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08TOKYO3138	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-11 23:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO331	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3420	CODEL BOSWELL: DIET MEMBERS POINT FINGER AT U.S. [...] (SBU) During a December 13 roundtable discussion, Japanese Diet members suggested to Codel Boswell that it is the USG that is responsible for a lack of progress to lift Japan's partial ban on imports of U.S. beef and beef products. Yoshio Yatsu, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) [...]	2008-12-16 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3424	CODEL BOSWELL: DIET MEMBERS' VIEWS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Diet members expressed no disappointment regarding the lack of progress in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) in their roundtable discussion with Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA),Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and his delegatio [...]	2008-12-16 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO3484	JAPAN'S SEAMEN'S UNION AND SHIPOWNERS URGE ACTION [...] (SBU) In conjunction with Diet members in the bipartisan Maritime Safety Coalition, the Japan Shipowners' Association (JSA) has lobbied the Japanese government for greater involvement in anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden, a JSA official told Emboffs December 19. The JSA did not forma [...]	2008-12-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD PREL JA
08TOKYO656	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 05:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO780	JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION AT DAMASCUS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, is planning to attend the Arab Summit meeting March 29-30 in Damascus as an observer, confirmed MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Per ref B, Embassy Tokyo political officer told Tsuj [...]	2008-03-21 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI AL JA
08TOKYO835	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO888	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO990	EMBASSY AND USFJ DISCUSS OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to addressing cluster munitions (CM) within the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) but may be forced to sign an agreement restricting CM under the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told E [...]	2008-04-10 12:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TORONTO118	Ontario Struggling with Consular Notification SOP for Mass [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from Emergency Management Ontario (EMO),other provincial government agencies, local first responders, and Toronto's Consular Corps attending an April 12 working group meeting discussed a proposed standard operating procedure (SOP) framework for informing Consular repr [...]	2008-04-22 13:19:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC AEMR CA
08TORONTO58	The Lake Erie Commercial Fishing Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Managing fish stocks in Lake Erie, which supports a multi-million dollar commercial fishing industry that supports thousands of jobs - has become a point of contention on both sides of the nearby U.S.-Canada border. Dwindling fish stocks have prompted Ontario and the U.S. states [...]	2008-02-29 15:17:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TRIPOLI227	BACK TO THE FUTURE? QADHAFI CALLS FOR DRAMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE IN GPC SPEECH REF: TRIPOLI 166 TRIPOLI 00000227 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LY
08TRIPOLI430	DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 16:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ
08TRIPOLI442	MEETING OF AMU HEADS OF STATE - MINUS ONE - IN TRIPOLI; [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY EG SY MR MO TS AG
08TRIPOLI457	QADHAFI WORKS TO MUSTER ARAB OPPOSITION TO SARKOZY'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PBTS PREF LY
08TRIPOLI870	AL-QADHAFI'S RUSSIA TRIP SIGNALS DESIRE FOR FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 17:17:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR TRGY EPET RS BO UP LY
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS193	PRESIDENT BEN ALI MEETS WITH A/S WELCH: PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) President Ben Ali and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch discussed regional and bilateral issues in a wide-ranging, warm and open meeting on Thursday, February 28. In response to A/S Welch's remarks and requests, President Ben Ali: -- promised counter-terrorism cooperation "without r [...]	2008-03-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV KPAL KDRG KDEM TS
08TUNIS356	FM ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, AUSTRIAN KIDNAPPING, [...] (C) During an April 8 meeting, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah told the Ambassador that little of note had occurred at the March Arab League Summit in Damascus. While President Ben Ali had ultimately decided to attend, nothing could be accomplished in the absence of Saudi King Abdallah an [...]	2008-04-09 12:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPAL PHUM TS
08ULAANBAATAR320	MONGOLIAN DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: PARTIES MULL JUNE 29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian voters head to the polls on Sunday, June 29, to elect all 76 members of its parliament. This will be the fifth election since Mongolia peacefully cast aside its authoritarian, communist system in 1990/91, beginning its democratic transformation. With public frustration [...]	2008-06-27 11:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SOCI MARR PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR5	Mongolian Vice Foreign Minister Formally Conveys [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Enkhmandakh confirmed to the Ambassador January 3 that Mongolia would deploy a full 9th rotation of troops to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and that the troops would depart for Iraq sometime the following week. The Ambassador expres [...]	2008-01-03 08:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL ETRD EPET SOCI MG
08UNVIEVIENNA154	IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]	2008-03-07 07:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA165	IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...]	2008-03-14 08:57:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP IS
08UNVIEVIENNA243	READ-OUT OF APRIL 23 HCOC INFORMAL MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Per reftel guidance, poloff attended the April 23, 2008, Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) informal meeting in Vienna. Around forty representatives of subscribing states attended this meeting, with several countries represented by officials f [...]	2008-04-25 14:16:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AORC
08UNVIEVIENNA309	IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S [...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...]	2008-05-29 16:46:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA413	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MAY 29 OUTREACH MEETING WITH ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 29, the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) held an Outreach meeting with Israel, on the margins of the May 26-28 General Working Group meeting. Officials from Israel's Ministries of Defense (MOD),Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Industry, Trade, and Labor (MOITAL) participated in t [...]	2008-07-22 14:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL IS
08UNVIEVIENNA460	IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT [...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...]	2008-08-18 14:47:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA559	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: SUCCESSFUL FALL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement's (WA) Fall Experts Group (EG) successfully negotiated agreement on fifteen of the seventeen proposals tabled by the U.S. this year. The final count is likely to be sixtenn of seventeen as Russia is the only country blocking con [...]	2008-10-15 12:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA579	UNGASS WORKING GROUPS DEMAND REDUCTION ANND CONTROL OF [...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) convened the last two of five Intergovernmental Working Groups (WG) to review progress achieved since the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs. These two most recent working groups approved recommendations in the areas of (1) Dema [...]	2008-10-31 10:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCOR PGOV AORC UNCND
08UNVIEVIENNA611	IAEA/TC: LIKE-MINDED MOVE TOWARD CONSENSUS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Mission met with like-minded counterparts to discuss the Agency's request to approve a Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project SYR/0/020 Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant during the November 24-2 [...]	2008-11-19 12:15:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA614	REPATRIATION OF U.S. ORIGIN NUCLEAR MATERIAL FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4-5, a DRC delegation met in Vienna with IAEA officials and a U.S. delegation from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and U.S. Department of State (DOS). The NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in coor [...]	2008-11-20 07:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PTER TRGY
08UNVIEVIENNA650	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate and [...]	2008-12-11 13:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	UN AU KCRM UNODC RUEHZO UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA659	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate a [...]	2008-12-18 15:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM UNODC UN AU UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA663	NUCLEAR SAFETY: U.S. DEL REPORT ON THE THIRD ORGANIZATIONAL [...] (SBU) Confrontation and procedural machinations marred the October 2008 Organizational Meeting on the Joint Convention. The meeting's main purpose was to elect officers for the May 2009 Third Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties. The U.S. candidate for presidency of the Third Review Meet [...]	2008-12-19 16:04:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
08UNVIEVIENNA666	UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]	2008-12-22 13:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08USEUBRUSSELS248	P3 DISCUSSES 1540 COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Summary. UK hosted a P3 discussion on continuation of the 1540 Committee on February 5 in response to REF A demarche at its EU Mission with U.S. 1540 Coordinator and French MFA reps. Both UK and Fance expressed their appreciation for the U.S in taking the lead to draft essential eleen [...]	2008-02-13 16:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO UNSC UK FR
08USNATO122	NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 2 OF 2 [...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 2 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY, repeated from Cable 1 of 2: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Governme [...]	2008-04-08 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO143	ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. REQUEST FOR NATO MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 22, NATO Permanent Representatives coffee, Ambassador Nuland raised the issue of the Oslo process aiming to ban cluster munitions (CMs) and its potential for criminalizing military interoperability among NATO Allies. She stressed that the U.S. shares the humanitaria [...]	2008-04-23 07:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO321	UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...]	2008-09-05 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO337	SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]	2008-09-18 10:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO368	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 2 Oct 08. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items disc [...]	2008-10-14 09:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO37	ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]	2008-01-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT
08USNATO391	ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE [...] (C) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After ongoing failures by Ukraine to meet its obligations, the United States-led NATO Ukraine Trust Fund is one month away from becoming the first Partnership for Peace Trust Fund in NATO's history to fail. The project a [...]	2008-10-22 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PARM PGOV UP
08USNATO396	ALBANIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, a senior-level Albanian delegation presented Tirana's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO'S Senior Political Committee. The presentation drew praise from Allies. At the same time, several delegations, led by the U.S., raised serious concerns about perceived b [...]	2008-10-24 14:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AL
08USNATO398	OCTOBER 16 HLTF: ALLIES COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the October 16 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE (based largely on U.S. ideas presented at the September 11 HLTF, and a Czech paper distributed just prior to this HLTF meeting) and addressed how [...]	2008-10-24 14:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO442	NOVEMBER 21 HLTF: ALLIES AGREE TO CFE LANGUAGE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the November 21 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, Allies agreed on CFE language for the upcoming NATO Ministerial communique and how to deploy agreed language at subsequent key dates in December. The text (agreed via silence procedure on November 24) is closely based [...]	2008-11-26 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO468	ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I [...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]	2008-12-17 18:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
08USNATO469	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...]	2008-12-17 18:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS
08USNATO470	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...]	2008-12-17 19:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO55	NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...]	2008-02-12 16:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USOSCE176	FSC JULY 9: U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 9 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia (Ulyanov) read a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement that sharply criticized the recent U.S.-Czech Missile Defense (MD) agreement. The U.S. did not respond. In Security dialogue, U.S. Assistant Secretary [...]	2008-07-15 11:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG
08USOSCE194	OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...]	2008-07-24 16:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE195	CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...]	2008-07-24 19:35:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE225	CFE/JCG: 23 SEPTEMBER MEETING IS AN ALL-ALLIED [...] (C) Summary. Interventions by Bulgaria, Spain and Italy calling out Russia for refusing inspections were the highlight the brief JCG held on September 23. Germany, Turkey, the UK, Romania, Portugal, U.S., Czech Republic and France intervened in support. Russia did not comment. The JCG too [...]	2008-09-24 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE240	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 7 PLENARY MORE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 7 JCG Plenary, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, supported by Romania, France, the United States, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, protested Russia,s latest refusals to allow inspections and called on Russia to resume implementation [...]	2008-10-09 06:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE245	OPEN SKIES: 2009 QUOTA DISTRIBUTION/DECONFLICTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9-10 USDEL participated in the 2009 active quota distribution meeting and led the deconfliction discussion for observation flights over Belarus/Russian Federation and Ukraine. The U. S. asked for and received 14 active quotas over Belarus/Russian Federation and 1 a [...]	2008-10-14 14:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE247	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 14 -- GEORGIA CALLS OUT RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: At October 14 JCG, Georgia accused Russia of violating core principles of the CFE Treaty (non-use of force, host nation consent) and non-compliance with Treaty provisions. In a surprisingly lengthy give and take (which included seven different interventions by Russia),the U [...]	2008-10-15 06:24:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE270	OSCE/FSC NOVEMBER 5: PLENARY DISCUSSES UNPOA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 5 FSC Plenary the Republic of Macedonia criticized Greece for a 28 October military parade in Thessaloniki and said it had evidence that slogans against the Republic of Macedonia were chanted by Greek armed forces. Decision No. 11/08 introducing best prac [...]	2008-11-07 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE60	OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...]	2008-03-07 13:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USUNNEWYORK1006	UNGA PANEL ON FINANCIAL CRISIS CALLS FOR REFORMS; [...] (U) Summary: Columbia University's Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, chair of the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) new task force on the international financial system, harshly criticized U.S. financial policies and the U.S. Government's response to the financial crisis at an October 30 "Interacti [...]	2008-11-03 23:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PREL IMF UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1022	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. This cable covers the final day of thematic debate on conventional weapons, October 22. The following states spoke on October 22: Gabon, Chi [...]	2008-11-05 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1026	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (U) Summary: UNGA's Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 77, "Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives," on October 24. Many statements noted that concrete preventative measures were i [...]	2008-11-05 21:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK103	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: CURRENT DONORS TO TRIBUNAL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Seeking to resolve differences over how the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will reach decisions so the Committee can be established and make key decisions needed to bring the Tribunal into operation, USUN has met counterparts over the past week f [...]	2008-02-05 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK1042	UPDATE ON SAUDI INTERFAITH DIALOGUE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Post met with the Saudi Mission to discuss changes to the Saudi draft statement about the interfaith religious dialogue that will to be discussed during the General Assembly (GA) plenary on November 12-13 (reftel). The resulting text, which incorporates virtually all of the USG changes, [...]	2008-11-07 22:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNEP KISL SA
08USUNNEWYORK1049	SAUDIS AND PGA ON REVISED STATEMENT FOR INTERFAITH [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad and Saudi FM Prince Saud discussed a revised draft statement (see text and action request in paragraph 5) that reflects changes requested by the EU. (Comment: The statement appears to retain all the elements specifically requested by the Depa [...]	2008-11-10 17:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNEP KISL SA
08USUNNEWYORK1060	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 74, "The report of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on the work of its resumed 40th and 41st session," on October 20. The Chair of the 41st session summarized the topics discussed by the com [...]	2008-11-12 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1091	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on Nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on November 12. The Chairs described their respective committee's accomplishments [...]	2008-11-19 14:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1094	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part one of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 27-28. Part one's topics included: Chapters 1-3, "Introductory Chapters;" Chapter 4, "Shared Natural Resources;" Chapter 5, "Effects of armed [...]	2008-11-19 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1096	MORE TROOPS, POLICE FOR MONUC APPROVED BY UN [...] (U) The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1843 on November 20, authorizing a temporary increase of MONUC's military strength by up to 2,785 military personnel and the strength of its formed police unit by up to 300 personnel. The vote was 15-0. France, Costa Rica, Belgium, the United Kin [...]	2008-11-20 18:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08USUNNEWYORK1100	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES RACISM, [...] SUMMARY: From November 3-5, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, the right of peoples to self-determination, and the report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Speakers from several Islamic nations noted a trend [...]	2008-11-20 23:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF SMIG PNAT PBTS KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK1115	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part two of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 29-30. The discussion in part two included Chapter 6, "Reservations to Treaties;" Chapter 7 "Responsibility of International Organizations;" [...]	2008-11-26 16:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1117	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...]	2008-11-26 17:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1126	UN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: MEMBER STATES REJECT [...] Summary: President Bush and approximately 80 heads of state, senior government officials, and other representatives gathered November 12 - 13 for an "Interfaith Dialogue" as part of the United Nations General Assembly (GA) plenary session. Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Saud, the drivin [...]	2008-12-02 20:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1127	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: SOUTH AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Security Council held its monthly briefing and consultations on the Middle East on November 25. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed on the "landmark" Quartet meeting November 9 with the two parties. He stressed that the biggest challenges to a lasting peace agreement [...]	2008-12-02 21:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA SY
08USUNNEWYORK1132	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND [...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...]	2008-12-04 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1137	ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC [...] SUMMARY: In his December 3 briefing to the Security Council (SC),International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo provided a detailed chronology of the three investigations conducted pursuant to UNSCR 1593, which referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC. Ocampo's remarks focu [...]	2008-12-04 23:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC XA
08USUNNEWYORK1152	UNGA ADOPTS ALL FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS; FOUR [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted 22 resolutions and four draft decisions included in the reports of the UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) on December 6. Resolutions and plenary votes are in paragraph two (most passed with significant margins [...]	2008-12-09 15:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF SENV UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK117	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UN Legal Counsel Michel briefed Amb. Wolff on February 8 on developments relating to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. First, Michel said the UN has not been informed that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab [...]	2008-02-08 21:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK132	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: S/WCI Deputy Milbert Shin and USUN/MR represented the U.S. at a February 7 meeting of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee that focused on issues expected to be addressed during the Committee's upcoming February 14-22 trip to The Hague and Freetown. Shin and USUN/ [...]	2008-02-13 16:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
08USUNNEWYORK285	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BROAD SUPPORT IN COUNCIL BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel delivered a largely technical briefing to the Security Council on March 28 about the SYG's efforts to set up the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) per UNSCR 1757. Recalling all the steps that have been taken since the SYG's last report in Septem [...]	2008-03-28 23:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK357	CAMEROON COUNSELOR'S FAMILY: VISA AND STATUS [...] (U) Entire text is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) USUN seeks Department's views in this complicated case. 3.(SBU) USUN met April 15 with Cameroon Mission Counselor Nganje Kinge Monono and his wife, Priscilla Jemea Misodi Nganje Kinge, who seek USUN assistance. Reftel describes in deta [...]	2008-04-17 14:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PREL KREC CM
08USUNNEWYORK38	MANHASSET III: ALGERIAN READOUT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting, the Algerian delegation to Manhasset III told NEA/DAS Gordon Gray and NEA/I Chris Ross that the Moroccans had arrived with and had maintained a negative attitude, that positions of both sides had hardened and yet Personal Envoy van Walsum, asserting his au [...]	2008-01-15 21:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
08USUNNEWYORK44	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: USUN and other members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee met January 15 to discuss ongoing challenges facing the Court, including uncertainties over the source of adequate voluntary contributions to sustain Court activity throughout 2008 and continued tensions b [...]	2008-01-17 15:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
08USUNNEWYORK541	ARRIA FORMULA MEETING ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: As part of a US-led initiative to bring more attention to the problem of sexual violence in armed conflict, the UK hosted a meeting on June 11 to bring together members of the Security Council, NGO representatives and UN officials to discuss the role of peacekeepers in protecting [...]	2008-06-19 16:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK550	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] Summary. Informal consultations on the General Assembly's Counter-terrorism Strategy follow-up focused on plans for the September review. Delegations struck a positive tone and comments were generally constructive. The current trend is toward a resolution reaffirming the Strategy. Some de [...]	2008-06-23 19:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK555	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH PROPOSES UNGA SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) In a June 20 meeting with Amb Khalilzad, UN SYG Ban raised his recent visit to Saudi Arabia (June 14-15). Ban said Saudi King Abdullah asked for the SYG's help in arranging a special session of the upcoming UN General Assembly (fall 200 [...]	2008-06-24 21:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL SA
08USUNNEWYORK559	SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...]	2008-06-24 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF
08USUNNEWYORK583	UN SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION [...] (U) Secretary Rice presided over the Security Council Thematic Debate on "Women and peace and security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict" on June 19. Recurrent themes of the debate included that sexual violence may be considered a tactic of war, that it may impede the restoratio [...]	2008-07-01 19:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK595	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE [...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...]	2008-07-03 23:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS
08USUNNEWYORK689	SOMALIS PUSH STABILIZATION FORCE, UN RESISTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: In meetings during the week of July 21-25, Somali representatives and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials offered sharply different perspectives on prospects for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) [...]	2008-07-31 21:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK711	ARE THE "FRIENDS OF UNAMID" TRUE FRIENDS? [...] (C) This is an action request see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The July 24th meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" (FoU) was a follow up to the July 2nd meeting of the FoU at which UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) of the Department of Field Support (DFS),Malcorra asked the FoU for sp [...]	2008-08-07 23:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK716	UNSC REFORM: PGA KERIM ASKS FOR USG HELP REIGNING [...] (C) Summary: General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim described to Ambassador Khalilzad August 7 a growing divide on UN Security Council reform between the G4 and the Uniting For Consensus (UFC) blocs, with the Brazilians threatening to join the Indians in tabling a resolution if inter-governme [...]	2008-08-08 20:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IN PK BR
08USUNNEWYORK753	UN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS SAYS SAUDIS [...] (SBU) UN Department of Political Affairs Asia and Pacific Division Director Lisa Buttenheim told Poloff August 18 that Saudi Arabia has not formally requested an UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue. Poloff delivered the points contained in r [...]	2008-08-20 18:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA

08USUNNEWYORK768	UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM: PGA STILL TRYING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 22, General Assembly President Kerim gathered together Perm Reps from Japan, the UK, Pakistan, Egypt, Djibouti, and the U.S. for a discussion of compromise language for the report of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council expansion to the General Asse [...]	2008-08-26 14:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK780	MOROCCAN PERM REP EMPHASIZES WESTERN SAHARA RED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Permanent Representative Ambassador Mostafa Sahel met with Poloff on August 26 to discuss regional issues and the future of negotiations on Western Sahara. Sahel emphasized Rabat's persistence in trying to broaden diplomatic and economic ties with Algiers, which according [...]	2008-08-28 01:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL UNSC WI MO
08USUNNEWYORK794	RE-ENERGIZING THE FRIENDS OF UNAMID [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Recent meetings of the &Friends of UNAMID8 (FoU),co-chaired by the United States and Canada have focused on: 1) following up on UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) Susanna Malcorra's July 2 list of requests, especially for air [...]	2008-09-03 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK828	UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 23:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP
08USUNNEWYORK842	UNGA: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VOICES CONCERN TO PGA [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad met September 18 with UN General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to express concern with the PGA's opening session speech that included direct and mildly-veiled jabs at the United States (reftel). Ambassador Khalilzad said the PGA's speech looked bac [...]	2008-09-19 15:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK857	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. MISSION TO THE [...] Country Clearance is requested for James B. Donovan of the United States Mission New York to travel to The Hague the Netherlands; Brussels, Belgium and to Arusha, Tanzania. The UN Security Council Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, which deals with issues related to the Inter [...]	2008-09-22 22:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ICTY ICTR PREL PGOV BE NL TZ
08USUNNEWYORK866	UN GENERAL DEBATE: CUBA, AFGHANISTAN,ISRAEL, [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the United Nations General Debate entered its second day, national leaders called for resolution of the food, energy, and financial crises, as well as implementation of UN reform (expanding the Security Council). Israel called for Israelis and Palestinians to live "side-by-side [...]	2008-09-26 23:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK872	CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DOMINATE KHMER ROUGE TRIALS [...] (C) Summary. On September 24, USUN attended a meeting of the steering committee of the UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT). While all participants praised the progress made by the UN special expert David Tolbert and the recently appointed Deputy Director (UNAKRT Administration [...]	2008-09-29 14:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM CB
08USUNNEWYORK873	UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: UK, PALESTINE AND [...] SUMMARY: On the morning of September 26, the UNGA General Debate continued to address the global financial crisis, climate change, natural disasters, and restarting the Doha round of trade talks. The following heads of state spoke: Montenegro, Haiti, Vanuatu. Heads of Government and high-lev [...]	2008-09-29 16:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA AORL MW HA NH BY BG NP
08USUNNEWYORK874	UN GENERAL DEBATE: PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE, SUDAN AND [...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon of September 25, the UN General Assembly General Debate continued with its tenth plenary meeting. In an afternoon featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe's Heads of State and Sudan's Vice-President, security issues were a primary focus. Participants called for peace in [...]	2008-09-29 16:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UNGA PK ZI SU AS JA KS
08USUNNEWYORK898	HIGH-LEVEL MEETING PLANNED WITH PGA ON INTER-FAITH [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad in a September 30 phone conversation that the Saudis have agreed with General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to hold a high level session on inter-faith dialogue November 12 or 13, which the Secretary [...]	2008-10-02 17:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SA
08USUNNEWYORK942	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...]	2008-10-16 12:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK966	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO ATTEND UN INTERFAITH [...] (C) Summary: Saudi ambassador Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad that King Abdullah will attend the Saudi-backed UNGA high-level meeting scheduled for November 12 and 13 in New York, and requested US support for the interfaith meeting. Al-Jubeir noted that misunderstandings in the "draft" [...]	2008-10-22 22:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK988	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 76, "Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Armed Conflicts," from October 23-24. The majority of delegations used this debate to list the efforts their own [...]	2008-10-30 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK996	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]	2008-10-31 21:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08VALLETTA216	MALTA: RESPONSE TO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS DEMARCHE [...] DCM conveyed reftel objectives and CV of Dr. Hulebek to Mr. Simon Pullicino at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. John Attard Kingswell, Director of Public Health Regulation Division. 2. Kingswell informed post that he plans to attend the Codex Alimentarius meeting in June. He said th [...]	2008-05-23 14:18:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MT
08VALLETTA250	MALTA: SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR CODEX ALIMENTARIUS [...] On June 19, MFA Desk Officer for the Americas Simon Pullicino told Charge' that Malta would support the U.S. candidate, Dr. Karen Hulebek, for the post of Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. 2. Malta will be represented at the upcoming conference by John Attard Kingswell, Dire [...]	2008-06-19 14:17:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MT
08VATICAN15	HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...]	2008-01-18 19:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT
08VATICAN17	HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...]	2008-01-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIFR VT
08VATICAN44	CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM TO MEET IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See will host in November the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum established in response to the dialogue proposal included in the October 13, 2007 "A Common Word" letter from Muslim scholars to the Pope and other Christian leaders. An original signatory of the [...]	2008-06-18 14:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT
08VATICAN61	HOLY SEE ON MADRID INTER-RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the Holy See, the most important aspect of the July 16 to 18 Madrid inter-religious conference (reftel A) is the fact that the Saudi King was firmly behind it. The Madrid conference was disappointing in its failure to address religious freedom and, to a lesser extent, to set u [...]	2008-08-04 13:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA SP VT
08VATICAN77	HOLY SEE ON SAUDI PROPOSAL FOR UNGA INTERFAITH HIGH LEVEL [...] (S) Summary: The Vatican and the Saudi government apparently have reached agreement on revisions to the Madrid Declaration, the ostensible outcome document for the first round of their inter-religious dialogue. This could pave the way for Vatican concurrence to a high-level discussion at the [...]	2008-10-15 14:59:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT
08VATICAN84	VATICAN TO HOST MUSLIM SCHOLARS [...] (U) The Holy See will host the first formal meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum November 4 to 6. The forum is the result of the dialogue appeal letter that 138 Muslim scholars sent to Pope Benedict XVI following his controversial September 2006 Regensburg address. That letter, entitled "A Co [...]	2008-11-03 16:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT
08VIENNA498	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2008 [...] The Austrian Parliament ratified the EU Reform Treaty on Wednesday after a heated and at times emotional debate. Along with the coalition partners OeVP and SPOe, the opposition Greens also supported the Treaty. The two other opposition parties, the FPOe and the BZOe, vehemently opposed ratifica [...]	2008-04-10 15:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA726	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 28, 2008 [...] The Austrian government, under pressure to act against rising fuel prices, has said it will respond by introducing a series of countermeasures. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP) told ORF radio this morning that both commuter and mileage allowances will be raised "cons [...]	2008-05-28 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENTIANE149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 01:30:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA
08VIENTIANE202	PLANNED CHINESE DEVELOPMENT IN VIENTIANE GENERATES [...] (C) Summary: A public controversy -- a rare thing in Laos -- is brewing over government plans to give a Chinese firm a large 1600-hectare concession near the revered That Luang monument close to the Vientiane city center. Although originally described as a location for 2,000-3,000 workers ( [...]	2008-03-31 10:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV SOCI LA CH
08VIENTIANE645	U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICE OPENS IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new U.S. Defense Attache (DATT) to Laos, LTC Jamie McAden, was warmly welcomed by senior Lao military and Foreign Affairs officials December 5 to mark the opening of the U.S. Defense Attache Office in Vientiane. This restores the bilateral defense relationship with Laos broken [...]	2008-12-15 03:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA MARR MOPS PINR PREL MASS
08VILNIUS1038	NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE, WINS APPROVAL FOR [...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new prime minister, Andrius Kubilius, and center-right coalition Cabinet took oaths of office on December 9 and won approval for their program, which focuses largely on minimizing the effect on Lithuania of the world economic crisis. The program also emphasizes deeper [...]	2008-12-10 11:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON LH
08VILNIUS309	1,200 MARCH TO MARK CHERNOBYL DISASTER [...] (SBU) About twelve hundred peaceful demonstrators attended the opposition's annual Chernobyl March April 28, which followed a state-approved route from the Academy of Sciences past Minsk's Bangalore Square to a small church dedicated to victims of the Chernobyl tragedy 22 years ago. In spite [...]	2008-04-30 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
08VILNIUS479	JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...]	2008-06-18 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL PREL LH
08VILNIUS696	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 22, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Fewer Parliamentary Hopefuls Apply For Registration (para. 2) - Opposition Hopefuls Banned From Registration (para. 3) - Solidarity Demonstration Participants Detained [...]	2008-08-22 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS735	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: GPR STUDY RESULTS AND [...] (U) Arieh Klein, Israeli geotechnical consultant, and Amit Ronen, representative of the Israeli firm Geotech, presented the results of their Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) study to the GOL's Geological Service on September 3. The study revealed dozens of "anomalies" in the ground that are co [...]	2008-09-05 15:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL LH
08WARSAW1395	POLISH FM A LOCAL FAVORITE IN NATO RACE [...] (SBU) Polish media place Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on a short list of international favorites to succeed de Hoop Scheffer as NATO Secretary General. Besides Sikorski's individual merits, analysts here believe the Polish option stands out because other powers have had a recent turn [...]	2008-12-09 11:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PL
08WARSAW250	POLAND: AMBASSADOR AND MIN FINANCE DISCUSS FATF, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. In an introductory courtesy call on new Minister of Finance Jacek Rostowski on February 14, Rostowski told Ambassador that Poland's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) membership is an important GOP priority. He explained that the Ministry is currently amendi [...]	2008-02-26 09:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PL
08WARSAW512	POLAND: U/S DOBRIANSKY MEETING WITH MFA SIKORSKI [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Radek Sikorski told Under Secretary for Global Affairs Dobriansky that Poland has selected a head for the Secretariat of the Community of Democracies, although the name is not yet public. Minister Sikorski believes the U.S. should do more to support [...]	2008-04-23 08:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV KDEM PL
08WARSAW709	POLAND ENERGY SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Poland's concern about its energy security heightened with the Russian shut-offs of gas to Ukraine, oil to Belarus, and oil to the Mazeikiu refinery through the Druzba pipeline in the last few years. The previous PiS-led government developed a plan and began to take steps to i [...]	2008-06-23 13:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PL PREL
08WARSAW731	POLAND ENERGY SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Poland's concern about its energy security heightened with the Russian shut-offs of gas to Ukraine, oil to Belarus, and oil to the Mazeikiu refinery through the Druzba pipeline in the last few years. The previous PiS-led government developed a plan and began to take steps to i [...]	2008-06-26 06:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PL PREL
08WELLINGTON105	POLITICAL OBJECTIVITY OF NZ MEDIA QUESTIONED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Labour Government's relationship with the New Zealand media has become increasingly tense and prompted Prime Minister Clark to call into question its behaviour and political objectivity. At the same time, opposition National Party leader John Key has received lighter press [...]	2008-03-19 23:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON26	BACK-TO-BACK LEADERS' SPEECHES KICK OFF NZ ELECTION YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's political season is now underway in earnest following the first major speeches of the year by Prime Minister Helen Clark and opposition leader John Key of the National Party. Breaking with established tradition, the PM changed the date of her speech and the locat [...]	2008-02-04 03:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON276	PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM 2008: POST FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. During the August 21 Post Forum Dialogue, dialogue partner nations outlined ongoing and projected assistance projects with the Pacific island nations and generally lauded the Forum's Communique issued a day earlier. Most countries associated themselves with the Forum's stron [...]	2008-09-01 20:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EAGR EAID NZ
08WELLINGTON285	NEW ZEALAND'S EXPECTATIONS ON EVE OF P-4 TALKS IN SAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A member of the New Zealand delegation to the P-4 talks says that GNZ expectations remain positive, and that all sides will make progress in San Francisco. He noted that this second round will not be the last, but that discussions should result in consolidated text for both c [...]	2008-09-08 00:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON323	NZ-AUSTRALIA WHALING VENTURE UNVEILED [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the governments of New Zealand and Australia announced a joint venture to undertake non-lethal scientific research of whales in the South Oceans to better manage whale numbers in the region. Although both governments avoided characterising the proposed research [...]	2008-09-30 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIS SENV NZ
08WELLINGTON370	NZ'S ELECTION UNDER THE CONTROVERSIAL MMP [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 8, New Zealand goes to the polls under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) parliamentary system. Though initially popular when introduced in 1996, the country is now divided over MMP's merits. If National forms the next government, it has promised to review MMP. [...]	2008-11-03 06:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON388	WHY THE LABOUR PARTY LOST THE NZ ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ever since John Key took the helm of the National Party in December 2006, Helen Clark and the Labour Party seemed flat, out of step, and headed for defeat in the 2008 election. Economic issues were at the forefront of voters' minds and National convinced the electorate that it [...]	2008-11-17 04:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
08WELLINGTON51	DOE AND GNZ OFFICIALS DISCUSS USG-PROPOSED CLEAN ISLAND [...] (SBU) Summary. Following a visit to Antarctica, U.S. Department of Energy DAS Steven Chalk met with a GNZ inter-ministerial group chaired by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MORST) to discuss a proposed Clean Island Initiative, which was first discussed during DOE A/S Andy K [...]	2008-02-19 21:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08WINDHOEK106	(C) IMAM SHAFI SHUNS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND IRANIAN MOSQUE [...] (C) Namibia's most senior Imam and head of the Windhoek Islamic Center, Kenyan-born Sheikh Shafi Aziz, told PolOff recently that representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood visited his offices in 2006 and 2007 seeking Shafi's support to obtain work permits and open a mosque in Namibia. Shafi po [...]	2008-04-15 16:14:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM WA
08YAOUNDE237	THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: TRACING CAMEROON'S [...] (S) Summary. President Biya has reason to believe that powerful political barons worked to manipulate the population's genuine political-economic frustrations in order to cultivate instability in more than 30 Cameroonian cities during the week of February 25 (ref a). Amid the conflicting a [...]	2008-03-11 13:37:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR CM
08YAOUNDE33	CAMEROON: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary: President Paul Biya's New Year's speech, in which he announced his intention to "reconsider" changing the constitution, particularly presidential term limits (ref A),has sent shock waves throughout Cameroon. The private media, many civil society activists, and some opposition fi [...]	2008-01-11 11:26:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
08YAOUNDE449	CAMEROON: 212F HELPS GRC DETAIN CORRUPT OFFICIAL [...] (U) Paragraph 6 of this message contains an Action Request for INL/C. 2. (U) Cameroonian police detained Zachaeus Mungwe Forjindam on May 7, the same day he was replaced as General Manager of the parastatal Cameroon Shipyard. Forjindam's arrest has been greeted by Cameroonian press rep [...]	2008-05-09 11:10:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR CVIS PREL ECON CM
08YEREVAN100	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia submits the following as its 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. According to data from the National Statistical Service (NSS),foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to [...]	2008-02-08 03:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AM
08YEREVAN160	ARMENIAN DEMOCRACY LOOKING SHABBIER EVERY DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While most of Armenia gets on with life, a significant core of Yerevan's population -- especially the more educated -- remain bitterly unreconciled to the election outcome. And not without reason: while it is impossible to know how the election would have turned out if it had b [...]	2008-02-25 15:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08YEREVAN347	CHARM OFFENSIVE OR EARLY SIGNS OF MUCH-NEEDED REFORM? [...] (C) Several positive notes give reason for hope that the new administration is preparing a reform agenda. President Serzh Sargsian held a nationally televised meeting with top Customs officials, in which he ferociously interrogated top agency leaders -- having already fired the Customs chief -- [...]	2008-04-22 14:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ABIDJAN175	IDENTIFICATION/VOTER REGISTRATION EXTENDED [...] (SBU) Summary. The identification/voter registration process has been extended until March 30 in some regions and until early April for those persons affected by the reconstitution of civil registries. Identification/voter registration of Ivoirians living in 19 foreign countries began on Marc [...]	2009-03-17 10:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM PREL SOCI IV
09ABIDJAN59	MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] Embassy Abidjan received a message by fax to President Obama from President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire. 2. Embassy translation of the French language message follows: Begin Text. Mister President: Your inauguration as 44th President of the United States of America offers me the [...]	2009-01-26 12:58:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP IV
09ABUDHABI1063	IRAN: PROMINENT IRANIAN BUSINESSMAND SUPPORTS CRIPPLING [...] (C) Summary: A prominent Iranian businessman with connections to the regime sought out Ambassador to urge the adoption of crippling sanctions on Iran, even though they would negatively impact his own business position. End Summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met on 7 November with Farhad Farjam ( [...]	2009-11-10 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AE IR
09ABUDHABI193	STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...]	2009-02-25 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE
09ABUDHABI268	UAE ASKED AGAIN TO CONSIDER HOSTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Delivering the Secretary's letter (ref A) requesting that the UAEG consider accepting third-country detainees from Guantanamo, Ambassador-at-large Williamson stressed the U.S. Administration's sense of urgency in closing the facility. MinState Gargash sought context in terms [...]	2009-03-18 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER AE
09ABUDHABI318	NEW UAE NGO SEEKS TO CONFRONT ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers met March 12 with Saif Bin Helal Al Shehhi, Founder and CEO of a new international humanitarian NGO based in Dubai, "Peace Without Limits (PWL)." PWL is inspired by a desire to reduce terrorism and extremism by addressing the root causes of discontent in the re [...]	2009-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KMPI KWMN PTER XF SU AF AE
09ABUDHABI331	UAE REQUEST TO ATTEND MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM ON ENERGY AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) In a March 30 letter, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash asked the Ambassador for assistance with a matter "extremely important" to the UAEG: an invitation to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in [...]	2009-04-01 13:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AE
09ABUDHABI578	(S) UAE UPDATES S/SRAP HOLBROOKE ON PAKISTAN SUPPORT, AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) pledged an additional USD 30 million for Pakistani displaced persons and commended Pakistan's decision to shift troops to the Afgha [...]	2009-06-10 07:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI845	CROWN PRINCE OFFERS DHS U/S BEERS COOPERATION, SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) discussed UAE efforts to combat illicit financial flows to Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-08-24 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN AF PK YE AE
09ABUDHABI849	SAUDIS REVOKE EMIRATI RIGHT TO TRAVEL TO KINGDOM ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 19, Saudi Arabia announced it was revoking the right of Emiratis to travel to the Kingdom on their national ID cards and requiring passports for UAE citizens traveling to, from, or via Saudi Arabia. This move runs counter to the agreement among GCC nations which allow [...]	2009-08-25 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD SA AE
09ABUDHABI862	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH SHAYKH [...] (C) Mr President: Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed is looking forward to renewing your acquaintanceship, established during his 2006 call on you. --------------------------------------------- ---- MbZ - The Man --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (C) Shaykh Mohammed bin Zay [...]	2009-08-31 10:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AE
09ABUDHABI981	(S) A LONG HOT SUMMER FOR UAE-SAUDI RELATIONS [...] (C) This summer witnessed a sharp uptick in tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, beginning with the UAE's May decision to pull out of the GCC Monetary Union (after the Headquarters went to Riyadh when the UAE had lobbied for Dubai). Shortly thereafter the Saudis effectively closed a majo [...]	2009-10-15 14:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS GCC PBTS SA AQ AE
09ABUJA1132	NIGERIA: SPECULATION ABOUT NIGER DELTA AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Nigeria's Council of State (an official advisory body including, inter alia, serving Governors, the President, VP, former Heads of State and other senior officials) will meet on June 25 to discuss terms for a possible amnesty offer to Niger Delta "militants," inc [...]	2009-06-24 06:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1497	NIGERIA: THE GON TEMPORARILY TAKES OVER FIVE BANKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria fired the senior management of five banks following a financial viability audit that indicated the banks faced collapse due to excessive non-performing loans and over-exposure to capital markets and the downstream oil and gas sector. The CBN injected [...]	2009-08-18 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EPET NI
09ABUJA1540	NIGERIA: POL-ECON GRAB BAG [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political and economic developments not reported elsewhere. -------------------------------------------- DANGOTE ELECTED NEW STOCK EXCHANGE PRESIDENT -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Aliko Dangote gained [...]	2009-08-21 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EIND ELAB EPET NI IZ
09ABUJA1684	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments, not mentioned elsewhere in formal reporting. --------------------------------------------- -- ARREST WARRANT FOR YAR'ADUA'S PRIVATE SECRETARY --------------------------------------- [...]	2009-09-11 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD ELAB NI
09ABUJA1743	NIGERIA: BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR 2010 NPT [...] (C) In response to Reftel, Poloff discussed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and disarmament issues with Foreign Ministry (MFA) First United Nations (UN) Division Director Maria Laose. The GON strongly supports the NPT, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT),Fissile Material Cuto [...]	2009-09-18 16:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM AORG UNGA IAEA NPT NI
09ABUJA1760	NIGERIAN PRESIDENT TRAVELS TO SAUDI ARABIA -- AGAIN [...] (C) Nigerian President Yar'Adua traveled again to Saudi Arabia September 22, apparently for medical reasons. This trip, the second to Saudi Arabia within three months (ref A),replaces his scheduled visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 2. (C) Presidential Speci [...]	2009-09-23 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP ELAB PINR UNGA UNSC NI
09ABUJA1765	Engaging the Nigerian Diaspora [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 20 million people of Nigerian descent reside outside Nigeria, with about three million in the United Kingdom (and about one million in the United States. Nigerian immigration to the U.S. began in the late 1960s and accelerated in the the mid- to late-1980s due to politica [...]	2009-09-24 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NI
09ABUJA1767	NIGERIA: FOREIGN INVESTIGATIONS MAY BE EXACTING [...] (C) A U.S. businessman and self-described lobbyist for the Nigerian Government (GON) recently informed Embassy of an alleged "deal" that controversial former Delta State Governor James Ibori would like to make in return for pledges by foreign governments not to prosecute him. While we doubt an [...]	2009-09-24 16:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KCOR NI
09ABUJA1996	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 30, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------ PLATEAU JUDICIAL COMMISSION SUBMITS REPORT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) The Plateau Sta [...]	2009-10-30 19:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EPET SOCI NI
09ABUJA2010	AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY MEETING REVIEWS [...] (C) The October 29 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting in Abuja reviewed the report of the AU High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD),chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. PSC participants called for reaffirmation of the AU's commitment to combat impunity, y [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR NI SU
09ABUJA203	NIGERIA: UPDATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) INTRODUCTION. Ref A requested updated information about the health of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. We note that our GON and private contacts continue to state that President Yar'Adua is managing his known health issues -- chronic kidney problems -- and is not suffering from someth [...]	2009-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2061	NIGERIA LIKELY TO REPEAT LAST YEAR'S VOTES ON UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche (Reftel) to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) North and Central American Affairs Acting Director Rabia Shehu November 16. PolOff encouraged the Nigerian Government (GON) to vote against no-action motions on country specific human rights resolutions at the upcoming [...]	2009-11-16 17:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA NI
09ABUJA2063	CBN GOVERNOR WORRIES ABOUT NIGERIA'S ENERGY AND [...] (S) Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBNG) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi asked for a private, one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on November 13 at the residence. The CBNG noted his worries about the capability of several ministers, most particularly the Ministers of Power and Finance to make the [...]	2009-11-16 19:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EAGR NI
09ABUJA2149	COMMUNIQUE OF THE FIFTH CAADP PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the communiqu from the 5th Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program(CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP) Meeting, which took place on 9-10 November 2009 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria to review progress and share experience of CAADP implementation [...]	2009-11-30 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
09ABUJA2163	HOPES DIM ON PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S HEALTH [...] (S) Nigerian President Yar'Adua remains gravely ill, according to multiple sources. One confidant at Yar'Adua's bedside insisted to Ambassador on December 1 that Yar'Adua is still unwell but does not yet appear to be at death's door; however, a doctor treating Yar'Adua told CG Jeddah at about [...]	2009-12-01 17:51:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI
09ABUJA219	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 16-31, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of January 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Agriculture --Environment --Aviation --Elections --Labor --Corruption --Delta Incidents --Oil, Gas, a [...]	2009-02-06 09:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA2225	SPECULATION CONTINUES ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (C) A long-time Yar'Adua associate of the President, told us December 8 that Yar'Adua confided to him a week before his November 23 departure for Saudi Arabia that he was "very, very ill." Zaria Emirate Council Member Basari Aminu claimed that if Yar'Adua died, Northern political leaders would [...]	2009-12-09 15:14:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI
09ABUJA2293	BALANCING DEVELOPMENT WITH CONSERVATION AT YANAKARI GAME [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and ESTH Officer visited Yankari Game Reserve November 19-20 to assess wildlife and forest conservation efforts in the state. The game reserve, Nigeria's most well-known wildlife park and home to one of West Africa's largest remaining elephant populatio [...]	2009-12-18 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON NI
09ABUJA2351	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...]	2009-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA290	NIGERIA: 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the 9th Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The main sources of available information are the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi [...]	2009-02-17 15:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ABUJA313	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND BENUE GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam (People's Democratic Party - PDP) at Government House in Makurdi on February 12 (PolOff notetaker). The discussion focused primarily on agricultural collaboration and partnerships, but also touched upon the pote [...]	2009-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EINV NI
09ABUJA345	NIGERIA: DELAY NAMING NEW SHEHU MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: On February 21 the Shehu of Borno (a traditional ruler and religious figure who is ranked second after the Sultan of Sokoto among Northern Nigeria's royals),Alhaji Mustapha bin Umar Kyari Amin El-Kanemi, died of cancer at the age of 85. Traditionally a new Shehu is named within [...]	2009-02-26 16:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA404	NIGERIA: FSN NOMINATION FOR THE 2009 ESTH COURSE [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to nominate FSN Taiwo Isijola for the 2009 Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) course (PE 221) to be offered April 27 - May 8, 2009 at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Taiwo is a newly-hired member of post's State economic team whose portfoli [...]	2009-03-06 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON AFSI NI
09ABUJA526	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MARCH 1-14, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-14, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Northern Nigeria --Southern Nigeria --Delta Incidents Economic News -------------- [...]	2009-03-26 15:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA714	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 1-17, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-17 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Politics --2011 Elections --Human Rights and TIP --Labor --Environment and Health --Corruption and Crime --Oil, Gas, [...]	2009-04-24 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA807	NIGERIA: PLATEAU STATE POLITICS, AS SEEN BY FAILED [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, PolOff, PolSpec, and PolAsst met with Prince Chuwang Rwang Pam, son of the second "Gbong Gwom Jos" (the title of the senior Traditional Ruler in the state); Pam was a candidate to be selected as Gbong Gwom Jos last March when the seat fell vacant with the death of the [...]	2009-05-07 09:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA826	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS KOGI STATE [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff as notetaker) traveled to Kogi State where she paid a courtesy call on Governor Ibrahim Idris (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP) in Lokoja. Ambassador inquired about press reports alleging youth had stormed the government house in Loko [...]	2009-05-12 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA88	NIGERIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- 2. With an estimated population of over 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest [...]	2009-01-16 06:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON OPIC KTDB USTR NI
09ABUJA950	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economics --Politics --Environment and Health --Oil, Gas, and Power Economics --------- 2. (U) U.S. PARTICIPATES [...]	2009-06-02 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN NI
09ABUJA951	NIGERIA: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In response to a request from G/TIP (ref A),Poloff met with a number of Abuja-based contacts involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) to get an updated assessment of the GON's progress, discuss the possibility of government complicity in human trafficking, and [...]	2009-06-02 09:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KTIP NI
09ABUJA98	NIGERIA: NEW CUSTOMS COMPTROLLER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Former Nigerian Customs Comptroller General Alhaji Hamman Bello Ahmed resigned on January 14, 2009 and handed over his position to Dr. B. E. Nwadialo. H. B. Ahmed is retiring because he has reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. The media has reported that there are tensions within [...]	2009-01-16 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV NI

09ACCRA18	ACCRA RESPONSE TO GUINEA DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (C) POLOFF delivered subject demarche January 8 to Mr. Kingsley Karium, Director, Africa and Regional Cooperation Department, of the Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Mr. Karium was leaving later in the day to attend the ECOWAS meeting scheduled in Abuja. Kari [...]	2009-01-09 11:42:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH
09ACCRA26	GHANA'S MUSLIM LEADERSHIP REMAINS NEUTRAL ON GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A trio of socialist organizations, backed by the Palestinian Embassy, is planning a demonstration on January 15 during which they will present a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging the GOG to take firm action against Israel. Ghana's National Chief Imam was approach [...]	2009-01-14 14:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA46	2009 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana [...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. Former President Kufuor encouraged foreign investment as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. President Mills is expected to continue this policy. The Ghana Investment Advisory Council (GIAC) [...]	2009-01-20 15:22:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
09ACCRA712	GADDAFI CANCELS VISIT TO GHANA [...] SUMMARY: (U) An international conference of West African traditional rulers scheduled to be held in Ghana was abruptly canceled three days before Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was scheduled to be crowned "king of kings" at the event. Reasons for the cancellation are not clear, but press specul [...]	2009-07-28 09:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AU PGOV XA XY XF LY GH
09ACCRA820	GHANA RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] SUMMARY: Ghana has recorded six confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza through August 20, 2009. Two individuals were treated in hospital with Tamiflu and have fully recovered, and four persons are currently being treated at home with Tamiflu and have not yet recovered. To date, Ghana has not recor [...]	2009-08-20 15:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO EAID GH
09ACCRA832	GHANA PROMOTES REGIONAL INVESTMENT HUB TO CODEL BUTTERFIELD [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 17-19 visit to Ghana, CODEL Butterfield discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on trade and investment with Government of Ghana (GOG) leaders. President Mills underlined Ghana's commitment to removing investment obstacles, and said Ghana aspires to r [...]	2009-08-25 08:48:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD GH
09ADDISABABA1498	ETHIOPIA ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] On June 17, 2009 the U.S. Ambassador convened a meeting with key members of the humanitarian community to discuss an action plan to address the worrisome food security situation exacerbated by consecutive seasons of failed rains and an impending food relief pipeline break in mid - July. 2. [...]	2009-06-26 08:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1607	USAU: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S CALL ON AU [...] (U) Summary: After meeting African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on the margins of the AU Summit in Sirte several days earlier (SEPTEL),A/S Carson called on Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha in Addis Ababa on July 6. Their discussion covered a range of issues, including structural [...]	2009-07-08 07:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA1662	AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT WRAP-UP: QADHAFI PULLS IT [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, resulted in a strong call by member states for the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea for its support of al-Shabaab forces who are threatening the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of President Sheikh S [...]	2009-07-15 06:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AU
09ADDISABABA265	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH AU [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Director Timothy Shortley, met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra January 31, on the margins of the AU [...]	2009-02-02 16:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ZI CG
09ADDISABABA2902	USAU: AFRICAN UNION, UNECA HOLD PARTNERS DIALOGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 1-2, the AU and UNECA hosted a Partners Dialogue in Addis Ababa, bringing together 15 donor nations and other entities to discuss how to create a more strategic and equitable partnership between the AU/ECA and donors. Key themes that emerged included: the need for a [...]	2009-12-10 10:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UN AU
09ADDISABABA322	AU SUMMIT -- ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS UK [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 1 Acting Assistant Secretary Carter met U.K. Minister for Africa, Asia and the United Nations, Lord Mark Malloch Brown, on the margins of the African Union Summit. They discussed Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and the situation in the Congo. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) U.K [...]	2009-02-05 16:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SO SU ZI CG XA
09ADDISABABA500	SOMALIA: ANECDOTES FROM A TFG INSIDER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Former Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdul Karin Farah told PolOff on February 26 that TFG President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed intended to reinstate Farah as the TFG's ambassador to Ethiopia as soon as possible. (Note: Farah was the TFG Ambas [...]	2009-03-03 04:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA745	LUCY CLAIMS ASYLUM [...] (SBU) In a move that shocked the paleo-human rights community, Lucy -- the 3.2 million year old hominid fossil discovered in rural Ethiopia in 1974 -- claimed asylum in Seattle during the second leg of her North American tour. The move has illuminated socio-political dynamics among our ancesto [...]	2009-04-01 04:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CASC PREL ET
09AITTAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1423	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the lead-up to the local elections scheduled for December 5; on the National Communications Commission (NCC)'s review of Next Media's applications to establish TV channels; and on the resignation Masaki Saito, [...]	2009-12-03 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI144	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 11 gave extensive coverage to former First Lady Wu Shu-chen, who appeared in court and pleaded guilty to forgery but denied the corruption charges against her Tuesday. News coverage also centered on the island's sagging economy, and on [...]	2009-02-11 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI174	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their February 14-17 news coverage on the possibility of signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, on the Taiwan government's efforts to fight the island's mounting unemployment ra [...]	2009-02-17 09:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI226	RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
09AITTAIPEI392	MEDIA REACTION: G-20, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 3 on the agreements reached at the G20 summit in London to rescue the global economy; on the legislators' move to cut tax, and on the year-end Taipei County Magistrate election. 2. In terms of editorials and commen [...]	2009-04-03 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI483	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct a human rights review of the below listed Taiwan National Immigration Agency personnel, who will participate in a DHS/ICE Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigati [...]	2009-04-23 05:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MAS PHUM PM PREL KTIP TW
09AITTAIPEI662	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH, NORTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 5 news coverage on the change in the board of directors of Formosa Petrochemical Corp. founded by the late business tycoon Wang Yung-ching; on the results of senior high school entrance exams; and on the commemoration of the twentie [...]	2009-06-05 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI76	TAIWAN REPORTS IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM DID NOT [...] (S) In a letter dated December 31, Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Department of Import and Export Licensing and Administration officer Chang Chih-chung replied to reftel requests to investigate, and implement sanctions on, four Taiwan companies for likely violations of export control regulation [...]	2009-01-21 01:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI762	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS1009	ALGERIA: JULY - SEPTEMBER SECURITY TRENDS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is the first of a series of quarterly summaries of security trends in Algeria related to terrorism, social unrest and criminal activity. This report refers to trends observed during the period July - September 2009. The information draws on reporting from local pres [...]	2009-11-12 14:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PINS ASEC AMGT AG
09ALGIERS1041	POLISARIO AMBASSADOR SAYS RECENT MOROCCAN RHETORIC [...] (C) Polisario Front "Ambassador" in Algiers on November 17 portrayed the Moroccan government's tougher position on Western Sahara and its mistreatment of Sahrawi rights activists as a provocation designed to undermine UN Special Envoy Christopher Ross' efforts to restart talks, and he stated [...]	2009-11-22 17:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR PTER AG MO UN
09ALGIERS1063	POLISARIO ASKS U.S. TO RESPOND TO MOROCCAN [...] (C) Summary: DCM and Poloff travelled on November 21 to Tindouf, Algeria, to meet with senior Polisario Front leaders to discuss the future of UN-led mediation efforts on the Western Sahara conflict and to observe the conditions of life in the Sahrawi refugee camps. Polisario officials reitera [...]	2009-12-01 08:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR PTER AG MO UN
09ALGIERS1077	BOUTEFLIKA TO WARD: WE WANT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General William Ward met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika November 25, during Ward's first visit to Algeria since assuming command of AFRICOM. Ward said AFRICOM's strategy was to assist African nations in providing for their own security needs [...]	2009-12-06 07:57:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL KWBG US IR IZ IS
09ALGIERS164	ALGERIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's population of roughly 35 million, its energy wealth, and growing demand for modern infrastructure and consumer products have generated broad interest in this market from companies around the world. But an often difficult business regulatory environment, symbolized by [...]	2009-02-17 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPOC PGOV USTR AG
09ALGIERS278	BIOLOGY FAVORS BOUTEFLIKA ON ELECTION EVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Larbi Belkheir, known for decades as the kingmaker within Algeria's military establishment, is in declining health and has all but formally faded from the political scene. His impending death will accelerate the decline of the army leaders (the "Janvieristes") who led the [...]	2009-03-23 14:11:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR AG
09ALGIERS355	AUTHOR OF RECONCILIATION CHARTER SAYS BOUTEFLIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's de facto human rights ombudsman, Farouk Ksentini, told the Ambassador during an April 4 meeting that Algeria's relationship with the United States is "essential." The Ambassador raised the need to decriminalize defamation, which was intimidating the press. Ksentini agr [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AG
09ALGIERS463	GUNS IN THE DESERT: ROOTS OF SAHEL INSTABILITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The stability of the vast Sahara region of southern Algeria, northern Mali and northern Niger has become a major source of concern to Algerian officials and local leaders we met during a March 23-30 trip to Tamanrasset and Djanet. They tell us a concerted development program and [...]	2009-05-11 08:46:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS ECON ASEC ML NG AG
09ALGIERS514	BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09ALGIERS642	WESTERN SAHARA: BOUTEFLIKA TELLS ROSS THAT ALGERIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNSYG Personal Envoy Christopher Ross met with President Bouteflika on June 24 to discuss participation in "informal" talks between Morocco and the Polisario regarding the Western Sahara. After his meetings with Bouteflika in Algiers and later with Polisario leaders in Tindouf, R [...]	2009-06-30 07:01:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN MO AG
09ALGIERS729	ALGERIANS AND POLISARIO READY FOR VIENNA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Algerians and Polisario are both ready for the informal talks on Western Sahara August 9 in Vienna. In separate meetings August 3, representatives of both the GOA and the Polisario told us they respect the effort of UNSYG Special Envoy Ross and find that his no-agenda approac [...]	2009-08-04 19:16:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS PREF KPKO AG MO MR
09ALGIERS983	CTAG MEMBERS DISCUSS REGIONAL CT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Participants at the Italian-hosted Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting of G-8 Embassies in Algiers on October 25 discussed the current status of regional CT cooperation, ongoing Algerian and bilateral CT efforts, and the activities of the African Union Center for the Study and Res [...]	2009-11-04 10:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV AG ML MR NG
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN [...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]	2009-05-03 05:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1022	CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW [...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...]	2009-05-04 10:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1035	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...]	2009-05-05 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1113	KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]	2009-05-13 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1115	Pope's Visit Brings "Twitter", Tight Security, and Hopes [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Pope concluded his four-day visit to Jordan, which took him to Christian and Islamic historical sites and included a mass attended by around 20,000 people. An increased security presence was seen throughout the city with a show of force from both the Jordanian Pol [...]	2009-05-13 12:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO VT
09AMMAN1116	ATHENS RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. The second donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) led by the World Bank convened in Athens on May 4. The RDS, which started in May 2008, is studying the feasibility of rehabilitating the Dead Sea, generating hydropower, and constr [...]	2009-05-13 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1117	KING ABRUPTLY ENDS DRIVE FOR DECENTRALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's long-standing drive for decentralization of government services came to an abrupt halt on May 3, when he announced that the plan to create three new regional authorities would be dropped in favor of a vague plan to empower existing provincial governors. Little w [...]	2009-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1118	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN112	JORDAN: JANUARY 13 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Gaza news coverage by Jordanian media outlets on Tuesday described Israel's "methodical destruction" and the fierce battles between Palestinian militants and IDF units. Arab and international diplomatic efforts also received attention, specifically King Abdullah's consultations with [...]	2009-01-13 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1128	DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...]	2009-05-14 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1129	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...]	2009-05-14 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1130	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]	2009-05-14 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1202	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 1: LOYALTY, [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Jordan's social contract is based on tribes pledging loyalty to the King in exchange for access to the resources of the state. The tribes exercise influence through both national po [...]	2009-05-27 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1203	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 2: SHEIKHS [...] Summary: This cable is the second of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Sheikhs are the backbone of the tribal community, acting as informal mediators, employment agencies, moral guides, and the state's eyes and ears in the community. Sheikhs rise to leade [...]	2009-05-27 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1204	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 3: TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third of a three part series on internal governance structures in Jordan's tribal system. Tribal law acts as an alternative to Jordan's formal legal system. It deals with cases that range from social mediation to first-degree murder. Sheikhs work closely with [...]	2009-05-27 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1246	Child Abuse Fatalities Spark Outrage and Prompt Royal Push [...] (U) The recent deaths of two Jordanian children due to child abuse has sparked a media firestorm regarding domestic violence and generated widespread community outrage, including strong public statements from the King and Queen. Queen Rania expressed concern that Jordan has "failed" to adequat [...]	2009-06-03 07:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO
09AMMAN125	JORDAN: JANUARY 14 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Clashes between Hamas fighters and IDF units competed for attention with King Abdullah's statements in Wednesday's newspapers published in Jordan. The King reiterated again the urgency of enforcing UNSCR 1860 on Israel and subsequently reaching a two-state solution. Demonstrators nu [...]	2009-01-14 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1261	JORDAN: MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) Post held a viewing of President Obama's speech for approximately thirty students, academia, and civil society at the American Language Center. The speech was followed by a discussion. During the speech, the audience showed very little reaction, except when the Koran was quoted, which was [...]	2009-06-04 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1265	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN1267	JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]	2009-06-04 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1278	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT [...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]	2009-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN128	JORDAN HASHEMITE CHARITY ORGANIZATION HEAD [...] (SBU) The Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organization (JHCO),which has become the semi-official conduit from Jordan to Gaza, is now sending 15 truckloads five days a week containing a variety of aid. The organization's spokesman offered a brief history of the JHCO's role in past humanitarian e [...]	2009-01-14 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN129	GAZA PROTESTS CONTINUE IN JORDAN, CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests over events in Gaza continue, with the Israeli and Egyptian Embassies as the primary target of demonstrators. Calls for a boycott of Israeli and American goods are mounting, but there is little evidence that they will have any real impact. The call for a vote of no-co [...]	2009-01-14 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG VE JO
09AMMAN1318	JORDAN: TEN HONOR KILLINGS TO DATE IN 2009; [...] (S) Summary: Recent honor killings continue to spark efforts to end the practice and adequately prosecute perpetrators. Outraged by the recent killings, the King has stated he will push for legislative changes to strengthen judicial sentencing. A new book on honor crimes raises awareness on [...]	2009-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1339	PARLIAMENT'S EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah called for an extraordinary session of parliament to start on June 11. The extraordinary session will deal with a crowded slate of political and economic measures, including a revised tax law, amendments to the penal code, amendments to the controversial law on as [...]	2009-06-15 06:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM ELAB JO
09AMMAN134	JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]	2009-01-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1340	PRINCE HUSSEIN INFORMALLY BEGINS OFFICIAL ROLE AS [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah marked ten years as Jordan's monarch on June 9 with a parade through Amman which culminated at the city's main soccer stadium. The Minister of Education, who was responsible for organizing the spectacle, resigned on June 11 in what some are calling a reaction t [...]	2009-06-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1356	JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Econoffs delivered ref A points on June 8 to Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, reiterating that the U.S. hopes to conclude a 123 Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Jordan in the near future and urgi [...]	2009-06-17 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN137	DELAYED END OF RENT CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS HOUSING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The government is currently drafting amendments to the Tenants and Landlord Law which was set to end Jordan's de facto rent control as of December 31, 2010, by cancelling and requiring the renegotiation of all rental contracts. The amendments, which are backed by the King and PM [...]	2009-01-15 10:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO
09AMMAN1378	Jordan's Trade Deficit Has Decreased 35 Percent in 2009 [...] (U) Summary: After hitting a historic high in 2008, Jordan's trade deficit narrowed by 35 percent to $2.048 billion between January and April 2009, compared to $3.15 billion during the same period in 2008. This is largely due to a significant drop in the price of fuel, which led to a 60.6% d [...]	2009-06-18 12:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN1397	JORDAN: PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS FEATURE LIMITATIONS [...] (SBU) A package of over 100 amendments to Jordan's penal code will be discussed in parliament's extraordinary session that began on June 11 (Ref A). The Ministry of Justice has led a lengthy inter-ministerial consultative and drafting process over the past year that resulted in proposed compr [...]	2009-06-22 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KJUS JO
09AMMAN1423	ANXIETY OVER PEACE PROSPECTS PROMPTS ONLINE [...] (C) Summary: An online column that criticized Palestinians in Jordan for failing to protest an Israeli proposal to turn Jordan into an alternative Palestinian homeland continues to reverberate locally. A June 10 column in Ammonnews touched a nerve in the country where Palestinians are the m [...]	2009-06-25 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL PREF JO
09AMMAN1424	JORDAN: LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS NOT INCLUDED ON [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to Jordan's labor law to give foreign workers the ability to more freely join unions and bring the law in line with international standards were unexpectedly left off of parliament's extraordinary session agenda. The cabinet had already approved the amendment package a [...]	2009-06-25 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP JO
09AMMAN1425	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1426	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1428	JORDAN WELCOMES U.S. MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) EconCouns delivered ref A demarche on possible U.S. membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Director for Renewable Energy Engineer Eng. Ziad Jibril on June 24 and to Minister of Environment Khaled Irani on June 25. ESTH [...]	2009-06-28 03:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENG KGHG AORC PREL JO
09AMMAN145	JORDAN: JANUARY 15 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Beneath sorrowful images from Gaza, banner headlines in today's Jordan-based newspapers focused on the apparent disagreement among Arab League member states. King Abdullah's meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon topped local coverage. Public protests were few as the Islamist [...]	2009-01-15 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN147	JORDAN GAZA ROUNDUP, JANUARY 15 [...] (C) Summary: Marches and protests continue across Jordan, with further demonstrations planned for after Friday prayers on January 16. Islamists announced that they are pondering a "million man march" to the Israeli border and a separate event to burn American and Israeli goods. Following t [...]	2009-01-15 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KISL IS JO
09AMMAN1472	GOJ SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the ongoing multilateral World Bank led Red Sea - Dead Sea Feasibility study (RDS),on May 17 Jordan announced a unilateral $10 billion Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP). The GOJ sees a Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance mechanism as the best way forward to solve its [...]	2009-07-01 04:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN15	GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER [...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...]	2009-01-04 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1507	JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH NAMES HIS TEENAGE SON [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah designated his eldest son Hussein as Crown Prince on July 2. Most saw the move as inevitable, as the throne was already set to pass to Hussein according to the line of succession laid out in Jordan's constitution. Our contacts had no strong opinions about the [...]	2009-07-06 12:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1509	JORDANIAN LEADERS REVEAL DIVISIONS ON HONOR CRIMES [...] (S/NF) Summary: The issue of honor crimes was a central theme in the parallel visits of Codel Schiff and a Nodel of Congressional staffers sponsored by the MFA in late June. King Abdullah noted his deep concern with the issue, but blamed poor leadership in the judiciary for lack of action. F [...]	2009-07-06 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1512	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ITSO EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 04:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS AORC ECON EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA JO
09AMMAN1519	JORDAN: SWEDISH AMBASSADOR OUTLINES LOCAL PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Swedish ambassador to Jordan outlined her mission's plans to support national objectives for the EU Presidency, which began on July 1. Internationally, Sweden plans to take a leadership role in the preparations for the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhage [...]	2009-07-07 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SENV EUN ECON KWMN SW JO
09AMMAN1523	JORDAN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) In courtesy calls to three chief editors, Acting Information Officer asked whether freedom of expression had increased or decreased over the past year in Jordan. All three editors separately acknowledged that journalists routinely practice self-censorship on sensitive topics, including t [...]	2009-07-07 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1529	JORDAN: POET'S PRISON SENTENCE FOR "SLANDERING [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian poet Islam Samhan was sentenced on June 22 to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Koranic verses in his published book of poetry. He was charged with "slandering Islam" and "insulting religious sentiment," although he says many of the prosecution's witness [...]	2009-07-08 10:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN1576	JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Jordan's Lower House of parliament approved amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 12. MPs voted to retain the requirement that foreign-origin funding for NGOs operating in Jordan be approved by the full cabinet, rejecting a government proposal which would have de [...]	2009-07-13 16:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN1620	JORDAN'S SENATE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (U) Jordan's royally appointed Senate approved the amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 19. The amendments came from the lower house, which last week changed them in order to require cabinet approval of foreign funding for civil society organizations (reftel). Upon th [...]	2009-07-20 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN164	JORDAN: JANUARY 19 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Ceasefire announcements along with rescue and recovery efforts led Jordanian media coverage of developments in and around Gaza over the long weekend. The U.S. - Israel MOU also received front-page attention. King Abdullah's participation at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting headed local c [...]	2009-01-19 13:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1646	JORDAN'S BUDGET DEFICIT BALLOONS, A RESULT OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has revised its projected year-end 2009 budget deficit from $975 million to $1.56 billion or 7.3% of GDP. GOJ officials have pointed to the global recession as a main cause for their fiscal dilemma, saying it has caused GDP growth to slow to 3.2%. [...]	2009-07-23 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN1659	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...]	2009-07-23 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1673	JORDAN: FAMILIES THAT KILL AND THE LAW THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Reform of the penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honor crimes face harsher prison sentences has long been a topic of discussion in Jordan. Recently, however, judges have abandoned the use of Article 98, which permitted sentences as low as six months when the perpetrator [...]	2009-07-27 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1674	WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR [...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...]	2009-07-27 08:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN1675	JORDAN AND IRAQ RENEW AIR TRANSPORT MEMORANDUM [...] (SBU) Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) President Suleiman Obeidat confirmed to Embassy DHS Attache that CARC and the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority had renewed a Memo of Understanding (MoU) on July 23, expanding air transportation cooperation between the two countries, and com [...]	2009-07-27 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN1676	EMBASSY AMMAN'S FOLLOW UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in refs D and E, the President's June 4 speech in Cairo was generally well received in Jordan. Most Jordanian audiences focused on language related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but they nevertheless expect and look for increased engagement stemming from the [...]	2009-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OEXC SOCI JO
09AMMAN1689	JORDANIAN SOCCER GAME HALTED AMIDST ANTI-REGIME [...] (S) Summary: Anti-Palestinian hooliganism and slogans denigrating the Palestinian origins of both the Queen and the Crown Prince led to the cancellation of a July 17 soccer game between the rival Faisali and Wahdat clubs, who traditionally represent the East Banker and Palestinian communities, resp [...]	2009-07-28 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM SOCI JO
09AMMAN1690	JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...]	2009-07-29 07:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1724	JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE AND SENATE AT ODDS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Senate and Lower House remain at odds over an amendment to the controversial Associations Law which would restrict the operation of non-Muslim religious charities to those of certain Christian denominations only. The amendment was proposed on the floor of the Lower Hou [...]	2009-07-30 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN173	JORDAN ALERTED TO U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN1730	HOW JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DROPPED THE BALL ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite a promising start for the NGO coalition which worked with Jordan's government to amend the overly restrictive Law on Associations, the group effectively dissolved at the critical moment that the amendments reached parliament. Egos and personality conflicts of local NGO [...]	2009-08-02 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1757	JORDAN: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Amman has learned the following about Jordanian attendance at the UN General Assembly. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein II -- While his departure and arrival times are unknown, the King has accepted an invitation to address t [...]	2009-08-04 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KSEP CVIS OVIP OTRA UNGA JO

09AMMAN1764	JORDAN'S KING CHASTISES "RUMORMONGERS" ON MIDEAST [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a vaguely worded but politically loaded statement, King Abdullah warned against "rumormongering" about the peace process and internal politics on August 5. The King attempted to calm fears about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal coming at Jordan's expense while stating hi [...]	2009-08-05 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KPAL KDEM KWBG JO
09AMMAN1786	JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]	2009-08-06 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1787	JORDAN EXTENDS HOURS OF ISRAEL AND WEST BANK CROSSINGS [...] (SBU) Recent press reports touting round-the-clock opening of the main West Bank crossing to Jordan for the benefit of Palestinian commerce are exaggerated. According to Post contacts, Israel made the announcement without full coordination with the GOJ. Jordan has nevertheless taken action an [...]	2009-08-06 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN18	JORDAN: JANUARY 4 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Over the New Year's holiday weekend, developments in Gaza continued to dominate front and inside pages as well as op-ed pages of Jordanian media outlets. Coverage gave equal treatment to Jordanian public demonstrations and to efforts by King Abdullah and government officials to stop I [...]	2009-01-04 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN1803	JORDAN: FIRINGS OF TOP GENERALS LEAD TO A [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following the firings of four top generals and over 230 other military officials on August 4, Jordan's political elite is searching for an explanation (Ref A). There is a fundamental lack of information about why they occurred and their ultimate political meaning. In the ab [...]	2009-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP JO
09AMMAN1804	JORDAN'S KING PREMATURELY DISSOLVES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah decreed a surprise early end to the Jordanian parliament's extraordinary session, effective as of August 10. Unhappy with amendments to a comprehensive tax reform bill, the government requested the premature recess so it can regroup in the fall. The early recess [...]	2009-08-10 09:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN1807	JORDAN: DEMARCHE PASSED ON POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS AEC MU SA IR SU
09AMMAN1813	JORDAN'S PM STRESSES NATIONAL UNITY IN MEETING [...] (U) Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi convened Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi, provincial governors, and directors of the security services on August 10. In the meeting, the PM reiterated comments made by the King on August 4 about the importance of national unity and domestic political stabili [...]	2009-08-11 12:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC JO
09AMMAN1821	JORDAN: SPECIALIZED HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 28, the Chief Judge of Jordan's Criminal Courts unveiled plans for a special criminal court tribunal to hear all honor crime cases. Many activists see the creation of the tribunal as a step forward to unify verdicts in these cases and ensure perpetrators are prosecuted [...]	2009-08-12 17:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1827	JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT [...] (S) The Charge discussed ref B points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and senior Court official Jaffar Hassan on August 13. Lozi stated that GOJ was sensitized to the issue of illicit arms shipments and supportive of USG efforts to prevent such deliveries. Lozi told the Charge that h [...]	2009-08-13 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS SU SY
09AMMAN1886	JORDAN: OFFICIALS WARN JOURNALISTS AGAINST RUMORS [...] (SBU) In recent days and in the wake of King Abdullah's August 4 speech against rumor-mongering (reftel A),two top Jordanian officials have publicly called on journalists to stop reporting on potentially divisive issues. On August 13, PM Nader Al-Dahabi warned chief editors of Jordanian daili [...]	2009-08-20 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN189	2008 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR JORDAN [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has taken some positive steps recently to combat child labor, including the development of a national strategy to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A number of existing laws seek to prevent child labor and provide punishments for those who ex [...]	2009-01-22 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID JO
09AMMAN1896	TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN AJLOUN SPARKS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a man by a rival tribesman led to a series of riots in the northern city of Ajloun on August 21 and 22 after efforts by tribal leaders to mediate a compensation agreement failed. The violence prompted security forces to establish a cordon around Ajloun and the Int [...]	2009-08-24 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM JO
09AMMAN198	GEN. DAYTON TALKS JAF TRAINING FOR PALESTINIANS IN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Keith Dayton met on January 19 with Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces HRH Lieutenant General Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, and Commander of the Joint [...]	2009-01-23 12:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PTER MAS PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1988	MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY [...] (S/NF) Summary: Jordan has not received any Israeli offer that would allow a survey team to measure the site of the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount. The King raised Mughrabi Gate directly with Israeli PM Netanyahu during a July visit, and Jordan's FM raised it durin [...]	2009-09-01 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN20	2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Amman's submission for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) follows. Information was provided by the Jordan Public Security Directorate's Anti-Narcotics Department (PSD-AND). --------------- Part I: Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) Jordan's [...]	2009-01-05 05:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2000	JORDAN: SCANDAL THREATENS TO END BASSEM [...] (C) Summary: Bassem Awadallah, former Royal Court Chief and champion of reform, is getting a divorce after allegedly beating his wife of four months. Many who had tapped Awadallah as the next Prime Minister now see him as a liability whose political career may be over. The scandal may have [...]	2009-09-02 08:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2001	JORDAN: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH SYRIA BECOMES [...] (S) Summary: Despite a promising border demarcation agreement between Jordan and Syria reached on July 26, the implementation has become mired in rhetoric on regional politics that threatens to derail the effort. Jordan was initially impressed with Syria's flexibility in talks leading to t [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR JO
09AMMAN2032	ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...]	2009-09-07 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO
09AMMAN2053	RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]	2009-09-10 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2097	PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN" [...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...]	2009-09-15 06:51:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2098	IS DISSOLUTION OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AN OPTION? [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the face of ongoing debates about the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Jordanian parliament, many in Amman are starting to believe that it should be dissolved. Government officials have privately confided to the Ambassador that they are open to the possibility of disba [...]	2009-09-15 07:06:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2113	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to Samer Naber, Chief of the Americas Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naber appreciated the invitation, and noted that Jordan was currently celebrating its twentieth anniversary of participation in UN peacekeeping operations. (N [...]	2009-09-15 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO JO
09AMMAN2125	ABSENT A NEW ENERGY LAW, JORDAN GRANTS EXISTING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan granted the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) and its future strategic partner 15-year exclusivity rights on selling refined petroleum products in Jordan. An energy law that remains in draft form would have opened up the petroleum sector and JPR [...]	2009-09-16 11:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2126	MUGHRABI GATE: JORDAN SET TO REMAIN OBSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: With the standoff over Mughrabi Gate as intractable as ever, Jordan is again opting for a strategy of obstructionism. Prior to his departure for the UNESCO meetings in Paris, MFA Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber again indicated that Jordan would not respond to Israeli overture [...]	2009-09-16 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	IS JO KWBG PREL UNESCO
09AMMAN2127	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes as Jordanian officials and the King continue to eagerly anticipate the launch of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Jordanian-Israeli relations are cordial, although the growing controversy over Mughrabi Gate remains a sore point. Many of our interlocut [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2141	A New Strategy to Curb Rising Food Prices: GOJ to Enter [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ has announced a three-part strategy to confront increasing commodity prices: amending laws, directly entering the market with a government trading company, and a public awareness campaign on curtailing consumption. Commodity traders were skeptical that the GOJ strategy [...]	2009-09-17 04:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI JO
09AMMAN2143	ROYAL DECREE DELAYS OPENING OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The opening of the Jordanian parliament's fall session was delayed for two months following a royal decree on September 16. The decree came as a surprise to our contacts in parliament and the government. The primary reason for the delay is the budget. With foreign assistanc [...]	2009-09-17 08:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN219	ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...]	2009-01-26 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2195	JORDAN'S KING ENDORSES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: King Abdullah endorsed amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on September 15. Now the focus will shift to the Ministry of Social Development, which is set to issue two sets of regulations on implementation of the law. The first tranche of regulations will create [...]	2009-09-29 06:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2210	DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN2225	JORDAN: KING,S CHIEF ADVISOR SAYS SUSTAINED [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by CENTCOM POLAD Michael Gfoeller. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTCOM Policy Advisor Michael Gfoeller met with Royal Court International Affairs Advisor Jaffar Hassan on September 27. In the meeting, Hassan outlined Jordan's views on Middle East peace, Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-05 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2233	JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...]	2009-10-05 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2253	AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...]	2009-10-08 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2290	JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...]	2009-10-14 08:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2302	BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]	2009-10-15 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2306	JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...]	2009-10-15 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT TINT PGOV JO
09AMMAN2307	JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT: [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...]	2009-10-15 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN2324	JORDAN: 20TH HONOR CRIME IN 2009; PUBLIC AWARENESS [...] On October 18, local media reported the twentieth honor crime in Jordan to date in 2009. A man handed himself into the police after stabbing his 24-year old daughter allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor." The incident took place in the Jordan Valley and the father alleged that his single [...]	2009-10-19 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN2345	JORDAN: Embassy Amman Hosts Community Service Charity [...] SUMMARY. In cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality, the Embassy organized a Day of Community Service October 15, in which Embassy volunteers planted trees, painted benches, and cleaned up debris at a park in an underprivileged neighborhood in East Amman. The event commemorated the anni [...]	2009-10-22 06:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TAGS
09AMMAN235	JORDAN SENDS HOSPITAL, MORE AID TO GAZA AND [...] (U) The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) deployed a military field hospital to Gaza on January 26. The field hospital will be staffed by 180 medics, including specialists and surgeons. Royal Medical Services Director General Abdul Latif Wreikat publicly stated that the field hospital will have t [...]	2009-01-27 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2351	JORDAN: KING'S INTERVIEW WITH HAARETZ DRAWS [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's October 6 interview with the Israeli Haaretz daily has drawn praise in Jordan. Public commentary focused on the substance of the King's remarks and, in particular, on his pointed call for Israel to stop unilateral actions in Jerusalem that threaten to destabilize [...]	2009-10-22 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SOCI JO
09AMMAN2378	New Amman Power Plant, Financed in Part by OPIC, Run by [...] (U) King Abdullah presided over the ceremonial opening of Jordan's first independent power station on October 26. The Amman East Power Plant was built and is owned and operated by AES Jordan PSC, a consortium of AES Oasis (a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corporation) and Japan-based Mitsui and [...]	2009-10-28 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EFIN JO
09AMMAN2385	JORDAN: EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH CONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ has been a steadfast and even courageous advocate in the Middle East of interfaith understanding, mutual respect, and the rejection of religious extremism. In doing so, Jordan has built a moderate institutional infrastructure with which to widely promote moderate Islam an [...]	2009-10-29 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN242	JORDAN,S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES [...] (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law 1. (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law now moves to the Senate, where endorsement is [...]	2009-01-28 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KTIP JO
09AMMAN2449	JORDAN: PUBLIC'S HIGH HOPE IN PEACE SINKS TO NEW [...] (C) Jordanian public hope for a rapid, positive outcome for the peace process deflated enormously over the past week, down from extremely high levels following the President's initial statements and actions in January and his June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Headlines from recent days inc [...]	2009-11-09 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN2451	JORDAN: RIOTS IN EAST AMMAN HIGHLIGHT LARGER [...] (S) Summary: Riots broke out in the Haj Al Tafaileh neighborhood on November 8 upon the death of Saddam Sa'ud, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a beating while he was in police custody. The Public Security Department (PSD) announced that two police officers have been arreste [...]	2009-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2466	JORDAN: REPORTS OF SOF DEPLOYMENTS TO YEMEN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordanian online news services reported on November 12 the GOJ's denial that it had sent 450 Special Operations Forces (SOF) to fight Huthi rebels in Yemen alongside Saudi forces. The reports cite allegations by the Baghdad-based pro-Shia Nahrainnet service. In recent month [...]	2009-11-12 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS JO
09AMMAN2490	JORDAN: TRIBAL CLASHES WITH POLICE ERUPT IN MA'AN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the death of a local resident due to police abuse, rioters fired upon policemen and set ablaze police property in the East Bank tribal town of Ma'an on November 14. Ma'an is viewed as a bellwether for East Bank opinion and has a history of riots in protest of gover [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2493	JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2516	JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO [...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...]	2009-11-18 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2517	JORDAN: USAID Global Engagement Follow-up [...] This cable is the fourth of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. USAID/Jordan is activ [...]	2009-11-18 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM ECON SOCI JO
09AMMAN2559	THE APPLE HILL STRING QUARTET RETURNS TO JORDAN AND REACHES [...] SUMMARY: PAS Amman hosted the award-winning ensemble, the Apple Hill String Quartet, in a series of concerts, performances, and musical workshops in Aqaba, Ma'an and Amman, engaging a diverse audience of more than 1,000 with their inspiring renditions of classical and contemporary chamber musi [...]	2009-11-24 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO JO XF XI OEXC OIIP SOCI
09AMMAN2563	JORDAN: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AND CALLS FOR [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah issued two royal decrees late yesterday, the first to dissolve parliament effective today and the second to call for early parliamentary elections. The reasons behind the dissolution include an impasse between parliament and the government, and increased publ [...]	2009-11-24 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	JO PGOV PREL
09AMMAN2576	JORDAN: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENT'S [...] (S//NF) Summary: Public opinion continues to reflect support for the King's November 23 decree to dissolve parliament and call for early parliamentary elections (reftel). However, Lower House Speaker Abdel Hadi al-Majali, who had been one of the most criticized members of parliament, annou [...]	2009-11-25 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN2579	JORDAN-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military-to-military relationship between Jordan and the United States is one of the most robust in the region. Security assistance to Jordan tops $300 million per year and military engagements include over 20 bilateral and multilateral joint exercises annually. Jordan is [...]	2009-11-25 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AESC MOPS PGOV JO
09AMMAN2607	JORDAN SUBMISSION FOR 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per ref B, following is the text for Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, of Embassy Amman's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),also e-mailed as requested as a Microsoft Word document. Embassy point of contact is Resident Economic [...]	2009-12-03 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM JO
09AMMAN2614	Jordan Does Not Participate in or Cooperate with Arab [...] (U) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) does not participate in any form or cooperate in any way with the Arab League Boycott or other international boycotts of Israel. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, after which the Jordanian parliament enacted legislation ending economic boycott [...]	2009-12-03 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KBCT JO
09AMMAN2618	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN ACKNOWLEDGES ISRAELI [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, the Director of the MFA Americas Office. Naber acknowledged our points, and further privately agreed that the proposed settlement freeze that had been intended to build momentum for bilateral negotiations had instead become an obstacle to the [...]	2009-12-06 05:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KPAL KWBG PREL IS JO
09AMMAN2671	JORDAN: PM RESIGNS, NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED [...] (S//NF) Summary: Nader al-Dahabi resigned as Prime Minister today, and Samir Zayd al-Rifa'i, son of Upper House Speaker Zayd al-Rifa'i, is to take his place. The King privately cited corruption within the previous government and the delay in parliamentary elections as reasons for the timing [...]	2009-12-09 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2673	Jordan's 2010 Budget Approved with High Deficit and Cuts to [...] (SBU) Prior to its December 9 resignation, as one of its last acts, Jordan's cabinet endorsed on December 8 the 2010 budget. As the parliament was dissolved on November 23, the cabinet passed the budget law as a provisional measure, meaning it is binding until a new parliament can review it (r [...]	2009-12-10 10:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN2678	JORDAN: KING TASKS NEW PREMIER WITH REFORM, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's letter of designation to Prime Minister Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 told the new premier to form a Cabinet that will have a clear plan for continuing and implementing reform efforts, and emphasized that teamwork and transparency are essential for reforms to [...]	2009-12-10 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV JO
09AMMAN2709	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2765	JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Through both its public statements and its actions, the Jordanian Government continues to demonstrate a solid commitment to combat terrorist groups and extremist ideologies. 2. (SBU) Despite the government's steadfast support, however, extremist messages still find a receptive audience [...]	2009-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO
09AMMAN2766	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2770	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2791	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]	2009-12-29 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2799	SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY VISIT OF PRESIDENTIAL SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post extends a warm welcome to Science Envoy Dr. Ahmed Zewail. Your visit will enable us to build upon a robust bilateral and regional ESTH partnership which has seen 18 USG agencies engage in ESTH collaboration with Jordan over the past several years. Despite the individual [...]	2009-12-30 06:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV PREL EAID PINR JO
09AMMAN28	JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...]	2009-01-05 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN2804	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS [...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]	2009-12-30 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN286	DOD PARTICIPATION IN JORDAN,S SOFEX 2010 [...] (U) In anticipation of Jordan's Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX 2010),Embassy Amman strongly supports and encourages direct participation by the Department of Defense in general, and specifically to encourage participation by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). This [...]	2009-01-29 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS BTIO MCAP PREL JO
09AMMAN378	JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT ENDS RAUCOUS AND UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament ended its ordinary session on February 4 having passed few bills of consequence during a four-month term. MPs were more focused on the Gaza crisis and internal quarrels than on legislative business. For its part, the cabinet failed to forward key pieces of legislatio [...]	2009-02-10 08:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN41	JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...]	2009-01-06 11:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN429	Complete Text of Jordan's New Anti-TIP Law [...] (U) Jordan's Upper House of Parliament endorsed on February 4 the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law. The law was previously endorsed by the Lower House on January 25 and now moves forward for the King's signature and publication in Jordan's Official Gazette. The law would come into effect [...]	2009-02-18 10:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN450	COMPROMISE ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INCHING [...] (C) Summary: Following an extended period of negotiation, amendments to Jordan's Law on Associations are beginning to move forward. After a February 1 meeting with civil society representatives, Minister of Social Development Hala Lattouf has indicated she will submit the amendments for cab [...]	2009-02-18 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN459	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]	2009-02-18 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN46	JORDAN: JANUARY 6 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Jordanian media coverage today of developments in Gaza returned to sensational photos and news of civilian casualties and suffering caused by Israel's offensive. Coverage by major news outlets focused on deteriorating humanitarian conditions while the vituperative op-ed commentary se [...]	2009-01-06 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN460	JORDAN TO EASE ENTRY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has drafted a new policy to ease regulations governing the entry and residence of Iraqi investors in Jordan. The goal is to improve business relations with Iraq, which became Jordan's third largest export market during the first eleven months of [...]	2009-02-19 07:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PREF JO IZ
09AMMAN471	ANOTHER LENIENT SENTENCE FOR "HONOR" CRIME IN [...] (U) A three judge panel at the Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man on January 28 to six months in prison for killing his sister for walking alone at night with a male Syrian acquaintance. The man was immediately released as he had already served over six months. The court amended premed [...]	2009-02-19 15:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN498	KING DENIES FEAR OF ALTERNATIVE PALESTINIAN HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a February 16 meeting with community leaders, King Abdullah defiantly asserted that "Jordan is not a substitute homeland for Palestinians." This and related remarks denying any fear of the so-called Jordanian option received front-page attention in all major newspapers and [...]	2009-02-23 10:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC PREL KPAL KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN500	JORDAN APPRISED OF DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA'S S-300 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 11:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL RS JO
09AMMAN508	LOWEST RAINFALL LEVELS SINCE 1995 CAUSE JORDAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is preparing for a summer water crisis due to the lowest rainfall levels since 1995. As the fourth driest country in the world, Jordan has long had its share of water troubles (reftels). Even during years of average to good rain, Jordan's total [...]	2009-02-23 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS
09AMMAN51	JORDAN: JANUARY 7 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: King Abdullah's diplomatic efforts competed for space against grisly photos from Gaza in today's Jordanian media coverage of the conflict. The King's dark warning of "a conspiracy against the Palestinian people" and his meeting with moderate Islamist cleric Yusef Qardawi topped cover [...]	2009-01-07 13:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN516	JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]	2009-02-24 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN517	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]	2009-02-25 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN552	STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...]	2009-03-01 11:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN569	CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES GAZA, INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 17-18 visit to Amman, Congressmen Brian Baird and Keith Ellison (both members of the Friends of Jordan Caucus) took the pulse of Jordanian feelings on Gaza, talked about interfaith dialogue opportunities, and received an overview of Jordanian science and techno [...]	2009-03-03 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KIRF KWBG TSPL IS SY JO
09AMMAN573	PM DAHABI'S PLANNED TRAVEL TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi told Ambassador in a recent conversation that he plans to lead a ministerial delegation to Baghdad in the near future, without specifying a date. According to a senior ministerial source quoted in local press, the Jordanian delegation hopes to disc [...]	2009-03-03 10:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN579	JORDAN'S TRANSFER TO LEBANON OF M60A3 TANKS [...] (SBU) Background: At the USG's request, Jordan agreed in November to upgrade and provide 66 M60A3 tanks to Lebanon to enhance the abilities and image of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as a national fighting force. As part of efforts to strengthen the LAF in advance of the June parliamentary [...]	2009-03-03 16:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MCAPS PGOV PREL LE AE JO
09AMMAN580	JORDAN AND BRITAIN WORK AROUND THE LACK OF [...] (C) The British House of Lords February 18 ruling that Omer Mahmoud Mohammad Othamn, "Abu Qatada," could be deported to Jordan sparked preparations for his possible arrival. As Jordan does not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom, Abu Qatada's deportation would be governed by a [...]	2009-03-04 03:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER JO
09AMMAN613	JORDAN'S JUSTICE MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (S/NF) Summary: In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh offered a way forward on the long-standing issue of the 1995 U.S.-Jordanian extradition treaty. The treaty, which was never ratified by parliament, [...]	2009-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KJUS JO
09AMMAN638	JORDAN NOMINATES TAYSEER AL-NOAIMI FOR UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 07:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO JO
09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN669	STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]	2009-03-16 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN69	JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]	2009-01-08 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN703	JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ADVOCATING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bassem Salem plans to replace a proposed $280 million stimulus package with a tax reform program advocated for by the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project (ref A). The project seeks to improve tax administration and to implement a revised corpora [...]	2009-03-18 13:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV
09AMMAN710	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN718	ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER INCREASES IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Electoral reform, long the primary goal of reform politicians in Jordan, is a hot topic of discussion following a cabinet reshuffle on February 23. PM Nader Al-Dahabi has since declared his intention to put Jordan's controversial electoral law on the table for discussion or pos [...]	2009-03-19 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO

09AMMAN74	"DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING [...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...]	2009-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PHUM KPAL JO
09AMMAN745	AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]	2009-03-24 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN746	JORDAN SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH S/P ON "QUINT GROUP" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) MFA Director of Policy Planning and Research Omar Nahar has inquired whether the U.S. is interested in continuing the Middle East Quintet Policy Planning Dialogue initiated under former S/P Director David Gordon. He proposed coo [...]	2009-03-24 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN75	JORDAN: JANUARY 8 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Beneath photos of Palestinian family members grieving over civilians killed in Gaza, Jordan's major media outlets led today's coverage with news of the Israeli security cabinet's decision to extend its military offensive into urban areas. Inside papers were also choked with paid adve [...]	2009-01-11 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN768	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador discussed Jordan's participation in the Afghanistan conference on March 24 with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi who said that LTG Prince Faisal, who is the King's brother and the special assistant to the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK IR UN JO
09AMMAN777	JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]	2009-03-26 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN779	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]	2009-03-26 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN79	JORDAN: JANUARY 11 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Major media in Jordan went into overdrive during the local weekend and Sunday with news coverage of developments in connection with the conflict in Gaza. The major themes of the coverage were Israel's determination to continue its offensive despite the passage of UNSCR 1860 and mount [...]	2009-01-11 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN798	JORDAN DELEGATION TO THE HAGUE RECEIVES CONCLUSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR MOPS JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN825	CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...]	2009-04-06 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP ECON JO
09AMMAN858	MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...]	2009-04-13 05:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KISL JO
09AMMAN860	JORDAN ONLY APPROACH TO RED-DEAD PROJECT GAINS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Many in Jordan view the Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance project (RDS) to carry water from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead-Sea as a savior to Jordan's water woes. The $15.5 million World Bank RDS feasibility study, which includes a $1.5 million USG contribution, began in May 2008 wit [...]	2009-04-13 10:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS
09AMMAN876	JOURNALIST FACES SLANDER CHARGES FOR ARTICLE [...] (U) Journalist Khaled Mahadin, who published an article critical of parliament on the Amman-based news website Khaberni.com in February, pled not guilty on March 30 to charges of slander. Mahadin's article, "For God's Sake, Abdullah," called for the dissolution of parliament and an end to "u [...]	2009-04-14 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN886	KING RENEWS CALLS FOR DECENTRALIZATION, GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah is ramping up pressure on Jordan's government and calling for movement on a 2004 plan to bring greater local control over provision of government services. PM Nader Al-Dahabi, a known opponent of decentralization, is publicly voicing his willingness to comply with [...]	2009-04-15 12:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN89	JORDAN: JANUARY 12 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Accusations that Israel is using white phosphorus in attacking Gaza's populated areas led front-page coverage by Jordan's major news outlets on Monday. King Abdullah's demand that Israel abide immediately by UNSCR 1860 and that the international community "coerce" Israel into doing s [...]	2009-01-12 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN893	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON E3 PLUS 3 RENEWED APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR JO
09AMMAN906	WATER POLLUTION INCIDENT TO CAST BLAME ON MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) on March 13 suspended pumping water for two days from the King Abdullah Canal, which supplies Amman with one-third of its water needs, after detecting oil and sewage in the waterways. Jordanian authorities determined that the [...]	2009-04-16 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL EAGR EAID PGOV JO IS
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN920	ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS SENT TO JORDAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]	2009-04-21 08:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN942	CORRECTED VERSION: ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]	2009-04-23 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN952	JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT [...] SUMMARY: Wednesday's newspapers in Jordan led with extensive coverage of the President's meeting with King Abdullah at the White House Tuesday. Beneath banner headlines reading "Jordan, U.S. See Eye To Eye On Peace," reports stressed the two leaders' commitment to moving the Middle East peace [...]	2009-04-23 11:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN954	JORDAN: MEDIA FURTHER REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT [...] SUMMARY: All major print outlets in Jordan Thursday led with coverage of King Abdullah's activities in Washington on Wednesday. Front-page coverage focused on the King's meetings with House Speaker Pelosi and the Friends of Jordan Caucus. Inside-page analyses cited local experts who perceive [...]	2009-04-23 12:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN985	JORDAN SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP BIDS, SAYS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN KV JO
09AMMAN990	JORDAN,S ISLAMISTS OPPOSE POPE,S MAY 8 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Islamists from Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing have publicly opposed the Pope's planned May 8-11 visit to the Kingdom. Government officials have denounced the published criticisms and continue to plan for the visit. Christian leaders privately say that criti [...]	2009-04-30 07:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL KISL JO
09AMMAN994	JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF SLANDER CHARGES [...] (U) A Jordanian court acquitted journalist Khaled Mahadin of slander charges on April 27. The case was brought against Mahadin by parliament's secretary general over an online article that included allegations of corruption by lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali (Ref A). The Court of Fi [...]	2009-04-30 10:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM JO
09AMSTERDAM83	FRAUD SUMMARY - NETHERLANDS [...] Per the instructions in Ref A, Amsterdam submits the following post summary of fraud-related activity during the period from March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009 updating Ref B. -------------------------- Country Conditions -------------------------- 2. The Netherlands is a highly develope [...]	2009-10-29 16:46:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NL
09AMSTERDAM93	NOVEMBER VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post sends Visas Viper cables on behalf of Embassy The Hague and Consulate General Amsterdam. 3. (SBU) The November Visas Viper meeting took place on December 3, 2009. DCM Michael Gallagher chaired the meeting. Consul Daniel King coordinated the meeting. 4. ( [...]	2009-12-09 15:16:00	Consulate Amsterdam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR PTER CVIS ASEC NL
09ANKARA1311	PROGRESS AT TURKEY - IRAQ - SYRIA WATER TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SENV IZ SY TU
09ANKARA1312	CFE: TURKEY'S REACTIONS TO A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S [...] (C) We briefed September 8 Turkey's HLTF Rep and MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on A/S Gottemoeller's discussions with Russian Disarmament Director Antonov (reftel). Gun expressed appreciation for the briefing and told us that Ambassador Sensoy will meet w [...]	2009-09-09 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
09ANKARA1486	TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...]	2009-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SY TU
09ANKARA1505	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1519	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1619	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1652	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEFINITION OF TERRORISM AND TAX [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey and Econ Counselor met November 12 with Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek. Simsek established an interagency working group on the definition of terrorism that will make recommendations on legislative changes by mid-December, allowing him to present legislation [...]	2009-11-17 16:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PHUM TU
09ANKARA1656	TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1658	TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1665	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1685	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We visited Pegasus Defense Company on October 21 to meet with its managing director, Ismail Turgut, and a number of the company,s principal officers. Based on the site visit, the information provided by the company and a name check conducted by Post RSO, we believe Pegasus is a [...]	2009-11-23 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TU
09ANKARA169	TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]	2009-02-03 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1724	TURKEY: MFA SEEKS NEW CURRENTS ON CAMP MAKHMOUR [...] SUMMARY. Iraqi authorities need to better isolate Makhmour Camp residents from PKK pressure to allow camp residents to express their feelings about returning to Turkey without coercion, newly appointed DG for Security Affairs Aydin Sezgin told us December 1. The DCM urged Turkey to involve t [...]	2009-12-04 11:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IZ TU
09ANKARA1773	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: POLICE PRAISE "KINGPIN" [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller urged Turkey to accept an information sharing arrangement on biometric data during a November 18 meeting with Turkish National Police Director General Koksal. The Director separately offered to post a second FBI officer in Ankara to strengthen CT teamwork. K [...]	2009-12-14 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL SNAR KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA1774	FBI DIRECTOR'S VISIT: DPM CICEK WELCOMES CLOSER CT [...] (C) SUMMARY. FBI Director Mueller offered to share biometric data with Turkey, post a second FBI agent in Ankara and assist Turkey with strengthening its counterterrorism legislation, FBI Director Mueller told DPM Cicek during a November 18 meeting. Biometric sharing would require changes to [...]	2009-12-14 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PTER PREL KCRM IZ TU
09ANKARA229	MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]	2009-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ANKARA238	ANTI-REGIMC O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 000238 [...] (C) Summary: In mid January CONOFF interviewed XXXXXXXXXXXX, an anti-regime constitutional monarchist, for an immigrant visa. Soltani was repeatedly jailed and released by the Government of Iran for subversive activities and narrowly escaped re-imprisonment prior to his visa interview. XXXX [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI TR
09ANKARA252	TURKISH, ARAB LEADERS EXCHANGE POST-GAZA CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish and Arab leaders capitalized on a series of high-level meetings this week to address their respective concerns arising from the Gaza crisis. Troubled by GOT statements advocating HAMAS's inclusion in peace negotiations, Saudi King Abdullah, Palestinian Authority (PA) Pres [...]	2009-02-13 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IS TU
09ANKARA256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA363	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA426	TURKEY: MHP -- EVERYONE'S SECOND CHOICE [...] (C) Summary: The Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is going into Turkey's March 29 nationwide local elections in third place, according to public opinion polls. MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli has undertaken a policy of brand renewal for the party, distancing itself from its thuggish past and sculp [...]	2009-03-23 05:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA464	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA495	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA705	SIGNIFICANT IPR SEIZURES BY TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish National Police (TNP) conducted two major raids in March and April aimed at disrupting organized crime networks distributing counterfeit products in Turkey. A raid in April by the Istanbul Security Directorate's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Bureau yielded hund [...]	2009-05-14 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR USTR ECON TU
09ANKARA787	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA976	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA983	TURKEY: ANKARA'S UIGHUR PARADOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite President Gul's recent trip to China, the GOT leadership has vocally condemned Chinese Government actions against the ethnically Turkic Uighurs in Urumqi. PM Erdogan characterized the violence as a "massacre" and called on Beijing to end its siege. Reflecting Erdogan's p [...]	2009-07-09 17:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TU
09ANTANANARIVO160	MADAGASCAR: BACK TO THE BRINK -- BUT OF WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, along with several other Chiefs of Mission, today again urged the former Mayor and the President to pursue dialogue, rather than violence, to find a resolution to the current political conflict in Madagascar. Reeling from an attack near and -- in his view -- on his [...]	2009-03-06 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MEA UN
09ANTANANARIVO217	MADAGASCAR: UN, AU, AND SADC ROLES, GOING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The UN, SADC, and AU are working to coordinate and harmonize next steps in resolving the Madagascar crisis. Elections within six months are their shared goal. SADC says it will not seat Ravalomanana at the upcoming SADC Summit, but TGV -- perceiving SADC bias in favor of his [...]	2009-03-26 09:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO270	MADAGASCAR: TIME TO REGROUP AFTER TALKS COLLAPSE [...] (C) Summary: The collapse of weekend talks facilitated by the UN and AU between the four main Malagasy political "families" is being followed by a pause. Clarification of SADC's current position, especially as regards the possible return to Madagascar of Marc Ravalomanana, is needed before [...]	2009-04-14 09:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO353	MADAGASCAR: TGV RENEGES, AU TAKES OVER, AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Andry "TGV" Rajoelina now explicitly conditioning his decision not to run on Zafy, Ravalomanana, and Ratsiraka following suit, it is unclear whether this key provision of the "Transition Charter" under negotiation here is still viable. The EU "Political Dialogue" is schedule [...]	2009-05-18 11:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO359	MADAGASCAR: EU DIALOGUE AND TGV'S COMING TRAVELS [...] (C) The May 19 Madagascar-EU "Political Dialogue" appears to have helped sober up the HAT and its President about the possible realities that lie ahead for them. The EU, led competently by Czech Ambassador Petr Kopriva, promised that the "120 day clock" for article 96 consultations is about [...]	2009-05-20 12:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MA UN EU AU
09ANTANANARIVO390	MADAGASCAR: MONTH THREE OF GENERAL SOCIAL CALM BEGINS, AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the exception of a brief flare up of violent confrontations April 20-25, Madagascar and Antananarivo are moving into the third month of general social calm since the coup of mid-March. The generally positive conditions reported in refs A and B continue to prevail. Through [...]	2009-05-29 12:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC MA
09ANTANANARIVO414	SOUTH AFRICAN CHARGE DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and DATT met June 8 with South African Charge Marius Conradie to discuss current state of mediation efforts and continuing rumors about possible recruitment of mercenaries by Marc Ravalomanana in South Africa or Swaziland to support his effort to return to power he [...]	2009-06-08 15:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MA PGOV PREL SA
09ANTANANARIVO439	MADAGASCAR: TIME TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE FRENCH? [...] (C) Summary: This is an action message for AF and possibly Embassy Paris (see para 7). With AU/UN/Francophonie-mediated negotiations here all but collapsed (reftel),the International Contact Group for Madagascar (ICG) -- which includes the USG -- should now regroup and consider alternate [...]	2009-06-16 09:49:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN MA
09ANTANANARIVO444	MADAGASCAR: SADC POSITION MUST CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. International mediators from the African Union, the United Nations, and the Francophonie (OIF) formally suspended negotiations between Madagascar's four main political movements on June 16. They fear that the upcoming SADC Summi [...]	2009-06-17 11:52:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO477	MADAGASCAR: A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE SADC [...] (C) I met on June 23 in Jo'Burg with South African Ambassador to Madagascar Sam Monaisa to hear his views on the weekend SADC Summit, which he had attended. Monaisa said he also had attended UN mediator Tiebile Drame's Friday briefing of the South African foreign minister, and he later helpe [...]	2009-06-25 13:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA
09ASHGABAT1108	TURKMENISTAN: SOME TRANSPARENCY IN DRAFTING A NEW [...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan has been working with the British Embassy and the German development agency Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) for the last year and a half to rewrite Turkmenistan's Criminal Code. This effort is part of a range of legal reforms that the Turkm [...]	2009-09-01 13:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV KCRM TX
09ASHGABAT1667	TURKMENISTAN: PROTESTANT CHURCH HOLDS CHRISTMAS [...] (C) On December 28, poloff attended a special Christmas holiday service organized by the registered Greater Grace Church, which is affiliated with a Baltimore-based organization of the same name (Ref A). The church had sent a glossy printed holiday greeting card and invitation to the Embassy [...]	2009-12-29 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
09ASHGABAT235	TURKMEN PREFERENCES MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime resident and EU TACIS program coordinator Michael Wilson,s contacts and knowledge of business activities in Turkmenistan give him a bird,s eye view of energy sector development. On February 11 he shared his perspectives on the dramas that are currently unfolding as th [...]	2009-02-17 13:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX CH
09ASHGABAT266	TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...]	2009-02-27 10:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV KCOR TX
09ASHGABAT295	TURKMENISTAN: ROUNDTABLE ON IMPROVING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: TurkmenistanQs first seminar on the QImprovement of Penitentiary LegislationQ was held in Ashgabat on March 2. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Institute for Democracy and [...]	2009-03-05 03:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT335	TURKMENISTAN: MICROFINANCE APPEARS INCREASINGLY POSSIBLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, Turkmenistan's first-ever conference on microfinance was organized in Ashgabat by the UN Development Program (UNDP). Titled "Microfinance - A Tool to Enhance Private Sector Development in Turkmenis [...]	2009-03-13 15:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID TX
09ASHGABAT80	TURKMENISTAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive by unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Following please find post's 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is a relatively large but sparsely inhabited country (about five million) with abundant hydroc [...]	2009-01-16 11:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR TX
09ASHGABAT938	TURKMEN STUDENTS PREVENTED FROM EXITING COUNTRY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Institute of Education, an office within the Ministry of Education, must now approve the foreign post-high school study of all Turkmen students. This new requirement is in direct opposition to President Berdimuhamedov's stated goals of increasing foreign education possibi [...]	2009-07-28 11:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT975	PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA RESPONSE - TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, there have been no officially documented cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan. However, it appears that the country would be unprepared, if there was an outbreak. Primary health care is limited in the capital a [...]	2009-07-31 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI TX
09ASMARA167	PATRIOTIC WING FORMALLY CUTS TIES WITH AWEYS [...] (C) The Patriotic Wing of the ARS has officially cut ties with Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, according to the group's Inspector General, Mahad Yusuf. Yusuf told PolOff that the organization has no desire to be affiliated with Sheikh Aweys, Hezbul Islam, or Al-Shabaab. Instead, he continued, the [...]	2009-06-01 13:22:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO ER
09ASTANA1027	KAZAKHSTAN: AFGHAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan Ambassador Abdul Haider called on the Ambassador on June 15. During an hour-long discussion, a relaxed and well-informed Haider spoke openly in fluent English about three issues. He expressed gratitude for U.S. and Kazakhstani assistance to Afghanistan, registered concer [...]	2009-06-16 10:22:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF KG PK RS KZ
09ASTANA1035	KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, Energy Officer met separately with a Western manager from the U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes and an American partner with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom shared experience [...]	2009-06-17 10:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ECON EPET EINV ELAB SMIG CH KZ
09ASTANA1179	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...]	2009-07-13 10:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1415	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, AUGUST 3-7 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-08-18 10:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1429	KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION [...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...]	2009-08-25 04:36:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF
09ASTANA1465	KAZAKHSTAN: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR EXPLAINS MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan Israel Mei-Ami told the Ambassador on September 2: -- Kazakhstan is a major oil supplier for Israel; -- this year's military procurement scandal has left lingering headaches for him; -- despite the scandal, Israel-Kazakhstan relations are t [...]	2009-09-03 08:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EPET EAGR MASS KCOR IS SA KZ
09ASTANA1697	KAZAKHSTAN: ECOCENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL WATCHDOG; [...] SUMMARY: Karaganda oblast, home to large coal mines, also boasts the large ArcelorMittal steel plant in nearby Temirtau, Kazakhstan's iron and steel center. One of the world's pre-eminent steel plants, selling steel to more than 60 countries, ArcelorMittal is the only steel plant in the worl [...]	2009-09-28 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV KZ
09ASTANA1770	CURRENT U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 12:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1807	KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY URGES VIGILANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society activists are expressing concern about what they see as Kazakhstan's "conservative shift" on political liberalization, pointing specifically to the recent conviction of human rights activist Yevgeniy [...]	2009-10-06 09:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2071	U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI MILITARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Kazakhstani Bilateral Defense Consultations, held in Washington and Arizona November 16-18, discussed how to sustain and strengthen cooperative U.S.-Kazakhstani military-to-military engagement. Key topics during Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Defense Sembinov's meetings [...]	2009-11-23 00:40:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR KZ
09ASTANA213	KAZAKHSTAN: NGO HEAD RECOMMENDS MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on February 4 with Tamara Kaleyeva, director of the media watchdog NGO "Adil Soz." Kaleyeva said the Kazakhstani media are very polarized between pro-government and opposition media outlets, wi [...]	2009-02-05 10:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO KZ
09ASTANA410	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]	2009-03-05 08:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA430	KAZAKHSTAN: THE HIGH-FLYING MARABAYEV BROTHERS ARE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermek Marabayev and his brother Zhakyp Marabayev are two of Kazakhstan's most influential oilmen. Yermek is General Director of KazMunaiTeniz (KMT),which manages the government's offshore oil exploration and pr [...]	2009-03-11 06:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ
09ASTANA442	KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...]	2009-03-13 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ
09ASTANA494	KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]	2009-03-19 09:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA622	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 2-APRIL 8 [...] SUMMARY: This week Kazakhstani media highlighted what the media believes is a possible visit of President Obama to Kazakhstan, spurred by an invitation from President Nazarbayev that Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev gave the President during his trip to Turkey. The media also focused o [...]	2009-04-12 07:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA662	KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE OF LARGEST BANKS REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments within the Kazakhstani banking sector -- specifically pertaining to BTA and Alliance banks -- indicate continued instability and increased risk of default on the repayment of foreign obligation [...]	2009-04-17 11:40:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EFIN KZ
09ASTANA663	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 9 - 15 [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstani political commentators focused on the domestic political scene this week, weighing the relative merits of the ruling Nur Otan party and its adversaries in the opposition. "Delovaya Nedelya," an independent weekly, published a wrap-up of the G-20 summit in which it mocked [...]	2009-04-17 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA819	KAZAKHSTAN: UK ENERGY ENVOY TOURS REGION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Ambassador met with UK Caspian Energy Envoy Angus Miller (protect throughout) to discuss his six-week tour through the Caucasus and Central Asia. Miller said that an investor from the United Arab [...]	2009-05-08 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS GG TX KZ
09ASTANA83	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER ENCOURAGES ASTANA TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev underlined Kazakhstan's commitment to promoting inter-confessional u [...]	2009-01-15 10:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM KZ
09ASTANA870	KAZAKHSTAN: ALGA LEADER DISCUSSES ABLYAZOV, TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, the leader of the unregistered opposition party Alga, Vladimir Kozlov, told us that he recently met in London with ousted BTA bank chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is Alga's principal financial backer. According to Kozlov, Ablyazov will soon declare himself "in open opp [...]	2009-05-21 04:36:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ
09ASTANA948	KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ANNUAL EITI CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 3, Minister of Energy Sauat Mynbayev opened the second national conference on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Astana. Mynbayev announced that Kazakhstan will complete the process [...]	2009-06-04 10:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EMIN EPET EINV KZ
09ASUNCION381	PARAGUAY AND BOLIVIA BRING PEACE TO THE CHACO [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo and Bolivian President Evo Morales met June 12 in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay to celebrate the anniversary of the end of the 1932-35 Chaco War. The two presidents affirmed their countries' territorial sovereignty and pledged to strengthen their bilateral relat [...]	2009-06-17 21:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BL PA

09ATHENS1103	A/S Gordon's June 27 Meeting with Polish FM Sikorski: Russia [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon met with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on the margins of the June 27-28 NATO-Russia Council and OSCE Informal Ministerial in Corfu, Greece. Their discussion centered on Georgia, U.S.-Russia nuclear disarmament negotiations, missile defen [...]	2009-06-30 08:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PL
09ATHENS1583	SENIOR GREEK BANKER COMMENTS ON GREEK ECONOMY, NEW [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with DepEconCouns, Nikolaos B. Karamouzis, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Eurobank EFG, Greece's second largest private bank in terms of both deposits and assets, discussed his views on Greece's economic and budget situation, the new PASOK government and it [...]	2009-10-27 15:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN
09ATHENS1585	ACTION REQUEST: GREECE TO U.S.: "HELP US HELP YOU IN [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepEconCouns and USAID/E&E representatives on October 22, Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid (HA),made a very pointed request-the latest in a long line of requests-for specific projects [...]	2009-10-27 17:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL GR EAID AF
09ATHENS1587	Greece: Uncertainty Reigns as Main Greek Opposition Party [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
09ATHENS1693	PIRACY: GREECE WANTS CGPCS CHAIR, WILL CONSIDER NY [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The MFA formally requests to chair a future Plenary of the Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA D1 Directorate Head Franciscos Verros and Counselor Dimitris Papandreou told Po [...]	2009-12-11 11:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA KPIR PREL PGOV GR
09ATHENS19	FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...]	2009-01-07 17:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN
09ATHENS206	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]	2009-02-17 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09ATHENS2202	US Treasury Meetings in Greece: Despite Credibility Gap, [...] (SBU) In December 18 and 21 meetings in Athens with visiting Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Greek government and bank officials expressed the common view that the main challenge facing the GoG was undertaking a reform program that would restore credibility in Greek econom [...]	2009-12-31 11:52:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR
09BAGHDAD1077	JOURNALISTS' RIGHTS DEFENDERS WORRY GOI CLAMPING [...] (C) In the wake of the brouhaha over senior GOI security official Maj. Gen. Qassim Ata's April 13 threat to close the Baghdad office of the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat and to shut down Sunni satellite channel Al-Sharqiyah (in response to allegations that he had issued orders to arrest ex-detaine [...]	2009-04-21 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1094	NAJAF STILL AWAITS ELECTION OF NEXT PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary. We continue to await the selection of a new Governor, his two Deputies, and a host of security and provincial government appointees. Despite initial optimism that negotiations had concluded, local personality conflicts, provincial - central party squabbles and the inclusion of [...]	2009-04-23 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1112	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-04-26 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1248	PM TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT IRAQ WANTS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador Hill's initial official meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the PM stressed Iraq's desire to develop a strong strategic relationship with the Obama Administration, and to focus on implementing the Security and Strategic Framework Agreements. Maliki complaine [...]	2009-05-12 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1283	MALIKI'S CHOSEN GOVERNORS IMPRESS EARLY [...] (C) Through careful managing of the post-provincial election coalition-building process, eight of the ten Shi'a-majority provinces have new governors approved by Prime Minister Maliki; six of those represent the Da'wa Central wing of his State of Law coalition. Early May meetings between Senio [...]	2009-05-15 14:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD1320	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY,S MEETING VP HASHEMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and members of his Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to discuss a myriad of national issues. IIP expressed confidence t [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD141	NINEWA: NINEWA IIP LEADER TELLS PMIN THEY ARE [...] (C) Summary: The leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) in Ninewa Province, Mohammad Shaker, told us January 8 that both the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Al-Qaida Iraq (AQI) routinely intimidate and attack members of his party. The former has largely prevented IIP from campaigning in [...]	2009-01-20 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1431	IRAQ-SAUDI ARABIA: NO RAPPROCHEMENT IN SIGHT [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, Prime Minister Maliki publicly complained about Saudi Arabia's "negative stance" toward Iraq's efforts to improve the bilateral relationship. In his sharp response two days later, the Saudi Interior Minister suggested that Maliki himself was working against Iraq's i [...]	2009-06-01 09:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SA
09BAGHDAD1446	RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...]	2009-06-02 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1706	RRT ERBIL: "CHANGE" IS AFOOT IN DOHUK, BUT ARRIVES [...] (SBU) In preparation for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) elections planned for July 25, Nawshirwan Mustafa's party -- the Change list -- has finally established a presence in Dohuk, the northernmost province of the Kurdistan Region. So far, the Change list has found a lukewarm receptio [...]	2009-06-26 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV IR
09BAGHDAD171	FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...]	2009-01-23 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU
09BAGHDAD1932	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT: LAUNCHING THE [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki returns to Washington for the first time since July 2006, having grown in three years from the feckless neophyte other leaders thought they could control, to a proven leader, who those same leaders now purport to fear. Maliki believes, unlike his Green Zone rivals, t [...]	2009-07-16 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2044	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2045	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2046	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2047	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2048	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2049	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-31 08:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD210	PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: A SERIOUS CONTEST WITH [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's provincial elections represent a milestone in the country's political progression. In general, the campaigns have been competitive, sometimes Sharply so. Political parties and local officials in most regions have perceived the election commission to be competent and fair, [...]	2009-01-27 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2100	MINISTER SAFA AL-SAFI LAUDS BASRAH RECONSTRUCTION, [...] (C) Summary. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Safi al-Safi told Poloffs he is proud of his management of Prime Minister Maliki's $100 million reconstruction effort in Basrah province. Contrasting his efforts to the United Kingdom's "economic failure" in Basrah, he said over 80 perce [...]	2009-08-04 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2230	CODEL MCCAIN MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani predicted to CODEL McCain that, with U.S. help, the Kurds and Arabs would be able to avoid conflict and resolve critical issues like the status of Kirkuk. He said Barhem Salih was on track to become the next KRG prime minister. FM Zebari emphasized that the Jan [...]	2009-08-17 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM SY IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2304	FM ZEBARI ON TRILATERAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting at the MFA with Pol M/C, FM Zebari said that in light of Syria's involvement with Baathists suspected in the August 19 bombings, the GOI would have to defer participation in the upcoming U.S.-Syria trilateral border assessment that had been planned to begi [...]	2009-08-27 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2357	NINEWA,S KING-MAKER ARTICULATES NATIONAL AMBITIONS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with PRT Leader, Multi-national Division-North (MDN-N)Deputy Commanding General (DCG),and 3/1 Cavalry Brigade Commander, Sheikh Abdullah al Humaidi, head of the influential Arab Shammari tribe and the major force behind Ninewa,s governing Al Hadba coal [...]	2009-09-01 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PTER
09BAGHDAD2561	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the second of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring countries. this cable focuses on Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's improving relations with its neighbors in 2008 and early 2009 represented a critica [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SY KU IR TU
09BAGHDAD265	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 05:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2698	UNAMI EXPLORING BIGGER ROLE ON MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI is exploring the possibility of establishing an observation presence at Camp Ashraf and assuming a more direct role in mediating between the GOI and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) after two weeks in which the Embassy has worked with senior GOI officials, UN and ICRC representat [...]	2009-10-07 06:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2832	OPERATION IRAQI BASEBALL: TIGRIS TIGERS VISIT EMBASSY [...] Summary: In support of Section IV of the Strategic Framework Agreement, PAS hosts a number of cultural and social exchanges to forge stronger connections between our citizens, with particular emphasis on youth. Baseball and softball are two sports that are central to our culture and form the b [...]	2009-10-22 07:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CVIS
09BAGHDAD2930	WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...]	2009-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR
09BAGHDAD306	RESULTS OF IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: AN INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: A complex and nuanced political picture is emerging out of Iraq's provincial elections as preliminary results are announced. Across the board, the results are diffuse: in all but one case, no electoral list secured more than 38%, and in a number of cases, the leading parties sec [...]	2009-02-05 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3140	ELECTION LAW UPDATE: ALL ENGAGED, SUPREME COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the arrival in Baghdad of Kurdish negotiators, all parties are now present and engaged in discussions aimed at reaching agreement on an election law before December 6, by which time the Presidency Council must either accept or veto the law approved by the Iraqi parliament on [...]	2009-12-03 17:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3246	IRAQ'S OIL BID ROUND 2: DOMESTIC POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The job creation and spin-off benefits of economic development should provide a significant boost to the citizens of Basrah. If developments in other countries offer a guide, however, there remains a chance that Basrah residents, living near the source of much of Iraq's wealth, [...]	2009-12-16 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3359	ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A/DCM on December 23, 2009 met with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim to discuss al-Hakim's recent regional engagement tour, election planning, and the Fakkah oil field dispute. Al-Hakim projected a more moderate tone than in previo [...]	2009-12-29 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD45	DPM BARHAM SALIH - IRAQ LOOKING FOR A NEW APPROACH [...] (U) This cable is an action request, please see paragraph 10 2. (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with EMIN Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih stated that Iraq's Ministry of Oil has failed at the highest levels of management and that the situation of Iraq's oil sector is a "disaster". T [...]	2009-01-08 15:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD489	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-02-25 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD499	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR 9 CANDIDATES FOR US SPONSORED [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-02-26 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD546	PRT SALAH AD DIN: PROVINCIAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In recent months, the Salah al-Din (SaD) Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) has improved its working relationship with the National Investment Commission (NIC) and committed itself to a rigorous campaign of outreach to pot [...]	2009-03-03 03:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREF EAID ETRD IZ PINR
09BAGHDAD570	A NEW SUNNI ARAB COALITION THAT CALLS ITSELF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 1, ex-Council of Representatives (COR) speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani joined the leaders of three political blocs, Saleh al-Mutlak (Iraqi Front for National Dialogue/IFND),Abid Mutlak al-Jeboori (Iraqi Arab Independents),and Khalaf al-Ulyan (National Dialogue Council) to an [...]	2009-03-05 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD605	IRAQ HEALTH INVESTMENT SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] SUMMARY. The Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19-20 in Istanbul, Turkey, was a key opportunity for the Minister of Health (MOH),Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, to showcase Iraq's 2009-2013 strategic health plan and to solicit partnerships with private companies for Iraq's healthcare sys [...]	2009-03-09 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECIN BEXP CVIS IZ ECON PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD630	DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...]	2009-03-10 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD671	MALIKI RESHAPING KARBALA POLITICAL SCENE IN [...] (C) Summary. Senior political leaders tell the PRT that Prime Minister Maliki has been the decision-maker in determining the Karbala political line-up following the January 31 elections. Maliki reportedly brokered the political deal between the Dawlat al-Qanun (State of Law) and Amal al-Raf [...]	2009-03-14 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD700	RRT Erbil: The 1991 Generation on College, Jobs [...] (U) Summary: Given that half of the Kurdistan Region's population is under 25, understanding the concerns of the so-called "1991 Generation" -- those born during or after the Kurdish Uprising -- is key to understanding the Region's future. Right now, the Generation's primary concern is getting [...]	2009-03-16 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL SOCI PGOV PINR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD731	IRAQ 201: SHI'A POLITICAL LANDSCAPE COLORED BY [...] (C) Summary. This cable outlines Iraq's primary Shi'a parties and the major events Shi'a actors will likely face before national elections, planned for late 2009 or early 2010. Prime Minister Maliki's Da'wa party, and the other Shi'a who won seats during the January 31 provincial elections n [...]	2009-03-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD733	IRAQ 201: SNAPSHOT OF IRAQ'S REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Ref A provided a broad overview of Iraq's diplomatic relations with its neighbors and a proposed U.S. strategy for consolidating Iraq's regional reintegration. Ref B analyzed Iraqi-Iranian relations. This cable aims to complement those messages by providing a snapshot of practical effort [...]	2009-03-18 12:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ GCC
09BAGHDAD808	NAJAF: ISCI BOXED OUT AS COALITION-BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: The provincial election results mark the end of one-party Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) domination in Najaf and will usher in a power-sharing coalition in one of southern Iraq's most religiously and politically important provinces. ISCI's Shahid al-Mihrab list and Prim [...]	2009-03-24 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD847	CG, CDA AND PM DISCUSS FOREIGN VISITS, SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ EPET EFIN
09BAGHDAD938	FM ZEBARI ON PROPOSED APRIL 26 GCC3 MEETING IN [...] (C) This message contains an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to PMIN April 4 Iraq's intention to host a one-day GCC 3 Ministerial in Baghdad on April 26, as proposed in Zebari's April 2 letter to Secretary Clinton (reftel). Zebari said the date [...]	2009-04-06 10:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GCC IZ
09BAGHDAD986	GOI BUDGET - DRAMA WINDS DOWN, MORE TO FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) 2009 budget is now on its way to be published in the Official Gazette and become the official GOI budget for 2009. The budget reflects changes passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR) on the budget: expenditures down to USD 58.6 billion; reven [...]	2009-04-09 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAKU40	AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2009 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]	2009-01-21 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB AJ
09BAKU469	AZERBAIJAN: POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Obama's speech in Cairo on June 4 received a positive response from major political and religious figures as well as much of the press. Many expressed the hope that this speech will mark a new era in U.S. foreign policy towards the Muslim world. The two most noted [...]	2009-06-09 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OPRC AJ
09BAKU759	PRIVATE IRAN COMMENTS OF SISTANI, MALIKI, AND ALI [...] (S) A prominent Sh'ia cleric just returned from Iraq and Iran shared some of the Iran-related content of his recent meetings with Ayatollah Sistani, Prime Minister Maliki, and Ali Khomeini (a grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini). The cleric related that Maliki regards recent factional in-fighting [...]	2009-09-24 07:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IZ IR
09BAMAKO118	A CHINESE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER NIGER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 11:53:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID CH ECON EIND ETRD EINT ML
09BAMAKO3	A NORTHERN MALI NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL: GRENADES, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 16:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PINS ASEC ML
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN185	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM [...] (SBU) Senator Nelson: Your August 16-18 visit to Brunei comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Brunei continues to improve as The Government of Brunei (GoB),lead by His Majesty the Sultan, seeks closer ties with the United States. Particular attention is focused on expa [...]	2009-08-04 08:42:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN205	SENATOR BILL NELSON WELL RECEIVED VISIT TO BRUNEI [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson's well received visit to Brunei focused on numerous key USG policy goals and objectives. During wide ranging meetings with the Sultan of Brunei, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Pehin Lim Jock Seng, the Senator received assurances that Brunei res [...]	2009-08-28 03:29:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BX PINR
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN73	AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: BRUNEI LIKELY TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) After repeated discussions with DCM, Government of Brunei (GoB) officials confirmed that Brunei is planning on attending the March 31 "International Conference on Afghanistan" in the Netherlands. Ms. Janeh Sukaimi, Deputy Director, Politics II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFA [...]	2009-03-30 06:16:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN81	BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:58:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX
09BANGKOK1034	THAI PRIME MINISTER LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY, [...] (C) The RTG at mid-day April 24 rescinded the state of emergency that had existed in Bangkok since April 12. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, meeting with Charge and visiting civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, said he hoped that Secretary Clinton would be able to sign an instrument for U.S [...]	2009-04-24 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK1059	THAKSIN'S REVOLUTIONARY RHETORIC [...] (C) In the run-up to mid-April riots in Bangkok, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra used increasingly incendiary rhetoric. Although Thaksin has subsequently asserted he supports only peaceful measures, his public call for a "revolution" and for the supremacy of "the people" over sometim [...]	2009-04-29 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1101	CROWD CONTROL DURING RECENT PROTESTS IN THAILAND [...] (C) The Thai Army, rather than the police, played the leading role in quelling angry demonstrations in Bangkok April 12-14. The Thai government's decision to rely on the Army may have stemmed from several factors, including the political views of leading Army and police officers, as well as l [...]	2009-05-01 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KJUS KDEM ASEC MOPS TH
09BANGKOK1134	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]	2009-05-07 08:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK114	NEW "THAI PRIDE" PARTY (PHUMJAI THAI) BECOMES [...] (SBU) As legislators from dissolved political parties develop new party affiliations, it appears a faction of former People's Power Party legislators will comprise the second-largest coalition partner of the Democrat Party. This faction, loyal to Buriram politician Newin Chidchob, is at the c [...]	2009-01-15 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1157	LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT OF THE POLITICAL IMPASSE: [...] (C) As was the case in 2008 during the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) extended occupation of Government House, there are a variety of possible options for the Thai political elite to pursue in negotiating its way out of the current political impasse: constitutional amendments; amnesty f [...]	2009-05-12 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1166	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PRIVY COUNCILORS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador hosted a lunch for Privy Council Chair Prem Tinsulanonda, Privy Councilor Surayud Chulanont, and Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the King Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn May 11. The conversation centered around former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, his motivations behind launchi [...]	2009-05-13 07:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1200	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POLITICS AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) A leading associate of former Prime Minister Thaksin told the Ambassador in mid-May that pro-Thaksin supporters had poorly served their interests by engaging in violent riots in mid-April; a second associate reiterated his earlier assertion that the redshirt movement was now "way beyond Th [...]	2009-05-15 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TH
09BANGKOK121	THAI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) to Jirusaya Biranada of the Department of East Asia Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 15. We explained that the TCG has played a critical role in facilitating post-cyclone Nargis assistance in [...]	2009-01-16 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM TH
09BANGKOK1219	THAILAND ISSUES AN ASEAN CHAIR STATEMENT CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the absence of ASEAN consensus over the arrest/trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),Thailand issued an ASEAN Chair statement May 18 calling for the immediate release of ASSK. FM Kasit circulated the statement under the cover of a letter to ASEAN FMs and SecGen Surin May 18; on [...]	2009-05-19 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TH
09BANGKOK1293	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA DVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) The Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) conducted an Export Control Assssment in Vietnam May 4-11. Advisor and embassy officials met with port, naval and marine police officials in Cambodia May 7-8. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted the second phase of a Tracker [...]	2009-05-28 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTT MNUC PARM PREL CBTH VN
09BANGKOK1315	THAI SENATORS ASK GENERAL THAN SHWE TO RELEASE [...] (SBU) Thirty Thai Senators, led by Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositrakul, signed a May 25 letter to the Burmese State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Senior General Than Shwe, requesting that the GOB free Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and create a better democratic environment in Burma. Th [...]	2009-06-02 09:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM
09BANGKOK1382	THAI ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S. [...] (U) In response to ref A, post has compiled a list of energy partnerships between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the USG or entities in the U.S. private sector. USAID partnerships ------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) oversees the Envir [...]	2009-06-09 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ENRG APECO TH
09BANGKOK140	THAI COURT SENTENCES AUSTRALIAN TO THREE YEARS FOR [...] (C) The Thai Criminal Court sentenced Australian author Harry Nicolaides January 19 to three years imprisonment for the criminal offense of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy, related to remarks in his 2005 novel Verisimilitude. Nicolaides had remained imprisoned without bail since bein [...]	2009-01-20 10:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK1417	SIX THAI POLICEMEN CHARGED WITH TEEN'S 2004 MURDER [...] (C) The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) has charged six Royal Thai Police (RTP) officers with the July 2004 premeditated murder of 17-year-old Kiattisak Thitboonkrong. Kiattisak is just one of over 20 young men who died suspiciously in Kalasin Province from 2003-2005 in what appear [...]	2009-06-14 23:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM TH
09BANGKOK1491	PRO-THAKSIN CANDIDATE WINS BELLWETHER HOUSE [...] (C) A pro-Thaksin candidate trounced the representative of coalition member Phumjai Thai party in a June 21 House of Representatives by-election in the upper northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon. The election was widely seen as a test of the influence of both former Prime Minister Thaksin an [...]	2009-06-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
09BANGKOK151	THAILAND: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Post's draft of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Thailand. We also e-mailed a Microsoft Word version to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher and Gregory Hicks),per reftel instructions. 2. (U) Begin text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for [...]	2009-01-21 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR TH
09BANGKOK1662	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY [...] (C) Madam Secretary: You will arrive July 21 in a Kingdom of Thailand divided politically and focused inward, uncertain about the country's future after revered but ailing 81 year old King Bhumibol eventually passes. Despite a deep and broad alliance partnership that continues to deliver sign [...]	2009-07-13 07:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK1729	LINGERING APPEAL OF THAKSIN IN THAILAND,S [...] (SBU) Summary. A range of contacts from the local Buriram powerbase for Newin Chidchob in lower Isaan (northeastern Thailand) told us that Phumjai Thai, Newin's political party, held considerable advantages through control of ministries and the allegiance of local power brokers. While these a [...]	2009-07-17 10:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK1763	SECRETARY CLINTON'S BANGKOK "TOWNTERVIEW": SUBSTANTIVE, [...] Summary: During Secretary Clinton's recent trip to Bangkok she participated in a one-hour hybrid media event organized by the Embassy Public Affairs Section. The "Townterview," as some have called it, combined both an exclusive interview and a town hall setting. The program was hosted by two [...]	2009-07-24 06:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH
09BANGKOK1822	THAILAND: EAP A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH DPM [...] (C) Summary. During a July 21 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and the Ambassador that the Abhisit Vejjajiva government was committed to resolving the political conflict via the rule of law and democracy. The government would not be [...]	2009-07-29 10:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PTER TH CB
09BANGKOK1901	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you back to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment for Thailand's democracy in meeting its current challenges and emerging strengthened, as well as to engage Thai officials and others on [...]	2009-08-05 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS TH
09BANGKOK1980	SOUTHERN THAILAND: ENDURING VIOLENCE AND THE WAY [...] (C) The conflict in Thailand's Deep South, which entered a new, more violent phase in January 2004, has ground on for five and a half years, cost some 3500 lives, and has no end in sight. At its core, the conflict is about identity, sovereign control, justice, and the Royal Thai Government,s [...]	2009-08-12 06:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
09BANGKOK2009	ABHISIT,S SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: STAYIN ALIVE, [...] (C) Defying the longevity projections of seasoned Thai political handicappers everywhere, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently marked the six-month point in his tenure by mounting a public defense of his administration's record to date. Abhisit expressed optimism that his government had [...]	2009-08-14 08:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2034	RED SHIRTS PEACEFULLY PETITION THE KING [...] (C) On August 17, more than 20,000 "red-shirt" sympathizers of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra assembled in a park adjacent to the Grand Palace to show support for a massive signature gathering petition campaign seeking royal amnesty for Thaksin (Ref A). Despite wide spread concerns [...]	2009-08-17 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK206	AMBASSADOR AND CROWN PRINCE DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (U) The Ambassador had a private New Year's audience with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn for 45 minutes at the Amporn Palace in Bangkok on January 26. The Crown Prince's consort, Princess Srirasmi, also attended. Political Scene --------------- 2. (C) The Crown Prince noted it was clear to [...]	2009-01-27 09:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON ETRD KJUS KCRM TH
09BANGKOK208	ONE MONTH CHECK: AMBASSADOR'S INTERLOCUTORS [...] (C) One month into the government of PM Abhisit Vejajjiva, a series of interlocutors shared generally positive impressions of the new PM's initial weeks in office with Ambassador but seemed more animated discussing the opposition, particularly ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's lingering influence fro [...]	2009-01-27 10:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS TH
09BANGKOK2096	SOUTHERN THAILAND: THE HDC DIALOGUE RESUMES [...] (S) In a late July meeting, HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) representative Michael Vatikiotis briefed us on RTG efforts to revive the HDC brokered dialogue between the Thai government and insurgents in southern Thailand. In subsequent meetings with CG in Chang Mai, Mark Tamthai, Dir [...]	2009-08-21 04:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2125	THAILAND: PM ABHISIT LOSES POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) In the latest sign of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's tenuous political positioning, the Royal Thai Police Office's 11-member board rejected Abhisit's nominee for the National Police Chief job August 20. The vote represented not only an embarrassing public rebuke for Abhisit, but it al [...]	2009-08-24 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2167	KING BHUMIBOL WARNS OF RUIN IN THE ABSENCE OF [...] (C) On August 21, 81-year-old Thai King Bhumibol carefully dipped his feet into Thailand's boiling political waters, warning the Thai people that, among other things, "without cooperation, the country may actually fall to ruin." The comments, delivered during an audience with civil servants [...]	2009-08-27 06:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2180	THE RED-SHIRTS ARE COMING....AGAIN [...] (C) Despite King Bhumibol's August 21 appeal for national unity (REF A),the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," continued preparations for a planned August 30 demonstration. In response, on August 25 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's [...]	2009-08-28 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2260	PRIVY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PALACE OFFICIAL QUASH [...] (C) Summary: Privy Council Members and a palace official publicly and privately September 2-3 have dampened speculation about the potential for any pardon or "deal" for fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai media widely reported the September 2 comments of Privy Councilor Ampol Sena [...]	2009-09-04 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2286	EXECUTIONS RESUME IN THAILAND AFTER SIX YEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 24, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) executed two Thai drug traffickers by lethal injection after their request for a King's pardon was rejected; these were the first executions in Thailand since 2003. The overall Thai reaction was a shrug; there remains high societal [...]	2009-09-09 04:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK23	SENATOR WEBB REVIEWS U.S.-THAI RELATIONS WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Senator Jim Webb underscored the importance of the U.S.-Thai bilateral relationship in a series of wide ranging meetings that included Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya; former Ambassador to the U.S. and now Deputy Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty the King, Krit Garn [...]	2009-01-07 07:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TH
09BANGKOK2306	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Advisor escorted a delegation of Thai officials on an International Visitors Program to Washington, D.C., August 3-5. Vietnam Program Assistant escorted Vietnamese officials on a visit to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and training facilities, August 3-7. Advisor observed nuclear and radi [...]	2009-09-10 08:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB

09BANGKOK2342	"KILL THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY": NEW LESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Thai judiciary sentenced red political activist Daranee "Da Torpedo" Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison August 28 for lese majeste offenses committed in a series of speeches at red-shirt rallies in June-July 2008. The handling of the case demonstrated both the sensitivi [...]	2009-09-15 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM DRL TH
09BANGKOK2369	THAI-CAMBODIAN BORDER DISPUTE: WEEKEND PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: Yellow-shirt supporters plan a September 19 protest in the vicinity of Preah Vihear temple to demand that Cambodia civilians vacate the disputed territory adjacent to the temple. The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) claims that the Thai government has surrendered sovereignty [...]	2009-09-17 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS TH CB
09BANGKOK237	THAILAND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] This report provides information as requested by the Department of Labor to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are implementing their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor as required unde [...]	2009-01-30 02:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM KTIP TH
09BANGKOK2402	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) On September 18, the Ambassador met with Yongyuth Wichait, the leader of the opposition Puea Thai Party, to sound him out on a number of issues of importance to the opposition. Former Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama joined the meeting as well. Yongyuth expressed confidence in Puea Thai [...]	2009-09-21 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2455	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Niphon Promphan, Secretary-General for Prime Minister Abhisit and a trusted advisor of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, on September 24. Niphon expressed exasperation with the prolonged political stalemate and what he characterized as a degradation of Thai politica [...]	2009-09-28 05:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK247	OPPOSITION PARTY AND ACTIVISTS PUT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Pro-Thaksin legislators and activists have criticized Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his administration on issues ranging from substantive to petty. Abhisit's critics have focused substantial attention on his appointment of figures linked to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) [...]	2009-01-30 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS ASEC TH
09BANGKOK2488	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S HOSPITALIZATION, [...] (S) Summary/Comment: By all accounts, public and private, 81-year old King Bhumibol's ongoing ailments which led to his hospitalization September 16 are not particularly serious. None of the insiders who would be genuinely concerned were his health in true danger seem worried -- in contrast to [...]	2009-09-30 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK253	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 05:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2540	WHERE ARE THEY NOW? TWO THAI MUSLIMS CONVICTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Two ethnic Malay Muslim Thai nationals sentenced to life in prison in Cambodian court in 2003 after being convicted of providing material support to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) returned quietly to Thailand in July following negotiations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Both men are livi [...]	2009-10-05 09:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2587	THAILAND'S LOWER NORTHEAST: A LOOK AT NEWIN [...] (C) Newin Chidchob, godfather of government coalition partner Phumjai Thai, has had a good year by almost any measure. His father is Parliament Speaker; his party holds a disproportionate number of cabinet jobs compared to its 32 MPs; Phumjai Thai aspires to increase its share of MP seats in [...]	2009-10-09 00:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2595	EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Anti-Corruption and Integrity Awareness Workshop in Thailand, Sep. 14-15. Advisor conducted meetings with post and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi and a visit to Lao Cai border crossing, Sep. 21-25. Advisor met with officials from Thailand's [...]	2009-10-09 09:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB CH
09BANGKOK2599	THAI CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 10:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH UNESCO
09BANGKOK2606	THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL HOSPITALIZATION UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: As King Bhumibol's hospitalization pushes close to four weeks, elements of why he was hospitalized and why it has lasted so long have become clearer, even as it seems that he has recovered physically. It appears likely that issues related to his Parkinson's led to the initial ho [...]	2009-10-13 05:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK263	SCENESETTER FOR SENIOR MILITARY VISITORS TO [...] (C) Summary. Coming visits by component commanders, and other senior leaders of various U.S. military commands will afford a chance to affirm the United States Government's commitment to working with a democratically elected Thai government, to promoting a continued strong bilateral relations [...]	2009-02-02 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2644	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RETURN TO POLITICS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador October 13 met with Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, a former Prime Minister who October 1 joined the opposition Puea Thai party. Chavalit claimed that he had been saddened by the political troubles of the past few years, and had re-entered politics in order to bring about r [...]	2009-10-15 10:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK265	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to attend the above-mentio [...]	2009-02-02 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2656	THAI STOCK MARKET MOVES ON RUMORS OF KING'S HEALTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As widely reported in the local and international press, rumors of the King Bhumibol's ill health drove the Thai stock market into a frenzy for two straight days this week. Combined losses over the two days amounted nearly $13 billion, but the market was able to recover some of t [...]	2009-10-16 10:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TH
09BANGKOK2657	ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER RALLY: RED SHIRTS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) plan to rally October 17 to protest a perceived delay in processing the petition for a royal pardon for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Ref E). Unlike previous protests, UDD leaders expect most partic [...]	2009-10-16 10:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2689	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the units and the commanders listed below, who have been selected to part [...]	2009-10-21 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2746	THAILAND: THAKSIN'S LATEST MOVES SET THE TABLE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 00:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2747	THAI PM CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO POTUS BARACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 01:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TH
09BANGKOK2764	THAI PM INVITATION TO PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASEAN-US [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 08:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TH
09BANGKOK2767	TRAIN ACCIDENT REVEALS UNION WOES AND MAY LEAD TO RAIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seven people were killed when an overnight Bangkok-bound express train derailed earlier this month. Citing the train crash as an example of the poor state of trains in Thailand, unionized railway workers in the deep South suspended local services, claiming that their [...]	2009-10-29 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD TH
09BANGKOK2779	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mention [...]	2009-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK2791	THAILAND: TWO NETIZENS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) arrested two Thai citizens November 1 for allegedly contributing to the panic that triggered the Thai stock market to plunge in mid-October (Ref A). RTP personnel detained Teeranun Wipuchanin and Katha Pajariyapong on suspicion of violating Thailand' [...]	2009-11-02 11:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL DRL TH
09BANGKOK2849	THAILAND-CAMBODIA SPAT: RTG RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO PROTEST HUN SEN'S NAMING OF THAKSIN AS ADVISER [...] (C) Summary: The Royal Thai Government recalled its Ambassador to Cambodia late November 5 and announced a review of all diplomatic engagement in protest of Cambodian PM Hun Sen's naming of fugitive Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser. The decision, which led to a dramatic spike in [...]	2009-11-06 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2855	THAILAND: COLOR ME GREEN - YELLOW-SHIRTS ENTER THE [...] (C) The New Politics party (NPP),led by media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul, is the newest entry into Thailand's political sweepstakes. Built on the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),whose leaders comprise the NPP leadership, the NPP aspires to channel the energy and nationali [...]	2009-11-09 03:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2860	Thai Government Affirms Importance of Peace Corps and Seeks [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abhisit, Thai Princess Sirindhorn, and the Director of Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) all affirmed on November 5 that the Peace Corps Thailand program remains an anchor of the enduring Thai-U.S. bilateral partnership. Accompanied by Ambass [...]	2009-11-09 07:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON TH
09BANGKOK2902	THAILAND: REDS AND YELLOWS SET TO CONGREGATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The upcoming weekend will see red and yellow political rallies, though on different days and different parts of the country. On Saturday, November 14, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD),aka "red-shirts," will hold a fundraising concert in Khao Yai National [...]	2009-11-13 11:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2903	THAILAND: UPPER NORTHEAST - THIS IS THAKSIN COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains very popular in Thailand's upper northeastern provinces, a recent traverse of three provinces along the Mekong River revealed. Contacts consistently asserted that the majority of eligible voters still support Puea Thai a [...]	2009-11-13 12:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2905	THAILAND: FIREWORKS AT FIRST YELLOW-SHIRT RALLY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The People's Alliance for Democracy,s (PAD) first yellow-shirt rally in almost a year attracted approximately 20,000 well-behaved supporters in Bangkok late November 15 to the old PAD themes of defending the monarchy against fugitive former PM Thaksin and denouncing the actions of [...]	2009-11-16 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2931	THAI DOMESTIC POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ABHISIT GOVT HAS [...] (C) Following a politically disastrous fortnight for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his Puea Thai political party (REF B),current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is riding a wave of newfound popularity and enjoying the fruits of Thaksin's missteps. However, Abhisit recognizes [...]	2009-11-18 10:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK2955	SOUTHERN THAILAND: A VIOLENT WEEK, EVEN BY [...] (U) Summary: It has been an active week on the southern Thai front. On November 16 and 17, there were two separate school bus shootings in Pattani. On November 17, a prolonged standoff and gunfight took place between government security forces and insurgents, ending in the death of six insurg [...]	2009-11-19 09:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09BANGKOK2962	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya called Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on short notice late November 19, primarily to discuss Cambodia and Thaksin. Kasit began the meeting expressing "profound thanks" for the President and Secretary's effective re-engagement in Asia this y [...]	2009-11-20 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK2963	ASEAN WILDLIFE NETWORK SCORES WITH AFRICAN IVORY BUST [...] (U) Summary: In an important step forward against wildlife trafficking, the Royal Thai Police arrested two ivory traffickers on November 16 in Bangkok. The arrests came after a year-long joint investigation involving U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Royal Thai Police and the USG-supported A [...]	2009-11-20 10:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TH
09BANGKOK2967	THAILAND: CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE INSIDE THE [...] (S) Introduction and Comment: With King Bhumibol significantly weakened by a variety of ailments that have kept him hospitalized for two months (refs A-B),realization that the end of his 62-year reign may be drawing near has heightened speculation and rumors about what might come next for the [...]	2009-11-23 05:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL TH
09BANGKOK2987	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF SUWIT [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, International Electronics & Defence Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105522008368 Registered Date: April 25, 1979 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Partners: Suwit Khandhawit and Rojana Khandha [...]	2009-11-24 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK2990	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF WITHAN [...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Siam Aviation Co., Ltd. was listed as follows: Registration No. 0105515008722 Registered Date: December 6, 1972 Status: Limited Partnership Capital Registration: 4,000,000 baht Partners: Withan Makarabhirom, Wara Makarabhirom, Worathan Makara [...]	2009-11-24 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TH
09BANGKOK3006	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL NORTH AND [...] (C) General North and Brigadier General Crowe, Embassy Bangkok welcomes your visit to Thailand during the celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 82nd birthday. Your visit signals the United States' appreciation for the long-standing bilateral relationship, which has facilitated shared bene [...]	2009-11-25 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK3009	THAILAND: THAKSIN PULLS THE PLUG ON NEXT BIG RED [...] (SBU) Summary: Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra used separate November 24 phone-ins to urge leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," and the opposition Puea Thai party to stand down from a planned multi-day rally scheduled to [...]	2009-11-25 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3015	THAILAND: ABHISIT CANCELS CHIANG MAI TRIP IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Bowing to concerns about his security in the wake of local red-shirt threats to "cremate" him (ref A),Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on November 26 announced that he would not travel to the northern city of Chiang Mai as previously planned for a November 29 meeting with business [...]	2009-11-27 07:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3018	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THAKSIN AND LAO HMONG WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on November 27 to discuss the latest political developments in Thailand. The Ambassador outlined for Suthep USG outreach efforts with Thaksin's inner circle and core "red-shirt" leaders in recent weeks (REF B),noting that we [...]	2009-11-30 03:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK3025	THAILAND: KING'S FRAIL HEALTH FORCES HIM TO OPT [...] (C) On November 30, the Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary (PPS) announced that King Bhumibol Adulyadej would not participate in any of the public events scheduled around his December 5 birthday, Thailand's National Day. Though the King has been hospitalized since mid-Septem [...]	2009-11-30 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3066	RUSSIA LOOKS TO REINVIGORATE BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Thai-Russia bilateral relationship blossomed earlier this decade after years of stagnation during the Cold War but has had little forward momentum since then, despite a November 27 visit to Bangkok by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sobyanin and Thai pledges that the Prime Minister a [...]	2009-12-04 08:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV RU TH
09BANGKOK3067	THAILAND: RED-SHIRTS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON DECEMBER [...] (C) Just one-week after abruptly cancelling their promised November 28-December 1 "showdown" rally out of alleged deference to the King's birthday celebration (REF A),the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka the "red-shirts," announced that they would hol [...]	2009-12-04 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
09BANGKOK3110	THAILAND: KING'S BIRTHDAY AUDIENCE DECEMBER 5 - [...] (C) Summary and Comment: 82 year-old Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej held court in his throne hall at the Grand Palace on his birthday December 5, in what was seen by many Thai as a possible last public hurrah. Leaning heavily on his right side, the King offered brief remarks to several hundred [...]	2009-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH PINR
09BANGKOK3115	THAILAND: RED CONSTITUTION DAY RALLY PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary: The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD, or "red-shirts") rallied at the Democracy Monument in downtown Bangkok December 10 to mark Thailand's Constitution Day holiday. The gathering, which at its peak included over 20,000 people, was peaceful and largely free fr [...]	2009-12-11 08:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK3196	SCENESETTER: A/S SCHWARTZ VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Schwartz: Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes you to Thailand and looks forward to working with you on the objectives you have outlined. Though it is the long-standing issue of the Lao Hmong refugee community that brings you here, the U.S. has many refugee and migrant-re [...]	2009-12-18 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM TH LA
09BANGKOK325	THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE ARRESTS AND ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Legal action in the courts and against websites on grounds of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy, have seemingly increased under the new Democrat-led coalition government, with both the Justice Minister and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister having stated pub [...]	2009-02-06 10:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK345	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) Admiral Keating: we look forward to welcoming you to Thailand. Your visit, particularly the planned meeting with PM Abhisit Vejjajiva on February 17, will afford the opportunity to highlight the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as new governments settle in in both [...]	2009-02-10 07:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
09BANGKOK363	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES FORMER PM CHUAN ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Polcouns called on former PM Chuan Leekpai, senior statesman of the ruling Democrat Party, on February 10 to discuss the current political situation in Thailand, prospects for progress in the unsettled south, the overly broad application of lese majeste laws, and th [...]	2009-02-12 07:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN TH
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANGKOK520	THAI MFA PERMSEC RAISES LESE MAJESTE WITH [...] (C) EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel engaged Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Virasadki Futrakul February 28 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Cha-am/Hua Hin regarding U.S.-bilateral relations and ASEAN issues ( [...]	2009-03-03 03:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS TH
09BANGKOK536	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the courses listed [...]	2009-03-04 01:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK610	THAILAND: LESE MAJESTE DEBATE ENTERS PUBLIC [...] (C) Issues associated with implementation of the lese majeste (offense to the monarchy) provisions of the Thai Criminal Code continue to generate headlines and controversy. The police Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested Executive Director Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Prachatai.com, an onli [...]	2009-03-10 10:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK636	FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF DISAPPEARED THAI HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) March 12 is the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of noted human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit, widely presumed to have been kidnapped and murdered by the Thai police in 2004. The Working Group for Justice and Peace (WGJP),headed by Angkhana Neelaphaichit, Somchai's widow, co [...]	2009-03-12 11:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH
09BANGKOK790	RED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CONTINUE, THAKSIN [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" protests continue outside of the Government House compound in Bangkok. Addressing the demonstrators by video link the nights of March 27-28, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra accused two leading Privy Councilors of directing the 2006 coup. The Privy Counc [...]	2009-03-30 09:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK813	RED RALLIES CONTINUE, CALL FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Anti-government "redshirt" demonstrators continued to protest at the Government House compound March 31, seemingly settling in for long stay. While numbers shrink during the day, they increase during evening rallies built around former PM Thaksin's phone-ins, and the core protestors vow to [...]	2009-03-31 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK841	ABHISIT ADMINISTRATION AT 100 DAYS: EXCEEDING [...] (C) When the Constitutional Court dissolved the People's Power Party in December 2008, we had no reason to expect that the House of Representative's election of Abhisit Vejjajiva as Prime Minister would end Thailand's political crisis, nor has it. With a looming succession crisis as the barely [...]	2009-04-02 06:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TH
09BANGKOK888	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR AND FM KASIT DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador hosted Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya April 6 for a two-hour one-on-one lunch. Ambassador and Kasit discussed Kasit's priorities for his upcoming trip to the U.S. April 19-24 and Kasit's desire to engage the Secretary on strategic issues of interest to both countr [...]	2009-04-07 09:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PGOV PREF BM TH
09BANGKOK931	RURAL "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY" VILLAGES OFFER ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Thailand's emergence in recent years as a major trading economy in Asia, the King's encouragement of a self-reliant "sufficiency economy" has attracted support in the countryside. Government programs support village recycling and low-carbon impact agricultural practice [...]	2009-04-09 05:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR ECON TH
09BANGKOK953	AMBASSADOR AND UK COUNTERPART CALL ON PM ABHISIT [...] Summary: (C) The Ambassador and the UK Ambassador paid a joint call on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva April 14 to discuss the violent protests of the past three days in Pattaya and Bangkok. The Prime Minister stated that order largely had been restored in Bangkok, and United Front of Democr [...]	2009-04-14 07:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH
09BANGKOK974	BANGKOK CALM, SOME REDSHIRT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Bangkok is calm after the April 12-14 confrontations between soldiers and protestors supportive of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD). Some leading UDD figures remain detained by police, while others remain at large. Some Thais predict UDD protests may eventually r [...]	2009-04-16 10:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM ASEC TH
09BANGKOK987	FOREIGN MINISTER KASIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Madame Secretary: Your meeting with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on April 23 offers you the opportunity to reaffirm our nation's strong commitment to democracy in Thailand and our continued support for a broad-based partnership with this vital Southeast Asian friend and ally. Coming on t [...]	2009-04-20 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS ECON TH
09BANGKOK991	THAI GOVERNMENT VS. THAKSIN: ARREST WARRANTS, PASSPORT REVOCATION, AND OVERTURE TO NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) The RTG has formally informed the Embassy via diplomatic note of new measures against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra: the issuance of a new arrest warrant for inciting mob violence, and the revocation of Thaksin's Thai passport. These steps follow the eruption of mob violence in Pat [...]	2009-04-20 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CVIS CPAS KJUS NU TH
09BANJUL18	THE GAMBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Banjul presents its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Gambian government publicly espouses a liberal, open economic environment and free-market pricing, with a [...]	2009-01-22 17:59:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR
09BASRAH18	BASRAH: UNITED KINGDOM HOSTS INVESTMENT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 10:58:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV MASS EAIR EWWT UK IZ
09BASRAH41	BASRA: TWO AMERICAN FIRMS TO HELP BUILD MASSIVE "SPORTS [...] (U) Summary: According to local officials and media reports, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has selected two U.S. firms to design and provide engineering services for a massive new sports complex in Basra. The site is planned to be completed in preparation for the Basra-hosted 2013 Gulf Cup, an [...]	2009-07-06 13:03:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI ELAB KPAO SCUL IZ
09BASRAH53	BASRA JOURNALIST DISCUSSES MALIKI VISIT, JOURNALISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Local journalist and close PRT contact Majed Al-Brekan (strictly protect) dismissed Prime Minister Maliki's recent visit to Basra, ostensibly undertaken to deal with water shortages, as "entirely political," and said that that "all his promises were just talk." On the challenges [...]	2009-09-24 06:52:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL KPAO KMDR PGOV IZ
09BASRAH57	BASRA: THE SLUMS OF HAYYANIYAH [...] (SBU) Summary. Hayyaniyah is a poor and politically sensitive Basra city neighborhood with a history very similar to Baghdad's Sadr City. Wracked by extreme poverty, high unemployment, and an extremely dense population, the enclave of about 300,000 is largely comprised of Shi'a Marsh Arabs fr [...]	2009-10-28 08:38:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PREL PGOV SMIG IZ IR
09BASRAH63	ERA OF CLOSER COOPERATION BEGINS WITH BASRAH UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU/NF) In a December 3 meeting, Basrah University's new chancellor, Dr. Saleh Najim, reviewed the status of the province's premier academic institution and related plans to create a new university devoted solely to petroleum and mineral studies. The PRT outlined possible avenues of cooperat [...]	2009-12-15 08:50:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BASRAH67	IRAQI FISHERMEN HARASSED BY IRAN AND KUWAIT [...] (C) Iraqi fishermen are bearing the brunt of conflicting claims by Iraq and its neighbors to territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. Media reports and personal accounts by fishermen, PRT members, US Navy personnel in the region, and a British naval officer familiar with the situation confirm r [...]	2009-12-31 11:31:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EWWT ETRD PGOV EFIS PBTS IZ IR KU
09BEIJING103	JANUARY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MIDDLE EAST, EU, INTERNET [...] Key points at the January 13 MFA press briefing: -- China is "gravely concerned" that UN Security Council resolution 1860 is "not being implemented" in Gaza. -- China "attaches great importance" to its relationship with the EU -- China calls on France to create conditions for the improv [...]	2009-01-13 09:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH TW IS XG RW UG BR KN MI SF CB
09BEIJING1135	MGSF01 H1N1 SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 1 - NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of COB April 28 Beijing time, no cases of swine influenza (AH1N1) virus infection in humans or livestock had been reported by the local press or government authorities. As a precaution, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQ [...]	2009-04-28 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1172	PRC: CHINESE SCHOLARS SUGGEST ACHIEVING NEAR-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese participants at a UK/France-sponsored seminar on UN Security Council Reform April 29 uniformly affirmed the need for UN Security Council reform, though none expressed any urgency in acting on this need. While offering generally positive views of the UK/France "intermedia [...]	2009-04-30 10:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KUNR UN CH JA RS
09BEIJING1224	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 6 - [...] (U) This cable corrects Beijing 1223. Please disregard Beijing 1223. AMERICANS IN QUARANTINE, QUARANTINE CHARGES, AND NOTIFICATION ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- Â [...]	2009-05-07 10:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1227	MAY 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HU-OBAMA TELCON, USNS VICTORIOUS, [...] Key points at the May 7 MFA press briefing: -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed bilateral relations and had an "in-depth exchange of views" on H1N1 influenza, agreeing to cooperate in addressing the issue. The two leaders also discussed the Korean Peninsu [...]	2009-05-07 23:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AMED MCAP CH MX CE CA AS KU JP
09BEIJING1317	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 12 [...] (SBU) Mainland Chinese newspapers (both Chinese and English-language publications) have criticized U.S. government response to the H1N1 outbreak, blaming the "low-key approach" of the government and media for what it sees as ineffective prevention measures against the spread of the virus. The [...]	2009-05-15 10:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1353	MAY 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, BOC [...] Key points at the May 19 MFA press briefing: -- -- China "hoped the new U.S. Ambassador to China would play a positive role in promoting friendship between the two countries." -- China "welcomed the verdict" convicting two former Bank of China employees who "committed embezzlement and then [...]	2009-05-19 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH FR AS KN PK BR IN KS XG BM RS
09BEIJING1388	PRC/SUDAN: PRC SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DARFUR [...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with Special Envoy to Sudan General Scott Gration, Special Representative for the Chinese Government on Darfur Ambassador Liu Guijin agreed that the United States and China shared common goals in Sudan. Liu added that China hoped that the new U.S. Administration's "con [...]	2009-05-25 12:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU LY
09BEIJING164	January 20 MFA Press Briefing: Wen Jiabao Visit to Europe, [...] Key points at the January 20 MFA Press Briefing: -- Premier Wen Jiabao will visit EU headquarters, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom from January 27-February 2. Wen plans to attend the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos. -- As President-elect Obama prepares to take offi [...]	2009-01-20 10:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN CH SZ UK SP GM EU TW
09BEIJING2414	PRC: INDIAN INFORMATION INADEQUATE TO WARRANT [...] (C) India has not provided sufficient information about the three Pakistan-based individuals it proposed to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to merit their listing as terrorists, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin told PolOff Au [...]	2009-08-21 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EFIN ETTC KTFN PINR UN CH IN PK
09BEIJING2438	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLAR SUGGESTS U.S. NEGOTIATE SE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unstable post-election political climate in Iran likely precludes the initiation of formal negotiations with Iran on ceasing its uranium enrichment program, according to a PRC scholar. Though Iran is sincere in wishing to reach out to the United States on broader bilateral i [...]	2009-08-25 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2462	OBSTACLES TO JUDICIAL REFORM IN CHIN [...] (C) Summary: Barriers to instituting genuine rule of law in China remain formidable, according to a variety of legal scholars and judicial officials. The National People's Congress's formal monopoly on interpreting the PRC constitution and the Party-controlled Supreme People's Court's de fac [...]	2009-08-27 23:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL KCOR CH
09BEIJING255	FEBRUARY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA BILATERAL [...] Key points at the February 3 MFA Press Briefing: -- China is ready to work with the United States to promote bilateral relations. -- China is a friend of both India and Pakistan and hopes the two countries will "proceed from the interests of regional stability and promote the peace process [...]	2009-02-03 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CH KN XG IN PK KS RP UK SA
09BEIJING2609	REACTION TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS; CODEL MORAN VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative James Moran (D-VA) and Joint Economic Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) visited Beijing September 1 to 3 to meet with key financial, sovereign wealth, and Chinese government leaders. Responding to entreaties to open an office in New York, China's sovereign we [...]	2009-09-11 08:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV ETRD OREP
09BEIJING2617	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON JAPANESE [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 Ambassadors in Beijing on September 11, Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto stated that while the recent elections in Japan were "significant," he does not expect major changes in Japan's foreign policy. British Ambassador William Ehrman said the United Kingdom was " [...]	2009-09-11 11:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON CH FR JA GM UK
09BEIJING2899	CHINA TARGETS ONLINE GAMES: BATTLES ON [...] (SBU) Summary. China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) issued a circular on October 10 prohibiting foreign investment in the domestic online games operations through joint ventures, wholly-owned enterprises and cooperatives. The new directive comprehensively prohibits fo [...]	2009-10-16 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL ECON CH
09BEIJING3037	NOVEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] Key points at the October 29 MFA press briefing: -- China had conveyed congratulations to Hamid Karzai for his election victory. -- China had expressed its "grave concerns" and opposition to reports of a planned visit to Arunachal Pradesh by the Dalai Lama. -- PRC Government remained com [...]	2009-11-03 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH PK IN UK RS EG MY
09BEIJING3380	DECEMBER 17, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COPENHAGEN TALKS, XI [...] Key points at the December 17 MFA press briefing were: -- China supports cooperative efforts to reach a "fair, reasonable, balanced, and achievable" result at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. -- During a visit to South Korea, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with Presid [...]	2009-12-17 11:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SENV ETRD CH KS KN CB
09BEIJING3507	PRC: VICE PRESIDENT XI JINPING STRENGTHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cambodian and Chinese official sources told EmbOffs that no connection exists between Cambodia's December 19 forced repatriation to China of 20 Uighur asylum-seekers and the PRC's announcement of USD 1.2 billion in bilateral assistance during Vice President Xi Jinping's December 2 [...]	2009-12-31 05:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG EAID ECON CH CB
09BEIJING903	CHINA/EITI: CHINESE ACADEMIC STRESSES NEED TO BUILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese officials and academics lack a clear understanding of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),according to Dr. He Wenping, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). In He's view, Chinese officials will not support the EITI unless they can be co [...]	2009-04-03 09:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV EPET EMIN KCOR CH
09BEIJING960	MEDIA REACTION: McCain Visit, President Obama, Ren Min Bi [...] McCain Visit "McCain said that China has become a "superpower" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/10): McCain arrived in Beijing on 8th for his Asian "survey trip". He indicated during a press conference on April 9th that China had [...]	2009-04-10 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIJING970	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Policy, ASEAN Summit & Protests in [...] U.S. POLICY "For the first time, the U.S. simulates an Economic World War" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(04/13): The Pentagon simulated a military drill on the theme of economic security. Many economic experts were involved in th [...]	2009-04-13 09:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON
09BEIRUT1058	GEMAYEL PREDICTS NEW GOVERNMENT WILL BE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon's government formation crisis is the result of external interference but should not be solved through additional meddling, Kataeb party leader and former Lebanese President Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador. Although he discounted most formulas currently under discussion [...]	2009-09-25 14:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1059	HARIRI KICKS OFF CABINET CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unexpected visit of Syrian President al-Asad to Saudi Arabia and his meeting with Saudi King Abdullah was a "positive development," Nader Hariri, advisor to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, said September 25. MP Marwan Hamadeh observed that Saad Hariri is focused on aski [...]	2009-09-25 14:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS LE
09BEIRUT1079	SLEIMAN SEEKS TO PROVIDE EXIT TO A CORNERED HARIRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Sleiman's confidants report that the is taking controversial positions in the press in an attempt to open an escape hatch for Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in the stalled cabinet negotiations. Abi Assi defended the president against recent press attacks and floa [...]	2009-10-01 14:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT108	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS MARCH 14 [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed his "purely UNSCR 1701" agenda for his planned January 28 visit to Damascus. He again expressed concern about the lack of March 14 organization for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said he continues t [...]	2009-01-27 15:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT1081	ATMOSPHERE POSITIVE, CABINET NEGOTIATIONS STILL [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's conclusion of the second round of consultations on October 1 was accompanied by positive expectations that a cabinet could be formed soon. However, in separate meetings the same day, caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, caretaker Finance Minister [...]	2009-10-02 10:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY SA IR EG
09BEIRUT1088	HARIRI AWAITS REGIONAL EVENTS BEFORE NEGOTIATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon's political atmosphere appears improved following a week of talks with parliamentary blocs, but progress still awaits the expected Saudi-Syria rapprochement, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told the Ambassador on October 2. Hariri reported that he had sought to draw [...]	2009-10-05 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SY SA LE

09BEIRUT1131	MAJORITY AND OPPOSITION AGREE GOVERNMENT TO FORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lebanese cabinet could be formed within days, sources from the majority and minority agree, though all note that several imporant details remain unresolved. In the wake of the Syrian-Saudi summit last week, negotiations have progressed considerably and the opposition has back [...]	2009-10-14 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM LE
09BEIRUT1285	GOL REFINANCES $500 MILLION IN EUROBONDS (ECONOMIC WEEK IN [...] (SBU) On December 3, the GOL successfully issued $500 million in Eurobonds to replace an equal value of maturing Eurobonds. The issue consisted of two tranches: a five-year $250 million bond at a 5.875% coupon and a 15-year $250 million bond at a 7% coupon. Both issues were over-subscribed an [...]	2009-12-08 08:04:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LE
09BEIRUT1290	MARCH 14'S WINTER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Disillusionment among March 14 Christians is expanding. March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid recently expressed deep concern about the direction of the movement, fearing Syrian pressure on March 14 leader and Prime Minister Saad Hariri would lead to its disbandment. Publicly [...]	2009-12-09 18:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SA SY LE
09BEIRUT1359	GEAGEA COMPLAINS OF MARCH 14 ISOLATION [...] (C) Summary: Syria is pushing hard to annul UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1559, and the U.S. should publicly reiterate its support for all resolutions relating to Lebanon, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador. Geagea also complained that Saudi Arabia was pushing Pr [...]	2009-12-29 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY UNSC SA LE
09BEIRUT139	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...]	2009-02-03 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT148	LEBANON: MICHEL MURR ON THE INDEPENDENTS [...] (C) In a February 4 meeting, MP and self-styled independent list kingmaker Michel Murr told the Ambassador that he, and not his son, Defense Minister Elias Murr, would run for a seat in the Metn district in the June parliamentary elections. Murr appeared confident about his list's chances in [...]	2009-02-05 15:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT179	LEBANON: SINIORA -- WE WILL COMPLY QUICKLY WITH [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora on February 12 expressed GOL intentions to comply quickly to all requests that may come from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, including the transfer to the Hague of the four incarcerated generals, if the STL requests it. In a meeting with the Ambassador, visiting U [...]	2009-02-17 07:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT231	LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED BY CT COOPERATION, US [...] (C) President Sleiman discussed recent US-Lebanese cooperation on counter terrorism and was pleased that the U.S. had approved the provision of Raven UAVs to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Embassy renews our suggestion that, if possible, Sleiman be invited to Washington before the June 7 Lebanese [...]	2009-02-26 15:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT233	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LOOKING STRONGER; OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Following the very successful February 14 rally commemorating former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination, March 14 leaders have expressed confidence about March 14's prospects for winning the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. The widely attended February 14 rally, a major succ [...]	2009-02-26 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT249	LEBANON: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT WTO WORKING PARTY, BUT [...] (SBU) On March 1, Zouha Sakr, head of the MEPI-funded WTO accession project at the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET),told EconOff Lebanon's February 27 working party meeting in Geneva had gone reasonably well, considering Lebanon had little new information to report. She described the comm [...]	2009-03-03 07:12:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
09BEIRUT262	LEBANON: WA'AD -- EXAMPLE OF HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) The U.S. Government,s January 6 decision to designate Hizballah's Wa'ad construction company was met with muted reaction in Lebanon, likely because of the similar designation in 2007 of Hizballah's construction company Jihad el-Bina as well as the local media's preoccupation in early Janua [...]	2009-03-05 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT438	LEBANON: PM SINIORA TELLS CODEL CARNAHAN JUNE 7 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Congressional members Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA) that Lebanon was committed to hold "completely transparent" parliamentary elections on June 7. He [...]	2009-04-16 09:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS IR
09BEIRUT439	LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER WITH CODEL CARNAHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 09:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT440	LEBANON: SLEIMAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ARAB PEACE WITH [...] (C) Meeting with President Sleiman April 9, visiting Congressional Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA),accompanied by the Ambassador and Poloff, stressed U.S. support for Lebanon's independence and sover [...]	2009-04-16 09:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09BEIRUT472	LEBANON: FEW SHIA ALTERNATIVES TO HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The Arabic Islamic Council (AIC) emerged in 2006 as a self-declared Arab alternative to Hizballah. AIC attracted the attention of Lebanese and Arab media because of its claims of "promoting a culture of peace and Arab unity" as opposed to Hizballah's culture of "armed resistance" and ties [...]	2009-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IR LE
09BEIRUT490	LEBANON: JUMBLATT REMAINS WITH MARCH 14 DESPITE [...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador April 29, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt gave no indication he is planning to abandon the March 14 ship, despite recent overtures to opposition Speaker Nabih Berri. March 14 had much work to do to win the June 7 parliamentary elections, he admitted, listing several pro [...]	2009-04-29 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IS SA LE
09BEIRUT496	LEBANON: DDEFMIN MURR ON FOUR GENERALS, MARCH 14 [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador April 30 that the release of the four generals held in connection with the assination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri would provide the opposition with ammunition against March 14. Murr assessed the Christian community was especially [...]	2009-04-30 16:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT515	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, SLEIMAN LOOKS AT [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting with President Michel Sleiman, visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale reiterated continuing U.S. support for Lebanese sovereignty and independence and for the voices of moderation within Lebanon. Sleiman predicted that the June 7 parliamentary elections woul [...]	2009-05-09 10:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT537	LEBANON: JUMBLATT SAYS HE RECEIVED "ENOUGH" FUNDS [...] (C) March 14 Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that he and Sunni leader Saad Hariri had "very good" meetings with Saudi King Abdullah, Prince Mukrin, and other Saudi officials during a brief visit to the Kingdom May 9-10. Jumblatt said the Saudis had recently given cash injectio [...]	2009-05-14 08:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SA
09BEIRUT541	LEBANON: UNSCOL DOWNBEAT ON MARCH 14'S CHANCES [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams raised with NEA DAS Hale and Ambassador the idea of delaying any possible Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar village until after the Lebanese election on June 7, so as to avoid opponents of the Siniora government using the charge that Israel is t [...]	2009-05-14 11:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT571	LEBANON: AOUN HAS LOST METN VOTES, MICHEL MURR [...] (C) Metn political heavyweight Michel Murr, meeting with the Ambassador on May 20, expressed confidence that March 14 would win the upcoming parliamentary elections, although he expected the result to be close. Murr disclosed that President Sleiman was feeling frustrated with Lebanon's electo [...]	2009-05-20 19:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT605	LEBANON: NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR SAYS HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The new Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Saeed Awadh Asseri, told the Ambassador June 1 that Hizballah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem was worried that if the Hizballah-led March 8 alliance won the majority in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, the March 14 coalition would not [...]	2009-06-02 14:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SA PK
09BEIRUT624	LEBANON: CAMPAIGN ISSUE: THE ELECTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Both the March 14 coalition and the opposition are seeking to capitalize on the possible economic impact of the international community's reactions to the June 7 parliamentary elections to gain votes. March 14 leaders have floated the idea that an opposition-led Lebanese government would [...]	2009-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MARR LE SY
09BEIRUT632	LEBANON: SECRETARY LAHOOD CONGRATULATES SLEIMAN ON [...] (C) In a June 7 election day meeting with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, President Michel Sleiman was pleased to see elections taking place peacefully in one day. He predicted the difference between majority and opposition would be only two or three seats, and said the close elections [...]	2009-06-08 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE IS
09BEIRUT733	Lebanon: Media Reaction - June 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 07:15:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT746	LEBANON: HARIRI WANTS TO MEET IN DAMASCUS ONLY [...] (C) PM-designate Saad Hariri has been under (well-intentioned) pressure from the Saudi leadership for a week to agree to participate in an as-yet unscheduled Saudi-Syria summit in Damascus. He told the Ambassador July 6 that he is willing to do so, along with President Sliman, to support Saud [...]	2009-07-06 17:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC SA SY LE
09BEIRUT764	LEBANON: SAFADI DESCRIBES FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Tripoli Sunni leader and caretaker Minister of Economy Mohammad Safadi said the Saudis had made a serious negotiating mistake in accepting the Syrian demand for a pre-government formation meeting of Lebanese political leaders with the Saudi King and [...]	2009-07-09 13:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY SA FR QA LE
09BEIRUT809	LEBANON: MARCH 14 FIGURES STILL CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) March 14 contacts this week were cautiously optimistic that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri would ultimately come to agreement with Hizballah and opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun on the formation of a government. However, they said, it was unrealistic to expect a new cabinet be [...]	2009-07-17 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT820	LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS PETRAEUS CABINET WILL BE [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),President Michel Sleiman noted that he was relatively optimistic and said he expected cabinet formation to last somewhere between ten days and two weeks. Sleiman remarked that Lebanon faced a n [...]	2009-07-20 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
09BEIRUT850	COMPROMISE REACHED ON SHIA REPRESENTATION IN NEW [...] (C) Advisor to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, Nader Hariri, confirmed that an agreement has been reached over Shia representation in the presidential bloc in the next cabinet. Hariri emphasized that the consensus candidate would not be a "king minister," but rather a member of the Pre [...]	2009-07-28 14:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT859	LEBANON: SOME GOL OFFICIALS ADMIT 1701 VIOLATION [...] (C) Several GOL officials expressed their confidence July 24-25 to visiting National Security Council Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro that the opposition would drop its demand for a blocking third and that the cabinet would be formed, though no one could commit to [...]	2009-07-29 08:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT892	SAUDI AMBASSADOR: JUMBLATT RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY [...] (C) Saudi Information and Culture Minister Abdulaziz Khoja sent a strong message to Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt on August 4 that his actions did not serve Lebanon's national interests, and Jumblatt responded immediately and positively to Saudi King Abdullah's entrea [...]	2009-08-07 14:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA
09BEIRUT92	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WITH HIZBALLAH: MAJOR [...] (C) In his January 21 meeting with Hizballah MP Mohamad Raad, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reportedly expressed his fundamental disagreement with Hizballah over Hizballah's relationship with Syria, Hizballah's arms, and the Special Tribunal. As such, he was not interested in a political relati [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT95	Lebanon: Media Reaction - January 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 09:52:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE
09BEIRUT96	LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora in a January 23 meeting with Ambassador urged the new U.S. administration to take a strong role in Middle East peace negotiations. Specifically, he advocated U.S. direct or indirect efforts to encourage the Syrians to "realize it was in their best interests" [...]	2009-01-23 18:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT988	HARIRI WILL PRESENT CABINET PROPOSAL WITHOUT [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told the Ambassador September 3 that he intends to present a national unity government cabinet proposal to President Sleiman within the next ten days. He confirmed that that negotiations with opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun and his Free Patriot [...]	2009-09-03 15:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BELFAST5	NORTHERN IRELAND LEADERS THANK SPECIAL ENVOY DOBRIANSKY [...] (C) Summary: On January 7-8, Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Ambassador Paula Dobriansky made farewell calls on Northern Ireland political leaders. Everyone paid tribute to the Special Envoy for her efforts during the past two years and praised the role the United States has played in brin [...]	2009-01-13 13:12:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UK EI
09BELFAST50	NORTHERN IRELAND DEVOLUTION DELAYED BUT ON TRACK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Northern Ireland's political leaders, together with HMG's Northern Ireland Office, are united in their conviction to move forward on the devolution of policing and justice. An attempt by hard-line unionist Jim Allister to siphon off support from First Minister Peter Robinson's [...]	2009-07-10 11:25:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SOCI UK EI
09BELFAST79	FRAUD SUMMARY - BELFAST - MARCH- AUGUST 2009 [...] Country Conditions: As part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland is a developed industrialized country with a well-established infrastructure. Like the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is suffering as a result of the global credit crunch and economic downturn. The unemployment rate in N [...]	2009-09-30 14:05:00	Consulate Belfast	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC UK
09BELFAST88	NORTHERN IRELAND FIRST MINISTER ROBINSON AND DEPUTY FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary: Despite strong complaints regarding the behavior of the other and their respective parties, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness both agree that the financial piece of devolving policing and justice powers is complete, and a [...]	2009-11-03 17:12:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR UK EI
09BELGRADE1316	SERBIA: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION [...] The following is the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2009-2010, Part 1 for Serbia. BEGIN TEXT. Serbia I. Summary The Republic of Serbia is a major transit country for narcotics and other drugs along the Balkan smuggling corridor from Turkey to Centra [...]	2009-11-06 16:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE276	SERBIA CONTINUES TO DELAY ADOPTION OF VOJVODINA STATUTE [...] (SBU) The Vojvodina Statute, the governing legislation for the Serbia's only remaining autonomous province (and one of the most prosperous parts of the country),remains off the National Assembly's agenda. The statute is foreseen in Serbia's Constitution, but nationalist groups continue to cr [...]	2009-03-30 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR
09BELGRADE509	SOUTH SERBIA: POLITICAL ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES AS [...] (SBU) The Coordinating Body for South Serbia is treading water just two months after the Serbian government and South Serbia Albanians pledged to work together to reanimate the body. Fallout from an OSCE-mediated agreement signed in March triggered the collapse of the Albanian ruling coalition [...]	2009-06-12 15:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR
09BELGRADE98	SERBS AND RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) Serbia,s recent rhetoric about apparently strengthening their relationship with Russia is worrisome both for the harm it can do to Serbia itself, as well as for its destabilizing effect on Balkan integration into trans-Atlantic alliances. Serbian gratitude for Russia,s support for Serb [...]	2009-02-03 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR
09BELMOPAN111	BELMOPAN - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime throughout Belize continues to remain a problem and has steadily risen over the past two years. Major crimes in Belize (defined as murder, rape, robbery, burglary, theft and carnal knowledge) increased in 2008 by 8.1% from 2007. Most disturbing [...]	2009-03-20 21:13:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BH
09BELMOPAN305	CCJ MAY BECOME BELIZE'S FINAL APPELLATE COURT [...] On June 19, 2009, Prime Minister Dean Barrow proposed a bill to the House of Representatives for a constitutional amendment that would replace the Privy Council in London as the final appellate court for Belize with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This proposal is in keeping with the obl [...]	2009-08-05 15:44:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV XL BH
09BELMOPAN400	FRAUD SUMMARY - BELMOPAN [...] Per Reftel B, U.S. Embassy Belmopan provides the following information for the period March, 2009 - September, 2009: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Fraud encountered during visa and American Citizen Services interviews remains at moderately low levels. Post saw a slight increase in NIV fraud. Be [...]	2009-10-30 21:35:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BH
09BERLIN1112	(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]	2009-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1320	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, VP BIDEN IN EUROPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Nuclear Program 3. VP Biden in New Europe 4. Guantanamo 5. Climate Protection 6. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-10-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF US PL IR GM
09BERLIN1361	EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...]	2009-10-29 09:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM
09BERLIN1574	MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses Â [...]	2009-12-11 19:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BERLIN236	BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]	2009-02-26 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN237	BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]	2009-02-26 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN567	MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]	2009-05-15 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN638	GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER RE-ELECTED IN FIRST ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's popular incumbent President Horst Koehler (CDU) -- a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund -- handily won re-election to a second five-year term, doing so in the first round of voting by the 1,224-member Federal Assembly. Winning with a 613 vote a [...]	2009-05-27 12:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL PINR
09BERLIN665	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CAIRO SPEECH, GITMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS in Riyadh 3. Presidential Speech in Cairo 4. POTUS Visit to Germany 5. Guantnamo Prisoners 6. Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre 7. European Parliament Elections 8. UK Government Crisis Â [...]	2009-06-04 13:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM SA EG XF US CH XG UK
09BERLIN67	BLUE LANTERN REPONSE: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, after an initial investigation, we assess that ASC is a reliable recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. We will conduct a site visit on March 3, 2009 to complete this investigation. 2. (SBU) Ms. Renate Bay, ASC's Marketing and Customer Service Di [...]	2009-01-16 16:05:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SF GM
09BERLIN751	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FRANCE, SOMALIA, CLONE MEAT [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Iranian Elections 3. Western Reactions to Iran 4. French President Sarkozy's State of the Union 5. Somalia 6. Clone Meat Â [...]	2009-06-23 12:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR FR SO US
09BERLIN752	IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: GERMAN MFA QUESTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Berlin on June 22, a senior German MFA official raised Germany's concerns about accusatory comments made by Iranian officials against Western embassies in Tehran earlier that day. According to an MFA contact, the Iranian ambassador sta [...]	2009-06-23 15:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN758	MERKEL'S CHARTER GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM G-20 SHERPAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One of Chancellor Merkel's highest priority global economic initiatives got a boost from G-20 Sherpas at a meeting in Berlin on June 12, 2009. The Chancellor's top economic advisors presented her vision for a Charter for Sustainable Activity, which is Merkel's contribution to [...]	2009-06-24 10:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN781	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 388 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The net number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 30 cases to a total of 388 on June 29. Germany has the third highest number of infections in the EU. SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 29, the National Reference Center for Influenza at RKI announced in its press briefing thirty-o [...]	2009-06-30 11:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN905	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election Â [...]	2009-07-29 11:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERN381	SWISS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ORAL STATEMENTS FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on September 3 to Didier Chassot, Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Chassot noted that Switzerland was still considering whether to deliver an oral statement supporting Kosovo at t [...]	2009-09-11 09:29:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SZ
09BISHKEK169	UNION OF KYRGYZ MUSLIMS -- ISLAMIC AWAKENING OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: When Tursunbay Bakir uulu and Nurlan Motuyev announced the formation of the Union of Kyrgyz Muslims in November 2008, analysts were puzzled by the odd partnership. Bakir uulu is a serious, publicly devout former Ombudsman, while Motuyev is best known for seizing a coal mine in [...]	2009-02-26 10:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK715	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]	2009-07-06 10:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK716	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]	2009-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK79	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime on paper with a broad base of commercial l [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
09BOGOTA1014	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MEDELLIN, ANTIOQUIA [...] (U) On March 10-11, the Ambassador traveled to Medellin on the occasion of a State Department-sponsored workshop on protecting cultural patrimony. Antioquia Governor Luis Alfredo Ramos and Mayor Alonso Salazar Jaramillo told the Ambassador that the security situation had improved with the Rev [...]	2009-03-27 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL EAID SNAR PHUM PTER PREF ECON CO
09BOGOTA1352	SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO SOACHA FALSE POSITIVE [...] (C) A public meeting convoked by the Colombian Senate on the Soacha killings turned heated when Senator Galan challenged Defense Minister Santos' claim that extrajudicial killings stopped after the GOC's high-profile dismissal of 27 military officers for the Soacha murders on October 30 last y [...]	2009-04-24 18:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS MOPS MARR PTER MASS CO
09BOGOTA1554	CODEL LEVIN'S FACT-FINDING MISSION TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Representative Sander Levin, Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, visited Bogota, Medellin, and Cali from April 12-17. President Alvaro Uribe outlined GOC efforts to reduce violence against trade union members, increase resolution of labor cases, protect vulnerable groups [...]	2009-05-15 21:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OREP PGOV ECON CO
09BOGOTA1596	DCM HIGHLIGHTS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV CO SCUL SNAR PHUM PTER
09BOGOTA1861	AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE [...] (C) The Afro-Colombian Caucus, which consists of ten legislators from nine political parties, has five of its members investigated or jailed for alleged corruption or ties to illegal armed groups. The Caucus has succeeded in highlighting Afro-Colombian issues, but has not been effective in [...]	2009-06-10 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2062	URABA SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Local security officialstold us major drug trafficker Daniel Rendon's (Don Mario's) capture has not affected local crime rates, and that narcotrafficking remains an enormous problem. The FARC, ELN, and criminal groups grow coca in the region's national parks, ship drugs out through the G [...]	2009-06-26 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
09BOGOTA2246	THE URIBE COALITION: LESS THAN SOLID [...] (C) President Uribe's legislative coalition is focused on changing the Constitution to allow Uribe to run for a third term in 2010, but the House and Senate must reconcile differing versions of the reelection bill before it can go forward. After Congressional approval, Colombia's Constitution [...]	2009-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA292	URIBE SIGNALS THAT HE MAY NOT RUN IN 2010 [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe has signaled he may drop his effort to amend the constitution to allow for a 2010 reelection bid, but his intentions remain unclear. A respected Medellin daily reported January 29 that Uribe would not seek reelection in 2010, and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santo [...]	2009-01-29 13:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
09BOGOTA3031	UNDP LABOR VIOLENCE STUDY KICKS OFF [...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Colombia launched its long-anticipated labor violence study with an Ambassador-level planning meeting (which Ambassador Brownfield attended) and working-level workshop on September 4, 2009. The study will analyze the causes and effects of la [...]	2009-09-21 20:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PREL PTER USTR CO
09BOGOTA3296	REP. MEEKS RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR WORK ON AFRO-COLOMBIAN [...] (U) Representative Gregory Meeks visited Cali October 11-12 to receive an award from the University Santiago of Cali (USC) for his work promoting the rights of the Afro-Colombian community. He also met with: Afro-Colombian Fulbright students; the Board of Directors of USC; members of the Afro- [...]	2009-10-16 17:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CO
09BOGOTA3347	COLOMBIA'S CLOUDY ELECTIONS PANORAMA [...] (SBU) As the May 30, 2010 presidential election draws nearer, campaigns have begun and the field of candidates is slowly being whittled down. However, the potential referendum to allow President Uribe to run for a third term combined with missing electoral rules of the game (especially regardi [...]	2009-11-12 14:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PINR OAS CO
09BOGOTA3421	COLOMBIANS SEE UBIQUITOUS VENEZUELAN THREAT [...] (C/NF) Colombian officials and observers are increasingly concerned about the long-term threat Venezuela poses to their country. Experts inside and outside the government worry that any small incident along the tense border could spark a costly confrontation, given the decrease in communication and [...]	2009-11-20 16:41:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KJUS ETRD OAS CO VE
09BOGOTA3503	THE MEDELLIN MIRACLE LOSES ITS LUSTER [...] (C) Medellin's homicide rate continues to climb, reversing positive trends experienced between 2002 and 2008. Residents attribute the rise in murders to local criminal groups competing for turf in Medellin's underworld. As the GOC successfully eliminates cocaine kingpins nationally, drug traf [...]	2009-12-04 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SOCI
09BOGOTA3670	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3672	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3814	POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice President Santos extolled Colombia's entry as an "Engaged Government" in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) program at a plenary meeting on November 18. Santos remarked that Colombia is a great example of the VPs process and offered to support othe [...]	2009-12-01 23:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ENRG PGOV CO
09BOGOTA519	WORRIED GOC ACTS TO SAVE "MEDELLIN MIRACLE" [...] (C) The GOC in late January launched a major push in Medellin to combat the rising rate of violent crime in the city and nearby areas. Medellin has enjoyed the most dramatic drop in homicide rates of any major city or region in Colombia under President Uribe's Democratic Security policy, mak [...]	2009-02-18 20:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM CO SNAR
09BOGOTA646	BOGOTA MAYOR STRUGGLES AS POLO PARTY SEEKS TO SET [...] (C) Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno of the leftist Polo Party has been slammed by the media over a perceived "collapse" in the city--especially in mobility and security. Amidst rapidly falling poll ratings, Moreno has also faced tough criticism from members of his own party. Polo Senator Gustavo [...]	2009-02-26 14:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN PGOV PREL PTER CO
09BRASILIA1136	BRAZIL: "WE WILL HAVE AN AMBITIOUS NUMBER" FOR EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will go to Copenhagen with an ambitious emissions reductions number as part of the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),according to the Minister of External Relations Celso Amorim. In an early September inte [...]	2009-09-11 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1230	QOM REPORT GETS THE BRAZILIANS THINKING [...] (C) Summary. During an October 1 meeting with poloff, Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Central Asia (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) Director Ricardo Luis Pires Ribeiro da Silva acknowledged that the September 24 report to the IAEA on the Qom nuclear facility ch [...]	2009-10-07 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP BR IR
09BRASILIA1254	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based. There exists a solid foundation of scientific and technological (S&T) ties, which offers excellent opportunities for increasing bilateral - and possible trilateral - cooperation. The bilatera [...]	2009-10-22 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BR
09BRASILIA132	BRAZIL: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Brazil Investment Climate Statement for 2007. BEGIN TEXT: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. According to a recent United Nations report, Brazil is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) re [...]	2009-02-03 16:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BR
09BRASILIA1321	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...]	2009-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR
09BRASILIA1341	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. CDA met separately November 18 with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs II (Asia) Roberto Jaguaribe and Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidency Marcel Biato to deliver demarche regarding the November 23 visit to Brazil of Iranian [...]	2009-11-20 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1414	BRAZIL: STAS DR. NINA FEDOROFF PROMOTES SCIENCE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Advisor for the Secretary of State and USAID (STAS) visited Brazil on October 25-30. In her meetings in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro with academics, private sector representatives, and government officials she promoted incre [...]	2009-12-07 13:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TBIO TPHY EAGR KSCA EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1498	BRAZIL: USTR/MRE BCM POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, led the U.S. delegation during a positive and productive meeting of the Bilateral Consultative M [...]	2009-12-21 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA167	PMDB WINS TOP CONGRESS POSTS, COULD GET 2010 VEEP [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) consolidated its position as kingmaker for the 2010 presidential election after winning the presidencies of both houses of Congress on February 2. While the PMDB will remain faithful to President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...]	2009-02-10 12:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
09BRASILIA391	BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...]	2009-03-28 00:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BR
09BRASILIA43	BRAZIL: AMORIM FLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions in Brazil to the crisis in Gaza continue (reftel) to focus almost exclusively on the suffering of the Palestinian population caused by Israel's response to HAMAS' attacks while at the same time minimizing Israel's concerns over its security. Criticism of Israel from [...]	2009-01-09 21:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IR BR
09BRASILIA530	MGSF01: H1N1 FLU AND BRAZIL: SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) The Health Ministry still has not confirmed any cases of H1N1 flu in Brazil. As of the afternoon of April 29 the Brazilian Health Ministry and National Agency on [...]	2009-04-30 10:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH CASC ECON EAGR AEMR ASEC KSAF KFLO
09BRASILIA618	BRAZIL: CONFERENCE ON FINANCE FOR REDUCING DEFORESTATION - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An international conference, April 1-4, hosted by the Governor of Mato Grosso Blairo Maggi and the NGO Forest Trends, and co-funded by USAID, highlighted how far Brazil has come in recognizing its problem with massive, ongoing deforestation of the Amazon Forest. The conference [...]	2009-05-18 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA EAID EFIN ENRG BR
09BRASILIA766	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic ties. Through the financial crisis, Brazil has played a constructive role in the G20 and has also prioritized concluding the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) n [...]	2009-06-17 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA872	BRAZIL: CALIFORNIA'S AND OTHERS' INITIATIVES TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. California is leading a group of states in the United States, Brazil and Indonesia, which are parties to a November 2008 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),in developing the specifications for credit grade international offsets for avoiding deforestation under California's cap- [...]	2009-07-13 14:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON KSCA EAID ENRG BR

09BRATISLAVA368	THE EXTREMISM PARADOX [...] (C) Summary: Extremism is on the rise in Slovakia, and the Government's ability and willingness to combat it, despite a newly-passed extremism amendment to the Penal code, remains an open question. While the amendment supposedly strengthens the government's hand, many experts believe it is a [...]	2009-08-21 09:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA370	SLOVAKS RAISE OPTION OF DENYING ENTRY TO HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On August 21, FM Miroslav Lajcak convoked an urgent meeting with the Chiefs of Mission of Bratislava's diplomatic corps to explain Slovakia's opposition to the planned visit of Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom this afternoon at 6 pm (Bratislava time.) Solyom plans to attend an un [...]	2009-08-21 14:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO HU
09BRATISLAVA390	LOW EXPECTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FICO-BAJNAI BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
09BRATISLAVA45	SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]	2009-01-26 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRATISLAVA85	SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRIDGETOWN132	INSIDE CRICKET: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS POLITICAL [...] (C) A long-time member of the ruling St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP),Dwyer Astaphan, recently resigned from the Douglas administration, opening the door for the Concerned Citizen Movement (CCM) -- a Nevis-based party -- to play a kingmaker's role, possibly in coalition with the oppos [...]	2009-02-26 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN146	DOMINICA'S LABOR UNIONS STRUGGLING AMID ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Dominica,s labor union leaders were surprisingly upbeat in recent meetings, believing that Dominica,s isolation and small economy with a strong agricultural base will limit the impact of the global financial crisis on the nation,s economy. Cruise ship arrivals are holding steady at cl [...]	2009-03-05 15:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ESSO KHIV PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN195	EASTERN CARIBBEAN PLANS FOR SOA (C-AL9-00153) [...] (C) Eastern Caribbean Prime Ministers all plan to lead their delegations to the Summit of the Americas. All seven Eastern Caribbean countries believe that the Summit provides an opportune moment to engage the new U.S. Administration to address what they see as a potentially devastating blow [...]	2009-03-30 16:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN210	ST LUCIA: GOVERNMENT WEAKNESS AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The government's integrity and accountability are under increasing strain in St. Lucia in the face of continued tensions within the governing party and windfall foreign funds being deployed by Taiwan into government constituencies. With the ongoing economic slowdown impacting the island, [...]	2009-04-03 16:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL CH TW EAID OFDP
09BRIDGETOWN304	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made other public statemen [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN402	SAINT LUCIA FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) According to press coverage, St. Lucia has reported its first case of H1N1. The Ministry of Health was informed on June 26th by the Caribbean Epidemology Center (CAREC) based in Trinidad that the sample of a 32 year old woman was positive for the H1N1 virus. The patient had recently re [...]	2009-07-02 12:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO KSTH XL
09BRIDGETOWN417	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS OPPOSITION LEADERS ANTICIPATE [...] (C) Opposition leaders from the People's Action Movement (PAM) on St. Kitts are renouncing their U.S. citizenship in anticipation of possible elections in July. Using the out of control crime wave and the government's lack of action as corner stone of a PAM campaign, leaders are confident they [...]	2009-07-08 19:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN438	Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean: June 2009 NAS Update [...] (SBU) The island nations that make up Embassy Bridgetown's area of responsibility - Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines continue to see a steady increase in the volume of narcotics destined for and transshipped th [...]	2009-07-20 16:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL
09BRIDGETOWN514	GOOD PROGRESS AT SECOND CBSI WG MEETING [...] (U) An August 13 working group meeting between Caribbean officials and USG representatives made good progress on moving the President's security agenda for the Caribbean region forward. The two sides agreed to craft a political declaration, strategy, and action plan to frame assistance under [...]	2009-08-24 15:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID KJUS SNAR PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN555	SSI SPEAKER ELECTRIFIES EASTERN CARIBBEAN SMALL [...] (U) Strategic Speaker Chuck Mills made a series of presentations and met with government officials, local chambers of commerce and small business associations during his week-long trip to Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. His talk on small business development and entrepreneurship was well-re [...]	2009-09-14 20:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP ECON EFIN EINV XL
09BRIDGETOWN660	SOUTHCOM ASSESSMENTS ON ST.LUCIA HOSPITAL [...] (C) The three assessments prepared by SOUTHCOM on the effects of the fire at St. Jude's hospital in St. Lucia were completed and delivered to Prime Minister King October 2. These assessments, encompassing the entire Medical infrastructure of southern St. Lucia, provided a roadmap for rebuildi [...]	2009-10-16 21:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SL XL
09BRIDGETOWN690	VINCENTIAN NATIONAL DAY EVENTS SHARPEN BATTLE [...] (SBU) St. Vincent's November 25 constitutional referendum was the main focus of discussion with government and NGO interlocutors, and the main point of Independence Day remarks made by Prime Minister Gonsalves, during the October 27 festivities marking the country's 30th anniversary of indepen [...]	2009-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN735	GONSALVES DEFENDS TIES WITH VENEZUELA, BUT WELCOMES DEEPER [...] (C) In a three-hour marathon meeting with the Charge October 26, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves outlined his efforts to combat drug trafficking and crime and his need for new assets and expanded U.S. support. He defended his close ties to Venezuela through ALBA and PetroCaribe, but [...]	2009-11-19 20:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN737	Embassy Bridgetown Nomination for 2010 Secretary's Award for [...] With the concurrence of the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown country team, I am pleased to nominate St. Vincent and the Grenadines civil society and human rights activist Anesia Octavia Baptiste for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Baptiste, an outspoken, effective an [...]	2009-11-23 15:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN XL
09BRIDGETOWN741	PM PONDERS ELECTIONS AFTER FAILED REDISTRICTING BID [...] (C) With no date yet set for St. Kitts and Nevis General elections, the constitutional deadline of March, 2010 is looming Larger, leaving the government with ever-more restricted room to maneuver. After an apparent opposition legal victory stemming from accusations of gerrymandering by the ru [...]	2009-12-04 18:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST XL
09BRIDGETOWN769	Where there's Smoke: Corruption in Dominica [...] (C) Allegations of corruption continue to mount against Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit as December 18 national elections approach. These allegations focus primarily on the Layou River Scandal, bogus Ambassadorial appointments, no bid government contracts, Ross University villas, an [...]	2009-12-16 21:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN773	St. Lucia Minister of Commerce Laments Government [...] (SBU) St. Lucia Commerce Minister Tessa Mangal outlined challenges facing the government in St. Lucia from poor training and lack of professional standards among civil servants in a December 4 meeting with the ChargC). Mangal expressed frustration over the lack of a customer service mentality [...]	2009-12-24 15:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ECON PGOV KWMN XL
09BRIDGETOWN786	International Efforts Keep Drug Trafficking at Bay in [...] (SBU) A consistent presence of counter-drug assets from the international community throughout the summer had a noticeable impact on suppressing trafficking activity in the Eastern Caribbean. Most countries in the region continue to lack financial and human resources to adequately address the [...]	2009-12-04 19:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL
09BRUSSELS1056	BELGIUM: THREE REGIONAL INVESTMENT AGENCIES WORK TO ATTRACT [...] (U) THIS REPORT IS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT USE ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) BelgiumQs three regions -- Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels -- compete among each other and against neighboring countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects. Emb [...]	2009-07-31 15:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1105	EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: INTRODUCING THE NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past, the European Parliament's (EP) Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) served as the EP's platform for debate on often controversial issues regarding U.S. policy, including Guantanamo detainees and data transfer. If the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, t [...]	2009-08-10 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EINT ECPS PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1118	PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW DEPUTY PERMREP TO BELGIUM'S [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Polintern met on August 5 with Thomas Lambert, Belgium's new Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Lambert has just left a position as Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht. Based on his insider's view of B [...]	2009-08-12 09:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE IS KN IR UNSC
09BRUSSELS1128	EUPOL: READY FOR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT IN AN [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers to discuss the EU's efforts to reform and train the Afghan police forces. Klompenhouwer acknowledged that Afghanistan is unlikely to become a South Asian Sw [...]	2009-08-13 12:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF EUN
09BRUSSELS1179	BELGIUM: JOINING HANDS AGAINST FORCED MARRIAGES [...] (U) The "Joining Hands Against Forced Marriages" (JHAFM) campaign came to Brussels on 19 May 2008. This coincided with a similar Belgian initiative against forced marriage that was just starting up at the same time. Despite a SPIOR spokesman saying that the campaigns were "complimentary", [...]	2009-08-25 15:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SCUL KWMN BE
09BRUSSELS120	EU COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATOR ON GAERC INFORMAL [...] (C) According to European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, with whom Mission officers met January 27, the previous day's informal discussion on Guantanamo at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) remained as yet inconclusive. De Kerchove said h [...]	2009-01-28 15:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN
09BRUSSELS134	AN OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTIVISM IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Five years ago the EU experienced its largest expansion to date with the accession of ten new member stateseight of which were Central European post-communist statesfollowed by the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, which together comprise what is commonly known as the Cen [...]	2009-01-29 17:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XG
09BRUSSELS1360	BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRANIAN PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a joint demarche, political officers from the United States, the United Kingdom and France urged Werner Bauwens, the Belgian MFA's Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to show concern about the recently revealed clandestine uranium enrichment facility in Iran, an [...]	2009-10-09 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL PGOV IR BE
09BRUSSELS1371	EP: CHARGE PRESENTS THE US PERSPECTIVE TO THE DELEGATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. A large crowd of Members of Parliament (MEPs) and staffers attended the Charge's presentation on U.S.-EU relations during the September 30th meeting of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the U.S. This was the delegation's first meeting of the new session of p [...]	2009-10-13 16:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS1374	EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C//NF) EU/Iran sanctions officials are currently focused on internal review procedures, but the USG can help make their discussions more forward-leaning by responding to EU requests for information and engaging in high-level diplomacy. On October 13, EU Council Director for Politico-Militar [...]	2009-10-14 07:47:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1383	BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY ON MICHAEL MITCHELL, [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to reftel request, Poloff and polintern met with Michael Mitchell, President of Aero Systems, SA, on October 5, 2009. Poloff and polintern conducted requested inquiry of Mitchell's brokering activities as well as a site visit to assess the business operations of Aero Sys [...]	2009-10-15 11:44:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BE
09BRUSSELS1393	EU Financial Supervisory Reform [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 23, the European Commission (EC) proposed new legislation to reform the European system of financial supervision at both macro and micro prudential levels. The proposals build on the Commission's May 2009 Communication and follow closely the Conclusions of the June EC [...]	2009-10-16 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS1406	DONORS ENGAGE ON L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, 2009, the European Commission's (EC) Directorate General for Development (DEV) and USAID hosted a meeting in Brussels to further operationalize donor commitments from the July 8-10 L'Aquila meeting on Food Security. The meeting sought to build on prior discussion [...]	2009-10-21 11:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ETRD SOCI
09BRUSSELS1474	EUROPEAN RISK FORUM: HELP WANTED: EU CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A vibrant debate on the role of science in decision making took place at the October 13 quarterly meeting of the European Risk Forum (ERF) in Brussels. In a roundtable session on "Revisiting Science and Decision Making", private sector representatives, European Commission and Parl [...]	2009-10-30 10:56:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ETRD SENV EUN ECON TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSELS1514	BELGIUM: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] With a major world port at Antwerp, an airport with connections throughout Africa, and its proximity to major consumers in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and The Netherlands, Belgium has ecome a crucial transit point for a varietyof illegal drugs, especially cocaine and heroin. Belgium is not a [...]	2009-11-10 16:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP BE
09BRUSSELS1521	BELGIAN PM VAN ROMPUY HARD TO REPLACE IF HE [...] (U) Summary: The Belgian media and academics believe PM Herman Van Rompuy is the most likely candidate for EU President. Van Rompuy has been a consensus-builder during his year in the Prime Minister's office and throughout his political career of more than 35 years. Van Rompuy shares a deep [...]	2009-11-13 08:16:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1541	EU MEMBER STATES REMAIN DIVIDED DESPITE EU COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the European Council took several steps forward in defining its efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, it failed to resolve several open issues, notably around financing. Even among the agreed conclusions, it is apparent there remains disagreement among Mem [...]	2009-11-18 14:44:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY
09BRUSSELS1552	AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH UNGA [...] (U) The Ambassador met privately with Louis Michel, former Foreign Minister of Belgium and European Commissioner for Development, on November 13. Michel was accompanied by the Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Yves Leterme, Fransiskus Van Daele. 2. (C) Michel and the Ambassador discussed [...]	2009-11-20 12:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KBIO UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS1571	AFGHANISTAN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE EU MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers devoted considerable time and attention to Afghanistan at their monthly GAERC meeting November 16 and 17 (SEPTEL),with discussions on the issue at their informal meeting November 16 with EU Defense Ministers, their dinner November 16 with NATO Secretary G [...]	2009-11-23 16:49:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM EUN AF
09BRUSSELS1579	BELGIUM: KING ASKS FORMER PM MARTENS TO SMOOTH PATH [...] (SBU) After current Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was selected on November 19 as the first permanent President of the European Council, King Albert asked Minister of State and former PM Wilfried Martens to come back from retirement to serve as a "mediator" between the five parties t [...]	2009-11-24 13:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1592	BELGIUM: LETERME II GOVERNMENT SWORN IN NOVEMBER 25 [...] (U) A new Belgian government was sworn in by King Albert II on Wednesday, November 25, highlighted by the return of Flemish Christian Democrat (CD&V) Yves Leterme as Prime Minister, and fellow CD&V member Steven Vanackere replacing Leterme as Foreign Minister. Leterme served as PM from March [...]	2009-11-25 15:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BE
09BRUSSELS171	EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment Q-Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation -- [...]	2009-02-06 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE
09BRUSSELS236	CZECH MFA EASTERN EUROPE DIRECTOR ON THE BALKANS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a dinner with Poloff February 18, Czech MFA Eastern and Southeastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog was most interested in learning U.S. views about Bosnia. While acknowledging that a decision to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) was unlikely at the March Pe [...]	2009-02-19 16:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS EUN AL HR KK SR SI EZ
09BRUSSELS244	BELGIUM: 2009 TIP REPORT -- CORRECTED COPY [...] (U) POC for Brussels is Political Officer Aaron Jensen. Email: JensenAW@state.gov; Office:33-2-508-2483. 2. (U) Hours spent by Embassy Brussels preparing this report by employee: Charge Wayne Bush (FE-MC):3 hours; Political-Economic Counselor Richard Eason (FO-01): 8 hours; Political Office [...]	2009-02-20 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09BRUSSELS262	Javier Solana to the Middle East; Will Meet S/E Mitchell [...] SUMMARY: Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),announced at the February 23 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU-27 Foreign Ministers, that he would travel to the Middle East February 24 to 28. Solana's trip wil [...]	2009-02-24 15:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL EAID EUN SY LE EG IS XF
09BRUSSELS264	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-24 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS280	UNITY QUEST: CENTRAL EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO FORGE EU [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Renewed efforts by the Central Europeans to approach energy security from a common EU position are being obstructed by a lack of member state unity on the issue. Holding the rotating presidency of the European Council, the Czech Republic has made energy security [...]	2009-02-27 12:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ENRG EPET XH
09BRUSSELS330	EU Approaches the G-20 Summit [...] (SBU) The European Union and its 27 member states have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and economic downturn, with the economy in recession and some of the world's largest financial institutions under stress. The EU has responded actively to this, with strident calls for action f [...]	2009-03-11 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KSUM EUN
09BRUSSELS333	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: March [...] (SBU) On March 9, the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (EP) will vote on amendments to the CRD report. It is likely that there will be amendments passed asking the Commission to submit proposals to enhance transparency of the OTC derivatives market, including mandatory central counter [...]	2009-03-12 05:55:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS420	BELGIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BE
09BRUSSELS444	EUROPEAN UNION EFFORTS TO COUNTER MUSLIM RADICALIZATION [...] (U) The European Union (EU),with the European Commission at the forefront, has made several advances in the past six months in addressing the topic of Muslim radicalization and related terrorism. The Commission has revised its Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism, or Action Plan, as it doe [...]	2009-03-27 13:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EUN SOCI PHUM PINS SCUL KISL
09BRUSSELS476	MIDDLE EAST: NOTES FROM MARCH 27-28 INFORMAL [...] (C/NF) An EU member country contact gave to the Charge the following text (paras 2-5),based on a Czech Presidency readout of the informal discussion on the Middle East among EU foreign ministers at the March 27-28 Gymnich, held in Hluboka in the Czech Republic. As is usual with the semi-annu [...]	2009-04-01 15:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EUN
09BRUSSELS478	PM VAN ROMPUY OUTLINES HIS GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITIES [...] (U) Summary: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, in a series of interviews with the Belgian press over the March 28-29, 2009 weekend, outlined his government's five top priorities. These priorities are: balancing the budget, the regularization of immigration, whether to phase out nucl [...]	2009-04-02 07:13:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS496	CENTRAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS COALITION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Experts agree that effective EU policymaking is driven by coalitions among member states. They also agree that the Central European states that joined the EU since 2004 have only recently begun to employ coalition building. As a corollary, some EU experts cont [...]	2009-04-02 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG ECON EFIN SENV
09BRUSSELS601	SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S EU MEETINGS [...] (U) 22 April 2009, EU Council Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. 2. (U) U.S. Participants: Special Envoy George Mitchell NEA DAS David M. Hale NEA/IPA Payton L. Knopf NEA/IPA Alon Sachar NSC Mara E. Rudman USEU Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Christopher Murray USEU PolMinsCouns Christop [...]	2009-04-27 18:02:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN IS XF
09BRUSSELS635	EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 4th, [...] (SBU) On May 5, the ECOFIN Council will meet to discuss the Commission's Spring economic forecast and to formally adopt the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and the Solvency II Directive, both recently approved by the European Parliament. Ministers will exchange views on how to cross-borde [...]	2009-05-05 10:38:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN
09BRUSSELS804	BELGIUM: H1N1: FOURTEENTH CASE REPORTED [...] Belgian health authorities announced via a press release late on June 5 that a fourteenth positive case of H1N1 had occurred in the Kingdom: a young man from the Flemish Brabant region who had fallen ill sometime during the night of June 2 to June 3, following his return that day from a trip t [...]	2009-06-09 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09BRUSSELS854	JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...]	2009-06-19 17:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK
09BRUSSELS872	GOVERNMENT COALITIONS BEGIN TO FORM AFTER BELGIAN REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the June 7 regional elections, Belgium's political parties have been conducting talks on forming regional government coalitions. In Francophone Belgium, formal negotiations have started on a Socialist (PS)-Christian Democrat (CDH)-Green (Ecolo) coalition. In Flanders, [...]	2009-06-25 14:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS907	BELGIAN KING SIGNS MLAT AND EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 15:21:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN EUN KCRM KTIA PREL PGOV CASC BE
09BRUSSELS916	Commission Hosts Discussions on U.S. - EU Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 15-16, the European Commission hosted a Technical Meeting on Development in Brussels. The meeting was a continuation of a series of discussions between the U.S. and EU aimed at promoting a renewed trans-Atlantic dialogue on development. Sessions were held on food securit [...]	2009-07-06 05:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EAGR TPHY TSPL
09BRUSSELS965	EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO [...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...]	2009-07-13 15:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA
09BRUSSELS970	SACEUR: JULY 15 MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels and wishes to provide you background for your upcoming meetings with Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Defense Minister Peter De Crem, and Chief of Defense General C [...]	2009-07-14 06:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS988	BELGIUM: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER YVES LETERME [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister Yves Leterme was sworn in on July 16 as Belgium's new Foreign Minister, replacing Karel De Gucht who has moved to the European Commission as Commissioner for Development Assistance. Leterme served as Prime Minister from March 20 to December 22, 2008. Controversy ov [...]	2009-07-17 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BE
09BUCHAREST132	DEEP THROAT: PSD LEGISLATOR DISHES ON PSD INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: PSD legislator Georgian Pop predicted that Parliament would succesfully refer the Nastase corruption case to prosecutors next week. He underscored that Geoana was consolidating his hold on the PSD with the support of local barons including Constanta Mayor Mazare and Bucharest PS [...]	2009-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST397	ROMANIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Summary: The United States Government is aware of eight (8) outstanding investment disputes and expropriation claims brought by United States persons or corporations that may be pending against the Government of Romania (GOR). There are no new cases since last year's report. Post recomm [...]	2009-06-15 09:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST694	BASESCU, OPPOSITION NAME COMPETING CANDIDATES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the first successful no-confidence motion in Romania's post-Communist history (ref A),the opposition coalition of the National Liberal Party (PNL),the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UMDR) are attempting to force Presid [...]	2009-10-15 14:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST766	ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: A CRUCIAL SWING VOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) is positioning itself as kingmaker for the upcoming Presidential elections. UDMR expects its candidate, Kelemen Hunor, to win approximately seven percent of the popular vote in the November 22 first round. The party w [...]	2009-11-16 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUDAPEST129	HUNGARY'S "SILENT SUPPORT" ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Budapest February 13 and met with Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, other MFA and Justice Ministry Officials, and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Karoly Banai to discuss detainee issues, the GOH's role in the EU process, and [...]	2009-02-19 15:35:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST148	HUNGARY: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] Despite the successful implementation of the National Strategy Against Trafficking in Human Beings on April 10, 2008, the GOH was unable to sustain the same level of commitment to anti-TIP activities as it had done in previous years. During the year, the GOH eliminated financial and programm [...]	2009-02-27 13:18:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG ASEC
09BUDAPEST186	HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW, MARCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will lead a delegation of eight Ministers to Moscow for intergovernmental consultations with their Russian counterparts on March 10. Following a courtesy meeting with President Medvedev and PM Putin, the bi-lateral discussions will focus on strengt [...]	2009-03-09 17:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ENRG TSPL HU RS
09BUDAPEST217	HUNGARY WILL ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] MFA Security Policy and Non-proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. He said that Hungary representatives will be Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, State Secretary Gabor Szentivanyi, and MFA Department for International Development Cooperation [...]	2009-03-20 11:39:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF HU
09BUDAPEST276	HUNGARIAN SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER HEATS UP THE [...] (U) Summary. Socialists and Free Democrats agree on Gordon Bajnai as the Prime Minister candidate during weekend meetings. Parliamentary vote scheduled for April 14 to replace resigning Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. Socialists also elected Ildiko Lendvai to eplace Gyurcsany as Party Presi [...]	2009-04-06 15:57:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST302	HUNGARY - NEW GOVERNMENT, NEW MINISTERS [...] During remarks to Parliament prior to his election as the new Hungarian Prime Minister (reftel),Gordon Bajnai announced six new Heads of Ministries and two additional minister-level appointments. Short bios of the new ministers follow: - Minister of Foreign Affairs: Peter Balazs (replacin [...]	2009-04-16 15:36:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST362	JOBBIK AND RISING HUNGARIAN NATIONALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. As the European Parliamentary (EP) elections approach on June 7, many Hungarian political analysts and pollsters believe that the extreme-right Jobbik party will win at least one seat in the EP, providing it a potential "bounce" for the national elections currently scheduled fo [...]	2009-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST388	WHAT THE EP ELECTIONS MEAN FOR HUNGARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Landslide opposition victory is forecasted for Hungary's June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections when voters will elect 22 representatives to go to Brussels. As expected, domestic issues dominate party campaigns. With the MSzP expected to suffer a major defeat, opposition [...]	2009-05-28 14:56:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST410	EXTREMISTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN EP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. With a 36 percent turnout for the June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections, Hungarian voters turned even further right than expected. Although the largest opposition party FIDESZ won the majority of seats (14 of 22) as predicted, the extreme-right Jobbik party, winning 15 pe [...]	2009-06-08 14:44:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HU
09BUDAPEST613	SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY: NO LOVE LOST [...] (U) Summary. In the wake of President Solyom's aborted trip to Slovakia, the GOH is attempting to balance national outrage with an obvious need to improve bilateral relations with its northern neighbor. A meeting between the Foreign Ministers is scheduled for this weekend and may reduce tens [...]	2009-08-25 11:41:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO HU
09BUDAPEST639	UPDATE: HUNGARIAN PARTICPATION AT UNGA 64 [...] Post provides the following updated ref B information concerning Hungarian attendance at the 64th UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State - no plans to attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister. -- Arrival and departure dates [...]	2009-09-04 14:44:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST697	HUNGARY: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 11:01:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA HU
09BUDAPEST734	BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and POL Officer briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Gabor Iklody and Sandor Racz, Iran Desk Officer in the Security and Non-Proliferation Department, October 5 on the outcome of the P5 1 talks in Geneva. We emphasized that although progress had been m [...]	2009-10-07 15:19:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST829	FIDESZ ROLLS OUT ITS AGENDA TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Opposition party Fidesz, clearly confident of victory in next April's elections, rolled out its economic and foreign policy agenda to members of the diplomatic community November 18. With no margin of maneuver on fiscal policy, Fidesz intends to use monetary policy to help gene [...]	2009-11-20 06:20:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ENRG HU
09BUDAPEST910	ENGAGING HUNGARY ON THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Hungary has a clear track record on the "defamation of religions" question. It backs the common EU position, which echoes USG recommendations, and in November 2009 voted against the UN Third Committee resolution on the issue. In the UN Human Rights Council, it has stood with us on other [...]	2009-12-30 10:20:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM OPDC HU
09BUENOSAIRES1008	(C) CARLOS REUTEMANN, ARGENTINA'S RELUCTANT [...] (C) Summary: Peronist dissident -- and presumptive 2011 frontrunner for his party's presidential nomination -- Senator Carlos Reutemann from Santa Fe province shared his views with the CDA on the 2011 presidential race and the post-midterms strategy of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) [...]	2009-09-04 15:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR KPAO AR
09BUENOSAIRES1113	FRAUD SUMMARY - ARGENTINA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 17:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES1235	(C) ARGENTINA: CFK'S FIRST TWO CABINET CHIEFS SAY KIRCHNERS' [...] (C) Summary: Over the past six weeks, we have held several conversations with President Fernandez de Kirchner's first two Cabinet Chiefs, Alberto Fernandez and Sergio Massa. Both believe that the Kirchners, despite their recent political successes, cannot win re-election in 2011. They disagree on w [...]	2009-11-20 16:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1272	ARGENTINA: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control [...] (U) Per reftel, Buenos Aires draft INCSR report follows, with partial changes suggested by INL Washington in response to first draft (ref. B). 2. (SBU) Argentina Part I. Summary Argentina continued to be an important transshipment route for Andean-produced cocaine during 2 [...]	2009-11-20 18:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES137	(C) ARGENTINA: SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SAYS [...] (C) Summary: With his customary candor, Senate President Pro Tempore Jose Pampuro, a moderate Peronist, told Ambassador Wayne February 4 that "the biggest problem" facing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK) administration is its inability to engage in dialogue with the opposition [...]	2009-02-09 19:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES151	ARGENTINA, SPAIN CONTAIN AEROLINEAS DISPUTE, CARRY [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Madrid. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) survived a potentially conflictive state visit to Spain and received good press locally on her two days of events. Both she and her Spanish counterpart, President Jose Luis R [...]	2009-02-12 20:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN SP AR
09BUENOSAIRES174	EX-PRESIDENT DUHALDE HANDICAPS THE NEW GENERATION [...] (C) Summary: Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde predicted during a meeting with the CDA that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) will complete her term, but that the Kirchners were fast being eclipsed by new faces and new ideas in Argentine politics. After venting his spleen a [...]	2009-02-20 09:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES303	Argentina: Mission's Black History Month Celebration [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Buenos Aires hosted over 150 Argentine and embassy guests in a day-long celebration of Black History Month on March 13, 2009. The day included a traditional African-American lunch, a program including a live performance of a hit song ("International Love") by a popular Afro- [...]	2009-03-18 13:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO AR PGOV
09BUENOSAIRES334	ARGENTINA VIEWS SUMMIT OF AMERICAS AS CRUCIAL TO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. SOA Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales received GOA assurances March 5 that Argentina was committed to a positive outcome in Trinidad and Tobago and would work closely with the USG to that end. Argentina's Summit Coordinator, Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti, empha [...]	2009-03-23 13:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES602	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR THANKS MOJ FOR LAW [...] (C) Summary. On May 20, the Ambassador paid a farewell call on Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez and thanked him for the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) collaboration in promoting human rights and addressing international crime, including drug trafficking, trafficking in persons (TIP),m [...]	2009-05-21 22:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIP SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM AR
09BUENOSAIRES644	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES695	ARGENTINA: H1N1: HEALTH MINISTRY HAS BEEN WORKING AT ALERT [...] On June 11, ESTCouns called Sebastian Tobar, Director of International Health Relations at the Ministry of Health (MOH),to discuss the recent WHO announcement that it had raised the alert level for Influenza A H1N1 from level five to level six. Tobar commented that the Argentina MOH had been [...]	2009-06-13 19:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES70	ARGENTINE REACTION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 16:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES841	ARGENTINE PROPOSAL ON COOPERATION FOR CONSERVATION OF THE [...] (SBU) Charge received on July 15 a non-paper from Ambassador Antonio Trombetta, the Argentine MFA's Director of North American Affairs, and Marcelo Santos, National Director of Fishing Coordination at the Secretariat of Agriculture. The non-paper is a proposed MOU between the GoA and the USG i [...]	2009-07-17 17:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS PREL ECON PBTS AR UK

09BUENOSAIRES844	ARGENTINA: SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF H1N1- [...] (U) SUMMARY: With 2,485 confirmed cases and 137 deaths, Argentina is now second only to the United States in the number of fatalities attributed to the H1N1 influenza outbreak. A USG donation of 120,000 treatment units of Tamiflu to Argentina was well-received, with the new Health Minister s [...]	2009-07-17 20:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB CASC AR
09BUENOSAIRES920	ARGENTINA AGREES TO PROPOSAL TO RESOLVE DISAGREEMENT OVER [...] (SBU) ADCM and ESTCouns delivered ref A points to the Argentine MFA's Director General for Political Coordination, Rafael Grossi, a close advisor to FM Jorge Taiana. Grossi was pleased with the USG proposal regarding Argentina's submission of its claim to the Antarctic continental platform (re [...]	2009-08-11 19:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTBS PHSA AR
09BUENOSAIRES941	ARGENTINA: DUE DILIGENCE ON THREE ACE AWARD NOMINEES [...] (SBU) Mission Buenos Aires is in the midst of a multi-year strategy to improve the image of the United States in Argentina to combat this country's high levels of anti-Americanism -- among the highest in the Western Hemisphere. A key component of post's public diplomacy outreach is to draw Arg [...]	2009-08-18 10:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND ELTN ETRD AR
09BUJUMBURA416	GUIDE TO BURUNDI'S REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (U) SUMMARY. This is a quick reference resource on Burundi's active political parties. There are 43 registered parties in Burundi, but only 15 are presently active. END SUMMARY. KEY POLITICAL PARTIES --------------------- 2. (C) Conseil National pour la Defense de la Democratie - For [...]	2009-08-19 12:23:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EAID BY
09CAIRO108	JANUARY 18 SHARM AL SHAYKH: THE ANTI-DOHA [...] (C) Summary: Egypt convened on less than 24 hours notice, six European leaders, King Abdullah of Jordan, President Gul of Turkey, Palestinian President Abbas, and the SYGs of the UN and Arab League for a meeting in Sharm Al Shaykh January 18. The purpose of the meeting was the meeting itse [...]	2009-01-22 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1265	READ-OUT OF MUBARAK-KING ABDULLAH MEETING IN SHARM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 14:47:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PREL EG SA
09CAIRO1349	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]	2009-07-14 11:48:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO1428	EGYPT PROVIDES INFORMATION IN OPPOSITION TO [...] (S/NF) Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism Ashraf Mohsen, in a July 19 meeting, restated Egypt's opposition to the proposed removal of Egyptian citizen Hani al-Sabai from the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list (refs A and B). Mohsen [...]	2009-07-26 12:32:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL PTER KTFN UNSC EG UK
09CAIRO1766	FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Widespread poverty and a lack of perceived economic prospects drive a significant number of Egyptians to look for opportunity outside of their homeland. Boatloads of Egyptians have been intercepted traveling north across the Mediterranean towards Europe. Such economic migran [...]	2009-09-13 13:39:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG
09CAIRO347	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...]	2009-02-25 17:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF
09CAIRO426	FRAUD SUMMARY - CAIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 11:37:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EG
09CAIRO595	ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...]	2009-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG
09CAIRO604	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- President Mubarak told CODEL McConnell he feared that the new Israeli government would be "very difficult to work with," in particular Foreign Minister Lieberman, whose public statements have already had a very negative impact on Arab public opinion. -- On Palestinian re [...]	2009-04-08 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM KDEM PTER PARM PGOV SOCI SY
09CAIRO63	EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...]	2009-01-13 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS
09CAIRO763	TOURISM IN THE SINAI: THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS [...] (SBU) Key Points -- Tourism revenues, the life blood of South Sinai have dropped 30-40 percent in the last six months due to the global financial crisis. Some are forecasting recovery by fall; others say the downturn could last two years -- South Sinai Governor Mohamed Hany Metwally belie [...]	2009-05-05 09:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON EG
09CAIRO999	ARAB DARFUR LEADERS IN CAIRO ADVOCATE FOR DARFUR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU CD QA SA EG
09CANBERRA109	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): CONTACT [...] In the Government of Australia, primary points of contact for all NPT matters are: -- John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and -- Chris King, Acting Director, Arms Control [...]	2009-02-02 08:35:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT AS
09CANBERRA283	CONTENTIOUS PAST FOR AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Additional information has emerged regarding Abdul Khaliq Fazal, an Afghan Presidential candidate from Melbourne, Australia that may raise questions about his viability. In a 2002 interview with Fazal, then the Minister of Public Works for Afghanistan, a reporter from the Australian Br [...]	2009-03-23 06:04:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AS
09CANBERRA33	AUSTRALIA BROADBAND - A SNAPSHOT (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (U) Summary: In Australia 4.3 million households (52%) have broadband connections, an increase of 800,000 through the Australian fiscal year ending June 30; 78% of Australian households with internet access have broadband. There has been more than a five-fold increase in the number of househo [...]	2009-01-09 06:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON AS
09CANBERRA388	AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS E3 PLUS 3 APPROACH TO IRAN [...] (S) We met with DFAT Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan April 15 to solicit Australia's support for the latest E3 plus 3/P5 plus 1 approach to Iran, as described reftel. Sullivan was joined by Acting Arms Control Director Chris King. 2. (S) Sulliva [...]	2009-04-15 07:51:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PARM KNNP MNUC IR AS
09CANBERRA404	TORRES STRAIT: AUSTRALIANS AGREE TO MODIFY MARINE [...] (C/NF) Though surprised at U.S. expressions of concern about the text of the Marine Notice updating Australia's Torres Strait pilotage regime issued on April 17, Australia agrees to remove both the opening clause and the closing sentence saying that details about applicable legislation, appli [...]	2009-04-23 07:24:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT PHSA PREL AS
09CANBERRA418	TSD SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING, APRIL 21 [...] (S/REL AUS/JA) Under Secretary Bill Burns joined Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenchiro Sasae and Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael L'Estrange at the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Canberra on April 21. The of [...]	2009-04-29 01:58:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PARM PREL MOPS KNNP ECON EFIN SENV JA AS
09CANBERRA421	PRIME MINISTER RUDD ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced in a press conference April 29 that Australia would boost its troop contribution in Afghanistan from 1,100 to 1,550 troops, mostly for training and capacity building and to support the Afghan elections in August 2009, and that it wo [...]	2009-04-29 07:51:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PREL AS
09CANBERRA464	Australian Health Care - An Overview [...] (SBU) Australia's mixed public and private health care system achieves some of the best health outcomes in the OECD despite healthcare spending comprising less than 10% of GDP. Australia is second in the OECD for life expectancy at birth and 16th in percentage of GDP spent on healthcare. Aust [...]	2009-05-17 22:21:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SOCI AS
09CANBERRA492	AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION SEEKS TO DELAY EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Opposition Coalition (Liberal and National Parties) announced May 26 that they will move a motion in the Senate to delay a vote on the government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) (ref A) until 2010. The attempt to put off a decision on the CPRS is based on the curr [...]	2009-05-26 07:29:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV KGHG ECON AS
09CANBERRA665	MARK ARBIB: CLOUT-WIELDING ASCENDING LEADER [...] (C/NF) Labor right-wing powerbroker and political rising star Mark Arbib has made a quick transition from the parliamentary backrooms into the Ministry. In Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's June 6 ministerial reshuffle (reftel),Arbib was promoted to Minister for Employment Participation and the Mi [...]	2009-07-20 02:12:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS PGOV PINR
09CANBERRA700	WHALING: AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO OCTOBER MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia was generally pleased with the outcomes at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meetings in Madeira. The GOA has suspended temporarily efforts to pressure Japan in order to avoid legal action. PM Rudd's cabinet will consider legal action in mid-November, afte [...]	2009-07-31 07:41:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EFIS PREL AS
09CANBERRA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-22 03:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS
09CANBERRA780	NORTHERN TERRITORY INTERVENTION UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (U) The controversial Northern Territory Emergency Response Act, known as the "intervention", has been under increased fire in the past few weeks due to perceived mismanagement of its housing component. Aboriginal rights advocates have called the intervention a package of racist reforms that h [...]	2009-08-24 06:15:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS PGOV PINR
09CAPETOWN30	ANC, COPE TO SLUG IT OUT IN EASTERN CAPE [...] (C) Summary: South Africa's Eastern Cape province is the spiritual home of the African National Congress (ANC) and one of the ruling party's strongholds since the 1994 transition to majority rule, but the ANC breakaway Congress of the People (COPE) thinks it can give the ANC a run for its money [...]	2009-02-09 10:28:00	Consulate Cape Town	CONFIDENTIAL	SF PGOV
09CAPETOWN81	FIFA 2010 WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR [...] Summary: Fifa 2010 Western Cape Provincial Coordinator Dr. Laurine Platzky discussed a number of key issues pertaining to the Western Cape's preparations for next year's World Cup extravaganza at a brief meeting in Cape Town on March 13. She noted that the province was already organizing sp [...]	2009-04-01 06:52:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SA
09CAPETOWN93	ELECTION OBSERVATIONS FROM THE THREE CAPES [...] (U) Summary: On April 22, voters turned out in record numbers throughout South Africa to cast their vote in the fourth democratic election since the end of apartheid in 1994. Post had six election monitoring teams covering the Eastern, Western and Northern Capes. All teams reported that the e [...]	2009-04-23 14:27:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SF
09CARACAS1114	DOLLARIZATION OF LE STAFF SALARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post requests Department permission to pay LE Staff in US dollars. Venezuela's rising inflation and fixed official exchange rate have eroded the purchasing power of LE staff. The continued decline in the standard of living of LE Staff has hurt morale, increased attrition, and c [...]	2009-08-21 21:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN
09CARACAS1262	HR DEFENDERS WARN OF AUTHORITARIANISM, ARBITRARY [...] (C) Summary: During a September 24 breakfast hosted by Embassy Caracas' human rights officer, Venezuelan human rights defenders expressed profound concern to 22 Caracas based diplomats about the increasingly limited democratic space within the country. They expressed concern about the disc [...]	2009-09-29 15:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
09CARACAS1529	COLOMBIANS IN VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty years of civil war in Colombia have created a unique situation where four generations of refugees, totaling an estimated 6 million people, call Venezuela home. Colombian expatriates are integrated at every level of Venezuelan society, from casual day laborers to pro [...]	2009-12-04 22:11:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PTER CO VE IOM
09CARACAS422	CHAVEZ AS HE SEES HIMSELF - THE REVOLUTIONARY [...] (C) Summary: President Chavez claims that he wants to improve relations with the new U.S. administration (Reftel),but his intolerance for what he perceives as criticism and his radical worldview continue to pose major hurdles to bettering bilateral relations. His perennial (mis)treatment [...]	2009-04-01 19:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER VE
09CARACAS864	MIXED SIGNALS AT RETURN OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Patrick Duddy returned to Venezuela July 1, following a nearly ten month expulsion and the 2008 recall of Hugo Chavez's Ambassador in Washington. On July 2, Ambassador Duddy hosted the annual Independence Day celebrations at the US Embassy in Caracas. Despite off [...]	2009-07-09 18:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV ASEC VE
09CARACAS908	SELECTIVE VENEZUELAN PORT NATIONALIZATIONS BENEFIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government has seized all port operators in Maracaibo and is threatening to do the same throughout the country. The seizures have further deprived an opposition state of tax revenue and sources indicate costs and opportunities for corruption have already increased at the [...]	2009-07-17 16:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR EAIR VE
09CARACAS918	ALLEGATIONS OF MINISTER DIOSDADO CABELLO'S [...] (C) In a lunch with EconCouns and Econoff on July 10, XXXXXXXXXXXX alleged Minister of Public Works and Housing Diosdado Cabello was expanding his network of corruption into the financial sector. According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, Cabello and several other former military officers who participated with Cha [...]	2009-07-20 13:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
09CASABLANCA108	MOROCCO'S CUMBERSOME INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the rising inward investment trend in the last three years, discussions with government and diplomatic interlocutors, civic society, and more than 20 U.S. businesses operating in Morocco reveal that the country's bureaucratic red tape, compounded with shortcomings in the [...]	2009-06-03 13:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA109	MOROCCO'S CUMBERSOME INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the rising inward investment trend in the last three years, discussions with government and diplomatic interlocutors, civic society, and more than 20 U.S. businesses operating in Morocco reveal that the country's bureaucratic red tape, compounded with shortcomings in the [...]	2009-06-03 13:45:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA11	MOROCCO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 13:17:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA116	NIP AND TUCK IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Lured by the country's geographic and linguistic proximity, Europeans are slowly taking notice of Morocco's low-cost, high-quality cosmetic and dental care. Treatment in Morocco can cost about 25 to 45 percent less than the same procedures in Europe. Several cosmetic and denta [...]	2009-06-19 15:48:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA12	2008 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2007 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regu [...]	2009-01-21 17:18:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA14	MOROCCO'S TEXTILE SECTOR IS IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: With the economies of Morocco's principal textile trading partners - France, Spain, and the United Kingdom - slowing, the Moroccan Association of Textile and Industries (AMITH) has sounded the alarm about prospects for the sector, which typically constitutes a third of Moroccan [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMCHAMS EAID ECON EFIN ETRD MO
09CASABLANCA141	THE CASABLANCA EXCEPTION [...] (C) Summary: Notwithstanding the widely reported Palace machinations, the final composition of the City Council in Morocco's largest city Casablanca consists of a broad political alliance between the Palace-favored Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM)and the Islamist-oriented Party of Jus [...]	2009-07-20 14:43:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PGOV PHUM PINS
09CASABLANCA144	DEAR MOROCCAN EXPATRIATES, PLEASE SEND MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic contraction is having a direct effect on Morocco's economy through falling remittances. Based on discussions with government interlocutors and the banking community, the outlook for inflows of expatriate funds into Morocco is increasingly somber. Morocco's e [...]	2009-07-23 13:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA160	VIOLENCE AT UNHCR HIGHLIGHTS MOROCCO,S REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Moroccan police clashed with sub-Saharan refugees after a two-week long sit-in at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) headquarters in Rabat, resulting in five arrests and numerous injuries including a senior police officer. The five detained refugees were initially [...]	2009-08-07 12:29:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREF
09CASABLANCA163	BEYOND THE VEIL - WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: By codifying women's rights to equal participation in politics, society, and the economy, as well as recognizing their right to education, King Mohammed VI has positively altered the business climate for women in Morocco. According to the Moroccan Association of Women Entreprene [...]	2009-08-12 17:03:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA165	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARSHALL [...] 1. (SBU) Summary: Representative Mashall, Consulate Casablanca warmly welcomes you nd your delegation to Morocco. Politically and eonomically, Morocco is a country "on the move," eeply engaged in reform and development, albeit nevenly. Morocco has averaged over 5 percent anual growth in r [...]	2009-08-14 16:58:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI MO
09CASABLANCA166	ELIMINATING SLUMS THAT BREED EXTREMISM IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of Morocco's efforts to manage the socio-economic conditions that indirectly contribute to the growth of extremism, close to 40 percent of the country's 70 urban slums have been eradicated over the past several years and its inhabitants re-housed in new government-subsid [...]	2009-08-17 14:22:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL KISL MO
09CASABLANCA168	PALACE PREVENTS ISLAMIST PARTY FROM TAKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 12:31:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM
09CASABLANCA192	CHINA, MOROCCO, AND THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: With a controlling stake in some of Africa's largest banks and solid 2010 earning projections, China is increasingly turning to Morocco's largest banks - Attijariwafa and Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BMCE) - for its banking needs in Francophone Africa. To secure its [...]	2009-10-06 16:45:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV CH MO
09CASABLANCA194	WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN MOROCCO: A MODEL FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last decade Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has implemented a wide variety of social and economic reforms with the aim of modernizing the country. One the areas where this has been the most apparent is in the advancement of women's rights. This prog [...]	2009-10-14 09:18:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA198	THE KING, THE COURTS, AND THE RISE OF ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With only 150 judges in the entire commercial judiciary and close to 100,000 pending cases, Morocco's slow and often inept judicial system has made international firms increasingly skittish about investments and business transactions. In his major annual youth day address in lat [...]	2009-10-22 13:33:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
09CASABLANCA210	MOROCCO, THE WORLD'S NEXT HOLLYWOOD? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Situated in central Morocco, the Souss-Massa-Draa region has become one of the world's most appealing film locations - and the backdrop for several major Hollywood films starring actors such as Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The Moroccan government has im [...]	2009-11-19 09:12:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI KISL MO
09CASABLANCA213	WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVANCING AS ISLAMIST APPEAL WANES [...] SUMMARY: On November 22, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer, met with Morocco's most prominent women policy makers, civil activists, journalists, and CEOs in Casablanca. Some of the country's leading women were highly critical of the Islamist-oriented Party of [...]	2009-11-30 09:43:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI MO
09CASABLANCA217	MOROCCAN JEWISH LEADER REPORTS ON LIVNI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of Morocco's Jewish Community characterized the recent visit of Tzipi Livni to Morocco as a "positive development" and claimed that given the right circumstances, Morocco is ready to take additional steps to publicly engage with Israel in support of the peace process [...]	2009-11-30 18:14:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL MO IS
09CASABLANCA225	MOROCCAN FM CRITICIZED FOR HAIDAR CASE [...] (C) At a small December 7 dinner XXXXXXXXXXXXX spontaneously raised the case of Aminatou Haidar (reftels). He harshly criticized FM Fassi Fihri for not having provided King Mohammed VI with better counsel regarding the likely consequences and world reaction. "At a number of levels, our dec [...]	2009-12-08 12:10:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL MO
09CASABLANCA226	PALACE COERCION PLAGUES MOROCCO'S REAL ESTATE SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 9 meeting, one of Morocco's leading business entrepreneurs XXXXXXXXXXXX, told EconOff that major institutions and processes of the Moroccan state are being used by the Palace to coerce and solicit bribes in the country's real estate sector. XXXXXXXXXXXX made clear t [...]	2009-12-11 17:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	SECRET	ECON EINV EFIN MO PGOV
09CASABLANCA228	EXPATRIATE CHRISTIANS EXPELLED FOR ALLEGED PROSELYTIZING [...] (C) Summary: On December 4 a group of Moroccan Christian converts and foreigners gathered in a home in the town of Saidia for a weekend of study and spiritual retreat. Moroccan police raided the house, confiscated personal items and religious material, and detained those present. The Morocc [...]	2009-12-23 12:33:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV ASCH MO
09CASABLANCA26	MOROCCO-RUSSIA ECONOMIC RELATIONS: ENERGY, [...] (SBU) Morocco's economic relationship with Russia, initially concentrated almost exclusively in the energy sector, has widened dramatically in recent years. Bilateral trade is flourishing in the agriculture and phosphate sectors, joining longstanding Moroccan reliance on Russia for petroleum [...]	2009-02-12 13:44:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	AG ECON EIND ETRD MO PGOV PREL RS
09CASABLANCA27	MOROCCO: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable responds to action request (Ref A) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2008 to February 2009. ------------------------- OVERVIEW: Plus Ca Change... ------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of M [...]	2009-02-13 14:57:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MO
09CASABLANCA36	MOROCCO,S MIDDLE CLASS PART I: A STATE OF MIND [...] (SBU) King Mohammed VI's August 2008 directive that all public policies should seek to develop Morocco's middle class has prompted a spirited debate and discussion on the makeup of that middle class in Morocco today. For now, there is no consensus on the definition, even within the government. [...]	2009-03-03 09:47:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MO PGOV PREL
09CASABLANCA47	MOROCCO/IRAN: THE PHANTOM SHIA MENACE [...] (C) Summary: One of Morocco's top experts on Islam discounted the government of Morocco's (GOM) explanation that the Iranian Shia menace was a proximate cause of the breakdown in relations between the two countries. Whatever Iran's alleged proselytizing activities may have borne, the penetra [...]	2009-03-23 19:46:00	Consulate Casablanca	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL KTER MO AG IR
09CASABLANCA63	MOROCCO'S MIDDLE CLASS PART III: DISCONTENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Private and public sector efforts to strengthen Morocco's middle class have done little to quell the increasing discontent among the lower echelons of Morocco's middle class. Conversations with contacts in academia and civic society reveal that this segment of society is increa [...]	2009-04-03 15:30:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KISL MO PGOV PREL
09CASABLANCA74	MOROCCO: TRANSPORTATION STRIKE BRINGS COUNTRY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco's labor unions brought much of commerce to a halt and caused widespread shortages of fuel and a substantial increase in food prices after a nine day strike in protest against the government of Morocco's (GOM) proposed reform to the traffic code. The strike which began o [...]	2009-04-15 17:26:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD MO
09CASABLANCA90	ISLAMISTS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH SALAFIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings the government of Morocco (GOM) detained and prosecuted thousands of suspected Islamic extremists. The creation of a concentrated Salafist population in the prisons has presented the GOM with new challenges including the b [...]	2009-05-11 18:12:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS KISL PHUM MO
09CASABLANCA93	MOROCCO'S EL DORADO - FRANCOPHONE AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: To fuel its expansion in Francophone Africa, Morocco's largest companies - Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Morocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BMCE),and Maroc Telecom - are employing a calculated strategy, which entails buying controlling stakes in key sub-Saharan African firms, and pur [...]	2009-05-14 17:33:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV SOCI MO
09CHENGDU87	TIBETAN LANGUAGE INTERNET IN THE PRC [...] (SBU) Summary: The nascent growth of Tibetan language internet in China slowed with the closure of several websites and detention of Tibetan e-activists over the past year. Tibetan language email and websites are nevertheless becoming increasingly popular among students and intellectuals, low [...]	2009-05-22 04:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI EINT CH
09CHENNAI185	BHARAT BALLOT 09: TAMIL NADU ANALYSIS: CONGRESS-DMK [...] (SBU) Summary: The alliance between the Congress Party and the regional DMK party surprised nearly all observers by winning a thumping victory in Tamil Nadu in the recent parliamentary elections. Most commentators expected an opposition led by an alliance of regional and communist parties to [...]	2009-06-15 00:16:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09CHENNAI269	PROSECUTIONS ON THE RISE, BUT CORRUPTION STILL PLAGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Tamil Nadu has seen a series of arrests of bureaucrats for official corruption in the recent months. The cases have included several high-profile arrests of senior officers of the Indian Administrative Service, as well as lower level officials. Consulate contacts report that t [...]	2009-08-21 09:08:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD IN
09CHIANGMAI11	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: STALLED PEACE DIALOGUE AWAITS SIGNAL [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, former RTG point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, has expressed cautious optimism that the peace dialogue might be resumed under the new Democrat Party-led government. He told CG January 14 that PM Abhisit has asked if he would be willing to resume his former r [...]	2009-01-22 05:35:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY ID
09CHIANGMAI118	NORTHERN REDSHIRTS, MPS MARK THAKSIN'S BIRTHDAY [...] (U) At well-attended events in three northern provinces organized by several different redshirt groups on July 26, supporters of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin celebrated his 60th birthday flanked by leading MPs of the opposition Phuea Thai Party - the successor to Thaksin's Thai Rak T [...]	2009-08-03 08:56:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TH
09CHIANGMAI138	RED-SHIRTS, YELLOW-SHIRTS BEGIN DIALOGUE [...] (C) Spurred on by a U.S. speaker program that focused on the role of opposition political parties and non-party actors (Ref B),members of red-shirt and yellow-shirt groups in Chiang Mai held an initial meeting on September 23 to iron out some differences and search for common ground. Though [...]	2009-09-29 09:51:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM PROP TH
09CHIANGMAI145	SOUTHERN THAILAND: PM PUSHES SECRET DIALOGUE, BUT IT WON'T [...] (S) The recently renewed secret peace dialogue between the RTG and southern insurgents is - despite strong support from PM Abhisit - making little progress, according to sources involved in the talks. The two biggest confidence-building measures on the table - investigation of the June 8 mosq [...]	2009-10-07 04:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER TH
09CHIANGMAI160	RED-SHIRTS, YELLOW-SHIRTS CONTINUE DIALOGUE AT A SLOWER [...] (C) In separate meetings with red-shirt and yellow-shirt groups, leaders told CG they want to move ahead with their fledgling reconciliation efforts, though they are afraid of a backlash from extreme elements on both sides. Nonetheless, they have met repeatedly, established a plan of work, an [...]	2009-10-22 09:23:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ECON TH
09CHIANGMAI171	SOUTHERN THAILAND: SKEPTICAL ARMY LEADERSHIP STEPPING [...] (S) PM Abhisit appears to be bringing a skeptical Thai military leadership more fully on board with his policy to resume a secret dialogue with insurgents as a means to resolve the long-running ethnic Malay Muslim insurgency in the country's deep south. At an Abhisit-chaired November 2 meetin [...]	2009-11-13 07:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PTER TH MY
09CHIANGMAI172	RED-SHIRTS CALL FOR U.S. TO BOYCOTT RTG [...] (SBU) Capitalizing on the on-going visit to Chiang Mai of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, over 50 members of red-shirt groups protested in front of Consulate Chiang Mai on November 16, strongly criticizing the current Royal Thai Government (RTG),and asking the U.S. to "boycott and not sup [...]	2009-11-16 09:50:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC TH
09CHIANGMAI179	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES U.S.-THAI BUSINESS RELATIONS IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador promoted U.S.-Thai economic relations during a November 18 visit to Chiang Mai. His program included meetings with local government, press, and private industry. At his call on the Provincial Governor, the topics discussed included the need to further IPR protection i [...]	2009-12-01 07:52:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL TH
09CHIANGMAI2	CITIZENSHIP MANUAL OUTLINES LEGAL MAZE FACING STATELESS HILL [...] UNESCO has collaborated with the Thai Government (RTG) and an NGO to publish a Citizenship Manual that will serve as a "how to" guide for government officials and civil society on citizenship procedures among stateless hill tribe minorities. Broadly speaking, a highlander who is born in Thaila [...]	2009-01-06 02:01:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG ELAB PREF PGOV PREL SNAR KWMN TH BM
09CHIANGMAI28	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS U.S. "SOFT POWER" IN VISIT TO NORTHERN [...] (U) The Ambassador's February 17-20 visit to four northern provinces highlighted the array of "soft power" tools the USG brings to bear in its 175-year-old relationship with Thailand. After opening the visit by participating in the closing ceremony of the 28th annual Cobra Gold military exerci [...]	2009-02-26 07:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM ECON SCUL KPAO TH
09CHIANGMAI39	HOLLYWOOD, BOLLYWOOD...CNX-WOOD? U.S. FIRM LAYS PLANS FOR [...] U.S.-based Creative Kingdom International (CKI) has announced unofficial plans to establish a "movie city" near Chiang Mai, with the aim of developing the area as a filmmaking and entertainment production center in Asia. After five years of slowly and quietly expanding its investment in Chiang [...]	2009-03-19 02:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EINT BTIO SCUL TH
09CHIANGMAI49	BURMA-KNU: KNU SEEKS PRECONDITIONS FOR TALKS [...] (C) Despite the Burmese regime's offer reported in Ref A for unconditional talks with the Karen National Union (KNU),which has been waging a conflict against the regime for over 50 years, the KNU placed several conditions on its participation in future talks with the regime during its April 6 [...]	2009-04-10 07:31:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM TH
09CHIANGMAI78	PUBLIC-PRIVATE EFFORTS BUILD NORTH'S CREATIVE ECONOMY AND [...] A wave of public and private sponsored initiatives is seeking to empower the northern Thailand labor market with the skills needed to support and develop high-tech and creative industries in the region. This strategy aims not only to address complaints by foreign and domestic firms about a ski [...]	2009-06-15 01:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EINV ETRD ECON BTIO TH
09CHIANGMAI98	LOWER NORTH ECONOMIES CONTRACTING; POLITICAL DIVIDES [...] (SBU) The economy in Phitsanulok remains stable, providing a solid economic foundation for the region, despite the global economic crisis causing many workers to return to the lower north. Although the agricultural sector in the region's economic hub of Phitsanulok is reportedly accommodating [...]	2009-07-13 09:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ECIN EFIN ELAB PGOV SNAR SMIG SOCI TH
09CHISINAU44	MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...]	2009-01-22 10:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU575	LUPU DEFECTION FROM COMMUNISTS CREATES [...] (C) Summary: The departure of former Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu from the Party of Communists (PCRM) on June 10 has transformed the deeply-divided Moldovan political map by introducing a new political center. Immediately following Lupu's announcement, the Ambassador met with key polit [...]	2009-07-24 15:13:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU589	ELECTING A PRESIDENT ONLY POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 98.3 percent of the vote counted, it is already clear that Moldova will have a five-party parliament. With 48 seats reported thus far out of a total of 101, the Party of Communists (PCRM) will be unable to elect a President, or even a Speaker, on its own. It is still po [...]	2009-07-30 15:57:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU840	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta. The new Minister outlined his plan to reform the Moldovan military along NATO PfP lines and requested continued assi [...]	2009-10-28 13:13:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MD
09CHISINAU929	CRACKS IN THE ALLIANCE -- HOW STRONG IS [...] (C) Summary: Since the July 29 elections, the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) has overcome numerous hurdles to elect a Speaker, form a government, and launch reforms. But while the AIE's four leaders have made numerous compromises, each compromise has revealed the differences within [...]	2009-12-04 14:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09COLOMBO1040	SRI LANKA,S PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The real power to make economic policy appears to transcend the formal government policy channels and focus on the influence of President Rajapaksa and his circle. According to our contacts, the new Secretary to the Treasury, P.B. Jayasundera, is the policymaker with the mos [...]	2009-11-17 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE ECON EFIN PGOV
09COLOMBO1061	TAMIL PARTIES CONFUSED AND UNDECIDED ON WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's main Tamil parties remain disorganized and unsure of their strategy for the upcoming election season. Faced with the possible role of kingmaker in the upcoming presidential election, the Tamil parties generally are uncomfortable with the prospect of supporting the ree [...]	2009-11-23 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1094	SHOW ME THE MONEY: KEY TAMIL LEADER DELAYS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 13:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1150	FORMER PRESIDENT NOTES DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with Ambassador, former President Chandrika Kumaratunga discussed President Rajapaksa's abuse of power and said that under his leadership, the economy, the political climate, health care, education and international relations had spiraled down reaching a new low in [...]	2009-12-17 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1155	PUTTALAM'S "OLD" IDPS: A STABLE, IF LEAN, EXISTENCE [...] (SBU) On December 10-11, Embassy officials visited the Puttalam district and held meetings with senior government officials, international organizations, civil-society, and NGOs to assess the post-war humanitarian conditions and resettlement options of Muslim internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...]	2009-12-18 09:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO1159	DEFENSE SECRETARY DEFENDS SRI LANKAN POLICIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 8 meeting with A/S Blake, Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa discussed accountability and reconciliation; the State of Emergency; disarmament of ex-combatants and paramilitary groups; reconstruction in the North; rehabilitation of Liberation Tigers of [...]	2009-12-22 04:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO356	SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT OPENS DIALOGUE WITH TAMIL DIASPORA [...] (U) Twenty Tamils from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, France, and Switzerland attended a two-day conference hosted by the Sri Lankan Government on March 29-30 2009. The initiative grew out of a meeting Sri Lankan Foreign Minster Rohitha Bogollagama held with Australian [...]	2009-03-30 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO471	PEACEFUL ANTI-US DEMONSTRATION AT AMEMBASSY COLOMBO [...] On Wednesday April 29, 2009, at approximately 1030 hr., a group of five men, dressed as Buddhist monks and claiming to represent the "Jana Setha Pandanama" (People's Service Foundation),came to U.S. Embassy Colombo to deliver documents and requested that the Embassy pass the documents to Pres [...]	2009-04-29 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER

09COLOMBO633	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A flurry of press reports and statements by GSL officials and ministers over the past several weeks has floated the idea of extending President Rajapaksa's term of office without a competitive election. These suggestions range from a proposal for a referendum that would allow [...]	2009-06-23 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE

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