373	HONDURAS DECLARED MINE FREE [...] On Friday, October 8, the Government of Honduras (GOH) convened a ceremony at the Headquarters of the First Infantry Battalion (Primer Batallon de Infanteria) on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa to officially declare Honduras mine free. U.S. participation in the demining efforts was directed throu [...]	2004-10-22 15:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PGOV PARM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA238	Honduras and CAFTA Labor Track II: Ministry of [...] (SBU) Summary: In Honduras, there is good will in the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in general and Minister of Labor German Leitzelar in particular to protect core labor rights. Honduran labor law, while deficient in some areas with respect to ILO core conventions, is not the main issue for the pr [...]	2004-02-02 14:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM ECON PGOV KJUS PINR HO ILO
04TEGUCIGALPA239	USAID/HONDURAS' RECOMMENDED PL 480, TITLE II [...] Concurrence. As requested in DCHA/FFP's PL 480 Title II guidelines for Cooperating Sponsor Results Reports and Resource Requests (CSR4),this is to provide recommended funding levels, Bellmon certification, certification of financial capabilities of the cooperating sponsor, and environmental [...]	2004-02-02 17:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID
04TEGUCIGALPA2424	HONDURAS: TAX SERVICE STRENGTHENS INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: The tax authority,s internal affairs unit, known as the Transparency Unit, has mounted a vigorous effort over the last 18 months to investigate and combat corruption within the tax and customs services. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the dismissals for corruption have had an a [...]	2004-10-29 15:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KCOR ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2426	CORRECTED COPY: HONDURAS CASHIERS ITS TAX MAN; [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, it was reported that Mario Duarte, head of the Executive Revenue Directorate (DEI, the GOH equivalent of the USG,s Internal Revenue Service) will be moved out of his position effective November 1. Duarte will become the new Director of the National Ports Company. [...]	2004-10-29 15:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2427	HONDURAS TELECOMMS UPDATE OCTOBER 2004 [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, EconChief met with Jose Renan Caballero, Chief Telecommunications Advisor on the President,s Modernization Commission, to discuss recent developments in the telecommunications sector. Caballero was candid regarding Alcatel, Communitel, Megatel, the new telecommuni [...]	2004-10-29 17:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECPS EINV PGOV ELAB KJUS KMCA HO UNDP
04TEGUCIGALPA2434	AMBASSADOR URGES GREATER ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, Ambassador and DCM raised U.S. concerns with President Maduro about perceptions that Honduras is backsliding on anti-corruption efforts, its potential impact on MCC eligibility, and the recent decision by the Public Ministry (PM) to dismiss corruption cases against [...]	2004-10-29 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM ECON PHUM PINR EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2435	Honduras: 2003 Trade Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual trade overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. This cable contains information on imports, exports and the trade deficit; information on macroeconomic, monetary and financial d [...]	2004-10-29 21:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2452	Honduras: 2003 Macroeconomic Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual macroeconomic summary for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Reftel contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit; this cable contains information on economic growth, [...]	2004-11-02 12:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2458	Honduras: 2003 Monetary and Financial Overview [...] SUMMARY: Post submits its annual monetary and financial overview for Honduras for the year 2003, based on the official economic statistics released by the GOH in the fall of 2004. Ref A contains information on imports, exports, and the trade deficit, and ref B contains information on economi [...]	2004-11-02 20:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2496	HONDURAN AG NAVARRO SEEKS SOLUTION TO PARALYSIS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Negotiations continue at the Public Ministry (PM) between Attorney General Ovidio Navarro and federal prosecutors (fiscales) after many fiscales walked off the job October 19 following Navarro's termination of ten and transfer of six others for their public criticism over the P [...]	2004-11-04 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM ECON PHUM PINR EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA258	GUNMEN SHOOT CAR OF PRESIDENT OF HONDURAN CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Unknown gunmen shot at the car of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President of Congress, February 1. Lobo was not in the car at the time, and his driver, two aides, a bodyguard, and an army officer in the car were unhurt. Police believe that the attack was either (a) linked to threats (mad [...]	2004-02-03 21:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR ASEC PHUM PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2635	2005 HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS - RULES OF THE GAME [...] Summary. Honduran primary elections are scheduled for February 20, 2005, with general elections set for November 27, 2005. Under a new Electoral law reform passed early in 2004, Honduran voters will be able to select candidates for the National Congress in the 2005 elections based not only on [...]	2004-11-23 16:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2644	HONDURAS SHARES CONCERNS OVER VAGUE UNESCO DRAFT [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Mario Fortin, Director of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Norman Garcia, Minister of Trade and Industry, on November 8. EconOff then raised the points in a meeting with Minister Garcia and other Trade Ministry offic [...]	2004-11-24 20:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO WTO UNESCO
04TEGUCIGALPA2646	HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY: PASTOR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. With the February 20, 2005, primary elections three months away, the race is tightening on the Nationalists side with President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo closing the gap on Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor. On the Liberal side, politician Mel Zelaya is pulling away from [...]	2004-11-26 12:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR KJUS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2722	HONDURAS SEEING INCREASING NUMBERS OF CUBAN [...] (SBU) Honduras, for various reasons, is emerging as a new, preferred port for Cuban migrants by sea. Primarily, Honduras acts as a way station for Cubans on their way to the U.S. The route appears to usually be the same: migrants leave from Comaguey in the Santa Cruz province of Cuba, stoppi [...]	2004-09-24 10:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PGOV PREL MARR CU HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2724	HONDURAS: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel: A. General Overview of Auditing Procedures: 1,2,3,4: Responsibility for auditing Honduran military expenditures lies with a civilian Auditor who is named by the President and works for the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Underneath [...]	2004-12-06 17:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2757	CAFTA Debate Heats Up Ahead of Possible December 15 [...] Summary: As the Honduran Congress considers CAFTA and moves closer to a vote, both supporters and opponents of the agreement have been making their views known in public fora and through the press. In recent weeks CAFTA has been publicly denounced by Roman Catholic Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez [...]	2004-12-10 12:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV EAID KIPR EAGR ELAB PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2765	HONDURAS ECONOMIC REFORM: DEPOSIT INSURANCE AGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September 2004, at IMF insistence, the GOH passed four banking reform laws aimed at strengthening the nation's financial system. While the GOH missed the IMF's target date by nearly three months, the laws passed in late September do meet the terms of the IMF agreement and, mor [...]	2004-12-10 21:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV HO IMF
04TEGUCIGALPA2766	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: NATIONALS - [...] (SBU) Introduction: During recent meetings with Washington visitor, National Party leading presidential candidates Miguel Pastor (first in polls) and Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo (second in polls) were impressive, Liberal Party leading presidential candidate Mel Zelaya was charismatic, while third pla [...]	2004-12-10 21:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2768	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: NATIONALS - [...] (SBU) Introduction: During recent meetings with Washington visitor, National Party leading presidential candidates Miguel Pastor (first in polls) and Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo (second in polls) were impressive, Liberal Party leading presidential candidate Mel Zelaya was charismatic, while third pla [...]	2004-12-13 12:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2777	STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary. Over the last several days student demonstrations have been taking place outside the public university in Tegucigalpa. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has threatened to close down the university for a year because of corruption in the awarding of degrees and student demonstrations. [...]	2004-12-13 20:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC HO PGOV
04TEGUCIGALPA2787	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2005 [...] The text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. TRADE SUMMARY (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2003, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $486.4 million, a decrease of $203.8 million from deficit o [...]	2004-12-14 18:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2795	HONDURAS 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] The transshipment of cocaine through Honduras by air, land, and maritime routes continued in 2004. While seizures were slightly down in 2004 compared to last year's record levels, Honduran authorities did successfully disrupt one of the most active trafficking organizations in the country, de [...]	2004-12-15 12:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2816	HONDURAS: 2004-2005 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Post provides its submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II, Money Laundering And Financial Crimes. Introduction and General Questions Two years after passing a new law against money laundering, the government of Honduras has made conside [...]	2004-12-21 12:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTFN KJUS ECON PGOV PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2826	HONDURAS ECONOMIC REFORM: CENTRAL BANK REFORMED AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September 2004, at IMF insistence, the GOH passed four banking reform laws aimed at strengthening the nation's financial system. This is the second in a series of four cables that analyze each of these laws, assess their impacts on the Honduran financial system, and outline ch [...]	2004-12-22 12:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV HO IMF
04TEGUCIGALPA2873	CASA ALIANZA HONDURAS IS NOT LINKED TO BRUCE [...] (C) PolOff met November 8 with Gustavo Zelaya, Legal Assistance Program Coordinator for Casa Alianza. Zelaya told PolOff that Casa Alianza had been fully cooperating with the Public Ministry investigation into the alleged crimes of Casa Alianza Central American Director Bruce Harris in Hondura [...]	2004-12-30 17:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA289	HONDURAN AIR INTERDICTION PROCEDURES, U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The policy statements and standard operating procedures outlined below are keyed to questions posed in ref D and based on discussion with the joint State/DOD team that visited Honduras on February 2-4. Post wishes to underscore that U.S. information sharing with Honduras has pr [...]	2004-02-07 00:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA325	Honduran Econ Highlights: December 2003 - January [...] (U) On December 30, 2003, Congress passed the 2004 federal budget. The consideration of the budget, traditionally undertaken in a special December session of Congress, took on particular importance this year, as the government of Honduras worked under the constraint of meeting the prior condi [...]	2004-02-12 15:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD ELAB EINV PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA381	HONDURAN CONGRESSMAN ARMANDO AVILA PANCHAME [...] (U) National Party Deputy, Armando Avila Panchame, who was convicted February 12th for drug trafficking, was sentenced February 19th to 20 years in prison. His sentence stemmed from his arrest July 6, 2003, while attempting to flee the scene of a drug trafficking airplane crash in the eastern [...]	2004-02-20 20:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA382	Honduras TIP Update: GOH Active in Preventing and [...] Summary: Honduras has been active in recent months on a number of trafficking in persons (TIP) fronts. This cable provides an update on these efforts. End Summary. TIP Seminars - Prevention and Eradication of TIP --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Embassy brought [...]	2004-02-20 20:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA401	Port Security: Honduras on Track to Meet U.S. and IMO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Honduras (GOH) is well positioned to be in compliance with MTSA and IMO requirements by the July 1, 2004 deadline. The country's chief challenges in meeting the requirements set out in the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) and in the Internati [...]	2004-02-24 15:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP ECON ETRD PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA461	USAID/HONDURAS' RECOMMENDED PL 480, TITLE II [...] Concurrence. As requested in DCHA/FFP's PL 480 Title II guidelines for Cooperating Sponsor Results Reports and Resource Requests (CSR4),this is to provide recommended funding levels, Bellmon certification, certification of financial capabilities of the cooperating sponsor, and environmental [...]	2004-02-27 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID
04TEGUCIGALPA498	TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOWUP - HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Honduran cooperation on counter-terrorism finance continues to be strong. As noted in ref B, the Honduran Banking and Insurance Commission promptly sends out freeze orders to the entire regulated financial sector each time the U.S. Executive Order lists are amended. The financial secto [...]	2004-03-02 18:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN ETTC KJUS PREL HO UN
04TEGUCIGALPA538	GOH PROGRESS ON TEDS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the visit of the State / NOAA training team in December 2003, Honduras has been working to continue improving the turtle excluder device (TED) program and enforcement abilities of fisheries officials. Understanding that re-certification was premised upon training new inspe [...]	2004-03-05 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA55	FFP: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LATIN [...] SUMMARY THE HONDURAS OFFICE OF FOOD FOR PEACE (FFP) HOSTED A REGIONAL FOOD AID MANAGERS' WORKSHOP IN LA ESPERANZA, HONDURAS, ON NOVEMBER 17 THROUGH NOVEMBER 19, 2003. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORKSHOP WERE THE PRESENTATIONS BY THE FFP DIRECTOR, LAUREN LANDIS AND OTHER FFP/W STAFF, ON NEW FFP POLIC [...]	2004-01-09 19:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA HO
04TEGUCIGALPA642	HONDURAS REMAINS COMMITTED TO IRAQ DEPLOYMENT BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Reports in the U.S. and international press which suggest that the Government of Honduras (GOH) now plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq this summer are misleading and contradict local Honduran media coverage of the issue. On March 16, President Ricardo Maduro held a press confe [...]	2004-03-17 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV ASEC IZ HO
04TEGUCIGALPA649	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- TEGUCIGALPA [...] (SBU) Summary: At our first Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting to discuss counterterrorism (CT) assistance to the Government of Honduras (GOH) and assess GOH CT needs, representatives of G-8 missions, Spain, and the European Union (EU) all concurred that the threat of a terrorist att [...]	2004-03-17 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA672	DRUG PLANE BURNED ON PROMINENT HONDURAN'S PROPERTY [...] (U) On March 18, post received initial sketchy information involving the burned wreckage of a twin-engine aircraft in the area of Farallones in the Department of Colon on Honduras's north coast. It does not appear that any aircraft actually crashed on March 18. Upon further investigation, Po [...]	2004-03-19 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR MOPS PINS PREL MCAP PINR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA70	ALIEN SMUGGLERS OF CHINESE NATIONALITY ARRESTED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 9 and 11, Hu Weng RONG (DPOB: 7/28/1975, China) and He Jia BIN (DPOB: 5/06/1975, China) were arrested in Honduras. Both had obtained Honduran nationality in the early 1990s. The arrests were carried out by the Honduran General Directorate of Special Investigative Ser [...]	2004-01-13 16:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD KHLS ASEC KCRM EFIN PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA704	HONDURAN VIEW ON UNCTAD IX [...] EconOffs delivered reftel talking points to Melvin Redondo, Director of Trade Policy and Honduras' Chief Negotiator for trade agreements, on March 17. While Redondo was initially unaware of the draft UNCTAD document, he quickly appreciated its importance, and expressed agreement that a re-in [...]	2004-03-24 18:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL HO UNCTAD WTO
04TEGUCIGALPA705	AVIAN FLU: HONDURAS STILL BANS POULTRY FROM TEN [...] SUMMARY: A new decree has renewed and slightly modified the ban which Honduras places on poultry exports from certain U.S. states, citing concerns of high-pathogenic and low-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI and LPAI). The decree implementing the ban was signed on March 5, but only brought to [...]	2004-03-24 18:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD AMED TBIO PGOV HO OIE
04TEGUCIGALPA707	Popular Block Protests Presence of Honduran Troops [...] The Popular Block (Bloque Popular-BP) pulled together a small and peaceful two-hour demonstration on March 20 at the Embassy to protest the "War on Iraq." The BP convoked its member labor unions, indigenous groups, affiliated leftist political party, the Democratic Union, student organization [...]	2004-03-24 21:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD PINR ASEC HO
04TEGUCIGALPA734	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BALLENGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Cass Ballenger (R-NC, Chairman, House International Relations, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee) to Honduras April 12-13. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, a little over half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces [...]	2004-03-29 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SNAR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA738	HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR GOH [...] (C) Ambassador spoke March 29 with Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista to discuss Honduran actions to support their draft UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba (text in ref D). Ambassador emphasized the need for the MFA to issue instructions to the Honduran Mis [...]	2004-03-30 20:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA752	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA'S 90-DAY PLAN: FINAL STATUS [...] (U) Please find requested status for Embassy Tegucigalpa's 90-day plan for the first quarter of 2004 (ref B) below. 2. (SBU) Ensure selection of qualified Attorney General to support rule of law (C) STEPS TAKEN: Despite a coordinated Mission public diplomacy campaign, which includ [...]	2004-04-01 00:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KCRM SNAR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA756	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA FY2004 ANTI-TIP BILATERAL [...] As one of the focus countries for the President's Initiative to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) (ref B),Post is pleased to present an anti-TIP bilateral project proposal. Post understands that several of the Mission's proposed anti-TIP activities in the areas of prevention, assistance to [...]	2004-04-01 12:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KWMN KCRM ELAB ASEC PGOV KJUS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA759	HONDURAS RELEASES TEXT OF UNCHR CUBA RESOLUTION; [...] (U) Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista called Ambassador just prior to 11:00 a.m. to inform Ambassador that the MFA had released the text of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) Cuba Resolution. The text was included in a press release that laid out the GOH's reasons for sp [...]	2004-04-01 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA766	TEXT OF HONDURAN PRESS RELEASE ON UNCHR CUBA [...] Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release on the UNCHR Cuba resolution, issued at 12:00 p.m. E.S.T. on April 1. 2. Begin text: Ministry of Foreign Relations Republic of Honduras Press Communique No. 5 The Ministry of Foreign [...]	2004-04-01 23:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA792	HONDURAS SEIZES 122 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004 [...] (U) On April 3, Honduran authorities confiscated approximately 108 kilos of cocaine and arrested Luis Armando Juarez Pineda (46) at a make-shift check point police established at Bonito Oriental in the Department of Colon on the Caribbean coast. The cocaine was discovered hidden in a false co [...]	2004-04-05 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
04TEGUCIGALPA793	MADURO ADMINISTRATION SHARPLY CRITICIZED BY [...] (C) Summary: President Ricardo Maduro and his Administration have come under tough criticism from political opponents and left-leaning nongovernmental organizations since the GOH publicly announced that it had drafted a UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) resolution on Cuba. Much of this c [...]	2004-04-05 22:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA804	HONDURAN RESPONSE TO JAYSH AL-MAHDI VIOLENCE [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve (MOD) and to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anibal Quinonez on April 5. MOD Breve had already contacted Deputy Chief of Mission earlier that day to request that the U.S. provide his office with more/better info [...]	2004-04-05 23:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ HO
04TEGUCIGALPA819	Honduras' Fight Against Money Laundering: A Good [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Two years after passing a new law against money laundering, the GOH has made considerable progress in implementing the law and establishing the entities responsible for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes. The USG, through the Department of [...]	2004-04-12 18:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL HO
04TEGUCIGALPA853	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 4/14 entitled "Ours and theirs." "To take to Congress the resolution presented by Honduras to the UNCHR will stir a meaningless discussion when we have other issues and laws that, despite their importance, are being ignored by our [...]	2004-04-14 22:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
04TEGUCIGALPA858	CODEL BALLENGER DISCUSSES CUBA, IRAQ, CAFTA, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, CODEL Ballenger met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. Issues discussed at the meeting included Cuba, Iraq, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA),narcotrafficking, and humanitarian/development assistance. Representative Ballenger expressed U.S. [...]	2004-04-14 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP ETRD SNAR PGOV PHUM EAGR CU HO

04TEGUCIGALPA873	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, APRIL 15, 2004 [...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 4/15 entitled "Sixth attack to Tegucigalpa Base." "Colonel Wilfredo Calderon Canales, commander of battalion Xatruch II, confirmed in a phone interview that the Honduran base in Najaf was attacked by unknown Iraqi forces on the afterno [...]	2004-04-15 23:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV MOPS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA874	HONDURAS SEEKS BETTER INFORMATION SHARING AS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 9. 2. (S) Summary: Trepidation in Honduras continues to rise amid press reports that U.S. troops are preparing an assault on the city of Najaf, Iraq, to arrest and/or kill Muqtaba al Sadr and put an end to the armed uprising by his militia [...]	2004-04-16 03:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ HO
04TEGUCIGALPA934	CY-2003 END USER MONITORING REPORT FOR [...] Since May 2000, the Political Section (POL) has managed and provided support for INL funded counternarcotics (CN) projects in Honduras. In April 2003, the assistance of a resident law enforcement advisor was added to the POL/INL section for more focused support of the projects. Current opera [...]	2004-04-22 21:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM EAID PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA945	PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFLUENCE ANALYSIS FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Honduras is a small country of approximately 6.7 million people, 72 percent of them living on less than two dollars a day and almost 50 percent under the age of 18. A small, core group of related and associated economic and political elites (see my attached comment)1, exercise [...]	2004-04-26 18:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP PREL KPAO ECON PGOV SMIG HO
04TEGUCIGALPA960	PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFLUENCE ANALYSIS FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Honduras is a small country of approximately 6.7 million people, 72 percent of them living on less than two dollars a day and almost 50 percent under the age of 18. A small, core group of related and associated economic and political elites1, exercise effective control of busin [...]	2004-04-27 19:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP PREL KPAO ECON PGOV SMIG HO
04TELAVIV1246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] State Department Release of 2003 Human Rights Report 2. Alhurra TV Station ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted Israeli diplomatic officials as saying that the White House and State Department are not showing the same t [...]	2004-03-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1259	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 1, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAF killed three militants from Palestinian Islamic Jihad February 28 in a missile attack in the Shaykh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Nine passersby, including a 10-year-old child, were wounded. The IDF demolished 85 kiosks and small vending stands near the Erez Indus [...]	2004-03-01 17:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1276	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1288	NEGOTIATIONS FOR EGYPT/ISRAEL GAS PIPELINE CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: The Egypt/Israel gas pipeline project is approaching some of the final hurdles in the negotiations between the many parties, according to the Senior Vice President of the Israeli firm Merhav, Nimrod Novik. In a conversation with Embassy econoff on March 1, Novik said the proce [...]	2004-03-02 14:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV1291	PEACE NOW CHIEF SKEPTICAL BUT SUPPORTIVE OF PM'S [...] (C) Summary: The head of Peace Now told Embassy econoff that he welcomed the PM's initiative calling for the unilateral dismantling of settlements in the Gaza Strip and some in the West Bank. Peace Now is skeptical, however, about the PM's seriousness and cautioned the U.S. to look at the ac [...]	2004-03-02 16:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
04TELAVIV1292	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 2, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: Arafat advisor for human rights and media issues Khalil al-Zaben was shot and killed March 2 by unknown Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City. One settler was injured March 2 after Palestinians fired a mortar on Neve Dekalim. In the West Bank, the IDF killed one Palestinian March 1 n [...]	2004-03-02 18:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1315	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Performance of Ariel Sharon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The investigation of Elchanan Tenenbaum: -In its expansive lead story, Maariv revealed that Shimon Cohen, Tenenbaum's father-in-law, was PM Sharon's agricultural ins [...]	2004-03-03 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1326	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 3, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF killed three Hamas militants March 3 near Netzarim after the three had reportedly fired two mortars at Netzarim settlement. Two missiles, believed to have been fired from an F-16, destroyed the militants' vehicle and killed the occupants as they tried to leave the area [...]	2004-03-03 18:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1351	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Performance of PM Sharon's Government 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the investigation of Elchanan Tenenbaum and the fallout from Maariv's revelations about PM Sharon's alleged connection with Tenenbaum's [...]	2004-03-04 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1353	RUSSIAN ENVOY LOOKS TO UPCOMING QUARTET MEETING TO [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin, just back from a trip to Saudi Arabia, told the Ambassador March 3 that the Saudis "made some nice noises" about working with Arab League partners in an effort to recommit to the Beirut Arab League declaration, the roadmap, UNSCR 1515 endorsing the [...]	2004-03-04 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1354	LIKUD POWER BROKER -- AND REPUTED PARTY BULLY -- [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Likud's outspoken rightist Central Committee member Uzi Cohen and some of his what could only be described as political henchmen presented an alternative peace plan to Poloff and Pol/FSN on March 3 wherein the Palestinians would have their own state -- in a carved-out [...]	2004-03-04 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1366	(S) ISRAELI CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL FRENCH ARMS [...] (S) MOD DG Amos Yaron expressed concern March 3 to visiting Commerce U/S Kenneth Juster about signals that France might be ready to reverse its restrictive policy on arms sales to China. In a March 4 follow-up meeting, Rami Yungman of the MOD pol-mil bureau told polmiloff that the sources of [...]	2004-03-04 15:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PARM IS CH FR MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1367	ISRAELI REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT MUTED [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI and public reaction to the State Department's 2003 Human Rights Report (HRR) has been relatively low-key in the five business days since the report's publication. The GOI's main substantive public statement -- as reported in the daily Ha'aretz on February 27 -- came from F [...]	2004-03-04 15:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1368	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 4, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed March 4 during an IDF incursion into the Zorub section of the Rafah refugee camp to search for tunnels used to smuggle weapons. Four others, including three more children between the ages of eight and 11, were wounded. One Palestinian was [...]	2004-03-04 16:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1370	ASSASSINATION OF ARAFAT AIDE IN GAZA CITY -- LAW [...] (C) Summary: The March 2 assassination of Khalil al-Zaban, Yasir Arafat's advisor on human rights and media issues, is but the most recent in an ongoing series of events that indicates a decline in law and order in the Gaza Strip. Neither the killers nor their motives have been identified. So [...]	2004-03-04 17:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL KDEM PREL PGOV GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV1375	ETHIOPIAN JEWRY IN ISRAEL [...] Summary: Ethiopian Jews in Israel number approximately 90,000. Fifty percent of them are under the age of 25. Most can trace their families' arrival in Israel to rescue missions such as Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991). The vast majority live in impoverished communities w [...]	2004-03-05 08:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL KIRF ET IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1384	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-05 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1389	New Mayor of Dimona Eager to Assist Embassy's [...] (SBU) Summary: ACS Chief, ARSO, Conspec and RSO investigator met with newly-elected Mayor of Dimona, Meir Cohen on March 2, 2004 to discuss the Embassy's ongoing investigation into criminal activity by the Hebrew Israelite Community (HIC). Also present at the meeting was ex-Deputy Mayor, Alber [...]	2004-03-05 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KFRD IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1390	ISRAELI READOUT OF IRAN NUCLEAR CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a readout of their consultations with French officials about Iran and other IAEA issues, Gideon Frank and Eli Levite of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) said the French MFA poldir had told them that the EU-3 agreement with Iran could not be twisted to justify removal [...]	2004-03-05 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IS IR FR GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1394	SHARON DENIES PERSONAL MOTIVATIONS IN TENNENBAUM [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon and his staff have forcefully denied the explosive March 3 "Ma'ariv" story impugning his motives in the handling of the release of Elhanan Tennenbaum as part of the Hizballah prisoner exchange. Contrary to the paper's allegation that Sharon was influenced b [...]	2004-03-05 16:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1395	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 5, 2004 (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF imposed a total closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip March 5 for the Purim holiday, preventing even Palestinians with permits from entering Israel. The IDF said it would make exceptions only in cases of medical emergency. The closure is expected to last until M [...]	2004-03-05 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1408	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-08 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1413	MEETING OF POST TERRORISM FINANCING WORKING GROUP [...] (S//NF) On March 5, the DCM chaired a meeting of mission officers involved in terrorist financing issues. Post Economic, Political, FBI, ORCA, and DATT sections participated in the meeting, updating most recent efforts in working with the GOI on terrorist financing issues. ---------------- [...]	2004-03-08 13:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER SNAR KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1452	POLITICAL/INSITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF A GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is unlikely to result either in substantial security turmoil or significant improvement in PA governance in the short-to-medium term. Unlike in the West Bank, the IDF does not maintain a presence within Gaza popul [...]	2004-03-09 07:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL KDEM EAID ECON PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1455	VIOLENT WEEKEND IN GAZA - IS THIS THE STORM BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, March 6, four suicide bombers who were apparently en route to Erez crossing detonated prematurely, killing themselves and two PA security officers. Eighteen persons were injured as a result of the explosion and/or return fire from the IDF. On Sunday March 7, the IDF [...]	2004-03-09 08:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1466	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Channel 2-TV reported that PM Sharon is "enraged" with IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon, whom he accuses of having caused "enormous" damage and of "blatantly intervening in pol [...]	2004-03-09 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1488	FM SHALOM REVIEWS BUSY TRAVEL ITINERARY; BELIEVES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shalom told the Ambassador on March 8 that in recent discussions in London and Dublin the Europeans had conveyed a preference for GOI-PA negotiations in the context of the roadmap, as opposed to unilateral steps. UK PM Tony Blair reportedly expressed admiration [...]	2004-03-10 06:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER IS EG XF EU GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1493	LIBYA/IAEA: ISRAEL UNHAPPY WITH REVISED [...] (C) In response to March 10 ref (C) demarche to his deputy, MFA Deputy DG for Strategic Affairs Jeremy Issacharoff told polmiloff that the GOI, while fully cognizant of "what's at stake" in gaining consensus for a Libya resolution, is unhappy with the reftel Libya resolution language because i [...]	2004-03-10 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC LY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1496	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] The requesters hope to obtain Cypriot citizenship and a EU passport. Yediot reported that Israel has asked the U.S. to allow El Al to fly over Iraq to reach its Far East destinations, which would save the company's planes two to three hours of travel. Ha'aretz (English Ed.) published a L [...]	2004-03-10 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1538	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Sharon is slated to meet today in Jerusalem with the three U.S. diplomatic envoys (Stephen Hadley and Elliott Abrams from the White Hou [...]	2004-03-11 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1546	HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN WEST BANK AND [...] Summary: Overall, the humanitarian situation in West Bank and Gaza (WB/G) has not improved. Despite some minor improvements in mobility, the range of socio-economic indicators remain dismal. Over 60 percent of the WB/G population live below the poverty line; Unemployment rates as of fourth [...]	2004-03-11 14:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE HUMANITARIAN AID
04TELAVIV1575	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] March 11 Madrid Bombings 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- led with the multiple, almost simultaneous bombings in Madrid on Thursday morning, in which 198 people were killed and ove [...]	2004-03-12 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1598	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Madrid Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- With Yediot and Maariv devoting their entire front pages to the event, all media led with Sunday afternoon's double bombings at Ashdod Port, one of the most sensiti [...]	2004-03-15 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1611	UNUSUAL FACTORS IN ASHDOD BOMBINGS INVITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several atypical elements of Sunday's dual suicide bombing at the Ashdod port have led Israelis to worry that Hamas and Fatah meant what they said when they announced that the attack, for which the two groups claimed responsibility, signalled a new phase in the Intifada. The atta [...]	2004-03-15 15:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KWBG ASEC PREL PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
04TELAVIV1613	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 13-15, 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary. At approximately 1630 hours March 14, two 18-year-old residents of a Gaza refugee camp blew themselves up at the Ashdod port, killing 10 and injuring 15. Hamas and Islamic Jihad took joint responsibility for the attack. The IDF killed one Palestinian when responding to a roads [...]	2004-03-15 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1621	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism 3. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post reported that Deputy State Department Spokesman J. Adam Ereli condemned the double Ashdod bombings in the stronge [...]	2004-03-16 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1631	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 16, 2004; (1630 [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli press reports suggesting that a "severe" military crackdown on Gaza was likely following last week's suicide bombing at Ashdod port and a rumor that internationals were being ordered to leave Gaza, fueled widespread concern that internationals were preparing to evacuat [...]	2004-03-16 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV1632	FOG REMAINS FOLLOWING SHARON WIN ON VAGUE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Following a vaguely-worded speech that was supposed to be about his disengagement plan, PM Sharon turned a March 15 Knesset vote on that speech into a so-called "vote of confidence" on his government -- which he won 46-45, with 29 members absent. The vote, however c [...]	2004-03-16 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1643	HOME DEMOLITIONS IN GAZA - HIGH HUMANITARIAN TOLL [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Humanitarian conditions in Rafah rank among the worst in the Palestinian territories. In the past three years, over 10,000 persons in Rafah have been made homeless by IDF home demolitions. The donor community has spent millions of dollars responding to this ongoing huma [...]	2004-03-17 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON GZ IS KWBG PHUM PREF PREL PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV1644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-17 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1661	SHARON TELLS CODEL LEVIN THAT SYRIA TRACK CAN WAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Sharon told Codel Levin that Israel should "finish negotiations" with the Palestinians before turning to the Syrian track. While expressing a willingness to negotiate without preconditions with Bashar, the PM said Syria would first have to dismantle terrorist organizations and [...]	2004-03-17 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1662	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 17, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) IDF helicopter gunships fired missiles on a Gaza City building on March 16, killing two members of Islamic Jihad and wounding nine Palestinians. During an ongoing operation to locate tunnels in Rafah, the IDF killed four Palestinians and injured 12. In Gaza City, a Palestinian policem [...]	2004-03-17 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1667	NEW YAHAD CHAIRMAN BEILIN SOUNDS BATTLE CRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Yossi Beilin's close victory in the new Yahad Party's chairmanship race against Meretz MK Ran Cohen blows some new life into the foundering political career of the Geneva Accords architect, but has barely ruffled the political waters. Beilin termed his win a victory for "peace [...]	2004-03-17 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1677	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon's disengagement plan: -Leading media (Ha'aretz, citing GOI sources) reported that Wednesday Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and other senior security officials [...]	2004-03-18 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1684	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 18, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) In Gaza, the IDF ended its operation to search for tunnels at 2100 hours March 17. UNRWA reported that six Palestinians were injured in Rafah between 1500 and 2100 March 17.. The Israeli High Court ordered on March 17 that work on the barrier northwest of Jerusalem be postponed indefi [...]	2004-03-18 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1685	JERICHO MONITORING MISSION: STATUS REPORT AND [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv-ConGen Jerusalem message, coordinated with the British Embassy and British ConGen. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Following a detailed review of the situation at the Jericho prison, the U.S. and British Ambassadors and Consuls General agreed March 15 that Palestinian [...]	2004-03-18 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS UK ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1698	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jordanian King Abdullah paid a secret visit to Prime Minister's Ariel Sharon Shikmim ranch, Ha'aretz and Yediot reported. The media noted that there are no de [...]	2004-03-19 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1705	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 19, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Four IDF soldiers were injured when a bomb exploded near their tank during an incursion into the Gaza Strip near Netzarim. According to UNRWA, at least four Palestinians were injured during the incursion. In the West Bank, the IDF arrested seven Palestinians and destroyed the home of a [...]	2004-03-19 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1707	UN ENVOY PREVIEWS ARAFAT "ASCENSION" PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator Terje Larsen reviewed for the Ambassador his recent exchanges with GOI, PA, Egyptian, and Jordanian officials on PM Sharon's disengagement plan, and laid out an idea for enticing Arafat's cooperation in combating terrorism by offering him an "elevated," cer [...]	2004-03-19 14:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1708	THE COSTS OF THE INTIFADA TO THE ISRAELI ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. More than three years into the Intifada, a lively debate has ensued about its costs to the Israeli economy, both past and future. A fair degree of unanimity exists among experts that past costs were huge, with Bank of Israel and Ministry of Finance estimates falling somewhere b [...]	2004-03-19 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV1721	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Assassination of Hamas Leader Ahmed Yassin 2. Mideast 3. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio, followed by the other electronic media, reported that at around 5:30 this morning, Hamas leade [...]	2004-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1729	TRADE MINISTER OLMERT PROMISES COOPERATION, ACTION [...] (C) Summary. Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor (MOIT) Ehud Olmert told the Ambassador March 18 that he takes U.S. complaints about trade barriers seriously and would seek to correct problems. He said MOIT will be the point of contact on complaints related to gov [...]	2004-03-22 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BEXP IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1741	PM SHARON BANKING ON U.S. TO SAVE DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Following PM Sharon's March 21 meeting with Likud ministers to discuss his disengagement plan, it appears that the Prime Minister may lack the necessary Likud ministerial support for the plan to pass a cabinet vote. Pundits and Embassy political contacts say the PM will need to s [...]	2004-03-22 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1742	HAMAS CHARGES USG CULPABILITY IN YASIN KILLING; [...] (S/NF) Summary: Hamas leaders have responded to the IAF's assassination of Hamas leader Shaykh Ahmad Yasin March 22 by vowing retaliation against Israel and blaming the USG, saying &The Zionists did not take such a step without the approval of the terrorist U.S. Administration. Therefore, it [...]	2004-03-22 16:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KWBG KPAL PREL PTER GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV1743	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 22, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAF assassinated Hamas leader Shaykh Ahmad Yasin in a missile attack in Gaza City March 22; six other Palestinians were killed and 19 were wounded in the attack (details reported septel). All entry and exit into the Gaza Strip was stopped for Palestinians March 22 in the w [...]	2004-03-22 17:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1752	GUSH KATIF VISA APPLICANTS EXPECT PROTESTS AGAINST [...] Summary. In February, Conoff interviewed three visa applicants from the Gush Katif settlement bloc who shared their views on PM Sharon's disengagement plan. The settlers said they expected Gush Katif residents to oppose the PM's plan through both legal and political channels. One applicant [...]	2004-03-23 07:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IS KWBG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1758	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-23 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1765	ISRAELIS HUNKER DOWN THE DAY AFTER YASSIN KILLING [...] (C) Summary: Israel's politicians wasted little time in taking to the airwaves to defend, or in some cases take issue with, the March 22 killing of Hamas spiritual leader Shaykh Ahmad Yassin. Sources in the PM's office expressed satisfaction with the U.S. response, and an MFA official said t [...]	2004-03-23 13:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1772	ISRAELI-ARAB POLITICIANS DECLARE DAY OF MOURNING, [...] (C) Summary. Israeli-Arab politicians rallied some 2,000 demonstrators in Nazareth March 23 to protest the GOI's assassination of Hamas leader Yasin. The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, in conjunction with the more militant Islamic Movement, also declared March 23 a day of mourning. A Liku [...]	2004-03-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1794	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1830	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Dov Weisglass, senior aide to PM Sharon, asked National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, in talks he held with her over the past two days, fo [...]	2004-03-25 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1839	Israeli Economy Pauses following Yassin Killing [...] (SBU) The jury is out on the economic effect of the Yassin killing, but it already appears that tourism is taking a significant hit. While there has been only a moderate fall in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE),the shekel has fallen steadily since Monday morning against the dollar. Our persona [...]	2004-03-25 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1845	SHARON'S CABINET SECRETARY DOES THE MATH AND [...] (C) Summary: Cabinet Secretary Israel Maimon predicted to Ambassador Kurtzer March 23 that the present government would not last long. He cited as evidence of "the beginning of the end" the Shas-sponsored no-confidence motion the previous day -- hastily withdrawn to show solidarity after the [...]	2004-03-25 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1866	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Blair in Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Thursday in Washington, the date of PM Sharon's visit to the U.S. was set as April 14. Jerusalem Post (lead story) and Ha'aretz reported that Sharon's bure [...]	2004-03-26 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1874	POLICE MAY HAVE LEARNED LESSONS FROM ORR [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent effort to avoid a repetition of the October 2000 police killing of 12 Israeli-Arab demonstrators, chief of Israel's national police force has ordered his forces to refrain from using either live ammunition or rubber-coated bullets during the March 30 Israeli Arab "L [...]	2004-03-26 13:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1906	SHARON INDICTMENT RECOMMENDATION NO SURPRISE; MOST [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated word this past weekend that State Prosecutor Edna Arbel intends to recommend indictment of PM Sharon on bribery charges leaves unchanged for now the calculus that PM Sharon, if thick-skinned enough, can manage his legal and political problems, and remain in o [...]	2004-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1909	PALESTINIANS ANSWER "NO" TO QUESTION, "ARE YOU [...] (C) Summary: Starting in October 2003, the World Bank and Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) have conducted a series of monthly surveys to measure Palestinian attitudes and expectations concerning their economic and humanitarian circumstances. An average of 1253 households and 5 [...]	2004-03-29 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID SOCI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV1910	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 27-29, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: A seven-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed March 27 in Balata refugee camp during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Palestinian gunmen. Both sides claimed that inadvertent fire by the other had killed the boy. A group of Israeli settlers occupied and vandalized [...]	2004-03-29 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1911	UN AGENCIES FED UP WITH GAZA RESTRICTIONS; BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of terrorist attacks at or near the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, the GOI began requiring UN personnel to walk through the crossing point. The GOI also restricted movement of all containers at Karni crossing following information suggesting that the t [...]	2004-03-29 16:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID ECON PHUM KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1920	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted PM Sharon as saying Monday that if some coalition partners leave the government when he presents his disengagement plan to the cabinet after returnin [...]	2004-03-30 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1928	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 30, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF soldiers shot and injured two Palestinian suspects in al-Fuwwar village, and eight Palestinians were arrested by the IDF throughout the West Bank March 29. Settlers in Hebron uprooted part of a Palestinian vineyard and placed three caravans on the site, according to press [...]	2004-03-30 13:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1934	ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings that took place in the hours following the Sheikh Yassin assassination, USD Dov Zakheim discussed the targeted killing and Gaza disengagement with Ministers Olmert and Mofaz and MKs Steinetz and Sneh. (Selected GOI comments from these meetings reported reftels.) Mofaz [...]	2004-03-30 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV MARR IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1940	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Withdrawal Plan 2. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night PM Sharon promised at the Likud convention that registered Likud members would get to vote on his Gaza disengagemen [...]	2004-03-31 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1941	LABOR'S ENTRY TO COALITION COULD HINGE ON [...] (C) Summary: In the face of a possible bribery indictment against PM Sharon, speculation has begun over whether Labor will put on hold any plans to take the place of the right-wing parties in Sharon's coalition if they eventually bolt over Gaza withdrawal (reftel). Before the State Prosecuto [...]	2004-03-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1946	FIRST OUTPOST REMOVED UNDER NEW LEGAL PROCESS [...] (C) IDF forces succeeded early Wednesday March 31 in their second attempt within 24 hours to remove the outpost of Hazon David near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank. The IDF had failed the previous evening to remove the outpost, reportedly little more than a number of tents and a makeshift synagog [...]	2004-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KPAL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1951	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 31, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In the pre-dawn hours March 31, settlers moved into 11 houses they claim to have purchased in the predominantly Arab Silwan section of East Jerusalem, sparking clashes between police and Palestinian residents, who reportedly threw stones at the settlers. Police used tear gas t [...]	2004-03-31 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1962	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-01 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1968	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 1, 2004 -- (1400 [...] (SBU) Direct deposit for all PA security forces is scheduled to begin April 1 (see Jerusalem septel). Civilian PA workers are scheduled to have their salaries deposited April 3. At least one Palestinian was injured March 31 when the IDF forcefully broke up an anti-barrier demonstration near [...]	2004-04-01 12:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2021	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2035	BOI Reduces Interest by 0.2% in March [...] (U) On March 29, the Bank of Israel announced a 0.2 percent reduction in interest rates. This brings the Bank of Israel interest rate to 4.1 percent and represents the thirteenth consecutive interest rate decline since the end of March, 2003. In the press release accompanying its latest rate [...]	2004-04-02 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV2039	GOI DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON ISRAEL-EGYPT QIZ [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Gabbi Bar, Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor confirmed to us April 2 that Israel and Egypt had agreed to 11.7% minimum Israeli content for all Egyptian QIZ products. Bar said the next step is a meeting in Athens April 14, wher [...]	2004-04-02 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV2040	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 2, 2004 -- (1400 [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was killed April 2 in a heavy exchange of fire that erupted between IDF soldiers and Palestinian militants during an IDF incursion into the al-Salaam area of the Rafah refugee camp. On April 1, UNRWA said in a press release that it was suspending delivery into [...]	2004-04-02 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2041	UNHAPPY ISRAELI TRADE MINISTER REACTS TO POSSIBLE [...] (C) Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Communications Ehud Olmert called the Ambassador late April 1 to complain about reports that the USG intended to put Israel back on the 301 Priority Watch List. Olmert said such an action would be unjustified. Olmert noted that he [...]	2004-04-02 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2056	RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAJOR GAZA/WEST BANK USAID [...] (C) Summary/Recommendations: On January 30, Chiefs of Mission in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and the West Bank/Gaza USAID Mission Director decided jointly to put an eight-week hold on four USAID projects to allow time to: 1) measure progress in the investigation of the October, 2003 murder of our [...]	2004-04-05 09:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL KWBG ASEC IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
04TELAVIV2063	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon was quoted as saying in a Passover-eve interview with Israel Radio: "Those who kill Jews and order to kill Jews because of the fact they are Jews deserve to [...]	2004-04-05 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2064	SHARON READY TO REPLACE WAYWARD MINISTERS OVER [...] (C) Summary. At the April 4 Cabinet meeting, PM Sharon invited two right-wing ministers to leave the coalition if they are not comfortable with its policies, demonstrating Sharon's confidence that Labor is waiting in the wings to replace these ministers' parties (ref A). Sharon's display of [...]	2004-04-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2067	NETANYAHU ANNOUNCES MAJOR TAX REDUCTION PROGRAM [...] (U) On Sunday, April 4th, Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference at which he announced the third major tax reduction initiative of his tenure. It foresees the following changes in tax and investment laws: -- personal income taxes, primarily for low-income workers, would f [...]	2004-04-05 12:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2070	SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE GETS QUICK GOI ATTENTION [...] (C) Summary: Aaron Abramovitch, Director General of Israel's Ministry of Justice, told Econ/C April 5 that the GOI was "surprised and confused" by the USG statement that it planned to raise Israel to Special 301 Priority Watch List status unless action is taken on data protection and copyri [...]	2004-04-05 13:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2079	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Both Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) and Maariv led with, and all media reported on the "Shi'ite Intifada" (Ha'aretz) in Iraq. All media also reported on the confrontation with U.S. troops in and a [...]	2004-04-07 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2119	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the situation in Iraq. (Maariv's banner: "America in Trouble"; banners in Yediot and Hatzofe evoke the "Iraqi quagmire.") At least 150 Iraqis and 40 Americans were [...]	2004-04-08 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2123	DETAILS OF EGYPT/ISRAEL GAS PIPELINE APPROVED BY [...] (C) Summary. The Egypt/Israel gas pipeline project cleared a crucial hurdle on April 4 when the GOI gave its blessing to the Israel Electric Company (IEC) to negotiate an agreement with the supplier of Egyptian natural gas, Eastern Mediterranean Group (EMG). Under the proposed agreement EMG, [...]	2004-04-08 13:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV2140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Iraq and the American entanglement continued dominating the Israeli press. All media reported about the two East Jerusalem Israeli-Arabs who were kidnapped in Iraq. The two were apparently w [...]	2004-04-09 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2156	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted PM Sharon's visit to the U.S. Sharon left Israel last night. He is expected to meet with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice today and with President Bush Wed [...]	2004-04-13 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2163	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #69, APRIL 10-13, [...] (SBU) Summary. Four Palestinians were killed by IDF fire over the reporting period, including a 12 year old girl who lived near Gani Tal settlement in Gaza. In the West Bank, 12 al-Aqsa Brigade members were arrested after they tried to abduct an accused collaborator in Qalqilya. In Gaza ther [...]	2004-04-13 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL

04TELAVIV2164	OVER 200 GAZA BUSINESSMEN LAMENT DELAYS AT KARNI [...] (C) Embassy sources reported that over 200 Gazan businessmen attended a Chambers of Commerce meeting on April 13 in Gaza City. They attributed the large turnout to the seriousness of the problems facing businessmen caused by delays at Karni crossing. (Karni is the only commercial crossing s [...]	2004-04-13 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON GZ IS PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV2167	While Israel's Economy Grows, Unemployment Remains [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Netanyahu's declaration in late 2003 that the recession has ended appears to look more realistic today than it did at the time. There is increasing optimism in Israeli economic circles regarding a return to growth in 2004. All indications currently point to growth of m [...]	2004-04-14 07:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV2189	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-14 12:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2195	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #70; APRIL 14, 1700 [...] (SBU) Summary. During the reporting period one Palestinian died of shrapnel wounds during a Fatah demonstration. IDF teams demolished the home of a suicide bomber in Nablus, and bulldozed lands near Rafa in northern Gaza. A sit-in strike protesting tighter security measures continued for a [...]	2004-04-14 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2199	REACTION TO BUSH-SHARON MEETING: SHARON GOT WHAT [...] (C) Summary: Key Likud disengagement supporters and the major media are declaring PM Sharon victorious after learning of the assurances Sharon received in his April 14 meeting with President Bush. They also assess that Sharon obtained what he needs from the U.S. to push his disengagement plan [...]	2004-04-15 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2200	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2202	A DAY OF SETBACKS FOR OUTPOST SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Summary: A day after PM Sharon reiterated his commitment to removing unauthorized outposts in Washington, outpost activists and supporters woke up on April 15 to the news that the GOI had removed a few more sites overnight and that the Attorney General ordered some settlement funding hal [...]	2004-04-15 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PBTS IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV2203	ISRAELI-ARAB NGO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] Summary: An Israeli-Arab advocacy NGO appealed to the diplomatic community at an April 13 gathering to lobby the GOI against renewal of the controversial July 2003 law that bars Palestinians from the Occupied Territories from acquiring Israeli residency or citizenship rights through marriage t [...]	2004-04-15 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV2207	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #71, APRIL 15, 1700 [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF forces detained settlers during the evacuation of Havat Maon outpost April 14. IDF forces clashed with Palestinian protesters at Biddu April 14 and 15, and roughly 3,000 people demonstrated in Ramallah in support of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti. In the Gaza Strip, [...]	2004-04-15 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2227	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-16 12:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2231	POLLS SHOW DISENGAGEMENT PLAN WINNING LIKUD [...] (C) Polls conducted after the April 14 meeting between President Bush and PM Sharon show Sharon's disengagement plan winning a majority of Likud voter support. Major media analysts, however, noted that intervening events -- such as a significant terrorist attack or FinMin Benyamin Netanyahu's [...]	2004-04-16 13:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2235	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #72; APRIL 16, 1700 [...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF fire killed one Palestinian demonstrator near Ramallah and injured nine near the Old City. The IDF arrested seven Palestinians including a 28-year-old woman carrying a bag of explosives. In Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad organized demonstrations in suppor [...]	2004-04-16 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2242	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Holocaust Memorial Day events, which started last night and will continue through tonight. Sunday, all media led with the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz [...]	2004-04-19 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2249	PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. "GREEN LIGHT" FUEL ANGER AT [...] (C) Summary: Contacts throughout the Gaza Strip all concurred that the April 17 assassination of Hamas leader Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi the March 22 assassination of Shaykh Ahmad Yasin and the Bush-Sharon summit were being viewed as a cumulative series of actions against the Palestinian people. [...]	2004-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL PGOV PREL GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2250	SHARON SECURES KEY LIKUD MINISTERS' SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. PM Sharon has lined up key Likud ministers behind his disengagement plan and set the stage for victory in the May 2 Likud referendum. In the process, Sharon stretched to their full measure USG assurances regarding Israeli retention of West Bank settlement blocs, Israel's right [...]	2004-04-19 17:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2259	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Release of Mordechai Vanunu 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major Hebrew media bannered the release of nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, which will take place tomorrow. Several media reported that Monda [...]	2004-04-20 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2271	BIBI BULLISH ON ISRAELI ECONOMY TO CODEL ISSA [...] (C) Summary: An ebullient Binyamin Netanyahu told CODEL Issa April 14 that Israel's economy is continuing to improve now that reforms are beginning to take effect. Netanyahu's "success" in battling the unions, GDP growing at 3 percent this year, pension reform, and lower taxes are all contri [...]	2004-04-20 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV2282	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Release of Mordechai Vanunu 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with the release after 18 years in jail for aggravated espionage of whistleblower, or "atomic spy," Mordechai Vanunu, which took place this morni [...]	2004-04-21 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-22 13:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2327	VANUNU, UPON RELEASE, CLAIMS U.S. AGENT LURED HIM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Immediately upon his April 21 release from prison, "nuclear spy" Mordechai Vanunu charged that the woman who lured him into a Mossad trap in 1986 worked for the CIA or FBI. Nevertheless, Vanunu told the press that he would like to emigrate to the U.S. The head of the [...]	2004-04-22 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PGOV PHUM PREL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV2328	SHARON TELLS KNESSET NO USG ASSURANCES WITHOUT [...] (C) With an April 21 poll showing only 44-percent-to-40-percent Likud majority support for his disengagement plan, down from a week ago, an energized PM Sharon told a special Knesset session on April 22 that USG assurances on right of return and retention of settlements are tied to fulfillmen [...]	2004-04-22 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV2337	GAZANS BREAK FROM JAIL DETAINEES IN OCTOBER 2003 [...] (U) Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) staged a prison break at the civil jail in Gaza City April 21, freeing several suspects held in connection with the October 15 attack on an embassy convoy that killed three Americans, according to a statement issued by the [...]	2004-04-22 16:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KWBG ASEC GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2347	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program 3. Release of Mordechai Vanunu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited PM Sharon's downplaying, in a speech to the Knesset Thursday, of the upcoming Likud referendum on his disengagement plan. [...]	2004-04-23 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2352	EREZ INDUSTRIAL ESTATE: DAYS MAY BE LIMITED [...] (C) Summary: On April 21, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the IDF may close the Erez Industrial Estate (EIE) in response to a spate of recent terror attacks at the zone. GOI officials told Gaza Econoff that the GOI is split over whether the EIE should continue operating both in the [...]	2004-04-23 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV2353	ROLE OF WORLD BANK IN GAZA DISENGAGEMENT PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On Tuesday, April 20, USAID/West Bank and Gaza Director Garber and Deputy Director Ellis, met with Nigel Roberts, World Bank Country Director. The meeting focused on the Bank's current thinking regarding Gaza disengagement and the Bank's specific plans for organizing an assessm [...]	2004-04-23 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2356	LEAKED PURPORTED FEASIBILITY STUDY ON GAZA [...] (C) Y-Net, the website affiliated with mass-circulation Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth, on April 22 published a leaked version of a reportedly Israeli NSC-drafted feasibility study on Gaza settlement relocation. The document is less than the title promises; it is not so much a feasibility study [...]	2004-04-23 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
04TELAVIV2376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 56th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted events related to Israel's Memorial Day (commemorated from last night through this evening) and Israel's 56th Independence Day (celebrated f [...]	2004-04-26 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2388	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: APRIL 26, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian gunmen killed one Israeli border policeman and wounded three others April 25 near Idna village in the West Bank. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. Also on April 25, an Israeli undercover unit killed two al-Aqsa militants and woun [...]	2004-04-26 15:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2412	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] April 27 Damascus Attack 2. Mideast 3. Israel-Hizbullah Deal 4. Cyprus ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. Administration is inclined to present Jordan's King Abdullah II a "balancin [...]	2004-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2416	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 28, 2004 -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli media reported that four Israelis were injured, one seriously, in an attempted suicide car bombing April 28 when a jeep exploded under IDF gunfire as it was speeding towards the settlement of Kfar Darom. Three Palestinians were killed April 26 in the Mughazi camp in an [...]	2004-04-28 14:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2421	POLLING LULL AND ANTI-WITHDRAWAL DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) The brief vacuum of polling results, with private and public polls of Likud voters not expected until April 29 and 30 respectively, and the large-scale April 27 anti-disengagement demonstration in Gaza, have increased speculation by media pundits and politicos about whether PM Sharon's d [...]	2004-04-28 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2436	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post reported that PM Sharon will travel to Washington to attend the AIPAC (Jewish lobby) convention, which will open on May 15. Yediot reported that th [...]	2004-04-29 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2455	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #80, APRIL 29, 2004; [...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF forces killed one suspected al Aqsa member and arrested three Fatah activists, and house demolitions and curfews continued in various locations. In the Gaza strip, individuals bombed the home of police chief Ghazi Jablai, one Palestinian was killed for s [...]	2004-04-29 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2458	SHARON'S CAMPAIGN: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? LATEST [...] (C) Summary. Results published on April 29 from two major media polls show 47-percent-to-39-percent and 45-percent-to-42-percent Likud majorities against PM Sharon's disengagement plan, reversing the earlier polls that showed similar majorities voting in favor of the plan. Both polls also [...]	2004-04-29 15:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2471	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: SHARON FACING DEFEAT UNLESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: All Israeli polls are showing defeat for Prime Minister Sharon's disengagement plan at the hands of Likud party members. With little time left to campaign, and with the public's focus riveted on the Israeli basketball team's Saturday night final game for the European championsh [...]	2004-04-30 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV2473	THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #81; APRIL 30, 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF troops killed one Palestinian during a clash with stone throwers, and another Palestinian woman reportedly died of tear gas inhalation in a separate incident. An IDF incursion team demolished houses throughout the West Bank, including 11 south of Hebron. [...]	2004-04-30 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV6036	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted officials in Washington as saying that Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor Steve Hadley will travel to Israel on Sunday for a day of meetings with I [...]	2004-12-01 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6039	GAZAN VIEW ON SECURITY, FATAH FACTIONS [...] (C) Gaza business leader and longtime Embassy contact Mohammed Yazgi told POL/C November 30 that he foresees an eventual security team for Gaza comprised of Mohammed Dahlan, Public Security Chief MG Mousa Arafat, and National Security Forces MG Nasser Yusif -- a combination that he called "the [...]	2004-12-01 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6049	AIDS STILL AT LOW LEVELS, BUT HEPATITIS C VIRUS [...] Summary: The incidence of HIV/AIDS remains low in Israel, with about half of new cases from sexual transmission. Most cases of infection from intravenous drug use are among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. At the same time, the incidence of Hepatitis C is high among drug users, and [...]	2004-12-01 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO SNAR SOCI ECON EAID IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI SOCIETY
04TELAVIV6054	JOINT TOURISM STATEMENT PART OF BROADER ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: On Wednesday, November 24, Israeli Minister of Tourism Gideon Ezra and Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Mitri Abu Aita released a joint statement promising Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in support of international and religious tourism to the "holy land" (reftel [...]	2004-12-01 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6071	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last night's defeat of PM Sharon in the Knesset vote on the 2005 state budget, which was rejected 69-43. Eight Knesset members were absent. Only Likud [...]	2004-12-02 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6072	ISRAELI MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE U.S. [...] Summary: The Israeli media followed the U.S. Presidential elections with great interest. From the campaign through to the aftermath, commentators focused their attention on several issues: the prospects for changes in U.S.-Israel policy, the likelihood of broader changes in U.S. policy in the [...]	2004-12-02 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6088	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Yediot and Maariv, led with PM Sharon's efforts to form a new coalition. Leading media reported that Sharon intends to ask Labor Party Chairman Shimon P [...]	2004-12-03 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6103	ISRAEL CONCERNED ABOUT ILLEGAL WATER WELLS ON WEST [...] (C) Summary: Israeli officials are concerned about water wells on the West Bank that have not been approved by the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Commission. They see the illegal wells as a bad precedent for Gaza disengagement, West Bank withdrawal, and eventual negotiations on water issues [...]	2004-12-03 15:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KWBG PGOV PREL SENV ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV6113	ISRAELI MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE U.S. [...] Summary: The Israeli media followed the U.S. Presidential elections with great interest. From the campaign through to the aftermath, commentators focused their attention on several issues: the prospects for changes in U.S.-Israel policy, the likelihood of broader changes in U.S. policy in the [...]	2004-12-06 08:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6121	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the release Sunday of Azzam Azzam, the Israeli Druze who was convicted of espionage in Egypt, where he was spent eight years in jail. He was exchanged [...]	2004-12-06 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6146	LIKUD CENTRAL COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO APPROVE [...] (C) Likud's Central Committee is expected to give Prime Minister Sharon the green light December 9 to negotiate with the Labor Party, United Torah Judaism (UTJ),and Shas to rebuild Sharon's minority government, now consisting of only Likud's 40 MKs. Sharon's proposal to negotiate with relig [...]	2004-12-06 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV6149	WB/G SITREP: DECEMBER 6, 2004 (1230 HRS LOCAL): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian militants fired a total of 11 mortar shells at IDF soldiers and Israeli settlers over the December 4-6 weekend. IDF fire injured six Palestinians in Khan Yunis, and seven Palestinians in Rafah refugee camp. Israeli border police found sacks conta [...]	2004-12-06 15:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV6163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot quoted President Bush as saying Monday, at a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, that "the United States and my government will be involved with Middle Eastern [...]	2004-12-07 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6197	WB/G SITREP: ONE SOLDIER KILLED, FOUR INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary: A member of the IDF canine unit and his dog were killed near Karni Crossing December 7 when an IED exploded as soldiers were conducting a search for weapons. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. Four additional IDF soldiers were injured in the ensuing gun battle as they [...]	2004-12-07 16:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6200	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. has no information regarding the achievement of a framework agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, as indicated in reports comin [...]	2004-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6209	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: EXAMINING PROGRESS AT KARNI [...] (C) Summary: In their discussions of Israel's disengagement plan, the World Bank continues to highlight the Gaza Strip's border crossings as key to Gaza's economic success. The international donor community has approached the Israelis about humanitarian and economic problems that arise from [...]	2004-12-08 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6225	WB/G SITREP: FIVE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF forces killed five Palestinians in the Gaza strip December 7-8, while the number of injured Palestinians was reportedly as high as 11. One Palestinian was injured in Hebron on December 7, while the IDF arrested eight Palestinians December 7-8 in the West Bank. End Summary [...]	2004-12-08 17:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6232	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 11:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6238	WB/G SITREP: FOUR PALESTINIANS KILLED IN RAFAH: [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF soldiers shot and killed four Palestinians in two separate incidents December 8-9 while the men were attempting to smuggle weapons across the Gaza-Egyptian border at Rafah. A fifth Palestinian was seriously wounded. In addition to the small number of laborers being allowe [...]	2004-12-09 15:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6261	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Jerusalem and settlements correspondent Nadav Shragai wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's victory in the Likud convention destroyed the strategy adopted in recen [...]	2004-12-10 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6276	WB/G SITREP: 29 PALESTINIANS ARRESTED IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested 29 Palestinians in the West Bank, including presidential candidate Bassam Salhi, December 9-10. In Gaza, at least six Palestinian militants were reportedly wounded in two incidents involving the firing of missiles in the northern Gaza strip and another near the [...]	2004-12-10 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6286	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the Gaza Strip Sunday when a booby-trapped tunnel blew up under an IDF outpost nea [...]	2004-12-13 12:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6335	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6368	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6374	SPIEGEL ON ELECTION OBSERVERS, FENCE, JAYYUS, AND [...] SUMMARY: GOI coordinator for separation barrier issues BG (res) Baruch Spiegel (protect) spoke to POL/C December 14 about the apparent lack of GOI preparations to handle international election monitors, his team's efforts to document outpost and settlement activity, the apparent new responsi [...]	2004-12-15 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV6385	EILAND SHARES VIEWS ON THE PALESTINIAN SUCCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland told Codel Hagel/Biden that the GOI is trying to avoid repeating the "mistakes" it made when PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was prime minister in 2003. In order to help Abbas succeed this time, the GOI, he said, will have to be "more flexible" ab [...]	2004-12-16 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6388	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-16 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6416	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted PM Sharon as saying at the Herzliya Conference last night that 2005 will be a "year of great opportunity" for Israel, and that the disengagement plan is t [...]	2004-12-17 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6431	ISRAELI ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWS IN THIRD QUARTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the economy slowed in the third quarter, it will grow close to 4% for the year as a whole. The deficit is likely to come in under the targeted level of 4% as a result of the GOI's lid on spending and a positive revenue picture. The Bank of Israel (BOI) took advantage o [...]	2004-12-17 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV6442	ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT WANTS TO REENGAGE [...] (C) Summary: GOI Environment Ministry officials hope that the USG and/or UNEP can help them reengage with their Palestinian counterparts to address pressing environmental issues. MoE provided a list of action items they consider the most feasible from a longer list of UNEP Desk Study recomme [...]	2004-12-20 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SENV ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
04TELAVIV6443	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6453	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN TUNNELERS RESCUED ALIVE; [...] (SBU) Summary: A total of 11 Palestinians were killed and another 49 were wounded in clashes that erupted during an IDF incursion into the Khan Yunis December 17-18 intended to stop mortar and rocket fire on Israeli and Israeli settler towns. Some 127 families (600 people) fled their homes dur [...]	2004-12-20 15:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6470	WB/G SITREP: NO INJURIES IN ANTI-TANK MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Settlers from Zufin settlement, near Qalqiliya, uprooted and torched trees near the West Bank village of Jayyus December 20. Also on December 20, settlers from Yitzhar settlement, near Nablus, disconnected the water supply to an IDF outpost and punctured the tires of a militar [...]	2004-12-21 11:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6472	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-European Union Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All newspapers reported that Monday, comparing themselves to such freedom fighters as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, the Yesha Council of Jewish Set [...]	2004-12-21 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6489	ISRAELI SECURITY SERVICES TELL CODEL TALENT THAT [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Police BG David Lutsky and the Head of Shin Bet's Protection and Security Division, Doron Bergerbest, told CODEL Talent December 5-6 that cooperation and real-time information sharing is the key to Israeli success in thwarting suicide attacks. Once intelligence on an act [...]	2004-12-21 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM
04TELAVIV6498	GUSH KATIF FARMERS SHORT-HANDED FOR HIGH SEASON AS [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, December 18, the visiting Thai Labor Minister and the Thai Ambassador to Israel met with 150 Thai agricultural workers in Gush Katif and encouraged them to leave the settlement for security reasons. The meeting resulted in over 80 workers tentatively agreeing to depa [...]	2004-12-22 09:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6500	TRILATERAL WATER TALKS MOVE FORWARD COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian and Israeli water chiefs and their staffs held a thorough exchange focusing on water supply issues for Gaza and the West Bank during U.S.-Israeli-Palestinian Trilateral Water Talks at USAID offices in Tel Aviv December 9. The Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed [...]	2004-12-22 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KWBG PREL SENV ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6502	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that last night the IDF entered the Khan Yunis refugee camp, from which it had pulled out three days ago, in order to neutralize mortars and Qassam r [...]	2004-12-22 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6504	WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI TROOPS RE-ENTER KHAN YUNIS [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was killed and three others wounded as Israeli forces re-entered the Khan Yunis refugee camp on December 22 in an effort to halt mortar and rocket attacks on nearby settlements. Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli security guard December 22 who was pr [...]	2004-12-22 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6525	PEACE NOW READY FOR DISENGAGEMENT, KEEPING AN EYE [...] (C) Summary: Yariv Oppenheimer, General Director of Peace Now, told Embassy economic officer on December 14 that his organization "is very excited" about the disengagement plan because it views settlements as a serious obstacle to peace. While the settlers had not yet, at the time of the me [...]	2004-12-23 08:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS
04TELAVIV6535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that during his visit to the region Wednesday British PM Tony Blair called for the cessation of Palestinian terrorism as a paramount need for the renewa [...]	2004-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6548	ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VIEWS ON GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Ministry of Environment has begun to focus on critical environmental issues related to disengagement from Gaza. Ministry officials believe that unless there is close coordination among Israeli ministries and between Israeli and Palestinian officials, there will be ne [...]	2004-12-23 14:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SENV GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6549	WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE MORTAR BARRAGE AT GUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of a 24-hour IDF incursion into Khan Yunis to stop rocket launches at Israeli settlements in Gush Katif, Palestinian militants fired a barrage of 20 mortar shells at the settlement block December 23. One Israeli was lightly injured in Netzar Hazani when a mor [...]	2004-12-23 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6563	ISRAEL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (SBU) Post provides below additional information to be used in preparation of the 2004 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report. -------------------------------------- Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Israel has been among the staunche [...]	2004-12-27 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAL KPAO KWBG GZ IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6564	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Monday, all media bannered the deadly tsunami that hit South Asian coasts on Sunday, saying that dozens of Israelis in the area are unaccounted for, especially in south [...]	2004-12-27 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6581	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Foreign Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The tidal waves in South Asia continue to dominate the headlines. Citing international sources, Israel Radio reported that 50,000 people are believed to have died in the ts [...]	2004-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6626	ISRAELI OFFICIALS ON BUDGET, BACHAR COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. Treasury Desk Officer for Israel Catherine Downard discussed the budget, privatization, and other subjects with Israeli officials on December 13. Her visit to the Karni Industrial Zone will be reported septel. The highlights of her discussions: -- The GOI is committed to mainta [...]	2004-12-29 06:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV6630	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tsunami 2. Mideast 3. Pakistan: Nuclear Program 4. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited assessments that the casualty toll of the tidal waves in South Asia has reached 60,000 or even 70,000, and cited UN officia [...]	2004-12-29 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6649	ALFE MENASHE SETTLEMENT EXPANDING TO THE GREEN LINE [...] (C) Summary. Amira Bahat, council member of the Israeli town of Nirit, which abuts the Green Line, told Embassy economic officer on December 22 that the Alfe Menashe settlement will eventually spread to the Green Line with the construction of over 1,200 new housing units on the West Bank la [...]	2004-12-30 08:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6655	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Year of Truth" Columnist Ari Shavit wrote in left-leaning, independent Ha'aretz (December 30): "The two events that best define the outgoing year took place toward its end: On Tuesday, October 26, the Israeli parliament adopted the disengagement plan, and on Monday, November 12, the Palest [...]	2004-12-30 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6658	SNAPSHOT OF A BORDER CROSSING AND HOPES THAT ABU [...] (C) Summary: Gaza-based NYT stringer Taghreed el-Khodary told the Ambassador December 22 that Gazans are even more interested in having Abu Mazen elected than are West Bank Palestinians -- not from any great love of Abu Mazen, but rather from the positive experience they remember from his bri [...]	2004-12-30 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV6665	WORLD BANK PROPOSALS SEEM AN UNLIKELY FIT AT KARNI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On December 15 Emboffs toured the Israeli side of Karni Terminal, the site of a proposed World Bank pilot program of technological and management fixes that include replacing the current back-to-back shipping system with free-circulating trailers. Situated on the eas [...]	2004-12-30 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6672	PROBLEMS UNLIKELY TO IMPEDE EARLY JANUARY [...] (C) Problems with prospective coalition partners Labor and United Torah Judaism are delaying PM Sharon's efforts to put together a viable coalition, but should not prevent establishment of a new government in early January. Negotiators are generating alternative mechanisms to give Labor leade [...]	2004-12-30 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
04THEHAGUE100	DUTCH: NO EU DISCUSSION YET ON CSW AFGHAN [...] Kabul minimize considered. 2. According to Dutch MFA contacts, the EU has not/not made a decision yet to propose and/or support a UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) resolution on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, nor has it begun fruitful discussions on the issue. P [...]	2004-01-16 09:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM KWMN SA NL UN CSW
04THEHAGUE1016	ICC: OTP, STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, LOOKING AT [...] (C) Summary: The International Criminal Court (ICC) remains very much in a nascent stage even as the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) considers whether to open formal investigations of situations in northern Uganda and the Congo, based on referrals from Kampala and Kinshasa (refs). The lack of [...]	2004-04-22 13:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC
04THEHAGUE1020	DUTCH SHARE EU DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM [...] (C) The Dutch government remains concerned about the situation of the Vietnamese Montagnards in the Central Highlands. Following the volatile situation April 10-11, the Dutch immediately contacted the Irish EU Presidency to register concern and request EU action. (Note: The Dutch are actin [...]	2004-04-23 06:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL VM NL
04THEHAGUE1049	NETHER... [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: You will shortly receive for approval G/TIP's annual trafficking report that drops the Netherlands from Tier 1 to Tier 2. I understand that while A/S Beth Jones disagrees with this ranking, she has found it futile to continue to argue. Before you allow G/TIP's ranking of the [...]	2004-04-26 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN NL
04THEHAGUE1070	DUTCH OPPOSE PALESTINIAN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA UN Political and Judicial Chief, Pieter Ramaer, confirmed that the GoNL does not support the unofficial Palestinian General Assembly resolution. Ramaer stated EU missions met in New York yesterday to discuss the draft. EU opinion was divided, and no consensus was reached. The Dutch [...]	2004-04-27 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS UNGA
04THEHAGUE1093	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 23 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on April 23 to discuss an upcoming Iraqi judicial conference in The Hague, possible Dutch leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, extension of the Dutch troop deployment in Iraq, the [...]	2004-05-03 05:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM AF IZ CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1105	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Facilitator Johan Verboom/Netherlands held a 22 April consultation on his draft decision on the Late Receipt of Article IV and V Income and the Working Capital Fund. Regarding the preambular paragraphs, Russia and Korea expressed concern that the language regarding possessor states' resp [...]	2004-05-03 13:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1115	DUTCH MILITARY EXPENDITURES IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC MOPS IZ NL MARAD
04THEHAGUE1121	EVALUATION FOR FY-2004 VOLVIS ELECTION PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 11:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1142	DUTCH CANNOT FUND SSR IN LIBERIA [...] (SBU) As reported in ref b, the Dutch are unable to provide any funding for security sector reform (SSR) due to political and financial commitments elsewhere in Africa. The Netherlands previously supported efforts in Liberia by stationing the Dutch Navy's LPD HrMs Rotterdam off the coast of [...]	2004-05-10 11:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID MASS ASEC LI NL

04THEHAGUE1144	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The DDG held a May 3 meeting with the Delegation on the status of the VIS Enhancement. Attendees were the VIS project management board: DDG, Chief/Admin Herb Schultz, Chief/Information Support Branch Greg Linden, Chief/Verification Horst Reeps, and Acting Chief/Inspectorate Carlos Trent [...]	2004-05-10 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1163	ICTY: SAM MINISTER OF JUSTICE SEES PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Minister of Justice, Zoran Stojkovic, visited the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),Judge Theodor Meron, following his appearance at the provisional release hearing for indictees Frenki Simatovic and Jovica Stanisic. Earl [...]	2004-05-11 16:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1201	A BIG JOB AHEAD FOR NEW DUTCH COUNTERTERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: A highly respected bureaucrat, Tjibbe Joustra, recently assigned to the new Dutch position of counterterrorism (CT) coordinator, is remarkably candid about the flaws he sees in the Dutch CT efforts (e.g., lack of inter-agency coordination; lack of action). He has a broad mandate to rev [...]	2004-05-14 16:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE1210	PROSPECTS FOR RENEWAL OF DUTCH DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Balkenende's cabinet is leaning toward approving an eight-month extension of the Dutch force in Iraq by mid-June, but it is far from a done deal. Junior coalition member D66 has spelled out conditions for supporting a renewal, several of which cannot be fulfilled prior to the J [...]	2004-05-17 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL IZ NL
04THEHAGUE122	Netherlands: Balkenende Government Challenged by [...] (U) SUMMARY: Looking forward to the summer of 2004, the Balkenende government is contemplating its second year in office and a full agenda of internal and European Union matters as it takes the EU Presidency in July. Continuing domestic economic malaise has generated incipient doubts over t [...]	2004-01-20 14:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1223	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The May 13 consultations on proposed changes to financial regulations chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada) focused on one issue: proposed language on Regulation 5.4 and a period for payment of Article IV/V invoices. The result was inconclusive. Per Washington instructions, [...]	2004-05-19 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1224	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - IRANIAN [...] (C) On May 17, Gholamhossein Dehghani and S. Ali Mohammad Mousavi of the Iranian delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons met with the U.S. delegation to provide Tehran's answers to the U.S. questions passed to the Iranian delegates on the margins of the March 2 [...]	2004-05-19 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM AORC IR OPCW CWC CBM
04THEHAGUE1235	PCA: SECRETARY GENERAL REAPPOINTED AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting dominated by the French Ambassador's nine interventions on budgetary and linguistic matters, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Administrative Council approved the reappointment of Secretary General Tjaco van den Hout to a second five-year SIPDIS term. The [...]	2004-05-21 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA
04THEHAGUE1271	DUTCH MFA ON RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN PSI CORE [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-26 13:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC OPDC PARM PREL NL RU
04THEHAGUE13	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 2 [...] (U) Canadian representative Peter van Brakel briefly raised the U.S. push on TS data automation with del. He noted Canada's support of the U.S. initiative and said that Canada had been submitting its redacted industry data declarations via electronic means (CD-ROM) for some time. French and [...]	2004-01-06 10:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1343	2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-02 07:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE NL
04THEHAGUE1391	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Director General presented the FY 2005 budget proposal on May 27 (faxed to AC/CB),stating that it was consistent with the objectives set by the Review Conference and maintained the spending power of the TS. The nominal increase is 4.8 percent, which means that, if accepted, annual [...]	2004-06-04 10:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1394	FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Alternate candidate [...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Jules F. Gerzon as an alternate candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. Mr. Gerzon is earmarked for the EU/RP "U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges II," which will be held from February 28 - March 16, 2005. 2. START FIXED-FORMA [...]	2004-06-04 11:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1413	DUTCH: NO E.U. CONSENSUS FOR FIRST STEP AGREEMENT [...] On June 7 econoff conveyed reftel demarche to Rene Fennes, head of International Relations at the Ministry of Transport. Fennes reported that among those supporting a first step agreement were Spain, the Netherlands and (to his recent surprise) now France. The UK remains "vehemently" opposed [...]	2004-06-07 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR NL
04THEHAGUE1431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting, Sophie Moal (France) and Peter Beerwerth (FRG) informed the U.S. Del that they believe anything which the U.S. does on optimization, including the trial run in the fall, will require Executive Council approval. They want some kind of paper to be proffered by the T [...]	2004-06-09 14:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1446	G/TIP MILLER MEETS DUTCH FOREIGN AND JUSTICE [...] During a June 7 meeting with G/TIP Director Miller, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Minister Donner acknowledged a shared commitment for concrete action against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Although critical of the tone and unilateral nature of the U.S. benchmarks outlined in the TIP C [...]	2004-06-10 18:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PHUM SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1454	DUTCH CABINET APPROVES EXTENSION IN MULTINATIONAL [...] Summary: On June 11, the Dutch cabinet decided to extend Dutch participation in the multinational Force in Iraq for eight months, i.e., until mid-March 2005, so that the Dutch troops in the Al Muthanna province can help secure stability during the transition period and the elections. As expec [...]	2004-06-14 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV IZ NL
04THEHAGUE1487	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) At the June 10 consultation chaired by facilitator Peter van Brakel (Canada),agreement was reached on all of the outstanding issues. Most important for the U.S., there were no objections to the language concerning payment of Article IV/V invoices, as approved by Washington. South Kore [...]	2004-06-16 16:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE149	ICTY: DEPUTY PROSECUTOR BLEWITT RESIGNING [...] (C) Summary: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Deputy Prosecutor Graham Blewitt has announced to colleagues in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) that he will not remain in his position beyond June of this year. Blewitt's resignation, after ten years at the Trib [...]	2004-01-22 18:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE1499	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) There are two specific set of decisions which are the highest priorities at this EC. The first set of issues is time-sensitive and involves amendments to the Working Capital Fund and the Financial Regulations. These draft decisions will give the OPCW a much greater financial cushion [...]	2004-06-17 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1512	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - STATUS OF [...] (SBU) As noted in the scene setter for the 37th Executive Council session (septel),one important set of decisions under consideration at the EC involve the requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines. At this point, the prospects for the adoption of both se [...]	2004-06-17 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1513	NETHERLANDS: NATO AND IRAQ DISCUSSIONS ABOARD USS [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 14-15 overnight visit of Dutch Defense Minister Kamp and parliamentarians/officials to the USS Enterprise carrier battle group provided a useful forum for discussions on NATO and Iraq-related issues. Informally, Dutch participants provided candid background regarding t [...]	2004-06-17 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL NATO
04THEHAGUE1515	TERRORIST FINANCE: EVOLVING DUTCH POSITION ON EU [...] (C) The Dutch government has moved much closer to supporting EU designation of Hizballah in its entirety. The "official" GONL position is that Hizballah is a political movement with a terrorist branch;the Dutch maintain that the political movement is represented in parliament in Lebanon, play [...]	2004-06-17 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER LE XM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1524	NETHERLANDS/TURKEY/EU: ERDOGAN GETS PRAISE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 16 visit to the Netherlands focused heavily on Turkey's EU accession bid. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende publicly and privately praised Turkey's reform efforts to date and assured Erdogan that negotiations on accession would be [...]	2004-06-18 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EU NL
04THEHAGUE1548	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Russian Federation hosted a June 15 meeting of P-5 Ambassadors in The Hague, noting that the idea originated in Moscow with Universality suggested as the first topic for discussion. Russia also noted the connection between the CWC and UNSC Resolution 1540 that increases the importanc [...]	2004-06-22 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1550	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The following are the results of the June 14-17 facilitations on industry issues. Schedule 1 captive use remains under consideration due to differences in opinion over whether or not a decision clarifying the declarability of Schedule 1 'captive use' production is necessary. On one han [...]	2004-06-22 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE1558	HCOPIL - SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION [...] SUMMARY: The second meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCOPIL) on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance took place June 7-June 18, 2004. Building on the work of the first meeting of the Special C [...]	2004-06-23 09:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KOCI HCOPIL CASC CJAN
04THEHAGUE1592	ICTY: PREVIEW OF DEL PONTE JUNE 29 ADDRESS TO UN [...] (C) Summary: In her June 29 oral report to the UN Security Council, Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),will highlight several issues from her written report submitted to the Security Council in May. In addition to the e [...]	2004-06-25 11:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1599	ICTY: PREVIEW OF JUNE 29 MERON PRESENTATION TO [...] (C) Summary. In his June 29, 2004 address to the Security Council, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),Judge Theodor Meron, will focus on the two competing sides of the completion strategy: on the one, the Tribunal,s heavy workload and his in [...]	2004-06-25 16:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1639	SUBJECT: DUTCH/CUBA: STRONG ON HUMAN RIGHTS; [...] (C) The EU Common Position forms Dutch policy toward Cuba. While the Dutch prefer a policy of engagement to one of isolation, they are resolute that Cuba must first improve human rights before any thaw in EU-Cuban relations -- even to pre-2003 "constructive engagement" as usual. Besides this t [...]	2004-06-30 07:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAID ETTC NL PHUM PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE167	HCOPIL: MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN [...] Summary. The Hague Conference convened an informal advisory committee to consider the request of the European Community to become a member of the organization. Group agreed that changes would be necessary to the Statute and Rules of the organization, that there should be "no additionality," [...]	2004-01-23 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL EUN HCOPIL
04THEHAGUE1670	DUTCH EU PRESIDENCY: THE VIEW FROM THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: Balancing Dutch, European, and transatlantic interests will be a challenge for the Dutch presidency, made more complicated by the demands of a 25 member EU, a new parliament and Commission, and the new constitutional treaty. A "successful" presidency is seen by PM Balkendende as [...]	2004-07-02 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NL
04THEHAGUE1693	ICTY: TRIBUNAL SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Prosecutor and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) urged Ambassador for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper to weigh in with UN Headquarters to help solve two emerging budget and personnel crises that were posing a significant [...]	2004-07-06 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE1694	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): EC-37 [...] (SBU) Summary: During EC-37, the U.S., UK, Italian and Libyan dels cooperated closely in actively educating and seeking support from other EC members regarding the proposed technical change that would permit Libya to seek conversion of chemical weapons production facilities (CWPF). Without e [...]	2004-07-06 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1695	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its objectives at a very successful 37th Executive Council (EC) session. The requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines were adopted. Agreement was reached on a larger Working Capital Fund with a longer replenishment period, [...]	2004-07-06 16:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1697	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF THE [...] (U) We discussed the status of the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement Project with a number of officials in the Technical Secretariat (TS) on the margins of the June 29-July 2 Executive Council session. The project remains on schedule, although some TS officials expressed conc [...]	2004-07-07 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1701	EU FM'S TO DISCUSS SUDAN, MEET ALLAWI, AND PONDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect next steps in Iraq and Sudan to dominate discussion at the July 12 ) 13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),according to Joep Wijnands, Deputy Director of the Dutch MFA's Department of Political Affairs and the Dutch European Correspondent, wh [...]	2004-07-08 06:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1712	ENGAGEMENT WITH DUTCH ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: During a June 29 working level meeting to discuss Dutch movement on TIP following G/TIP Director Miller's June 7 visit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Justice (MinJus) officials promised Embassy representatives close cooperation bilaterally and within the EU on Traf [...]	2004-07-08 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1715	ICTY: MILOSEVIC'S POOR HEALTH TRIGGER'S "RADICAL" [...] (C) Summary: The trial chamber hearing the case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) postponed the July 5 commencement of the defense case due to the Accused,s poor health. During the hearing, Milosevic accused the Tribunal of [...]	2004-07-08 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1720	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS REPORT [...] (U) The successful completion of the 37th Executive Council session (Ref B) marks the appropriate time to assess the status of U.S. priorities for the first half of 2004 (Ref A). There has been substantial progress on results-based budgeting, more effective intersessional work and EC session [...]	2004-07-09 15:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1721	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH IN DRIVER'S SEAT IN [...] (C) The Dutch see themselves as leading Europe to take firmer action on Sudan. The highest levels of the Dutch government, including the Prime Minister, are actively engaged on this issue. Bilaterally, the Dutch have pressed the Sudanese government to implement its commitments and have pledg [...]	2004-07-09 15:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL SU UNSC
04THEHAGUE1737	ECOSOC: DUTCH SEEK PROCEDURAL DEATH FOR CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are receptive to finding a procedural solution to block the Cuban draft ECOSOC resolution (reftel) in their national capacity, and will seek EU support for such an approach as EU president. Visiting DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon found Dutch interlocutors responsive t [...]	2004-07-13 11:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL CU
04THEHAGUE174	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: Legislation: --New TIP Bill Submitted to Lower House (Paras 2-4) Protection: --Parliament Discusses National TIP Report (5-10) --Dutch Government Sets Up Shelter in Angola (11- [...]	2004-01-26 14:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE176	ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION HEADING TOWARDS [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on January 13 after a three-week winter break, which had begun just after the high note of General Wesley Clark's testimony. Prosecution witnesses included a Serb [...]	2004-01-26 14:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1775	JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA [...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]	2004-07-15 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1777	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH CONTINUE TO LEAD ON [...] (C) As reported in ref A, the Dutch government is fully seized of th situation in Sudan/Darfur at all levels, and is actively engaging Europ colleagues to increase contributions. The Dutch have already pledged o 25 million euros in bilateral assistance toward Sudan/Darfur, as well a an extra m [...]	2004-07-15 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU NL
04THEHAGUE1778	THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED - JULY 15, 2004 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post held an EAC meeting July 15 in response to the Dutch government decision elevating the general threat level in the Netherlands. RSO and ORCA briefed on the threat situation and the EAC decided not to change the current security posture and that there was no specific, credi [...]	2004-07-15 16:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04THEHAGUE1784	RECENT NARCOTICS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Below follows an update of developments in the Netherlands re narcotic drugs. Contents: --Cabinet Intensifies Cannabis Policy --Soft Drug Legalization Debate --Good Results Ecstasy Policy --National Campaign to Prevent Ecstasy Trafficking --Expansion of "Medical Heroin" Experiment --100% [...]	2004-07-16 08:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE1791	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff follow up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of th EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on reprodu [...]	2004-07-16 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1793	EU/US COOPERATION IN THE UNGA AND ON... [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are deeply committed to the Transatlantic Dialogue, a successful EU Presidency, and leadership during the UN Gene Assembly that values USG input if not always agreeing with it. In discussions with DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon on July12 - 13, Dutch interlocutors acknowl [...]	2004-07-16 12:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL CH UN
04THEHAGUE1796	NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolMilOff met on July 16 with representatives from the Australian, Japanese and Korean Embassies in The Hague to discuss the EU's China arms embargo. Of the three, the Japanese have made the strongest approaches to the GONL on this issue. The Australians have raise [...]	2004-07-16 14:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
04THEHAGUE1799	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...]	2004-07-16 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1801	EU/US COOPERATION IN THE UNGA AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are deeply committed to the Transatlantic Dialogue, a successful EU Presidency, and leadership during the UN General Assembly that values USG input if not always agreeing with it. In discussions with DRL PDAS Kozak and IO DAS Lagon on July12 - 13, Dutch interlocutors a [...]	2004-07-16 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL CH UN
04THEHAGUE1803	DUTCH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE CONTROLS ON [...] As Justice Minister Donner and Foreign Minister Bot told visiting G/TIP Director Miller (reftel B) in early June, the Dutch consider their legalization of brothels an effort to fight trafficking in persons in the prostitution industry. According to a July 2 letter by Donner to the Second Chamb [...]	2004-07-16 16:03:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1817	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...]	2004-07-20 05:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1828	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]	2004-07-20 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1833	DUTCH PM BALKENENDE ON CHINA, TURKEY, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Balkenende told Ambassador Sobel on July 20 the EU has not yet reached consensus on lifting the China Arms Embargo before the December EU-China summit. While strong voices in the EU are pushing for a quick (but not unconditional) lift, others now appear less convinc [...]	2004-07-20 17:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL CH TK IS NL
04THEHAGUE1837	IRAQ INSURGENT FINANCE: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (SBU) As requested, post delivered reftel talking points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in the Directorate for European Integation within the Department of External Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Post also delivered the points on July [...]	2004-07-21 13:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON EFIN ETTC NL
04THEHAGUE1841	UKRAINE, THE NETHERLANDS, COUNTRY CLR, NSF: [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. James Morris, Program Officer, Division of Environmental Biology, for travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from July 26-30, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secur [...]	2004-07-21 16:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY TSPL OTRA KSCA UP NL
04THEHAGUE1844	THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED JULY 22, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-22 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1846	NETHERLANDS/EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: BRIEFING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Post coordinated a July 21 briefing for Dutch officials on U.S. concerns regarding a possible lift of the EU China arms embargo. MFA hosted the briefing which was also attended by GONL officials from MOD, Ministry of Economic Affairs and the PM's office. DRL Senior Advisor Susan O [...]	2004-07-22 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM CH NL
04THEHAGUE1847	UPDATE ON DUTCH COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting with DCM, Joustra briefed on his plans for a new agency that would integrate C/T policy, threat analysis, and operations under a senior coordinator reporting to the Justice (and Interior) Ministers. Joustra said the two Ministers had approved the outlines o [...]	2004-07-22 15:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE1867	NETHERLANDS/EU/SUDAN: PREPPING FOR GAERC DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect GAERC conclusions to maintain political pressure on GOS, endorse coordination with AU/UN/US, and to increase humanitarian assistance. In a scheduled July 24 meeting with GOS FM Ismael, FM Bot and Dev Min Van Ardenne intend to express deep concern about the situat [...]	2004-07-23 13:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU NL EUN UNSC
04THEHAGUE1883	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH THINKING ON PROPOSED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Dutch continue to move forward on plans for a September 22 EU terrorist financing seminar in Brussels, a priority of their EU Presidency. However, they are also eager to hear USG thoughts on ideas for a proposed September 23 U.S.-EU meeting/seminar on terroris [...]	2004-07-27 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1885	ICC: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS? [...] (SBU) Summary: The next few months will see the International Criminal Court (ICC) begin formal investigations into serious charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Africa. The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) recently opened its first investigation in the Democratic Republic of t [...]	2004-07-27 10:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC
04THEHAGUE1894	CODEL FRIST AUG 11 [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Frist and staff members in The Netherlands on August 11, 2004. 2. As museums and stores in Amsterdam will not be open during transit time, post recommends delegation remain at the Schipol airport. Post also recommen [...]	2004-07-27 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH SU KE NL
04THEHAGUE1895	STATUS OF DUTCH EFFORTS TO COMBAT TIP - "WE WANT TO [...] The evidence of the past seven weeks indicates that the Dutch will be good to their word in G/TIP Ambassador Miller's June 7 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Minister Donner (reftel D). First, that they will work towards "concrete, measurable targets" in combating traffic [...]	2004-07-27 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN NL
04THEHAGUE1903	SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE 07/27/2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-29 05:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1912	IRAQ INSURGENT FINANCE: FOLLOWING UP ON DUTCH VIEWS [...] (C) As a follow up to initial GONL views reported in ref A, Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Advisor in the MFA's Political Affairs Department, provided econoff with reactions from the MFA's legal department to ref B talking points. Jurgens reiterated that the GONL remains interested in working [...]	2004-07-29 15:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC ECON EFIN NL
04THEHAGUE1913	AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE HOLDS EAC MEETING JULY 29, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-29 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1915	SURVEILLANCE OF U.S... [...] (S/NF) The date of this incident is now in question. ORCA reports that the liaison service reports the incident as having taken place on Monday July 26. A very senior member of The Hague Police told the RSO this afternoon that the incident occurred on Monday and the Israeli RSO maintains that [...]	2004-07-30 06:06:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1916	DUTCH PRESIDENCY REPLY ON BURMA/ASEM MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Presidency Special Envoy Hans van den Broek was reportedly pleased with the results his recent trip to Hanoi, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo to resolve the current impasse regarding Burmese participation in the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). The Dutch are reluctant to pro [...]	2004-07-30 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM NL BM
04THEHAGUE1917	NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS: GELFENBAUM, 08/03- [...] Country Clearance is granted for Guy R. Gelfenbaum for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 3-17, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at least a se [...]	2004-07-30 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE1918	ICTY: A PUNISHING WEEK FOR OTP [...] (SBU) Summary: It was a punishing week for the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). On July 28, a trial chamber ordered the provisional release of two of the highest-ranking members of Slobodan Milosevic's inner circle, Jovica [...]	2004-07-30 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE1919	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: MOVING IN THE RIGHT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to Dutch sources, the European Council will most likely decide in December to open accession talks with Turkey, setting a fixed starting date contingent on Turkey's completion of specific concrete reforms. Senior Dutch officials based in The Hague are playing an active [...]	2004-07-30 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1921	NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:MANGAN, 08/11-13/04 [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Margaret T. Magan for travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands August 11-13, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...]	2004-07-30 16:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE1922	NETHERLANDS, CTRY CLR, USGS:SHERWOOD, 08/21- 25/04 [...] Country Clearance is granted for Christopher R. Sherwood for travel to Delft, The Netherlands August 21-25, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at l [...]	2004-07-30 16:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TPHY ECON SENV NL
04THEHAGUE1923	SURVEILLANCE OF THE U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE ON [...] (SBU) Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Public Safety contacted the RSO on 07/30 and advised that the incident had actually occurred on 07/26 and not 07/27 as he originally told the embassy. As an aside he stated he would determine why he wasn't informed until the evening of 07/27. [...]	2004-07-30 17:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1924	AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE HOLD EAC MEETING JULY 30, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-30 17:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER
04THEHAGUE1935	DUTCH A/POL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ: TERRORISM STATEMENT, [...] (SBU) Terrorism Declaration: CDA contacted Dutch MFA A/Political Director Herman Schaper late August 2 and got confirmation that the Netherlands would support and release the Coalition Terrorism Declaration. Early August 3, A/Pol Couns provided ref A points to MFA Security Policy Director Ma [...]	2004-08-03 11:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ NL EUN NATO
04THEHAGUE1948	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 11:02:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PTER NL
04THEHAGUE195	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The one agenda item for the January 22 meeting of the Geneva Group was Article IV/V financing, and the proposal from the ABAF for expansion of the Working Capital Fund. At the time, the U.S. Del did not have guidance on the proposed expansion of the Working Capital Fund. We have since [...]	2004-01-27 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1954	EMBASSY THE HAGUE SECURITY MEASURES: PROMISE OF [...] (C) The Dutch security "triangle" chaired by National Coordinator for Security Jonge Vos and including representatives from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Defence, and AVID (security service)),met late August 4 to review Embassy The Hague security. The results of the m [...]	2004-08-04 17:00:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER NL
04THEHAGUE1956	DUTCH WILL LIKELY SUPPORT US RE-ELECTION TO ICAO [...] Responding to reftel demarche, Rene Fennes, head of international relations of the Ministry of Transport, expected his government to support US re-election to the ICAO council. "I don't think there will be any problem there," he said. Fennes passed our non-paper to his colleagues at the Mi [...]	2004-08-05 07:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR NL ICAO
04THEHAGUE1967	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) A recent trip by the Director General proved uneventful and produced little or nothing in terms of substantive results - an outcome considered very successful by the DG. The OPCW Chief of Cabinet Raphael Grossi expounded on a number of personnel issues, most notably appealing for a solid [...]	2004-08-05 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1981	SPRING 2005 INTERN PROGRAM [...] Post requests three interns for spring 2005. The following responses are given as per para 3 of reftel: A. Number of Interns: Three B. Language requirement: None C. Selection criteria: All interns should have excellent writing and verbal communication skills. For Pol/Econ advanc [...]	2004-08-09 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT ASEC NL
04THEHAGUE1983	DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTIAL REFERENDUM [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Dimitri Vogelaar August 5 to discuss reftel message. Vogelaar said that he was disappointed that the EU would not be able to send an observer mission to Venezuela, but stressed that the EU would remain involved "even without a European mission." [...]	2004-08-10 09:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE KPAO NL
04THEHAGUE2020	LETTER WARNING OF A PLOT TO ATTACK JEWS AND [...] (SBU) RSO The Hague was contacted by the Security Officer for the Israeli Embassy who advised a letter reporting a threat had come to him. He offered that the writer was informing on someone else. The letter was forwarded by fax. 2. (SBU) the letter is in Dutch and was translated by the Sr. [...]	2004-08-13 06:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE2023	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: LOCAL TAIWAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwanese representatives in The Hague are engaging the Dutch government and parliamentarians in an effort to slow down the EU's rush to lift its arms embargo on China. Several parliamentarians have expressed sympathy for the Taiwanese position, but do not want to undercut the Du [...]	2004-08-13 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PHUM CH TW NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2040	DUTCH CELEBRATE CAPTURE OF EU COMPETITION PORTFOLIO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Dutch are clearly satisfied and claiming victory over the appointment of Neelie Kroes-Smit (Kroes) as the new European Commissioner for Competition. Prime Minister Balkenende's strategy of holding out for a "heavy" portfolio appears to have paid off. Both the Netherlands [...]	2004-08-16 05:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2052	CORRUPTION AND DRUG TRAFFICKING AT SCHIPHOL AIRPORT [...] The Schiphol 100% control measure, designed by Justice Minister Donner to stop drug trafficking into the Netherlands from the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Suriname, and later Venezuela, is now in its ninth month. Donner touts the measure as a success, citing declining cocaine seizures at Sch [...]	2004-08-17 14:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE2104	OSCE - DUTCH PARTICIPATION AT CONFERENCE ON [...] The Dutch hope to send a delegation to subject conference headed by a cabinet minister, likely Rita Verdonk, Minister for Immigration and Integration, according to Joris Geeven, MFA officer covering the OSCE in the Human Rights Department who spoke with Poloff on August 20. Human Rights Speci [...]	2004-08-24 12:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC NL OSCE
04THEHAGUE2124	NETHERLANDS/AFGHAN ELECTIONS: DUTCH PREPARED TO [...] Poloff delivered ref A and B messages August 23 to Wilfred Mohr, Head of the Dutch MFA's South Asia Division. With regard to ref A request that the Dutch approach Iran on out of country registration and voting, Mohr acknowledged that the Government of Iran "needs to do more." He revealed that [...]	2004-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PK AF IR NL
04THEHAGUE2126	EU/NETHERLANDS/SOUTH OSSETIA: DUTCH SKEPTICAL [...] (C) On August 24, POLCOUNS discussed reftel points with Tony van der Togt, Head of the Dutch MFA's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Division, and Frank van Beuningen, Policy Coordinator for the OSCE within the MFA's Department of Security Policy. Both interlocutors were well briefed on the sit [...]	2004-08-25 15:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG GM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2138	INFORMAL EU FOREIGN MINSTERS MEETING (GYMNICH), [...] (C) Summary. MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner told emboffs that although the Gymnich agenda must remain open until very shortly before the meeting, he expects that it will cover ASEM, the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, the Balkans, and the Sudan. On ASEM the Dutch are looking [...]	2004-08-26 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2143	TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS AND [...] Embassy The Hague has regularly posted the Human Rights, Religious Freedom and Trafficking in Persons reports on the embassy web site and alerted key contacts to their existence. We have not, however, translated the reports into Dutch given the extraordinarily high proficiency in English. [...]	2004-08-27 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM NL
04THEHAGUE2145	DUTCH C/T COORDINATOR PUSHES REORGANIZATION PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: C/T Coordinator Joustra won the backing of the Prime Minister for the outline of his plan to create a new Counter terrorism agency by Jan. 1, 2005. This may overcome the resistance of the (pro-status quo) Interior Minister and bolster the hand of Justice Minister Donner, who as Co [...]	2004-08-27 10:48:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE2154	DUTCH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: On August 24, the Dutch parliament interrupted its August recess for a special session on Iraq attended by Defense Minister Kamp and Foreign Minister Bot. The parliament endorsed the additional security measures taken in the wake of the August 14 ambush of Dutch troops in Iraq a [...]	2004-08-27 15:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV IZ NL
04THEHAGUE2168	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY [...] (U) The Technical Secretariat has distributed an information paper (transmitted to AC/CB) providing responses to questions raised by delegations during the July budget consultations. Budget co-facilitators Gordon Eckersley (Australia) and Ian Mundell (Canada) have announced that they intend [...]	2004-08-31 13:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2169	GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED - [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-31 13:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EU TSPA TSPL NL EUN

04THEHAGUE2172	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOT VISITS BAGHDAD, PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot's November 29 visit to Iraq will hopefully spur the EU to take a more active role in Iraq, according to an MFA interlocutor who participated in the trip. An EU "exploratory commission" tasked with developing concrete proposals for supporting reconstruc [...]	2004-08-31 19:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE218	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S./U.K [...] (C) On January 20, Under Secretary of State John Bolton and William Ehrman, Director-General for Defense and Intelligence of the U.K.'s FCO, met with the senior leadership of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to discuss the state of activity on Libyan accession [...]	2004-01-29 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE2190	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH THINKTANK REPORT ON TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: A recent report on Turkish EU accession by the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV),a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has sparked debate on a possible timetable for opening accession talks with Turkey. The report's most controversia [...]	2004-09-01 16:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2196	ICTY: MILOSEVIC REVISITS HISTORY IN OPENING OF [...] (C) Summary. After a series of health-related delays, Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense on August 31, 2004, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with a predictable, political, often dull, and highly skewed survey of Balkans history. Milosevic repeatedly [...]	2004-09-02 11:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE2201	ICTY: COUNSEL IMPOSED ON MILOSEVIC [...] (SBU) Summary: As anticipated, Trial Chamber Three of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) decided on September 2 to assign counsel to assist in the defense of Slobodan Milosevic. The court decided that the counsel should be the amici curiae (friends of the Cou [...]	2004-09-02 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2205	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: EU EXPLORATORY MISSION REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU exploratory mission to Iraq will report its findings and present a long list of "options" for supporting Iraqi reconstruction to the September 3-4 Gymnich, according to its Dutch chair. The Dutch hope that the mission's report will spur the EU to take a more active role i [...]	2004-09-02 15:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2206	NETHERLANDS: REPATRIATION FOR RESIDENTS OF CAMP [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-03 08:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PREF PREL PTER NL
04THEHAGUE2208	DUTCH CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO IFC'S PRIVATE [...] ECONCOUNS and Econoff delivered September 2, 2004, reftel points to Gita Salden, Head of the International Economy and Financial Institutions Division within the Foreign Financial Relations Directorate of the Dutch Finance Ministry. (POLCOUNS delivered points separately on August 31 to Michiel [...]	2004-09-03 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV NL
04THEHAGUE2261	IRAN/IAEA: DUTCH MFA VIEWS ON POSSIBLE UNSC [...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff discussed refs A and B with Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on September 7. Wilke does not believe it will be possible to gain support within the EU for referring Iran's non-compliance to the UNSC in September. He doubts ElBaradei's November report will be [...]	2004-09-07 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL IR NL UNSC
04THEHAGUE2272	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Del rep attended a September 1 OPCW National Implementation workshop on National Implementation in London. Santiago Onate, Office of the Legal Advisor, Anan Dhavle, International Cooperation Division, and facilitator Mark Matthews (UK) presented tutorials on Article VII obligations to t [...]	2004-09-08 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2273	GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [...] Country Clearance is granted for John M. Linkletter for travel to The Netherlands September 11, 2004 and September 15 thru 20, 2004. 2. Embassy points of contact for the visit are economic officers Richard Huff (31-70-310-9270); huffrx@state.gov) and Joe Trimble (31-70-310-9274); trimblej [...]	2004-09-08 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA SW GM NL ILO
04THEHAGUE2274	GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JORDAN CAMP OF NASA'S [...] Country Clearance is granted for Jordan Camp for travel to The Netherlands September 18 thru 24, 2004. 2. Embassy point of contact is economic officer Richard Huff (31-70-310-9270; huffrx@state.gov). The after-hours Embassy phone number is (31-70-310-9499) POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors [...]	2004-09-08 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE2277	SUMMARY OF NATIONAL RAPPORTEUR'S THIRD TIP REPORT [...] Summary/Comment: On June 20, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (NRM) Dien Korvinus presented the third TIP report to Justice Minister Donner. The 302-page report mainly covers the year 2002 and contains information about laws and regulations, victims, assistance, administrat [...]	2004-09-08 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE2289	SEPT 13-14 GAERC: DISCUSSION WITH DUTCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept 13-14 GAERC agenda and reftel subjects with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 8 and with MFA European Correspondent Joep Wijnands on September 9. The Dutch clearly signaled that EU member states on the IAEA board will not s [...]	2004-09-10 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2290	SEPT 13-14 GAERC: DISCUSSION WITH DUTCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept 13-14 GAERC agenda and reftel subjects with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 8 and with MFA European Correspondent Joep Wijnands on September 9. The Dutch clearly signaled that EU member states on the IAEA board will not s [...]	2004-09-10 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2308	CABINET APPROVES AND FORWARDS NEW DUTCH COUNTER- [...] On September 10, Justice Minister Donner and Interior Minister Remkes submitted to the Second Chamber of Parliament CT Coordinator Joustra's plan to streamline Dutch counter-terrorism policies. As expected (reftels),the plan establishes an office of National CT Coordinator (NCTb) by January [...]	2004-09-14 05:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE2310	EUR/ERA CHASE MEETING ON DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCING [...] (U) In a September 10 meeting, Erik van Andel, Head of the Financial Integrity Division, Dutch Finance Ministry (MOF),briefed visiting EUR/ERA Office Director Peter Chase on Dutch EU Presidency priorities on combating terrorist financing. (See septels for reporting on Chase's meetings on E [...]	2004-09-14 06:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2311	DUTCH RESPONSE ON LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 11:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EIND NL USTR EUN
04THEHAGUE2314	NIH/FIC -DR. CHITNIS- TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Ajay Chitnis for travel to The Netherlands October 1-2, 2004. 2. The Embassy acknowledges that no other assistance has been requested. 3. Point of contact for the visit in the Embassy Economic Section is (Richard Huff, Counselor),at 31-70-310-9270 [...]	2004-09-14 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TBIO OTRA
04THEHAGUE2315	NIH/FIC -DR. PELROY- TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. Richard Pelroy for travel to The Netherlands September 28-30, 2004. 2. The Embassy acknowledges that no other assistance has been requested. 3. Point of contact for the visit in the Embassy Economic Section is (Richard Huff, Counselor),at 31-70-31 [...]	2004-09-14 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TBIO OTRA
04THEHAGUE2321	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) On September 8, Del reps met with Rick Martin, head of the OPCW's Budget and Finance Branch, and Ali Asghar Special Advisor on B&F issues, to outline substantive U.S. requirements outlined in reftel. In response to the requirements raised, Asghar noted that there is currently only one " [...]	2004-09-14 16:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2331	TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE ASSETS [...] The following is provided in response to ref A request for information on the status of the Netherlands' national authority to freeze assets related to terrorism financing. Ref B contains a detailed description of Dutch laws and regulations on terrorism financing and related money laundering [...]	2004-09-15 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2346	SEPT. 13-14 GAERC: READ-OUT FROM DUTCH [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs discussed Sept. 13-14 GAERC with MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner on September 16. He said the the EU's foreign ministers had discussed Secretary Powell's comments about genocide in Darfur, the financing of the UN Protective Force in Iraq, and EU rel [...]	2004-09-16 14:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE2382	UNGA 59/EAST TIMOR ACCOUNTABILITY - DUTCH SUPPORT [...] (SBU) The Dutch "fully support" the idea of the UN Secretariat forming a Commission of Experts (COE) to evaluate SIPDIS the work of the Ad Hoc Tribunal and Serious Crimes Unit and report on next steps regarding accountability for the 1999 atrocities on East Timor. However, Indonesian relu [...]	2004-09-20 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KAWC PHUM NL
04THEHAGUE2388	NETHERLANDS/EU: PETER CHASE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS US-EU [...] (C) Summary: At meetings with the MFA on September 10, Peter Chase (EUR/ERA Director) heard that EU Member States see new informal interest groups forming around particular issues. This variable geometry extends to EU representation at the UN, where the EU's formal division of competenci [...]	2004-09-20 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL
04THEHAGUE2398	NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: ICJ SEPARATION BARRIER ACTION [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel talking points with Herman Schaper, the Dutch Deputy POLDIR, on September 20. Schaper confirmed that Dutch UN Permrep Dirk van den Bergh, in his EU capacity, had discussed the issue of the security barrier with the Palestinian mission (al-Kidwa) in New York. The Pal [...]	2004-09-20 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL UNSC EUN
04THEHAGUE2399	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Delegations made little progress towards a draft decision on Schedule 1 "captive use." Germany presented a non-paper providing several examples of known processes where Schedule 1 chemical(s) were produced during the production of certain final products. France, Switzerland, Italy and t [...]	2004-09-20 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2407	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): VISIT OF ARMS [...] (U) CWC Delegation and Embassy welcome the September 27-29 visit of AC PDAS Record. Hotel reservations have been made at the Crowne Plaza Promenade Hotel; Van Stolkweg 1, The Hague 2585 JL; (phone)(31)(70) 352-5161; (fax) 31-70-354-1046. Control officer for the visit is Pete Ito, who will [...]	2004-09-21 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL OVIP OTRA CWC
04THEHAGUE2409	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) At the request of DG Pfirter, Glen Johnson, Office Director of VC/VO, assessed the Technical Secretariat accomplishments on the Verification Information System (VIS) Enhancement project over the past year and recommended how best to move the project forward. Johnson determined that sign [...]	2004-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2410	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): COUNTRY [...] (U) Country clearance is granted to the following individual traveling to The Hague to attend the OPCW 2005 Budget meeting: --BENTHIEN, Lisa Arrive: 26 September Depart: 03 October Hotel reservations have been made for 26 Sept-2 Oct at the Golden Tulip Bel Air Hotel; address: Johan de [...]	2004-09-22 08:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC NL OTRA PARM CWC
04THEHAGUE2415	TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY AND DUTCH POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The recent defection of one member of parliament from the Liberal (VVD) party over the issue of Turkish accession to the EU is forcing the Dutch government to consider potential domestic repercussions of the Turkish EU debate. So far, PM Balkenende has set the tone of the discussion by [...]	2004-09-22 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL
04THEHAGUE2445	DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE [...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...]	2004-09-24 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2448	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: PM ADVISOR ON ACCESSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch PM's chief foreign policy advisor (and point man for Turkey during the Dutch presidency) believes that Verheugen's report will set the stage for a positive EU decision on setting a date for Turkish accession. He anticipates, however, that the decision will contain addi [...]	2004-09-24 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2452	TURKEY/EU/CYPRUS - "THEY AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hannie Pollman-Zall (protect),MFA Director of the Western and Central European Department, told Poloff on September 23 that if the Turks thought the European reaction to the adultery law proposal was bad, "they ain't seen nothin' yet." Ankara, she suggested, may still not ful [...]	2004-09-24 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL CY
04THEHAGUE2461	PRIME MINISTER BALKENENDE OUT OF COMMISSION FOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Balkenende has been in hospital since September 14 with a serious foot infection caused by streptococcal and staphylococcal bacteria. According to Government Information Service, Balkenende underwent two operations, and the wound is said to be healing well. Balkenende is no [...]	2004-09-27 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2480	DUTCH RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL HIGH LEVEL BURMESE [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Eric Verwaal, Head of Southeast Asia and Oceania Division and Special Assistant to EU Envoy Hans van den Broek September 28 to follow up Ref A message regarding the potential for Burmese participation in the October 8-9 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) at a higher level than [...]	2004-09-29 09:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM BU NL
04THEHAGUE2490	DUTCH PROVIDE READOUT OF BILATERAL MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Both the Dutch and Pakistanis are pleased with the September 26-27 visit of President Musharraf in The Hague. The bilateral visit included an audience with the Queen, meetings with parliamentarians and business executives, and a discussion with the local Pakistani community. T [...]	2004-09-30 07:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PK NL
04THEHAGUE2492	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]	2004-09-30 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2493	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Representatives from the U.S., U.K., Italy and Libya met on September 21 to discuss the state of play regarding adoption of the technical change that would allow for conversion of the Rabta facility. The participants decided on specific tasks to be accomplished in the run-up to a one- [...]	2004-09-30 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2494	ICTY - MILOSEVIC TRIAL ADJOURNS IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Summary. The defense phase of Slobodan Milosevic,s trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) stumbled into a new set of obstacles during the week of September 13. The trial chamber abruptly transformed the defense from one led exclusively by Milosevi [...]	2004-09-30 12:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2496	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Embassy The Hague's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Daniel Russel: russeldr@state.gov; tel: 31-70-310-9317; and fax: 31-70-310-9322. 2. (SBU) The Deputy TFCO responsible for day-to-day action and reporting is Economic Officer Karen Enstrom: enstromkl@state.go [...]	2004-09-30 12:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04THEHAGUE2512	NETHERLANDS/EU/ASEM: BURMESE ATTENDANCE; [...] (C) Eric Verwaal, Head of Southeast Asia and Oceania Division (and Special Assistant to EU Envoy Hans van den Broek),told poloff October 1 that the Vietnamese had informed him the Burmese participant at ASEM will be: U Tin Winn, identified as "Minister in the Office of Prime Minister." Verwa [...]	2004-10-01 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BU NL
04THEHAGUE2518	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - OCTOBER 1 [...] (U) At the October 1 consultations on the Libyan proposal to make a technical change to permit conversion of the Rabta facility, the overwhelming number of attendees voiced strong support. A limited number of "usual suspects" raised questions, in particular Pakistan, but also Russia, India an [...]	2004-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2526	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) On October 1, South Korean del rep Park Yong Kyu informed us that his delegation was recommending to Seoul that South Korea not/not support a continuation of the political consultancy for General Chong, who is tasked with working on universality on the Korean peninsula. The ROK delegat [...]	2004-10-05 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2559	EU-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: DISAPPOINTING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: While working-level MFA contacts found recent EU-China discussions on human rights disappointing, on balance the October 11 GAERC will almost certainly determine that the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue is worthwhile and should continue. Dutch interlocutors stressed on October 5 [...]	2004-10-07 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF KJUS CH NL
04THEHAGUE2566	IRAQ/NL: POINTS ON IRAQ WMD REPORT DELIVERED [...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel points on the DCI Special Advisor's Comprehensive Report on Iraq WMD to Jaap Werner, Head of the Dutch MFA's Political Affairs Department, on October 6. Werner expressed keen interest in the report and its findings, but offered no substantive response. SOBEL [...]	2004-10-07 14:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL KPDD
04THEHAGUE2581	DUTCH PRESIDENCY AMBITIONS FOR COMPETITIVENESS [...] Dutch Economic Ministry officials staffing the Competitiveness Council hope to use the Dutch term in the chair of the Council to make serious progress towards reinvigorating the European economy. They acknowledge that past meetings of the Council -- derided by their own minister in June as a [...]	2004-10-08 09:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2587	NETHERLANDS/EU/TERRORIST FINANCE: FREEZING MAOIST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect an EU designation of the Maoists within one month's time. They plan to carry out a simultaneous EU Troika visit to Kathmandu to ensure the Government of Nepal remains "on notice" with regard to this issue. End Summary. Designation Strategy ------------------- [...]	2004-10-08 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER NP NL KTFM
04THEHAGUE259	DUTCH DISCUSS TRANSATLANTIC GOALS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. MFA SecGen Frank Majoor and Pol Director Hugo Siblesz invited Ambassador, DCM, and other embassy officials to lunch January 23 to discuss the upcoming Dutch EU presidency. The Dutch hope to work with the U.S. to elaborate cooperation in the area of peace and security, particular [...]	2004-02-02 11:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU NL MEPP
04THEHAGUE2590	NETHERLANDS/EU/UN: PLANNING TO VOTE FOR CUBAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche October 8 to Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, MFA's Policy Advisor on Cuba and Caribbean Issues. Groenemeijer responded that while the U.S. and Europeans certainly agree on many aspects of the human rights and political situation in Cuba, he did not foresee any chang [...]	2004-10-08 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
04THEHAGUE26	2003-2004 INCSR FOR THE NETHERLANDS - PART II: MONEY [...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 2003- 2004 INCSR: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REF. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON JANUARY 5 WAS 0.7880 EUROS TO THE DOLLAR. THE [...]	2004-01-07 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP SNAR PTER ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE2605	NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: EU "CAUTIOUS" ON LIFTING [...] (C) Summary: According to Dutch FM Bot, the EU is moving "cautiously" with regard to the issue of lifting the China arms embargo. Although there is no strong opposition to lifting the embargo, several members feel more time is needed before making that decision. Bot would prefer not to have [...]	2004-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ETTC CH NL EU
04THEHAGUE2606	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Facilitator Mark Matthews/UK held a 6 October consultation on the recommendations contained in the Second progress Report on the OPCW Plan of Action Regarding the Implementation of Article VII (EC-38/DG.16, 15 September 2004). Delegations welcomed the limited progress made since the last [...]	2004-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2611	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS/CHINA: "DIALOGUE" OF THE [...] (U) Please see guidance request in para 10. Bionote, para. 11. 2. (C) Summary: Dutch MFA contacts characterized the recently concluded round of the EU Human Rights Dialogue with China as a "dialogue of the deaf," but were certain it would continue. Chinese "dialogue fatigue" may have c [...]	2004-10-12 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH NL PINR UNAUS
04THEHAGUE2617	DUTCH RESPONSE ON HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HFCS) [...] (SBU) On September 17, EconCouns discussed ref A points with Tilly Swartepoorte, Director of Climate Change and Industry, Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM). Post delivered the same day ref A points and related European Partnership for Energy and Environme [...]	2004-10-12 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV NL USTR
04THEHAGUE2675	DUTCH INCLINED TO SUPPORT "NEW AGENDA" RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-15 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP NL UNGA CDG
04THEHAGUE2676	NETHERLANDS/EU/ASEM: EU CONDEMNS BURMESE HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Dutch MFA contacts have expressed relief that the October 7-9 ASEM summit in Hanoi proceeded smoothly. After months of negotiating the related issues of Burmese participation and EU sanctions, the summit itself was relatively "boring," according to one interlocutor. Only EU r [...]	2004-10-15 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PHUM BM VM NL ARF
04THEHAGUE2678	ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL PICKS UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on October 12 after a one-month hiatus, the bulk of its time devoted to a status conference in which assigned defense counsel Steven Kay updated the court on his o [...]	2004-10-15 14:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2691	NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: THE HALF-WAY POINT [...] (C) Summary. With three months down and three to go, the Dutch no doubt view the first half of their presidency as a qualified success. They have made measurable progress on most of their priorities and effectively navigated two unexpected developments (the crisis in Darfur and PM Balkenend [...]	2004-10-18 14:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2698	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF THE [...] (U) The U.S. achieved its one essential goal at the October 12-15 Executive Council session -- unanimous approval of the proposed technical change to allow for Libyan conversion of the Rabta facility. The issue dominated EC-38, with a record 26 delegations asking to make opening statements a [...]	2004-10-19 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL LY AL CWC
04THEHAGUE2699	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (U) It was apparent at the October 12-15 Executive Council that member states remain divided on the Director-General's budget and program proposal for 2005. While the differences are not great, whether on the level of increase or specifics in the program, it will still require some time and [...]	2004-10-19 12:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE271	ICTY: NEW STRESSES IN THE MILOSEVIC TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) careens towards an interesting, difficult and potentially explosive final few weeks of the prosecution's case. In terms of testimony, the biggest grenade could come in the [...]	2004-02-03 16:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2712	NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: DUTCH PLANS FOR UN WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Funding, UN security, and the 2005 "Major Event" will dominate the EU's UN Working Group (CONUN) meeting on October 25, according to its chair, Karel van Kesteren. Other issues on the agenda include a discussion of regional groupings, the social dimension of globalization, [...]	2004-10-20 12:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NL UNGA
04THEHAGUE2723	NETHERLANDS/EU/RUSSIA: SLOUCHING TOWARD THE SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Dutch EU Presidency, the October 19 EU-Russia troika made only limited progress toward finalizing agreements in the four "common spaces" preparation for the November 11 EU-Russia summit. Outstanding differences remain in the areas of external security (where the R [...]	2004-10-21 14:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PGOV ECON NL RU
04THEHAGUE2728	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH TALK THE TALK, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's refusal to allow entry to two Dutch MPs and one Spanish MP on October 15 focused public attention sharply on Cuba's human rights record and the EU's Cuba's policies, with many MP's weighing in in favor of a stronger EU approach. FM Bot called in the Cuban Ambassador to co [...]	2004-10-22 11:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2733	EU/COHOM: WORKING FOR EU SUPPORT FOR US HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and EU Troika met October 15 to discuss human rights issues in the context of the semi-annual "COHOM" troika meeting. The EU confirmed that they still value the human rights dialogue process with China and want to coordinate with us on ways to refocus all [...]	2004-10-22 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC PREL CH NL
04THEHAGUE2735	CAUTIOUS DUTCH REACTION TO EC REPORT ON TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch government has officially characterized the October 6 European Commission report on Turkey, including its recommendation that a date be set for accession negotiations, as "a good basis for decision making by the European Council in December." Parliament also receive [...]	2004-10-22 15:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2736	ICTY: "WHO'S RUNNING THIS COURT?" [...] (C) Summary: A rare appeals chamber hearing in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Slobodan Milosevic heard sharp and well-presented arguments this week on the imposition of counsel on the accused. Defense counsel Steven Kay pleaded with the appea [...]	2004-10-22 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2741	DUTCH MID-TERM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY: This is the interim accounting of Dutch efforts to combat human trafficking following the catalyst of G/TIP Ambassador Miller's June 7 presentation of suggested USG benchmarks to Dutch officials. In response to Ambassador Miller's challenge to Foreign Minister Bot and Justice Ministe [...]	2004-10-25 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN NL
04THEHAGUE2750	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) On the margins of the 38th Executive Council, Del contacted Art VII noncompliant EC members to: 1) request an update regarding their status of implementation, 2) stress the importance of EC members, whom are charged with the responsibility of overseeing treaty implementation, to honor the [...]	2004-10-26 14:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2757	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: DUTCH RESPONSES [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, MFA, and Adriaan Palm, MFA Political Affairs Officer, on October 26 to deliver points in reftel. Werner said the only addition to the agenda as set forth reftel was the African Great Lakes, where the Belgians [...]	2004-10-26 18:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2766	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH WITHDRAWAL POSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch government is determined to end the current deployment of Dutch troops in Al-Muthanna in mid-March in accordance with assurances provided to parliament last June. Defense Minister Kamp will send a letter to parliament in the next two weeks reaffirming that Dutch forces [...]	2004-10-28 06:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ NL NATO
04THEHAGUE2776	NETHERLANDS/EU/AFRICA: DUTCH SEEKING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are fully invested in the November 19-20 Great Lakes Conference (GLC),having contributed 500,000 euros (and reportedly considering doubling that amount). The Dutch will table by the end of December a draft EU strategy for the Great Lakes region, based on the long-term [...]	2004-10-29 08:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RW CG BY NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2777	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS FOR NOV 2 GAERC [...] (U) Summary. MFA Deputy Directors Joep Wijnands (Political Affairs, European Correspondent) and Dirk Oldenburg (European Integration) briefed emboffs Oct 28th on expectations for the Nov 2 GAERC and the Nov 5 European Council. The GAERC will focus primarily on preparations for the Council, so [...]	2004-10-29 09:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2789	TURKEY/EU - FM GUL TO EU: GIVE US OUR DATE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a low-key visit to The Hague on October 25, Turkish FM Gul reportedly complained about provisions of the EC's October 6 report that highlighted Turkey's "unique" situation. He worried it was still uncertain that the European Council would set a date in December to begin acce [...]	2004-11-01 09:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TK NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2792	ICTY - MILOSEVIC REGAINS SOME CONTROL OVER DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was recessed again because of a lack of witnesses during the week of October 24, but that did not stop the case from making news. In particular, Steven Kay, imposed defense [...]	2004-11-01 13:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE2793	ICTY - TRIBUNAL OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings on September 28 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),President Meron, Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte, and Registrar Holthuis struck consistent themes with Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper and EUR DAS f [...]	2004-11-01 17:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE283	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 30 [...] (C) Greek OPCW Attache Vassilios Kraniotis provided us with an update on planning for a potential terrorist attack using chemical agents at the Olympic games. Most of these plans, he said, had been downgraded from "Confidential" to "Official Use Only" by his government, but he asked us to pr [...]	2004-02-04 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2831	DUTCH TO SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF LEBANESE [...] (U) On November 1, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot informed the Dutch Second Chamber (lower house of parliament) of the GONL's intentions to seek EU designation of both the political and military branches of the Lebanese Hizballah. The GONL previously had maintained a distinction between the two [...]	2004-11-03 14:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL
04THEHAGUE2836	NETHERLANDS/EU: SWARTBOL ON TURKEY, RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rob Swartbol, PM Balkenende's senior foreign policy advisor, predicted to Ambassador Sobel on November 1 that the EU will make a positive decision on Turkish accession negotiations in December, but warned that the Turks will find some elements of the decision more objectionable [...]	2004-11-03 17:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2864	VAN GOGH KILLING SHOCKS DUTCH NATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The brutal murder November 3 of prominent Dutch film director/personality Theo van Gogh by a Dutch Moroccan in bright daylight in an Amsterdam street has rocked Dutch society. The murder recalls the assassination in 2002 of maverick politician Pim Fortuyn, who, like Van Gogh, critici [...]	2004-11-05 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE2872	DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. GOALS FOR GLOBAL FUND BOARD [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Stuart Flavell, Director of the Global Network of Positive People Living with HIV/AIDS and Dr. Marijke Wijnroks, Health Advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. Flavell flatly [...]	2004-11-05 16:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV PREL TBIO NL
04THEHAGUE290	ICJ: 48 STATEMENTS FILED IN FENCE PROCEEDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) received forty-eight written statements by its deadline of January 30 in the advisory opinion proceedings concerning "the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory" (the Fence Case). While the [...]	2004-02-05 06:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE2924	NETHERLANDS/EU/INDIA: "NEW PARTNERSHIP" HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Beyond welcoming a new "strategic partnership," the November 8 EU-India Summit was perhaps more notable for what it lacked than what it included. The new "strategic partnership" appears to be little more than a wishlist of topics for cooperation to be fleshed out over the next ye [...]	2004-11-12 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE293	Dutch Government investigates drug corruption at [...] At the end of December 2003, the Dutch press reported claims made to the police by an Aruban drug smuggler convicted in the Netherlands that civil servants and ground crew at Schiphol (including customs officers, military police, baggage handlers, and cleaners) have been engaged in drug smuggl [...]	2004-02-05 12:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE2990	UN/EU/WEOG/ISRAEL: EU MAY RELENT AT CND, UNEP, ILO [...] (C) The EU is looking anew at ways to include Israel in WEOG deliberations, particularly in the CND, UNEP and IOL, Pieter Ramaer (MFA deputy in the UN department) told Poloff November 16. At the EU's CONUN meeting November 15, Ramaer reported, the Dutch circulated our ref b notes (that we ha [...]	2004-11-17 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IS NL KCRM UNEP WIPO ILO EUN
04THEHAGUE2995	CRITICAL REPORT ON DUTCH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE [...] On November 16, a special blue-ribbon panel published its long-awaited evaluation of the Dutch AIVD (civilian intelligence service). The "Havermans Committee," which included a former Interior Minister and several senior officials, was formed in February 2004 at the request of Interior Minist [...]	2004-11-17 16:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE2999	Dutch Opinion Makers -- Hopes and Fears [...] Summary: In the days immediately following the US election, Ambassador Sobel and PA staff met with key groups of editors, commentators and journalists. Most Dutch commentators and reporters expressed uncertainty on how to read the elections, particularly the exit poll information that indic [...]	2004-11-18 11:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL NL
04THEHAGUE3001	DUTCH ASK USG HELP WITH TURKEY ON CYPRUS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Still expecting a positive outcome on December 17 for Turkey, the Dutch DG for the EU, Marnix Krop, sees trouble brewing on Greece and Cyprus and has asked the U.S. to help in two specific ways. First, urged us to impress upon Turkey the problems that Turkey's Aegean flights ha [...]	2004-11-19 08:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY GR PGOV EUN
04THEHAGUE3005	VENEZUELA/NETHERLANDS/EU: EU PESSIMISTIC BUT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-19 08:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3025	RECENT CT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] An update of recent CT developments in the Netherlands follows: -- PKK Training Center Dismantled -- Van Gogh Assassination - Continuing Fall-out -- AIVD Assessment Report -- Act on Terrorist Crimes Finally Effective -- Pending CT Legislation/Proposals -- Port and Maritime Security - ISPS Op [...]	2004-11-19 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE3074	DUTCH PARLIAMENT REITERATES OPPOSITION TO LIFTING [...] (U) At a regular hearing in the Dutch parliament on November 18 prior to the monthly EU foreign ministers' meeting (GAERC),spokesmen for the main political parties reiterated their opposition to the lifting of the EU's China arms embargo. Encouraged by the recent vote in the European Parliam [...]	2004-11-24 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3094	RUSSIA/UKRAINE/EU - ANGRY PUTIN, FIRM EU AGREE AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Russia-EU Summit in The Hague November 24, an "angry, aggressive" President Putin demanded Ukrainian law should dictated the outcome and rejected EU interest in finding a political solution as unwarranted and unnecessary. Drawing on OSCE election monitoring conclusions, [...]	2004-11-26 14:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UP NL EUN RU
04THEHAGUE3098	TURKEY/EU: TURKEY ON TRACK WITH HURDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish FM Gul met with the EU troika in the Hague November 23 in the last high-level meetings before the Council on December 17 faces its moment of truth. The Council will make its decision based both on the Commission report and issues Member States raise; elements of an in [...]	2004-11-26 16:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CY GR NL PREL TU EUN
04THEHAGUE3133	NETHERLANDS/CROATIA: EU ATTITUDE TOWARDS ICTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is "no daylight" between the USG and Dutch national position on Croatia and its obligation to cooperate with the ICTY, Alle Dorhout (MFA European Integration Department Croatia officer) confirmed to Poloff and Legaloff when discussing reftel points November 30. The Dutc [...]	2004-12-01 11:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PGOV NL TU HR ICTY EUN
04THEHAGUE3140	EU/TURKEY: DUTCH COMMENT ON DECISION DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29 the Dutch circulated draft conclusions on Turkey to EU partners (subsequently leaked to the press) in advance of the December 17 Council meeting that includes strong, but predictable, language on accession (e-mailed to EUR/ERA and USEU). Turkish officials in The [...]	2004-12-01 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TU HR RO CY BU EUN
04THEHAGUE3162	THE NETHERLANDS/ISAF STAGE II EXPANSION [...] (S) PolMilOff made ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Security Policy Operations Director Rob Gabrielse on November 26 (preliminary reaction reported ref B) and raised it again with Gabrielse on December 2. Gabrielse said this request had been discussed within the Dutch interagency working group tha [...]	2004-12-03 15:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR PREL MOPS AF NL NATO
04THEHAGUE3166	NETHERLANDS/EU: FM BOT ON CHINA, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one and one half hour discussion with Ambassador Sobel on December 2, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot laid out his priorities for the last few weeks of the Dutch EU presidency. Bot stated categorically that he will not lift the Chinese Arms Embargo, but predicted (agai [...]	2004-12-03 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CH RS NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3178	EU/TURKEY: DUTCH ISSUE REV 2 DRAFT TEXT [...] (C) Rob Swartbol (PM Balkenende's diplomatic advisor) (STRICTLY PROTECT) told Ambassador Sobel late December 6 he was alarmed about efforts by France, Austria and Denmark to promote a third way/privileged partnership alternative for Turkey. He said that the Dutch were working to get Germany an [...]	2004-12-06 19:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TU CY EUN
04THEHAGUE3197	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The wrap-up includes items from discussions on the margins of the November 24 special Executive Council session and the Nov 29-Dec 2 Conference of States Parties (CSP) which were informally reported back to Washington. ------ TAIWAN ------ 2. (U) The application by the Taiwan Chem [...]	2004-12-08 10:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC

04THEHAGUE3202	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): IRANIAN RECEIPT [...] (S) On December 7, a senior official of the Verifications Division of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed that transfer of the Schedule 3 chemical trimethyl phosphite in 2003 was declared by both India and Iran in their 2003 Aggrega [...]	2004-12-08 10:58:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL IR CWC
04THEHAGUE3210	ICTY - PROSPER WARNS THAT TRIBUNAL MAY CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper met with officials from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). During the meeting, and later with the press, Prosper emphasized that a l [...]	2004-12-08 16:44:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC PHUM ICTY PREL SR
04THEHAGUE3219	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR DEC 13 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 8 to deliver points reftel and December 9 with Joep Wijnands, the Deputy Director, and Derk Oldenburg (MFA Dep Dir for European Enlargement). Werner expected smooth sailing on Bulga [...]	2004-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL KNNP IR IS TU CR RO SU UP EUN
04THEHAGUE3223	TURKEY/EU: DUCH PM'S DEC 9 DINNER WITH ERDOGAN [...] (C) PM Balkenende's focus at dinner with PM Erdogan in Brussels tonight, December 9, is to seek an agreement over how Turkey can adequately indicate recognition of Cyprus in the context of accession negotiations, Jochem Wiers (MFA EU Enlargement office and main drafter of accession texts for [...]	2004-12-09 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CY GR NL PREL TU EUN
04THEHAGUE3224	EU/CYPRUS: EU NOT READY TO PAY MORE TOWARD [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NL CY UNFICYP
04THEHAGUE3233	DUTCH SUGGEST INFORMAL MULTILATERAL TALKS ON [...] Summary: In his capacity as Minister of Environment, Pieter van Geel met with senior USG officials in Washington (November 15) to discuss post-Kyoto climate change strategy. He gave the ambassador a readout of his meetings December 6. Though the Kyoto Protocol will be in effect until 2012, s [...]	2004-12-09 17:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL NL EU
04THEHAGUE3281	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE [...] (U) The December 14 Executive Council session produced the following results. 2. (U) Under agenda item 5: -- On 5.1, at the request of the U.S. and Russia, the EC agreed to defer the verification plan for Aberdeen to the next EC. -- On item 5.2, regarding the verification plan for [...]	2004-12-16 13:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3284	NETHERLANDS: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2004 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed as much as possible to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Dutch have responded to the global terrorist threat with l [...]	2004-12-16 16:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NL AEC
04THEHAGUE3285	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH PREVENT INVITATIONS TO CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch confirmed on December 15 that the EU COLAT Working Group agreed on December 14 to recommend a temporary suspension of the June 2003 measures for increased engagement with the Cuban opposition. A Dutch MFA contact described the COLAT's recommendation as intended to [...]	2004-12-16 16:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
04THEHAGUE3290	TERRORIST FINANCE: JAM'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL JIHAD [...] (SBU) As requested, post conveyed on December 10 reftel points concerning the amendment of the previous designation of Jam'at Al-Tawhid Wa'al Jihad (List 63) to Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Officer responsible for terrorist financing issues in the Political Affairs Department of the Dutch M [...]	2004-12-17 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER NL
04THEHAGUE3291	TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI PRENOTICATION OF [...] (S) As requested, post delivered on December 14 reftel points and information concerning the USG intention to designate Khadafi Abubaker Janjalani under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Officer responsible for terr [...]	2004-12-17 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER NL
04THEHAGUE3292	TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE [...] (S) As requested, post delivered on December 17 reftel points and background papers concerning the USG intention to designate Saad Rashed Mohammad Al-Faqih and Adel Abdul Jalil Batterjee under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Jules Gerzon, Senio [...]	2004-12-17 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN PREL NL
04THEHAGUE3320	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy - MDMA),and a substantial consumer of most illicit drugs. U.S. law enforcement [...]	2004-12-21 17:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE3328	200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]	2004-12-22 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE3333	TURKEY ACCESSION/EU: THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE [...] SUMMARY: (C) According to Dutch diplomat Pieter de Gooijer, the intense Dutch-led negotiations leading to the EU Council's invitation to Turkey for accession talks were one for the history books. In a recent conversation with DCM and Poloff, he provided the inside story of the last hours of th [...]	2004-12-23 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL TU CY EUN INRB
04THEHAGUE3350	NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND [...] (C) Summary: The December 17 European Council decision to offer Turkey a starting date for accession negotiations let the Dutch end their presidency on a high note. The Dutch recorded several important accomplishments, of which the successful Turkish negotiations were the most notable, whil [...]	2004-12-29 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE343	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DG PFIRTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: OPCW Director General Pfirter was very pleased with the outcome of his February 5 discussions in Libya, which included a meeting with the Foreign Minister. Pfirter utilized the visit to emphasize the OPCW's desire to work with Tripoli to meet the requirements of the CW Conventi [...]	2004-02-10 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE348	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP OF [...] (U) The decision regarding Schedule 2/3 Captive Use remains on a political track, with the Indian delegation indicating they support the Schedule 2/3 Captive Use decision, as written, but noting their interagency review process has not yet completed. Privately, the Indians informed Del that [...]	2004-02-11 09:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE351	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Nilkanthsing Jagarnath (External Relations Division) advised Del on February 6 that Chad is about to ratify the CWC. He was also optimistic that Libya's accession would soon bring on board Sierra Leone and Djibouti -- saying that Tripoli has bought a measure of influence with them. Nil [...]	2004-02-11 12:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE381	DUTCH ON PRTS [...] (S) PM Balkenende's Foreign Policy Advisor Rob Swartbol informed Amb. Sobel on February 12 that, following FM Bot's trip to Washington, the Dutch government was actively considering participating in a PRT in Afghanistan. The options under consideration include possibly joining the Germans, Sc [...]	2004-02-13 14:48:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PTER AF NL
04THEHAGUE4	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy and amphetamines),and an important consumer of most illicit drugs. U.S. law enforcement information indicates [...]	2004-01-02 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE424	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Del rep met on February 11 with Ralf Trapp, Special Assistant to DDG Brian Hawtin, who reported that only nine countries responded to the TS Note Verbale requesting States Party respond with their requests for or offers of assistance by February 1; one responded on February 2. Of the ten [...]	2004-02-19 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE44	IRAQ/NL: ARREST OF DUTCH MARINE STIRS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of a Dutch marine serving in Iraq following the alleged fatal shooting of an Iraqi civilian during a December 27 looting incident has stirred up a front page political controversy in the Netherlands with leading parliamentarians, the Chief Attorney General and Justice [...]	2004-01-08 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL IZ NL
04THEHAGUE448	ENCOURAGING EU STATES TO SUPPORT AN ADEQUACY [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-20 15:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER NL
04THEHAGUE449	ICJ: FENCE PROCEEDINGS EXPECTED TO SPARK [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 23-25, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold hearings on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) request for an Advisory Opinion on the legality of the so-called "Israeli fence" - the controversial structure being built by Israel to serve as a securi [...]	2004-02-23 05:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE478	CHEMCIAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): [...] (SBU) The following is the text of a February 23 note provided by OPCW Director General Pfirter to Ambassador Petr Kubernat (Czech Republic),the Chairman of the OPCW Executive Council, regarding an agreement with Libya on destruction of Category 3 munitions (unfilled bombs),which will comme [...]	2004-02-25 08:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE494	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): REPORT ON OPCW [...] (C) Horst Reeps, head of the Verification Division of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),provided a February 25 read-out to the U.S. and U.K. delegations on the Technical Secretariat (TS) visit to Libya on February 16-23. Reeps said the objectives were to assist [...]	2004-02-26 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE498	ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION LIMPS TO CLOSE ITS CASE [...] (C) Summary. The Milosevic Prosecution team of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closed its case in the anti-climactic form of a motion to Trial Chamber III on February 25. The recent melodrama of the Milosevic prosecution -- the rancorous internal debates [...]	2004-02-26 17:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE504	ICJ FENCE PROCEEDINGS WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-27 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE521	ANNUAL REPORT ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - THE NETHERLANDS [...] Part one summarizes progress achieved during the year (Reftel B) and Part two is the fourth annual report on anti- trafficking in persons (TIP) for the Netherlands. The report follows the format outlined in reftel. Preparation time is about 200 hours (FSN - 110; FS-02 - 80; FS-02 - 10 hours) [...]	2004-03-02 06:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF NL
04THEHAGUE544	DUTCH/EU THOUGHTS: 60TH SESSION OF UN CHR [...] (C) PolOff met with Hans Docter, MFA Commission on Human Rights (CHR) action officer, to discuss reftel. The Dutch are fully engaged with their EU partners in advance of the GoNL return to the CHR this spring. In addition to resolutions noted reftel, the EU will sponsor resolutions on Russia [...]	2004-03-03 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH NL UNHRC
04THEHAGUE553	(C/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: USG BRAINSTORMING [...] (C) Copenhagen, London, and Madrid are exempt from noforn marking to allow discussion with appropriate contacts. 2. (C/NF) Summary: A U.S.-EU declaration on terrorist financing (TF) would reinforce EU political commitment to fighting TF and provide political support for making European T [...]	2004-03-04 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE556	LIBYA/IAEA: DUTCH RESPONSE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-04 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM LY NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE584	DUTCH VIEWS ON PM'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 9, Ambassador Sobel met separately with FM Bot and the PM's diplomatic advisor, Rob Swartbol, to preview the March 16 meeting between the President and PM Balkenende. PM Balkenede will bring the message that the Dutch EU presidency will advance the transatlantic agenda i [...]	2004-03-10 10:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ NL PREL TU
04THEHAGUE585	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) The accession of Libya to the OPCW undoubtedly will be the highlight of the March 23-26 Executive Council session. The presence of the Libyan Ambassador also provides an opportunity to emphasize the importance of the OPCW tackling new challenges, and having the financial and administr [...]	2004-03-10 11:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE586	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FOURTH SECURITY [...] The fourth Security Audit Team (SAT-IV) found that the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) had done little to further secure its IT infrastructure since the 2001 security audit. The team noted that significant personnel resources have been directed toward documenting processes and procedures, but f [...]	2004-03-10 11:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE587	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Simply put, the RBB Workshop was a success. There were no objections to implementing RBB in the 2005 budget document, and the objectives of the workshop were accomplished. As summarized by the Mark Mathews (U.K.),the workshop demonstrated that 1) the OPCW has been living in "the middl [...]	2004-03-10 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE598	CHORNOBYL SHELTER FUND - DUTCH DOUBTFUL [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 16:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KSCA ENRG OTRA TRGY NL
04THEHAGUE680	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) On March 8, the Geneva Group discussed U.S. proposals for reform of the Office of Internal Oversight. There was general consensus on the need to strengthen the ability of the OIO to perform its oversight functions properly, but a concern about undoing the "political" agreement that out [...]	2004-03-17 14:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE687	DUTCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON IAEA NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-17 16:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ABUD ENRG KNNP PTER NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE690	DUTCH PM BALKENENDE'S WASHINGTON VISIT BOLSTERS [...] (C) Summary: The main Dutch opposition politician Wouter Bos has inflamed the debate over extending the Dutch troop deployment in Iraq by publicly opposing its renewal after July. However, spokespersons for the three governing coalition parties stated they were inclined to support renewal a [...]	2004-03-18 09:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ NL
04THEHAGUE719	DUTCH PRESS ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE US [...] Summary. The visit of Prime Minister Balkenende to the US received broad attention in the Dutch media. The fallout from the Madrid terrorist attacks and discussion of the opposition Labor Party's desire not to renew the Dutch military deployment in Iraq overshadowed his March 15 [...]	2004-03-18 15:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO NL PREL
04THEHAGUE727	FALL 2004 INTERN PROGRAM [...] Post requests four interns for fall 2004. The following responses are keyed para 3 of reftel: A. Number of Interns: Four B. Language requirement: None for Legal. Dutch is preferred but not required for others. C. Selection criteria: All interns should have excellent writing and [...]	2004-03-19 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT ASEC
04THEHAGUE733	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP CABLE - [...] (U) As a result of the March industry cluster meetings, the March Executive Council will have several industry issues for States Parties to consider. Two decisions, one on Captive Use and the other on Clarification Requests, appear ripe for adoption by the Executive Council. In addition, th [...]	2004-03-19 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND CWC
04THEHAGUE765	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The facilitator for consultations on improving the funding mechanism for Article IV and V verification costs, Johan Verboom (Netherlands),told us on March 18 that he hoped to reach consensus on a decision document for consideration at Executive Council Session 36 the following week. Ins [...]	2004-03-24 08:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE766	READOUT OF DUTCH PRT RECCE TEAM TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns obtained a readout on March 23 on the recent GONL PRT recce team visit to Afghanistan from Joost Flamand (protect),the MFA team rep. The team visited Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif and Konduz, and had meetings with Task Force Victory in Bagram and with ISAF and UN offici [...]	2004-03-24 09:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF NL NATO
04THEHAGUE771	TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HARAMAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Al Haramain does operate in the Netherlands under the name "Stichting Al Haramain Humanitarian Aid," located at Jan Hanzenstraat 114, 1053SV Amsterdam, telephone number 020-618-2645. Embassy/ROAL have no substantive information indicating that the Dutch Al-Haramain chapter sup [...]	2004-03-24 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PTER SA NL
04THEHAGUE787	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on March 24. They discussed Iraq, Afghanistan, the Greater Middle East, the March 22-23 EU GAERC meetings and China human rights issues. Siblesz said a new UNSCR would help the government secure broad support [...]	2004-03-26 05:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM PHUM IZ AF IR CH NL
04THEHAGUE798	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The 36th Executive Council session of the OPCW was a solid success for the U.S. across the entire range of substantive and administrative issues. The presence of the Libyan delegation was sufficient to ensure that EC-36 would be memorable, and a report on the various discussions involvi [...]	2004-03-29 13:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE799	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): VIS ENHANCEMENT [...] (U) Del reps met with OPCW Chief of Administration Herb Schulz, Chief of the Information Support Branch (ISB) Greg Linden, and Chief of the Office of Confidentiality and Security (OCS) Rob Simpson to discuss issues related to Technical Secretariat (TS) work on the Verification Information Sy [...]	2004-03-29 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE814	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYA AT EC-36 [...] (C) Summary: In addition to many formal welcomes during the 36th Executive Council (EC) session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) U.S., U.K. and Libyan representatives had several opportunities to interact. Each meeting was cordial and held in a mutually coop [...]	2004-03-30 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE82	DUTCH RESPONSE TO USTR ZOELLICK LETTER ON DOHA [...] Ministry of Economic Affairs officials confirm that Minister Brinkhorst received Ambassador Zoellick's letter and report that the Minister is "very pleased" with this "unexpected initiative." The ideas put forward in the letter correspond fairly closely with Brinkhorst's own views and reinfor [...]	2004-01-13 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NL WTRO
04THEHAGUE856	PCA: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will be holding its Spring Meeting on Monday, April 19. Embassy legal officer will represent the USG at the Council meeting and seeks guidance from the Department with respect to a proposal of the PCA Secretary [...]	2004-04-02 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC IBPCA
04THEHAGUE879	NETHERLANDS: RISING BUDGET DEFICIT RESULTS IN NEW [...] The Dutch government is reacting with outward calm to the news that the EU Commission will launch an "excessive deficit" procedure against the Netherlands for running a budget deficit in 2003 of 3.2 percent - 0.2 percent greater than allowed by EU Growth and Stability Pact (GSP) rules. Financ [...]	2004-04-05 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE975	ICTY: DEL PONTE DEFENDS POSITIVE ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),vigorously defended her positive assessment to EU officials of Croatia,s cooperation with the Tribunal. She based her decision on Croatia,s cooperation in recent weeks wit [...]	2004-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04THEHAGUE985	ICTY: SENIOR FORMER USG OFFICIALS ON MILOSEVIC [...] (C) Summary: Slobodan Milosevic -- in one of his first filings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) -- submitted to the trial chamber on April 13 a confidential document describing the witnesses he may call during his upcoming defense case. While the list [...]	2004-04-20 15:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
04TRIPOLI27	(C) BULGARIAN MEDICS UPDATE [...] (C) Status of Medics: The five Bulgarian medics sentenced to death for infecting over 400 Libyan children with HIV-tainted blood in a Benghazi hospital are being kept relatively secluded, the Bulgarian Embassy's Dimitar Dimitrov told us December 7. Dimitrov personally speculates this is becaus [...]	2004-12-13 00:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BU LY XA XF XI
04TRIPOLI31	(C) CHIRAC VISIT TO LIBYA MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: French Embassy DCM Maurice Dabdoush (please protect) December 15 confirmed rumors circulating around Tripoli that Jacques Chirac's November 24-25 visit to Libya was not a happy experience. While the French President accomplished his most important goal - that of simply showing up h [...]	2004-12-16 10:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR LY VE
04VATICAN1231	OSCE BOSNIA HEAD PRESSES HOLY SEE AND FRANCISCANS [...] (U) This telegram contains a guidance request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) OSCE Bosnia Head of Mission Robert Beecroft emphasized the importance of inter-ethnic reconciliation in Mostar for Bosnia's future stability during March 23-24 meetings with the Hol [...]	2004-03-26 18:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL SOCI VT BK BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA OSCE
04VATICAN1389	HIV/AIDS: COUNTERING VATICAN MISCONCEPTIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-08 06:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN1471	OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: HOLY SEE WANTS [...] (c) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Monsignor Pietro Parolin told the DCM April 8 that the Holy See was committed to a successful OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin, and agreed with the U.S. on the importance of achieving concrete results. To this end, the Holy See will be sending a hig [...]	2004-04-14 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI VT OSCE
04VATICAN1548	VATICAN RAISES CONCERNS ON PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Israel Franco Coppola told Poloff April 16 that the Holy See had concerns about both the Presidential statement issued April 14 and PM Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. Coppola said that the USG's consent for Israel to keep some parts of the West Bank it has oc [...]	2004-04-21 05:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PREL VT
04VATICAN1988	VATICAN DELEGATION SEES PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Vatican representatives who visited Vietnam April 27 - May 2 were pleased by their surprisingly cordial reception by Vietnamese officials. Authorities allowed the delegation to visit the diocese of Xuan Loc for the first time, as well as Ban Me Thuot, where there were clashes in April [...]	2004-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI
04VATICAN2518	TIP CONFERENCE ENERGIZES, EDUCATES ON FAITH-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-30 04:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI VT
04VATICAN2684	VATICAN BOOKS STILL IN RED [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-09 14:07:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN VT
04VATICAN2767	HAITI: HOLY SEE AWAITS NEW NUNCIO [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Haiti Monsignor Giorgio Lingua told us July 15 the Vatican was eager for new Papal Nuncio (Ambassador) Mario Giordano to take the reins in Port au Prince. Giordano was just ordained an archbishop and is due to begin work in Haiti "any day now." Lingua was [...]	2004-07-16 04:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CU EAID EFIN ETRD EU HA PHUM PREL VT
04VATICAN2817	VATICAN TRAFFICKING DVC PRODUCES BIG RESULTS [...] A June 30 Trafficking in Persons Digital Video Conference (DVC) linked key Holy See contacts and media with G/TIP's Ambassador John Miller. In conjunction with Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican brought together three key elements in the fight against human trafficking: Vatican officials and rel [...]	2004-07-21 04:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG VT
04VATICAN2890	NORTH KOREA: CATHOLIC RELIEF AGENCY BUILDING [...] (C) The Holy See's North Korea Country Director told us July 9 that Caritas has reinforced its traditional emergency food aid programs with training programs for local North Korean officials. The Vatican is cautiously optimistic that this focus on relationship building will create a greater [...]	2004-07-26 13:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PGOV KN VT KS KIRF
04VATICAN3057	DVC PROMOTES HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN USG AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN3197	HOLY SEE CLARIFIES POSITION ON NAJAF MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See's Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told Charge August 18 that the Holy See would be willing to help mediate the standoff in Najaf if all parties to the conflict requested it, but had indicated this willingness only in response to a public request made by an al- [...]	2004-08-18 16:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF PHUM IZ VT
04VATICAN3308	POPE RETURNS ICON TO ORTHODOX, HOPING FOR THAW IN [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II is returning a copy of an historic icon of the Virgin Mary to the Russian Orthodox Church, a gesture he hopes will help thaw relations between Rome and Moscow. The Pope had wanted to return the icon to Moscow in person, but continued coolness from Orthodox Patriarch Al [...]	2004-08-30 04:33:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI RS VT
04VATICAN337	IRF: CARDINAL SEES OBSTACLES, PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (C) AMERICAN CARDINAL BERNARD LAW REVIEWED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 28 HIS MID-DECEMBER TRIP TO VIETNAM AT THE INVITATION OF VIETNAM'S NEW CARDINAL, JEAN-BAPTISTE PHAM MINH MAN. LAW SAID HE SAW NO SIGNS THAT THE GVN WAS EVEN INCHING TOWARDS ALLOWING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A ROLE IN CIVIL SOCIETY [...]	2004-01-30 12:07:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI
04VATICAN4572	WORLD AIDS DAY: VATICAN CALLS FOR TOTAL CARE [...] The Vatican has called for total care and services for persons with HIV/AIDS in its 2004 message for World AIDS Day. The message, from the head of the Vatican's Council for Health Care issues, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, reports that the Catholic Church provides almost 27 percent of care [...]	2004-12-02 08:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT
04VATICAN4838	EMBASSY CONFERENCE PROMOTES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 15:29:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
04VATICAN4882	"OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD:" POPE URGES GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-27 13:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID VT VTPREL
04VATICAN594	VATICAN: BISHOPS MUST BE MORE INVOLVED IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) In a meeting requested by the Holy See, Vatican Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo told the Ambassador the Sudanese Catholic bishops were in a position to play an important role in the North-South peace process. In fact, according to Lajolo, their participation in reconciliation efforts a [...]	2004-02-18 06:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PINR PREL SU VT
04VATICAN733	HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM UP [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-26 16:36:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
04VATICAN737	IRAQ: VATICAN SEES NO NEED TO RUSH ELECTIONS [...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR IRAQ FRANCO COPPOLA TOLD US FEBRUARY 23 THAT THE VATICAN WAS FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED DECISION THAT IRAQI ELECTIONS WOULD NOT BE HELD BY JUNE 30. HE SAID THE U.S. AND THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) SHOULD "TAKE ALL THE TIME TH [...]	2004-02-27 05:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL VT
04VATICAN774	SOMALIA: HOLY SEE URGES NGO PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) The Holy See requested U.S. support in encouraging the Government of Italy and other interested parties to support the inclusion of the Italy-Somalia Forum for Peace and Reconstruction in the Somali peace negotiations. In a February 25 meeting with poloff, Vatican Country Director for [...]	2004-03-01 06:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SO VT
04VATICAN788	VATICAN BULLISH ON BISHOPS' PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR SUDAN LUCIO SEMBRANO TOLD US FEBRUARY 25 THAT WIDER PARTICIPATION IN THE DARFUR TALKS WOULD BE A KEY TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. HE DESCRIBED REPORTS OF ATROCITIES IN THE REGION, AND OUTLINED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S CAPACITY TO AID REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. ON TH [...]	2004-03-01 16:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT
04VATICAN882	HOLY SEE COMMITTED TO STABILITY FOR HAITI [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING ARISTIDE'S RESIGNATION AND DEPARTURE FROM HAITI, THE HOLY SEE TOLD US THAT THE HAITIAN BISHOPS WERE READY TO WORK ACTIVELY WITH A PROVISIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO HELP ENSURE A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER. THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE IS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE HAITIAN BISHOP [...]	2004-03-05 15:49:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM HA VT
04VILNIUS1065	AMERICAN RABBI CONTENDS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Escalating discord within Lithuania's Jewish community has surpassed the bounds of a religious dispute and threatens to become a fight over community property. At the center of the dispute is Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, an American citizen, who publicly contends that Jewish commu [...]	2004-09-02 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CASC LH
04VILNIUS1190	LITHUANIA FIRMLY OPPOSED TO LIFTING ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A points concerning the European Union China arms embargo to Zygimantas Pavilionis, MFA Political Director and Director of the EU Department, on September 29. The Charge highlighted the key reasons for the maintaining the embargo and high level of concern for this [...]	2004-09-30 12:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC PHUM CH LH
04VILNIUS1194	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding support for Turkey's EU membership and provided non-paper on Turkey's progress on Copenhagen criteria to the MFA's Jurgita Apanaviciute on September 27. Apanaviciute, who is responsible for enlargement issues within the MFA's European Union Department, [...]	2004-09-30 12:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EU TU LH
04VILNIUS1309	CORRECTED RESPONSE FOR VILNIUS PHASE III [...] Ref A reported that there were no primary or secondary schools that do not receive grants from the Department of State but which are attended by U.S. citizens abroad. That is incorrect. 2. Vilnius has two private schools with American Embassy dependents attending. The Vilnius Internation [...]	2004-10-22 07:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ABUD AFIN AMGT ASCH ASEC
04VILNIUS1350	LITHUANIA: RUSSIAN TEAM COMPLETES UNEVENTFUL VDOC [...] (C) Summary. A team from the Russian Federation conducted a Vienna Document inspection of Lithuanian military facilities on October 27-28. The inspection covered army and air force facilities in Kaunas, Panevezys, and Siauliai, including NATO's Baltic air policing assets at the Zokniai airfi [...]	2004-10-29 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS LH
04VILNIUS1352	THE END OF THE RAINBOW: COALITION TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Conservative Party suspended formal talks with the Brazauskas-Paulauskas coalition on October 28, following major disagreement over the constitution of a so-called "rainbow coalition." Immediately following the collapse of talks, the Brazauskas-Paulauskas coalition formally a [...]	2004-10-29 13:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1369	AMBASSADOR IN SIAULIAI STRESSES DEVELOPMENT AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador traveled to Lithuania's northern city of Siauliai October 20-21 to conveying a message of admiration for Lithuania's rapid democratic and economic growth and appreciation for its activist foreign policy and contributions to the NATO alliance. In a town often identified wi [...]	2004-11-05 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
04VILNIUS1402	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAAR FOR LITHUANIA'S MUSLIM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Mull celebrated Ramadan on November 5 with 20 leading figures from Lithuania's Muslim community, hosting an Iftaar dinner. The Ambassador highlighted the importance of diversity and tolerance during the event, and Lithuania's chief Islamic religious figure praised the [...]	2004-11-12 15:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PHUM LH
04VILNIUS1403	LITHUANIAN POLICE SEIZE NINE MILLION COUNTERFEIT [...] Summary. The Lithuanian Police achieved a major victory in the fight against counterfeiting November 6, arresting thirteen people and seizing over nine million counterfeit Euros. The Police believe that the group has been printing Euros for several years. The Police also found printing plat [...]	2004-11-15 05:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL EFIN LH
04VILNIUS1437	LITHUANIA CONDEMNS FRAUDULENT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS; [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian government and parliamentary officials strongly condemned reports of fraud in Ukraine's second round of presidential elections. Fully supporting the EU statement on the elections, they noted that Ukraine has apparently been deprived of an opportunity to demonstrate its [...]	2004-11-24 13:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XH LH
04VILNIUS1442	FORMER AMBASSADOR'S CSIS PAPER CAUSES A [...] (SBU) Top TV journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis resigned over an incident in which he reported that a "secret" U.S. document warned of the dangers of Russian influence over Lithuanian politicians such as Russian-born Labor Party Leader Viktor Uspaskich. The document turned out to be written by f [...]	2004-11-26 09:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PREL LH RS
04VILNIUS1447	AIDS IN LITHUANIA [...] As it prepares to celebrate World AIDS Day, Lithuania's incidence of HIV/AIDS is the lowest in Central and Eastern Europe. The GOL is working to keep it that way, despite pressures of rapid social change. Lithuania has a National HIV/AIDS prevention strategy, but poorly monitors its implemen [...]	2004-11-29 06:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KHIV PREL LH
04VILNIUS1449	ADAMKUS JOINS UKRAINE MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (U) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus traveled to Kiev November 26 to join Polish President Kwasniewski's mediation efforts as domestic political pressure for Lithuanian engagement continued to mount. Though the scope and direction of Adamkus's involvement remain unclear, his strong democr [...]	2004-11-29 07:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1454	UKRAINE: RUSSIANS REPORTEDLY BLAME U.S. FOR [...] (C) Adamkus expects to return to Ukraine with Kwasniewski and Solana before December 3 to continue mediation efforts, according to a senior adviser. Kwasniewski predicted privately to Adamkus November 30 that Ukraine would likely turn into "another Georgia" within a few days. A November 26 [...]	2004-11-30 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1455	LITHUANIAN PM PRESENTS CABINET LIST TO A SKEPTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Valdas Adamkus on November 29 appointed Algirdas Brazauskas the new Prime Minister of Lithuania. Brazauskas, in turn, presented the President with his list of ministerial candidates, which includes Labor Party boss Viktor Uspaskich and Peasant Party leader Kazimiera Pru [...]	2004-11-30 14:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
04VILNIUS1489	ADAMKUS REPORTS INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION MISSION [...] (C) Adamkus is satisfied with the outcome of the contentious international mediation session in Kiev December 6-7. He predicts that December 26 elections will occur on schedule, but admits that key uncertainties remain. A return of the international mediators to Kiev appears unlikely for no [...]	2004-12-07 13:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XH LH
04VILNIUS1505	LITHUANIA TO PROCEED WITH REACTOR CLOSEOUT [...] (C) A GOL resolution on November 24 confirmed that one of two Chernobyl-type Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) reactors will close as expected on December 31. The resolution follows GOL-EU consultations in Brussels at which EU experts advised Lithuania to honor its EU accession commitments. [...]	2004-12-09 14:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL LH
04VILNIUS1521	MAZEIKIU NAFTA MANAGER EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) General Manager Nelson English told the Ambassador that the Russian-owned Lukoil company is waiting in the wings to acquire the MN oil refinery in the aftermath of Yukos's "impending and almost certain collapse." According to Amcit English, Moscow is already trying to [...]	2004-12-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG LH RS
04VILNIUS1522	EU MEMBERSHIP SPURS LITHUANIAN LABOR FLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: Young Lithuanians have left their homeland en masse since the May 1 accession to the EU in search of employment abroad. The exact number leaving remains unclear, although as much as a quarter of the country's working-age population may leave by the end of the year. Some sectors have [...]	2004-12-16 13:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH

04VILNIUS1526	IMF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROLONG THE [...] An IMF delegation, concluding an Article IV Consultation mission to Lithuania December 10, praised Lithuania's impressive structural improvements and the country's complete transition to a market economy. The IMF delivered an overall positive assessment of the country's economic prospects fo [...]	2004-12-17 13:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON LH
04VILNIUS1532	FY2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE FOR VILNIUS [...] Post submits the following consular package narrative keyed to reftel. Management A) Consular Section Chief: Ruta D. Elvikis (Consul),ETD: July 2005, Direct Office Telephone Number: 370- 5-266-5591, E-mail: ElvikisRD@state.gov; Deputy Consular Section Chief: Gregory L. Bernsteen (Vic [...]	2004-12-20 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS CASC CPAS KFRD ASIG AFSI LH
04VILNIUS1556	BALTS REPORT RUSSIAN CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Russia has launched a "charm offensive" towards the Baltic states that features new movement on bilateral relations, according to Lithuanian officials and Baltic diplomats here. Lithuanian interlocutors point to recent Russian initiatives on long-stalled issues such as bilateral [...]	2004-12-23 10:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS LH
04VILNIUS1566	LITHUANIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Post submits the annual terrorism report for Lithuania. Embassy's update on Lithuania for the Department's 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report (reftel) is in paras 2-4. 2. (SBU) Lithuania has been fully supportive of the war against terrorism. Lithuania is implementing the Nation [...]	2004-12-27 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO LH
04VILNIUS1568	COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP DISCUSSES STATE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Vilnius convened a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Lithuania on December 9. Representatives from the French, German, Canadian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, British, and Russian Embassies, as well as EU and UN representatives, compared notes on co [...]	2004-12-28 10:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL LH
04VILNIUS1578	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] In 2004, Lithuania strengthened its counter-narcotics efforts, rolling out a National Drug Addiction Prevention and Drug Control Strategy for 2004-2008. The use and sale of narcotics, however, continues to increase in Lithuania. Lithuania remains a transit route for heroin from Asia to West [...]	2004-12-30 13:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP LH
04WELLINGTON1010	NEW ZEALAND AIDS CASES MINIMAL, BUT CONCERN [...] (U) While the number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in New Zealand remains relatively small, the numbers have risen sharply in the past two years, with homosexual cases (53%) outnumbering heterosexual (21%) modes of transmission. NZ Aids Foundation executive director Rachael Le Mesurier po [...]	2004-12-06 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO PGOV EAID NZ
04WELLINGTON1024	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAUL BEATTY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul Beatty, Ph.D., NCHS, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from January 4-10, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to make a presentation at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SMARMAC) Conference. [...]	2004-12-09 22:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ CDC
04WELLINGTON1032	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NITA TALLENT- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Nita Tallent-Halsell, Office of Research and Development, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 1 - May 1, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend long-term training on the invasive species impact study, [...]	2004-12-14 02:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY NZ
04WELLINGTON1036	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JERRY MULLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Physical Scientist Jerry Mullins, to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from January 10- 28, 2005. The purpose of Mr. Mullins' visit is to transit Christchurch to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, where he will [...]	2004-12-14 21:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON1037	NEW ZEALAND'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: NO QUICK FIX [...] (SBU) Summary: After trying in vain for years to persuade the New Zealand government to change its restrictive pricing policies on pharmaceuticals, the drug industry is taking another tack: reaching out to patient groups with information designed to bolster their demands for cutting-edge drugs [...]	2004-12-15 01:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR NZ
04WELLINGTON1040	NEW ZEALAND CABINET RESHUFFLE: FIRST UP, [...] (U) Summary: The Labour Government took its first steps in a long-heralded Cabinet reshuffle, with the December 14 nomination of current Attorney-General Margaret Wilson for the position of Speaker of the House. The Speaker is the third highest office in the country and, while the role is no [...]	2004-12-15 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NZ PBIO
04WELLINGTON1053	SENATOR BAUCUS AND AMBASSADOR GIVE STRAIGHT TALK [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting December 2 at the Auckland airport, Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) and the Ambassador warned New Zealand Minister for Trade Negotiations Jim Sutton that his government faces a tough time trying to persuade the U.S. government to start free-trade talks. While emphasizi [...]	2004-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP NZ ETRC CODEL
04WELLINGTON1054	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT KEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Robert Key Dismukes, Ames Research Center, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from January 2-12, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Annual Conference of Society on Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. [...]	2004-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON1055	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MCKAY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation from NASA's Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 2 to March 1, 2005. Delegation members are: Christopher McKay, Rohit Bhartia, Robert Carlson, Pamela Conra [...]	2004-12-17 01:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON1058	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS RANDALL G. [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Randall G. Schriver to travel to Christchurch and Wellington New Zealand from January 8-12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with host government officials. 2. (U) Embassy has m [...]	2004-12-17 04:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AFIN AMGT AS CH NZ PNG HI
04WELLINGTON1069	NEW ZEALAND: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Post offers the following submission for this year's terrorism report: BEGIN TEXT OF SUBMISSION 2. New Zealand has implemented all 12 UN terrorism conventions. A Counter-terrorism bill passed in October 2003 increased the government's ability to prosecute terrorist activities and thre [...]	2004-12-22 21:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ
04WELLINGTON1075	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is post's input for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. We also note that the section on "Biotechnology Food Approval" should be consistent with the NTE on Australia. 3. [...]	2004-12-29 03:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NZ
04WELLINGTON539	NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION PARTY BACKS AWAY FROM [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Zealand Opposition National Party leader Don Brash has formally declared that his party would not propose making changes to NZ's anti-nuclear legislation - at least not until after 2005 Parliamentary election. Brash said a future National Government would not change NZ's [...]	2004-06-24 05:32:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MNUC PARM NZ
04WELLINGTON557	JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE: LETTER ROGATORY IN THE MATTER [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-30 02:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN NZ
04WELLINGTON563	NEW ZEALAND TIP REPORT: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (SBU/NF) Following the turbulent June 14 release of the 2004 TIP report, which named New Zealand for the first time (ref a),Embassy Wellington would like to add its strong support to the recommendations contained in Embassy Singapore's recent excellent cable (ref b). While the GNZ is hyperse [...]	2004-07-02 05:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL ELAB AMGT NZ TIP
04WELLINGTON570	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF OFFICIAL DR. JAMALA [...] Embassy welcomes National Science Foundation official Dr. Jamala JONES to New Zealand from July 6th to July 17th, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Air New Zealand Engineering Services Program Management Review in Christchurch. 2. Embassy understands that no further assis [...]	2004-07-06 18:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY NZ NSF
04WELLINGTON585	JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE: LETTER ROGATORY IN THE MATTER [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-09 03:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN NZ
04WELLINGTON591	NZ OPPOSITION NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE - WHAT A [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand's largest opposition party, National, held an up-beat, almost giddy, Annual Conference July 9-11. Polling slightly ahead of the ruling Labour government, conference delegates expressed confidence in winning the 2005 election. In contrast to the festive atmosphere, N [...]	2004-07-12 05:19:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON596	NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA REGULATORY AGENCY TO RAISE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. makers of medical devices and dietary and nutritional supplements face the prospect of additional regulatory costs to enter the New Zealand market -- but perhaps not as high as the industry had feared. An Australian-New Zealand authority to regulate therapeutic products in [...]	2004-07-13 04:34:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON598	NEW ZEALAND'S MOBILE TERMINATION RATES UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Zealand Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether a lack of competition has placed the country among nations with the highest rates for terminating mobile phone calls. The commission could recommend regulation of termination charges. Telecom, the f [...]	2004-07-15 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON601	NEW ZEALAND'S NEWLY FORMED MAORI PARTY TAKES FIRST [...] (SBU) Maori activist Tariana Turia used her decisive win in a July 10 by-election to launch the Maori Party, with herself as its first MP. Turia easily regained her seat in Parliament after resigning her Labour Party Government seat in May protest over the government's stance on Maori claims [...]	2004-07-15 04:30:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM NZ
04WELLINGTON605	NEW ZEALAND IMPOSES "STRICT CONSTRAINTS" ON [...] (U) In an escalating diplomatic row, two Israeli men were sentenced July 14 by the High Court of New Zealand to six months in jail on charges of trying to obtain a false New Zealand passport. The GoNZ has not pursued allegations that the men are agents of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. W [...]	2004-07-16 04:20:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NZ
04WELLINGTON611	NEW ZEALAND PRAISED BY ISLAMIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT [...] (U) According to media reports, the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas issued a press release July 17 thanking the GoNZ for Prime Minister Helen Clark's strong response to the conviction of two suspected Israeli intelligence agents (ref a). The press release urged other countries to foll [...]	2004-07-19 06:17:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NZ
04WELLINGTON632	NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER REITERATES VIEW THAT [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark reiterated her position on NZ's anti-nuclear policy in comments to local media July 25: "I'm not looking for compromises. I'm perfectly satisfied with the policy. As far as I am concerned, (the US-NZ nuclear dispute) is finished busin [...]	2004-07-26 05:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC PINR NZ
04WELLINGTON638	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS E. MOORE AND [...] Embassy welcomes NOAA Officials Elizabeth A. Moore and Carol Bernthal to New Zealand from August 16 - 27, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Department of Conservation officials regarding marine protected areas. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is [...]	2004-07-27 22:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AS NZ
04WELLINGTON640	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC [...] CDC should note that no official USG travel to New Zealand can be undertaken without country clearance. Country clearance for New Zealand should never be assumed by CDC or any other USG agency. 2. Embassy grants DHHS/CDC officials Mary Serdula, Mary Kay Solera, and Kathy Cobb country clea [...]	2004-07-28 05:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AS NZ
04WELLINGTON643	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR T. RAMSEY AND E. [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Ramsey, Desk Officer for NZ and Samoa, and Ed Rindler, INL, to transit New Zealand as part of the delegation attending the U.S. Post-Pacific Islands Forum Dialogue in Apia, Samoa. Mr. Ramsey will be in Auckland on August 7th, and Mr. Rindler will be [...]	2004-07-29 21:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA WS AS NZ
04WELLINGTON645	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GSFC [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand August 29 - September 12, 2004. Delegation members are: Michael King, Elaine Matthews, Anne Thompson, and Si-Chee Tsay. The purpose of this visi [...]	2004-07-30 00:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON647	NEW ZEALAND MINISTER HOSTS MIKE MOORE'S [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington learned July 30 that GNZ Cabinet Minister for the Environment Marian Hobbs was reportedly hosting a special screening of Michael Moore's controversial movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" as a local Labour Party fundraising event. DCM contacted the Prime Minister's office to ask [...]	2004-07-30 05:53:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ
04WELLINGTON655	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes DOE Official David Streets to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2 - 25, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) conference, and present a paper on "Mercury Emissions in China." 2. Embassy understands t [...]	2004-08-03 05:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA CH NZ
04WELLINGTON656	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes NOAA Officials David D. Parrish and Susan Solomon to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 1 - 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Eighth Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project. 2. Embassy understands that no further assi [...]	2004-08-03 05:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON658	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Richard Shelby to visit Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand August 7-9, 2004. Members of the CODEL are: Senator Richard Shelby, Dr. Annette Shelby and Representative Robert Cramer. Accompanying staff a [...]	2004-08-04 00:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ AS CODEL
04WELLINGTON668	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Howard Diamond, DOC Physical Scientist, to travel to New Zealand from September 3 - 11, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference in Christchurch, to participate [...]	2004-08-05 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA KSCA NZ
04WELLINGTON678	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Senior Scientist, Akkihebball R. Ravishankara to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2 - 9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy unders [...]	2004-08-09 02:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON684	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Physicist Graham Feingold to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2 - 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no further [...]	2004-08-09 22:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON686	NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO BOTH RELAX AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Proposed changes to the New Zealand government's review of foreign investments would reduce the scope of business deals requiring its review while tightening the screening of land purchases by foreigners. The government [...]	2004-08-11 01:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECIN ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON692	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Please see action request para 3. 2. Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Officials Phil Oshida and Eric Bissonette to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 31 to September 2, 2004. The purpose of this trip is to visit utilities and regulators in Christchurch as part of a [...]	2004-08-12 00:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY AS NZ
04WELLINGTON693	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Scottie Laird, Transportation Security Administration Representative (TSAR),to travel to Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand from September 23 - 27, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to assess airport security measures. 2. Embass [...]	2004-08-12 01:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON NZ
04WELLINGTON697	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative David Nguyen-Galante to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, from on or about August 23 to on or about August 28, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Customs Service and New Zealand Police. [...]	2004-08-13 05:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON704	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOI Bureau of Land Management Official Mr. Don Bruns to travel to Christchurch and Queenstown, New Zealand from August 22 - 25, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak at New Zealand's Recreation Association Annual Conference. 2. Embas [...]	2004-08-17 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KSCA TPHY SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON714	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials Timothy S. Bates and Patricia K. Quinn to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 29 - September 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Global Atmosphere Chemistry Program Meeting. 2. Emb [...]	2004-08-19 23:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON716	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to GAO officials Dr. Gerald Dillingham, Mr. Steven Martin, Ms. Samantha Goodman, and Mr. Hiroshi Ishikawa to travel to New Zealand from September 28 to October 2, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with transportation officials and discus [...]	2004-08-23 21:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AGAO NZ
04WELLINGTON725	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative Ronald Lee to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 6 to on or about September 10, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to follow up on two current investigations and meet with New Zealand C [...]	2004-08-25 05:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON726	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA delegation Michael King, Elaine Matthews, Anne Thompson, and Si-Chee Tsay to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 29-September 12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present papers at the 8th International Global [...]	2004-08-25 18:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON728	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Kea Duckenfield to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 30-September 11, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give invited talk at the 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference. 2. Embassy understa [...]	2004-08-25 21:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ
04WELLINGTON735	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO NIUE FOR DINT OFFICIAL ANNE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DINT/Fish and Wild Life Service Official Anne Brooke to travel to Niue, September 2-15, 2004. The purpose of travel is to survey the flying fox population of Niue, in cooperation with the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Niuean Department of [...]	2004-08-27 04:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV KSCA TBIO NE NZ
04WELLINGTON737	NEW ZEALAND TAKES FIRM LINE WITH IRAN FOREIGN [...] (U) Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi visited New Zealand August 23-24 to explain Iran's position in the IAEA. Kharrazi met with Prime Minister Helen Clark, Foreign Minister Phil Goff, Disarmament Minister Marian Hobbs, Communications Minister Paul Swain and Agriculture and Trade Ministe [...]	2004-08-29 22:15:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	NZ
04WELLINGTON739	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE Official Gary Steigel to travel to New Zealand from September 26 - October 2, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with several organizations in NZ to discuss coal gasification. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is required. [...]	2004-08-30 01:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA AS NZ
04WELLINGTON740	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MATTHEW KING AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Attache Matthew King and Deputy Assistant Director Foreign Operations Scott Davis to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 16 to on or about September 18, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand [...]	2004-08-30 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON744	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA Research Chemist Edward J. Dlugokencky to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a site visit with the national Institute of Water and Atmospheric Rese [...]	2004-09-01 05:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON745	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS ROMEO [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist Romeo Flores to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 2-25, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to lecture at a seminar on coal bed natural gas and coal geology as the Erskine Fellow of the [...]	2004-09-01 05:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
04WELLINGTON749	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH OFFICIAL DR. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Karen Babich, Director, Office of Global Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from September 11-23, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Third World [...]	2004-09-03 01:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TBIO NZ
04WELLINGTON760	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR TSAR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative (TSAR) Scottie R. Laird to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, September 17-23, 2004. The purpose of travel is to complete National Information for the Cook Islands. 2. Embassy understands no assist [...]	2004-09-08 03:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON NZ
04WELLINGTON771	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOC NOAA Scientists Robert W. Embley, Sharon L. Walker, and Edward T. Baker to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from September 18 - October 22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the research cruise aboard the N [...]	2004-09-09 22:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON784	NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] Seeking New Zealand's support for U.S. positions on a UNESCO convention on cultural diversity, post on September 10 delivered the reftel demarche to Jane Kominik of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and to Charlotte Frater of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's United Nations and C [...]	2004-09-14 00:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
04WELLINGTON789	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CHECK ON NEW ZEALAND COMPANY [...] Following instructions in reftel, post contacted the owner of Aviation Consultant Limited and learned that he has disbanded the company and taken it off the New Zealand government's registry of companies. 2. Aviation Consultant Limited, also known as Ivor MacKay Aviation Consultant Limited, [...]	2004-09-15 00:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NZ
04WELLINGTON795	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS ROMEO [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist Romeo Flores to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 1-15, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to lecture at a seminar on coal bed natural gas and coal geology as the Erskine Fellow of the U [...]	2004-09-16 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
04WELLINGTON796	CIVAIR: NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS ON KEY U.S. ISSUES AT [...] Post on August 5 delivered reftel demarche to Nigel Mouat, principal adviser, access and services, New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The demarche outlined U.S. positions on a number of issues to be considered at the ICAO General Assembly in Montreal, September 28 to October 8. On September [...]	2004-09-16 03:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AORC NZ ICAO
04WELLINGTON797	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS RUGGIERO, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the following U.S. Geological Survey Biologists: -- Michael RUGGIERO to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from September 29 - October 9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Species 2000 Management Meeting and the Gl [...]	2004-09-16 03:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
04WELLINGTON798	NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS ON WORLD HUNGER SUMMIT [...] Post on September 16 delivered reftel demarche regarding the World Leaders Meeting on Action Against Hunger and Poverty to Phillip Taula of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). The demarche shared U.S. concerns about a draft declaration and a technical paper released [...]	2004-09-16 04:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON799	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE NSF MURDY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NSF Official Dr. Edward Murdy, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 4 - 9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 8th Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2. Embassy understan [...]	2004-09-16 23:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY AS NZ NSFO
04WELLINGTON808	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Representative Matthew King to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about September 22 to on or about September 24, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service. [...]	2004-09-21 00:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ETRD ASEC AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON819	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GIBBONS-FLY, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Gibbons-Fly, Director, Office of Marine Conservation; Holly Koehler, Office of Marine Conservation; William Robinson, Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries; Charles Karnella, Pacific Island Area Office, NOAA Fisheries; and Raymond Clar [...]	2004-09-24 00:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EFIS SENV PHSA NZ
04WELLINGTON825	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA'S NITA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Nita Tallent-Haisell, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 1 to December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the meeting of the Invasive Species Impacts Study. 2. Embassy understands no assistance is [...]	2004-09-27 04:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY NZ
04WELLINGTON840	NEW ZEALAND ON IRAQ ASSISTANCE AND OCTOBER 13-14 [...] The New Zealand government is not yet able to report whether it has disbursed the remainder of the NZ $5.5 million (U.S. $3.3 million) that it had pledged for Iraq assistance at the Madrid Donors' Conference, according to Matt Dalzell of the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZ [...]	2004-10-05 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL IZ NZ
04WELLINGTON846	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. GERALD [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NSF Official Dr. Gerald Guala, Program Director in the Division of Biological Infrastructure, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 9 - 16, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Taxonomic Databases Workin [...]	2004-10-06 22:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY NZ NSF
04WELLINGTON848	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SHIRA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to OES/EGC Science Officer Dr. Shira Yoffe, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 11 - 13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Workshop on Adaptation Strategies and Practices in Developed Countries. [...]	2004-10-07 00:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON852	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GLOVER, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Cartographer Robert Glover (November 4 through December 9),Geographer Daniel (November 6 through December 15, and Physical Scientist Larry Hothem (November 21 through January 7),to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, enroute to an [...]	2004-10-07 20:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON857	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PETER WRIGHT, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Hydrologist Peter Wright to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 24, 2004 to January 15, 2004 enroute to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The purpose of the trip to Antarctica is to conduct research and data colle [...]	2004-10-13 00:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
04WELLINGTON860	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO NIUE FOR NOAA OFFICIAL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service Official Richard K. Nygard to travel to Alofi, Niue, October 25 - 29, 2004. The purpose of travel is to re-establish and install Tsunami Tide System. 2. [...]	2004-10-13 23:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA WS NE NZ
04WELLINGTON882	NEW ZEALAND WATCHDOG BACKS CURBS ON MOBILE PHONE [...] Summary: A draft decision issued October 18 by the New Zealand Commerce Commission put telecommunications companies on notice that the agency stood ready to intercede to cut the fees charged to complete mobile telephone calls. Fees now charged by the country's mobile-phone service providers t [...]	2004-10-20 17:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
04WELLINGTON886	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JEFFREY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NESDIS Official, Mr. Jeffrey Key, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 23-25, and on or about November 21, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to transit New Zealand on his way to Antarctica, where he will implement a syste [...]	2004-10-21 22:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON905	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Following reftel instructions, post on October 6 contacted New Zealand Police, who have confirmed the order of an F9811 Series (MX-10130) Gen 3 18mm image intensifier. The image intensifier will be installed in a Simrad KN203 FAB MGC -- a night-vision scope to be attached to a sniper ri [...]	2004-10-29 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC NZ
04WELLINGTON909	NEW ZEALAND'S NEW MAORI PARTY GAINS TRACTION [...] (U) Summary: Approximately four months after its creation, the Maori Party has achieved more success than some observers may have initially expected, due largely to anger in Maori communities over the GoNZ's handling of proposed foreshore and seabed legislation. For now, Labour seems to ha [...]	2004-11-01 02:41:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NZ
04WELLINGTON911	CONVICTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST PASSPORT [...] (U) In what media reports have called the largest passport forgery case of its kind in New Zealand, two refugees to New Zealand, Iraqi Fahad Jaber AJEIL (age 29) and Kuwaiti Riyad Hamied SULTAN (age 29),were found guilty October 21 of conspiring to commit forgery. The prosecution accused the [...]	2004-11-01 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SENV TSPL NZ
04WELLINGTON912	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK J. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark J. Christl, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5-30, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to participate in the U.S. Antarctic Program. [...]	2004-11-02 00:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ NSF
04WELLINGTON915	NEW ZEALAND AND THAILAND AIM TO CONCLUDE [...] (C) Begin summary: New Zealand and Thailand have begun the fourth and possibly final round in negotiations for a free-trade agreement, which New Zealand hopes to conclude by November 19, before the next APEC summit. The New Zealand government acknowledged that its effort has been hampered by [...]	2004-11-02 23:14:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL TH NZ
04WELLINGTON916	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KIMBERLY F. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Social Security Administration Official Kimberly F. Irwin, Tribal Affairs Specialist, to travel to Hawke's Bay, New Zealand from November 10-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International 6th Indigenous Women' [...]	2004-11-02 23:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM CFED NZ
04WELLINGTON917	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KIMBERLY F. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Social Security Administration Official Kimberly F. Irwin, Tribal Affairs Specialist, to travel to Aotearoa, New Zealand from November 10-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International 6th Indigenous Women's H [...]	2004-11-02 23:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM CFED NZ
04WELLINGTON918	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THEODORE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/ANP Deputy Director Theodore Allegra, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from November 9-22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with USG officers and government officials as appropriate en route to and from Ne [...]	2004-11-03 02:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON919	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEAN KU, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jean Ku, Senior Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5-13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to organize the APEC Village Power Technical Workshop and represent the U [...]	2004-11-03 02:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
04WELLINGTON920	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARVEY MAJOR, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE Official Harvey Major, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 5-12, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings on scientific, technical, project, or programmatic matters. 2. (U) Embassy understands that c [...]	2004-11-03 03:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
04WELLINGTON922	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEOFFREY TOON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Geoffrey Toon, California Institute of Technology, to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from November 6-19, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) Infrared Work [...]	2004-11-03 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON923	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CURTIS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official Curtis Rinsland, Langley Research Center, to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from November 6-13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) Infrared Wo [...]	2004-11-03 22:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON926	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHARLES [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CDC Statistician Charles Croner to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 22-26, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate as keynote speaker in the 2nd GeoHealth Conference: Surveillance and Intervention. 2. (U) Em [...]	2004-11-04 04:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ CDC
04WELLINGTON929	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials listed below to travel to New Zealand from November 14-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with the Customs Attache Singapore and New Zealand Customs Officials in order to pursue th [...]	2004-11-05 16:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
04WELLINGTON932	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 02:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP
04WELLINGTON933	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE/MATTHEW [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Singapore ICE Attache Matthew H. King, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 28 to on or about December 4, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to coordinate meetings for Keith Thomson, Assistant Commi [...]	2004-11-09 02:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
04WELLINGTON957	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAUCUS, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Max Baucus to visit Auckland, New Zealand from December 1-3, 2004. Members of the CODEL include: Senator Max Baucus, Mr. Bill Dauster, Mr. John Gilliland, Ms. Shara Aranoff, Mr. Tim Punke, and Mr. Jim [...]	2004-11-17 21:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ CODEL
04WELLINGTON960	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JOHN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NSF Official Dr. John Brighton, Assistant Director in the Directorate for Engineering, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 26 - December 5, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in observations of the U.S. An [...]	2004-11-18 03:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY CH NZ NSF
04WELLINGTON961	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID W. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Official David W. Mittlefehldt, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 27, 2004 - February 5, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to participate in collection, curation, and al [...]	2004-11-18 03:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON969	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to American Samoa Representative Eni Faleomavaega to visit Wellington, New Zealand from November 23-26, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak and attend the Pacific Research and Evaluation Conference and the Social Policy, Rese [...]	2004-11-21 17:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ
04WELLINGTON980	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STANLEY LOVE, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Astronaut Stanley Love, to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 27, 2004 - January 29, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to transit to Lapaz, Antarctica, to participate in collection, curation, and allocation of Antarct [...]	2004-11-23 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
04WELLINGTON988	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMSON AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to E. Keith Thomson, Assistant Commissioner, and Douglas J. Palmeri, Program Analyst, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to travel to New Zealand from November 28 - December 5, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Customs Attac [...]	2004-11-23 14:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ

04WELLINGTON997	NEW ZEALAND SPY "SCANDAL" - SECURITY INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Helen Clark has assented to a request by the Inspector-General of Security to conduct an investigation into allegations reported by the New Zealand media that New Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (SIS) has been spying on members of the newly formed Maori Party [...]	2004-11-30 23:22:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM NZ
04YEREVAN1066	IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-04 06:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN1088	ARMENIAN OPPOSITION HALTS PROTESTS, AWAITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Armenian opposition announced a 10-day suspension in its protests against the presidency of Robert Kocharian to give the government time to comply with PACE Resolution 1374. Opposition le [...]	2004-05-05 13:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN1089	NO PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-PROFILE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) At his May 4 press conference Procurator General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepian admitted that they had as yet made no significant progress in the investigation of several high-profile cases of violence against [...]	2004-05-05 13:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1119	"CELEBRATION" OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY IN [...] SUMMARY: Competing media organizations sponsored several events on Monday, May 3, in observance of World Press Freedom Day. Generally critical of the government of Armenia, the events also revealed a certain amount of intramural hard feelings in the world of Armenian journalism. The U.S. Em [...]	2004-05-10 09:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN1147	DIALOGUE CONTINUES BETWEEN OPPOSITION AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Negotiations between Armenia's governing coalition and its political opponents have brought a temporary lull to their month-long political confrontation. Talks between leaders of the three pro- Kocha [...]	2004-05-14 12:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1148	TWO MEN DETAINED ON CHARGES OF ATTACKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Office of the Procurator General (PG) announced May 12 that they had identified and officially charged two men for attacking journalists during an opposition rally on April 5. An assaulted journa [...]	2004-05-14 12:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
04YEREVAN1178	NOMINATION FOR HRDF: CIVIC ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post nominates the program "Police and Regional Prison Monitoring" for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, FY04. This program capitalizes on a stated GOAM willingness to allow monitoring of [...]	2004-05-20 01:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM AM
04YEREVAN1190	PREVENTIVE DETENTIONS A MAJOR SETBACK ON THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian police rounded up and questioned more than 25 opposition activists around the country on the eve of the planned May 21 opposition rally in Yerevan. According to opposition sources and media re [...]	2004-05-21 10:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
04YEREVAN1255	DECIPHERING THE ARMENIAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA [...] (SBU) The Armenian-American Diaspora continues to wield considerable influence upon the foreign and domestic policies of the Government of Armenia. This influence ranges from the obvious connection of U.S.-born and/or trained GOAM officials, the influence of private and public U.S. assistance [...]	2004-06-01 12:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN1287	BUSINESS AS NOT-SO-USUAL IN ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) More than one year into the legislative season, a boycotting opposition, spotty attendance by pro-government deputies, continued political saber-rattling between parties and even occasional f [...]	2004-06-04 12:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN1293	KOCHARIAN ESTABLISHES MCA BOARD, DISCUSSES COMPACT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The GOAM has formed a Board of Trustees under the authority of the Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan with Chief Economic Adviser of the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahram Nercissiantz a [...]	2004-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1339	MFA INITIAL RESPONSE TO 2004 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered TIP report language and accompanying fact sheet and press release information to Special Advisor Salpi Ghazarian and Human Rights Desk Officer Karine Soudjian June 14 per reftel instructions. Both reported th [...]	2004-06-14 12:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1342	REPUBLICAN-BACKED PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE RUNS [...] (SBU) Vahe Hakobian, parliamentary candidate endorsed by Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan's Republican Party, ran unopposed during parliamentary by- elections in the southern province of Syunik on June 13. According to preliminary figures announced by the Territorial Election Commission, Ha [...]	2004-06-15 11:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1343	ARMENIA MCA BI-WEEKLY REPORT -- JUNE 15, 2004 [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. --------------------------------------------- ------- GOAM MCA BOARD CONVENES FIRST "CONSULTATIVE" MEETING --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (U) Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatryan hosted th [...]	2004-06-15 12:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1344	ARMENIA: 2004 - 2005 ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the formation of the Government's Interagency Commission to Address Issues related to Human Trafficking was encouraging, lack of a Commission Head for several months last year significantly slowed down the Government's response to TIP. As reported reftel, the Commission [...]	2004-06-15 12:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM
04YEREVAN1352	RELATIONS WITH TURKEY BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The last-minute decision by the Turkish delegation not to attend a conference on regional archaeological and tourism issues, a report in the Armenian press regarding visa regimes and a widely ci [...]	2004-06-17 12:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1359	OPPOSITION ANNOUNCES END TO "HOT SPRING" [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Leaders of the Armenian opposition Justice bloc and National Accord Party officially announced June 16 the end of the much-touted "hot spring" anti- Kocharian campaign. While some opposition [...]	2004-06-18 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1369	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered Ambassador John Ordway's press conference held on June 17. Almost all TV and newspaper reports were accurate and factual. The majority of the newspapers quoted the Ambassador without any comments. All the newspapers noted that there will be the final p [...]	2004-06-21 08:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN1411	PRESIDENTIAL DECREE PUTS GOAM ON THE HUNT FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) President Kocharian signed a decree June 1, stating the GOAM's intent to free five million dollars from the GOAM budget over the next two years for refugee housing assistance and authorizing t [...]	2004-06-24 09:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID AM PMR
04YEREVAN1439	YEREVAN REACTION TO KOCHARIAN'S JUNE 24 COUNCIL OF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Local media reaction was mostly positive in Yerevan following President Robert Kocharian's June 24 address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The address, which was c [...]	2004-06-25 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1453	ARMENIA RELUCTANT TO DISSOLVE ARMENERGO: RIGHTFULLY [...] (SBU) An IMF conditionality and commitments to other donors, including the United States (as part of the USATF action plan),oblige the Government of Armenia to eliminate by July 31 ArmEnergo, a state-owned enterprise that is the single buyer of midstream electricity. Once ArmEnergo is elimin [...]	2004-06-29 10:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG AM
04YEREVAN1456	ARMENIA SEEKS TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (SBU) In eleventh-hour negotiations to reach an agreement in the Armentel dispute, Minister of Justice David Harutiunian agreed to put off the June 30 deadline for reaching a settlement until September 28, 2004. Despite the extension, the government's threat still stands: If the sides do not [...]	2004-06-29 11:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS KPRV EINV EFIN BEXP AM
04YEREVAN1473	ARMENIA: SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Despite Armenia's geographic isolation and closed borders, trade with its southern neighbor Iran remains surprisingly small. While the April 12-13 meeting between Armenian Foreign Minister V [...]	2004-06-30 12:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAIR ETRD AM
04YEREVAN1507	ARMENIA MCA BI-WEEKLY REPORT -- JULY 2, 2004 [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. -------------------------------- GOAM MCA BOARD MEETINGS CONTINUE -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) GOAM sources tell us that the GOAM MCA Board has met a total of seven times to date. This number, however, includes fi [...]	2004-07-02 12:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1523	PRESIDENT OF IRAN TO VISIT ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Armenian President Robert Kocharian announced June 24 that Iranian President (Ali) Mohammad Khatami-Ardakani would visit Armenia this September. According to the announcement, Khatami will be the first Iranian head of s [...]	2004-07-07 12:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR AM
04YEREVAN1556	GOAM'S MCA MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATIVE PROCESS IN [...] (U) Ministry of Finance and Economy officials tell us that the consultative process in advance of the GOAM's upcoming MCA compact proposal submission has moved to the country's regions and is on schedule. The GOAM has begun compiling a matrix of all concept papers and/or comments received fro [...]	2004-07-13 10:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1589	ARMENIA: ACTION REQUEST ON CUBA TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-16 10:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM UNGA
04YEREVAN1641	MCA BI-WEEKLY REPORT -- JULY 26, 2004 [...] (U) The GOAM has indicated that it may be ready to present its MCA compact proposal to the GOAM's MCA Board by September 1, and to follow this with a consultative process that we understand will include the donor community here. A recent consultative session in Armenia's Syunik region was a f [...]	2004-07-26 09:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN165	MFA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ISTANBUL-YEREVAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) MFA officials told us recently that they consider the weekly Yerevan-Istanbul flights an important part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries. MFA Turkey Desk Officer Anahi [...]	2004-01-20 12:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TU AM
04YEREVAN1678	PARTY PRIMER: TOP ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) With 64 registered political parties (as of July 30, 2004) voters in Armenia suffer no lack of choice. The following parties are represented within the National Assembly (NA): the Republican [...]	2004-07-30 08:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN171	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS TO ARMENIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Armenia, local NGOs and international organizations working in Armenia largely acknowledge that Armenia has a problem with trafficking in persons. To date, Armenia has been discussed primarily as a country of origin and transit for trafficking victims. A re [...]	2004-01-21 04:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM KCRM SNAR UZ
04YEREVAN1771	MCA BI-WEEKLY REPORT -- AUGUST 9, 2004 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Various ministries, state agencies, NGOs, educational institutions, and individuals submitted a number of new MCA proposals as a result of the consultative process initiated by the Government [...]	2004-08-09 12:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1792	CIVIL MONITORING BOARD BEGINS PRISON VISITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In 2002, Armenia's National Assembly passed legislation creating a civilian board to monitor prison and police detention facilities and to subsequently issue a public report annually. The Civ [...]	2004-08-13 10:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN1800	GOAM RESPONSE ON PROPOSED GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------ ARMENIANS ON BOARD ------------------ 2. (SBU) We presented ref A talking points regarding the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to Armen Israelian, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Depar [...]	2004-08-13 11:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY KNNP AORC AM IAEA
04YEREVAN1838	ARMENIA CHILD LABOR REPORT: EXPLOITIVE CHILD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's constitution prohibits child labor, and the use of children in the workforce is very rare. The high demand for jobs, especially for unskilled workers, and the cultural premium on fa [...]	2004-08-18 13:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI ECON ELAB AM
04YEREVAN1854	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-20 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL AM
04YEREVAN1878	INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ----------------------------- JOURNALIST ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) On August 24, two investigative journalists alleged that they had been threatened and one of them roughed up by unidentified me [...]	2004-08-25 12:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM
04YEREVAN1885	MODIFIED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PACKAGE MOVES [...] (C) The three parties of the pro-government ruling coalition forwarded a package of proposed constitutional amendments to Armenia's National Assembly (NA) in mid-August for discussion and approval during the upcoming legislative session. This step was the latest in the continuing saga of Coun [...]	2004-08-27 07:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1925	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR JOINS JOURNALIST TO MAKE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOAM took the high road in response to a physical attack on an investigative journalist on August 24 (reftel). The alleged attacker was arrested while Armenia's Prosecutor General pressed charges. A senior advisor to President Kocharian joined journalists in a "protest" o [...]	2004-08-31 12:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN1938	LOCAL RESULTS NULLIFIED IN ELECTORAL DEJA VU [...] (SBU) Territorial Election Commission (TEC) officials declared the results from an August 29 parliamentary by-election invalid August 31 following widespread reports of violations and an unreliably thin margin of only 32 votes between the two candidates. Analysts viewed the election as an impo [...]	2004-09-02 06:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
04YEREVAN2019	IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE: IRAN TO FINANCE PIPELINE [...] (SBU) During Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's visit to Yerevan September 8-9, the Armenian and Iranian governments signed a deal to finance the Armenia-Iran gas pipeline as far as Kajaran, 41 kilometers into Armenia. In May the governments had signed an agreement providing for the constru [...]	2004-09-10 13:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET AM IR
04YEREVAN2061	OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRESIDENT KHATAMI TO ARMENIA [...] (C) During Iranian President's Mohammad Khatami's visit to Yerevan, September 8-9, the Armenian and Iranian governments signed seven agreements including the agreements concerning the partial financing and construction of an Armenian-Iranian gas pipeline. The local press and the Armenian Minis [...]	2004-09-17 13:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET AM IR
04YEREVAN2062	ARMENIA: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND PROLIFERATION [...] (S/NF) Armenia does not have an active biological warfare program nor does it have an interest, desire or capability to start one (reftel). The Armenian government has denied ever having a biological warfare program and currently Armenian biological institutes and private companies are struggl [...]	2004-09-17 13:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PINR ECON PTER TBIO PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2071	IMF TEAM LEAVES ARMENIA UNIMPRESSED WITH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The IMF team conducting the Sixth review of Armenia's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program has left Armenia concerned about Armenia's progress in key areas of reform. The Resident Representative, James McHugh, told us that he anticipated problems completing the sixth rev [...]	2004-09-20 12:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD KCOR AM
04YEREVAN2092	ARMENIA'S MOD SUPPORTS BROADER, DEEPER DEFENSE [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador on September 20, Armenia's Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan stated that Armenia highly valued its developing defense relationship with the U.S., stood ready to cooperate on an upcoming Defense Assessment and was preparing troops for deployment to Ir [...]	2004-09-22 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM AM
04YEREVAN2113	FM TAPS SPECIAL ADVISOR AS NEXT AMBASSADOR TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-24 10:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR AM
04YEREVAN2114	PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION: POWERPLAY TUG-OF-WAR, [...] (C) The National Assembly Speaker-backed candidate won a controversial parliamentary by-election September 19 in a Yerevan suburb after the only remaining candidate (backed by Armenia's Procurator General) withdrew from the race only a few days earlier. Analysts viewed the election, which had [...]	2004-09-24 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN2165	GOAM TAKING ACTION TO FIGHT TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Although much work remains to be done, the Armenian government has made considerable efforts over the past three years and, despite being a country of origin for trafficking, has graduated from Tier 3 to Tier 2 (Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2004). Government actions have had the fol [...]	2004-10-01 06:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2222	POLICE DETAIN TWO ON SUSPICION OF TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------------------------ POLICE ARRESTING ALLEGED TRAFFICKERS ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Police detained Tigran Rushanyan (nickname - Tigran the Great) on suspicion of trafficking October 4, 2004 [...]	2004-10-07 03:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN226	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address was widely covered in Armenian media, both print and broadcast. Coverage by broadcast media was mostly factual, using CNN, EuroNews or Russian sources. Print media used the Russian Washington File provided by the U.S. Embassy Pu [...]	2004-01-23 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN2323	INVITATION TO ATTEND NOVEMBER 17 G8 GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-19 12:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN2324	LOCAL STATION DROPS RFE/RL NEWS SHOW [...] (SBU) An independent TV news broadcast produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was cancelled on October 13 after airing a single episode. The director of the station denied government pressure. We believe, however, that this incident was an act of self- censorship to avoid conflict with [...]	2004-10-19 12:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AM
04YEREVAN2325	COURT CONVICTS, SENTENCES JOURNALIST'S [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-19 12:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN2331	ARMENIA: RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE CESIUM-137 DETAINED [...] (C) On 19 October, the Armenian press reported that an Armenian citizen, Gagik Tovmasyan, was arrested on Oct 19 while transporting Cesium-137. National Security Service officials confirmed this during an Oct 19 meeting. Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency, verif [...]	2004-10-20 08:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON PTER PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2337	DIASPORA ORGANIZATION INCREASES SUPPORT FOR N-K [...] (C) The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is increasing its efforts to support ongoing Armenian government-sponsored repopulation programs in Nagrono-Karabakh (N-K) through its "Centennial Project." The AGBU, the Armenian Diaspora NGO with the largest membership worldwide, has reported [...]	2004-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2348	EUR DAS KENNEDY'S OCTOBER 14 - 17 VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) Armenia plans to follow through with its commitment to deploy non-combat troops to Iraq. The issue is a political hot potato, however, and the GOAM hopes the USG will help keep the issue out of public view while it works to obtain the parliamentary approval required for deployment. This [...]	2004-10-22 07:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR AM
04YEREVAN2367	RUSSIA OPENS BORDERS TO CAUCASUS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ----------------- BORDER OPEN AGAIN ----------------- 2. (SBU) On Friday October 22, the Russian government reopened the border checkpoint Verkhniy Lars that had been closed September 15, following the Beslan Sch [...]	2004-10-25 08:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL RS AM
04YEREVAN2387	GOAM DENIES SETTLEMENTS IN THE OCCUPIED [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a strongly-worded diplomatic note addressed to the Embassy October 28, the Government of Armenia denied any illegal activity in the occupied territories and requested that the United States [...]	2004-10-28 12:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM UNGA
04YEREVAN2417	ARMENIA: SMALL KURDISH DEMONSTRATION FOR ABDULAH [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On 29 October, approximately 25 Armenian-Kurds staged a 30-minute demonstration outside of the Yerevan office of the European Commission. The demonstration was peaceful and covered by the local press. Knayz Hasanov, [...]	2004-11-02 13:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM AM
04YEREVAN2447	KOCHARIAN SACKS INTEL SERVICE CHIEF [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian fired his Minister of the National Security Service (NSS) Karlos Petrossian November 5. Although there have been frequent rumors about Petrossian's departure, the immediate cause for his fall from grace appears to be the most recent report of Petrossian's corrup [...]	2004-11-08 07:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2449	ARMENIAN FLIGHTS HAMPERED BY FUEL SHORTAGES [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A shortage of aviation fuel is forcing Armenia's outbound flights to make intermediate landings to refuel before continuing on their scheduled itinerary. Although government and av [...]	2004-11-08 09:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EAID GG AJ AM
04YEREVAN2450	ARMENIA: UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM [...] (C) As reported in ref A, Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA),verified on October 19 that approximately two curies of radioactive cesium-137 was seized from an Armenian citizen Gagik Tovmasyan on October 15. 2. (C) On November 5, we met again with Marti [...]	2004-11-08 09:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2470	GOAM RESCUES N-K TELECOM OPERATOR IN BACK-ROOM DEAL TO END ARMENTEL MONOPOLY [...] (C) During the week of November 15 the GOAM is due to seal the deal it has made with Armentel, Armenia's incumbent monopoly telecommunications service provider. The Government of Armenia will end its protracted dispute with Armentel and license a second mobile telephone provider to compete wit [...]	2004-11-12 09:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KPRV PREL AM BEXPPLM BEXP
04YEREVAN2485	(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON TAVUSH PROVINCE [...] In October 2004, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Tavush province of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S. - Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in a [...]	2004-11-17 09:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN2494	RECENT STATEMENTS SUGGEST COOLER LOCAL TEMPERATURE [...] (C) Recent statements by high-level policymakers and opinion pieces in the local media suggest that there may be growing opposition to the pending deployment of Armenian peacekeeping support to Iraq. Reports of a car bomb explosion November 9 near an Armenian church in Iraq re-ignited a flurr [...]	2004-11-18 09:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
04YEREVAN2510	THE GOAM'S CREATIVE ACCOUNTING: CREATING AN [...] (C) During the summer and fall of 2004 the GOAM transferred two valuable state assets into the control of the Ministry of Defense or organizations it controls, keeping the revenues and their subsequent expenditure off the books. In June the GOAM transferred 25 aircraft from the defunct Armeni [...]	2004-11-22 07:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON EFIN AM
04YEREVAN2517	ARMENIAN DEFMIN SOLID ON IRAQ CONTINGENT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-22 13:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	AM IZ MARR MOPS PREL
04YEREVAN2526	UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM ARMENIAN [...] (C) We met November 18 with Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) and underscored the USG's continued interest in this cesium-137 seizure case (refs A and B). Martirosyan stated that he had still not received any substantive information from the Armenian Nat [...]	2004-11-24 08:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2537	OPPOSITION EDITOR'S CAR TORCHED, BLAMES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) November 22 at 20:40 (local time) the car of Nikol Pashinyan, Editor-in-Chief of the opposition newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak, burst into flame in front of his office. Pashinyan is convinced th [...]	2004-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO AM
04YEREVAN2579	IFI'S CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) Lack of transparency in recent GOAM financial actions is an increasing concern for the representatives of the IMF and World Bank in Yerevan. Because Armenia continues to record steady economic growth and will likely continue to meet criteria set by both the Fund and the Bank, these conce [...]	2004-12-01 07:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN AM
04YEREVAN2588	ARMENIA, TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] (U) Following is Yerevan's response to ref A request for information. Section A: Overview of Military Expenditure Audits --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) The primary responsibility for auditing the GOAM's military spending lies with the Ministry of Defense's [...]	2004-12-02 13:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID AM
04YEREVAN2591	(IMI) LIST OF GOVERNMENT CONTACTS AND [...] This cable provides list of Armenia's government contacts and business associations ----------------------- PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ----------------------- 1st Government Building Republic Square Yerevan 375010 Mr. Arthur Manaseryan, External Relations Department Chief Tel: (374-1) 5 [...]	2004-12-02 13:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN2597	ARMENIA'S CHOD TALKS ABOUT IRAQ, AZERBAIJAN AND [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador, General-Colonel Mikhael Harutiunyan expressed Armenia's readiness to send its military contingent to Iraq once the government had completed the necessary review and approval. He commented on the budgetary challenges facing the MOD and the attempt [...]	2004-12-03 11:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MOPS AM
04YEREVAN2604	NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) On November 24, 2004 the Armenian parliament adopted the first reading of the Law Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance, which is intended to implement recommendations that MoneyVal (the Council of Europe's committee on anti-money laundering) made during its review of Armenia e [...]	2004-12-06 02:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR AM
04YEREVAN2647	JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2004 DATA ON TIP PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) According to data on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for the period between January 1, 2004 and November 1, 2004, there have been 15 cases of trafficking in Armenia involving 26 defendants. While most of those people were sentenced to priso [...]	2004-12-09 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM AM KTIP
04YEREVAN2656	RAIL BLOCKADE: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE AROUND ARMENIA [...] (C) For more than twelve years, the blockade of Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan has disrupted regional transit corridors. All political considerations aside, regional economic development has been stymied. Recent steps by Azerbaijan to improve the effectiveness of its blockade have tighten [...]	2004-12-10 11:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD AM AZ
04YEREVAN2663	IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN ARMENIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) A recent report sponsored by the UN Development Program confirms that Armenia's Human Rights Ombudsman's office suffers from internal disorganization and an externally perceived lack of independence. During its first year of operation, the ombudsman's office has sent mixed messages and [...]	2004-12-10 13:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2685	(IMI) ARMENIA: THE IMPORTED BUILDING [...] This cable reviews the market for imported building materials in Armenia as of December 2004. The report describes the market size and U.S. market share in Armenia, and lists major market suppliers and best sales prospects for U.S. companies. It also includes a list of major importers and ke [...]	2004-12-14 06:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN2686	RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS: TIME TO SOLVE N-K [...] (C) NEITHER OF THE TWO FINE MOSCOW CABLES UNDER REFERENCE MENTIONS NAGORNO-KARABAKH AS AN ISSUE IN THE CIS THAT MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON (AND PARIS) MIGHT RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO SOLVING IN THE DISTURBING WAKE OF THE CRISIS IN RELATIONS OVER UKRAINE. IN A CHAT EARLIER TODAY, THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADO [...]	2004-12-14 12:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM IZ RS
04YEREVAN2769	RUSSIAN POWER GIANT MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL [...] (C) Russian energy giant RAO-UES is moving to take over Armenia's sole electricity distributor, Electricity Networks of Armenia (ElNetArm),which would consolidate its hold on Armenia's energy infrastructure. The director of ElNetArm and officials in the Government of Armenia have acknowledged [...]	2004-12-22 10:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG AM RS
04YEREVAN2792	GOAM STILL LOOKING TO EXCHANGE SOLDIERS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-28 11:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PBTS AJ AM OSCE
04YEREVAN2798	NA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-28 12:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AM EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR
04YEREVAN2802	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for December 2004. Major headlines include: -- Armenia sells Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Plant for USD 132 million; -- EBRD buys shares in Armenian commercial bank; -- IMF approves USD 13.7 million for Armenia; [...]	2004-12-29 10:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN282	ARMENIAN POLITICIANS POSTURE AFTER "WIDER EUROPE" PRONOUNCEMENTS IN TBLISI, EU VISIT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Recent statements by EU officials in Tblisi suggesting a more concrete role for the South Caucasus countries in the "Wider Europe" initiative incited an unusual surge of Euro-friendly political [...]	2004-02-03 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ZJ TU AM EUN
04YEREVAN284	CTAG MEETING HELD IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post convened a coordination meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Armenia February 2 in advance of the capital-level CTAG meeting to be held February 20 per reftel. Represen [...]	2004-02-03 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PTER
04YEREVAN314	MEETING WITH ARMENIAN DEPUTY FONMIN ON TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tatoul Margarian, who oversees the GOAM Interagency Commission to Address Issues Related to Human Trafficking (TIP Commission),to discuss concerns that the GOAM has been slow to take visible, concrete steps to combat trafficking in persons [...]	2004-02-06 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL UZ AM
04YEREVAN391	BUREAUCRATS DISAPPOINTED WITH WORKING-LEVEL [...] (C) MFA Turkey Desk Officer Anahit Harutunyan told us February 13 that the MFA returned from the latest GOAM-GOT technical meeting having accomplished less than it had hoped for, specifically regarding a potential border opening or scheduling regular encounters between FMs Oskanian and Gul. Ha [...]	2004-02-18 08:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU AM
04YEREVAN399	CORRUPTION LEVIES HEAVY TOLL ON ARMENIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Widespread corruption in the Armenian university system has severely tarnished the reputation of once prestigious institutions and degraded the quality of education provided to Armenian studen [...]	2004-02-18 13:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
04YEREVAN444	"A POLITICAL MURDER": ARMENIAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: Armenian mass media widely covered the murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Markarian who was attending a NATO training course in Hungary. Echoing the official press statements made by the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, almost all local media outlets connected this crime to the g [...]	2004-02-23 12:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN456	ARMENIAN NUCLEAR REGULATION IN FLUX [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On February 18, 2004, we met with Ashot Martirosyan, the head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) to encourage Armenia to commit to the IAEA Code o [...]	2004-02-24 11:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP ECON AM
04YEREVAN489	STUDENT PROTEST OVER NEW DRAFT LAW ENTERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Nearly one thousand university students in Yerevan continued to boycott their classes in protest of the proposed "Law on Military Service" currently before the National Assembly. The controve [...]	2004-02-26 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OEXC AM
04YEREVAN516	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered Ambassador John Ordway's press conference held on February 27. TV reports were mainly accurate and factual. The printed press, however, carried some comments on the Ambassador's answers regarding the murder of the Armenian officer in Budapest and the Ka [...]	2004-03-02 03:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN532	EMOTIONS STILL STRONG IN ARMENIA OVER OFFICER'S [...] (C) The axe-murder of Lieutenant Gurgen Markarian two weeks ago in Budapest continues to elicit strong emotions from Armenians. The government held a state funeral for Margarian February 28, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1988 Sumgait killings in Azerbaijan. A Sumgait remembrance ce [...]	2004-03-04 09:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AM AJ
04YEREVAN550	ANOTHER LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Armenia's proximity to countries hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic (Russia, Georgia and Ukraine) raises concerns about its vulnerability and the actions the GOAM is taking to address t [...]	2004-03-05 13:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI EAID ECON AM
04YEREVAN562	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN ARMENIA: THE VIEW FROM [...] (C) Through an Advisor to the Minister of Justice, we have obtained a copy of a report on trafficking in perons (TIP) in Armenia prepared by the Office of the Procurator General. The detail and scope of the report's findings, along with recent Embassy demarches on Armenia's shaky Tier II sta [...]	2004-03-09 09:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM KCRM PHUM PINR SMIG SNAR
04YEREVAN592	USATF MID-TERM REVIEW FOCUSES ON CUSTOMS, [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) The March 1 meeting of the U.S.-Armenia Task Force on Economic Cooperation (USATF) mid-term review focused on issues related to corruption, U.S. technical assistance in the private sector, improving customs procedures, tra [...]	2004-03-11 09:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN656	PRESIDENT SACKS PROCURATOR GENERAL; APPOINTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On March 17 Kocharian unexpectedly sacked Procurator General Tamazian, replacing him with his most influential deputy, Aghvan Hovsepian. A strong supporter of Kocharian, Hovsepian already held this pos [...]	2004-03-18 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AM
04YEREVAN659	ARMENIA: SEIZURES AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOAM has, for the first time, shared information with EXBS Advisor about ongoing export violation investigations and radiological seizures. This is the result of ongoing efforts to obtain statistical data from Armenian National Security Service to measure the effectiveness [...]	2004-03-18 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSTC ETTC MNUC PARM PREL AM
04YEREVAN660	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UNCHR-60 [...] (C) Ambassador raised USG priorities for UNCHR-60 with FM Oskanian March 15 per instructions in reftel A. Oskanian was generally non-committal, but promised to review the USG proposals on China and Cuba with Armenia's missions in Geneva, New York and Washington. Oskanian hinted that Armenia' [...]	2004-03-18 14:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM AM UN

04YEREVAN680	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: Armenian media widely covered the terrorist bombing in Madrid. The reports on TV and in the press were mainly factual. The only article with commentaries was published in "Hayots Ashkhar" newspaper. The following is the summary of the article. END SUMMARY WHO DOES AZNAR SUPPORT [...]	2004-03-22 10:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM

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