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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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10STATE13664LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (CHISINAU 17)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ILEA's Advanced Management Training Course to be held in Roswell, New Mexico, from February 15, 2010 and March 10, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has ve [...]
2010-02-16 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MD
10STATE13671LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 170)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the KC-135 Simulator Training Course at Mildenhall, England from 16 February to 16 May 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in r [...]
2010-02-16 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL TU
10STATE14619LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 554)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Training of Trainers Course scheduled for February 14 till 18 of February, 2010. The training will be held in Vushtrri, Kosovo. 2. (SBU) The Department of Stat [...]
2010-02-18 18:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE14732LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 726)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the TRIAL ADVOCACY TRAINING in DURRES, ALBANIA from 2/21/2010 to 2/28/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possess [...]
2010-02-18 19:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE14754LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 56)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the six-month in-country English language training funded through the FMF program and to be conducted by instructors from the Defense Language Institute (DLI) schedule [...]
2010-02-18 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE14764LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 46)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Firearms Instructor and Range Master development training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia from 1 - 19 Mar [...]
2010-02-18 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR GG
10STATE14791LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 45)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the six-month in-country English language training funded through the FMF program and to be conducted by instructors from the Defense Language Institute (DLI) schedule [...]
2010-02-18 20:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE14815LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 130)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the TOUR OF POLICE OPERATION IN GEORGIA AND NEW MEXICO; FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 13, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and [...]
2010-02-18 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR GG
10STATE14838SIGNATURE OF AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL AGREEMENT
[...] The United States Embassy in Tunis recently completed negotiations regarding the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia concerning the American Cooperative School of Tunisia ("the Agreement"). The Ambassador is authorized [...]
2010-02-18 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASCH OFDP PGOV PREL TS
10STATE14917OSCE DRAFT DECISION ON CONFLICT PREVENTION AND
[...] (U) Post is authorized to distribute the following draft decision on conflict prevention and crisis management to participating States in advance of the February 23, 2010 Corfu Process discussion on this topic in Vienna. In doing so post should make clear that issues containing an "x" would b [...]
2010-02-18 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OSCE
10STATE14935THE ENERGY GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITY INITIATIVE
[...] SUMMARY. The Office of the Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA),in coordination with USAID, our missions overseas, and State's regional and functional bureaus, is proud to unveil the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI). EGCI is designed to help countries with [...]
2010-02-19 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV
10STATE15273LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 161)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the SECURITY STUDIES LANGUAGE PROGRAM (SSLP) AND THE PROGRAM IN ADVANCED SECURITY STUDIES (PASS 10-5) HELD FROM FEBRUARY 23 - JUNE 18, 2010 AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GA [...]
2010-02-19 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE15373LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 43)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the PASS 10-5 Course in Garmisch, Germany, from March 25 - June 18, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses n [...]
2010-02-19 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE15409LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 76)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Ministry of Defense on 22-26 February 2010 at the Garaheybat Sergeants Academy. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel an [...]
2010-02-19 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE15419LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 26)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP/Case Management in THB Cases scheduled for Feb 22-26, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no [...]
2010-02-19 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE15420LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 15)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Security Studies Language Program (SSLP) followed by the Program on Advanced Security Studies (PASS) at Marshall Center from 23 February until 18 Jun 2010. 2. ( [...]
2010-02-19 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE15535KUDOS CABLE FOR EMBASSY MUSCAT,S SUPPORT TO A/S
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MU
10STATE15539GUANTANAMO REVIEW TASK FORCE DETERMINATION FOR TWO MALAYSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 23:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG MY
10STATE15565DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN SPECIAL
[...] (U) This is an Action Request: see para 3. 2. (SBU) Department appreciates USUN's ongoing engagement with UN/OLA and the Steering Committee for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia aka the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC). Department notes that UN/OLA has requested donor input r [...]
2010-02-20 01:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KJUS KTIA CB
10STATE15893LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (CHISINAU 65)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the different IMET sponsored Programs in Advanced Security Studies to be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from February 25 to June 19, 2010, and from March 26 [...]
2010-02-22 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MD
10STATE15910LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 180)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Resource Management course in Ft. Jackson, SC from 22 February to 02 April 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted [...]
2010-02-22 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL TU
10STATE15974Subject: Response to RCTV President's Request for U.S.
[...] (C) In response to Posts request for guidance regarding RCTVs request that we approach DirectTV, Net Uno, and Inter to discuss the possible restoration of their RCTV programming, the Department has determined that: The U.S. Government will not take a legal position on the interpretation of a Venez [...]
2010-02-22 18:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM VE EINV
10STATE16107DEMARCHE REQUEST: GCC SECRETARIAT MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming GCC Secretariat meeting on Yemen and concurrent visit of Yemeni PM Mujawar to Saudi Arabia offers the opportunity to update our GCC partners on our Yemen policy and related goals for the GCC Secretariat mee [...]
2010-02-22 21:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YM
10STATE16128RESPONSE TO FREETOWN 53 - LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the 34th Military Hospital, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, or its commander, LTC. Dr. Foday Sahr. The 34th Military Hospital personnel have will be [...]
2010-02-22 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MASS SL
10STATE16129RESPONSE TO FREETOWN 42 - LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals who are members of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) Maritime Wing, the National Revenue Authority, the Sierra Leone Police an [...]
2010-02-22 22:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM MASS SL
10STATE16163SRI LANKA: ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has followed his January 26 re-election with the extra-legal arrest of the opposition candidate and intimidation of independent media. While Rajapaksa's administration has faced cri [...]
2010-02-23 00:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE KAWC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
10STATE16358LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 108)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the US INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM ON PUBLIC SAFETY FROM FEBRUARY 27 TO MARCH 20, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in ref [...]
2010-02-23 15:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM UP
10STATE16375LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 248)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TX., AND ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE, PA., FROM 02/24/10 - 06/11/11. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in [...]
2010-02-23 15:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV UP
10STATE16399LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 249)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS AND FT MCNAIR WASHINGTON, ON 02/24/10 - 06/09/11. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the i [...]
2010-02-23 16:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV UP
10STATE16547LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 742)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ALBANIAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY AND USMA/ROTC CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (PART II) in NJ, NY, KY, U.S.A. from 2/28/2010 to 3/5/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State h [...]
2010-02-23 19:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE16548LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 741)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ALBANIAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY AND USMA/ROTC CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT in NJ, NY, KY, U.S.A. from 2/28/2010 to 3/5/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted [...]
2010-02-23 19:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE16551LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 749)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ALBANIAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY AND USMA/ROTC CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (PART II) in NJ, NY, KY, U.S.A. from 2/28/2010 to 3/5/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State h [...]
2010-02-23 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE16553LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 751)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the EQUIPMENT DONATION FOR ALBANIAN STATE POLICE in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 3/10/2010 to 3/11/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in [...]
2010-02-23 19:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE16577LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 57)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory info [...]
2010-02-23 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE17131LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 167)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA MARCH 6-19, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...]
2010-02-24 19:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE17282OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON "BILATERAL
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 25, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States strongly regrets the February 17 signing of so-called "bilateral agreements" between the Russian Federation and the Abkha [...]
2010-02-24 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL GG RF
10STATE17285OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON FREEDOM OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the February 25, 2010 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chair. On numerous occasions, the United States has taken the floor to address serious and specific concerns regarding the fundamental freed [...]
2010-02-24 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV BO
10STATE17287OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON TOLERANCE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 25 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Chairmanship has declared tolerance to be one of its Human Dimension priorities this year. We welcome that, and take the floor today t [...]
2010-02-24 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
10STATE17299OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OUTCOMES OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 25, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States shares the view of others here that the London Conference on Afghanistan was successful in demonstrating the internationa [...]
2010-02-24 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL AF
10STATE17307DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. We share this concern. The transfer of such weapons [...]
2010-02-25 00:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE17760LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 165)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ADVANCED SECURITY STUDIES HELD FROM MARCH 26 - JUNE 18, 2010, AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GARMISCH- PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has v [...]
2010-02-25 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE17823TALKING POINTS ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (S) Deputies approved on February 9, 2010 a strategy for U.S. actions during Iraq's government formation period. Following the March 7 elections, Iraq will begin what is expected to be an extended period of government formation negotiations. We request that Embassy Baghdad draw from the ap [...]
2010-02-25 22:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER IZ
10STATE17894DEMARCHE: CONTINUED CONCERN OVER SYRIAN SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. Summary ------- 2. (S) We previously demarched Britain, France, and Turkey on our increasing concerns over Syria's continued provision of advanced weapons to Hizballah (Ref A). In London, Paris and Ankara the demarches were taken serious [...]
2010-02-26 00:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE18175ACTION REQUEST: ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 3. It has been sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Tokyo March 12-14, 2010 to attend a confer [...]
2010-02-26 16:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR IN PGOV PK PTER XB
10STATE18197LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 39)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the training by the Ministry of Defense. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informat [...]
2010-02-26 17:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE18235LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 31)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Ministry of Defense for USG-sponsored training. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory [...]
2010-02-26 18:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE18299LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 127)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the INTERNATIONAL MILITARY OFFICER COURSE ON MARCH 15 - MAY 25, 2010 IN YORKTOWN, VA. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and [...]
2010-02-26 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM GG
10STATE18324LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 91)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the the Ministry of Foreign Affaires. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as [...]
2010-02-26 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM
10STATE18328LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 90)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Export Control Academy at the University of Georgia from March 15-26, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and pos [...]
2010-02-26 20:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM
10STATE18437MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...]
2010-02-26 22:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS
10STATE18597(U) VIETNAM: KUDOS FOR TO HUY RUA REPORT
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTEL ON TO HUY RUA, HEAD OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM'S PROPAGANDA AND EDUCATION COMMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, WE HAD LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT RUA. GIVEN HIS POSSIBLE RISE AT THE 2011 11TH PARTY CONGRESS AND HIS COMMISSION'S PENCHANT [...]
2010-02-28 04:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV VM
10STATE18598(U) SUDAN: OIL AND WEALTH SHARING (C-AL9-02300)
[...] (S/REL TO USA, FVEY) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND POST FOR REF, WHICH PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON SUDAN'S PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT, WHICH BROKE DOWN EXPECTED OIL PRODUCTION BY BLOCK, HELPED INFORM [...]
2010-02-28 04:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR EPET PGOV SU
10STATE18599SUBJECT: (U) KUDOS FOR UZBEKISTAN REPORTING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE RECENT REFS PERTAINING TO UZBEKISTAN'S SUPPORT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND COALITION OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. ANALYSTS FOUND THE REFS BOTH TIMELY AND INSIGHTFUL AND HAVE USED THE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE ANALYTIC PRODUCTS TO INFORM PO [...]
2010-02-28 04:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR PGOV PREL UZ
10STATE1990NEPAL AMBASSADOR SHARMA DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 7 courtesy call with Nepal's Ambassador to the United States, Shankar P. Sharma, SCA Assistant Secretary Robert Blake voiced U.S. concern regarding the lagging pace of the peace process in Nepal and emphasized the need for the Government of Nepal to reach out [...]
2010-01-08 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIN NP PGOV PREL
10STATE2082PREPARING FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-6. 2. (SBU) Background. A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke and including senior representatives of the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff held meetings with senior UK [...]
2010-01-09 01:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR MOPS NATO AF
10STATE2094PREPARING THE TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 14-35. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department [...]
2010-01-09 04:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10STATE2268LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 719)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES AND STREET SURVIVAL COURSE (PART II) in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 1/11/2010 to 1/22/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indi [...]
2010-01-11 14:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MARR MASS ASEC AL
10STATE2276LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TIRANA 718)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES AND STREET SURVIVAL COURSE (PART I) in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 1/11/2010 to 1/22/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indiv [...]
2010-01-11 14:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MARR MASS ASEC AL
10STATE2302LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 724)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS/WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL CASES (PART I) in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 1/11/2010 to 1/12/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indivi [...]
2010-01-11 15:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MARR MASS ASEC AL
10STATE2310LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 725)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS/WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL CASES (PART II) in VLORA, ALBANIA from 1/14/2010 to 1/15/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indivi [...]
2010-01-11 15:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MARR MASS ASEC AL
10STATE2353LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 975)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the HRV REQUEST FOR MEMBERS OF FOREIGN ARMED FORCES TO ATTEND FY10 IMET TRAINING IN THE US. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reft [...]
2010-01-11 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE2366LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 713)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the ATA TRAINING 7038 MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT COURSE in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 2/1/2010 to 2/10/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...]
2010-01-11 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE2448LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 2020)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the HIGH-LEVEL TRAINING: HL-19:3 AND MID-LEVEL TRAINING: MM-19:6, BOTH AT THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR STABILITY POLICE UNITS (COESPU) IN VICENZA, ITALY, BEGINNING ON [...]
2010-01-11 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM UP
10STATE2464LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 2082)
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the MM-19 TRAINING AT THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR STABILITY POLICE UNITS (COESPU) IN VICENZA, ITALY, BEGINNING ON JANUARY 18, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of Sta [...]
2010-01-11 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP
10STATE284ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR THE INAUGURAL POLITICAL MILITARY DIALOGUE WITH LIBYA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 18:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV
10STATE3585OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO KAZAKHSTANI
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 14, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States is pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Permanent Council as the OSCE,s 2010 Chairman-in-Office [...]
2010-01-13 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ AF
10STATE3867LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 730)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the CTFP REGIONAL SEMINAR in OHRID, MACEDONIA from 1/18/2010 to 1/22/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses [...]
2010-01-14 17:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MARR MASS ASEC AL
10STATE4029LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2301)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual [...]
2010-01-14 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE4039LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 4)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Advanced Management training course at the ILEA Roswell. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible d [...]
2010-01-14 20:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR GG
10STATE4074GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) In response to ref A, Washington warmly supports mission's pursuit of broader cooperation between ISAF and EUPOL in Afghanistan in order to advance the core goals of the Afghan police development mission as well as to foster wider NATO-EU cooperation. This guidance focuses on our interes [...]
2010-01-14 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF
10STATE4265SCHEDULING THE NEXT ROUND OF GULF SECURITY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Department requests action Embassies to assist in coordinating with appropriate government officials to schedule the next round of Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) discussions. The last round of GSD talks with these three countries was held in 2008. --------- [...]
2010-01-15 14:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MU PARM PGOV PREL BA QA
10STATE4464LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 555)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Department of Treasury Gaming Course (GC) scheduled to take place January 25 - Feb 2, 2010 in Pristina Kosovo. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the in [...]
2010-01-15 19:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE4591LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 840)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the training by the Ministry of Defense. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory informatio [...]
2010-01-15 20:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE4608LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 897)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the raining by the Military of Emergency Situations of RA. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derog [...]
2010-01-15 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE4613LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 733)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COURSE in DURRES, ALBANIA from 1/25/2010 to 1/29/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel a [...]
2010-01-15 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE4614LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 712)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the JARNG JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS EXCHANGE in LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, U.S.A. from 1/25/2010 to 1/29/2010. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals li [...]
2010-01-15 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE4619LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 869)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the training by the Military of Foreign Affaires. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory in [...]
2010-01-15 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE4624LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 846)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Ftraining by the Police Department and Ministry of Defense. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...]
2010-01-15 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM
10STATE5138LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 993)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the United States Coast Guard (USCG) radar and maintenance facilities in Boston, MA, for training purposes from January 30-February 6, 2010. 2. (U) The Department o [...]
2010-01-19 19:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
10STATE5268EAP FO MEETING WITH ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) On January 14, PDAS Joe Donovan met with nine members of the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Assembly (NA). The NA members were on a trip sponsored by the Korean Economic Institute, and represented a cross section of the ROK legislature, six from the ruling Grand National Party (GNP),[...]
2010-01-19 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD SOCI KN KS
10STATE5597LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00021)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SERGEANT MAJOR ACADEMY, FORT BLISS, TX; JANUARY 27, 2010 - JUNE 17, 2011. 2. (U) The Department of Sta [...]
2010-01-20 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE5604LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00025)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the EFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SERGEANT MAJOR ACADEMY, FORT BLISS, TX; JANUARY 27, 2010 - JUNE 17, 2011. 2. (U) The Department of St [...]
2010-01-20 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE5717OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON JANUARY 17
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 21 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. The United States congratulates the people of Ukraine on the conduct of the January 17 presidential election. Observers agree that this w [...]
2010-01-20 20:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV UP
10STATE5718OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE MURDER
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 21, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: The United States is deeply concerned by recent attacks on and beatings of journalists. Over the past six months, there has been a series of violent incident [...]
2010-01-20 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KPAO KZ KG
10STATE5831REPORT ON HORMATS-MAHDI MEETING IN WASHINGTON -
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, 2010 Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, Robert Hormats and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd' Al-Mahdi addressed several major economic challenges faced by Iraq. Al-Mahdi said that he is ready to see the debt issues with Gulf Arab neighbor [...]
2010-01-21 12:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV EINV ECIN EAID EBEXP BTIO IZ
10STATE5902(U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SAID BOUTEFLIKA
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR RECENT BIOGRAPHICAL REPORTING ON SAID BOUTEFLIKA, BROTHER OF ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA. EMBASSY PARIS'S CABLE WAS TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND WILL BE EXTREMELY USEFUL IN FINISHED PRODUCTS ON THE OTHERWISE OPAQUE [...]
2010-01-21 14:19:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV AG FR
10STATE5967LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 729)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the FINAL PLANNING CONFERENCE UNIT LEVEL EXCHANGE in NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. from 2/1/2010 to 2/5/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals liste [...]
2010-01-21 15:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE5970(S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SAIF AL-ISLAM'S
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON SAIF AL-ISLAM'S INNER CIRCLE IN REF A. THE REF CABLE WAS FULL OF RICH DETAILS AND PROVIDED INSIGHTFUL INFORMATION ON POST'S INTERLOCUTORS. ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE SPECIFICITY OF THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING DETAILS ON [...]
2010-01-21 15:35:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV LY
10STATE5980ACTION REQUEST -- DEMARCHE RE ATTEMPTS TO BAR
[...] Action request in para 3, talking points in paras 4 and 5. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The Iraqi Accountability and Justice Commission (AJC) and Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have taken steps to bar over 500 political figures from competing in the March 7 national elections, allegi [...]
2010-01-21 15:41:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
10STATE6190LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00027)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the EFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SF QUALIFICATION COURSE AT JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER, FT BRAGG,NC; MARCH 10, 2010 - FEBRUARY 25, 2011. [...]
2010-01-21 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE6220LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 12)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the George C. Marshall Center (GCMC) College of International Studies' Senior Executive Seminar, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 2. (SBU) The Department of State h [...]
2010-01-21 20:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PGOV PHUM PREL TU
10STATE6231LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 61)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ATA Protecting Digital Infrastructure Course, scheduled to take place in Ankara, Turkey from March 8 through March 19, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State ha [...]
2010-01-21 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL TU
10STATE6320ACTION REQUEST ON U.S.-CHINA JOINT ASSISTANCE TO
[...] Following November 11 discussions between a visiting U.S. delegation and the Chinese MFA (Refs A and B),the U.S.-PRC Joint Statement released during President Obama's visit to Beijing noted the strategic importance to both countries of stability and development in Afghanistan. Since then Chin [...]
2010-01-22 01:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PAK AF PGOV
10STATE6355OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The United States expects the main headlines of the London Conference on Afghanistan on January 28 will be the announcement of an international trust fund to support Afghan-led reintegration efforts and the wide endorsement of NATO,s plan for conditions-based, [...]
2010-01-22 02:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10STATE6429(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON OCTOBER 2009 GREEK
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S REFS ON A RANGE OF POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT PROVIDE USEFUL INSIGHTS UNAVAILABLE IN THE OPEN MEDIA. COVERAGE OF THE LEAD-UP TO AND FALLOUT FROM THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS HAS PROVIDED ANALYSTS WITH GREAT INSIGHT INTO PASOK'S FORE [...]
2010-01-22 13:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON PGOV PREL GR
10STATE6448(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS" (TRNC) AS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS APPROACH IN APRIL 2010. THE OUTCOME OF THESE ELECTIONS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE PACE AND TRAJECTORY OF REUNIFICATION NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH COULD [...]
2010-01-22 13:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL CY GR TU
10STATE6529LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 0041)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VA; FEBRUARY 2, 2010 - JANUARY 28, 2011. 2. (SBU) The Department of [...]
2010-01-22 14:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE6550LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 0049)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY PROGRAM HELD FROM FEBRUARY 2-24, 2010 AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GARMISCH-PARTERKIRCHEN, GERMANY. 2. (SBU) The Department of State ha [...]
2010-01-22 15:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE6917U/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL ISSUES WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During their January 12 meeting, Under Secretary Burns and Iraq,s Shia Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi discussed the importance of holding inclusive national elections on March 7 and expediting the subsequent government formation process. Al-Mahdi noted while the situation i [...]
2010-01-22 23:08:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IZ SY IR LE
10STATE6928DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...]
2010-01-22 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM
10STATE6940CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request. For Ankara, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels (USEU),the Hague, Madrid, Moscow, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 10. For Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, and Muscat, please see paragraph 11. For Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, please see paragraph 12. For Amman and Ca [...]
2010-01-23 01:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM
10STATE7269RE: DEMARCHE ON RESTITUTION FOR TANZANIAN TIP
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 17:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TZ
10STATE7384LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 538)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend training on preventing and responding to a terrorist attack on Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) scheduled to take place February 11-12, 2010 in Vienna, [...]
2010-01-25 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE7403LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 0077)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; INFANTRY BASIC OFFICER AND RANGER COURSES, FT BENNING, GA; FEBRUARY 9, 2010 - FEBRUARY 28, 2011. 2. ( [...]
2010-01-25 20:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
10STATE7439TFHA01: INL RESPONSE TO NAS NEEDS FOR HNP,
[...] In response to reftel request concerning issues to be addressed by INL in support of Embassy Port au Prince. The Department has taken steps to assist with the following: 2. INL is preparing the procurement, delivery, and construction of a temporary camp for the US contingent to be located [...]
2010-01-25 20:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO PGOV SOCI HA XL
10STATE7528MANPADS ASSIST VISIT (MAV) AT LAHORE AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for action request and paragraph 13 for suggested talking points. Washington leaves to post discretion as to the timing for approaching Pakistani authorities, given the current negative media environment surrounding U.S. passenger scree [...]
2010-01-26 07:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV ECON PK
10STATE7531FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is a front channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC Drill in Doha, Qatar. S/SRAP requests response by January 27 identifying p [...]
2010-01-26 11:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL
10STATE7783USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from February 1-5. The purpose is to hold meetings with United Nations Security Council Delegations and to partpicpate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Gro [...]
2010-01-26 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8207LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 0042)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Financial Investigative Training (FIT) course at MOIA Police Academy on the dates of January 25-February 5, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted th [...]
2010-01-27 15:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR GG
10STATE8399LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 739)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICE REGIONAL TRAINING in TIRANA, ALBANIA from 2/10/2010 to 2/12/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses [...]
2010-01-27 19:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE8470OSCE: STATEMENT ON THE SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 28 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. Sixty-five years ago yesterday Soviet troops liberated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Over the following few months America and our al [...]
2010-01-27 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV KIRF
10STATE8495USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp on January 29, 2010. The purpose is to hold a meeting with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen. 2. (SBU) No other Mission assistance is requested at this time. 3. (SBU) Department appreciates Po [...]
2010-01-27 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8512OSCE: STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S CALL FOR
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 28 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman. The United States and other delegations have repeatedly voiced concern here in the Permanent Council over the past year regarding the incr [...]
2010-01-27 23:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM RS
10STATE8668(C) CHINA: RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTELS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEIJING'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS, AS WELL AS CHINESE SOCIETY'S EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP WITH RELIGION. REFTELS PROVIDE GROUND TRUTH ON THE STATUS OF CHINA'S RELIGIOUS PRACTITIO [...]
2010-01-28 14:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL CH VT
10STATE8676(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY-RUSSIA
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT REFS ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. BECAUSE ITALY IS ONE OF RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN EUROPE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POLICYMAKER INTERES [...]
2010-01-28 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL IT RS
10STATE8682(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PORTUGAL'S
[...] (C/REL TO USA, FVEY) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING PORTUGAL'S POLICY REGARDING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW PORTUGAL'S GOVERNMENT IS MAKING DECISIONS ON THIS TOPIC, WHAT FACTORS AFFECT DECISIONMAKING, AND WHAT GROUPS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE GOVERNME [...]
2010-01-28 14:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ETRD EUN PGOV PREL IR PO
10STATE8689(SBU) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MALTA
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN ANY AVAILABLE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON AND VIEWS OF MALTA'S LEADERS. PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST ARE ANY ALLIANCES MADE BY THE LEADERS, THEIR VIEWS ON A POSSIBLE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA),AND THE EU'S RESPONSE TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. [...]
2010-01-28 14:40:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL MT
10STATE8695(U) COSTA RICA FEBRUARY 2010 PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REF REPORTING ON THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT SHAPING THE FEBRUARY 2010 COSTA RICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. OPEN SOURCE REPORTING HAS SHED LIGHT ON THE CANDIDATES' DOMESTIC PLATFORMS, BUT WE ARE STILL INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC FOREIGN POLICY AGENDAS (SECURITY C [...]
2010-01-28 14:46:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV CS
10STATE8739LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TIRANA 737)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND BORDER SECURITY in ANKARA, TURKEY from 2/9/2010 to 2/12/2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vett [...]
2010-01-28 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AL
10STATE8853MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANNE JOYCE L/EUR
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Anne Joyce from the Office of the Legal Advisor to participate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Group Meetings hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations on February 4 and 5, 2010. Mission POC is USUN/Legal: Mary McLeod 2. (SBU) No [...]
2010-01-28 17:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8941ACTION REQUEST: ASSESSING ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paras 4, 5, 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Department is interested in gaining a better understanding of growing economic relations between China and the rest of East Asia, including the proliferation of regional free trade agreements, and their pot [...]
2010-01-28 20:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCH ECIN EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL XC ASEAN
10STATE8961LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 95)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Decision Analysis Course at Ft. Lee, VA from 1 February to 14 February 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and pos [...]
2010-01-28 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL TU
10STATE8978LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (ANKARA 95)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Senior Enlisted Academy Course at Newport, RI from 17 February to 01 April 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel an [...]
2010-01-28 20:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL TU
10STATE9094SECRETARY CLINTON'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) January 22, 2010; 12:00-12:30; the Secretary's Office. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Ambassador to Moldova Asif J. Chaudhry EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Russell Ian Kelly, PA Zia S. Syed, S Staff Bernadette Roberts, EUR/UMB (Notetaker) Moldova Prime [...]
2010-01-28 23:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EUN CVIS MD
10STATE9273(S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON LEADERSHIP
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SUCCESSION IN PROMINENT LEBANESE POLITICAL PARTIES THAT MIGHT EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND HOW THESE CHANGES COULD ALTER THE LEBANESE POLITICAL SCENE. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN AMAL; THE FREE PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT ( [...]
2010-01-29 14:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL LE
10STATE9311(C) CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTELS FOR PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IN PARTICULAR, REF B SUGGESTS THAT BEIJING'S WILLINGNESS TO PERMIT CARITAS' CHARITY WORK, EVEN WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH, IS A SIGN OF CHI [...]
2010-01-29 15:16:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL CH VT
10STATE9654A/S BLAKE URGES GSL TO PURSUE RECONCILIATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake summoned Sri Lankan Embassy CDA Tissa Wijeratne to his office January 29 to express USG concern about the GSL's handling of the election aftermath. A/S Blake urged that any action by the government against defea [...]
2010-01-30 00:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CE
10STATE9661DEMARCHE: SERBIA'S PLANS FOR A NEW DRAFT UNGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Media and Embassy Belgrade reporting (ref A) indicate the Serbian government is considering a draft UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for reopening Kosovo status talks between Pristina and Belgrade when the UNGA considers the International Court of [...]
2010-01-30 01:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV SR
10STATE9668(U) Secretary Clinton’s January 22, 2010
[...] (U) Classified by NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey D. Feltman. Reason: 1.4 (d). 2. (U) January 21, 2010; 2:45pm; Washington, DC, USA 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA A/S Jeff Feltman S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin PA A/S P.J. Crowley Andrew MacDonald (notetaker) Yemen Foreign Ministe [...]
2010-01-30 01:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV YM
10STATE9906LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 13)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD course from February 01 through 04, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State [...]
2010-02-01 15:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STATE9907LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PRISTINA 553)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the (ICITAP)/Community Safety Action Teams Training (CSATT) scheduled for February 8 till March 31, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individua [...]
2010-02-01 15:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KV
10STOCKHOLM14SWEDEN ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel points to Gufran Al-Nadaf, Deputy Director for the Gulf Section, and Ulf Samuelsson, Iran Desk Officer, at the Swedish MFA on January 14. Al-Nadaf thanked us for the information and said that Sweden, along with the EU, had released numerous statements on the human [...]
2010-01-14 14:03:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER SW
10STOCKHOLM20IRAQ ELECTION COMMISSION TELLS SWEDES OF PRESSURE
[...] (C) Swedish Ambassador to Iraq Niclas Trouve spoke over the weekend with Faraj al-Haidari, the head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, to express concern over last week's announcement that some 500 candidates for the March 7 parliamentary elections would be banned from participat [...]
2010-01-19 14:40:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ IR SW
10STOCKHOLM21SWEDISH RESPONSE TO TFHA01 DEMARCHE: SWEDISH AID
[...] On January 20, Emboff shared reftel points regarding Sweden's humanitarian assistance to Haiti with Swedish Ministry For Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer Sara Ramierez. Ramierez told Emboff that Sweden has provided a total of $27.1 million in post-earthquake humanitarian assistance to Ha [...]
2010-01-20 14:12:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10STOCKHOLM3SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...]
2010-01-08 08:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM32SWEDEN'S POINTS ON 25 JANUARY FAC
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm delivered FAC demarche points on January 20 to the EU Correspondent's Office Deputy Kristin Forsgren-Bengtsson, Head of the Gulf Section Gufran Al-Nadal, and Head of the Asia and East Asia Department Klas Mohlin. Their main points were: -- The London Conferenc [...]
2010-01-21 13:10:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM36Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...]
2010-01-26 06:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW
10STOCKHOLM38SWEDEN IS THE THIRD LARGEST DONOR TO HAITI; U.S.
[...] Summary: Swedish media reporting about USG efforts has been accurate and very positive. For instance, "The U.S. is doing the job" was the title of the lead editorial in Dagens Nyheter January 26. The Ambassador's message - on nationwide Swedish television and radio - of U.S. activism has bee [...]
2010-01-27 13:11:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10STOCKHOLM40DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR SUMMIT AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 13:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM45SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD SHERPA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 13:33:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM53SWEDEN TO SEND POLICE AND PRISON OFFICERS TO
[...] On February 4, Swedish International Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson announced that Sweden will send three police officers and four prison officers to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Swedish aid to Haiti totals USD 29.4 million as of February 4, excluding th [...]
2010-02-04 12:18:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10STOCKHOLM64SWEDISH RELIEF EXPERTS PRAISE U.S. EFFORTS IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, the Ambassador met with Swedish relief effort experts from government, academia, and civil society to discuss coordination of assistance efforts in Haiti. The Swedes are currently the sixth or seventh largest international donor to emergency relief efforts in Hai [...]
2010-02-12 08:40:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10STOCKHOLM65SWEDEN REVIEWS BILATERAL SUPPORT TO ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] Summary: Sweden, the world's largest donor per capita, is developing a new policy to incorporate climate change issues into development programs. As part of this effort, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),analyzed its programs from 1999-09, and presented lessons [...]
2010-02-12 12:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM75SWEDEN ON REINFORCEMENTS TO UN PEACEKEEPING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 06:59:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10STOCKHOLM87NOTES
[...] Summary: Following a recent rise in attacks on the Jewish population in the Swedish city Malmo, comments made by Mayor Ilmar Reepalu, a leading figure in the opposition Social Democrats, have caused a ruckus in national media. Reepalu has been interpreted as blaming the escalation of anti-Se [...]
2010-02-26 11:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM89SWEDEN'S FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT 2010 - NO MORE
[...] On February 17, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt presented the Government's annual Foreign Policy Statement to the Parliament -- the first such statement to be delivered since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. In it, Bildt outlined a Swedish foreign policy more integrated into the EU's Com [...]
2010-02-26 14:46:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PMDL PREL SW
10STOCKHOLM91SWEDISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REIN IN MALMO MAYOR'S
[...] (C) Summary: Following several attacks on the Jewish community in the Swedish city Malmo, comments by Mayor Ilmar Reepalu, a leading Social Democrat, caused a ruckus in national and international media. Reepalu reportedly blamed the anti-Semitic harassment on Malmo's Jews themselves, because [...]
2010-02-26 16:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL SW
10SURABAYA11EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...]
2010-01-28 09:47:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID
10SURABAYA15FACEBOOK MLK DAY OUTREACH PROVES THE TWO-FOLD VALUE OF
[...] SUMMARY: Consulate Surabaya's official Facebook page launched its "I have a dream~" outreach in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Indonesia is the seventh largest Facebook-using country and one of the fastest-growing in the world. The Surabaya Facebook MLK posts received over 10,00 [...]
2010-02-12 09:17:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO ID XC
10SURABAYA7MIXED REACTIONS IN EASTERN INDONESIA TOWARD ASEAN/CHINA FTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political and business leaders in Eastern Indonesia have mixed views of the impact that the recently implemented ASEAN/China FTA will have on local economies. Some express concern that the FTA will allow cheap Chinese goods to flood local markets. Others express optimism that [...]
2010-01-21 09:17:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID PGOV SOCI KMCA MCC ID
10TAIPEI158MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE
[...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...]
2010-02-10 06:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR
10TAIPEI161TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER ON BEEF, ARMS SALES,
[...] (C) Summary: The impasse over U.S. beef imports would take a long time to resolve and would best be handled through the World Trade Organization (WTO),Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the AIT Director during a February 8 lunch. At the same time, Tsai expressed confi [...]
2010-02-11 02:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL CH TW ECON ETRD EAGR
10TAIPEI162TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION ON THE MEND, BUT TRICKY POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: A string of local electoral victories has given the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) its strongest pulse since being crushed in 2008 legislative and presidential elections. Morale and unity are back, and DPP officials believe the party could present a viable alternat [...]
2010-02-11 03:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
10TAIPEI165TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF TO RESIGN AFTER
[...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...]
2010-02-11 09:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW
10TAIPEI166TAIWAN NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF RESIGNS AFTER
[...] (C) National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi telephoned the AIT Director on February 11 to say he would announce his resignation later in the day, citing health and family reasons. Su was perhaps President Ma Ying-jeou's closest confidante in government and took the lead in implemen [...]
2010-02-11 09:07:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM CH TW
10TAIPEI17 Taiwan IPR: Campus Enforcement Improves, MOE Action Plan
[...] (SBU) The Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) will indefinitely continue its Campus Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan. The Plan's requirements and incentives are spurring schools to increase enforcement efforts, and the MOE is helping schools to implement best practices across Taiwan. Rig [...]
2010-01-06 09:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW
10TAIPEI195UNITED STATES SECURITY DIALOGUES WITH TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has a range of security-related dialogues with Taiwan, including one led by State, ten led by DoD, and one led by AIT/Washington. These talks cover a range of security issues and contribute to our unofficial bilateral relationship. There are some modest chan [...]
2010-02-25 08:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETMARR PGOV MASS PREL TW CH
10TAIPEI38OPPOSITION SWEEPS LEGISLATIVE BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Surprising most observers, including many within the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) itself, the DPP swept Taiwan's January 9 legislative by-elections, winning three seats in the KMT strongholds. Although the DPP still controls only a small minority of the seats i [...]
2010-01-11 09:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW CH
10TALLINN13ESTONIA'S 18-MONTH STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the next 18 months, Estonia intends to contribute to success in Afghanistan by maintaining its defense forces in the south, increasing its civilian development resources in both Kabul and Helmand, and participating in diplomatic solutions together with the United States. I [...]
2010-01-26 15:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN
10TALLINN17Strong Estonian Support on Climate Change and Internet
[...] (C) I delivered messages on Copenhagen, Haiti and Internet Freedom to Prime Minister Andrus Ansip on January 26. Ansip was fully supportive on all counts. Estonia is joining the EU consensus to subscribe to the Copenhagen climate accord and believes the major developing countries must do so a [...]
2010-01-27 14:11:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV EN
10TALLINN19Estonian Finance Minister Bullish on Euro, Skeptical on
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting January 15, Finance Minister (and former Minister of Defense) Jurgen Ligi told the Ambassador that the U.S. is Estonia's example to follow as a free market society and that he was confident Estonia would accede to the euro on schedule on January 1, 201 [...]
2010-01-27 14:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV ENRG EN
10TALLINN23INTERIOR MINISTER TAKES INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 courtesy call on Minister of Interior Marko Pomerants, the Minister briefed the Ambassador on his push to accelerate the integration of Estonia's Russian-speaking minority into mainstream Estonian society. Pomerants, worried particularly about the pervasive influen [...]
2010-02-08 15:55:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EN
10TALLINN302010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TALLINN60ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...]
2010-02-02 14:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN
10TALLINN72Estonia: Submission for Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti-Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist in REF A. Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Johnathan Hilton (Email: HiltonJA@state.gov; Tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant Rii [...]
2010-02-12 11:45:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KMCA PGOV PHUM EN
10TASHKENT100UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: FINAL WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged [...]
2010-01-25 09:26:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ
10TASHKENT101THE OSCE IN UZBEKISTAN: HARD TO TELL WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on February 18, Ambassador Venczel, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Uzbekistan, said that Uzbekistan's "lack of trust" makes it very difficult for the OSCE to implement many of its local [...]
2010-02-26 10:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE UZ
10TASHKENT103Uzbekistan: HIV/AIDS Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in
[...] (SBU) Summary: It is emerging that a Tashkent Criminal Court last year sentenced Maksim Popov, a psychologist and HIV/AIDS activist, to seven years in prison on charges related to an HIV/AIDS prevention booklet that his NGO distributed, as well as financial improprieties related to gran [...]
2010-02-26 13:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV AID UZ
10TASHKENT160UZBEKISTAN: SLOW APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Overall, Uzbekistan supports the Copenhagen Accord but doubts it can meet the January 31 deadline for notification of its wish to associate itself with the Accord. Uzbekistan's position is that it must finalize its nationally appropriate mitigation actions prior to official asso [...]
2010-01-29 11:58:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KGHG ENRG TSPL SENV UZ
10TASHKENT162UZBEKISTAN AND INTERNET FREEDOM: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT
[...] (U) Summary: On January 25, 2010, Inson va Qonum (Humankind and Law),a newspaper owned by the Ministry of Justice, published an article entitled "Can You Live Without a TV? And Without Internet?" (Note: Inson va Qonum is published exclusively in Uzbek and has a circulation of 21,300. End Note. [...]
2010-01-29 12:18:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT19Uzbekistan: GOU Proposals for ABC Follow-on
[...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek MFA provided the Embassy with the GOU's proposed follow-on to the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) on January 12. Although there are several differences in their document (particularly in the Human Dimension),it represents a serious response conveyed with the message [...]
2010-01-14 13:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
10TASHKENT29Uzbekistan: Feedback from the Embassy-hosted MLK Day
[...] (U) Summary: On January 19, Post used a reception at Ambassador Norland's residence to commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., and at the same time reach out to civil society and the human rights community regarding the Secretary's December 14 Georgetown message. Parti [...]
2010-01-21 11:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT3UZBEKISTAN: RESPONSE TO ATTACK ON BROTHER-IN-LAW OF
[...] (C) According to Internet reports, the brother-in-law of opposition Birdamlik movement leader Bahodir Choriev was severely beaten in an incident that took place between Christmas and New Years. Post has confirmed these reports in conversations with Choriev's father and sister. In response, th [...]
2010-01-06 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT310UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SRAP HOLBROOKE VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Holbrooke's February 19th visit to Tashkent received prominent and concise coverage in the local media. One official article on the visit was published and then republished in several state media outlets. The visit was the [...]
2010-02-24 10:27:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT312UZBEKISTAN: REMOTE VILLAGE BIO-GAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The remote mountain village of Khumsan has a bio-gas demonstration project, using primitive technology that converts livestock manure into bio-gas and provides four participating families with electricity, heat, and gas. It is designed to last ten years without repairs or spare pa [...]
2010-02-24 12:38:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ
10TASHKENT314UZBEKISTAN: UNDP ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Programme, one of the largest and most trusted donors in Uzbekistan, has a number of environmental and energy projects, including: building ecosystem stability on degraded land in Karakalpakstan and the Kyzylkum desert; capacity building for a clean [...]
2010-02-24 12:42:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV EAID UZ
10TASHKENT34UZBEKISTAN: GOU INOCULATES INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Summary: At least six independent journalists were informally summoned to the Prosecutor's Office on January 7 for interviews. The journalists who responded were questioned about their professional activities, their views of the regime, their connection to other independent journalists, a [...]
2010-01-11 10:44:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT37CORRECTED COPY: PUNCTUATION MALFUNCTION: UZBEK PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the second round of parliamentary elections took place in 39 constituencies on January 10, Uzbekistan's Liberal-Democratic Party emerged with over 35% of the seats in the Lower House of Parliament, the Oliy Majlis. Relative party percentages remain almost unchanged from the [...]
2010-01-25 12:53:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UZ
10TASHKENT45Uzbek Deputy FM Kamilov Urges Progress in Key Areas
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly-installed First Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on January 28. Kamilov assessed the climate in the bilateral relationship as very favorable, noting a recent decree from President Karimov on strengthening relations with the U.S. tha [...]
2010-01-28 13:24:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UZ
10TASHKENT47Uzbekistan: Freedom of Expression under Strain \
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post continues to follow three cases \ involving constraints on freedom of expression. The defamation \ case against photographer Umida Ahmedova continues, with the latest \ information that she has refused an offer for amnesty in exchange \ for a guilty plea. Authorities hav [...]
2010-01-28 13:35:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT49Bible Society of Uzbekistan faces Uncertain Future
[...] (C) Summary: Sergei Mitin, Chairperson of the Bible Society of Uzbekistan, spoke to poloff on January 22 to discuss continued problems with fulfilling its mission in Uzbekistan. Although Mitin is not yet ready to throw in the towel, he and others in the World Congress of United Bible Soc [...]
2010-01-29 09:45:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
10TASHKENT5Uzbekistan: Response to Ambassador's Letter on Activist's
[...] (U) The Uzbek Foreign Ministry sent the Embassy a diplomatic note on January 7, responding to the Ambassador's letter to Foreign Minister Norov of January 6 concerning the beating of the brother-in-law of Birdamlik leader Bakhodir Choriev (Ref A). 2. (C) Comment: The Uzbek response to our le [...]
2010-01-08 09:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT55Uzbekistan: Karimov Decree Offers Opportunities, But
[...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Karimov signed a decree on January 11 calling for strengthened bilateral cooperation with the U.S. following the ABC meetings in Washington. The decree, which has since leaked to the press, tasks all Uzbek government entities with facilitating the implementation of [...]
2010-02-01 13:56:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC UZ
10TASHKENT59Uzbekistan: Response to DOL Request for Information on Child
[...] (U) Per Ref A request, post provides the following update on child labor and forced labor in Uzbekistan. TASKING 1/TVPRA ------------------------- 2. (U) Per instructions that post should only report on the use of child labor and forced labor during the production of [...]
2010-02-02 11:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT65Uzbekistan: Ambassador Meets with Bible Society
[...] (U) Ambassador Norland met with Bible Society of Uzbekistan (BSU) Chairman Sergei Mitin on February 1 to discuss recent difficulties the BSU has faced in carrying out its activities. (See reftel.) 2. (SBU) The BSU has three ongoing issues: a shipment of Uzbek-, Karakalpak- [...]
2010-02-04 10:22:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TASHKENT67Uzbekistan: Photographer Akhmedova Convicted and Amnestied
[...] (SBU) Summary: Photographer Umida Akhmedova stood trial in Tashkent this week on charges of defaming and insulting the people of Uzbekistan through a book of photographs and a documentary film. (See reftels.) After one full day of trial, the court found her guilty of the charges, but e [...]
2010-02-11 14:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT69Uzbekistan: Urgent Leahy Vetting Request for GOU
[...] This is an request. Please see paragraph four. 2. Post has been provided with the name of one GOU official nominated to participate in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) on February 18 - March 19, 2010, in Honol [...]
2010-02-12 10:54:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV SNAR ASEC UZ
10TASHKENT7Uzbekistan: Fiscal Transparency
[...] (SBU) Uzbekistan took a major step towards budget transparency at the beginning of this year (2010) when the state budget was posted on an official internet site. The site is a reference for all laws and regulations passed by the parliament (Oliy Majlis) and, by the standards of Uzbekistan, re [...]
2010-01-11 13:12:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON PREL UZ
10TASHKENT89Action Request: Renewing the NDN Agreement with Uzbekistan
[...] (C) The exchange of letters establishing the current framework for NDN in Uzbekistan is set to expire on April 3, 2010, the anniversary of its signing. Post understands that Washington is considering seeking specific enhancements to NDN with the Government of Uzbekistan and that General P [...]
2010-02-22 12:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UZ
10TASHKENT9Uzbekistan: Strengthening Laws On Child Labor
[...] (U) Summary: At the end of December, President Karimov strengthened Uzbekistan's legal framework against child labor by signing into law amendments that increase penalties on public officials for using child labor, impose penalties on private individuals using child labor, and do away wi [...]
2010-01-14 05:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN KTIP UZ
10TASHKENT90UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROMOTES "UZBEK" VALUES AMONG YOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: Several articles on the development of Uzbek "spiritual values" have been published in Uzbekistan's state media over the past few months. One such article, entitled "Spirituality: We are Responsible for Our Children," was published recently by government-owned Narodnoye Slovo follo [...]
2010-01-20 09:47:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
10TASHKENT91UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENT KARIMOV APPOINTS SENATORS WITH AN EYE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last weeks of January, the 100 Senators of Uzbekistan's parliament, the Oliy Majlis, were chosen-sixteen appointed by President Karimov, and the remaining 84 selected by the regional councils from their own ranks. The Senate is intended to be Uzbekistan's "chamb [...]
2010-02-23 11:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UZ
10TASHKENT97Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ
10TASHKENT99Uzbekistan: Follow up on DOL Request for Information on
[...] (U) Post submitted its response to DOL's request for information on child labor and forced labor in Ref A. DOL requested follow up information in Ref B regarding the use of adult labor in the production of goods, pursuant to Task 1 under the TVPRA. 2. (U) Adult forced labo [...]
2010-02-26 10:24:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
10TBILISI103GEORGIA: NEW DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS IN PEREVI AND
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The EUMM reported new Russian requirements that local residents of Akhalgori (an ethnic Georgian city on the South Ossetian side of the administrative boundary line) and Perevi (in undisputed Georgia, but occupied by Russian forces) must have documents in Russian or [...]
2010-01-27 14:50:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MOPS RS GG
10TBILISI125GEORGIA APPROVES STATE STRATEGY ON OCCUPIED
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Georgia approved the "State Strategy on Occupied Territories: Engagement Through Collaboration" on January 27. The strategy presents the government's vision for engaging the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and preventing their isolation. Stat [...]
2010-01-29 14:37:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS GG
10TBILISI126GEORGIA: FM EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER ARMENIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. 2. (C) FM Grigol Vashadze called the Ambassador in to underscore the GoG's deepening concern over Armenian military cooperation with Russia. He reiterated past notice of concern that the Armenians have requested more than 500 ove [...]
2010-01-29 15:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AR GG
10TBILISI146GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (S/NF) In response to ref A the following is further information regarding the Northern Distribution Network in Georgia. A. (C) PLEASE DESCRIBE THE HOST COUNTRY LEADER VIEWS ON THE US MILITARY LOCAL PURCHASE PLAN'S PROGRESS AND ANY BENEFIT TO THE HOST COUNTRY'S ECONOMY. HOW SATISFIED AR [...]
2010-02-02 14:42:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MOPS KG KZ TI TX UZ GG
10TBILISI147GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed the summary of next steps on Iran (ref A) with FM Vashadze on January 31, noting that the new demarche echoed our discussions prior to Vashadze's January 18-19 visit to Tehran (ref B). The Ambassador outlined that the West was prepared to move forward on the steps pr [...]
2010-02-02 15:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV PGOV IR GG
10TBILISI148GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (S) Georgia is calmer and more stable than it was when you visited last summer, but those improvements are far from durable and a palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mounta [...]
2010-02-02 15:29:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV OTRA OVIP RS GG
10TBILISI155GEORGIA WELCOMES THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON
[...] (SBU) Government and non-governmental figures alike welcomed the Secretary's 29 January speech on European security. President Saakashvili's spokeswoman on 30 January noted that the remarks demonstrated Washington's support for Georgia. He welcomed the "unambiguous position and support" from [...]
2010-02-03 15:15:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GG
10TBILISI176GEORGIA: UPDATE ON KAZBEGI/LARSI CHECKPOINT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgia's lead negotiator for the talks with Russia on opening the Kazbegi/Larsi checkpoint told us that Georgia is waiting for Russia to respond to the most recent Georgia proposal that would open the border point between Russia and Georgia in early March. The agreement would all [...]
2010-02-10 14:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS GG
10TBILISI177GEORGIAN OFFICIALS HOPE FOR CONTINUED FRIENDSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian government responses to the apparent election of Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine has been generally positive, with all following President Saakashvili's lead in congratulating the Ukrainian people for their well-run election. Additionally, officials from Saakashvili to t [...]
2010-02-10 14:47:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UP GG
10TBILISI196GEORGIA: CHALLENGES FACING ETHNIC ARMENIANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. New and expanding economic opportunities should serve to lessen the isolation of many of the 250,000 ethnic Armenians resident in Georgia, enabling them to branch out of their traditional region of Samtskhe-Javakheti and allowing younger ethnic Armenians to pursue their goals of h [...]
2010-02-16 07:27:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV PHUM AM GG
10TBILISI198GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010
[...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...]
2010-02-17 07:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TBILISI199GEORGIA: SENATORS MCCAIN, THUNE AND BARRASSO INVESTIGATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY) met January 10-11 in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi with President Saakashvili and other members of the GoG as well as opposition representatives. They also traveled to Zugdidi near the administrative [...]
2010-02-17 08:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
10TBILISI203GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (S) Summary. Georgia is calmer and more stable than at any time since the war, but those improvements are far from durable. A palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mountains - could [...]
2010-02-18 05:28:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG
10TBILISI205GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR EWG AND VISIT OF EEB A/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Once infamous for its rampant corruption and organized crime, Georgia is now a model of reform among post-Soviet economies. The economy and Georgia's pro-business orientation are top priorities for President Saakashvili and he is quick to highlight his government's successes. [...]
2010-02-18 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiSECRETECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
10TBILISI222GEORGIA: THREE MONTHS BEFORE LOCAL ELECTIONS -
[...] (C) Summary: Recent internal United National Movement (UNM) polling shows officially-undeclared mayoral candidate Gigi Ugulava with a commanding lead over opposition rivals. The trend lines indicate that Ugulava's active grassroots outreach has paid significant dividends while opposition in [...]
2010-02-22 14:41:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
10TBILISI56GEORGIA: GBLT LEADER EXPLAINS CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND
[...] (C) Summary: Charge D'affaires met with Paata Sabelashvili, head of Inclusive Foundation (a gay and lesbian rights organization),regarding his arrest on December 15 and his subsequent imprisonment. Sabelashvili admitted to possessing a small amount of marijuana but said the police tampere [...]
2010-01-14 14:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
10TBILISI57GEORGIA: MISHA'S CEC PICKS -- AN UNIMPRESSIVE
[...] (C) Summary: As required by law, President Saakashvili has chosen three candidates to fill the job of Chairman of the Central Election Commission from a list of 14 presented to him by an NGO advisory group. Saakashvili's picks included outgoing CEC Chairman Levan Tarknishvili, Zurab Kharat [...]
2010-01-14 14:48:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GG
10TBILISI70GEORGIA: CONSIDERING ENERGY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Vashadze told the Charge that during an upcoming trip to Iran he intends to discuss Iran's non-recognition of the separatist territories and economic ties. He has promised a full readout upon his re [...]
2010-01-15 15:17:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR GG
10TBILISI71GEORGIA: VERDICT ANNOUNCED IN MUKHROVANI ATTEMPTED
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Verdicts in the trials of 20 people accused of participating in the attempted mutiny at Mukhrovani military base in May 2009 were announced on January 11. One defendant, retired General Koba Kobaladze, was cleared of coup charges but found guilty of possession of i [...]
2010-01-15 15:18:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
10TBILISI98GEORGIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to officials in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America Department on January 25, 2010. We also inquired about whether Georgia expected to make any announcements at the London conference. MFA officials were not aware of any planned announceme [...]
2010-01-27 12:18:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG
10TEGUCIGALPA106POLITICAL AMNESTY DECREE APPROVED
[...] (U) Summary: The National Congress on January 26 passed a decree granting amnesty to those who committed the political crimes of treason, crimes against the form of government, terrorism, and sedition between January 1, 2008 and January 27, 2010. It also provides amnesty for the following com [...]
2010-02-01 22:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI KJUS KCOR HO
10TEGUCIGALPA110EEB A/S FERNANDEZ AND LOBO TEAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez met with members of the new Honduran government's economic team on January 26, the day before the inauguration of President Lobo. Among the participants were William Chong Wong, who was subsequently [...]
2010-02-02 21:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL HO US
10TEGUCIGALPA116AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on February 1 with President of Congress Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was accompanied by several members of the congress' executive board and other congressional leaders. The Ambassador told Hernandez that it is important for the members of Honduras' politica [...]
2010-02-03 23:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA120CRIMINAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST MILITARY
[...] (U) Summary: According to press reports, the President of the Honduran Supreme Court, Jorge Rivera, acting as a criminal court judge, dismissed the charges of abuse of authority and illegal expatriation lodged against the Honduran Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff on January 6. The press rep [...]
2010-02-04 23:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KJUS MARR PREL HO
10TEGUCIGALPA121NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...]
2010-02-04 23:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA122STATUS OF TRUTH COMMISSION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 3, the Ambassador and President Porfirio Lobo discussed establishment of the Truth Commission called for by the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord. Lobo stressed that its mandate should be to chronicle the events leading up to and since the June 28 coup d'etat and that it sh [...]
2010-02-04 23:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA125SANTOS MEETING AT HONDURAN INAUGURATION
[...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Ke [...]
2010-02-05 20:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM CO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA132HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ALLEGE NEW ABUSES TIED TO
[...] (C) Summary. Manuel de Jesus Murillo and Ricardo Antonio Rodriguez, cameramen for "Globo TV," which followed an anti-coup political line, were kidnapped on February 1, interrogated about the anti-coup resistance movement, and released later the same day by four unknown armed persons. Human Ri [...]
2010-02-09 23:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA135USG DELEGATION TO INAUGURATION MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Ambassador Llorens, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, the Ambassador, and Executive Assistant to the WHA A/S Juan Gonzalez met with President Jos [...]
2010-02-11 00:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA136TRUTH COMMISSION UPDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Former Guatemalan VP Eduardo Stein spent the day in Tegucigalpa yesterday working on the terms of the reference for the creation of the Truth Commission (TC). The Ambassador spoke to him last night before he returned home to Guatemala. [...]
2010-02-11 16:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA137SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Lemieux. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United Sta [...]
2010-02-11 23:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR
10TEGUCIGALPA143AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT LOBO DISCUSS THE NEED TO
[...] (S) The Ambassador and President Lobo met for 90 minutes on February 14 at the Residence. While the two discussed a myriad of issues of interest to the bilateral relation (septel),the Ambassador took the opportunity to stress our growing concern of the continued presence and participation in Lobo' [...]
2010-02-17 01:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL MARR HO
10TEGUCIGALPA15ZELAYA SEEKING DEAL BEFORE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRES
[...] (C) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that he cannot request political asylum in a foreign country before his term of office expires on January 27 because the "Caraca [...]
2010-01-08 22:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA1502010 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment for Honduras for April 2009 to mid-February 2010. Point of Contact on trafficking is Political Officer Nathan Macklin (MacklinNL@state.gov, phone: 504-236-9320 x4141, fax: 504-238-4446, IVG: 8-539-4141). As requested in reftel [...]
2010-02-18 22:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10TEGUCIGALPA151SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Dodd. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United States [...]
2010-02-18 23:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR
10TEGUCIGALPA154REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK NORMALIZES RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Honduras President Maria Elena Mondragon told the Ambassador on February 17 that the GOH had received a letter from CABEI confirming the normalization of Honduras' relationship with the bank. In a separate meeting, President of the Central American Bank for Integr [...]
2010-02-19 00:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA159AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VISITING CANADIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with visiting Canadian Minister of State for the Americas Peter Kent on February 18. The Ambassador briefed Kent on the current political, diplomatic and economic environment in Honduras following the January 27 inauguration of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. K [...]
2010-02-19 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SNAR CA HO
10TEGUCIGALPA16CHARGES FILED AGAINST MILITARY FOR FLYING ZELAYA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry filed charges before the Supreme Court on January 6 against the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and the Joint Staff for abuse of authority on June 28 for the way they executed an arrest warrant issued against President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya by forcing him onto a pl [...]
2010-01-08 22:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA160ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION SURROUND DAM MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A last minute concession granted to a Honduran-Italian consortium by the Micheletti regime has erupted into a scandal. Critics allege that the deal was approved by outgoing Congressional leadership without a vote and hastily signed into law by the outgoing administration. The deal wa [...]
2010-02-20 00:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN EINV ENRG KJUS PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA161AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SAN PEDRO SULA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras' commercial capital, February 4-6. This was the Ambassador's first high-profile series of public events since the June 28 coup d'tat. He met with the mayor, the maquila association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the editors of E [...]
2010-02-22 22:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD ELAB SCUL EAID KJUS HO
10TEGUCIGALPA164AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of State of Labor and Social Security Felicito Avila told the Ambassador during a February 22 courtesy call that the Lobo government needs to have a holistic view of the labor situation that provides assurances to both workers and businessmen. Avila said his role is [...]
2010-02-24 00:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB ECON PHUM PREL HO
10TEGUCIGALPA165AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of the Presidency, Maria Antonieta Bogran, the Ambassador said that the U.S. was committed to renewing assistance to Honduras, but in a way that takes a new look at development and investment, rather than return to business as us [...]
2010-02-24 01:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA166HONDURAN APPEALS COURT RATIFIES DISMISSAL OF
[...] (U) A special appeals court tribunal comprised of three members of the Honduran Supreme Court ratified the dismissal of charges against the military Armed Forces Chief of Staff and Joint Staff of illegal expatriation and abuse of power in connection with the June 28 coup d'etat, in a February 1 [...]
2010-02-24 01:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA168LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI PROGRAM CALEE, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. Both are police offic [...]
2010-02-24 20:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA169ROHRABACHER CODEL
[...] (SBU) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Honduras January 31-February 2 and called on Hondurans to "turn the page" on the political events of the summer. Congressman Rohrabacher commended the Honduran people for their commitment to democracy and said he would urge the U.S. government [...]
2010-02-24 20:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV OVIP PREL HO
10TEGUCIGALPA17PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting with WHA PDAS Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens, a clearly frustrated President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo said that he had done all he could to get de facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down. It was unfair, he said, for the international community to p [...]
2010-01-08 23:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON HO ES NU
10TEGUCIGALPA170LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training March 8 to April 23, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. All [...]
2010-02-24 20:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA171LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ANTI-GANG JUSTICE SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...]
2010-02-24 20:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA179Leahy Vetting Request for Central American Intelligence
[...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend Central American Intelligence Program (CAIP) training in Guatemala March 8 to 26, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible [...]
2010-02-26 00:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPKO HO
10TEGUCIGALPA18PDAS KELLY DISCUSSES MICHELETTI DEPARTURE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: At a January 5 dinner with society leaders and a January 6 meeting with the business community, WHA PDAS Craig Kelly emphasized the importance of the resignation of de facto leader Micheletti in creating a climate that would allow quick reengagement with the international community [...]
2010-01-09 00:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO
10TEGUCIGALPA181Lobo Commits Honduras to Protection of Human Rights
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo signed the Chapultepec Declaration on press freedom in Tegucigalpa on February 18 and committed the Honduran government to support freedom of the press and human rights. Lobo's government abrogated on February 16 a disarmament decree enacted by th [...]
2010-02-26 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA183Resistance Movement Demonstration
[...] (SBU) Summary: The anti-coup "resistance" movement held a peaceful demonstration on February 25 in Tegucigalpa in which about 10,000 protestors participated. The demonstrators tried to march to the Executive Building and, when they found the street leading there blocked by security forces, wen [...]
2010-02-26 23:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PREL HO
10TEGUCIGALPA185New Minister of Defense - corrected cable
[...] (C) Summary: President Porfirio Lobo appointed on February 24 fellow National Party member and former legislator Marlon Pascua Cerrato as Minister of Defense. Initial impressions suggest Cerrato, who is known as a skillful manager, is a good choice. President Lobo also appointed Carlos Roberto [...]
2010-02-27 00:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HO MOPS
10TEGUCIGALPA19AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...]
2010-01-11 19:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA2AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS NEED
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo at the Embassy on January 4 and discussed the need for full implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, and most importantly for de facto regime leader Micheletti to step aside immediately. Lobo sought the Ambassador's [...]
2010-01-05 17:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MARR CVIS HO
10TEGUCIGALPA20AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...]
2010-01-11 19:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA23AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...]
2010-01-11 23:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA24AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...]
2010-01-12 01:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA26POLITICAL AMNESTY DECREE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis was introduced in the Congress on January 11. The bill comprises actions between January 1, 2008 and December 21, 2009 and covers treason, crimes against the country's form of government, ter [...]
2010-01-12 18:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA34ATTENDANCE AT INAUGURATION OF PEPE LOBO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Planning has begun for the January 27 inauguration of president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. Lobo has called for the inauguration ceremony to have a Honduran flavor. The Honduran public does not expect that large numbers of high-level foreign dignitaries will attend Lobo's ina [...]
2010-01-13 23:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA35CONGRESS SHELVES AMNESTY DECREE AND PULLS HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: With less than two weeks remaining before its term ends on January 21, the Congress on January 12 did not, as expected, take up for discussion a draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis. The likely motivation was the opposition to the [...]
2010-01-13 23:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA4EMBASSY CEREMONY IN HONOR OF MURDERED DRUG CZAR
[...] (U) Leslie Portillo, the widow of assassinated drug czar General Julian Aristides Gonzalez, along with their daughter, came to the Embassy December 18 for a ceremony in honor of her husband. The Ambassador presented a plaque from the Embassy, along with letters of condolences form JTF/S and th [...]
2010-01-07 15:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPINR SNAR PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA5MICHELETTI SAYS EXIT STRATEGY MUST BE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on January 6 to accede to the call by president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo for there to be an interval of time between the de facto regime a [...]
2010-01-07 19:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA51MICHELETTI SAYS HE WON'T STEP DOWN BEFORE
[...] (U) Summary. Supporters of de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti have been staging ceremonies in recent days to honor Micheletti. The largest was a January 18 rally organized by the pro-regime civil society organization Civic Democratic Union (UCD). During the speech he delivered at the [...]
2010-01-19 21:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA57REACTION TO LATEST VISA REVOCATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Honduran media have reported widely and mostly accurately on the decision January 18 to revoke the U.S. visas of de facto cabinet members and supporters following de facto President Micheletti,s failure to step aside prior to the January 27 inauguration. Commentary from the medi [...]
2010-01-21 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
10TEGUCIGALPA58NATIONAL CONGRESS CHOOSES PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) Summary: The members of the National Congress elected in the November 29, 2009 election met on January 21 and elected by a show of hands Juan Orlando Hernandez of president-elect Lobo's National party as their President. Hernandez along with Reinaldo Sanchez as Vice President and Gladys Au [...]
2010-01-22 14:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA59MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES LEAVE OF ABSENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on January 21 that he would take a leave of absence from his public duties effective immediately. Micheletti said his decision was prompted by his concern for the good of the country. He said he wanted to avoid standing in the [...]
2010-01-22 16:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CVIS HO
10TEGUCIGALPA6FOLLOW UP TO PDAS CRAIG KELLY'S VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: In the wake of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly's (January 5-6) visit, we've been reaching out to key players to follow-up and press home U.S. objectives in Honduras. The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Pepe Lobo, regime Minister of Defense Sevilla, regime Fo [...]
2010-01-07 20:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA65AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ELECT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador had a series of meetings and discussions over the past weekend with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Lobo briefed the Ambassador on his diplomatic efforts of the past week with both Presidents [...]
2010-01-26 00:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA66SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome you and the delegation to Tegucigalpa January 26-27 to attend the January 27 inaugural ceremonies of the newly-elected Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. The inauguration is an historical event, bringing back democratic and constitutional rule after a seven-month hiatus. The comi [...]
2010-01-26 01:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR KCRM
10TEGUCIGALPA73LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS
[...] (U) Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat on June 28, 2009. The United States does not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over. As a result, it has not been possible for the Embassy to engage in high-level advocacy on labor issu [...]
2010-01-26 18:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA88INAGURATION OF PRESIDENT LOBO AND DEPARTURE OF
[...] (U) Summary: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was sworn in on January 27 in Tegucigalpa. During his inaugural address, President Lobo thanked the US and others for their help during the political crisis and paused during his speech to sign an amnesty law that had been passed by Congress late on [...]
2010-01-28 01:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA92PRESIDENT LOBO URGES NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (U) Summary: The speech delivered by President Porfirio Lobo at his January 27 inauguration focused on national reconciliation and Honduras' reintegration into the community of nations. He pledged to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord and to quickly establish the truth commission calle [...]
2010-01-29 00:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA96USG DELEGATION ATTENDS PRESIDENT LOBO'S
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, accompanied by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (PDAS) [...]
2010-01-29 22:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
10TEGUCIGALPA97HONDURAS' VISION OF THE COUNTRY 2038
[...] (C) Summary: Before his election, President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo circulated a long-term plan called Vision of the Country 2038 and National Plan 2022. It was submitted to and passed by the outgoing Congress and signed into law by President Lobo during his inauguration. The document includ [...]
2010-01-29 23:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA98AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LOBO
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and his senior team to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss bilateral issues. The Ambassador noted the important steps that Lobo had taken over the past [...]
2010-01-29 23:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL ECON EAID SNAR HO
10TEGUCIGALPA99HONDURAN PRESIDENT LOBO'S CABINET TAKES SHAPE
[...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo began to officially announce the members of his cabinet and inner circle on January 26, the day before his inauguration, and made further announcements over the next two days. He has still not named ministers for defense, agricultur [...]
2010-01-30 00:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO
10TELAVIV101REP. HASTINGS DISCUSSES HAITI AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Concluding his 14th trip to Israel in 18 years, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL 23rd district) told Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon that he is leaving Israel this time more optimistically than when he left in December 2008. He added that the U.S. Administration [...]
2010-01-19 08:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KBWG HA IS
10TELAVIV107CODEL HASTINGS' MEETING WITH PM NETANYAHU
[...] (S) Summary. Representative Alcee Hastings met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem January 10. Their discussion covered the CODEL's meetings in the region, Iran, and the PM's views on starting negotiations with the Palestinians. Netanyahu expr [...]
2010-01-19 13:28:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV IR SY KWBG IS
10TELAVIV124BARAK AND GAL VISITS TO ANKARA STABILIZE
[...] (S) Summary. Israel took advantage of two previously scheduled visits to Ankara by Defense Minister Barak and MFA Director General Gal this week to demonstrate Israel's strong interest in preserving good relations with Turkey. According to Israeli accounts, last week's crisis over a theatrica [...]
2010-01-21 13:35:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MASS TU KWBG IS
10TELAVIV137KADIMA'S INTERNAL SQUABBLES CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kadima party's leadership wrangling continued in mid-January, with little hope for near-term resolution. Kadima members met on January 21 to discuss an effort by former Defense Minister and Kadima second-in-command Shaul Mofaz to move leadership primaries up to mid-2010. [...]
2010-01-22 12:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IS
10TELAVIV180CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 08:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL
10TELAVIV183A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation headed by Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, met with senior Israeli officials in early January to discuss Israel's response to the UN Goldstone Report. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said the GOI was deliberating whether [...]
2010-01-27 09:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV194JEDG MIDTERM REVEIW - ISRAEL ON TARGET FOR FY2010 LOAN
[...] (SBU) At the December 15 mid-term review of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) held in Jerusalem, the GoI clearly demonstrated that it is meeting, and may well surpass, the calendar year 2009 conditionality required to release the FY2010 tranche of loan guarantees. The G [...]
2010-01-27 11:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
10TELAVIV264WAR OF WORDS WITH SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary. Tensions are higher than usual between Israel and Syria this week following an exchange of comments on the possible outbreak of war. A February 1 comment by Defense Minister Barak to the effect that the alternative to opening negotiations with Syria could be the outbreak of war [...]
2010-02-04 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SY LE IS
10TELAVIV279SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIS ECON EFIN KWBG PREL PGOV
10TELAVIV280BARAK AND FAYYAD PROMOTE THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Speaking at a standing room only panel at the annual Herzliya Conference February 2, Defense Minister Barak and PA Prime Minister Fayyad offered a rare glimpse of Israeli-Palestinian convergence as both made the case for the two-state solution. Photographers at the event mobbe [...]
2010-02-05 15:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV281NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ARAD ARTICULATES ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 article in the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Ha-yom, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad articulated the Netanyahu Government's foreign policy successes over the past year, including helping prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and promoting negotiations to res [...]
2010-02-05 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV302DRUZE DEPUTY MINISTER PROMOTING GOLAN DRUZE
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee and member of Knesset Ayoub Kara briefed the Ambassador February 9 on his projects promoting closer ties between residents of the Golan Heights and Syria. Kara, a Likud Party member who is also Druze and the only Arab [...]
2010-02-09 16:18:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SY IS
10TELAVIV310FM LIEBERMAN INDICTMENT ON HOLD, FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) Despite the formal recommendation by the Israeli National Police on August 2, 2009 that then-Attorney General Menachem Mazuz indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and other charges, Mazuz left office January 28 without filing an [...]
2010-02-10 13:38:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS
10TELAVIV338MOFAZ AND LIVNI DO BATTLE AHEAD OF "DECISIVE"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kadima infighting continues ahead of the Kadima Council meeting scheduled for February 24 that is to consider a proposal to move party leadership primaries up from the scheduled date of 2013 to some time in 2010. Former Defense Minister and party number two Shaul Mofaz reporte [...]
2010-02-16 05:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IS
10TELAVIV379SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S
[...] (C) Summary: I am pleased to welcome you once again to Israel. Despite some areas of disagreement, we have a strong and dynamic bilateral relationship. The Strategic Dialogue has been an important mechanism since 2005. This will be a significant opportunity to engage the Israeli governm [...]
2010-02-18 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG IS
10TELAVIV417IDF MAG MANDELBLIT ON IDF INVESTIGATIONS INTO
[...] (S) Summary: IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit updated the Ambassador on February 17 on the progress of investigations into allegations of misconduct during Operation Cast Lead, including providing a preview of additional findings to be published before the March 24 Human Rights Counci [...]
2010-02-23 07:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV439KNESSET CONSIDERS CONTROVERSIAL NGO LEGISLATION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Knesset passed a preliminary reading of legislation on February 17 that would require individuals and NGOs to register any funding received from foreign political entities. Many NGOs were concerned with the possible effects of the draft legislation, which they decried in the p [...]
2010-02-25 09:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
10THEHAGUE106NETHERLANDS: NEXT STEPS ON ICESAVE
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) believes the existing Dutch and British loan agreements with Iceland will be resoundingly defeated in a March 6 Icelandic referendum. The GONL therefore plans to offer the Government of Iceland (GOI) new interest terms on its loan during t [...]
2010-02-19 17:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL IC
10THEHAGUE109NETHERLANDS: AFTER THE COLLAPSE
[...] Summary: Following the fall of the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix is expected to ask the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU) to stay on as a caretaker government and to prepare for new national elections. The elections are expected to take place in [...]
2010-02-22 13:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE11NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON
[...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in October 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Intern [...]
2010-01-08 15:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE114NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: A REDUCED ROLE LIKELY BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The most immediate result of the February 20 collapse of the Dutch government (reftel B) is the absence of a cabinet decision on post-2010 commitments to ISAF/Afghanistan. In that absence, the default position, withdrawal of Task Force Uruzgan by December 2010, stands. It will likely b [...]
2010-02-24 13:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
10THEHAGUE120NETHERLANDS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE122NETHERLANDS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
[...] Summary: Following the withdrawal of the Labor Party (PvdA) from the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix asked the remaining coalition members to form a caretaker government to "handle ongoing business" and prepare for elections on June 9. The caretaker government consists [...]
2010-02-26 15:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE25NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DISCUSSING AMCIT REQUEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch agreed to consider raising with both the EU and the GOI the matter of the Americans detained in Iran. The GOI has recently made some overtures to the GONL to "elevate" relations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) AMCITS: On January 7, Charge d'Affaires raised ref A points with Mr. [...]
2010-01-15 14:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NL IR
10THEHAGUE49NETHERLANDS/YEMEN: VIEWS FOR LONDON MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch welcome the January 27 London conference on Yemen, and FM Verhagen and Development Minister Koenders will encourage President Saleh to keep his promise of promoting dialogue in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Herman Quarles, Deputy Director for [...]
2010-01-26 15:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM NL
10THEHAGUE5NETHERLANDS: FINANCE MINISTER BOS UNLIKELY TO BEND ON
[...] The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is unlikely to accept any solution other than full repayment of the 1.3 billion euro (USD 1.87 billion) loan it issued to the Government of Iceland in 2008. The loan was to help Iceland repay Dutch deposit holders after the bankruptcy of Internet bank Ic [...]
2010-01-08 07:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE53NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: SUPPORT USG ON CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NL IZ
10THEHAGUE7NETHERLANDS REQUEST FOR LETTER CONFIRMING
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Recent statements from Venezuela's President Chavez have spawned Dutch parliamentary queries on aerial activities operating from the Antilles. The MFA has requested a letter signed by the Ambassador confirming that the U.S. abides by [...]
2010-01-08 07:12:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL
10THEHAGUE72NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DECISION ON ITS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A Dutch Cabinet decision on a post-2010 Afghanistan commitment is expected anytime within the next two weeks, possibly as early as February 5. Information on the specifics of the discussions is closely guarded, but all sources report that the negotiations are very delicate and [...]
2010-02-04 16:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
10TIRANA27ALBANIA - FLOODING UPDATE JANUARY 13
[...] (SBU) Over the last 24 hours flooding from both the Drin and Buna rivers in northern Albania receded slightly. Water levels in the three dams in the region improved. The level at Fierze, the largest dam, has receded to 290.2 meters (the maximum allowable level is 296m); at Koman it has recede [...]
2010-01-13 15:56:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA28 ALBANIA FLOOD DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 16:01:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA39A NEW YEAR'S BUDGET RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA is set to take the unprecedented move of "freezing" seven percent of government spending for 2010 in response to lower than expected 2009 government revenues, a larger deficit and the economic crisis. This means that for revenues to match spending targets, there will nee [...]
2010-01-21 05:53:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PRIL PGOV AL
10TIRANA44RFG: ALBANIA REQUESTS U.S. CO-SPONSOR DISARMAMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Action request. Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta met with Ambassador on January 21 to formally request U.S. assistance in organizing and hosting a two-day regional minister-level conference in Tirana on disarmament and demi [...]
2010-01-22 08:05:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM AL
10TIRANA53INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART ONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:36:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA54INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA56ALBANIA: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED
[...] The Government of Albania (GoA) expressed no reservations in regards to associating Albania with the Copenhagen Accord via the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Secretariat. On January 25th, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minist [...]
2010-01-27 15:50:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV KGHG ENRG AL
10TIRANA58BERISHA SEEKS NEW SECRET POLICE
[...] (S//NF) In early January, Prime Minister Berisha introduced a new draft bill to amend the law on the National Intelligence Service (SHISH). In essence, the aim of the law is to limit the foreign intelligence responsibilities of the SHISH, increase its domestic intelligence responsibilities i [...]
2010-01-27 16:21:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR AL
10TIRANA6WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN NORTHERN ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Albania continues to experience heavy flooding around the northern cities of Shkoder and Lezhe and the Drini River Delta. Media has reported that approximately 10,000 acres in the coastal floodplain are flooded. Initial reports from the GOA are that 870 houses have been destro [...]
2010-01-07 15:48:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA65PRESIDENT TOPI: PRESSURE ON INDEPENDENT
[...] (C) During a January 27 meeting with Ambassador Withers, President Topi expressed deep concern over mounting GOA pressure on independent institutions, including Office of the Prosecutor General, the intelligence service, the media, and the courts. Topi said the opposition boycott of Parliament [...]
2010-01-29 10:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR KJUS AL
10TIRANA75WHITHER GERDEC?
[...] (U) Summary: Almost two years after the tragic accident at the Gerdec military facility that killed 26 and injured hundreds, and one year since the first criminal case began, no verdicts have yet been handed down, although several criminal and civil cases have been filed and are ongoing. While [...]
2010-02-03 11:53:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCOR PHUM AL
10TIRANA8UPDATE ON FLOODING IN NORTHERN ALBANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, flood waters in northern Albania receded slightly, although they remain at critical levels. Rain is forecast for the foreseeable future. To date, approximately 5,000 out of 11,000 affected people have been evacuated from affected areas in the flood plain aroun [...]
2010-01-11 16:11:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV SOCI PHUM AL
10TIRANA81 CLOSURE OF NEWSPAPER TEMA SYMPTOMATIC OF POOR STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mero Baze, the publisher of the small circulation daily "Tema", announced in a January 23 editorial that "Tema" was closing. Baze said that for over one year, the newspaper had made a valiant effort to survive after being evicted from its premises in 2008; however he said he can [...]
2010-02-09 15:47:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AL
10TIRANA85GOA APPROVES BENEFITS FOR TIP VICTIMS; PLEDGES MORE ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, the GOA has launched several new initiatives in anti-TIP to accelerate the momentum it lost in the latter half of 2009 during the electoral campaign. Foremost among these initiatives are the GOA's decision that victims of trafficking are now eligible f [...]
2010-02-10 15:11:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL AL KDMR
10TIRANA86COURT NULLIFIES ALBANIAN-GREEK SEA AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 26, the Constitutional Court in a 9-0 opinion ruled that the April 2009 treaty between Greece and Albania regarding the southern coastline was unconstitutional. The opinion has not yet been released, but the Court said in a statement that it found "substantive and pro [...]
2010-02-12 12:38:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
10TOKYO101 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 03:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO107 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO109OZAWA FINANCIAL SCANDALS TAKE CENTER STAGE
[...] (C) Summary: After the arrests of three of his former and current secretaries for their alleged role in illegal financial transactions, DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa is facing growing calls to step down as the party's number two official. Initially defiant, Ozawa -- no stranger to contr [...]
2010-01-19 22:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO11DEMARCHE RESPONSE: JAPAN TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IRAN URANIUM TRANSFER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 09:52:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ JA
10TOKYO111DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN
[...] Charge conveyed reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) North American Affairs Bureau Director-General Kazuyoshi Umemoto January 19. Umemoto thanked the USG for its support for Japan's relief efforts in Haiti and said the Japan Self Defense Force is currently examining possibilitie [...]
2010-01-19 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA
10TOKYO112 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO118 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO119MOFA MIDDLE EAST DIVISION OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) MOFA's Deputy Director General for the Middle East Takehiro Kagawa told Political Minister-Counselor January 19 that the campaign finance scandal involving Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa might delay somewhat Diet deliberation of the supplementary budget request for [...]
2010-01-20 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
10TOKYO121 JAPANESE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 22:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO125 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO131THE DIET OPENS; SCANDAL OVERSHADOWS LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: The 174th ordinary session of the Japanese Diet started on January 18. Unless there is a motion to extend the 150-day session, it will end on June 16, followed by the Upper House election on July 11. To increase public support with the aim of capturing an Upper House majority, [...]
2010-01-21 23:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO136 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO139 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO141ATTEMPTS TO BAR CANDIDATES FROM UPCOMING IRAQI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JA
10TOKYO143 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO149 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO15 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO150OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Poloff met January 25 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kunihiko Higashi to deliver reftel points and discuss priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. After reviewing U.S. priorities [...]
2010-01-25 07:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA
10TOKYO156 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO160AMBASSADOR KING'S JANUARY 15 MEETINGS ON ABDUCTION
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Ambassador Robert King stressed the importance of U.S. cooperation with Japan and South Korea to address human rights in North Korea and reiterated U.S. support for resolving the abduction issue in a January 15 meeting with Minister o [...]
2010-01-26 05:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KN KS JA
10TOKYO163USG POLICY TOWARD YEMEN AND PLANS FOR UPCOMING
[...] (C) Embassy Poloff met January 26 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto to deliver reftel points regarding the January 27 London meeting on Yemen. Hamamoto agreed that it was important to address the underlying developmental, economic, and security iss [...]
2010-01-26 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM JA
10TOKYO164HATOYAMA CONFIDANTE ON FUTENMA, NAGO ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Nago election result will not be a decisive factor in resolving the Futenma issue and a variant of the current plan remains on the table, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and PM confidante Matsuno told Embassy Tokyo January 26. Hinting at current Kantei (Prime Minister's Office [...]
2010-01-26 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO165 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 22:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO167 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO168LDP DEFECTIONS LEAVE DIET POWER BALANCE UNCHANGED
[...] (C) Summary: Since last month, four opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of the Diet announced that they would leave the party, leading to speculation that they would join and increase the voting power of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the Upper House. Although th [...]
2010-01-27 05:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO170POSTAL REFORM: MIC MINISTER HARAGUCHI WELCOMES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Kazuhiro Haraguchi said he was aware of USG and industry concerns regarding postal reform in response to DCM's delivery of RefA points on January 27. Minister Haraguchi also offered to meet with U.S. industry representati [...]
2010-01-27 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
10TOKYO174 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 23:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO178 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO181 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO185 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/29/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO188CODEL INOUYE DISCUSSES FUTENMA AND HAITI WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Hatoyama told CODEL Inouye on January 15 that he hopes to enhance the U.S.-Japan Alliance to contribute further to regional and global peace and prosperity. In order to deepen his relationship of trust with President Obama, the PM said he wanted to reach a decisio [...]
2010-01-29 08:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO19 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO191 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO2 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO201 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 22:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO202 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO209 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO21 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 03:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO211 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO214A/S CAMPBELL FEBRUARY 2 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA
[...] (C) During an 80-minute meeting with EAP A/S Campbell February 2 on regional and bilateral issues, Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka agreed on the need for a continued focus on DPRK denuclearization and cautioned against being distracted by DPRK calls for peace regime discussions; called on the U [...]
2010-02-03 06:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC CH KS KN JA
10TOKYO217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO223 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO228U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Initiatives for the Security Treaty,s 50th anniversary, updates on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Host Nation Support (HNS),Realignment/Futenma Replacement Facility, possible new bilateral exchanges and F-X procurement were the main Allian [...]
2010-02-04 09:00:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 23:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO232 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO24 JAPANESE PRESS IN UNISON AFFIRMS BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO242 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO246ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 2 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Wallace Gregson met February 2 with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Koichi Takemasa to discuss next steps on the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) issue. Although A/S Campbell asked for mo [...]
2010-02-08 02:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO247ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 2 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of State for Okinawa Seiji Maehara told EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell and Assistant Secretary of Defense Gregson on February 2 that the wide range of views within Japan,s ruling coalition had influenced the GOJ,s handling of the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) [...]
2010-02-08 02:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 03:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (2) 02/08/10
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2010-02-08 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO259 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/10
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2010-02-09 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO264DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OZAWA DESIRES STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa told Ambassador Roos and Assistant Secretary Campbell that he recognized the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and that he wanted to expand Japan's global partnership in a February 2 meeting. However, his top [...]
2010-02-09 04:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO27HATOYAMA ADMINISTRATION FACES IMMINENT RESIGNATION
[...] (C) The four-month old Hatoyama Administration will face its first Cabinet departure with what appears to be the imminent resignation of Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii. Fujii, 77, was admitted to the hospital on December 28 for exhaustion and high blood pressure following the compilation of t [...]
2010-01-06 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV JA
10TOKYO274 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/10
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2010-02-09 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO276 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/10/10
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2010-02-10 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO28 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
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2010-01-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO282GOJ PRESENTS ITS OUTLINE ON POSTAL REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Vice Minister (SVM) Kouhei Ohtsuka of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) met with the DCM on February 8, to give an advance briefing of the release of the Government's outline on postal reform. The release of the outline begins a one-month dialogue among coalition part [...]
2010-02-10 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
10TOKYO284SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S FEBRUARY 14-17
[...] (SBU) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Senator Webb: Welcome to Japan, a nation in transition. The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last year's August 30 Lower House election has dramatically altered Japan's political landscape, marking the end of the former ruling L [...]
2010-02-12 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA
10TOKYO286 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/10
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2010-02-12 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO290JAPAN RESPONSE: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO
[...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Peace Cooperation Division Deputy Director Fumio Yamazaki confirmed the Japan Self Defense Force deployment in support of MINUSTAH is proceeding as described in reftel. An initial contingent of around 190 advance personnel departed Japan February [...]
2010-02-15 23:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR
10TOKYO293 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/10
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2010-02-16 05:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO295 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10
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2010-02-16 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO30IRANIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: During Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili's December 21-24 visit to Japan, the GOJ stressed that Iran must address international concerns about its nuclear program, according to MOFA Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi. Jalili proposed that Japa [...]
2010-01-06 08:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PINR KNNP IR JA
10TOKYO305 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO306 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10
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2010-02-17 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO315 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/18/10
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2010-02-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO317MINISTER HARAGUCHI RAISES POSTAL REFORM WITH
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kazuhiro Haraguchi said the Japan Post group companies need freedom of management in the face of losses and decreasing deposits. He said the organization would be reorganized from three to fi [...]
2010-02-18 03:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
10TOKYO325 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/10
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2010-02-19 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO332 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/10
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2010-02-21 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO335 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/10
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2010-02-22 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO336 CODEL WEBB HEARS JAPANESE VIEWS ON ALLIANCE AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Webb listened to Japanese views on the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Futenma relocation issue during meetings with GOJ officials February 15 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Okada, Defense Minister Kitazawa, Cabinet and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) officials [...]
2010-02-22 01:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CASC KOCI MARR JA CH BM
10TOKYO343 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/10
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2010-02-22 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO35 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/10
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2010-01-07 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO350 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/23/10
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2010-02-23 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO354SRI LANKA -- ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
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2010-02-23 06:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PREF CE JA
10TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10
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2010-02-23 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO363 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/24/10
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2010-02-24 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO364IRANIAN SPEAKER LARIJANI'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (S) On February 24, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kenji Enoshita urging that Japan continue to stand with the United States in pressing Iran to comply with its UNSC, NPT, and IAEA obligations. Poloff also raised U.S. concerns rega [...]
2010-02-24 07:09:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD IR JA
10TOKYO366 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/24/10
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2010-02-24 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO374 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO381 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10
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2010-02-25 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO389AUSTR CUTLER SHARES JAPAN POST CONCERNS WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Wendy Cutler raised USG concerns with the GOJ's draft outline on postal reform legislation with Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister for Financial Services and Postal Reform Kouhei Ohtsuka, a key architect beh [...]
2010-02-26 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV JA
10TOKYO390 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO42 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/10
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2010-01-07 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO43 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO51 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO52ADVISOR TO PM HATOYAMA SAYS U.S. SHOULD "STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary: While the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders do not have the same level of understanding of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as previous Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) administrations, they are learning quickly of its importance, former MOFA official and prominent security analyst Y [...]
2010-01-10 23:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
10TOKYO54VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER YABUNAKA BRIEFS PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. VFM Yabunaka told Ambassador Roos January 8 he had briefed PM Hatoyama and CCS Hirano on the results of his Washington trip, telling the PM he had his work cut out for him in ""reconstructing"" confidence with President Obama. The PM is considering trying to reach a decision on th [...]
2010-01-11 07:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO55 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO61 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO65 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO66DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER JA
10TOKYO70 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO74 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO78 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO79 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO86JAPAN: NOT CONSIDERING DOMESTIC INITIATIVES TIED
[...] (C) As part of its preparations for the April Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington, the GOJ is considering a package of activities related to international cooperation on nuclear security, but is not considering any domestic security initiatives, according to Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2010-01-14 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PGOV ENRG PARM JA
10TOKYO88 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO9 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO91 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO94 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO95DEFMIN KITAZAWA: GOJ UNABLE TO MAKE PROMISES ON REALIGNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO96 JAPANESE MEDIA REACTION TO TALKS BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TORONTO18Ontario Moves Ahead With DRIC Construction Projects
[...] (SBU) Following the December 3, 2009 approval of the federal environmental assessment by the GOC, Ontario moved ahead with the province's portion of the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) that will expand the busiest trade corridor between the United States and Canada. On December 29, [...]
2010-01-11 18:29:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KHLS PGOV CA
10TORONTO38"LIFE SENTENCE" FOR "TORONTO 18" RINGLEADER PERMITS PAROLE
[...] (U) Summary. Canadian courts have sentenced one key participant in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to life imprisonment and another to twelve years, but they will be eligible for parole in 2016 and 2011, respectively, partly due to Canadian sentencing policies that give double credit for pretrial [...]
2010-01-19 16:42:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PGOV CA
10TORONTO5Ambassador Jacobson on Trade, Border, Security, IPR, in
[...] (U) Illinois Trade Rep for Canada Jeffrey Johnson briefed the Ambassador January 18 on his state's business promotion plans for 2010, following a strong decline in trade in 2009. The Ambassador raised the idea of featuring Illinois at this year's Independence Day celebration and Johnson react [...]
2010-02-01 19:29:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIALETRD ASEC PGOV CA
10TORONTO7Ignatieff's COS Donolo on Elections, U.S., IPR
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff's Chief of Staff Peter Donolo told CG January 22 that PM Harper would likely push for Fall elections now that his "heavy-handed" prorogue of Parliament had backfired with the public and made Spring elections less attractive. He said tim [...]
2010-02-02 21:07:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL CA
10TORONTO90Ontario's Deadline to Eliminate Trash Shipments to Michigan
[...] (SBU) Summary: It is unclear whether Ontario will meet its 2006 commitment to phase out shipments of municipal trash to Michigan by the end of 2010 (reftel). The Province has yet to release up-to-date figures for the last two years, despite assurances that the effort is on track. As part of [...]
2010-02-08 21:36:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN SENV PGOV PREL CA US
10TRIPOLI113SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI'S PALESTINIAN ADVENTURISM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a nod to his father's dream to serve as grand regional mediator, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi appears to be increasingly interested in helping to broker reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, possibly in hopes of achieving a compromise prior to the Libyan-hosted Arab League Sum [...]
2010-02-10 08:52:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR KISL KWBG KPAL IS LY
10TRIPOLI114GOL FUNDING INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 15:29:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS LY OEXC
10TRIPOLI116SHOKRI GHANEM OUTLINES PLANS FOR LIBYA'S NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION REF: 09 TRIPOLI 862 TRIPOLI 00000116 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),Shokri Ghanem, expressed support for improved Libya-U.S. relations, welcomed the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission, and explained his near-term goals for the NOC, which include plans for increasi [...]
2010-02-11 16:17:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN
10TRIPOLI136NEW HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION BOARD WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 925; B) 09 TRIPOLI 198; C) 09 TRIPOLI 437 TRIPOLI 00000136 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador briefed Jamal al-Lamushie, Secretary of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB),on the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission and discussed the status of Libya's privatization efforts thus far. Al-Lamushie and his staff reiterated an interest in technical assi [...]
2010-02-16 16:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR LY EINV ENRG
10TRIPOLI166HALF OF LIBYA'S HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET STILL UP FOR GRABS TRIPOLI 00000166 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 16:10:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ECIN EINV TNGD LY
10TRIPOLI56LIBYA SENDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Waddat Sarrah of the Libyan MFA's Americas Department January 19, expressing appreciation for Libya's generous contribution of medical equipment and supplies, blankets, foodstuffs, and other relief materials, particularly since Libya does not ma [...]
2010-01-20 11:01:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA LY
10TRIPOLI57LIBYAN HEAD OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the Libyan equivalent to a Ministry of Infrastructure reiterated Libya's past complaints that it had not been properly compensated for giving up Weapons of Mass Destruction and indicated that the "current environment" in the U [...]
2010-01-20 15:17:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY
10TRIPOLI58EUROPEAN DCM'S ON LIBYA ISSUES CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 08:11:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PINR PGOV CVIS XG SZ LY
10TRIPOLI60LIBYA AGREES "IN PRINCIPLE" TO POLITICAL-MILITARY DIALOGUE REF: STATE 284 CLASSIFIED BY: Yael Lempert, A/DCM, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 15:41:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV LY
10TRIPOLI73SWISS-LIBYAN WOES CONTINUE, NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, the Swiss Charge reported no progress in Switzerland's continued efforts -- via German mediation -- to resolve the situation of the two Swiss businessmen trapped in Libya, now residing in the Swiss Embassy. He believed the recent addition of a French l [...]
2010-01-26 13:35:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY
10TRIPOLI74STAFFDEL GROVE EXPLORES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV PHUM LY
10TRIPOLI75LONG-TIME QADHAFI CONFIDANTE ELECTED HEAD OF GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 12:20:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PGOV LY
10TRIPOLI77EXPLORING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF LIBYA'S PREMIER THINK TANK
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 14:55:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OEXC ECON ETTC SCUL TSPL PINR LY
10TRIPOLI78SENIOR LIBYAN JUSTICE OFFICIAL: LESS TALK, MORE ACTION IS BEST TRIPOLI 00000078 001.2 OF 002
[...] (C) Summary: Libya's Justice Minister-equivalent, Mustafa Mohammad Abduljalil, told the Ambassador on January 25 that as Libya opens its economy to other countries, it needs international assistance in developing its private sector and strengthening the commercial legal environment. The Ambassador [...]
2010-01-27 15:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON CVIS PINR LY
10TRIPOLI91SWISS SCORE IN LIBYA: HAMDANI CLEARED OF IMMIGRATION CHARGES REF: A) TRIPOLI 73; B) TRIPOLI 58
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 16:13:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY
10TRIPOLI95QADHAFI CHILDREN SCANDALS SPILLING OVER INTO POLITICS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. According to a local political observer XXXXXXXXXXXX the family has been in a tailspin lately, trying to put a stop to one rumor or another, in the name of defending the family's honor. From Mutassim al-Qadhafi's headline-grabbing St. Bart's New Year's Eve bash to Hannibal's lates [...]
2010-02-02 14:08:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM LY
10TRIPOLI96LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD ELABORATES ON FUNDING REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER REF: 09 TRIPOLI 886 TRIPOLI 00000096 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 15:59:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY
10TRIPOLI99MINISTER OF JUSTICE TRIES, AND FAILS, TO RESIGN REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 1021; B) 09 TRIPOLI 862
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 15:18:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
10TUNIS110PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF ADVISORS DEFENDS THE
[...] (C) Abdallah Kallel, the President of the Council of Advisors, gave the Ambassador a practiced defense of the GOT's goals and development strategy. He argued for continued USG support for Tunisia based on shared political values and the shared goal of eliminating terrorism. He underlined the [...]
2010-02-11 10:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR TS
10TUNIS113SENIOR GOT OFFICIAL CALLS FOR "NEW PAGE" IN U.S.-TUNISIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Saida Chtoui, one of two de facto deputy ministers in Tunisia´s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told visiting DAS Sanderson on January 26 that the U.S. and Tunisia "have a lot of work to do together," that Tunisia´s new Foreign Minister is "open minded," and that Tunisia wants to "b [...]
2010-02-16 14:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP TS
10TUNIS135THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT'S CRACKDOWN ON STUDENTS
[...] (C) A series of recent arrests and prosecutions of university student activists, some of whom are members of the independent student union, puts a spotlight on the GOT's attitude toward Tunisian youth. GOT officials justify their tight control of student activities as a defense against Islam [...]
2010-02-22 13:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TS
10TUNIS15TUNISIAN PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
[...] (C) Fouad M'Bazaa, President of the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies, told the Ambassador January 8 that the Chamber will establish a new Tunisia-U.S. Caucus, probably in February. They discussed the evolution of the Parliament from a one party to a multi-party body over M'Bazaa's 12 year tenure an [...]
2010-01-11 17:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TS
10TUNIS152TUNISIA-CHINA RELATIONS MODEST, BUT TRADE TIES
[...] (C) Chinese engagement in Tunisia is broad but not deep. Chinese assistance to Tunisia includes infrastructure projects and some training grants. The commercial relationship is growing but is not yet large. The last high level meeting we know of took place in November, 2009 when Zhai Jun, C [...]
2010-02-25 15:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ETRD MASS TS CN
10TUNIS26APPOINTMENT OF NEW TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAY
[...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of January 14, TAP, the official Tunisian press agency, announced the long-awaited shuffle of President Ben Ali's cabinet. The most significant appointment is that of Kamel Morjane, previously the Defense Minister, to the post of Foreign Minister. Oussama Romdha [...]
2010-01-14 17:42:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
10TUNIS34BEN ALI'S JANUARY 14 CABINET SHUFFLE IS A NOD TO
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The main feature of President Ben Ali's January 14 shuffle of his cabinet is continuity, combined with an apparent intent to recalibrate (to what extent remains unclear) Tunisia's relationship with [...]
2010-01-15 16:38:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR TU
10TUNIS36BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR NEW TUNISIAN CABINET MEMBERS
[...] (U) This cable contains biographic highlights for the Ministers named in President Ben Ali's January 14 Cabinet shuffle. Out of 27 total cabinet ministers, there are six new names and six have been rotated from one cabinet position to another. Eight ministers were dismissed from the Cabinet. [...]
2010-01-15 17:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR TS
10TUNIS69UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, visited Tunisia January 22-26, the first such visit since 1999. At the conclusion of his visit, he told the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats that he had r [...]
2010-01-28 13:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PREL TS
10TUNIS71TUNISIA: LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN RULING PARTY,
[...] (C) Summary: On January 26, the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) announced a new line-up for its politburo, switching out its female member and expanding its membership from nine to ten to make room for Kamel Morjane, recently appointed Foreign Minister. Meanwhile, a senior Inter [...]
2010-01-29 12:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TS
10TUNIS8TUNISIA'S ACTING MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS SUGGESTS "FRANK AND UNINHIBITED DISCUSSIONS" TO IMPROVE THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Acting Minister of Communications Oussama Romdhani told the Ambassador on January 5 that although the U.S. and Tunisia have had a strong bilateral relationship for a long time, it had become "more uneven over the last decade." Romdhani, who served for nearly fifteen years at the Tunisian E [...]
2010-01-07 11:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUMHUPPS KDEM TSPL TS PHUM
10TUNIS84CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET
[...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...]
2010-02-02 16:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS
10TUNIS85POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM THE GOT REPRESENT
[...] (C) In the past six weeks, the Tunisian government has been signalling, with some consistency, that it would like to warm and energize its relationship with the U.S. A series of USG visitors, including, most recently, NEA DASes Sanderson and Wittes, Deputy AFRICOM Commander Holmes, and CODEL L [...]
2010-02-02 17:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KWMN TS
10TUNIS87TUNISIA: HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) The GOT has displaced a critic from his position as head of Tunisia's leading private university, a move perceived as retaliation for his recent book accusing the Ben Ali government and the First Lady's family of corruption and abuse of power. On January 30, a court rejected the appeal o [...]
2010-02-03 17:16:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
10ULAANBAATAR48PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...]
2010-02-19 11:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG
10ULAANBAATAR53PARTISAN FUNDRAISING NETWORKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The General Election Commission's (GEC) documentation of political contributions for the 2008 parliamentary election offers insight into the commercial sector and the types of individuals who support each political party. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) appears [...]
2010-02-23 08:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR SOCI MG
10ULAANBAATAR54AERO MONGOLIA: UNION BUSTING, STATE COMPLICITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A labor strike at domestic carrier Aero Mongolia raises new concerns about the deficiencies of law enforcement and the political influence of corporations. Exercising their legal right, all 70 employees of Aero Mongolia organized a trade union in the fall of 2008 and registered it [...]
2010-02-23 08:35:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM SMIG EAIR PGOV PREL MG
10ULAANBAATAR61Competition for MPRP Chairmanship Intensifies; Coalition at
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Various members of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) Steering Council are pushing to set a date for a party conference where a new leader would be chosen to succeed the ailing S. Bayar. Bayar's prolonged illness and ongoing treatment in Seattle has put party work [...]
2010-02-26 08:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MG
10UNVIEVIENNA34PROGRESS DELAYED TOWARD A REVIEW MECHANISM FOR ORGANIZED
[...] SUMMARY: INL DAS Elizabeth Verville chaired a two day expert meeting, hosted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from January 25-26, in order to resume discussions of possible mechanisms to review implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). The ma [...]
2010-02-04 13:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR KCRM PGOV UN BE CH CO AR PK PE RS MX
10UNVIEVIENNA35NEW CONSTELLATION POSES CHALLENGES FOR ADVANCING ANTI-CRIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Our partial success in negotiating a U.S.- backed review mechanism for an anticorruption convention last year has inspired a group of countries -- Russia, Iran, Algeria, China and Pakistan -- to coordinate more closely in Vienna at UN-related meetings on anti-crime and anti-drug [...]
2010-02-04 13:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UN AU KCRM KCOR RS CH PK EG AG SZ
10USNATO10MONTENEGRO TO BEGIN FIRST MAP CYCLE IN FALL 2010
[...] (C) Summary: Allies agreed unanimously at a meeting of the Senior Political Committee on January 7, 2010 that Montenegro should begin its first Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle in the fall of 2010, after the full completion of its Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). This course of [...]
2010-01-11 17:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL
10USNATO29NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL KICKS OFF JOINT REVIEW OF
[...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) began its Joint Review of Common Security Challenges with a January 15 discussion on Afghanistan. NRC members agreed to include in the review efforts to stem the insurgency and narcotic trafficking, and support Afghan National Security Forces. Alli [...]
2010-01-20 13:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF RS
10USNATO4ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SYG,S MOSCOW TRIP ALLEGE PUTIN SPARRED ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 10:43:00Mission USNATOSECRETPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO42RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT: "TRANSPARENCY IS A TOOL OF THE WEAK"
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 16:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
10USNATO48NATO SHOULD FACTOR NORTHERN STRATEGY INTO KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and non-NATO KFOR contributors discussed with EU representatives the situation in Kosovo and NATO's way ahead on the KFOR drawdown after reaching Gate 1 (10,000 troops) of deterrent presence. Stressing the importance of integrating [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USNATO49NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIED VIEWS ON RUSSIA'S NRC TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: Allies remain united in rejecting Russia's proposed binding treaty with NATO, although differences exist over whether NATO should discuss with Russia certain elements of the draft text presented by Foreign Minister Lavrov during the December NATO-Russia Council Ministerial. Russi [...]
2010-02-03 12:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO52RFG: GERMAN DEMARCHE ON DISBURSEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, German PermRep Brandenburg demarched Ambassador Daalder regarding concerns Berlin has over the disbursement of 50 million Euros it donated in October 2009 to the Afghan National Army Trust Fund. He said that m [...]
2010-02-03 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NATO AF GM
10USNATO53NATO: AMBASSADORIAL REVOLT LIKELY TO KILL SECGEN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, many NATO Ambassadors protested against the Secretary General's establishment of an informal group (ref a) on NATO-EU relations. As a result, we anticipate that this group will end, at least in its current form. The group did not make concrete progress but did all [...]
2010-02-03 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN
10USNATO59SERBIA REQUESTS NATO GO SLOW ON KFOR DRAWDOWN
[...] (C) Serbian Ambassador to NATO Milinkovic approached USNATO Deputy Chief of Mission Heffern on February 8 to express Belgrade's concern that NATO intended to draw down KFOR too quickly. Amb. Milinkovic said he had heard from the Defense Ministerial meeting in Istanbul that NATO was considerin [...]
2010-02-09 07:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
10USNATO60RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON NATO, EUROPEAN SECURITY, AND
[...] Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin presented his views on NATO's Strategic Concept, the European Security Treaty, and the status of Georgia's borders during a January 29 discussion hosted by the EastWest Institute. Rogozin pondered NATO's past and future, arguing that enlarge [...]
2010-02-09 09:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NATO GG RS
10USNATO63USNATO REINFORCES MESSAGE ON ALBANIAN DRAFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Albanian Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Artur Kuko on February 8, Ambassador Daalder expressed the U.S.'s deep concern that implementation of the draft Albanian intelligence law would undermine democracy in Albania. Amb. Kuko said he would pass [...]
2010-02-10 12:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
10USNATO65SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY AND TURKEY TRADE DUELING
[...] (SBU) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) Summary: A letter from Sweden's Permanent Representative to the EU to the Turkish Ambassador to the EU proposing an updated framework for NATO-EU relations and effective arrangements for cooperation in Afghanistan elicited a negative respons [...]
2010-02-11 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN
10USNATO67FRENCH MISTRAL SALE TO RUSSIA RAISED AT NATO
[...] (C) Lithuania's NATO PermRep Linkevicius raised France's potential sale to Russia of a Mistral class ship during a February 9 PermReps' lunch, noting that the sale was not simply a national issue but a subject for discussion within the Alliance. French PermRep Andreani did not respond. However, th [...]
2010-02-12 10:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO FR RS
10USNATO69SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCASKILL
[...] (U) Welcome to Brussels, and to NATO! 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at an exciting time for NATO as Allies redouble our efforts to succeed operationally while working together to redefine NATO to meet the security challenges of the future. America is playing a key role, as we have in the past, [...]
2010-02-12 17:39:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO7ALLIES STRESS CAUTION AND SOLIDARITY ON KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6,the North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreed on the need to ensure KFOR maintains adequate troop levels and force mobility during the drawdown. The U.S. and a large number of Allies stressed that the KFOR move to deterrent presence must be a conditions-based process with [...]
2010-01-08 14:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USNATO70MOLDOVAN FM AND DM VISIT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Leancu and Defense Minister Marinuta visited the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on February 10, 2010 and reported on the reforms of their new Western-leaning government, on their desire for deeper Euro-Atlantic integration, and t [...]
2010-02-17 11:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL MD
10USNATO75NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN BRIEFS ON HELMAND OPERATION;
[...] (C) Summary: New NATO Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Mark Sedwill, briefed the North Atlantic Council for the first time February 17 by video conference. ISAF Commander General McChrystal participated alongside Sedwill, presenting a clear picture of civilian-military peer counter [...]
2010-02-17 17:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV PREL NATO AF PK
10USNATO77NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL DISCUSSES TERRORISM, RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) continued its Joint Review of security challenges with a February 12 discussion on terrorism. NRC members proposed examining a wide range of topics, leading some to caution against casting too wide a net for this initiative. The U.S. proposed focus [...]
2010-02-19 09:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO81PDAS MCELDOWNEY'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Europe and Eurasia Nancy McEldowney told Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin on February 17 that the U.S. was sincerely interested in enhanced practical cooperation in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC),which would help build confidence bet [...]
2010-02-23 11:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO88RFG - NATO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH BOSNIA AND
[...] (U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE and SUMMARY: On Wednesday, March 3, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will conduct an exchange of views with the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the run-up to the NAC's March 23 Sarajevo visit and NATO's Foreign Ministerial meeting in April. The NAC me [...]
2010-02-26 15:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREL BK
10USOSCE14OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 -
[...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...]
2010-01-21 07:20:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI
10USOSCE25OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 18 - 22, 2010
[...] (SBU) In a January 14 meeting, Vytautas Nauduzas, a Lithuanian ambassador-at-large and the personal representative of the Chairman-in-Office for transport, told PolOff that Lithuania is leaning very strongly toward choosing energy security as the theme of the Economic and Environmental Forum ( [...]
2010-01-29 07:42:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF
10USOSCE31OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 25 - 29, 2010
[...] (SBU) Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov formally presented the Chairmanship's Human Dimension (HD) calendar at the well-attended HD Committee's inaugural meeting January 22. True to the Chairmanship's stated priorities, the proposal was heavy on tolerance, gender, and trafficking events at the [...]
2010-02-03 14:56:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ RS GM AJ
10USOSCE35MEDIA FREEDOM AT THE OSCE: EAST V. WEST CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) The state of Media Freedom in the OSCE region continues to be a hotly debated topic, particularly between the Russian Federation and the Central Asian States on one side and the U.S., EU and several like-minded delegations on the other. As the process to select the OSCE's next represent [...]
2010-02-09 14:04:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV OSCE PHUM PREL KHLS RS
10USOSCE36OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 5, 2010
[...] (SBU) In a January 27 meeting with CDA Fuller, Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi sounded hopeful the SP would return to parliament before March and said the GoA was waiting to see what SP Leader Rama's next move would be upon his return from a trip to the United States. On the Balk [...]
2010-02-10 14:59:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ KV RS GG AL
10USOSCE41OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 8 - 12, 2010
[...] (SBU) In our February 9 meeting with the Chairmanship, Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov requested additional information on U.S. expectations for the review conference the Chairmanship has been encouraged to hold in the run-up to a summit. Abdrakhmanov said the subject had come up in Kazakhst [...]
2010-02-17 07:02:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KV KZ AF
10USOSCE54RUSSIA BLOCKING NEW REP ON MEDIA FREEDOM AT OSCE
[...] (C) The process to replace the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) has reached a deadlock with the overwhelming preponderance of the OSCE participating States (pS) on one side and Russia on the other. (Ref A). Kazakhstani Permanent Representative Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov [...]
2010-02-19 06:58:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
10USOSCE55KAZAKHSTAN AT THE REINS OF THE OSCE
[...] (C) Representing the Chair in Office (CiO) at the OSCE, Kazakhstan's Vienna representatives have begun to show their mettle in dealing with conflict and their intentions for the coming year. Led by seasoned diplomat Kairat Abdrakhmanov, the Kazakhstani delegation is off to a shaky start in Vie [...]
2010-02-19 06:58:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OSCE PINR KZ
10USOSCE61OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 19, 2010
[...] (SBU) During the weekly EU coordination meeting February 17, Spanish Ambassador Betanzos Roig (representing the EU Presidency) said she understood Kazakhstan's consultations on the appointment of a new representative on freedom of the media (RFoM) would continue with Russian FM Lavrov's visit t [...]
2010-02-24 14:39:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ KG
10USUNNEWYORK10USUN MEETS WITH SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RIPERT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jean-Maurice Ripert, UN Special Envoy for Assistance, met with Ambassador DiCarlo on January 6 to discuss organization and next steps for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) group, the UN's capacity and security constraints, and donor coordination. Ripert outlined his re [...]
2010-01-11 21:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
10USUNNEWYORK109RICE TELLS GOSS OFFICIALS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 18, Ambassador Rice met with Ezekiel Gatkuoth and David Choate from the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) mission to the United States at their request. Gatkuoth said his purpose in coming to New York was to communicate with the UN and key countries that they mus [...]
2010-02-25 01:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK11SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFING AND UNAMA OPEN DEBATE
[...] (U) Summary: On January 6, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA). SYG Ban, SRSG Eide and Afghan PermRep Tanin addressed the Council. Ban called Afghanistan an on-going "main priority" for the UN in 2010, and focused on the need to [...]
2010-01-12 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO AF PK
10USUNNEWYORK24SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...]
2010-01-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK26SOMALIA: TERRORISM THREAT OF UNSTABLE SOMALIA;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 14, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. He focused on the terrorism threat posed by Somalia and urged the international community to boost financial support to both AMISOM and the TFG's securit [...]
2010-01-20 00:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK27UN SRSG FOR SOMALIA PLEADS FOR FUNDING TO THWART
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 12 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah underscored Somalia's potential as a terrorist incubator, citing the presence of foreign fighters and the TFG's inability to provide security. He said that two things are needed to def [...]
2010-01-20 10:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK32UNMIN BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL - JANUARY
[...] SUMMARY: The Representative of the Secretary-General to Nepal and head of UNMIN, Karin Lundgren, briefed the Security Council on the activities of UNMIN and the latest developments in Nepal on January 15. Lundgren highlighted a number of new, positive developments which have recently occurre [...]
2010-01-21 14:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NP
10USUNNEWYORK38U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR U/S THOMAS A.
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission grants clearance for Thomas A. Wuchte, U.S. 1540 Coordinator, to meet with USUN/POL and to assist visitors from the George Washington University Law School in facilitating GWU's offer of pro bono legal assistance for 1540 implementation. An additional meeting with the UN Offi [...]
2010-01-22 17:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL ETTC PARM PGOV PTER UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK39COUNCIL DISCUSSES COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS AND THE
[...] (SBU) UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council in an open briefing on January 21 that challenges in implementing the "Ouagadougou IV" reunification plan could hamper the electoral process. Choi also said that the creation of a second electoral list by the Independ [...]
2010-01-22 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI UV
10USUNNEWYORK47UNMIK: TADIC AND HYSENI SPAR ON KOSOVO DURING
[...] SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council during a January 22 quarterly debate that the security situation remained stable, but fragile, in northern Kosovo due to politicization of issues such as municipalelections and energy delivery. Serbian President Boris Tadic calle [...]
2010-01-26 17:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNMIK SR KV
10USUNNEWYORK52MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson to participate in meetings on February 1-2 with Security Council experts from the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals concerning the USG proposal to p [...]
2010-01-29 13:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OTRA KJUS PHUM UN
10USUNNEWYORK54UNMIS ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE; COUNCIL URGES
[...] Summary: On January 26, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Le Roy acknowledged that difficult issues still must be resolved and noted that the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis would provide an opportunity to harmonize strategies. Council mem [...]
2010-01-29 19:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK71SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RECENT TRAVELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary-General (SYG) Ban briefed the Council in closed consultations on February 3, reviewing his travel to the January 28 conference on Afghanistan in London, to Cyprus, and to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, and an update on Haiti. Ban's overview of the London Conference on A [...]
2010-02-09 14:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM
10USUNNEWYORK72NIGERIAN PERM REP OFFERS TO HELP ON SUDAN, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice hosted a lunch for Nigerian PermRep Ogwu and the Nigerian Security Council team on February 1 to enlist support for U.S. priorities. PR Ogwu expressed reservations over a possible Council trip to Khartoum but committed to considering whether it could make the visi [...]
2010-02-09 20:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO XY XA NI IR SU PARM
10USUNNEWYORK75AMB. RICE'S MEETING WITH FRANCIS DENG, FEBRUARY 3,
[...] (C) Summary: Francis Deng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide met with Amb. Rice to give his personal assessment on the situation in Sudan in the run-up to the 2011 referendum and provide an update on the creation of a joint office that will house the UN's prevention of gen [...]
2010-02-11 15:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PHUM PREF SU
10USUNNEWYORK85AMB. RICE,S MEETING WITH FRANCIS DENG, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Summary: Francis Deng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide met with Amb. Rice to give his personal assessment on the situation in Sudan in the run-up to the 2011 referendum and provide an update on the creation of a joint office that will house the UN's prevention of gen [...]
2010-02-16 15:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU
10USUNNEWYORK89SECURITY COUNCIL LUNCH WITH SYG BAN: MINURCAT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a lunch hosted by the French Mission for Security Council members on February 12, Secretary General Ban discussed the future status of the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT),Cote D'Ivoire and Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe's recent trip to [...]
2010-02-17 23:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD LY SU CT KN IV
10USUNNEWYORK9THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...]
2010-01-08 17:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK94PEACEKEEPING: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra told the Security Council in an informal briefing on February 17, that the need for strong Council unanimity of political support, the lack of adequate resources from TCCs/PCCs to match Council mandates, and the increasing complexity of modern peacekee [...]
2010-02-20 00:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
10VALLETTA54MALTA: GOM WILL STUDY PFP SOFA, OFFERS TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with the personal assistant (Chief of Staff)to Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the Government of Malta (GOM) indicated possible willingness to sign the "Agreement among the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participa [...]
2010-01-27 11:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF MT NATO PGOV PREL
10VALLETTA95MALTA: RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY FAC DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 08:38:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU MT
10VATICAN10CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON
[...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...]
2010-01-19 12:17:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT
10VATICAN12(C) VATICAN ON HONDURAS: MICHELETTI SHOULD RESIGN.
[...] (C) The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for Central America, Monsignor Francisco Frojan, confirmed to polchief on January 19 that the Vatican supports the implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, including the formation of a unity government and the establishment of a trut [...]
2010-01-20 16:52:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF HO VT
10VATICAN13“GREEN” POPE SUPPORTS US PATH FORWARD FROM COPENHAGEN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 15:58:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKGHG PGOV PREL CU VE VT
10VATICAN14VATICAN OFFICIAL ON CUBA RELATIONS WITH EU AND U.S.
[...] (C) The Vatican's point person on Cuba, Monsignor Accattino, supports EU dialogue with Cuba and said the U.S. should refrain from unilateral actions against Cuba that play into the hands of the Castros - or Hugo Chavez. This is particularly true, he said, of decisions like identifying Cubans as nat [...]
2010-01-21 16:21:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT
10VATICAN15CARDINAL SAYS SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD PERMIT CHURCHES, DECRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican's interfaith Czar, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, renewed his call for all societies to recognize freedom of religion in a recent press interview. Tauran also asked for concrete measures that move interfaith relations from mere tolerance to harmonious coexistence of p [...]
2010-01-22 14:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SA IS TU VT
10VATICAN18VATICAN OFFICIAL ON IRAQ AND PLANNED MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for the Middle East, Monsignor Alberto Ortega, said the bishops of Iraq had urged the Vatican to convene a special Middle East "synod" (meeting of bishops) this Fall. Although violence is down, the Vatican is concerned about the fut [...]
2010-02-02 16:46:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
10VATICAN21CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEKS INVITATION TO HAITI DONORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite one bishop's mild criticism of the U.S. military's role in Haiti at a press conference in Rome -- later virtually retracted in a Caritas press release -- the Holy See and Catholic relief agencies greatly appreciate U.S. assistance to Haiti and urge the USG to remain eng [...]
2010-02-05 13:05:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EAGR PGOV HA VT
10VATICAN23(C) VATICAN: IRAN IS NOT RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 16:44:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV IR VT
10VATICAN26(C) IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE CRITICAL OF USG IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Yelda, told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that he supports the exclusion of former Baathists candidates from the March 2010 parliamentary elections in Iraq (ref. A). Yelda said USG efforts to include former Baathists are an inter [...]
2010-02-12 14:50:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
10VATICAN9CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON
[...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...]
2010-01-19 11:57:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT
10VIENNA100AUSTRIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] Polchief raised reftel A points January 26 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia. Bilek said MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle will represent the GOA at the London Conference. He said Kyrle will be prepared to announce Austria's contributions to the Afghanistan mission if an [...]
2010-01-27 14:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU
10VIENNA107Update on Austrian Aid to Haiti
[...] Austria's total (public and private) assistance to Haiti has risen to about EUR 10 million, making Austria one of the more generous countries in the EU on a per capita basis(after Norway, Sweden and Denmark). 2. Government Aid: This week Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the Go [...]
2010-01-28 14:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU
10VIENNA113Nabucco Pipeline Investment Decision by end-2010;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In informal discussions, OMV and Nabucco Company contacts have reiterated their expectation that the consortium will launch the project ("final investment decision") by the 4th quarter of this year, with initial gas deliveries by the end of 2014. The consortium continues to expe [...]
2010-01-29 15:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV AU
10VIENNA122PRESIDENT FISCHER'S CHINA VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE
[...] Summary: Austrian President Fischer's January 19-22 China visit was focused on business and trade, though he also raised human rights and North Korea with Chinese President Hu Jintao, according to an Austrian MFA contact. Hu said the Government of China was pleased with President Obama's visit [...]
2010-02-02 15:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD ECIN CH TW AU
10VIENNA151AUSTRIA: RECORD DECLINE IN CATHOLIC CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN
[...] Summary: A record number of Austrian Catholics chose to leave the Church formally in 2009, cancelling their annual contributions. The departures are widely attributed to a number of controversies that wracked the Church during the year, especially the abortive Vatican appointment of an ultraco [...]
2010-02-09 09:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KIRF VN AU
10VIENNA177SERBS TELL AUSTRIAN FM THEY SEEK "FACE SAVING"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia is not seeking a UN showdown over Kosovo, but might pursue one if it finds no other means to reach a "face saving" resolution of Kosovo's status, Serbian FM Jeremic told Austrian FM Spindelegger during his February 10 visit to Belgrade. Spindelegger warned that a conflict [...]
2010-02-17 13:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KV SR AU
10VIENNA182AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FAC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 06:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PGOV PREL AU
10VIENNA27SPO-OVP CLASH OVER PLANNED ASYLUM CENTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter (conservative People's Party - OVP) has come under heavy criticism since her late December announcement of a plan to build an asylum center in Burgenland Province. Burgenland Governor Hans Niessl (Social Democrat Party - SPO),who faces provincial electi [...]
2010-01-08 13:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
10VIENNA53AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING LEADER BASHES OPPONENTS, ASYLUM SEEKERS
[...] (U) Heinz-Christian Strache, head of Austria's rightwing Freedom Party (FPO),blasted the ruling Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) while calling for the deportation of lawbreaking asylum seekers during a January 10 rally launching the party's campaign for the citywide elections in [...]
2010-01-13 11:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
10VIENNA69Austria's Aid to Haiti
[...] Austria's total (public and private) aid to Haiti is currently about 2.5 million Euros and is likely to increase. All aid is being channeled through the UN, EU and ICRC; so far no response has been requested from USG. 2. Foreign Minister Spindelegger announced that the GoA is contributin [...]
2010-01-19 15:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AU
10VIENNA76AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FAC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
10VIENNA82AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN SETS NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Cabinet on January 19 adopted an "action plan" on integration that requires many immigrants to learn German before entering the country and enhances language requirements for legal residents already living in Austria. The plan also aims to combat discrimination and he [...]
2010-01-22 15:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
10VIENNA872010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...]
2010-01-26 07:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10VIENNA99AUSTRIA: MERGER OF RIGHTWING PARTIES MARRED BY CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Summary: Members of the Alliance for the Future of Austria's (BZO) Carinthia branch voted overwhelmingly January 17 to join the Freedom Party (FPO) in a national alliance, despite recent charges of corruption and mismanagement against the leading proponent of the accord. Some BZO leaders o [...]
2010-01-27 11:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
10VILNIUS115LITHUANIA'S HEALTH MINISTER RESIGNS AFTER DEPUTY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Minister of Health resigned effective February 22 in the aftermath of a corruption scandal in which a vice minister pled guilty to soliciting a bribe. Raimondas Sukys, the first deputy speaker of the parliament and a former Minister of Interior, was nominated to be [...]
2010-02-23 12:57:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR LH
10VILNIUS3DOES ILL WILL BETWEEN PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Growing public disagreement between President Dalia Grybauskaite and Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas has prompted speculation by government officials, political analysts and the media that Usackas may lose his job in a Cabinet reshuffle that is expected early in 2010. End sum [...]
2010-01-04 14:04:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPGOV LH
10VILNIUS4LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITE'S FIRST SIX
[...] (C) After six months as president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite has put a strong personal stamp on the office and has charted a new direction from that set by her predecessor, Valdas Adamkus. She retains high approval ratings, and is seen as honest and hard working. She has sought to orient [...]
2010-01-04 14:45:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG LH
10VILNIUS47OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 10:59:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
10VLADIVOSTOK11RUSSKIY ISLAND -- THEY WILL BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME, THEN
[...] Summary: Many were surprised when in 2007, then President Vladimir Putin announced that the 2012 APEC summit would be held on Russkiy Island, an empty, undeveloped island just South of Vladivostok. On February 5, 2010, Consular Officer and USAID Representative visited the island, taking the f [...]
2010-02-16 07:24:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SENV RS
10VLADIVOSTOK9BEARS FIND A HOME THAT'S JUST RIGHT IN THE FAR EAST
[...] Bears and pensioners, both prisoners of the Russian bureaucracy, are trying to survive together. Mr. Ivan Leschenko and his wife, Lyubov, have "inherited" a wildlife refuge for eight Himalayan bears. The regional government considers the Himalayan bear to be property of the state, but it doe [...]
2010-02-09 04:49:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SCUL PGOV RS
10WARSAW109AMBASSADOR MEETS GENERAL STAFF CHIEF GAGOR
[...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff Franciszek Gagor emphasized the importance to Poland that the first Patriot missile battery rotation take place in April in a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador. Gagor said it was his judgment that after the first rotation in Morag, it made militar [...]
2010-02-22 15:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV PL
10WARSAW110AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER KLICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Bogdan Klich told the Ambassador on February 18 that Poland is eager to see the fruits of bilateral defense cooperation, which he described as based on a solid political foundation. He emphasized the importance to Poland of an April arrival of the first Patriot battery [...]
2010-02-22 16:12:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV PL
10WARSAW111POLISH EXPECTATIONS ON BELARUS "TORPEDOED"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials say that Polish expectations for improved relations with Minsk were "torpedoed" by Belarus's recent seizure of a Polish cultural center in Iwieniec and the detention of several dozen Polish activists. One official characterized FM Sikorski's February 12 tete-a-tete [...]
2010-02-22 17:52:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALBO PGOV PHUM PL PREL
10WARSAW112POLAND - CIVIC PLATFORM PRIMARY GIVES SIKORSKI A
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Civic Platform's (PO) decision to break with longstanding Polish tradition and hold primary elections to decide the party's nominee for president has created an opening for FM Radoslaw Sikorski, one of two declared candidates for the nomination. While the majority of party membe [...]
2010-02-22 18:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
10WARSAW15SENATE SPEAKER BORUSEWICZ: U.S. CAN COUNT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Senate Speaker Bogdan Borusewicz (Civic Platform, PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker believes that U.S.-Polish relations had entered a new phase and stressed that the United States could "count on Poland" in Afghanistan. "It is immensely i [...]
2010-01-07 12:43:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL
10WARSAW17POLAND - WILL PM TUSK RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Donald Tusk has said his Civic Platform (PO) party will not decide until March on its candidate for the fall 2010 presidential elections. Although he is the overwhelming favorite, Tusk is seen to be buying time to help assure victory, having lost the presidential election in [...]
2010-01-07 17:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PL
10WARSAW43PM-ADVISOR BARTOSZEWSKI DISCUSSES PLANS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Feinstein, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, PM Tusk's Plenipotentiary for Polish-Jewish Dialogue and chair of the International Auschwitz Council, confirmed that Polish President Kaczynski, Polish PM Tusk, European Parliament President Buzek, and Is [...]
2010-01-19 18:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PL
10WARSAW55POLES SUPPORT US GOALS FOR LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) The Polish Government fully supports U.S. objectives for the London Conference on Afghanistan, according to Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department. Wieclaw told PolCouns that international media may indeed distort the transition planning process to suggest that I [...]
2010-01-22 17:10:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN PL
10WARSAW62POLAND'S PM TUSK - NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
[...] (C) In a hastily arranged press conference this morning, Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Civic Platform, PO) announced he will not run for president. Pundits and party insiders had speculated for some time that Tusk was reconsidering a second run for the presidency (reftel),after his defeat to i [...]
2010-01-28 17:39:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PL
10WARSAW65POLISH MFA ON UKRAINIAN ELECTION: MIXED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official assessed the first round of Ukraine's presidential election as a "stunning success," but emphasized that Tymoshenko and Yanukovych must still be pressed to "respect the democratic process" in the second round. She also criticized Ukrainian President Yushchenk [...]
2010-02-01 07:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PL PREL UP
10WARSAW90POLAND/ISRAEL - PM NETANYAHU VISIT REINFORCES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Israeli Embassy officials were impressed with the strong personal chemistry between Tusk and Netanyahu during the latter's January 26-27 visit to Poland. The Israeli PM reportedly left with a much deeper understanding of extensive Polish-Israeli security cooperation. Netanyah [...]
2010-02-09 18:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KNNP EFIN PGOV IR IS PL
10WARSAW9665TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polish government officials addressed Jewish and Polish suffering in ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. FCC Chairman Julius M. Genachowski, who led the U.S. Presidential Delegation, participated in a Holocaust education conference [...]
2010-02-12 17:20:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV IS PL
10WARSAW99ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of interlocutors told U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal during her January 28-29 visit that anti-Semitism in Poland is on the decline, though not as quickly as they hoped. They cited a low incidence of anti-Semitic violence and [...]
2010-02-16 16:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL OSCE IS PL
10WASHDC113AU MOVES TOWARD SANCTIONS, FOLLOWING ICG-M CONDEMNATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) decided on targeted sanctions against Madagascar's coup leaders, giving them a final deadline of March 16 to implement the 2009 Maputo/Addis accords in good faith. Although France and China blocked such precise [...]
2010-02-26 04:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MA AU
10WELLINGTON3CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...]
2010-01-06 21:06:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ
10WELLINGTON49New Zealand: PM Key and Diplomatic Corps hear grievances at
[...] ( SBU) Summary: On February 5--the day before New Zealand's official national "Waitangi Day"--the Ambassador and DCM joined a large Diplomatic Corps contingent in Waitangi for a program commemorating the 170th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitengi in 1840. The Diplomatic Corps' [...]
2010-02-10 06:28:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON NZ
10WELLINGTON57EAP/ANP Deputy Director Gets Read-Out on New Zealand
[...] (SBU) Summary. During February 7-9 visit, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) Deputy Director Stephen Schwartz met with a number of academics and Government of New Zealand officials on a range of subjects, including New Zealand's economic situation, the Trans-Pacific [...]
2010-02-12 07:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN NZ FJ NH AS XU
10WELLINGTON65DAS Reed Engages on TPP, U.N. Reform, Environmental
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on February 19, EAP Deputy Assistant (DAS) Secretary Frankie Reed engaged on a wide range of topics including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),the United Nations, environmental cooperation, [...]
2010-02-19 07:28:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP ETRD PGOV SENV EAGR FJ NZ APECO MARR UN PREL
10WELLINGTON69UN GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION: NEW ZEALAND IS WATCHING EUROPE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, the Foreign Ministry's UN Division Deputy Director, urging GNZ to vote no or abstain (as NZ did in November 2009) on the February 26 UN Goldstone Report draft resolution recently circulated by the Palestinian Observer Mission. [...]
2010-02-25 02:34:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA PREL PGOV NZ
10WELLINGTON81PM Key on Media Strategy after Military Review Briefing; His
[...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the Ambassador accompanied a Washington visitor to a " courtesy call" on Prime Minister (PM) John Key which turned into an hour plus discussion. PM Key noted that he (in contrast to MFAT) was not concerned about immediately devising a "media strategy" after the r [...]
2010-02-25 05:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NZ
10WINDHOEK126Namibia's Rainbow Project Protests Anti-Homosexual
[...] (U) On February 3, the civil society organization The Rainbow Project (TRP) organized a demonstration to protest anti-homosexual legislation in Uganda and Malawi. The group represents and provides support to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) persons living in Namibia. TRP [...]
2010-02-09 09:56:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV WA MI UG
10WINDHOEK1562010 Annual Trafficking Report on Namibia
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post submits input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Namibia. ----------------------------------- Namibia's TIP Situation ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Response to 25 A: The Government of Namibia (GRN) is in the early stages of d [...]
2010-02-19 09:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF MCA ELAB KTIP KCRM SMIG KWMN KFRD WA
10WINDHOEK166SWAPO CRUSHES OPPOSITION AGAIN IN OKAHANDJA BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Three months after Namibia's contested National Assembly and presidential elections, residents of the Okahandja constituency returned to the polls on February 24 to vote for a regional councilor. In another year, this by-election for a small constituency would have passed witho [...]
2010-02-25 13:05:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV WA
10WINDHOEK25Namibian Foreign Minister Discusses MINURCAT, SADC
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17, Ambassador paid a New Year courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco Hausiku. Hausiku offered his views on Namibia's contribution to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in light of Chad's President Deby's call to end [...]
2010-02-18 15:51:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU KPKO KMCA WA CD
10WINDHOEK42Namibia: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] (U) The Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) is committed to stimulating economic growth and employment through attracting foreign investment. The Foreign Investment Act of 1990 is the primary legislation that governs foreign direct investment in Namibia. The Ministry of Trade and In [...]
2010-01-15 07:03:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC WA
10WINDHOEK78Namibia Pledges to Assist Haiti Via Cuban Government
[...] Poloff delivered Ref A and B to Alan Hattle, Director of Bilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on January 19. Ambassador underscored the message to Prime Minister Nahas Angula on January 25, following press reports that Namibia planned to donate USD one million in humani [...]
2010-01-25 15:28:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV HA CU WA
10YAOUNDE105Cameroon: Minister of Territorial Administration
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization (MINATD) Marafa Hamidou Yaya was very discouraged about the ability of the Electoral Commission (ELECAM) to run a good election. Recently named ELECAM officials were incompe [...]
2010-02-19 10:16:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CM KCOR PTER PINR
10YAOUNDE48CAMEROONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) In a January 21 meeting with Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi, Ambassador discussed the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti. She shared information about channels for possible Cameroonian assistance per reftel. She thanked the Minister for the two Cameroonian Navy personnel on boa [...]
2010-01-22 09:22:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM EAID PGOV PHUM PREL HA
10YAOUNDE49HAITI LOW PRIORITY TO CAMEROONIAN MEDIA
[...] Cameroonian media coverage of the situation in Haiti has been meager, though factual and unbiased. Most of the limited written press accounts have been from sources such as RFI, AFP, and Le Monde, while television stations have utilized footage from international news organizations. Radio c [...]
2010-01-22 09:24:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL HA CM
10YAOUNDE5CAMEROON AND NIGERIA BEGIN HISTORIC BORDER
[...] (U) Summary: On December 14, Cameroon and Nigeria laid the first pillar to demarcate their land border, in compliance with a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling. In remarks at the event, Cameroonian Minister of Justice Amadou Ali called the border a "bridge" rather than a "separatio [...]
2010-01-06 11:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CM MARR NI PGOV PREL
10YAOUNDE78CAMEROON: BIYA OFF TO A BUSY NEW YEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Biya set the tone for a busy year with an uncharacteristically active January. In his annual New Year's address, Biya focused on the economy and the need to forge greater national unity as Cameroon enters its fiftieth anniversary of independence. He praised the Ob [...]
2010-02-03 15:06:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL
10YAOUNDE8CAMEROON'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, the Foreign Ministry's Director for African Affairs said recent visits to Cameroon by the Presidents of Chad and Cental African Republic focused on security and regional integration (especially the corruption scandal in the Central [...]
2010-01-06 16:34:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON EFIN PGOV PREF PREL
10YAOUNDE83Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador
[...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...]
2010-02-05 11:38:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR
10YAOUNDE87Cameroon: Forestry and Wildlife Minister Discusses CITES,
[...] (U) Summary: On February 3, Ambassador met with Minister of Forests and Wildlife Elvis Ngolle Ngolle for a wide-ranging discussion of developments in his ministry, CITES and the Copenhagen Accord. The Minister was pleased with the outcome of Copenhagen and noted that COMIFAC has yet t [...]
2010-02-09 15:24:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV EFIN KSCA AORC UNEP CM
10YAOUNDE91China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-16 11:07:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YAOUNDE95China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-18 08:43:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YEREVAN1FINAL DEATH THROES FOR LTP'S OPPOSITION ANC?
[...] (C) Since its creation in May 2008 in the wake of the disputed 2008 presidential election, the 17-party opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) has been unable to accomplish its stated goal of dislodging the ruling authorities from power. Led by the overbearing Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armeni [...]
2010-01-04 07:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TU AJ AM
10YEREVAN105ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
10YEREVAN106NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES PROCEDURAL ISSUES ON
[...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly (NA) overwhelmingly approved on February 25 an amendment to the Law on International Treaties articulating mechanisms for withdrawal from agreements for which instruments of ratification have not been exchanged. This week the body also received from the ex [...]
2010-02-26 14:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AZ AM
10YEREVAN13COVER ME, COVER YOU? PM SARGSIAN JOINS RULING PARTY
[...] (SBU) The recent decision by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian, two of his ministers, and a cohort of their reformist colleagues to join the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has the political rumor mill in Yerevan churning. Some pundits view the unexpected development as a move taken by P [...]
2010-01-11 14:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS TU AJ AM
10YEREVAN19ARMENIA MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE
[...] (C) In the January 10 by-election, Embassy observers noted widespread intimidation, low-scale violence, and cases where individuals outside the electoral commissions directed the vote process. Although we did not directly observe ballot stuffing, Embassy personnel were present at a polling stat [...]
2010-01-13 07:11:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
10YEREVAN22ARMENIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES TURKEY-ARMENIA
[...] (SBU) On January 12 Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Armenian-Turkish protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and developing bilateral relations are in compliance with the Armenian constitution. Addressing criticisms from opponents of the protocols, the Co [...]
2010-01-14 05:23:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM
10YEREVAN29REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated by the Government of Armenia to attend the USG-sponsored Export Controls Best Practices Workshop in Bucharest, Romania from February 2 [...]
2010-01-21 06:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM
10YEREVAN30ARMENIA CORRECTS IMBALANCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) On January 14, Armenia's Constitutional (Supreme) Court struck down as unconstitutional a controversial criminal code statute that allowed defense attorneys, victims, or witnesses -- but not prosecutors -- to be charged with contempt of court for acting contemptuously to a judge. The sta [...]
2010-01-21 06:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
10YEREVAN33OPPOSITION LEADER HANDED 7 YEAR SENTENCE
[...] (SBU) On January 19, a Yerevan court controversially convicted and sentenced to seven years' jail time Nikol Pashinian, one of the most prominent opposition leaders who challenged the results of the disputed 2008 presidential election. Pashinian, who went into hiding in March 2008 after the au [...]
2010-01-22 10:56:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
10YEREVAN38ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per ref A request for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While the Armenian government (GOAM) officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some gl [...]
2010-01-26 06:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
10YEREVAN41POGROM COMMEMORATIONS TO COUNTER BAKU'S
[...] (C) During the past several weeks, extensive commemorations of the January 1990 pogroms of Armenians in Baku have taken place in Yerevan. The GOAM's sponsorship and support of the commemorations appears to be qualitatively and quantitatively higher than in recent years. Post learned that the [...]
2010-01-26 11:55:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PBTS TU AJ AM
10YEREVAN45YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] (SBU) On 24 January 2010, POLOFF delivered ref talking points to Lilit Davtyan, Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas desk officer. On 25 January 2010, Davtyan contacted POLOFF and noted that the message had been passed to the appropriate MFA offices. YOVANOVITCH [...]
2010-01-29 09:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10YEREVAN60UPDATES IN YOUTH ACTIVIST WHISTLEBLOWER CASE
[...] (SBU) In an apparent reversal in a controversial whistleblower case (reftels),the prosecutor general's office on January 11 launched a criminal investigation against a former instructor at a special needs school for allegedly sexually abusing his students. Previous investigations into the sexu [...]
2010-02-05 10:15:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS SOCI AM
10YEREVAN71ARMENIA-GEORGIA RELATIONSHIP POSITIVE DESPITE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:22:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS SOCI PHUM GG AM
10YEREVAN84UPDATE ON ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS AND DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO
[...] (SBU) On February 12 the Turkey-Armenia protocols were submitted to the National Assembly and subsequently sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations for discussion. It is unclear when the Committee will discuss the protocols and when (or if) the Parliament will vote on them. The draft amendm [...]
2010-02-18 13:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AM
10YEREVAN85TURKISH THINK TANK VISIT TO YEREVAN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] A visit to Yerevan by members of a Turkish economic think tank revealed strong interest among the Armenian business community, civil society and government for increased engagement -- both economic and political -- with Turkey. While some interlocutors lamented the hostile attitudes of some Tu [...]
2010-02-19 08:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD GA TU AM
10YEREVAN87AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
[...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on February 11 Areg Barseghian, the head of the Asian Development Bank's Armenia office, outlined for the Ambassador the ADB's current projects in Armenia. The GOAM plans to manage the largest road project -- the North-South Corridor -- through a paral [...]
2010-02-19 08:59:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON GA AM
10YEREVAN98EX-ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Vartan Oskanian, Armenia's foreign minister from 1998-2008, expressed skepticism to the Ambassador about the fate of the Turkey-Armenia protocols, and accused President Sargsian of mishandling the entire process. He suggested that Turkey, as the senior partner, make a unilateral move to g [...]
2010-02-25 07:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU AM
10ZAGREB100Zagreb Daily Report - February 16, 2010
[...] (U) Senators Voinovich and Shaheen Meet with PM and President: Senators Voinovich and Shaheen visited Zagreb February 15-16 as part of a multi-country tour of the region. They met with PM Kosor, President Mesic, President Elect Josipovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, and FM Jandrokovic. The Sen [...]
2010-02-16 14:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB102Zagreb Daily Report - February 18, 2010
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew Arrives for Presidential Inauguration: Deputy Secretary Lew arrived in Zagreb on February 17 to attend the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovich. Prior to the February 18 ceremony, the Deputy Secretary met privately with President-elect Josipovic [...]
2010-02-18 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB113Zagreb Daily Report - February 24, 2010
[...] (U) Serbian Parliamentary Delegation Continues Visit; President Josipovic Sees Better Relations Ahead: On February 23, the Serbian Parliament's Croatia Friendship Group continued its visit to Zagreb, holding meetings with Sabor Speaker Luka Bebic, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Preside [...]
2010-02-24 14:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB115SENATORS VOINOVICH AND SHAHEEN DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. On February 15 Senators Voinovich and Shaheen met with PM Kosor, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, then-President Mesic and President-Elect Josipovic. Prime Minister Kosor described the GoC's key goals as completing EU accession negotiations, strengthening [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR OVIP
10ZAGREB116Zagreb Daily Report - February 25, 2010
[...] (U) Economy Ministry Releases Reports on Public Procurement: The Economy Ministry's department for the public procurement system and the State Commission supervising public procurement sent their reports on public procurements for 2009 to the National Council monitoring corruption this week. T [...]
2010-02-25 12:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB118DS LEW MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PRESIDENT ON SIDELINES OF
[...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 18, prior to the inauguration of Croatia's new president, Ivo Josipovic, Deputy Secretary Lew met with President Topi from Albania. The talks covered Kosovo and regional relations, Albania's domestic situation, and Afghanistan. President Topi thanked the Deputy S [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ZL AL
10ZAGREB119DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW - U.S./SLOVENIA BILAT: AREAS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Lew met Slovenian President Danilo Turk in the margins of the February 18 inauguration of new Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. Lew was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Croatia James Foley and Chief of Staff Piper Campbell. Turk was joined by Dusan Snoj, of [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR SI
10ZAGREB12ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 7, 2010
[...] (U) RULING COALITION SUPPORTS PM KOSOR: Following its decision to expel former PM Ivo Sanader from party membership, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) leadership headed by Prime Minister and party president Jadranka Kosor met January 5 with its coalition partners, the Croatian Peasant Party [...]
2010-01-07 13:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB122ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 26, 2010
[...] (U) Political relations between Croatia and Serbia are stagnating, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in a February 25 television interview; although he stressed that the countries had good cooperation on economic, police, judicial and cultural issues. Jandrokovic was respondin [...]
2010-02-26 14:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON HR
10ZAGREB14PRESIDENTIAL RACE TIGHTENS; CANDIDATES PRESENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),and independent candidate Milan Bandic, who is the mayor of Zagreb, are competing in the January 10 presidential run-off election. They share similar positions on key foreign policy issues, such as th [...]
2010-01-08 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR
10ZAGREB16IVO JOSIPOVIC ELECTED CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),won the run-off election on January 10 garnering 60 percent of the vote to become Croatia's third president. Just after midnight, the Croatian Electoral Commission announced preliminary results (with 99 percent [...]
2010-01-11 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB19ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 11, 2010
[...] (U) IVO JOSIPOVIC WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, won the run-off election on January 10, garnering 60 percent of the vote to defeat Milan Bandic and become Croatia's third president. Josipovic won an outright majority in 1 [...]
2010-01-11 14:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB26AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER KOSOR
[...] SUMMARY: I saw Prime Minister Kosor for 75 minutes January 11 to discuss the fallout from the Sanader "political coup" attempt (reftels) and a range of issues, including Croatia's EU accession negotiations, ICTY cooperation, energy relationship with Russia and prospects for improving ties wi [...]
2010-01-12 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB27ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 12, 2010
[...] (U) AMBASSADOR FOLEY MEETS WITH PM KOSOR: Kosor said strengthening the economy, completing EU accession negotiations, establishing Croatia as a "model" NATO member, and tackling corruption will be the GoC's top priority this year. Ambassador Foley reaffirmed support for Kosor's objectives and [...]
2010-01-12 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON HR
10ZAGREB30ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 13, 2010
[...] (U) PM KOSOR MEETING WITH SLOVENE PM PAHOR TODAY: Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor is traveling to Kranjska Gora in Slovenia today for a working lunch with Slovenian PM Borut Pahor. Topics for discussion will include the status of the Slovenia-Croatia Arbitration Agreement for the border dispute [...]
2010-01-14 08:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB31ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 14, 2010
[...] (U) SLOVENIA POISED TO LIFT RESERVATIONS ON TWO CHAPTERS: Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor said January 14 they were ready to clear the way for Zagreb's EU membership talks next month. "My wish is that, by the next EU-Croatia accession conference [...]
2010-01-14 11:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB32CROATIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President-elect Josipovic's first foreign policy priority will be supporting Croatia's EU accession, where his clear views on some key issues -- including corruption and cooperation with the ICTY -- should give a boost to Croatia's prospects for expeditious completion. Josipovi [...]
2010-01-14 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB34CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...]
2010-01-15 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
10ZAGREB35ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 15, 2010
[...] (U) INAUGURATION FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC TO BE HELD FEB 18: President-Elect of Croatia Dr. Ivo Josipovic's inauguration will be held February 18 in Zagreb. According to Dr. Mirando Mrsic, Josipovic's campaign director, Josipovic is inviting the heads of state or government from all Euro [...]
2010-01-15 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB43ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 20, 2010
[...] (SBU) PRESIDENT MESIC'S COMMENTS ON OPPOSING RS SECESSION WITH MILITARY ACTION: According to local media, in an informal chat with reporters on January 18, President Mesic said that, if Republika Srpska (RS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) voted in a referendum to secede from BiH, then the RS "wo [...]
2010-01-20 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB44ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010
[...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...]
2010-01-20 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR
10ZAGREB45ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 21, 2010
[...] (U) PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ISSUE STATEMENT CLARIFYING MESIC'S RECENT COMMENTS ON BiH: Mesic's office released a statement on January 21 responding to "certain nervous and unfounded reactions" to this week's comments by Mesic that Croatia would be ready to respond militarily if Republika Srpska mo [...]
2010-01-21 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB46EU AMBASSADOR ON KEY ACCESSION ISSUES FOR CROATIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Foley on January 21, the EU Ambassador to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, and his Deputy, David Hudson, reviewed the current status of Croatian accession negotiations. Noting the "strong desire on the part of EU member states to bring (Croatia's) accession p [...]
2010-01-21 14:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ECON SR HR
10ZAGREB48Zagreb Daily Report - January 22, 2010
[...] (U) Prosecutors Open Formal Corruption Investigation of Former Deputy Prime Minister: Media reported on January 21 that the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) has opened a formal investigation of Damir Polancec, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Eco [...]
2010-01-22 11:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB49PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC REVIEWS FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting with Ambassador Foley, Croatian president-elect Ivo Josipovic reviewed the foreign policy priorities for his mandate. Beginning with an affirmation of Croatia's excellent relationship with the US as a NATO ally, Josipovic went on to express his appreciati [...]
2010-01-22 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB5ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 4, 2009
[...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER ANNOUNCES RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS: Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader held a special press conference at the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) headquarters on January 3 in which he indicated that his withdrawal from politics last year had been a mistake and announced his retu [...]
2010-01-04 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB50Zagreb Daily Report - January 25, 2010
[...] (U) Chief State Prosecutor to be reappointed: Media are reporting that Croatian Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic is almost assured reappointment after the heads of all parties in the governing coalition expressed their support over the weekend. That should ensure Bajic a majority of votes de [...]
2010-01-25 12:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB51CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR
10ZAGREB52Zagreb Daily Report - January 26, 2010
[...] (U) SDP Announces Six Months of Cooperation on Economic Reforms: Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) Finance Minister, Slavko Linic, a close confidant to SDP chief, Zoran Milanovic, announced on Monday that Croatia's main opposition party is prepared to cooperate with the government to find bi [...]
2010-01-26 12:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB53CROATIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING FORMER PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has outlined to us several ongoing corruption cases targeting former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and other top government officials. Prosecutors are developing at least one case against the former PM which could result in his indictment, and they are [...]
2010-01-26 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
10ZAGREB54CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...]
2010-01-26 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK TU
10ZAGREB56ICTY TASK FORCE TO CONTINUE ONCE CHAPTER 23 OPENS,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Foley briefed Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic on his trip to London to discuss Croatia's investigation into missing war crimes documents and the UK's block on Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) in Croatia's EU accession negotiations. Although some in the B [...]
2010-01-26 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KAWC ICTY HR
10ZAGREB57HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...]
2010-01-26 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR
10ZAGREB59Zagreb Daily Report - January 27, 2010
[...] (U) Chief ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz Comments on Missing Artillery Logs: Addressing the European Parliament on January 26, the Hague Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, said that so far the desired results have still not been achieved from Croatia's efforts to cooperate in the matter o [...]
2010-01-27 12:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB6FORMER PM'S SURPRISE RETURN TO POLITICS MAY LEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After an extraordinary meeting of the presidency of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),the party leaked to the press that the HDZ presidency decided to expel former premier Ivo Sanader from the party. While the HDZ will not release an official statement stripping Sanader of his [...]
2010-01-04 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
10ZAGREB60CROATIA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG PGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB61Zagreb Daily Report - January 28, 2010
[...] (U) President Mesic Welcomes Reported UK, Belgian and Finnish Decision to Lift Blockade on Judiciary Chapter in EU Negotiations: Responding to reports that at an EU enlargement working group in Brussels earlier this week, the UK, Belgian and Finnish (although not the Dutch) representatives had [...]
2010-01-28 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB65Zagreb Daily Report - January 29, 2010
[...] (U) Croatian Coverage of London Conference on Afghanistan: The MFA and press reported that FM Jandrokovic attended the international conference on Afghanistan in London on January 28. The FM confirmed Croatia's commitment to ISAF and highlighted the efforts underway to help Afghans assume resp [...]
2010-01-29 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB66CROATIA ANNOUNCES BAILOUT FUND PLAN FOR STRUGGLING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kosor announced a much-anticipated crisis financing initiative for struggling enterprises on January 28. This "bailout" plan is the first major initiative of an economic strategy to fight the recession, and has already received the support of the opposition SDP. [...]
2010-01-29 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB69Zagreb Daily Report - February 1, 2010
[...] (U) Former Defense Minister's Trial on Military Truck Procurement Case Begins at the Zagreb County Court: On Friday, January 29, the trial of former Defense Minister Berislav Roncevic, and former MoD State Secretary Ivo Bacic began in Zagreb. Roncevic and Bacic, who are charged with the illegal [...]
2010-02-01 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB71PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CROATIA'S
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Kosor will visit Moscow on February 22. Croatia's main aim will be to secure a new gas supply contract with Russia, as the current one expires in late 2010. GoC is also interested in talking about Croatia's possible inclusion in South Stream, but only on a 50/50 basis. [...]
2010-02-02 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG HR RU
10ZAGREB72Zagreb Daily Report - February 2, 2010
[...] (U) Croatia's Exports Decline By 20.3 Percent, Imports by 25.7 Percent: Croatia's exports of $11 billion for 2009 represent a 20.3 percent decline from 2008, while 2009 imports declined 25.7 percent to $22.3 billion, according to statistics from the Croatian National Bank. The sharper drop in [...]
2010-02-02 11:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB77Zagreb Daily Report - February 3, 2010
[...] (U) Economy Minister Meets with Shipyard Unions; Announces Tender Dates: Economy Minister Popijac met on February 2 with representatives of the principal shipyard workers' unions to explain the terms of the upcoming shipyard privatization tender. Unions expressed cautious optimism to the media [...]
2010-02-03 12:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB8ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 5, 2010
[...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER'S PARTY MEMBERSHIP REVOKED: In response to former Prime Minister Sanader's January 4 decision to return to active politics and in view of his criticism of the leadership of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),PM Kosor announced on January 5 that the party had revoked his [...]
2010-01-05 13:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB81Zagreb Daily Report - February 4, 2010
[...] (U) Kosor Meets Merkel in Berlin: Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on February 3, in Berlin. Speaking at a press conference, Merkel thanked Kosor for her "... brave policies amidst an economic crisis." Merkel added that she was pleased that Croatia [...]
2010-02-04 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB83Zagreb Daily Report - February 5, 2010
[...] (U) Finnish and Spanish FMs Express Optimism over Croatia's EU Bid: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Brussels on Thursday that, during its six-month presidency of the European Union, Spain would dedicate the greatest possible attention to Croatia so that the country coul [...]
2010-02-05 11:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB84SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 15 comes in the final week of President Stipe Mesic's second and final term in office, and just three days before the inauguration of Ivo Josipovic, an opposition Social Democrat and legal scholar, who will become Croatia's third president since independen [...]
2010-02-05 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
10ZAGREB85Zagreb Daily Report - February 8, 2010
[...] (U) British Ambassador Says UK Ready to Discuss Opening Positions for Chapter 23: British Ambassador David Blunt told Croatian media on February 6 that full cooperation with the ICTY is "an absolute precondition for EU accession. But he added that, "Since September 2009, we have seen far mor [...]
2010-02-08 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB86AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER SUKER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Ivan Suker is relatively upbeat about Croatia's economic prospects, feeling that the government has managed its fiscal situation fairly well. While acknowledging that some further reforms, such as improving labor participation rates, are needed, he appears unwil [...]
2010-02-08 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV HR
10ZAGREB87Zagreb Daily Report - February 9, 2010
[...] (U) Chief of Training and Exercises of U.S. Army Europe in Zagreb: The Chief of Training and Exercises of the U.S. Army Europe was in Zagreb on February 3-5 to propose the concept of Exercise IMMEDIATE RESPONSE '11 for which Croatia would be the host nation. The exercise envisages a bilateral [...]
2010-02-09 11:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB9PM'S BOLD MOVE AGAINST EX-PM IS A STRONG SIGNAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister and chief of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Jadranka Kosor announced on the evening of January 4 that the HDZ presidency had decided to strip former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader of his membership in the party. Kosor emphasized that Sanader's criticism of the [...]
2010-01-05 14:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
10ZAGREB92SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 18 for the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic, will send a clear signal of support for the new president and the US-Croatia relationship overall. Josipovic is a well-respected legal scholar and self-professed "europhile" who was nomi [...]
2010-02-11 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
10ZAGREB94Zagreb Daily Report - February 11, 2010
[...] (U) Ambassador Foley Visits Vukovar and Marks the Beginning of Student Dormitory Renovation: Ambassador Foley visited Vukovar February 9-10 to mark the start of a $430,000 renovation of the Student Dormitory in the Vukovar neighborhood of Borovo Naselje. This U.S. financed Humanitarian Civic As [...]
2010-02-11 14:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB97PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...]
2010-02-12 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR HU HR
10ZAGREB98Zagreb Daily Report - February 12, 2010
[...] (U) Slovenia to Unblock 2 Chapters in Croatia's EU Entry Talks Next Week: Local media are reporting that Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor confirmed on Thursday that his government would lift its reserve on at least two policy chapters in Croatia's EU membership negotiations, which means the [...]
2010-02-12 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
72TEHRAN1381TRIALS/EXECUTIONS OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT ELEMENTS: STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE AND SHAH LASHES OUT AT FOREIGN CRITICS
[...] IN PROTEST AGAINST RECENT TRIALS/PUNISHMENT (PARTICULARLY EXECUTIONS, WHICH NOW TOTAL 10) OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT-ELEMENTS, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS -- LEAD BY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS-- MOUNTED ON-CAMPUS DEMONSTRATION AFTERNOON OF MARCH 7 AND EVEN LARGE ONE (CIRC 600) MORNING OF MARCH 8. WHILE [...]
1972-03-09 05:40:00Embassy TehranUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IR
78KABUL3619FIRST CONVERSATION WITH NEW AFGHAN PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
1978-05-06 16:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PINT PTER US
79TEHRAN12130PM BAZARGAN CRITICIZED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS, PM MEHDI BAZARGAN HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF CRITICISMS FROM VARIOUS SIDES. HE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ANTI-CLERICALISM, OF INEFFECTIVENESS, AND OF GENERAL BUNGLING. BAZARGAN HAS ANSWERED THESE ATTACKS BY CLAIMING THAT THE SAME PERSONS WHO WERE CRITICIZING HIM ARE [...]
1979-09-17 11:40:00Embassy TehranCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINT IR
85ALEXANDRIA524LABOR STRIKES IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A GENERALLY CALM LABOR SCENE IN EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA SECURITY OFFICE HAS CORROBORATED AN OPPOSITION PRESS REPORT THAT A LABOR STRIKE HAD OCCURRED AT A FACTORY IN THE ALEXANDRIA SUBURB OF ABU KIR. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE PROFESSE [...]
1985-06-30 07:58:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ELAB EG
85ALEXANDRIA535 LETTER FROM ALEXANDRIA: RAMADAN I
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN A TWO-PART SERIES WHICH DISCUSSES THE JUST-COMPLETED MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND THE ENSUING FEAST PERIOD, IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH PASSED WITH THE TRADITIONAL GAIETY, THIS YEAR THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF [...]
1985-06-30 11:24:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PINS EG
85ALEXANDRIA547 MORE ON LABOR STRIKE IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SINCE SUBMISSION OF REFTEL, ANOTHER LOCAL SECURITY OFFICIAL HAS CONFIRMED TO US THAT A LABOR STRIKE OCCURRED IN MID-JUNE AT THE NEARBY ABU KIR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES FACTORY, RESULTING IN AUTHORITIES' CLOSING IT FOR TWO DAYS--JUNE 19-20. THE OFFICIAL CONF [...]
1985-07-02 11:26:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ELAB EG
85ALEXANDRIA548LETTER FROM ALEXANDRIA: RAMADAN II
[...] No summary [...]
1985-07-02 11:28:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALEG PGOV PINR PINS
85ALEXANDRIA817 ALEXANDRIA: A "DEEPLY DIVIDED" CITY
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE JULY 2 PRESENTATION, TO THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY, OF THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ALEXANDRIA GOVERNOR FAWZI MA'AZ'S CONDUCT OF OFFICE DID NOT STOP THE DEBATE. INDEED, NEW CHARGES AND COUNTER-CHARGES HAVE EMERGED DURING THE SUMMER WH [...]
1985-09-03 15:07:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EG
85BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1399SULTAN OF BRUNEI STRIKES TWO MORE RAPID BLOWS AT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. AS REPORTED REFTEL THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI BOYCOTTED ACTIVITIES MARKING THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY ON NOV 25 IN ANGER AT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAVING INTRODUCED SEPARATION OF THE SEXES AT THE CELEBRATION. EVEN THOUGH THE DECISION TO SEPARATE THE SEXES WAS REVERSED, [...]
1985-12-02 07:40:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPGOV XX
85BEIRUT1013 FURTHER ON HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO"
[...] AS REPORTED REFTEL, HIZBALLAH PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LEBANON A POLITICAL "MANIFESTO." HIZBALLAH'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, AS CITED FROM THE MANIFESTO BY THE LOCAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS, FOLLOW. BEGIN TEXT. -- THE DEPARTURE OF THE ISRAELIS, PRELUDE TO THE ANNIHILATION [...]
1985-02-19 12:37:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINT PTER LE IR
85BEIRUT1640 JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE MARONITE PARTIARCH CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES WHICH ERUPTED ON MARCH 13 WITHIN THE LEBANESE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETWEEN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT" AND PHALANGISTS LOYAL TO THE PRESIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL PRO [...]
1985-03-15 16:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS LE
85BEIRUT1645 JA'JA'S MOVEMENT COMMUNIQUE
[...] ON MARCH 14, SAMIR JA'JA'S FORCES, NOW CALLED THE "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT," ISSUED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNIQUE OUTLINING THEIR AIMS. 2. BEGIN TEXT. "THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUERIES LATELY ABOUT WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE AUTONOMOUS DECISION OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, ON WHETHER THI [...]
1985-03-15 17:45:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LE
85BEIRUT1646 JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT":
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFF MET MARCH 15 WITH LONGTIME CONTACT NAOUM FARAH, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES AND NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT." FARAH, WHO UNTIL EARLY MARCH WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL LF SPOKESMAN, REQUESTED [...]
1985-03-15 17:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL LE US
85BEIRUT1653 SYRIA RATTLES ITS SABER
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MOD SOURCES HAVE INFORMED EMBASSY OF THE FOLLOWING: SYRIAN LINES IN THE NORTH HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT CHANGED. HOWEVER, REDISPOSITION OF UNITS HAS TAKEN PLACE TO INCLUDE POSITIONING OF TWO STALIN MULTIPLE 36 TWO ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND A PLATOON (5) OF TANKS ON KEY TE [...]
1985-03-16 15:08:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV LE SY
85BEIRUT1668 SYRIAN EXERTS PRESSURE ON LEBANESE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SYRIA CONTINUES TO EXERT POLITICAL AND MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST DISSIDENT ELEMENTS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES. STATEMENTS FROM DAMASCUS BY SYRIAN AND LEBANESE LEADERS HINT AT RETALIATION IF THE REVOLT CONTINUES. AFTER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ASSAD, FORMER PRESI [...]
1985-03-17 10:48:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT1676 CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT RESPONDS TO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOCUS OF SYRIAN PRESSURE ON DISSIDENT CHRISTIANS HAS SHIFTED TO THE POLITICAL ARENA AND THE USE OF LEBANESE MUSLIM LEADERS. SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAS CANCELLED HIS MARCH 18 VISIT TO BEIRUT. THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE LEBANESE CABINET HAS [...]
1985-03-18 14:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT1683 SOLVING THE CHRISTIAN CRISIS: THE PHALANGE
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON MINISTER OF PTT JOSEPH HASHEM MARCH 18. HASHEM IS A PHALANGE PARTY LEADER AND CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF PRESIDENT GEMAYEL. HE IS ON THE COMMITTEE OF THREE (WITH KARIM PAKKRADOUNI REPRESENTING THE DISSIDENTS AND MICHEL MURR AS THE THIRD MAN [...]
1985-03-18 18:23:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV LE
85BEIRUT1952JA'JA'-PHALANGE STALEMATE DRAGGING OUT
[...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PHALANGE POLITBURO MEMBER ALFRED MAHDI, WHO REMAINS PERSONALLY CLOSE TU JA'JA', 29 MARCH PROVIDED CHARGE WHAT WE SENSE IS ACCURATE WRAP-UP OF CURRENT STATE OF PLAY BETWEEN JA'JA' FORCES AND PHALANGE. 3. MAHDI SAID CURRENT INTERMINABLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REORGANIZED P [...]
1985-03-30 08:31:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV LE
85BEIRUT1974 FURTHER DETERIORATION IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE SIDON AREA CONTINUED ON MARCH 30-31 CAUSING NUMEROUS CASUALTIES. ACCORDING TO MOST REPORTS REACHING BEIRUT, THE FIGHTING, WHICH FOLLOWS RECENT LF-LAF CLASHES IN THE AREA (REFTEL),INCLUDED THE STRONG, DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF ARMED PALESTINI [...]
1985-04-01 11:50:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LE SY US
85BEIRUT1997 DETERIORATING SITUATION IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON APRIL 1, FIGHTING CONTINUED BETWEEN LF, LAF, AND PALESTINIAN FORCES IN SIDON. CASUALTIES WERE LOWER, BUT THE EXODUS OF CIVILIANS CONTINUED. VISITING SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF KHOLI REPORTEDLY PROMISED SYRIAN MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE LAF IN THE SOUTH, AND LAF [...]
1985-04-02 13:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SREF IS LE SY
85BEIRUT2048LEBANESE FORCES FINANCES
[...] S-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LEBANESE FORCES OFFICIAL WHO REMAINS LOYAL TO DEPOSED CHIEF FUAD ABU NADER CONTENDS THAT PART OF REBEL LEADER JA'JA'S APPEAL TO RANK AND FILE IS HIS PROMISES THAT ECONOMY MOVES INTRODUCED BY ABU NADER WOULD END. HE OBSERVES, HOWEVER, THAT PROMISES WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR [...]
1985-04-04 14:34:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV ECON LE
85BEIRUT2325 POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WEST BEIRUT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. FOLLOWING MAJOR FIGHTING ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 16-17, A TENSE CALM NOW PREVAILS IN WEST BEIRUT. SHIITE AMAL MOVEMENT LEADER NABIH BARRI EMERGED AS THE PRIME VICTOR IN THE INTRAMUSLIM FIGHTING. STATEMENTS MADE BY THE VARIOUS LEAD [...]
1985-04-18 17:56:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE SY
85BEIRUT2370 SOUTH LEBANON: THE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ISRAEL REPORTEDLY CONTINUES CONTACTS AIMED AT USING INDIGENOUS FORCES TO MAINTAIN BORDER SECURITY AFTER THE JUNE 1 WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS. ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS, THE ISRAELIS HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE WITH THE DRUZE OF THE HASBAYA REGION WHEREBY TH [...]
1985-04-22 14:48:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT2434 LF COMPLETES WITHDRAWAL FROM SIDON, AND
[...] No summary [...]
1985-04-25 14:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT2486FALLOUT FROM SIDON
[...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CONFUSION CONTINUES ABOUT EXACT SITUATION IN VILLAGES EAST OF SIDON (REFTEL) WITH BEIRUT PARTIES PLAYING USUAL ROLES IN GREEK CHORUS ON SIDELINES. PALESTINIAN AND FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIM FORCES APPARENTLY CONTINUE TO OCCUPY SEVEN CHRISTIAN TOWNS THEY SEIZED EAST OF SIDON. [...]
1985-04-27 11:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT2659TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...]
1985-05-07 10:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT4218 RENEWED CLASHES IN TRIPOLI
[...] No summary [...]
1985-07-17 10:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT4372 SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...]
1985-07-25 13:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL SY LE
85BEIRUT4802A BAD WEEK FOR BEIRUT
[...] No summary [...]
1985-08-19 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALLE PGOV PTER
85CAIRO6360 GROWING DEBATE ON SHARIA LAW
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. MOMENTUM IS BEGINNING TO BUILD TOWARD A MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA (KORANIC LAW). IN RECENT DAYS, KEY OPPOSITION FIGURES FUAD SIRAJ AL-DIN (CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW WAFD PARTY) AND OMAR TALMASSANI (GENERAL GUIDE OF THE [...]
1985-03-08 12:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SHUM EG
85CAIRO9867 ISLAMIC SHARIA DEBATE--WORDS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. BEGIN SUMMARY. THE MAY DEBATE IN THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY ON ISLAMIC SHARIA WILL PRODUCE NO IMMEDIATE RESULTS, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SOURCES, INCLUDING THE OPPOSITION. IT IS LIKELY TO LAUNCH A REVIEW PROCESS LASTING SEVERAL YEARS TO ENSURE T [...]
1985-04-11 14:23:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI EG
85DAMASCUS1314 THE SYRIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: THE ONLY POPULAR MOVEMENT EVER TO HAVE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ASAD'S REGIME--THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD--HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM ITS INTERNAL DIVISIONS AND THE DEVASTATING BLOW SUFFERED AT HAMA. THE JANUARY 25 "PARDON" ANNOUNCED FOR CERTAIN MUSLIM [...]
1985-02-26 15:25:00Embassy DamascusSECRETKPRP PINS PGOV PREL PTER SY
85GABORONE97BOTSWANA NEWSPAPER CARRIES ARTICLE MISREPRESENTING
[...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS (JANUARY 8, 1985) CARRIED A LONG VERBOSE OVERVIEW OF 1984, THE "ORWELLIAN" YEAR ("VIOLENCE AND DISASTER, A GLEAM OF HOPE") CREDITED TO DEREK INGRAM OF GEMINI NEWS SERVICE. ONE PARAGRAPH MISREPRESENTS ONE FACET OF CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHER [...]
1985-01-09 15:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US SF BC
85GABORONE98ANGOLANS IN SADF SEEK REFUGE IN BOTSWANA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, TWO ANGOLAN MEMBERS OF THE SADF, WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SOUGHT REFUGEE STATUS IN BOTSWANA AND APPLIED FOR THE AMERICAN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM. AFTER MEETING WITH EMBOFFS, THE MEN WERE SENT TO THE LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS TO REGISTER [...]
1985-01-10 10:05:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL SREF SHUM PGOV WA SF BC
85KADUNA1154 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN KADUNA
[...] CEREMONIES MARKING NIGERIA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT KADUNA'S MURTALA MOHAMMED SQUARE WERE LOW-KEY AND ATTENDED BY A CROWD ESTIMATED BY THE PRESS AT 20,000. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL--PLEASANT TEMPERATURES AND OVERCAST, BUT NONTHREATENING, SKIES. HEADING THE LIST OF DIGNITARIES W [...]
1985-10-02 15:12:00Consulate KadunaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI
85MOGADISHU1292LIBYAN ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
1985-02-04 05:02:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPGOV PREL PINT SO
86ABUDHABI5867 ENGINEER COMMENTS ON LIFE IN RASHT, AND THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AN IRANIAN ENGINEER CLAIMED THAT WHILE SOME INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE CITY OF RASHT HAVE BEEN FORCED TO SEND EMPLOYEES TO THE WAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS. SINCE THE FIRMS WERE OPERATING AT LESS THAN FULL CAPACITY, THEIR ABSEN [...]
1986-12-09 08:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL IR TC
86ALEXANDRIA1048THE "AL-AHRAR" PARTY IN ALEXANDRIA: THE ISLAMIC RIGHT RESURGENT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING PHENOMENA WITHIN EGYPT'S ESTABLISHED OPPOSITION PARTIES OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS HAS BEEN THE TRANSFORMATION WITHIN THE "LIBERALS" OR "AL-AHRAR" PARTY. THROUGHOUT THE 1970'S AND EARLY 1980'S, THE PARTY W [...]
1986-09-20 10:04:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PINS PINR EG
86ALEXANDRIA1240 ISRAELI ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT.) - 2. SUMMARY: ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL WAS PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF HIS AMBASSADOR'S RECENT (AND, SURPRISINGLY, HIS FIRST) "OFFICIAL" VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA. IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER SUMMIT, INCREASED INTEREST IN TOURISM WAS EXPRESSED, BUT LOCAL ISRAELIS DO NOT EXPECT A [...]
1986-11-05 13:15:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IS EG
86BEIRUT1023 CONFLICT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND THE LEBANESE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 26, DR. JAMIL NAHMI, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SURETE GENERALE),OFFERED HIS ANALYSIS OF THE RECENT CLASHES IN WEST BEIRUT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND LEBANESE COMMUNIST PARTY(LCP) MILITIAS. 3. NAHM [...]
1986-02-26 11:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR LE
86CAIRO26111"NO NASSERISM, ONLY NASSERISTS"
[...] No summary [...]
1986-11-13 10:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS EG US
86ISLAMABAD1587KHAMENEI'S VISIT: RESURGENCE OF SHIA EXTREMISM?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE SUCCESSFUL (FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE) VISIT OF KHAMENEI TO PAKISTAN HAS BOOSTED THE MORALE OF THE RADICAL SHIA GROUPS HERE. APPARENTLY FLUSH WITH NEW FUNDS, THE SHIAS HAVE BEGUN MAKING COMMON CAUSE WITH THE ANTI-GOP, ANTI-US OPPOSITION, PARTICULARLY [...]
1986-01-23 09:28:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PK
86KAMPALA2314 MUSEVENI AND THE RADICAL MUSLIMS.
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: UGANDA'S RELATIONS WITH LIBYA CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS MET WITH DELEGATIONS FROM THE PLO AND SAHARAN ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (SADR); GOU HAS NORMALIZED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE LATTER ORGANIZATIONS. NRM HAS ALSO RESPON [...]
1986-07-16 09:14:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PNAT PTER PGOV EPET PLO UG WI LY IR XA SX
86KAMPALA745 MUSEVENI'S "BANNING" OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY -
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LOCAL, NAIROBI, AND US MEDIA HAVE CARRIED STORIES RECENTLY TO THE EFFECT THAT PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS BANNED ALL POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THESE REPORTS APPARENTLY STEM FROM OFF HAND REMARKS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AT A MARCH 4 CEREMONY SWEARING IN NEW LOC [...]
1986-03-14 11:49:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SCOM UG
86LONDON1567 THE UGANDA SITUATION: LONDON VIEWS
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. OUR FCO COLLEAGUES ARE WATCHING THE UGANDA SITUATION WITH GROWING CONCERN, AND THEIR ANALYSIS OF MUSEVENI'S NEGATIVE ROLE VERY MUCH COINCIDES WITH OUR OWN IN REFTEL. THE FCO WAS THOROUGHLY RATTLED BY THE FIGHTING IN KAMPALA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING; HOWEVER, THE BRITIS [...]
1986-01-23 18:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETUG PGOV PREL
86STATE29781DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING FOR POST'S INFORMATION IS TEXT OF INFORMATION MEMO DATED 1/28/86 ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA. 3. BEGIN TEXT. SUMMARY: SOUTHERN GUERRILLAS HAVE WON THE CAPITAL AND HEARTLAND OF UGANDA AND HAVE THE MILITARY EDGE ON DISSIDENT NORTHERN TRIBES. THE [...]
1986-01-30 11:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UG
87ALEXANDRIA290ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - ALEXANDRIA'S RADICAL PAST... ---------------------------- 2. PERHAPS IN KEEPING WITH ITS REPUTATION AS A CENTER OF DISSENT, IN THE 1970'S, ISLAMIC RIGHT ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA WERE FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL: THE RADICAL "SHIBAB MUHAMMAD" ORGANIZATION, [...]
1987-02-25 15:18:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG
87ALEXANDRIA291 ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART II: LEADERS AND
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THIS TELEGRAM TRANSMITS PART II OF OUR REPORT ON THE ISLAMIC RIGHT IN ALEXANDRIA AND IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL SPIRITUAL AND (POTENTIALLY) POLITICAL LEADERS IN THIS CITY AND THE MAIN "RADICAL" MOSQUES. WHILE THERE ARE DOU [...]
1987-02-25 15:25:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG
87ALEXANDRIA292 ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART III: COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THIS TELEGRAM TRANSMITS THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT IN OUR SERIES ON THE ISLAMIC RIGHT IN ALEXANDRIA. WHILE THE SPIRITUAL FORCE OF RIGHTIST ISLAM IS GROWING, ITS POLITICAL POTENTIAL IS STILL RELATIVELY UNFORMED AND DIFFICULT [...]
1987-02-25 16:04:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG
87BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1188THE SULTAN'S FIRST YEAR ON HIS OWN - A SOLID PERFORMANCE
[...] No summary [...]
1987-11-27 05:10:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BX
87ISTANBUL2686CONVERSATION WITH FEMALE UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN PROFESSOR
[...] No summary [...]
1987-06-08 08:18:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS IR TU
87MADRAS3111LTTE: MADRAS VIEWS AND MISCELLANEY
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CANADIANS FIND LTTE HAS LITTLE SYMPATHY HERE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN IN TAMIL NADU. POLICE COMMISSIONER BELIEVES THERE ARE STILL 3,000 LTTE MEN IN TAMIL NADU, MOST WITH WEAPONS OF SOME KIND. ACCORDING TO S. RAMACHANDRAN, CHIEF MINISTER MGR [...]
1987-10-29 06:41:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN CE
87NEWDELHI19406 INCREASE IN SIKH TERRORISM LIKELY: NO
[...] SUMMARY: ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PUNJAB STATE ON AUGUST 6 IN CONTINUING SECTARIAN STRIFE. DELHI POLICE ARE GEARING UP TO MEET THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON AUGUST 15. ACTING JATHEDAR DARSHAN SINGH RAGI'S CONVENTION, HELD AUGUST [...]
1987-08-07 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV IN
87PRETORIA17012MBEKI'S RELEASE -- WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. I BELIEVE THAT THE RELEASE OF GOVAN MBEKI SHOULD BE SEEN AS A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO LOOSEN UPTHE POLITICAL GRIDLOCK IN THE COUNTRY ON THE KEY ISSUE OF BLACK/WHITE DIALOGUE. I SUSPECT, HOWEVER, THAT THE GESTURE AND [...]
1987-11-06 10:40:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALSF PGOV
87RIYADH10227OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS AN OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY SENT TO THE EMBASSY FROM CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S OFFICE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON. WHILE THE BIOGRAPHY CONTAINS NOTHING SURPRISING, IT IS NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS EMPHASIS ON [...]
1987-10-08 10:23:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA
87TUNIS11327REACTION TO AND BACKGROUND ON TUNISIA'S NEW
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ----------------------- ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI ----------------------- 2. LOCAL AND FOREIGN REACTION TO ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI'S APPOINTMENT AS PRIME MINISTER IS GENERALLY POSITIVE. AT HOME, HE IS RESPECTED AS A COMPETENT HARD-WORKER SOMEWHAT ALOOF FROM T [...]
1987-10-07 08:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR
87TUNIS11489 BEN ALI AS PRIME MINISTER: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BOURGUIBA'S ABRUPT DISMISSAL OF SFAR AND ELEVATION OF INTERIOR MINISTER BEN ALI AGAIN DEMONSTRATES PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA'S PERSONAL CONTROL OF POWER IN TUNISIA. BEN ALI'S APPOINTMENT PUTS A STRONG MAN IN THE PRIME MINISTRY AND A HEARTBE [...]
1987-10-09 13:47:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL TS
88AMMAN10345PLO AND THE INTIFADA
[...] No summary [...]
1988-09-01 08:01:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALIS JO KPAL PGOV PREL
88BAGHDAD1097 KURDISH INSURGENCY IN IRAQ AND TURKEY
[...] (SECRET-ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: TRAINING CAMPS FOR PKK IN IRAN ARE A GROWING WORRY FOR TURKEY AND, ACCORDING TO TURKISH AMBASSADOR, HAVE BEEN A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN RECENT IRANIAN-TURKISH MEETINGS. BARZANI'S KDP, APPARENTLY IN SOME DISARRAY, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REIN IN THE PKK, W [...]
1988-02-28 10:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV IZ TU
88BAGHDAD224 THE RELIGIOUS SUCCESSION IN IRAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AN ARAB BUSINESSMAN IN REFTEL SAID THAT GRAND AYATOLLAH KHOI'S RELATIVES IN IRAN ALLEGE THAT SEVENTY PERCENT OF IRANIAN SHI'A, AND ALMOST ALL IRAQI SHI'A, FOLLOW KHOI'S INTERPRETATION OF ISLAM. WE HAVE RECEIVED MUCH THE SAME VERSION FROM ONE OF KHOI'S SONS [...]
1988-01-15 06:09:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI IR IZ
88BAGHDAD4589 IRAQ STRESSES NORMALCY WHILE WARNING IRAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WHILE STILL CELEBRATING ITS "VICTORY" IN THE IRAN-IRAQ ... [...]
1988-08-23 13:05:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
88BAGHDAD855 VIEWS OF IRANIAN KURDISH LEADER QASSEMLU
[...] ... [...]
1988-02-16 11:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHUM PTER PINR IZ IR
88BEIRUT2181 LEBANON: EXCHANGE WITH MFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SALLOUKH MADE DEMARCHE TO DCM ON FAMILIAR THEME OF A GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT WHEAT PROGRAM WITH THE U.S. SALLOUKH ARGUED THAT FREE WHEAT WOULD HAVE GOOD PROPAGANDA VALUE FOR THE U.S. AND WOULD HELP THE GOL'S FINANCES. [...]
1988-04-14 15:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID EAGR ETRD BEXP PGOV PINR LE
88BOGOTA18358DESTRUCTION OF FARC'S 45TH FRONT AND OTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A RARE SUCCESS BY THE ARMY AGAINST THE FARC GUERRILLAS IN META LAST MONTH (REF B),AND FARC LOSSES DURING THEIR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OFFENSIVES APPEAR TO HAVE RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THEIR PREVIOUS HIGH RATE OF ATTACKS. THESE LOSSES MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEIR SUDD [...]
1988-12-09 23:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER MOPS PGOV CO
88CAIRO19680 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (STRICTLY PROTECT) REPORTED TO EMBOFF THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ANGERED AT THE AUTHORITIES OVER THE FIRST RECENT ARREST OF A "PROMINENT MEMBER" OF THE ORGANIZATION, COINCIDING WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY'S RENEWED CRACKDOWN ON ISLAMIC [...]
1988-08-18 16:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL EG
88GUANGZHOU8077HU JINTAO--A GLANCE AT HIS CHARACTER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A RECENT CALL ON THE CONSUL GENERAL, U.S. POLITICAL SCIENTIST XXXXXXXXXXXX RECOUNTED A CONVERSATION HE HAD RECENTLY HAD ABOUT HU JINTAO. IN TRAVELLING BACK FROM HAINAN TO GUANGZHOU HE WAS SEATED NEXT TO AN ENTREPRENEUR FROM GUIZHOU. XXXXXXXXXXXX ASKED WHAT HE T [...]
1988-12-21 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV CH
88HARARE1365 THE NEW GOZ: BIO INFORMATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 2, 1988 THE COMPOSITION OF HIS NEW CABINET (REF A). THIS NEW GOVERNMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SENIOR MINISTERS, 21 CABINET MINISTERS, 3 CABINET-RANK MINISTERS OF STATE, 15 DEPUTY MINISTERS, 5 MINISTERS OF STATE WHO WORK AS "PARTY APPOINTEES", AND [...]
1988-03-14 09:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINS PINR KPRP PGOV
88LAGOS17750NIGERIA: REACTION TO CESSATION OF SHARIA DEBATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: INITIAL PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT'S (FMG) DECISION TO HALT DEBATE ON SHARIA LAW IN THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN MUTED. CRITICISM HAS PREDICTABLY COME FROM PARTISANS ON THE ISSUE AND THOSE OPPOSED TO MILITARY GOVERNMENT. ATTEMPTS IN THE ASSEMBLY T [...]
1988-11-30 15:07:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL NI
88LIMA9331 SENDERO ASSASSINATES APRA GOVERNOR
[...] (U) AT LEAST T... id: 219 date: 7/15/1988 23:27 refid: 88LIMA9331 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 152327Z JUL 88 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0144 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO USAFSO HOWARD AFB PM USCINCSO QUARRY HTS PM D [...]
1988-07-15 23:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PE
88LONDON16998 NORTHERN IRELAND - CONTROLLING THE VIOLENCE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE RECENT ESCALATION OF IRA ATTACKS, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED NOT ONLY MORE KILLINGS IN NORTHERN IRELAND BUT ALSO BOMBINGS AT UK MILITARY BASES IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE AND THE FIRST BOMBING IN BRITAIN ITSELF SINCE 1984, HAVE CAUSED HMG TO REEXAMINE ITS [...]
1988-08-09 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKPRP PTER PGOV MARR MCAP UK EI
88MOGADISHU11685 SOVIET FLIRTATION WITH SOMALIA
[...] (LOU) WISH TO DRAW DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION TO REF FBIS REPORT OF AN IZVESTIYA DISPATCH DATELINED MOGADISHU "WARM WIND IN THE HORN OF AFRICA". PIECE IS CLEARLY A SCENE-SETTER FOR CURRENT (AND LONG- POSTPONED) VISIT OF SOVIET ECONOMIC DELEGATION THAT ARRIVED HERE WITH MUCH HOOPLA LAST WEEKEND. [...]
1988-10-03 13:04:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US UR SO
88MOGADISHU8032SOMALI INSURGENCY: ETHIOPIAN COMPLICITY?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A MEETING JULY 3 WITH ACTING PERMSEC ABDULLAHI EGAL NUR TO PROBE A BIT REGARDING GSDR'S CURRENT POSITION ON ETHIOPIAN ROLE IN NORTHERN INSURGENCY. I HOPED IN PARTICULAR TO OBTAIN INSIGHT INTO AMBASSADOR ADDOU'S DEMARCHE "UNDER INSTRUCTIO [...]
1988-07-06 11:44:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINS ET UR US SO PGOV
88TUNIS11598 TUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS
[...] C O N F I D E N T I A L- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TUNISIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LAST 7 NOVEMBER WITH FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES. TUNISIANS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BEN ALI ANNOUNCED TH [...]
1988-11-08 15:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB PREL TS
88TUNIS5278 RAMADAN IN TUNISIA: OBSERVANCE AND
[...] C O N F I D E N T I A L -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN ITS FIRST RAMADAN SINCE COMING TO POWER LAST FALL, THE NEW GOVERNMENT HAS BROKEN WITH THE SECULARISM OF THE PREVIOUS REGIME AND ACTIVELY PROMOTED RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. IN DOING SO, HOWEVER, IT HAS ENCOURAGED TOLERA [...]
1988-05-19 13:17:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV TS
89ABUDHABI636 TEHRAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCENE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WOMEN IN TEHRAN ARE TESTING THE LIMITS OF THE LIBERALIZATION OF DRESS CODES BY WEARING BRIGHTLY COLORED, FASHIONABLE CLOTHES, BARELY CONCEALED BY EQUALLY FASHIONABLE RAINCOATS OR SCARVES. BUSINESSMEN BEMOAN THE FAILURE OF THE ECONOMY TO REVIVE AFT [...]
1989-02-01 10:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI ECON IR
89BEIJING10642 PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS FLOOD TIANANMEN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM BEIJING UNIVERSITIES FLOODED TIANANMEN SQUARE IN CENTRAL BEIJING FOR A SECOND NIGHT ON APRIL 18. THEY CROWDED AROUND THE BASE OF THE MARTYRS MONUMENT AT THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE CHANTING PRO-DEMOCRACY SLOGANS AND SINGIN [...]
1989-04-19 08:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING14047 SITREP NO. 6: THE SCENE ON TIANANMEN, THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BETWEEN 10 AND 20,000 STUDENTS OCCUPIED TIANANMEN SQUARE AT NOON ON MAY 21. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS FESTIVE AND THEY APPEARED CONFIDENT. ONLOOKERS NEAR THE SQUARE NUMBERED BETWEEN 50,000 AND 80,000. ACCORDING TO A STUDENT ON THE SQUARE, 100-200 HUNGER [...]
1989-05-21 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING14054 SITREP NO. 8: TIANANMEN SQUARE CROWDS GROW
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ACTIVISTS AND ONLOOKERS RETURNED TO TIANANMEN SQUARE IN LARGE NUMBERS ON THE EVENING OF MAY 21 AMID WIDESPREAD RUMORS THAT PLA TROOPS WOULD ATTACK THE SQUARE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MAY 22. BY 2100 (LOCAL TIME),THE CROWD HAD GROWN TO OVER 300,000. [...]
1989-05-21 17:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING14102 SITREP NO. 9: TIANANMEN SQUARE ON MAY 22:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. ON MAY 21, ONCE AGAIN STUDENTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WENT ALL OUT TO BLOCK AN EXPECTED ENTRANCE BY PLA TROOPS INTO BEIJING. ONCE AGAIN, ROADBLOCKS WERE SET UP AT ALL MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND MANNED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS. AND ONC [...]
1989-05-22 04:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI MARR CH
89BEIJING14103 SITREP NO. 10: VIEW OF TIANANMEN SQUARE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFFS VIEWED TIANANMEN SQUARE THE MORNING OF MAY 22 FROM 1000 TO 1100 HOURS LOCAL. NO TROOPS WERE ANYWHERE IN SIGHT. NO BUSSES WERE RUNNING, BUT PEOPLE APPEARED TO BE MAKING THEIR WAY TO WORK. POLOFFS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WERE FEWER THAN 10,000 STUDEN [...]
1989-05-22 04:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING15390 SITREP NO. 28: TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND HELMETED, ARMED TROOPS MOVED TOWARD BEIJING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS OF JUNE 3. AS OF 1930, LARGE CONVOYS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AS BEFORE BY BUS AND HUMAN BARRICADES. THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF TROOP TRUCKS IS ON T [...]
1989-06-03 11:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING15407 SITREP NO. 29: ARTICLE JUSTIFIES MARTIAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE JUNE 3 EDITION OF THE PEOPLE'S DAILY CARRIED A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE INDICTING "A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE" WHO ALLEGEDLY INCITED THE PRESENT TURMOIL IN BEIJING AND JUSTIFIED MARTIAL LAW. THE ARTICLE WAS ISSUED BY THE BEIJING MUNICIPAL PARTY COMMIT [...]
1989-06-03 15:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING15411 SITREP NO. 31: TIANANMEN AT 0245 ON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AS OF 0145, ABC NEWS REPORTERS ON THE SQUARE REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF TROOPS AND RIOT POLICE ON THE SOUTHERN END OF TIANANMEN. TEAR GAS AND GUNFIRE WERE REPORTED ON THE SQUARE. EMBOFF SAW TRACERS BEING FIRED OVER THE SQUARE. ABC JOURNALISTS SAID [...]
1989-06-03 18:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHU SOCI CH
89BEIJING15491 CHENGDU STALEMATE
[...] SUMMARY: AS OF 1600 ON 6/5, THERE IS A STALEMATE IN DOWNTOWN CHENGDU BETWEEN PROTESTERS WHO FLOOD THE STREETS AND CONTINUE TO BURN SOME VEHICLES, AND TROOPS WHICH HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE COMPOUND AND OCCASIONALLY LOB TEAR GAS INEFFECTIVELY INTO THE CROWD. STUDENTS REPRESE [...]
1989-06-05 11:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM CH
89BEIJING18828 LATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY DURING A RECENT MEETING, A LATIN AMERICAN DIPLOMAT AND HIS WIFE PROVIDED POLOFF AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MOVEMENTS ON JUNE 3-4 AND THEIR EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF EVENTS AT TIANANMEN SQUARE. ALTHOUGH THEIR ACCOUNT GENERALLY FOLLOWS THOSE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED [...]
1989-07-12 08:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
89BEIJING21902 PRC GOALS AFTER TIANANMEN: THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL, THE PRC NOW HAS FOUR PRESSING GOALS: COMPLETE ERADICATION OF "COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENTS"; CONTINUATION OF ECONOMIC OPENNESS AND REFORM; POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE MASSES; AND THE WEEDING OUT OF CORRU [...]
1989-08-09 09:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
89BEIRUT1229 EAST-WEST FIGHTING -- SITUATION AS OF 1200Z --
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1100Z AMBASSADOR WAS CONTACTED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF AMAL LEADER NABIH BERRI, WHO SAID BERRI WANTED AMBASSADOR TO KNOWN THAT AMAL HAD NOT RPT NOT INITIATED THE SHELLING MORNING OF MARCH 14. BERRI WAS VERY CONCERNED AT THE NUMBER OF INNOCENT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...]
1989-03-14 11:57:00Embassy BeirutSECRETMOPS PGOV LE
89BOGOTA17718DESERTERS REVEAL DETAILS OF THE FARC'S BLOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SIX GUERRILLA DESERTERS UNFOLDED TO JOURNALISTS AN EYE-OPENING ACCOUNT OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE FARC LEADERSHIP AGAINST ITS TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE MAGDALENA RIVER VALLEY. CARLOS ENRIQUE CARDONA (AKA BRAULIO HERRERA),A FARC LEADER IN THE MAGDALENA, STAGED A SERIES OF MASSA [...]
1989-11-14 23:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PHUM PGOV CO
89BOGOTA19932A FARC AMBUSH KILLS 10 MILITARY IN META
[...] (U) AN AMBUSH BY A GUERRILLA COLUMN ON AN ARMY CONVOY KILLED TEN MILITARY IN LA PICOTA HILL, META DEPARTMENT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS, DECEMBER 23. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE A SEVENTH BRIGADE PATROL SEARCHED FOR THE 250-MAN GUERRILLA UNIT, BELIEVED TO BELONG TO THE FARC GUERRILLAS. THE ARMY [...]
1989-12-26 22:16:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS MOPS PGOV CO
89BOGOTA3191FARC "DECLARES CEASEFIRE" AFTER NON-GOC PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FARC LEADERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 28 ORDERED A UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE AMONG ALL ITS FRONTS IN RESPONSE TO THE FORMATION OF A PEACE COMMISSION IT HAD RECOMMENDED. THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY, THE FARC EXPRESSED HOPES THAT COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD NOW MEDIATE WITH THE GOC TO HALT THE GO [...]
1989-03-01 23:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV CO
89BOGOTA3471WHY HAS THE FARC DECLARED A UNILATERAL TRUCE?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE FARC'S CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEBRUARY 28 (REFTEL) HIGHLIGHTED THAT GROUP'S ONGOING ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE THE GOC INTO DECLARING ITS OWN CEASEFIRE AND FORCE IT INTO ENGAGING IN PEACE TALKS WITH ALL FOUR GUERRILLA GROUPS IN THE SIMON BOLIVAR G [...]
1989-03-06 22:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV CO
89CAIRO16206MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...]
1989-07-20 17:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG
89COLOMBO2434 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...]
1989-04-11 05:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN
89HAVANA6412 CASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A RECURRING THEME IN FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECHES SINCE THE END OF THE OCHOA/ABRANTES SCANDALS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN THAT THE TRAUMA HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOC RATHER THAN WEAKENED IT. KEEPING A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF VISITS TO CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL [...]
1989-10-06 12:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
89KADUNA1532 NIGERIA: THE DYNAMICS OF PARTISAN POLITICS:
[...] SUMMARY: DURING A WEEK-LONG TRIP TO BENUE AND GONGOLA STATES, CONGEN QUERIED BUSINESSMEN, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FORMER MINISTERS OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND TRADITIONAL TITLEHOLDERS ABOUT PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BABANGIDA'S HISTORIC DECISION TO REGISTER TWO POLITICAL PARTIES OF HIS OWN CRE [...]
1989-10-19 17:05:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR NI
89KHARTOUM12704 GOS RELEASES SADIQ, MOHAMMED OSMAN AND TURABI
[...] SUMMARY. THE GOS RELEASED NOVEMBER 17 THE DETAINED LEADERS OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES EXCEPT THE COMMUNIST PARTY. GENERAL OMAR AL-BASHIR TOLD PRESIDENT CARTER THAT ONLY FOURTEEN POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE STILL DETAINED. WE ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL DETAINEES, MOSTLY UNIONISTS AND SUSPEC [...]
1989-11-19 14:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINR SU
89KUWAIT3922 THE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE 1980'S HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL REALIGNMENT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER AMONG KUWAIT'S FOUR MAJOR FAMILY GROUPS: THE RULING AL-SABAH, THE SUNNI AND SHIA MERCHANT ARISTOCRACIES, AND THE JENAAT (IRAQI-ORIGIN SUNNI). THE AL-SABA [...]
1989-08-01 11:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKPRP SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KU
89LAGOS5283NIGERIA: SILENCE ON THE SHARIA DEBATE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE DEBATE OVER INCLUSION OF SHARIA LAW PROVISIONS IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION REMAINS THE MOST DIVISIVE ISSUE IN THE RUN-UP TOWARD LIFTING THE BAN ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY. THE ARMED FORCES RULING COUNCIL (AFRC) ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 29 THAT PROVISIONS O [...]
1989-04-05 16:27:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
89LAGOS6503 NIGERIA: MUSLIMS PERSPECTIVES ON SHARIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: DURING POLOFF'S TRIP TO THE NORTH APRIL 3-14, MUSLIM SPOKESMEN PROTESTED THAT WESTERN PORTRAYALS GIVE A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THE SHARIA COURT SYSTEM. CONTRARY TO ITS BRUTAL IMAGE IN THE WEST, THEY ASSERT, SHARIA PROVIDES A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE DET [...]
1989-04-27 11:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PINR NI
89PANAMA8545PANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. -------------------------------- SUMMARY -------------------------------- 2. THROUGHOUT 1989, RAPIDLY UNFOLDING POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HELD OUT HOPE TO MANY PANAMANIANS FOR A RESOLUTION TO PANAMA'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS: THE ELECTION OF MAY 7, THE SUBSEQUENT O [...]
1989-12-13 19:14:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPGOV PREL PM US
89PANAMA8558 PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR
[...] IN FACE OF WHAT IT DESCRIBED AS "THE RULE OF INJUSTICE AND VIOLENCE" IN PANAMA, THE PANAMANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (CPDH) HAS ISSUED AN URGENT INTERNATIONAL CALL ASKING THE NATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD TO BRING PRESSURE ON THE NORIEGA REGIME, PARTICULARLY TO SECURE THE RELEASE O [...]
1989-12-13 20:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM
89PANAMA8566 OPPOSITION ACTIVIST GIVES ACCOUNT OF
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT GUSTAVO CEDENO (STRICTLY PROTECT),WAS ARRESTED BY REGIME AUTHORITIES ON DECEMBER 5, DETAINED FOR 21 HOURS, BEATEN, AND QUESTIONED ABOUT A POSSIBLE NEW COUP ATTEMPT. HE WAS FORCED TO SIGN STATEMENTS AGAINST THE CHURCH AND CHRISTIAN D [...]
1989-12-13 22:21:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPHUM PINR PGOV PREF PREL PM
89PRAGUE8144DEMONSTRATIONS IN PRAGUE AND OTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE PRAGUE DEMONSTRATION OF NOVEMBER 20, AT MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE, WAS THE LARGEST YET. POLICE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INTERVENE OTHER THAN TO CLOSE BRIDGES TO PREVENT THE CROWD FROM MARCHING ON PRAGUE CASTLE. DEMONSTRATIONS ALSO OCCURRED IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES, IN [...]
1989-11-21 15:20:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPHUM CSCE PGOV PREL CZ
89PRAGUE8343 CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S QUIET REVOLUTION AND ITS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. CZECHOSLVOAKIA'S "QUIET" REVOLUTION, WITH THE CIVIC FORUM IN ITS VANGUARD, HAS REALLY ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT IT HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN FORCING THE REGIME TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE. THE FORUM'S REPRESENTATIVES DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE [...]
1989-11-29 16:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CSCE CZ
89SHENYANG1285 BACK TO SCHOOL -- NORTHEAST CHINA STREETS ARE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LIFE IN THE NORTHEAST HAS BEEN DRIFTING BACK TO NORMAL. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PUBLIC STUDENT DEMONSTRATION SINCE MONDAY, MAY 29, WHEN SMALL BANDS OF SHENYANG AND CHANGCHUN STUDENTS STAGED FUNERAL MARCHES (WEARING WHITE HEADBANDS AND CARRYING WREAT [...]
1989-06-02 06:30:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI CH
89SHENYANG1301 NORTHEAST CHINA STUDENTS REACT TO BEIJING
[...] SUMMARY: NORTHEAST STUDENTS TODAY RESPONDED TO NEWS OF THE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMYS FIRING ON PRO- DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS IN BEIJING BY ORGANIZING ORDERLY FUNERAL PROCESSIONS AND PROTEST MARCHES TO SPREAD THE WORD TO STUNNED AND SYMPATHETIC CITIZENS. THE STUDENTS ATTACKED THE USE OF BRUTAL [...]
1989-06-04 15:00:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PHUM CH
89STATE102760 LETTERS TO DEPARTMENT FROM LTTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS FROM THE LTTE, CRITICIZING THE PLACEMENT OF THE TAMIL GROUP IN A US GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION ON TERRORIST ORGZANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND CALLING FOR AMERICAN ASSISTANCE IN MEDIATING THE CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA. THE LTTE APPEARS T [...]
1989-04-03 23:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PINS CE
89STATE404719U.S. PRESENTS ITS CASE ON PANAMA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) MET IN SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 20, AT THE REQUEST OF NORIEGA'S OAS AMBASSADOR. (CONTRARY TO THE IMPRESSION CONVEYED BY MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THERE WAS NO VOTE ACCEPTING CREDENTIALS OF THE NORIEGA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS [...]
1989-12-21 02:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV US XM PM OAS
90ABUDHABI536 SULTAN: BULLISH ON RAFSANJANI AND BEARISH
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: SHEIKH SULTAN OF SHARJAH WAS, AS USUAL, BULLISH ABOUT RAFSANJANI'S MODERATIONS AND CONTROL OF EVENTS IN TEHRAN AND CLAIMED THAT THE REAL WILD CARD WHICH RAFSANJANI FEARED WAS THE BAZARRIS, NOT THE RADICAL CLERGY. SULTAN SAID THAT AT UK REQUEST HE HAD BEEN [...]
1990-01-28 04:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV US IR TC
90CAPETOWN97 ESSA MOOSA TALKS ABOUT MANDELA AND OTHER TOPICS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. ATTORNEY ESSA MOOSA WHO SPOKE WITH HIM LAST WEEK, SAYS MANDELA FULLY EXPECTS THAT ON FEBRUARY 2 DE KLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE UNBANNING OF THE ANC, PAC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE LIFTING OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE RETURN OF PO [...]
1990-01-17 15:12:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SF
90DAMASCUS4736 SYRIA AND THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH FIGHTING
[...] (C) DAMASCUS HAS ADOPTED A LOW PUBLIC PROFILE ON THE AMAL-HIZBALLAH FIGHTING IN THE IQLIM AL TUFFAH, DESPITE ITS INTENSITY AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. SYRIAN MEDIA HAS GIVEN LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE BATTLES AND THE SARG APPEARS TO BE TAKING FEW, IF ANY, STEPS TO TRY TO END IT. THE FLURRY OF [...]
1990-08-02 15:03:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV SY LE IR
90HAVANA257 CASTRO'S CREED "SOCIALISM OR DEATH"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WITH THE FALL OF EACH EASTERN EUROPEAN COMMUNIST LEADER CASTRO'S DEFENSE OF SOCIALISM HAS SEEMED TO BECOME MORE RIGID. SHORTLY BEFORE EACH COMMUNIST HEAD LEFT OFFICE, CASTRO MADE AN OFFICIAL GESTURE INDICATING SOME MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS REGIME. IN R [...]
1990-01-16 16:48:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
90JOHANNESBURG264 THOUSANDS IN JOHANNESBURG PEACEFULLY
[...] TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HAPPY REVELERS HAVE FILLED THE STREETS OF JOHANNESBURG AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF NELSON MANDELA'S RELEASE WAS MADE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10. CROWDS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED GATHERED IN SPONTANEOUS CELEBRATIONS IN THE CITY CENTER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDA [...]
1990-02-13 09:31:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SF
90KHARTOUM10657 GOS COUNCIL REPUTEDLY SUPPORTS DISMANTLING
[...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...]
1990-10-11 10:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID PHUM PREL EG IZ SU
90KHARTOUM13366 SUDANESE HEAD OF STATE ENDORSES SHARIA LAW
[...] ACCORDING TO SUDAN'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE WEEKLY "NEW HORIZON," SUDAN'S HEAD OF STATE, GENERAL OMAR AL BASHIR, HAS PUBLICLY ENDORSED THE 1983 SEPTEMBER LAWS. PROVIDING FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT KNOWN AS "HUDUD," THE SEPTEMBER LAWS ARE ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF SUDANESE SOCIETY AND J [...]
1990-12-23 13:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SOCI PINS SU
90KHARTOUM3477SUDAN AND THE ARABS: POSSIBLY STEP-SISTERS;
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SUDAN'S ARAB RELATIONSHIPS HAVE UNDERGONE A METAMORPHOSIS SINCE THE MILITARY COUP OF JUNE 1989. MOST ARAB STATES REACTED WARMLY TO THE OUSTER OF SADIQ AL- MAHDI. SINCE THEN, THIS WARMTH HAS DISSIPATED AS AN UNENLIGHTENED GOS HAS DRIFTED TOWARD LI [...]
1990-04-01 07:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS KPRP SU
90KHARTOUM5759 SUDAN'S MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT: MORE IN CHECK
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 30, 1989, WHEN ELEMENTS OF SUDAN'S ARMORED AND AIRBORNE FORCES SEIZED POWER FROM PRIME MINISTER SADIQ AL MAHDI, IT WAS WIDELY BELIEVED THAT THE LONG-AWAITED TAKEOVER BY THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT HAD FINALLY TAKEN PLACE. [...]
1990-05-31 11:06:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETMARR MCAP PGOV PINR KPRP SU
90KHARTOUM7632 DIPLOMATS AGREE--BASHIR IS HERE TO STAY, IF NOT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT LUNCH HOSTED BY CHARGE JULY 24 SIX SENIOR DIPLOMATS ASSIGNED TO KHARTOUM EXPRESSED THEIR CONVICTION THAT THE BASHIR GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN IN POWER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE--AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, POSSIBLY A YEAR. UNLIKE EARLIER MEETINGS WHICH WITNESSED [...]
1990-07-26 09:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV SU EG NL GE IT UR MO
90KUWAIT4144 SADDAM'S THREAT HELPS PULL KUWAITIS TOGETHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IRAQI THREATS HAVE HAD THE EFFECT OF UNIFYING SOME KUWAITI LEFTISTS AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS BEHIND THE GOK. THE LEFTIST KUWAIT TRADE UNION FEDERATION (KTUF),IN A JULY 20 STATEMENT, DENOUNCED IRAQI ALLEGATIONS AS TANTAMOUNT TO A DIRECT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST KUWAI [...]
1990-07-21 12:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KU IZ
90KUWAIT4267 KUWAITIS CALM, CONFIDENT, AND UNIFIED (FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FOLLOWING MUBARAK'S MEDIATION BLITZ THROUGH BAGHDAD, KUWAIT, AND JEDDAH JULY 24, THE KUWAITI PUBLIC IS CALM AND CONFIDENT THAT TENSION BETWEEN KUWAIT AND IRAQ WILL EASE OFF. SOURCES INDICATE THAT KUWAITIS, WHILE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ARMED CONFLICT, HAVE TAKEN SAD [...]
1990-07-26 10:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
90KUWAIT4364 KUWAITI CABINET REJECTS "ARM-TWISTING" AS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. KUWAIT'S CABINET JULY 29 WELCOMED TALKS WITH IRAQ -- NOW SET TO BEGIN IN JEDDAH JULY 31, CALLED FOR A "FAIR AND CONCLUSIVE SETTLEMENT," AND REJECTED "ALL FORMS OF ARM-TWISTING, INTIMIDATION, AND THE USE OF FORCE." THE CABINET ALSO VOICED ITS APPROVAL OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY OPEC [...]
1990-07-31 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU IZ
90KUWAIT4520 TFKU01: SIDEBAR TO HISTORY OF THE INVASION - AN
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. FRENCH CHARGE' D'AFFAIRES TOLD DCM AUGUST 9 THAT TARIQ REZOUQI, KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE AND MEMBER OF THE KUWAITI DELEGATION TO THE JEDDAH SUMMIT HAS CONFIRMED TO THEM THAT THE IRAQIS WENT TO JEDDAH INTENT ON THE SUMMIT'S FAILURE. ACCORDING TO REZOUQI, THE KU [...]
1990-08-09 18:29:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ
90KUWAIT4869TFKU01: WAR OF THE EMBASSIES SITREP: TURKS THROW IN THE
[...] TURKISH AMBASSADOR INFORMED US THIS MORNING, AUGUST 28, THAT HE HAS BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE HIS EMBASSY. HE AND A REMAINING STAFF OF 11 WILL CLOSE THE DOORS TODAY AND DRIVE TO BAGHDAD, AND HOPEFULLY ON TO ANKARA. AMBASSADOR RECEIVED CLOSURE ORDERS FROM ANKARA AT 0100 LKT. DECISION TO CLOSE IS [...]
1990-08-28 12:10:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU
90KUWAIT4871TFKU01: CONTACT WITH KUWAITI RESISTANCE
[...] EMBASSY RECEIVED A FAX THIS MORNING, AUGUST 28, FROM "A KUWAITI CITIZEN" PROPORTING TO REPRESENT THE KUWAITI RESISTANCE. THE FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD FOR "TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR COMPUTER CONSULTING AND SERVICES". PAGE TWO OF FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD OF "UNIVERSAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC CONSULTANT". NEI [...]
1990-08-28 12:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ
90KUWAIT4875TFKU01: CHEESEBURGERS AS SYMBOLS OF RESISTANCE; WATER AS A
[...] CANADIAN EMBASSY LAST NIGHT, AUGUST 27, LEARNED IN A MOST TANGIBLE WAY OF THE STRENGTH OF THE KUWAIT RESISTANCE, AND THE IMPACT EMBASSIES' DEFIANCE OF IRAQI ORDERS TO CLOSE HAS HAD ON THE LOCAL KUWAITI POPULATION. 2. IN THE LATE EVENING, THE SMALL BAND OF CANADIAN DIPLOMATS SEALED INTO TH [...]
1990-08-28 12:28:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU
90MADRAS1249 KARUNANIDHI: IS THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI'S OBVIOUS TILT TOWARDS THE LTTE IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD CONTROVERSY AND DISMAY IN TAMIL NADU, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE DMK LEADER'S STRAINED RELATIONS WITH THE TIGERS IN THE PAST. SINCE DECEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO M [...]
1990-04-17 07:53:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF IN CE
90MADRID12668SPAIN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1990. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. THE TWO MAJOR TERRORIST GROUPS IN SPAIN ARE THE EXTREM [...]
1990-10-31 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP PGOV KPRP
90MOGADISHU10239NEW OPPOSITION GROUP APPEARS
[...] CONDFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. A NOMALI OPPOSITION GROUP, THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT, HAS BEEN FORMED. ACCORDING TO USC LEADERS, THE SDM GREW OUT OF THE SO-CALLED "MESOPOTAMIAN MANIFESTO," WHICH WAS DRAFTED BY RAHANWEYNE FARMERS TO PROTEST GSDR POLICIES, AND ESPECIALLY THE [...]
1990-11-26 12:50:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV EAGR SO
90MOGADISHU10556 SECURITY DECREE CALLS PARTS OF CONSTITUTION INTO QUESTION
[...] (U) ON DECEMBER 5, RADIO MOGADISHU MADE THE FOLLOWING BROADCAST: 2. (U) TEXT FROM UNOFFICIAL USIS TRANSLATION. BEGIN TEXT: THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, HUSSEIN SHIEKH ABDIRAHMAN MATTAN, GAVE DETAILS ON A NEW ANTI-BANDITRY LAW SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL [...]
1990-12-05 15:20:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM SO
90MOGADISHU10701DISCUSSION WITH GENERAL MOHAMED ALI SAMANTAR
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-10 15:02:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV SO
90MOGADISHU10969 CONSTITUTION DRAFTER DISILLUSIONED
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. ON DECEMBER 17, POLOFF SPOKE WITH ABDULAHI MOALLIM, A HAWIYE LAWYER SPECIALIZING IN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. MOALLIM WAS ONE OF THE SIX DRAFTERS OF THE NEW SOMALI CONSTITUTION. - 3. MOALLIM SAID HE WAS DISILLUSIONED BY THE GSDR'S LACK OF RESPECT FOR TH [...]
1990-12-17 15:07:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS SO
90MOGADISHU11003 DISCUSSION WITH MANIFESTO SIGNERS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. ON DECEMBER 17, DCM HOSTED A LUNCHEON FOR SEVERAL SIGNERS OF THE MAY MANIFESTO. THEY ARE: GENERAL ABDULAHI MOHAMED HASSAN, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE SOMALI POLICE AND A MAJERTAIN (BIO DETAILS FOLLOW SEPTEL); MOHAMOUD SALAH NOOR, ADOLBAHANTE AND FORMER LAB [...]
1990-12-18 15:06:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM MOPS SO
90MOGADISHU11138NORTHERN MINISTER DEPLORES CURRENT SITUATION
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-20 14:32:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV SO
90MOGADISHU11232DECEMBER 22, 1990 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-24 09:54:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SO
90MOGADISHU11295DECEMBER 27, 1990 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIAD BARRE
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-27 15:09:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SO
90MOGADISHU1773 SOMALIS UNDULY GLOOMY OVER NEW CABINET
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: SEVERAL SOMALI FRIENDS CONFIDED DISAPPOINT- MENT TO US OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT THE MAKEUP OF PRESIDENT SIAD'S NEW GOVERNMENT. THEY GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE LINEUP POLITICALLY WEAK (THOUGH TECHNICALLY STRONGER) AND OF LITTLE VALUE TO THE POLITICA [...]
1990-02-21 09:44:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR SO
90MOGADISHU2527 PEACE BREAKING OUT IN THE NORTH?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: EXHAUSTED BY FRATRICIDE AND WEAKENED BY HUNGER,FEUDING TRIBES IN NORTHWEST SOMALIA MAY AT LAST BE READY TO MAKE PEACE AMONG THEMSELVES, WITH SNM, AND WITH GSDR. SOMALI ARMY "WARLORDS" IN THE NORTH HAVE ALREADY WITHDRAWN FROM THE FRAY TO DEVOTE TH [...]
1990-03-13 11:42:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SO
90MOGADISHU9970BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING: ABDIRAHMAN ABDULLE OSMAN
[...] No summary [...]
1990-11-15 10:19:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PGOV SO
90MOSCOW4292 RADICAL POLITICAL REFORM ON TAP AT CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLENUM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE ASSUME ADDRESSEES HAVE SEEN THE FBIS TEXT OF GORBACHEV'S MEETING WITH MINERS AT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 2. THE TEXT WAS CARRIED IN THE CENTRAL PRESS FEBRUARY 5. EMBASSY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS FOLLOWS. 2. A SEEMINGLY CONFIDENT GORBACHEV TOLD TH [...]
1990-02-05 10:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR UR
90PRETORIA17357 THABO MBEKI ON THE STATE OF PLAY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN A TWO HOUR MEETING WITH DCM MCCALLIE, ANC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR THABO MBEKI OUTLINED DEVELOPMENTS IN ANC-INKATHA PEACE TALKS, CONTINUING SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY BY SECURITY FORCE ELEMENTS, AND THE STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS WI [...]
1990-10-24 14:18:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SF
90PRETORIA20502 THE SAG-ANC RELATIONSHIP: A YEAR END PERSPECTIVE
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. A NEW MOOD OF UNCERTAINTY HAS SETTLED OVER SOUTH AFRICA FOLLOWING A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL CHANGE. AFTER A PROMISING START, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ANC HAVE BOGG [...]
1990-12-17 17:41:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF
90PRETORIA2455THE BEAT GOES ON: MASS PROTEST ACTIONS PROLIFERATE
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE LEVEL OF PROTEST ACTION CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE WAKE OF PRESIDENT DE KLERK'S FEBRUARY 2 PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH. A GROWING NUMBER OF BLACK COMMUNITIES HAVE ORGANIZED RALLIES AROUND LOCAL ISSUES, WHILE THE REBEL CRICKET TOUR AND THE UNBA [...]
1990-02-09 16:01:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SF
90PRETORIA7087MANDELA REPORTED "FURIOUS" AT TOP ADVISER FOR
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT 2. NELSON MANDELA IS "FURIOUS" WITH TOP ADVISER ZWELAKHE SISULU FOR PERSUADING THE ANC LEADERSHIP TO VETO HIS PLANS TO MEET MARGARET THATCHER IN LONDON IN MID-APRIL, ACCORDING TO A CLOSE SISULU ASSOCIATE. GABU TUGWANA (PROTECT),SISULU'S DEPUTY AT THE "NEW NATION" NEWSP [...]
1990-05-03 10:04:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
90SHANGHAI2272BLOOD AND BITTERNESS: A SOLDIER'S TALE OF TIANANMEN
[...] No summary [...]
1990-03-26 04:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MCAP CH
90STATE163440 IRAN A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI - LIVING WITH THE LEGACY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI'S DEATH, IRAN'S LEADERS ARE DIVIDED OVER THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE POLITICAL DIRECTION. THEIR DISAGREEMENTS, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES EXPRESSED IN OBSCURE THEOLOGICAL TERMS, ARE ON DISPLAY IN VIGOROUS DEBATES IN THE MEDIA, PARLIAMENT, [...]
1990-05-21 20:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON IR
91BERLIN3009 UNEMPLOYMENT UP SHARPLY IN JULY, BUT RISE OFFEST
[...] OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW GERMAN STATES ROSE A SHARP 27 PERCENT BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY TO A TOTAL OF 1,068,000, OR ROUGHLY 12.1 PERCENT OF THE WORKFORCE. STILL, THE INCREASE DID NOT FULFILL SOME DIRE PREDICTIONS BASED ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE EXPIRATION ON JUNE 30 OF "NO-FIRINGS" [...]
1991-08-15 13:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV GM EIND
91BOGOTA2069 COLOMBIA'S FARC, ELN GUERRILLAS FLEX
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE NEW YEAR HAS SEEN A TREMENDOUS ESCALATION IN GUERRILLA VIOLENCE BY COLOMBIA'S TWO MAIN FORCES, THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (FARC) AND THE NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY (ELN). PREFERRED TARGETS HAVE BEEN THE SECURITY FORCES AND THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE. [...]
1991-02-07 22:29:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PINR PHUM CO
91CAIRO5521MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] IN A STATEMENT ISSUED ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 26, EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE HAMED ABU AL-NASR ISSUED A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HIS ORGANIZATION DENOUNCING THE "MALICIOUS PLOT" THAT HAS PRODUCED THE INVASION OF KUWAIT, THE DESTRUCTION OF IRAQ'S CAPABILITIES, AND THE POSSIBLE FRA [...]
1991-03-28 08:57:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PINS PGOV PREL SA KU EG
91DHAKA5954 MEETING WITH AWAMI LEAGUE LEADER SHEIKH HASINA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: I MET WITH THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, SHEIKH HASINA, IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG, TWO-HOUR MEETING ON JULY 10. CLEARLY SHEIKH HASINA WANTS TO IMPROVE HER IMAGE, AND THAT OF THE AWAMI LEAGUE, WITH AMERICANS, AND THE USG. SHE RAISED THE ISSUE OF [...]
1991-07-11 12:17:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BG
91ISLAMABAD8792 SHARIA--WHERE DID IT GO?
[...] LOU- ENTIRE TEXT 2. ONE MONTH AGO, THE LEADING TOPIC OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN MUCH OF PAKISTAN WAS THE PRIME MINISTER'S SHARIA BILL, OSTENSIBLY MEANT TO "ISLAMIZE" PAKISTANI LAWS, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIETY. DEBATE RAGED IN THE PRESS BETWEEN CRITICS FROM THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT, WHO ARGUED THA [...]
1991-06-17 06:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PK
91JEDDAH1892JEDDAH'S MERCHANT ELITE: THE ALIREZAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE ALIREZAS ARE JEDDAH'S FIRST FAMILY AND AMONG THE MERCHANT ELITE THEY ARE CLEARLY PRIMA INTRA PARAS. AT PUBLIC RECEPTIONS SENIOR ALIREZAS ARE DEFERRED TO BY ALL BUT THE AL-SAUD. WHILE PROBABLY NOT THE OLDEST OR RICHEST FAMILY IN [...]
1991-08-28 11:26:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EFIN ECON SA
91KHARTOUM2104 BASHIR AND THE RCC ON THE EVE OF THEIR SECOND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BESEIGED AND CRITICIZED FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY QUARTER, AS IT APPROACHES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY, GENERAL OMAR AL-BASHIR'S REVOLUTION COMMAND COUNCIL NONETHELESS APPEARS FIRMLY IN CHARGE OF SUDAN. THE RECENT CURRENCY CHANGE, ABOUT AS BADLY BOTCHED AS [...]
1991-05-30 10:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR ECON EFIN SU
91KHARTOUM2937 BASHIR'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY SPEECH: HOT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HIGHLIGHT OF CELEBRATIONS (VASTLY SCALED DOWN) FOR THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL SALVATION REVOLUTION WAS RCC CHAIRMAN BASHIR'S SPEECH JUNE 29 AT FRIENDSHIP HALL. IN ATTENDANCE WERE LIBYAN LEADER QHADDAFI AND CHADIAN PRESIDENT IDRIS DEBY (THE ONLY HEADS OF STATE P [...]
1991-07-02 08:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL LY SU
91KHARTOUM4769 ISLAMIZATION OF SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. SUMMARY: THERE IS CLEAR AND MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT THE NIF-DOMINATED GOVERNMENT IN KHARTOUM HAS EMBARKED ON A CAMPAIGN TO ISLAMIZE SOUTHERN SUDAN AND THOSE SOUTHERNERS, MOSTLY DISPLACED, LIVING IN THE [...]
1991-09-02 14:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PHUM SU
91LENINGRAD4146LENINGRAD'S COMMUNISTS UNREPENTANT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN A REMARKABLE MONOLOGUE WHICH REFLECTED MORE ABOUT THE CURRENT TORTURED THINKING OF COMMUNIST APPARATCHIKS THAN REALITY, 0. L. ZOLOTAREV, AIDE TO LENINGRAD COMMUNIST PARTY FIRST SECRETARY GIDASPOV, ASSERTED AUGUST 28 THAT: - GIDASPOV HAD NOT B [...]
1991-08-30 14:54:00Consulate St PetersburgCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UR
91LIMA7182 A SUMMARY OF RECENT ESTIMATES OF SENDERO
[...] (S/NF/NC/ORCO... id: 457 date: 5/30/1991 23:11 refid: 91LIMA7182 origin: Embassy Lima classification: SECRET destination: 90LIMA12787 header: P 302311Z MAY 91 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8453 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO USAFSO HOWARD AFB USCINCSO QUARR [...]
1991-05-30 23:11:00Embassy LimaSECRETPTER PGOV PINR PE
91MADRID12971SPAIN: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS EMBASSY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1991. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. GOS PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOM [...]
1991-11-12 18:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV KPRP SP
91MOSCOW10336GAMSAKHURDIA CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE MOSCOW
[...] No summary [...]
1991-04-10 09:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL SOCI UR
91MOSCOW10849 BYZANTINE POLITICS THRIVE IN SOVIET GEORGIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------ 2. DURING A MARCH 31 - APRIL 3 TRIP TO TBILISI, POLOFF MET WITH GEORGIAN SUPREME SOVIET CHAIRMAN ZVIAD GAMSAKHURDIA (PROTECT),OPPOSITION LEADERS, AND OTHER REPUBLIC RESIDENTS TO SORT OUT THE BYZANTINE POLITICS OF GEORGIA WHERE ACCUSATIONS [...]
1991-04-16 22:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV UR PREL SOCI PINS
91MOSCOW13989 ARMENIA PURSUES INDEPENDENCE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY /------ 2. DURING A MAY 13-16 TRIP TO ARMENIA: --ARMENIAN OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER FIVE REPUBLICS EXCLUDED FROM THE NINE-PLUS-ONE DECLARATION. --ARMENIAN SUPREME SOVIET CHAIRMAN TER-PETROSYAN (PROTE [...]
1991-05-21 16:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UR
91MOSCOW146 ROLL OVER LENIN: KAZAN CATHEDRAL TO BE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY ------ 2. RED SQUARE'S KAZAN CATHEDRAL, A POWERFUL RUSSIAN PATRIOTIC SYMBOL BLOWN UP BY STALIN, IS TO BE REBUILT. CONSERVATVE RUSSIENS CHEER WHILE LIBERAL ORTHODOX BELIEVERS FRET THAT THE REBUILDING MAY PLAY INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE [...]
1991-01-02 16:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS UR
91MOSCOW169 BYELORUSSIAN GOVERNMENT THANKS PRESIDENT BUSH AND
[...] THE BYELORUSSIAN REPUBLIC FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE EMBASSY FORWARD THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM REPUBLIC PRIME MINISTER V.F. KEBICH THANKING PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR HELPING THE VICTIMS OF THE CHERNOBYL' DISASTER (ENGLISH TEXT SUPPLIED BY BYELORUSSIAN MFA): (B [...]
1991-01-03 07:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID
91MOSCOW219 TAKEOVER OF PRESS BUILDINGS IN RIGA AND VILNIUS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY /------ 2. LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN SPOKESMEN CONFIRMED PRESS REPORTS THAT SOVIET INTERIOR MINISTRY (MVD) SPECIAL FORCES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE MAIN PRESS BUILDING IN RIGA AND ARE OCCUPYING THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE LITHUANIAN BRANCH OF THE CPSU IN VILNIUS, [...]
1991-01-03 15:21:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINT UR
91MOSCOW35835 GEORGIAN REPUBLIC'S RELATIONS WITH MOSCOW
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: GEORGIANS SEE UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE SEALING THE FATE OF THE SOVIET UNION AND RESULTING IN, AT MOST, A MINOR ADVISORY ROLE FOR THE CENTER. REPUBLIC LEADERS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR U.S. DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN TBILISI AND FOR OUR MORAL/POLITICAL SUPPO [...]
1991-12-13 20:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PREL UR
91MOSCOW37083 GEORGIA -- DELIVERY OF LETTER ON
[...] (U) DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNSELOR DELIVERED PRESIDENTIAL LETTER RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF GEORGIA TO GEORGIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN MOSCOW PYOTR PETROVICH CHIKMEIDZE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED, AND EXPRESSED U.S [...]
1991-12-30 10:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV US UR
91NDJAMENA848QADHAFI THREATENS DEBY
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: QADHAFI WARNED DEBY DURING LATTER'S RECENT VISIT TO LIBYA THAT THERE COULD BE NO STABILITY IN CHAD IF BILATERAL RELATIONS DID NOT REMAIN POSITIVE. BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH FRANCE ARE GOOD AND DEBY IS INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE ON DOME [...]
1991-02-26 14:49:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRETPREL PGOV CD LY FR
91RIYADH3320 THE SAUDI PRESS: PROFILES OF INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE GIVES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF SAUDI DAILY NEWSPAPERS, THEIR INDIVIDUAL ORIGINS, SPECIAL SLANTS, AND ESTIMATED CIRCULATION FIGURES. (ONLY "AL-HAYAT," A SAUDI-CONTROLLED DAILY PUBLISHED IN LONDON IS NOT INCLUDED). REF A DESCRIBED THE STRUCT [...]
1991-04-06 05:50:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PROP PGOV SA
91STATE419544 U.S. POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF FORMER SOVIET
[...] SUMMARY. THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED USG POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. FOLLOWING IS PRESS GUIDANCE THAT ADDRESSEES MAY USE WITH LOCAL PRESS AND OTHER CONTACTS. PARA 2 IS GENERAL GUIDANCE IN Q-AND-A FORMAT; PARA 3 IS THE TEXT OF THE [...]
1991-12-28 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PNAT PBTS
91ZAGREB1189WGYOOL: RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: AS REPORTED IN SEPTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SIXTEEN RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REGARDING THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN CROATIA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF CROATIA. END S [...]
1991-08-06 11:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1569 REPORTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
[...] WE HAVE COMPILED A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM THE EC OBSERVERS (WHO WERE IN GRUBISNO POLJE ON NOVEMBER 6 AND PLAN TO RETURN NOVEMBER 7),THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT OF THE JNA, AND CROATIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS ON EVENTS, ALLEGED AND OTHERWISE, THAT HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PLACE IN WESTERN SLAVONIA. TH [...]
1991-11-07 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS
91ZAGREB1589CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS TO UN
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF NOVEMBER 11, 1991 LETTER FROM DR. ZVONIMIR SEPAROVIC ADDRESSED TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPEALING FOR ASSISTANCE FOR DUBROVNIK. BEGIN TEXT. SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 11, 1991 GENTLEMEN, ACCORDING TO LATEST NEWS DUBROVNIK - THE TOWN UNDER U [...]
1991-10-12 12:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
91ZAGREB1658 ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 25, 1991
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT TUDJMAN WENT ON CROATIAN TELEVISION YESTERDAY TO DENOUNCE ALLEGED RIGHTIST AND JNA COVERT PLOTS TO BRING DOWN HIS GOVERNMENT. THE EVACUATION OF JNA INSTALLATIONS IN THE ZAGREB AREA HAS BEGUN, THOUGH NOT ALTOGETHER SMOOTHLY. SHELLING IN OSIJEK WAS REPORTED TODAY. [...]
1991-11-25 17:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR PHUM
91ZAGREB1661ZAGREB UPDATE, NOVEMBER 26, 1991
[...] No summary [...]
1991-11-26 14:32:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL HR
92ALEXANDRIA721ALEXANDRIA: CONSENSUS OF VIEWS ON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: DURING A DAY-LONG SERIES OF MEETINGS OCTOBER 17, CG SCHELL AND VISITING NEA/EGY DIRECTOR SURBER HEARD FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF OUR REGULAR LOCAL CONTACTS THAT THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM FACING EGYPT TODAY IS THE ECONOMY, MORE SPECIFICALLY, [...]
1992-10-20 10:46:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KISL EG
92ALEXANDRIA751 ALEXANDRIA: TRIAL OF SUSPECTED JIHAD MEMBERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF THIRTY-ONE SUSPECTED ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS, SOME OF WHOM WERE ARRESTED IN ALEXANDRIA IN AUGUST, WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 29 AT ALEXANDRIAS HIGH MILITARY COURT ACCORDING TO WIDESPREAD PRESS COVERAGE. THE SUSPECTED MILITANTS, WHO COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF FOUND GUILTY [...]
1992-10-29 15:42:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL EG
92AMMAN2299MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD GOES ON THE WAGON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IS PRESSING ITS SOCIAL AGENDA ONCE AGAIN, BY TRYING TO BAN ALCOHOL. THE MB PROBABLY KNOWS THAT THIS EFFORT WILL NOT SUCCEED; MORE LIKELY, THE MOVEMENT IS CHAFING UNDER THE BIN SHAKER GOVERNMENT'S TIGHT REINS AND WANTS TO FIG [...]
1992-02-24 11:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI JO
92BOGOTA10667 "SNOW WHITE AND THE FOUR DWARFS" -- BIOS OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE HIGHEST DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (FARC),COLOMBIA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST GUERRILLA GROUP, IS ITS FIVE-MEMBER GENERAL SECRETARIAT, COMPOSED SINCE AUGUST 1990 OF LEGENDARY FARC HEAD MANUEL MARULANDA VELEZ [...]
1992-07-23 12:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINR PINS PGOV CO
92BOGOTA2165 COLOMBIAN COMMUNISTS WANT TO TAKE OVER FARC
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ROBERTO SAENZ VARGAS, YOUNGER BROTHER OF FARC LEADER ALFONSO CANO (NOM DE GUERRE OF GUILLERMO LEON SAENZ VARGAS),AND FARC GO-BETWEEN MORRIS ACKERMAN SEPARATELY HAVE TOLD POLOFF THAT HARDLINERS WHO NOW CONTROL THE COLOMBIAN COMMUNIST PARTY (PCC),[...]
1992-02-12 17:09:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PINR KPRP CO
92DAMASCUS8730 ASAD GRANTS AMNESTY FOR 540 POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD HAS ISSUED A DECREE GRANTING AN AMNESTY TO 540 PRISONERS HELD ON "SECURITY" GROUNDS, ACCORDING TO THE MAIN NEWS BULLETIN ON GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED DAMASCUS RADIO AT 1415 LOCAL TIME, DECEMBER Â [...]
1992-12-01 15:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINS SY
92DAMASCUS8839 SYRIANS RELEASE 45 LEBANESE SUNNI ISLAMIC
[...] (U) THE LEBANESE NEWSPAPER "AL-NAHAR" REPORTED DECEMBER 4 THAT 45 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC UNIFICATION MOVEMENT (HARIKAT AL-TAWHID AL-ISLAMI),WHO WERE IMPRISONED IN SYRIA, WERE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN TRIPOLI, LEBANON, AS PART OF THE AMNESTY COVERING 554 POLITICAL DETAINEES WHICH [...]
1992-12-04 13:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PTER KISL SY LE IR
92HAVANA781 SPAIN AND CASTRO
[...] (C) USINT APPRECIATES EMBASSY MADRID'S EXCELLENT REPORT ON SPAIN'S GROWING DISENCHANTMENT WITH FIDEL CASTRO. WE FOLLOW THE SPANISH-CUBAN RELATIONSHIP AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN FROM HAVANA, AND OUR INFORMATION TRACKS WELL WITH THAT IN REFTEL. WE OFFER A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS FROM THE HAVANA PERSPEC [...]
1992-02-07 20:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU SP
92ISLAMABAD8548ONE YEAR AFTER THE SHARIA ACT,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF'S SHARIA (ISLAMIZATION) ACT, PASSED BY THE PAKISTANI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ONE YEAR AGO, WAS SYMPTOMATIC OF THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY ON PAKISTANI POLITICS. THE POORLY DRAFTED AND VAGUELY WORDED DOCUMENT P [...]
1992-06-08 12:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM KPRP PK
92JAKARTA15886 "XANANA" GUSMAO TO BE TRIED AS CRIMINAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. :SUMMARY :------- 2. INDONESIAN NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF KUNARTO TOLD REPORTERS DEC. 28 THAT CAPTURED EAST TIMOR GUERRILLA LEADER JOSE "XANANA" GUSMAO WOULD BE TRIED ON A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CHARGES; HE DID NOT MENTION ANY CHARGES UNDER THE ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW. [...]
1992-12-30 06:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV UN PO ID
92KADUNA1485"THE NATIONAL QUESTION": CAN NIGERIANS LIVE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 20 THE CITIZEN WEEKLY MAGAZINE HELD AN "ANNUAL DIALOGUE" CENTERED ON THE SUBJECT: "THE NATIONAL QUESTION: WHAT IS THE ANSWER?" CONSUL GENERAL ATTENDED THE SESSION, WHICH INCLUDED SPEAKERS KEN SARO-WIWA (ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN WRITERS); C [...]
1992-08-27 09:08:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
92KHARTOUM2013 EMERGENCE OF BASHIR? - ROLE DEFINING IN THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: FROM A NUMBER OF CONTACTS WE HAVE HAD LATELY IN KHARTOUM'S EVER ACTIVE POLITICAL CIRCLES, THERE IS PLAUSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CONCLUSIVE, HOPE THAT SUDAN'S PRESIDENT MAY BE TRYING TO WIGGLE OUT SOMEWHAT FROM UNDER THE NIF SHADOW. BASHIR'S [...]
1992-03-16 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV SU
92KHARTOUM5035 BIO UPDATE: IBRAHIM SANUSSI
[...] SECRET/NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS BASIC BIO DATA ON IBRAHIM SANUSSI: ---BORN 1937 AL UBAYD, KORDOFAN. ---1962 - BAKT AL RUDA TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, DIPLOMA. ---1970 - CAIRO UNIVERSITY, B. LAW. WAS A LEADING FIGURE IN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CAIRO [...]
1992-07-02 12:25:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPINR PGOV KISL SU US
92KHARTOUM5791 DIRECT ELECTION OF SUDANESE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE GOS REGULARLY REPEATS ITS PLEDGE TO CONDUCT DIRECT ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (CURRENTLY AN APPOINTED BODY). THIS INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ONLY THOSE PERSONS ENJOYING THE GOS SEAL OF APPR [...]
1992-07-30 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS SU
92KHARTOUM5809 BASHIR RELEASES COUP PLOTTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 27, SUDANESE HEAD OF STATE LT. GEN. OMAR BASHIR REPORTEDLY PARDONED THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES OF FIFTEEN YEARS OR LESS FOR STATE SECURITY CRIMES. HE ALSO REDUCED PRISON TERMS FOR OTHERS AND PROMISED OBSERVANCE OF LEGAL RIGHTS IN FUTURE SECURITY [...]
1992-07-30 14:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS SU
92KUWAIT4025 KUWAIT'S SUNNI MERCHANTS: UNHAPPY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE TRADITIONAL POLITICAL PREEMINENCE OF KUWAIT'S LARGE ARISTOCRATIC SUNNI MERCHANT FAMILIES IS THREATENED BY THE PACE AND DIRECTION OF POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE EMIRATE. ALREADY EMBATTLED BY A DECADE OF FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL S [...]
1992-07-19 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPRP EFIN PINR PREL KU
92LIMA12419 BETWEEN SENDERO AND THE GOP:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TE... id: 537 date: 9/17/1992 21:25 refid: 92LIMA12419 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 172125Z SEP 92 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1854 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO DIA WASHDC USCIN [...]
1992-09-17 21:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PE
92LIMA4541 GARCIA OPENS HIS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. AT A MARCH 21 PRESS CONFERENCE, EX-PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA CALLED FOR A NATIONAL FRONT AGAINST FUJIMORI; HE ALSO RULED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 LIMA 04541 01 OF 02 261219Z OUT HIS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 199 [...]
1992-03-26 12:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PE
92PRAGUE11316 THE CZECH CONSTITUTION
[...] SUMMARY: THE CZECH REPUBLIC (CR) CONSTITUTION (FULL TEXT REFTEL),WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, IS EXPLICITLY PART OF THE CR'S EFFORT TO PROJECT ITSELF RAPIDLY AND FULLY INTO THE "FAMILY OF EUROPEAN AND WORLD DEMOCRACIES." THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENT UNIT IS NOT THE CZECH PEOPLE AS A GR [...]
1992-12-30 13:30:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CZ
92RANGOON2310 NEW BURMESE LEADERSHIP PROMISES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: ON APRIL 24, BURMA'S RULING MILITARY COUNCIL ISSUED ITS MOST DRAMATIC POLITICAL STATEMENT IN MORE THAN A YEAR. IT PLEDGED TO RELEASE AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF POLITICAL DETAINEES "PROMPTLY", TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH OPPOSITION POLITICIANS WITHIN T [...]
1992-04-25 07:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR BM
92RANGOON2496 CORRUPTION AND THE BURMESE JUNTA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A RECENT LENGTHY TALK WITH CHARGE, A LEADING THAI BUSINESSMAN WITH OVER 100 FISHING BOATS PLYING BURMESE WATERS PROVIDED CHAPTER AND VERSE ON CORRUPTION AMONG RANGOON'S RULING GENERALS. ADMITTING THAT HE PERSONALLY MULES IN ABOUT 50,000 DOLLARS IN CAS [...]
1992-05-04 09:04:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EFIS BM TH
92RANGOON2619 BURMA'S APRIL 23 "PALACE COUP"
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON MAY 6-7, TWO SOURCES WITH UNUSUALLY GOOD ACCESS TO BURMA'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP PROVIDED CHARGE WITH A TOUR D'HORIZON ON RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HERE. BOTH CONFIRMED OUR INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF BURMA'S APRIL 23 "PALACE COUP" WHEREIN FORMER HEAD OF STATE AND [...]
1992-05-07 09:20:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PINR BM
92SEOUL4375 KIM IL SUNG'S BIRTHDAY AND NEW TITLES FOR FATHER
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WITH N/S NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUING OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE N/S BASIC AGREEMENT AND THE NON-NUCLEAR ACCORD, KIM IL SUNG'S APRIL 15 BIRTHDAY BASH, KIM'S NEW TITLE OF GENERALISSIMO, AND KIM JONG IL'S ELEVATION TO MARSHAL HAVE GENERATED ONLY MODEST PUBLIC INTERE [...]
1992-04-23 08:56:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
92ZAGREB1002 CROATIAN PRESS ON THE DUBROVNIK FRONT,
[...] No summary [...]
1992-06-17 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MOPS BI HR
92ZAGREB1028 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 23, 1992
[...] THE OSIJEK MAYOR THREATENED TO RESIGN IF THE MILITARY DOES NOT POLICE UP LAWLESS ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS RANKS. THE MOD AGAIN DENIED THAT CROATIAN UNITS ARE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA. VP MESIC CALLED ON HDZ CROATS IN B-H TO COOPERATE WITH ALL POLITICAL UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-22 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1036 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 24, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS APPEALED FOR FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION TO HELP STEM THE TIDE OF CONTINUED SERB/JNA AGGRESSION. STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN RAMLJAK DISCUSSED UNPROFOR DEVELOPMENTS WITH FORCE COMMANDER GENERAL NAMBIAR. EC REPRESENTATIVE UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-24 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1056 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 26, 1992
[...] LOCAL PRESS REPORTS IT IS ALL QUIET TODAY ON THE DRNIS FRONT, BUT UNPROFOR HAS POSTPONED ITS TAKEOVER OF SECTOR SOUTH UNTIL THE CEASEFIRE IS RESPECTED. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01056 01 OF 03 261351Z PRESIDENT TUDJ [...]
1992-06-26 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN HR BK MOPS
92ZAGREB146LETTER OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN
[...] THERE FOLLOWS LETTER OF JANUARY 21 OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONCERNING HIS WRITINGS AND PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS SITUATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN CROATIA. BEGIN TEXT. JANUARY 21, 1992 DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: ON BEHALF OF [...]
1992-01-30 12:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV
92ZAGREB1854 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 28, 1992
[...] AS UN/EC PEACE ENVOYS VANCE AND OWEN MET WITH CROATIAN AUTHORITIES IN ZAGREB LAST FRIDAY, THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ERUPTED INTO DEBATE OVER THE PASSAGE OF A LAW GRANTING AMNESTY TO SOME OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR SERBIA AGAINST CROATIA. A SECOND SESSION OF CROATIA'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL [...]
1992-09-28 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1869 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: SEPT 29, 1992
[...] THE PRESIDENTS OF CROATIA AND SERBIA WILL MEET IN GENEVA TOMORROW (SEPTEMBER 30) TO DISCUSS BILATERAL ISSUES. THE CROATIAN RED CROSS HAS REGISTERED 26,110 MISSING PERSONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. ULTRA-RIGHTIST LEADER PARAGA MAINTAINS THAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF ARMS FOUND DURING A SEA [...]
1992-09-29 16:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF ECON HR BK
92ZAGREB1962 CGY001: UNPROFOR'S DAUNTING TASK IN CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A REGIME OF EXTRAORDINARY BRUTALITY HOLDS SWAY IN SERBIAN-DOMINATED VUKOVAR AND ELSEWHERE IN THE SECTOR EAST UNITED NATIONS PROTECTED AREA (UNPA) OF CROATIA. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDEN [...]
1992-10-09 12:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF HR
92ZAGREB2203 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: OCT 29, 1992
[...] CROATIAN BUDGET DEFICIT HITS 400 BILLION DINARS (ALMOST USD 890 MILLION). PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TELLS ISLANDERS THAT RECONSTRUCTION IS NUMBER ONE GOAL. SERBS DESTROY BOSANSKI BROD CATHOLIC CHURCH. ZUPANJA HIT BY 12 SERBIAN SHELLS. B-10,000 CROATIAN ARMY SOLDIERS TO BE [...]
1992-10-29 16:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2243 CGYOOL: CROATIAN AND BOSNIAN PRESIDENTS
[...] FOLLOWING A PUBLIC EXCHANGE OF RECRIMINATORY LETTERS BY PRESIDENTS IZETBEGOVIC AND TUDJMAN (REFS A AND B),THE TWO LEADERS MET IN ZAGREB ON SUNDAY, NOV 1, TO ATTEMPT TO IRON OUT THEIR DIFFERENCES. TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE START OF THE MEETING SHOWED B-H HDZ LEADER MATE BOBAN NEXT TO IZETBEG [...]
1992-11-02 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS HR BK
92ZAGREB2290 CGYOOL: TUDJMAN SUMMONS DIP CORPS; SPELLS
[...] PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SUMMONED ALL ZAGREB CHIEFS OF LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02290 01 OF 06 051640Z MISSION TO THE "PREDSJEDNICKI DVORI" NOVEMBER 4 TO HEAR A STATEMENT OF CROATIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON A RANGE OF [...]
1992-11-05 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2362 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 12, 1992
[...] EX-JNA GENERAL GOES ON TRIAL IN SPLIT FOR WAR CRIMES. CROATIA AND RUSSIA SIGN NATURAL GAS DEAL. FIRST PRISONERS PARDONED UNDER NEW AMNESTY LAW. SERBIAN CAPO MARTIC THREATENS UNPROFOR. KRSKO A-PLANT RESTARTED AFTER MECHANICAL PROBLEM. ZUPANIJA AND SECTOR NORTH VILLAGE SHELLED BY [...]
1992-11-12 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2505 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE: NOV 25, 1992
[...] EC MONITORS "CLEAR" CROATIA OF ALLEGATIONS OF NO-FLY BAN VIOLATIONS. SOME PROGRESS ON RESIDENCY PERMITS ISSUED. MUP REPORTS AN INCREASE IN CRIME. OPPOSITION ROUNDTABLE QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT REDISTRICTING PLAN. SERB GUNNERS CONTINUE SHELLING CROATIAN TOWNS. 14 SERBS INDICTED IN [...]
1992-11-25 15:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2517 CGYOOL: CODEL DECONCINI OPENS THE MASH;
[...] UNDER HELSINKI COMMISSION AUSPICES, SENATOR DECONCINI AND REP. MCCLOSKEY VISITED CROATIA NOV 15. THEY HELPED OFFICIALLY OPEN THE U.S. ARMY MASH UNIT AT ZAGREB AIRPORT AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL MEN FROM THE LATEST GROUP OF SERBIAN DEATH CAMP SURVIVORS IN KARLOVAC. PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TOLD THE COD [...]
1992-11-27 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR BK MK
92ZAGREB2592CGYOOL: PRES. TUDJMAN SAYS HE IS UNWILLING
[...] AT HIS MONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCE PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SAID IT IS TOO EARLY TO DISCUSS EXTENDING UNPROFOR'S MANDATE. HE EXPLAINED GENERAL BOBETKO'S MEETING WITH GENERAL MLADIC AS AIMED AT STOPPING ATTACKS ON CROATIA AND DENYING BELGRADE'S ALLEGATIONS THAT CROATIA HAD 18 OR 19 BRIGADES IN B-H. HE [...]
1992-12-03 18:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR
92ZAGREB2621 CGYOOL -- ZAGREB UPDATE DEC 8, 1992
[...] CROATIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CALLS FOR MORE ACTION. TAX EVADERS TO BE THE TARGET OF ZAGREB'S NEW FINANCIAL POLICE. SERBIAN LEADER IN CROATIA CALLS FOR TOUGHER UN MANDATE. OSIJEK CITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN RETALIATES AGAINST CRITICAL NEWS STORY. B-H PRESIDENT IZETBEGOVIC CONTINUES TALKS WITH CRO [...]
1992-12-08 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2862 CGYOOL: BANJA LUKA -- SERBIAN HARASSMENT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AN EXPATRIATE STAFFER FROM UNHCR'S BANJA LUKA OFFICE (STRICTLY PROTECT) DESCRIBED FOR US THE WORSENING SITUATION IN NORTHWEST BOSNIA DEC. 30. THE UNHCR STAFFER SAID THE LOCAL SERBIAN FORCES HAD INTENSIFIED THEIR HARASSMENT OF BOTH [...]
1992-12-31 18:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MASS HR BK
92ZAGREB395 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 3, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE PROPOSED LAW ON THE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA, NOTING THAT PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF TV AND RADIO STATIONS WOULD BE PERMITTED IF THE LAW AS DRAFTED IS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN ASSEMBLY. SLOVENE DEFENSE MINISTER JANEZ JANSA HAS PRAISED THE DEPLOYMENT OF [...]
1992-03-13 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB409 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 17, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN SUPREME STATE COUNCIL MET ON MARCH 16 TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELATING TO LAW AND ORDER, CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF SERBS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00409 01 OF 03 180711Z CROATIA. IN A SERIES OF DECLARAT [...]
1992-03-17 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB418 SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS
[...] ON MARCH 19, THE SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM (SDF) INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE CENTRAL BUREAU IS LOCATED IN ZAGREB. BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE OPENED SOON IN KARLOVAC, SISAK, RIJEKA AND PULA. LATER, AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT O [...]
1992-03-19 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM
92ZAGREB467 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 30, 1992
[...] AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL REACTION FROM THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE ALLEGED MASSACRE IN SIJEKOVAC. CROATIAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00467 01 OF 03 301444Z AUTHORITIES IN SLAVONSKI BROD CLA [...]
1992-03-30 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON
92ZAGREB468 SERBS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A QUESTION OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. ALTHOUGH ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WARRING FACTIONS IN CROATIA CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN TO SERBS AND CROATS, BOTH SIDES (WITH THE ARRIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES) HAVE NOW APPARENTLY BEGUN TO FOCUS ON A NEW STRATEGY -- THE FORCED E [...]
1992-03-31 07:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
92ZAGREB527 CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND THE U.S.: THE FUTURE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. ON THE DAY AFTER U.S. RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CATCH OUR BREATH AND TAKE AN ACCOUNTING OF WHERE WE ARE, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND SOME EARLY [...]
1992-04-09 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON
92ZAGREB66 TUDJMAN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-16 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV CA PHUM
92ZAGREB692 MAY 04 APPEAL FOR ACTION BY CROATIAN
[...] CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEPAROVIC CALLED IN THE CONSULAR/DIPLOMATIC CORPS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 05) TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WHICH WAS AGREED TO DURING THE PREVIOUS DAYS CABINET MEETING AND IS SIGNED BY PRIME MINISTER GREGURIC. IT CALLS ON THE WORLD TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE ACT [...]
1992-05-06 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB780 UNPROFOR OFFICIAL ON SECTOR EAST, RAMLJAK
[...] (C) IN A MAY 18 CONVERSATION WITH UNPROFOR OFFICIAL MIKAEL MAGNUSSON, MAGNUSSON SAID THAT WHILE CROATIAN FORCES WERE HOLDING TO AGREEMENTS IN SECTOR EAST, THE JNA APPEARED TO BE BENDING THE AGREED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZA [...]
1992-05-19 11:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM HR
92ZAGREB954 SERBS AND CROATS IN GORSKI KOTAR: A TALE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. A CONSULATE VISIT TO TWO DISTRICTS OF THE MIXED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00954 01 OF 08 111236Z CROAT/SERB GORSKI KOTAR REGION PROVIDED BOTH A HOPEFUL AND NEG [...]
1992-06-11 10:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS HR
93ALEXANDRIA190 UPTURN IN FUNDAMENTALIST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY/COMMENT: COMMENT: ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA HAVE, SO FAR, TRAILED UPPER EGYPT AND CAIRO IN TERMS OF VIOLENT FUNDAMENTALIST ACTIVITY. WE DO NOT BELIEVE NORTHERN EGYPT IS IMMUNE TO THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY AND ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN RELIGIOSITY AND [...]
1993-03-18 11:24:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL EG
93ALEXANDRIA373ALEXANDRIA: IMPROVING THE NEIGHBORHOODS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IS UNDERTAKING A MAJOR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HOUSING AND GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS IN MANY OF ITS POORER NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE PROGRAM ELEMENT, INVOLVING THE RELOCATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, IS IN PART INTENDED TO ROOT OUT AND ISOLATE EXTREMISTS AND THEIR FU [...]
1993-05-17 07:22:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL EG
93BEIJING13058 TIBET: POLITBURO MEMBER HU JINTAO RETAINS TIBET TIES
[...] A PUBLISHED DELEGATE LIST FOR THE RECENT NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS LISTED POLITBURO STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER HU JINTAO AS A DELEGATE REPRESENTING THE TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION. HU WAS REPLACED AS TAR PARTY SECRETARY ON DECEMBER 1, 1992 AND HAS NOT RESIDED IN TIBET FOR AT LEAST 18 MONTHS. WI [...]
1993-04-19 11:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM CH
93JEDDAH1305THE KINGDOM'S LEADING "RELIGIOUS REFORMERS"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE AWAKENING, OR "AS-SAHWAH" AS IT IS KNOWN IN ARABIC, IS THE GENERAL TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS TREND WHICH GAINED STRENGTH IN SAUDI ARABIA FOLLOWING OPERATION DESERT STORM. IT HAS REMAINED A LOOSELY STRUCTURED MOVEMENT WITHOUT FORMAL [...]
1993-06-27 07:26:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR SA
93LIMA56 THE CCD, POVERTY AND THE SENDERO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IN AN INITIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DEPA... id: 594 date: 1/4/1993 22:51 refid: 93LIMA56 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 042251Z JAN 93 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4660 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AME [...]
1993-01-04 22:51:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM OAS PE
93PRETORIA5586 FIGHTING PERCEPTIONS AND SUBSTANCE: THABO MBEKI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AMBASSADOR CALLED ON ANC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND SENIOR NEGOTIATOR THABO MBEKI APRIL 23 TO OBTAIN A READOUT ON THE STATE OF PLAY IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. MBEKI WAS CONFIDENT THAT AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON A DATE CERTAIN [...]
1993-04-27 10:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
93RANGOON1836BURMA'S GENERALS PROMOTE THEMSELVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: BURMA'S RULING STATE LAW AND ORDER RESTORATION COUNCIL (SLORC) PROMOTED MORE THAN A DOZEN TOP GENERALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARCH 27 ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION. A MODEST RESTRUCTURING OF THE MILITARY HIERARCHY IS ALSO IN THE WORKS, WITH EASTERN REGIONAL COMMANDER MAUNG AYE S [...]
1993-03-30 09:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MARR BM
93RIYADH593MY BROTHER'S A MUJAHID, CONFESSES A SAUDI BANKER
[...] No summary [...]
1993-01-23 15:22:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPINR SOCI PGOV SA
93VIENNA31 INDEPENDENT SLOVAKIA ENTERS THE WORLD STAGE
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: WITH THE FANFARE OF FIREWORKS, THE ROAR OF THOUSANDS OF ROCKETS, THE UNCORKING OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE, SLOVAKS CELEBRATED NOT ONLY THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR JANUARY 1 BUT ALSO THE MILENNIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF AN INDEP [...]
1993-01-04 16:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LO
94AMMAN12970 THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...]
1994-10-24 11:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG
94BANDARSERIBEGAWAN318 BRUNEI CONSIDERS CONSTITUTIONAL REVISIONS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BRUNEI'S TWO-YEAR-PLUS CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW PROCESS APPEARS TO BE NEARING COMPLETION. MOST OBSERVERS REALISTICALLY EXPECT CHANGES TO BE MODEST, AND THE SULTAN'S FULL POWERS TO REMAIN INTACT. MODERATES ARE PRESSING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BROA [...]
1994-04-05 07:25:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPGOV BX
94BANJUL2791 THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH CLAIMS AN OPEN MANDATE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. LT JAMMEH, THE PRC, AND THE NEW GOVERNMENT MET THE PEOPLE OF BANJUL AT A MASS RALLY JULY 13, 1994. LT JAMMEH AND OTHER SPEAKERS FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR CHANGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF ROOTING OUT CORRUPTION, AND THE NEED FOR NATIONAL UN [...]
1994-08-17 15:34:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR GA
94BANJUL3540 THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH DIGS IN DEEPER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. CHAIRMAN JAMMEH REMAINS UNMOVED BY SENEGALESE AND WESTERN DONOR CONCERNS FOR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GAMBIA. HIS INTRANSIGENCE HAS BEEN BUOYED BY HIS PERCEPTION THAT WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]
1994-10-07 12:01:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR EAID ECON GA
94BEIRUT5863 (S)ELECTING A LEBANESE PRESIDENT IN 1995: A
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: VIRTUALLY EVERY PROMINENT MARONITE POLITICAN IN LEBANON (AND IN PARIS) HOPES TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT HRAWI, WHOSE TERM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER 1995. FURIOUS JOCKEYING HAS BEGUN, AND A DIZZYING ARRAY OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS EXISTS, BEGINNING WITH AN E [...]
1994-11-09 09:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PHUM KISL KPRP LE
94BRUSSELS8603 LEBANESE AMBASSADOR FAWZI SALLOUKH CAUTIOUS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. FAWZI SALLOUKH, LEBANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE EU AND BELGIUM, PAID A COURTESY CALL AUGUST 1 ON AMBASSADOR EIZENSTAT. SALLOUKH HAS BEEN IN BRUSSELS SINCE LAST APRIL AND HAS FOUND THE PACE LESS HECTIC THAN AT HIS LAST POST--WHICH WAS VIENNA--WHERE HE HAD [...]
1994-08-03 13:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PTER LE RAID
94CARACAS10003 CASTRO GREETS FORMER COUP LEADER CHAVEZ
[...] (U) CARACAS NEWSPAPERS GAVE FRONT PAGE COVERAGE DECEMBER 15 TO THE VISIT TO HAVANA OF RETIRED ARMY LT. COL. HUGO CHAVEZ. FEATURING PHOTOS OF FIDEL CASTRO EMBRACING CHAVEZ, THE PRESS REPORTED THAT THE CUBAN PRESIDENT WENT TO THE AIRPORT TO GREET THE PRINCIPAL LEADER OF THE FAILED FEBRUARY 199 [...]
1994-12-19 13:21:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CU VE
94CARACAS2731 REACTIONS TO RELEASE OF FEB
[...] (U) SUMMARY: POLITICAL REACTION TO THE RELEASE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEADER OF THE FEBRUARY 1992 MILITARY COUP, LTC HUGO CHAVEZ, HAS RANGED FROM "GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY" TO WARNINGS THAT IT SENDS SIGNALS TO THE ARMED FORCES THAT IT CAN ACT WITH IMPUNITY. FOR HIS PART, CHAVEZ HAS EMBRACED THE PUBLIC [...]
1994-04-06 17:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PINS KJUS VE
94DAMASCUS6308 ASAD INSIDER SEES BASHAR COMING TO HELP,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: MUHAMMAD MAKHLUF TOLD US HIS NEPHEW BASHAR AL-ASAD IS RETURNING TO DAMASCUS SOON (AFTER MILITARY TRAINING IN HIMS) TO TAKE UP FULL TIME HIS LATE BROTHER BASIL'S FORMER PORTFOLIO IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. HE DOES NOT, HOWEVER, SEE MUCH OF A ROLE FOR BAS [...]
1994-12-19 14:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD BEXP US SY
94DAMASCUS660 THE INSCRUTABLE ASAD REGIME
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: RUSSIAN EMBASSY OFFICIALS, ALTHOUGH ENJOYING TIES OF LONG STANDING TO THE SYRIAN MILITARY/SECURITY ELITE, ARE, LIKE US, FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO SORT FACT FROM FICTION REGARDING THE AFTERMATH OF BASIL AL-ASAD'S DEATH. RUSSIAN DCM MIKHAIL BOGDANOV [...]
1994-02-07 11:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SY
94DHAKA6796VIOLENCE ERUPTS DURING HASINA'S "TRAIN MARCH;"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE OPPOSITION AWAMI LEAGUE ALLEGES THAT ITS LEADER SHEIKH HASINA WAS TARGET OF AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SEP 23 DURING A "WHISTLESTOP" RAIL TOUR OF WESTERN BANGLADESH. ALTHOUGH GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CLASHED, WE HAVE SO FAR SEEN NO EV [...]
1994-09-26 12:52:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BG
94DUSHANBE2006FORMER PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAJANOV NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT IN WHAT IS SHAPING UP AS A REAL HORSERACE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE LENINABAD REGION HAS OVERWHELMINGLY NOMINATED FORMER PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAJANOV FOR PRESIDENT. HE JOINS PARLIAMENT CHAIRMAN RAHMONOV IN THE RACE WHICH WILL BE DECIDED IN THE SEPTEMBER 25 ELECTION. ABDULLAJANOV, WHO SERVED BOTH THE OPPOSITION [...]
1994-08-08 03:22:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM TI RS PGOV
94HAVANA2542 RUMORS OF CASTRO'S ILL HEALTH -- UPDATE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE STATUS OF THE RUMORS REGARDING CASTRO'S HEALTH: THE RUMOR HAS SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE HAVANA POPULATION AND COMES IN TWO VARIATIONS: THAT CASTRO HAS AN ISCHEMIA OF THE BRAIN AND THE OTHER, THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT ON BY AN ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE. ONE VERSION [...]
1994-04-20 21:01:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
94HAVANA3027 CASTRO'S HEALTH RUMORS -- FURTHER RUMINATIONS
[...] CONFIDENTLAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FIDEL CASTRO'S RECENT TRIPS TO BARBADOS AND SOUTH AFRICA, AS WELL AS HIS APPEARANCES DURING THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE DIALOGUE WITH THE EXILE COMMUNITY, BOTH OF WHICH WERE TELEVISED, GIVE THE LIE TO RUMORS THAT HE IS SUFFERING FROM SOME GRAVE ILLNESS. [...]
1994-05-12 19:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
94HAVANA5167 BEHIND CASTRO'S THREATS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WHY THE CHANGE IN GOC ATTITUDE TOWARD MASSIVE EMIGRATION? FOR YEARS NOW, MOST OBSERVERS HAD JUDGED THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT AS UNLIKELY TO STAGE ANOTHER MARIEL OR TO OPEN ITS SHORES TO FREE EMIGRATION FOR FEAR OF UNLEASHING A SITUATION WHICH IT COULD NOT CON [...]
1994-08-06 19:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV CU
94KADUNA203YAR'ADUA: A CHAT WITH THE DETAINEE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CONSUL GENERAL MET WITH SDP LEADER AND RECENT DETAINEE SHEHU YAR'ADUA ON FEBRUARY 22. YAR'ADUA SAID HE HAD NO IDEA WHY HE HAD BEEN DETAINED, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS PERHAPS BECAUSE HE HAD REFUSED TO JOIN THE ABACHA GOVERNMENT, HAD SPOKEN OPENLY AGAINST [...]
1994-02-23 13:11:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS NI
94KADUNA284LAST GASP FROM KADUNA: POLITICS IN NORTHERN
[...] THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR END-OF-TOUR, END-OF-POST CABLES FROM KADUNA, GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN NIGERIA. THE OTHER THREE WILL DEAL RESPECTIVELY WITH THE COMMERCIAL AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE, THE CULTURAL SCENE, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND CONDITIONS. THEY ARE MEANT FOR ORIENTATION OF OFFICE [...]
1994-03-10 07:53:00Consulate KadunaUNCLASSIFIEDKPRP PGOV NI
94KADUNA365THE LAST GASP FROM KADUNA: WHO'S WHO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. THE FOLLOWING CABLE PROVIDES BIOGRAPHIC DATA REFLECTING THE CONSUL GENERAL'S CONTACTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE SKETCHES DO NOT AIM TO REPRODUCE MATERIAL MOST LIKELY ALREADY AVAILABLE IN AF AND INR FILES, BUT RATHER TO GIVE IMPRESS [...]
1994-03-29 14:45:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINR PGOV ECON NI
94LIMA11661 AYACUCHO EMERGES FROM ITS SENDERO PAST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 1, AMBASSADOR AND MRS. ADAMS, ACCOMPANIED BY AID OFFICERS AND POLOFF TRAVELED TO AYACUCHO FOR THE OPENING OF AN AID-FUNDED DETAINEE REGISTRY CENTER. US-TEAM ALSO VISITED AN ORPHANAGE AND AMBASSADOR MET WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY RECTOR AND UNIVERSITY STU [...]
1994-12-19 14:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KJUS PE
94MANILA13414 DISCUSSION ON THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: DURING JULY 12 LUNCHEON MEETING WITH POLOFF, RETIRED DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR JOEL DE LOS SANTOS DESCRIBED THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF PEACE WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AS LESS THAN ENCOURAGING. HE FELT THAT A MAIN PROBLEM WAS THE LACK OF UNDERS [...]
1994-07-19 07:42:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KISL RP
94PHNOMPENH4053 HUN SEN'S CURRENT VIEWS
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PROMINENT CAMBODIAN-AMERICAN LEADER SICHAN SIV (PROTECT) HAD A ONE-ON-ONE SESSION DECEMBER 6 WITH SECOND PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN. THE PRIME MINISTER WAS RELAXED AND DEMONSTRATED A GOOD GRASP OF DETAIL, ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCE. HIS PRINCIPAL POINTS WERE AS FOLLOWS. [...]
1994-12-09 06:24:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR PINS CB
94RANGOON1643 BURMA'S ARMED FORCES PAT THEMSELVES ON THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: DESPITE UNUSUALLY INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE 49TH BURMQY WENT OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT ON MARCH 27. IN HIS HOLIDAY ADDRESS, SLORC CHAIRMAN THAN SHWE STRESSED THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN BURMESE NATION- BUILDING AND CALLED FOR NATIONAL RECONCILI [...]
1994-03-29 09:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR BM
94RIYADH2051 THE SAUDI MAJLIS ASH-SHURA: NO PROBLEMS,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MAJLIS ASH-SHURA PRESIDENT MOHAMMED BIN JUBAIR REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE WORK OF THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA, ASSERTING THAT IT WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY AND SATISFACTORILY. HE SAID, WITHOUT ELABORATION, THAT THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA HAS NOT YET ESTABLISH [...]
1994-04-16 12:18:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SA
94SEOUL8139 DPRK LEADERSHIP - CHOSEN SOREN REPORTS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 24, THE DCM MET WITH A LEADING JAPANESE EXPERT ON NORTH KOREA, WHO REPORTED ON THE LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS INSIDE THE DPRK; THE DEVELOPING RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN DPRK OFFICIALS; AND THE EMERGING ROLE OF CHOSEN SOREN IN JAPANESE-DPRK R [...]
1994-09-28 05:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS KN JA
94ZAGREB118 TFSROL: ZAGREB UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
[...] ON JANUARY 6 UNPROFOR TROOPS WERE PERMITTED TO EXHUME A MASS GRAVE NEAR KRIZANCEVO (NEAR VITEZ, CENTRAL B-H). BRITISH UNPROFOR ELEMENTS INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION THERE ON DECEMBER 29 WERE FORCED TO WITHDRAW AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY FIRE FROM B-H ARMY POSITIONS. 2. ON JANUARY 8, AFTER [...]
1994-01-11 16:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV HR BK
95BEIRUT2676 HIZBALLAH AND HARIRI STRIKE A DEAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT. PM HARIRI, SPEAKER BIRRI, AND SHI'A SPIRITUAL LEADER SHAMS AD-DIN MET JULY 11 AND RESOLVED DIFFERENCES OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF TWO SHI'A-RESERVED SEATS ON THE BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME, ELYSSAR. A HIZBALLAH A [...]
1995-07-12 14:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON LE
95BEIRUT2749 AMAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIZBALLAH CHANGES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. HIZBALLAH ANNOUNCED THE RE-ELECTION OF ITS TWO TOP LEADERS AND SOME MODEST STRUCTURAL CHANGES, BUT HAS NOT RELEASED NAMES OF NEW CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, OSTENSIBLY ON SECURITY GROUNDS. A SENIOR AMAL OFFICIAL CONFIRMED HIS PARTY'S UNDERSTAN [...]
1995-07-17 14:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER LE
95BEIRUT3413 QADHAFI THREAT TO EXPEL PALESTINIANS
[...] (U) LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI'S THREAT TO EXPEL A REPORTED 50,000 PALESTINIAN WORKERS FROM LIBYA HAS PRODUCED LOCAL REPORTS THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE OR WILL BE COMING TO LEBANON. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, FATAH DISSIDENT MUNIR AL-MUQDAH HAS CLAIMED THAT 2,000 SUCH REFUGEES ALREADY HAVE RETURNED, [...]
1995-09-08 09:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PREF PGOV LE LY
95BUCHAREST6434ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ION ILIESCU - A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO CABLES FOCUSING ON ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ION ILIESCU, AND COVERS HIS POLITICAL HISTORY THROUGH THE 1992 ELECTIONS. SEPTEL WILL DEAL WITH HIS CURRENT POWERS AND ROLE IN THE ROMANIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM. ILIESCU, WHO WAS BORN INTO A COMMUNIST [...]
1995-06-23 11:53:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS RO
95COLOMBO1476 JOURNEY TO JAFFNA: THE LTTE VIEW OF THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1989, AN OFFICIAL AMERICAN VISITED THE LTTE-DOMINATED JAFFNA PENINSULA. POLOFF WAS PART OF A FACT-FINDING VISIT BY DIPLOMATS FROM TWELVE WESTERN MISSIONS WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE [...]
1995-03-15 12:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CE
95DAMASCUS5748 HAFIZ AL-ASAD: LAST DEFENDER OF ARABS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CLASSIFIED BY: CHRISTOPHER W.S. ROSS, AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5 (D) . 2. SUMMARY: THE IMAGE OF HAFIZ AL-ASAD AS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST ISRAELI ATTEMPTS TO "OBLITERATE" THE ARAB IDENTITY IS AN INCREASINGLY PREVALENT THEME PUT OUT BY THE SARG, AND WILL ON [...]
1995-11-01 14:06:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY IS XF
95JERUSALEM3642PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...]
1995-11-05 18:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS
95KHARTOUM4189 BASHIR TAKES CHARGE?
[...] COL. (RETD) MARTIN MALWAL AROP, A LONG TIME EMBASSY CONTACT, TOLD THE DCM LAST NIGHT THAT PRESIDENT OMAR EL BASHIR IS ASSERTING HIS AUTHORITY AS COMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) ON THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN. MALWAL SAID THAT BASH [...]
1995-08-24 11:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
95KUALALUMPUR1919 TIME UPSETS MAHATHIR
[...] PRIME MINISTER MAHATHIR RESPONDED WITH ANTI-WEST RHETORIC TO AN ARTICLE IN THE APRIL 10 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE WHICH ALLEGED THAT ABU SAYYAF, A SMALL MUSLIM EXTREMIST GROUP BASED IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, WAS RECEIVING ARMS, MONEY AND TRAINING FROM ISLAMIC GROUPS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES INCLU [...]
1995-04-13 09:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MY
95LONDON13048 LEADER OF SUDANESE OPPOSITION SEEKS USG SUPPORT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LEADER OF THE SUDANESE OPPOSITION COALITION, AL-SAYED EL-MERGHANI, TOLD US SEPTEMBER 15 THAT OPPOSITION EFFORTS WILL PRODUCE THE DOWNFALL OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) REGIME IN KHARTOUM. -- TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT, EL-MERGHANI ASKED THE US [...]
1995-09-20 16:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID SU IQ IZ
95LONDON15945 MURDER OF QADHAFI OPPONENT IN LONDON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL J. HABIB, MINISTER-COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, AN EXILED OPPONENT OF QADHAFI'S REGIME WAS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS WEST LONDON GROCER'S SHOP ON SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS [...]
1995-11-28 13:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL LY UK
95LONDON8776 NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE PROCESS "CRISIS"
[...] (U) PARAGRAPHS CLASSIFIED AS MARKED. OADR FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINN FEIN LEADERS HAVE AUTHORITATIVELY RULED OUT ANY DECOMMISSIONING OF WEAPONS -- EVEN A SYMBOLIC GESTURE -- UNTIL THE SHAPE OF AN ACCEPTABLE POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IS CLEAR, AND HAVE DE [...]
1995-06-21 18:00:00Embassy LondonSECRETPGOV PREL PINS UK EI
95PHNOMPENH152VIEWS OF HOR NAMHONG, CAMBODIAN AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FORMER SOC FOREIGN MINISTER AND PRESENT RCG AMBASSADOR TO PARIS HOR NAMHONG EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH THE AMBASSADOR JANUARY 11 DURING A VISIT TO PHNOM PENH. ALTHOUGH THEORETICALLY NEUTRAL POLITICALLY, HOR NAMHONG WITH HIS IMTIMATE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE FORMER REGIME [...]
1995-01-11 09:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CB FR TH
95PHNOMPENH3699 DEFENSE MINISTER GIVEN COMMAND CONTROL
[...] CLASSIFIED BY ROBERT C. PORTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, PHNOM PENH; REASON 1.5 (B). DECLASSIFY NOVEMBER 6, 2005. 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE RECENT APPOINTMENT OF THE CO-DEFENSE MINISTERS AS DEPUTY COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF PLACES THE MILITARY UNDER TIGHTER CIVILIAN CONTROL, BUT HAS DISPLEASED CHIEF [...]
1995-11-07 03:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALMCAP PGOV PINS CB
95PHNOMPENH3751 FURTHER EVIDENCE OF HUN SEN'S MENTAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. SECOND PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN HAS CALLED FOR A FORMAL RCG INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT, PUBLISHED BY A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, OF A PLOT TO ASSASSINATE HIM. THE REPORT, SOURCED TO FUNCINPEC SECRETARY-GENERAL SIRIVUDH, IS MOST LIKELY LITTLE MORE THAN UNFOUNDED RUMOR, POSSIBLY FLOATED B [...]
1995-11-14 10:28:00Embassy Phnom PenhSECRETPGOV PINR CB
95PRETORIA5893 SOUTH AFRICA: THABO MBEKI, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AFTER A YEAR IN OFFICE DEPUTY PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI'S IMAGE APPEARS A BIT TARNISHED, THE RESULT OF HIS QUESTIONABLE HANDLING OF THE FIRING OF WINNIE MANDELA, HIS HASTE TO CAST DOUBT ON ALLAN BOESAK'S CULPABILITY ON CORRUPTION C [...]
1995-05-10 14:57:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KPRP SF
95RIYADH4074 SAUDI CLERICS URGE OBEDIENCE TO KING, TAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RIYADH'S LEADING IMAM, TOGETHER WITH A SHAYKH FORMERLY RENOWNED FOR PUBLICLY OPPOSING AL SAUD POLICIES, RECENTLY ADVOCATED OBEDIENCE TO KING FAHD AND UNITY WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. THE OCCASION, A MOSQUE SEMINAR WHICH WAS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY COVERED BY A SAUDI NEWSPAPER, [...]
1995-09-12 11:51:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SA
95RIYADH5221 SAUDI ARABIA: WHAT IF THE KING REMAINS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF - 1.5 B,D. 2. (C) THE CURRENT MEDICAL PROGNOSIS FOR KING FAHD, ALBEIT INCOMPLETE AND TENTATIVE, SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY OF MEDIUM-TERM OR EVEN PROLONGED RECOVERY FROM WHAT IS DESCRIBED DEFINITIVELY BY OUR MEDICAL SOURCES AS [...]
1995-11-30 13:12:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SA
95RIYADH5285 SAUDI ARABIA: A "FATIGUED" KING FAHD STILL OUT
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF - 1.5 B,D. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) ACCORDING TO PRINCE BANDAR BIN SULTAN, KING FAHD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A COMPLETE RECOVERY FROM THE MILD STROKE HE SUFFERED NOVEMBER 30. HOSPITAL SOURCES REPORT THE KING IS ANTICIPATED TO CHECK OUT FROM THE H [...]
1995-12-04 15:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GCC SA
95RIYADH5405 SAUDI ARABIA: REGARDLESS OF AGE SENIORITY,
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5B. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE BODY OF EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT CONTRARY TO SOME PUBLISHED REPORTS, PRINCE MISH'AL (AS WELL AS THE DECEASED PRINCE ABD AL-MUHSIN) WAS BORN BEFORE MINDEF SULTAN. HOWEVER, MISH'AL'S SENIORITY IN AGE DOES N [...]
1995-12-12 13:26:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPINR PGOV SA
95RIYADH5472 CDLR FEELS VINDICATED BY OPM/SANG BOMBING,
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5(B). 2. (U) SUMMARY: ANALYSIS OF THE BULLETINS AND COMMUNIQUES ISSUED BY THE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENSE OF LEGITIMATE RIGHTS (CDLR) DURING THE PAST FOUR WEEKS REVEALS TWO MAIN THEMES OF NOTE. FIRST, THE CDLR CITES THE CAR BOMBING AT T [...]
1995-12-17 13:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL PINS PINR SA
95SOFIA528 IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE: BULGARIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-23 16:29:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BU
95STATE260249// INR ASSESSMENT // - NORTH KOREA - DANGER IN THE WIND
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. THE FOLLOWING INR ASSESSMENT WAS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC AND IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMENT. 3. (SUMMARY) PYONGYANG'S ECONOMIC DISTRESS AND CONTINUING POLITICAL PARALYSIS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE CURRENT NORTH KOREA [...]
1995-11-03 22:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL
95STATE51417 INR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT - SOUTH AFRICA:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INR'S FEBRUARY 28 ASSESSMENT ENTITLED SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES FACING MBEKI" IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMENT, AS APPROPRIATE. BEGIN TEXT 3. SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MANDELA'S FEBRUARY 15 ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD NOT SEEK A SECOND TERM IN OFFIC [...]
1995-03-02 03:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR KE PGOV
95TELAVIV16445 HAMAS/PA AGREEMENT: ON THE BRINK AGAIN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. OADR BASED ON INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SOURCES. SUMMARY ------- 2. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) AND HAMAS APPEARS IMMINENT. REPORTEDLY, AFTER A LOCAL HAMAS DELEGATION MET WITH OUTSIDE LEADERS, CONSENSUS WAS REACHED ON THE [...]
1995-10-13 16:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
95TELAVIV16873 HAMAS JAILBREAK: YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN
[...] (U) THREE HAMAS ACTIVISTS ESCAPED FROM THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE WING OF GAZA CENTRAL PRISON OCTOBER 22. TWO OF THEM, YUSEF MALAHI AND OSAMA ABU TAHA, HAD BEEN IMPLICATED IN LETHAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS AND HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEAR SENTENCES BY THE PALESTINIAN SECURITY COURT. THE TH [...]
1995-10-23 15:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PREL KPAL KWBG IS
95TELAVIV17503 RABIN ASSASSINATION: SITREP NO. 1
[...] PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN TEL AVIV YESTERDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, AS HE LEFT A LARGE DOWNTOWN PEACE RALLY. HE WAS ATTACKED BY A LONE GUNMAN, AN ISRAELI STUDENT, ALTHOUGH A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE "JEWISH VENGEANCE ORGANIZATION" HAS CLAIMED CREDIT. 2. THE PRIME [...]
1995-11-05 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER IS
95TELAVIV17504 RABIN ASSASSINATION: NEXT STEPS IN ISRAEL'S POLITICAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CLASSIFIED BY SECTION 1.5 (B) AND (D). NIACT PRECEDENCE BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT CRISIS IN ISRAEL. 2. SUMMARY: ACTING PRIME MINISTER SHIMON PERES WILL NEED TO CONSIDER THREE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 5 FUNERAL FOR ASSASSINATED PRIME MINISTER YITZH [...]
1995-11-05 10:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS
95TELAVIV17508A BLACK DAY FOR THE JEWISH NATION
[...] No summary [...]
1995-11-05 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS PGOV PREL XF
95TUNIS1953FORMER PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA REPORTEDLY STILL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FORMER MINISTER OF STATE MOHAMED SAYAH TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 28 THAT EX-PRESIDENT HABIB BOURGUIBA APPEARED WELL AND IN GOOD SPIRITS WHEN SAYAH VISITED HIM IN MONASTIR LAST WEEK. SAYAH SAID HIS LATEST MEETING WITH BOURGUIBA WAS THE SIXTH TIME THAT THE GOT HA [...]
1995-03-31 06:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV TS
95ZAGREB1795 UPDATE NO. 29 - CROATIA LAUNCHES PR OFFENSIVE
[...] ON MAY 8, EMBOFF VISITED THE SECTOR WEST TOWNS OF JASENOVAC, OKUCANI, PAKRAC, AND A DETENTION CENTER IN BJELOVAR WITH A GROUP OF ZAGREB BASED DIPLOMATS ORGANIZED BY THE MFA. THE CONDITION OF THESE TOWNS IS AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER REPORTING OF PREVIOUS EMBASSY TRIPS. THE SERBS WE SPOKE WITH W [...]
1995-05-09 18:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MOPS PGOV HR
95ZAGREB2326 CROATIA'S CARDINAL UNABLE TO ESCAPE HISTORY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02326 01 OF 03 161531Z ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN AN APRIL 12 MEETING, CROATIA'S CARDINAL KUHARIC APPEALED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR HELP FOR P [...]
1995-06-16 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HR
95ZAGREB3925 A/S SHATTUCK'S 9/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH CROATIAN INTERIOR MINISTER JARNJAK, ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHATTUCK EMPHASIZED CONCERN OVER THE GOC'S FORCED REPATRIATION PLAN, THE CONTINUED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE KRAJINA REGION, AND DISCUSSED THE VOJNIC REFUGEE SITUATION. SHA [...]
1995-10-06 17:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF HR
95ZAGREB4068 CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (HDZ) CONGRESS:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 04068 171625Z 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN AND HIS TEAM GOT AN ALMOST UNANIMOUS MANDATE FROM PARTY DELEGATES AT A LAVISH TWO-DAY PARTY CONGRE [...]
1995-10-17 15:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM MOPS HR
96AMMAN2094 WHAT HAMAS IS -- AND ISN'T -- IN JORDAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE ROBERT BEECROFT; REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THERE IS NO/NO EVIDENCE TO LINK EITHER HAMAS SPOKESPERSONS IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH OR MUHAMMAD NAZZAL TO OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BY HAMAS' MILITARY WING. EMBASSY LIKEWISE HAS NO EVIDENCE TO VALID [...]
1996-03-06 16:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KPAL KISL JO IS
96ANKARA12278GLIMPSES OF THE SHARIA IN TURKEY
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR RICHARD MCKEE, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON: 1.5(B)(D). 2. (C) ALONG WITH THE GROWING ELECTORAL STRENGTH OF PRIME MINISTER NECMETTIN ERBAKAN'S ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, THE IDEA OF RESTORING THE SHARIA (RELIGIOUS LAW) APPEARS TO BE GAINING ADHERENTS IN T [...]
1996-11-18 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PTER PHUM PINR TU
96ANKARA813REFAH'S GUL ANALYZES THE TURKISH ELECTIONS
[...] CLASSIFIED BY JAMES T. HEG, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON 1.5 (B). 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, ACTING POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON ABDULLAH GUL, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND KAYSERI PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY OF THE ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, TO GET THE LATEST REFAH THINKING ON [...]
1996-01-24 16:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL TU
96BANJUL2256CHAIRMAN JAMMEH RETIRES FROM THE ARMY -
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-13 13:35:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GA
96BANJUL2394 GAMBIAN ELECTION WRAP UP
[...] CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DOUGLAS ROHN FOR REASONS 1.5B&D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CHAIRMAN YAHYA JAMMEH WON THE 26 SEPTEMBER GAMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH A 56 PERCENT MAJORITY. PRIMARY CHALLENGER OUSAINOU DARBOE RECEIVED 36 PERCENT, AND TWO MINOR CANDIDATES SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE. THE ELECTION [...]
1996-10-01 15:59:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM GA
96BANJUL2424 THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S VICTORY - VICTORY FOR
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER KIMBERLY KELLY, REASON 1.5 B & D 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS THE DUST SETTLES FROM THE ELECTION, MORE IS CREATED AS THE MILITARY TAKE TO THE STREETS, EVEN THOUGH JAMMEH DISSOLVED THE ARMED FORCES PROVISIONAL RULING COUNCIL. END SUMMARY. 3. (C) THE PRESENCE OF SOL [...]
1996-10-02 15:59:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV KDEM GA
96BOGOTA10967 FARC DESERTER CLAIMS 30 CAPTURED SOLDIERS DEAD
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECONOFF S.K. ABEYTA. REASON 1.5(D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A FARC DESERTER HAS REPORTED THAT 30 OF THE 60 COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED BY THE FARC ARE DEAD. ALTHOUGH THE REPORT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED, THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE INDICATED THE GOC WILL USE [...]
1996-11-08 21:54:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PINR PHUM CO
96BOGOTA8773FARC ATTACK IN GUAVIARE KILLS 22 COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS; 60
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECONOFF. S.K. ABEYTA. REASON: 1.5(D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A FARC ATTACK IN GUAVIARE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 6 LEFT A REPORTED 22 COLOMBIAN ARMY (COLAR) SOLDIERS DEAD. THE ATTACK INDICATES A DETERMINATION BY THE FARC TO KEEP UP THE OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED AUGUST 30 (REF [...]
1996-09-10 22:23:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM PINR CO
96DAKAR2654CONTINUING DISQUIET IN THE TIDIANE ISLAMIC
[...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT BY: AMBASSADOR, AMEMBASSY DAKAR. REASON: 1.5 (B) 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: A PROMINENT LAWYER FAMILIAR WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE TIDIANE ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD SAYS THAT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE JANUARY ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF ABDUL AZIZ SY, JR., THE RIVALR [...]
1996-04-08 07:47:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS SG
96HAVANA5288 FIDEL CASTRO TURNS 70
[...] CLASSIFIED BY MICHAEL G. KOZAK, PRINCIPAL OFFICER REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FIDEL CASTR0 CELEBRATED HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY AUGUST 13 AMID CHILDREN AND T0P REGIME OFFICIALS IN A PARK FACILITY OUTSIDE HAVANA. DESPITE CASTROS DENIALS OF A CULT OF PERSONALITY, THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLE [...]
1996-08-16 13:00:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
96ISLAMABAD5972 PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC TERROR AND HUA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THOMAS W. SIMONS, JR., AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5 (B),(C) AND (D). 2. (S) DURING THE COURSE OF FRANK WISNER'S AND MY LUNCHEON WITH THE PRIME MINISTER ON JULY 12, SHE NOTED THAT SHE WAS PICKING UP DISTURBING INTELLIGENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF RELIGIOUS MADRASSAS AND OTHER INSTITU [...]
1996-07-14 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER PINR PK IZ LY SA IR
96ISLAMABAD8053 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) MULLAH ABDUL JALIL, THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER, TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA THAT VARIOUS OPTIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED FOR THE TALIBAN'S ATTACK ON SOROBI. ACCORDING TO JALIL, RELATIONS [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL AF IR
96ISLAMABAD8055AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ASSERTS “ARABS” HAVE FLED
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA ON SEPTEMBER 18 THAT THE TALIBAN HAD SEIZED HEKMATYAR/SAYYAF TRAINING CAMPS IN PAKTIA PROVINCE. HE NOTED THAT THE "ARAB" OCCUPANTS OF THE CAMPS HA [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS KISL PREL PK AF
96ISLAMABAD8679AFGHANISTAN: BIN LADEN REPORTEDLY IN JALALABAD
[...] No summary [...]
1996-10-14 06:21:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF KISL MOPS PGOV PTER
96RIYADH1338 SAUDI ARABIA: THE CROWN PRINCE'S VIEWS ON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5 B,D. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A SELF-CONFIDENT CROWN PRINCE, OBVIOUSLY AT HOME WITH HIS EXPANDED AUTHORITY, SEPARATELY LECTURED FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS TO SAUDI ARABIA, A/S RICHARD MURPHY AND CHAS FREEMAN, ON THE UNFAIR FINANCIAL BUR [...]
1996-04-10 07:51:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR SA
96RIYADH2406 CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH THE DIPLOMAT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA THEODORE KATTOUF, REASON 1.5.D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: GIVEN KING FAHD'S UNCERTAIN HEALTH, CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED INTO THE ROLE OF REPRESENTING SAUDI ARABIA'S FACE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. WHILE DRAMATIC CHANGES ARE NOT THE HALLMARK OF SAUDI GOVERNANCE, [...]
1996-06-19 16:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SA
96RIYADH2696 THE SAUDI KING: FIT TO REIGN, NOT TO RULE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5 B, D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE KING'S RECENT MEDICAL AND POLITICAL COMEBACK, EVIDENCED IN HIS SUSTAINED CHAIRING OF THE WEEKLY COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SESSIONS AND HIS SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENTS WITH HIGH-LEVEL VISITORS, IS PROOF OF FAHD' [...]
1996-07-11 13:54:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SA
96RIYADH4784 SAUDI ROYAL WEALTH: WHERE DO THEY GET ALL THAT MONEY?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ALBERT THIBAULT. REASON: 1.5 (B). THIS MESSAGE FULFILLS A POST REPORTING PLAN REQUIREMENT. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (C) SAUDI PRINCES AND PRINCESSES, OF WHOM THERE ARE THOUSANDS, ARE KNOWN FOR THE STO [...]
1996-11-30 13:45:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETEFIN ECON PGOV PINR SOCI SA
96RIYADH763 SAUDI ARABIA: CROWN PRINCE'S FAMILY ALLIES
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5 B. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SPECULATION THAT THE CROWN PRINCE ANGRILY DEPARTED FOR HAFR AL-BATIN FOLLOWING KING FAHD'S RESUMPTION OF FULL GOVERNING POWERS ON FEBRUARY 21 IS DISMISSED BY SOURCES WITHIN THE SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL GUARD [...]
1996-03-04 07:11:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SA
96STATE194868DEMARCHE TO THE TALIBAN ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-18 23:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PGOV AF
96STATE214855AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON THE TALIBAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBIN L. RAPHEL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, DOS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) GID DIRECTOR PRINCE TURKI RECENTLY HELD MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE NSC AND CIA AT WHICH HE DISCUSSED, AMONG OTHER SUBJECTS, THE TALIBAN PHENOMENON, AND EXCHANGED [...]
1996-10-13 01:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA AF RS
97ABUDHABI3777THOUGHTS ON IRAN - THE LION AND THE CAGE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAVID D. PEARCE, CONSUL GENERAL. 2. (S) SUMMARY THIS CABLE EXAMINES SOME OF THE VARIABLES AFFECTING IRANIAN GOVERNMENT DECISIONMAKING -- ESPECIALLY REGARDING POLICIES WE OPPOSE -- FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WIDE VARIETY OF IRANIAN CONTACTS WE INTERVIEW IN DUBAI. WE HAVE [...]
1997-05-21 14:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR ETRD EFIN PTER KPRP IR
97ACCRA4941A CLOSE LOOK AT GHANA'S PRESIDENT RAWLINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE NETHERLANDS' DEPARTING AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, HEIN PRINCEN, SPENT A FULL WEEK-END IN CLOSE QUARTERS WITH J. J. RAWLINGS, AND CAME AWAY BOTH FASCINATED AND A BIT UNNERVED. PRINCEN'S SPOUSE, A TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER, SAW INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE OF DRUG USE BY THE PRESIDENT. RA [...]
1997-07-31 11:48:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV GH
97ADDISABABA2584 ALLAH IN ETHIOPIA: MOSTLY QUIET ON THE ISLAMIC FRONT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, REASON 1.5 (D) . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FEW ISSUES ARE OF GREATER LONG-TERM CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) THAN THE THREAT OF MILITANT POLITICAL ISLAM. AT PRESENT THE GFDRE FACES LITT [...]
1997-04-01 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PTER PREL KPRP ET
97ALGIERS734 ALGERIA'S HAMAS PARTY: A WINNING ORGANIZATION?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FOCUS IN ISLAMIST POLITICS HERE HAS SHIFTED TO THE LEGAL ISLAMIC PARTY HAMAS (N0 RELATION TO PALESTINIAN HAMAS) AWAY FROM THE BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATI0N FRONT (FIS). [...]
1997-02-25 12:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL AG
97AMMAN5383THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT: SOMETIMES A PLATFORM IS MORE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERTA NEWELL FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: A COMMON REFRAIN AMONG OBSERVERS OF JORDAN'S ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT (IAF) IS CONDEMNATION OF THE INFURIATINGLY VAGUE NATURE OF THE PARTY'S POLITICAL PLATFORM. AN OPPONENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND A VOCAL [...]
1997-06-05 13:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PTER JO
97ANKARA350ERBAKAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA
[...] DURING THE COURSE OF A JANUARY 9 MEETING (REF A),PRIME MINISTER ERBAKAN PRESENTED THE AMBASSADOR WITH THE FOLLOWING LIST OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES THAT HIS GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON: BEGIN TEXT. A. NECESSARY STEPS TO REMOVE TENSIONS IN THE PRISONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN [...]
1997-01-10 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV TU
97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...]
1997-09-19 08:44:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI BX
97BEIJING3816CODEL ACKERMAN MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM A. STANTON, POLMINCOUNS. REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN AN OTHERWISE CORDIAL JANUARY 28 BREAKFAST MEETING WITH CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YANG JIECHI PASSIONATELY ARGUED THAT CHINA HAD NOT REPEALED THE HONG KONG BILL [...]
1997-01-31 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD ECON CH HK TW
97CAIRO11981EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - DOWN BUT NOT OUT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (D). -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND JOURNALIST SYNDICATE MEMBERS MUHAMMAD ABD AL-QUDUS AND SALAH ABD AL-MAQSUD TOLD US RECENTLY THAT: -- THE LATEST MOVE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOIN [...]
1997-11-12 14:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR EG
97COLOMBO3477 LTTE ATTACKS SHIP CHARTERED BY US
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL OWEN, ECONOMIC COUNSELOR. REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 0100 LOCAL TIME SEPTEMBER 9, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) ATTACKED THE MERCHANT VESSEL "CORDIALITY" WHICH WAS ANCHORED OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST OF S [...]
1997-09-09 10:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREF PGOV EWWT CE
97COLOMBO673LTTE USE OF LANDMINES TAKES ITS TOLL
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, OVER 225 PERSONS--SOME MILITARY, MANY CIVILIAN--HAVE REPORTEDLY FALLEN VICTIM TO LANDMINES LAID BY THE INSURGENT LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) IN THE WAR-AFFLICTED NORTH AND EAST. INCIDENTS THIS YEAR ALONE HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 16 CIVILIANS AN [...]
1997-02-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MCAP PGOV PTER CE
97DAMASCUS2809 ASAD FAMILY UPDATE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER W.S. ROSS, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE LATEST STORIES ON THE DAMASCUS RUMOR MILL SUGGEST A CLOSING OF THE RANKS WITHIN THE ASAD FAMILY, WITH MIXED SPECULATION THAT THE STANDING OF THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER RIF'AT MAY BE IMPROVING, [...]
1997-05-21 06:10:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SY
97HAVANA4970 CASTRO: STILL NOT DEAD AND LOVING IT
[...] (C) IN AN EFFORT TO DEFINITIVELY LAY TO REST RECENT RUMORS ABOUT THE DEATH OF FIDEL CASTRO, USINT OFFERS SOME ITEMS THAT MAY HELP DISPEL THE ALLEGATIONS. CONG. CAMPBELL: FIDEL CASTRO APPEARED FIT ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) FIDEL CASTRO WAS PRESENT FOR SOME TW [...]
1997-08-29 21:17:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU
97ISLAMABAD2488 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS THAT MULLAH OMAR
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY TOM PRICE, POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: MARCH 27 PAKISTANI PRESS REPORTS STATE THAT MULLAH OMAR MET WITH FUGITIVE SAUDI FINANCIER BIN LADEN IN KANDAHAR ON MARCH 25 AND TOLD HIM NOT TO USE "AFGHAN TERRITORY FOR ANTI- SAUDI GOVERNMENT ACTIVIT [...]
1997-03-27 11:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KISL PREL AF PK SA
97ISLAMABAD2533 AFGHANISTAN: THE ENIGMATIC MULLAH OMAR AND TALIBAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY JOHN C. HOLZMAN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION. REASON: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH CONSULATE PESHAWAR. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT MULLAH OMAR, THE TALIBAN FOUNDER AND LEADER. HE COMES FROM A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR KANDAHAR AND H [...]
1997-03-28 11:47:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL PINR AF
97ISLAMABAD3085 AFGHANISTAN: OBSERVERS SAY "RADICALS" HAVE UPPER HAND IN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DAN MOZENA, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS, HAMED GAILANI, THE POLITICALLY-ACTIVE SON OF PIR GAILANI, AND MULLAH MALANG, AN AFGHAN WITH LINKS TO THE TALIBAN, TOLD POLOFF RECENTLY THAT "RADICALS" ARE GAINING T [...]
1997-04-14 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL PINR AF PK
97ISTANBUL1030IRAN--RAFSANJANI FAMILY, WOMEN IN THE MAJLES.
[...] CONFIDENTIAL. CLASSIFIED BY CONS THOMAS H. CARTER FOR REASONS 1.5.(B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FAMILY OF ALI AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI, ESPECIALLY HIS DAUGHTER FAEZEH, WILL REMAIN POWERFUL DESPITE RAFSANJANI'S IMMINENT RETIREMENT, SAYS AN IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN. AZAN TALEGHANI, DAUGHT [...]
1997-04-03 10:14:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN IR TU
97KINSHASA2238 KABILA GOVERNMENT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS A PUTATIVE LISTING OF THE KABILA "GOVERNMENT" PRINTED IN A LOCAL KINSHASA NEWSPAPER, "LA CITE AFRICAINE," ON MARCH 31, 1997. BASED ON NAMES WE HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST, THE LIST SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, ALL COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NEWSPAPER. EXECUTIVE C [...]
1997-04-02 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR CG
97KUALALUMPUR4130MAHATHIR FEUDING WITH ISLAMIC CONSERVATIVES
[...] CLASSIFIED BY JOHN R. MALOTT, AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. AS MALAYSIA'S CURRENCY HAS TUMBLED AND ITS SKIES HAVE FILLED WITH HAZE, PM MAHATHIR HAS STILL FOUND TIME FOR A NASTY DISPUTE WITH ISLAMIC CONSERVATIVES. RECENT ACTIONS BY ZEALOUS RELIGIOUS OFFICIALS LED THE PM TO [...]
1997-10-23 01:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MY
97MEXICO11061PAN UNVEILS LEGISLATIVE, REFORM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY MINISTER COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS VAL MARTINEZ. REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 7, 1997, NATIONAL ACTION PARTY (PAN) PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON UNVEILED THE PAN'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE COMING YEAR, AS WELL AS ITS PROPOSAL FOR REFORM OF THE STATE. [...]
1997-11-17 17:32:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR KDEM MX
97NIAMEY2216 QADHAFI VISIT: HE CAME, HE SAW, HE LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND WILL BECOME MORE APPARENT IN THE COMING DAYS. QADHAFI STAYED ABOUT 24 HOURS. THE MAIN PUBLIC EVENT WAS HIS ADDRESS TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE NIAMEY MOSQUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, IN WHICH HE CALLED FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN FAVOR OF ARABIC, AND [...]
1997-05-09 17:12:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID NG
97NIAMEY5135 ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM, IRAN, AND NIGER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOST NIGERIENS BELIEVE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM CONSTITUTES A LONG-TERM THREAT TO THE SECULAR STATE ESTABLISHED UNDER NIGER'S CONSTITUTION. IRAN IS WORKING QUIETLY AND WITH SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROMOTE SHI'ISM IN NIGER. SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA ARE ALSO A FO [...]
1997-11-05 12:31:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NG IR KISL
97SOFIA1105 BULGARIA'S UNION OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES UNITES
[...] No summary [...]
1997-02-19 14:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BU
97STATE230033// INR ASSESSMENT // - DPRK: QUACKS LIKE CAPITALISM
[...] (C) EVEN AS PYONGYANG CONTINUES TO EXCORIATE CAPITALISM AND INSIST THAT THE NORTH WILL "NEVER CHANGE," THERE ARE - SIGNS THAT SOME IN THE REGIME ARE INCREASINGLY OPEN TO EXPERIMENTING WITH CAPITALIST PRINCIPLES. BUT CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION AND BUREAUCRATIC INERTIA ARE STRONG, AND THE NO [...]
1997-12-09 03:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR KN PGOV PREL
97STATE83213AFGHANISTAN: SAUDI POLCOUNS SAYS THEY STILL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBIN L. RAPHEL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) DURING THE COURSE OF A 4/29 TELCON, SAUDI POLITICAL COUNSELOR RAHAB MASSOUD AFFIRMED TO SA A/S RAPHEL THAT THE SAG'S FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GET THE TALIBAN T [...]
1997-05-05 17:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SA AF
97TAIPEI4246TAIWAN'S NEW CABINET -- BIO INFORMATION
[...] CLASSIFIED BY LAUREN MORIARTY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AIT/T. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (U) BEGIN INTRODUCTION: AS REPORTED REFTEL, THE 15TH KMT CENTRAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 28 APPROVED THE APPOINTMENTS OF A SLIGHTLY RESHUFFLED CABINET UNDER INCOMING PREMIER VINCENT SIEW. SIEW AND HIS CAB [...]
1997-09-09 09:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TW
97TIRANA1976 BIOGRAPHY OF NEW ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) PERSONAL DATA: FATOS NANO WAS BORN IN TIRANA ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1952. HE IS MARRIED TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND THEY HAVE TWO ALMOST-GROWN CHILDREN, A BOY AND A GIRL. THE BOY, 17 OR 18, IS STUDYING AT AN AMERICAN COLLEGE IN THESSELONNKI, GREECE. THE GIRL, 16 OR 17, IS STUDYING [...]
1997-08-08 15:24:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR AL
97TIRANA3065 BIOGRAPHY OF ALBANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SABIT BROKAJ
[...] (U) PERSONAL DATA: SABIT BROKAJ WAS BORN JANUARY 7, 1942 IN VLORA. BROKAJ IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO CHILDREN. 2. (U) EDUCATION: BROKAJ GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA FACULTY OF MEDICINE IN 1969. HE TRAINED IN CARDIOLOGY FROM 1974-76 IN TIRANA. HE TRAVELED TO FRANCE TO STUDY CA [...]
1997-12-31 09:55:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PARM AL
97TUNIS5237 TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION OF
[...] SUMMARY. THIS CABLE CONTAINS BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NINE INDIVIDUALS TUNISIAN PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI APPOINTED TO GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ON OCTOBER 9, 1997 (REFTEL). THEY ARE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID BEN MUSTAPHA, INTERIOR MINISTER ALI CHAOUCH, AGRICULTURE MINISTER SADOK RABEH, EDU [...]
1997-10-14 15:16:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV TS
97WELLINGTON1656 BIO REPORT: NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JENNY SHIPLEY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: JOSIAH H. BEEMAN, AMBASSADOR. REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: NZ'S NEW (AND FIRST WOMAN) PRIME MINISTER JENNY SHIPLEY IS AN ASTUTE POLITICIAN WHO BELIEVES IN LESS GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUAL EMPOWERMENT, AND A "SOFT HEART AND A HARD HEAD." SHE TAKES A MEASURED AND [...]
1997-12-22 01:36:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR NZ
97YEKATERINBURG43 THE SUPREMACY OF "STATE POWERS"
[...] THE LOCAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF SVERDLOVSK AND THE MAYOR OF YEKATERINBURG IS MORE THAN A PERSONAL DISPUTE, REVEALING AS IT DOES A FUNDAMENTAL RUSSIAN DISTINCTION BETWEEN "STATE POWERS" AND "LOCAL SELF- ADMINISTRATION" THAT IS OFTEN LOST IN TRANSLATION. FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, DEMOC [...]
1997-02-26 04:44:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV RS
98AMMAN3050POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: STRUGGLING FOR THE SOUL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM JANET A. SANDERSON; REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 1997 BOYCOTT OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ITS POLITICAL WING, THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT, EXPOS [...]
1998-04-02 13:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PINR KISL PHUM JO
98AMMAN8578 JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...]
1998-09-21 12:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO
98BANDARSERIBEGAWAN209SULTAN'S SON TO BE MADE CROWN PRINCE
[...] AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26, STATED THAT THE SULTAN'S ELDEST SON, PRINCE AL-MUHTADEE BILLAH, WILL BE CROWNED "PUTERA MAKHOTA" OR CROWN PRINCE, AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN AUGUST. 2. THE CEREMONY IS EXPECTED TO BE LARGE AND LAVISH, STEEPED IN TR [...]
1998-03-30 09:29:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BX
98BANDARSERIBEGAWAN550SULTAN'S ELDEST SON MADE CROWN PRINCE;
[...] No summary [...]
1998-08-14 08:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON
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