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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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09BANGKOK698THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]
2009-03-19 08:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK699THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned [...]
2009-03-19 08:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK798THAILAND: INITIAL REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) We shared the text of the White Paper on U.S. Policy towards Afganistan and Pakistan and discussed U.S. policy objectives with MFA North America Director Kanachana Patarachoke March 30 (reftel). Kanchana noted the positive initial reaction to the White Paper release, particularly the st [...]
2009-03-31 03:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS TH
09BANGKOK892THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JCET Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in the [...]
2009-04-07 09:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK896THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JCET Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for individual listed below, who has been selected to participate in the above- [...]
2009-04-08 02:03:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANGKOK930THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. 2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individuals listed below, who have been selected to participate in th [...]
2009-04-09 05:35:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
09BANJUL101AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 10:52:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR GA
09BASRAH17BASRA: ONE YEAR AFTER CHARGE OF THE KNIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. One year after the Iraqi Army (IA) routed militia groups (with US and UK military help) during Operation Charge of the Knights (CoK),Basra Province has stabilized. Continued gains in security, a boost to investment, and improvements in governance appear tantalizingly possible. V [...]
2009-04-10 14:39:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV MARR IZ
09BAU339AZERBAIJAN: SCENESESTTER FOR GEN MCNABB'S BAKU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 10:09:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR AF TU AM AJ
09BEIJING1032CHINESE ACADEMICS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Embassy contacts expressed cautious support for the new U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, though our interlocutors argued that the new strategy did not appropriately address the Kashmir issue. They were suspicious of long-term U.S. intentions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Citin [...]
2009-04-17 10:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR CH PK AF IN
09BEIJING1046SRAP HOLBROOKE'S APRIL 15 DINNER WITH CHINESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 09:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER EAID NATO MOPS MARR CH PK AF
09BEIJING1095CNO ADM ROUGHEAD DISCUSSES MIL-MIL TIES, PIRACY,
[...] (S) In an April 18 meeting with Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary Roughead, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said China adhered to the principle of peaceful development and noted that the PLA Navy (PLAN) had been expanding to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. AD [...]
2009-04-23 09:57:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHSA CH KN
09BEIJING1133CHINA/RUSSIA: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OR STRATEGIC
[...] SUMMARY: In spite of PRC public support for the Sino-Russian "strategic partnership," Chinese officials privately view Russia as "irrational, aggressive and untrustworthy," according to an opinion page editor at a leading state-owned newspaper. Our contact noted that many readers found a rec [...]
2009-04-28 08:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS AF
09BEIJING1168SOMALIA: CHINA'S VIEWS ON COMBATING PIRACY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China supported the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) and would like to improve military coordination but had to maintain sole control of its military operations and avoid a "military hierarchy," an MFA official told PolOff April 29. The official said China [...]
2009-04-30 09:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH MARR MOPS PGOV PHSA PREL SO
09BEIJING1169PRC SCHOLARS SHARE VIEWS ON AFRICOM, SOMALIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China "shares African concerns" about U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)'s perceived "militarization" of U.S. policy in Africa, according to two Chinese scholars on Africa. Our contacts expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of prosecuting Somali pirates and urged the United St [...]
2009-04-30 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCG CH MARR MOPS PGOV PREL SO EINV
09BEIJING1261CHINA/RUSSIA: FM YANG'S VISIT TO MOSCOW REAFFIRMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China and Russia share a common interest in a multi-polar world and "democratization of international relations," but the China-Russia strategic partnership is "not an alliance and not directed at a third country," according to an MFA official. The official said China and Russia [...]
2009-05-11 08:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS AF
09BEIJING1280SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND CGPCS
[...] (SBU) China will send a delegation of officials from the MFA, Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Ministry of Transportation to attend the May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Di [...]
2009-05-13 06:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
09BEIJING1314SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Senator Kerry, the Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism of high-level visits. They will want to use your visit to demonstrate that China is deepening links with all parts of the U.S. Government. They will welcome [...]
2009-05-15 09:04:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1315SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Madame Speaker, your visit to China comes at a significant time. 2009 marks a series of key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; [...]
2009-05-15 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING1348CHINA PROTESTS PACOM ADMIRAL KEATING'S REMARKS IN
[...] (C) In a May 18 meeting, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang delivered a formal demarche to the Charge protesting remarks appearing in a Times of India article by Pacific Command (USPACOM) Commander Admiral Keating. Admiral Keating is quoted in the [...]
2009-05-19 09:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CH IN
09BEIJING1384SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS A MIXED BAG OF TENSIONS,
[...] (C) Chinese academic and Indian diplomatic contacts in recent meetings painted a mixed picture of Sino-Indian ties. Interlocutors cited historic tensions and present disagreements, but also noted that incremental progress had been made. Chinese scholars downplayed the "String of Pearls" strat [...]
2009-05-22 09:59:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PBTS PHSA IN NP PK CH
09BEIJING1386SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA INVITED TO ATTEND MAY 29
[...] (SBU) China's Ministry of National Defense would likely continue to push its proposal to put counter-piracy military operations in the Gulf of Aden under UN command, MFA International Organizations and Conferences (IO) Department UN Affairs Division official Jiang Hua told PolOff May 22 in res [...]
2009-05-22 10:04:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
09BEIJING1428CODEL PELOSI MAY 27 MEETING WITH PRC PRESIDENT HU
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with CODEL Pelosi, Chinese President Hu Jintao noted that China hoped that the developed world would take the lead on climate change by providing financial assistance and technical support to developing countries but admitted the developing countries had a res [...]
2009-05-29 09:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV CH KN
09BEIJING1446SPEAKER PELOSI'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH NPC CHAIRMAN
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with CODEL Pelosi on May 27, National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo applauded the state of bilateral relations, encouraged greater exchanges between the Congress and the NPC, urged greater U.S.-China collaboration on energy and climate change and [...]
2009-06-02 05:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV
09BEIJING147CHINA'S SEVEN-POINT ROADMAP FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's January 15 farewell call, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed gratitude for the President's support for strong bilateral relations and asked the Ambassador to deliver a seven-point message to Washington: -- Appreciation for President Bush's pe [...]
2009-01-16 09:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR EFIN PK IN KN KS TW IR
09BEIJING1547CDA AND MFA DG ZHENG ZEGUANG: DPRK, MIL-MIL,
[...] (C) In a June 9 luncheon hosted by the Charge, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang said that senior officials who met with Deputy Secretary Steinberg had been impressed by his seriousness of purpose and by his explanation of the U.S. position on how [...]
2009-06-09 09:59:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CASC SENV CH
09BEIJING1634CDA AND MFA ASIAN AFFAIRS ON DPRK
[...] (C) In a June 16 luncheon in honor of visiting Hong Kong CG Joe Donovan hosted by the Charge, XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX said that China liked a U.S. proposal described by Ambassador Bosworth here on June 5 to put all issues related to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula into a package for [...]
2009-06-17 06:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CH KN KS
09BEIJING1657INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: CHINA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) China shared U.S. concerns about creating an international piracy court, MFA Treaty and Law Department International Law Division Deputy Director Xu Yu told PolOff June 17 in response to reftel points urging China's support for the U.S. position opposing the creation of an international t [...]
2009-06-18 08:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL CH
09BEIJING1661CHINA/RUSSIA: CHINESE SCHOLAR AND RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Despite China and Russia's public statements about the importance of their strategic partnership, neither country viewed its bilateral relationship as its top foreign policy priority, a Chinese expert on Russia told PolOff June 15. The scholar predicted that the Shanghai Cooperation Organi [...]
2009-06-18 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS
09BEIJING1680PRC: AFGHAN FM SPANTA VISIT AFFIRMS POSITIVE
[...] (C) Afghan FM Spanta's June 9-11 visit to China provided both sides an opportunity to affirm positive bilateral relations but produced no new bilateral economic or security initiatives, according to MFA and Afghan Embassy contacts. While China reiterated its commitment to assist in Afghanistan [...]
2009-06-19 08:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR EAID EINV CH AF
09BEIJING1698PRC: SCHOLARS DOWNPLAY POSSIBILITY OF HIGH-PROFILE
[...] (C) The United States "should not expect too much" from China in terms of high-profile advocacy of potentially controversial or unpopular strategies associated with the United States, particularly in Pakistan, Chinese academic contacts told the U.S. Embassy in recent weeks. They described PRC [...]
2009-06-22 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING1708MALAY PM IN CHINA: COMMEMORATING 35 YEARS OF
[...] (C) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's June 2-5 trip focused on the commemoration of 35 years of China-Malaysia relations and resulted in no new substantive initiatives, according to an MFA official and a Malaysian Embassy contact. Though the two sides touched lightly on extant disputes in [...]
2009-06-23 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD MARR MY CH KS
09BEIJING1804JUNE 30 MFA PRESS BREIFING: ASEAN+3, FIVE PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the June 30 MFA press briefing: -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Qin Gang stated that China would continue to "play a constructive role" through the ASEAN+3 and Regional Security Forum and, given that the international security and economic situation was "changing ra [...]
2009-06-30 23:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MARR PHSA AO BM CH JA IR KN KS SW
09BEIJING1851SOMALI PIRACY: CHINA ASKED TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) China was "flexible" if additional states wished to participate in the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division official Cheng Lie told PolOff July 2 in response to reftel points encouraging C [...]
2009-07-05 03:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHSA MARR MOPS CH SO
09BEIJING1911SCENESETTER FOR DOE SECRETARY CHU VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Secretary Chu, Chinese leaders are eagerly looking forward to your visit to China and to engaging you on issues of energy, climate change and science, among others, that will help determine the quality of life of the Chinese and American people over the next few decades. Your visit come [...]
2009-07-08 23:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING1924SCENESETTER FOR DOC SECRETARY LOCKE VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Secretary Locke, I wanted to send you a note that addresses some of the issues you will raise from a China mission perspective. I know that your staff has prepared papers on these matters and hope we are not duplicating some of their observations. 2. (SBU) Clearly, Chinese leaders are [...]
2009-07-09 09:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING1969PRC SCHOLARS URGE QUICK ASSISTANCE FOR IDPS; WARY
[...] (C) State Council-affiliated academics told Embassy officers that recent progress on counter-terrorism efforts in Pakistan could collapse if the basic needs of IDPs resulting from military operations were not addressed quickly. According to Chinese scholars, mistrust of U.S. military intention [...]
2009-07-13 10:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MOPS MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING1973INDONESIAN FM VISIT TO BEIJING
[...] (C) Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda's July 1-3 trip to Beijing concentrated mainly on positive aspects of Sino-Indonesia ties, including signing of an extradition treaty, and further development of the strategic partnership, according to MFA and Indonesian Embassy contacts. However [...]
2009-07-13 10:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EFIN PBTS MARR ID CH
09BEIJING1989PRC: INDIAN ACTIONS ON ARUNACHAL PRADESH DESIGNED
[...] (C) Chinese scholars believe the media-hyped controversies over recent Indian troop movements near the disputed province of Arunachal Pradesh and the province's inclusion in the Asia Development Bank's Country Strategy for India reflect India's desire to pressure China to recognize India's terr [...]
2009-07-14 10:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MOPS MARR EAID CH IN
09BEIJING2085ISRAELI AMBASSADOR SEEKS MORE SPACE FOR SECURITY
[...] (S) Israeli Ambassador to China Amos Nadai told the Charge that Israel was capable of expanding its defense and security relationship with China but this would require the United States rethinking the limitations it has placed on Israeli security cooperation with China. Israel was especially [...]
2009-07-21 10:59:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL ECON MCAP MARR IS IR CH
09BEIJING2124SECRETARIES CHU AND LOCKE DISCUSS CLEAN ENERGY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) During his recent visit to China, Energy Secretary Chu met with China's Minister of Science and Technology WAN Gang on July 15 to discuss priorities for the new U.S.-China Clean Energy Research and Development Center, which they publicly announced later the same day at a joint press con [...]
2009-07-26 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING2125DOE SECRETARY CHU DISCUSSES CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY AND
[...] (SBU) On July 16, Secretary Chu met with CAO Peixi the president of Huaneng Group, China's largest power producer. The two met at Huaneng's Gaobeidian showcase cogeneration power plant in Beijing to discuss the energy giant's effort to reduce sulfur and nitrogen oxide (SOx and NOx) and carbo [...]
2009-07-26 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING2126Senior Hu Advisor Zheng Bijian Organizing China-U.S. Clean
[...] (SBU) Professor ZHENG Bijian, a senior advisor to China's president Hu Jintao, met with the U.S. Energy Secretary Chu and U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke, during their recent trip to China. Zheng's primary aim during the brief lunch meeting was to solicit the attendance of the two Secretaries at [...]
2009-07-26 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING2155SCENESETTER FOR HOUSE MINORITY LEADER BOEHNER'S
[...] (SBU) Minority Leader Boehner, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries: January 1 commemorated 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th annive [...]
2009-07-28 10:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH
09BEIJING2177PRC/RUSSIA: MFA, SCHOLARS DOWNPLAY IMPACT OF
[...] (C) In response to the closure by Moscow authorities of the Cherkizovsky market, the largest Chinese market in Russia (reftel),China's state-controlled media was uncharacteristically critical of Russia's "heavy handed" actions, and the issue generated commentary among Chinese bloggers complai [...]
2009-07-30 10:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH RS
09BEIJING22LOOKING AT THE NEXT 30 YEARS OF THE U.S.-CHINA
[...] (C) January 1, 2009, marked the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China. This anniversary followed the PRC commemoration of roughly 30 years of China's "reform and opening" policy under Deng Xiaoping, which led to Ch [...]
2009-01-06 08:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MASS CH
09BEIJING2249SCENESETTER FOR HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Chairman Berman, your visit to China comes in a year filled with key anniversaries and events: January 1 marked 30 years of U.S.-China diplomatic relations; March saw the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama's flight to India; June 4 marked the 20th anniversar [...]
2009-08-06 09:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PHUM PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW
09BEIJING2408CHINA DOES NOT WANT TAIWAN IN THE CGPCS
[...] (C) China would oppose Taiwan participation in the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),but otherwise welcomes broader participation, according to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Affairs Division official Cheng Lie. Cheng, who plans to attend [...]
2009-08-21 05:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM SO CH
09BEIJING2416NOAA DAS DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH CHINA'S CMA AND SOA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Deputy Assistant Secretary, Dr. James Turner visited Beijing on August 13 to discuss areas of collaboration with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and State Oceanic Administration (SOA). CMA officials expres [...]
2009-08-23 23:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL SENV TSPA PGOV PREL MARR CH
09BEIJING2454PRC WILL ATTEND SEPTEMBER 16-18 ARF DISASTER
[...] (U) China will send a five-person delegation to participate in the ninth annual ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ARF ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 16-18, MFA Asian Affairs Department Asian Multilateral Security Division Deputy Director Zuo Wenxing to [...]
2009-08-26 09:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF EAID MARR CH
09BEIJING2456PRC CONCERNS ABOUT POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with PolOff, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID) Third Bureau Director Wu Baocai expressed concern about post-election violence in Afghanistan and uncertainty as to how to evaluate the strength of the Taliban. Whi [...]
2009-08-26 11:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID MARR NATO PTER CH PK AF
09BEIJING2526AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM YANG JIECHI:
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the Ambassador expressed his and President Obama's hope to keep the U.S.-China relationship moving in a positive direction and focused on major issues of mutual concern. FM Yang noted the positive tone set by Presidents Hu [...]
2009-09-02 10:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN MARR SENV CH KN IR
09BEIJING2660AMBASSADOR BADER AND FM YANG DISCUSS THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Ambassador Jeffrey Bader, Foreign Minister Yang was upbeat on the overall trend in U.S.-China relations. Ambassador Bader outlined his expectations for the planned November travel of President Obama to China, o [...]
2009-09-16 15:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN MARR SENV CH KN IR
09BEIJING2681POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche explaining the President's decision to adapt our Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) architecture in Europe to Zhang Hongliu of MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Department General Policy Division on September 18. Zhang, speaking unofficially, told PolOff that [...]
2009-09-18 04:17:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR EZ CH
09BEIJING2693SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Mister Deputy Secretary, your trip to Beijing comes as a simultaneously prosperous and stable yet anxious and brittle China prepares for its 60th birthday October 1. Thirty years of double-digit economic growth have brought a measure of stability and prosperity to many, yet numerous politi [...]
2009-09-18 12:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH KN AF PK TW
09BEIJING2699PRC FOCUSED ON ITS TERRITORIAL CLAIMS IN SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: China's primary interests in the South China Sea (SCS) are to defend its claimed territorial boundaries, protect and develop its claims to natural resources, and maintain freedom of navigation, according to an Embassy contact. Scholars and officials suggest China prefers to addr [...]
2009-09-21 10:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA MARR PHUM PGOV VN CH
09BEIJING2724MONGOLIA-CHINA RELATIONS: HIGH-LEVEL PROGRESS,
[...] (C) Summary: The 60th anniversary of the establishment of PRC-Mongolia relations has moved that relationship in a positive direction, but mutual popular mistrust persists, according to Beijing-based scholars. Per the Mongolian Embassy, plans are for Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to visit Mongoli [...]
2009-09-23 06:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH MG NK MARR PBTS
09BEIJING2731FOURTH PLENUM: XI NOT APPOINTED TO CMC; NO
[...] (C) Summary: Although contacts expressed surprise that Vice President Xi Jinping was not appointed Central Military Commission Vice Chairman at the four-day Fourth Plenum of the Seventeenth CCP Central Committee that concluded September 18, most cautioned against reading too much into the decision [...]
2009-09-23 11:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MARR KDEM CH
09BEIJING2810AF/PAK: PRC VIEWS ON COOPERATION WITH U.S.,
[...] (C) Summary: PRC distrust in U.S. strategic intentions in South Asia and the PRC's stove-piped bureaucracy impede China's willingness to coordinate efforts with the United States on Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to Chinese scholars at two government-affiliated think tanks. To overcome [...]
2009-09-30 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MARR KDEM AF IN PK CH BM
09BEIJING2864SUBJECT: EAP A/S CAMPBELL AND MFA DG ZHENG
[...] (C) Summary: The international community's engagement strategy and overall policy of sanctions against Burma have failed, said MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang in an October 13 working lunch with EAP A/S Campbell. A/S Campbell called for incre [...]
2009-10-14 09:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV CASC SENV CH TW BM
09BEIJING2870PRC: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH VFM HE YAFEI
[...] (S) Summary: China appreciates that President Obama plans to spend three days in China and hopes the visit will produce concrete results, China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told EAP A/S Campbell October 13. China also hopes for a joint statement that will send a positive message that the [...]
2009-10-14 11:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KNNP MNUC SENV APEC KN KS CH
09BEIJING2872A/S CAMPBELL'S DINNER WITH CHINESE ACADEMICS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 13 dinner with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, three leading Chinese international affairs experts urged the United States to start bilateral talks with North Korea. China had done its part by keeping pressure on the DPRK, they said, but now it was up to the [...]
2009-10-14 11:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PGOV NK SK JP RU IN CH
09BEIJING2914EAP A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH MND/FAO MG QIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Major General Qian Lihua, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of China's Ministry of Defense, responded positively, if cautiously, to EAP A/S Campbell's urging of improved military-to-military relations within a broader, inter-agency strategic dialogue, but complained that res [...]
2009-10-21 06:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PHUM PBTS PHSA PINS TW CH
09BEIJING3000NSC'S BADER AND ROSS TALK IRAN, DPRK, MIL-MIL WITH
[...] (C) Communist Party International Department Vice Minister Liu Jieyi, in an October 26 meeting with NSC Senior Directors Jeffrey Bader and Dennis Ross, stressed China's efforts to support a dual track approach to Iran. Responding to Ross' calls for the P5-plus-1 to maintain unity and keep pre [...]
2009-10-30 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC OVIP PGOV MARR CH KN IR
09BEIJING3060SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHINA
[...] (C) Mr. President, China's leaders view your upcoming travel to Shanghai and Beijing as the single most important visit to China by a foreign leader this year. As we have heard repeatedly, President Hu Jintao and the senior leadership are committed, as are we, to making your meetings and prog [...]
2009-11-05 11:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH ECON IR KN MARR MNUC OVIP PARM PHUM
09BEIJING3072PRC/AFGHANISTAN/IRAN: SHARED U.S.-PRC INTERESTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shared interests in South Asia should prompt closer U.S.-China coordination in the region, according to an official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID). In a November 3 meeting with PolOffs, the official said that geogra [...]
2009-11-09 11:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF IR
09BEIJING3097TRACK-1.5 CHINA-U.S. STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent bilateral track-1.5 discussions on strategic nuclear issues, several themes emerged, particularly with respect to PRC concerns regarding the direction of U.S. nuclear strategy and policy: (1) China wants "strategic reassurance" from the United States that ballistic m [...]
2009-11-13 01:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PGOV MARR MNUC MASS CH
09BEIJING3113NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL IN BEIJING
[...] (C) Summary: In Beijing November 9-12 for the NATO-China dialogue, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero briefed the Chinese on NATO's New Strategic Concept effort, operations in Afghanistan, and relations with Russia, Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [...]
2009-11-13 09:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PHSA MOPS AF PK IR
09BEIJING3117ISRAELI AMBASSADOR ON PRC-ISRAEL MILITARY TIES
[...] (S) During a November 12 meeting with Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),Israeli Ambassador to China Amos Nadai briefed on Israeli-Chinese bilateral military relations and appealed for relaxing USG oversight of Israeli military exports to the PRC. Military relations had been important in Israel [...]
2009-11-13 11:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MASS MARR PARM CH IS
09BEIJING3172SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' TRIP TO CHINA
[...] (C) Undersecretary Burns, the President's November 15-18 visit to Beijing and Shanghai advanced the conversation with the Chinese on issues of high priority to the United States, particularly global economic recovery, North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, climate change and proliferation. Your vi [...]
2009-11-25 08:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MNUC PARM PHUM CH AF PK IR
09BEIJING3180DOE SECRETARY CHU AND CHINA SCIENCE MINISTER CO-CHAIR FIRST
[...] (SBU) On the eve of the U.S. President's first visit to Beijing, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, China's Minister of Science and Technology WAN Gang, and National Energy Administration (NEA) Deputy Administrator LIU Qi (acting for Administrator Zhang Guobao) convened the first stee [...]
2009-11-27 08:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING3182ENERGY AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES CHU AND LOCKE LEAD
[...] (U) In an effort to promote clean energy cooperation during the U.S. President's first visit to Beijing, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke led a senior-level U.S.-China roundtable discussion on clean energy on November 16. The roundtable included distinguished [...]
2009-11-27 09:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING3186BILATERAL WITH VICE PREMIER LI KEQIANG - COOPERATION AND
[...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Locke, Energy Secretary Chu, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk and U.S. Trade Development Administrator Zak met with Vice Premier Li Keqiang on November 18, 2009 at the Great Hall of the People, to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues including energy cooperation and [...]
2009-11-30 04:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING3188SECRETARY OF ENERGY STEVEN CHU MEETS WITH ZHANG GUOBAO,
[...] (U) Upon Secretary Chu's arrival in Beijing, he met with Minister ZHANG Guobao, head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA). Zhang informed Secretary Chu that he would be out of the country during the remainder of the Secretary's visit and that the NEA Deputy Administrator LIU Qi wo [...]
2009-11-30 07:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING3190DOE SECRETARY CHU'S LUNCH WITH CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR LIU
[...] (U) Following the CERC Signing ceremony, State Councilor LIU Yandong hosted a lunch. During lunch, Madam Liu highlighted the importance of U.S.-China cooperation on electric vehicles (EVs) and said she believes that this collaboration has a promising future. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Ch [...]
2009-11-30 09:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR SENV ENRG KGHG CH
09BEIJING3226CHINESE WATCHING U.S. NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The PRC hopes the ongoing U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) will foster significant disarmament as a reflection of President Obama's "Prague vision" of a nuclear weapons-free world, which in turn would "positively" impact China's nuclear policy, several academics told PolOff in r [...]
2009-12-03 04:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PGOV MARR CH
09BEIJING3237DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE,
[...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding Ce [...]
2009-12-03 11:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3239DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, SOUTH
[...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding So [...]
2009-12-04 03:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3252PRC SCHOLAR ON IRAN, RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, SCO,
[...] (C) Summary: A well-connected scholar of Russian and Central Asian studies argued that China would not alter its basic position on the Iran nuclear issue in response to an apparent Russian shift in approach, because PRC leadership understands that Russia's change is in tone only, Russia's und [...]
2009-12-04 10:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH AF IR
09BEIJING3287COMPETING PERCEPTIONS OF PRC ACTIVITIES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC contacts define Chinese interests in Afghanistan within the context of China's international image, security requirements, commercial goals and bilateral relationships with key countries. Afghan Embassy contacts here lament the PRC's narrow focus on projects in Afghanistan t [...]
2009-12-09 14:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALAF CH EAID MARR NATO PARM PK PREL PTER
09BEIJING3288PRC: SKEPTICAL REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official PRC reaction to the President's announcement of the way ahead on Afghanistan and Pakistan has been limited to a cautious statement by the MFA press spokesman at a regularly scheduled press conference December 3. Party-run media outlets expressed skepticism about the Pr [...]
2009-12-09 15:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING3323DAS SHEAR DISCUSSES AF/PAK WITH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China welcomes a "constructive" U.S. role in South Asia as well as continued dialogue and coordination with the United States regarding South Asia, an MFA official told DAS Shear December 10. Responding to DAS Shear's suggestion of areas for possible U.S.-PRC cooperation in Afgh [...]
2009-12-14 09:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF
09BEIJING350SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO CHINA,
[...] (C) Madame Secretary, your having chosen to visit China during your first trip abroad as Secretary of State has special significance well understood and appreciated by the Chinese. Chinese leaders place great importance on personal relationships with foreign counterparts and on the symbolism [...]
2009-02-11 09:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON PARM MARR CH TW
09BEIJING353GEORGIAN DIPLOMAT LAMENTS LACK OF CHINESE SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Georgia has received "practically nothing" from China since the Russia-Georgia conflict began in August 2008, a contact at the Georgian Embassy in Beijing told PolOff February 11. The Georgian diplomat expressed disappointment with China's limited assistance and unwillingness to [...]
2009-02-11 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MARR RS CH GG
09BEIJING382CHINA HAD NO SAY IN MANAS CLOSURE ISSUE, SHARES
[...] (C) Summary: China did not discuss the possibility of closing Manas Air Base with the Kyrgyz Government, either before or after President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement, and only learned about it from press reports, according to an MFA official. China and the United States "share common g [...]
2009-02-13 10:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV PTER CH KG
09BEIJING384MFA WILL STUDY CHINA TRANSIT PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) PolMinCouns on February 13 conveyed to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Deputy Director General Deng Hongbo reftel talking points laying out a U.S. proposal for a transportation route through the PRC in support of t [...]
2009-02-13 11:24:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR PGOV CH AF
09BEIJING470RUSSIA SEEKS TO DEFUSE TENSIONS WITH CHINA AFTER
[...] (C) The Russian military's February 15 sinking of the Chinese cargo ship "The New Star" has caused tension between Russia and China but will not have a long-term impact on bilateral relations, a Russian Embassy contact in Beijing told PolOff February 24. Our contact reported that the MFA summ [...]
2009-02-24 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EWWT ETRD MARR PBTS CH RS
09BEIJING57DASD SEDNEY'S MEETING WITH COMMUNIST PARTY
[...] (C) Vice Minister of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Department (CCID) Zhang Zhijun told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney December 18 that China "treasures" its relationship with the United States and considers the U.S.-China relations [...]
2009-01-08 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS CH AF XD SO RS TW KN IZ XA
09BEIJING58PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN
[...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...]
2009-01-08 09:49:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN
09BEIJING600CHARGE D'AFFAIRES PROTESTS HARASSMENT OF USNS
[...] (C) On March 8 in the South China Sea international waters near the PRC's Hainan Island, five Chinese ships harassed and interfered with a U.S. survey vessel, the USNS Impeccable, conducting routine operations (reftel). In response, the Charge d'Affaires protested Chinese actions to MFA Americ [...]
2009-03-09 09:20:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PHSA PBTS MOPS MARR KTIA CH
09BEIJING615March 10 MFA Press Briefing: U.S. Naval Vessel Incident, FM
[...] Key points at the March 10 MFA press briefing: -- "The USNS Impeccable violated international and Chinese law and conducted activities in China's special economic zone in the South China Sea without China's permission." -- The "open policy of Tibet has not changed" but it is "up to the loc [...]
2009-03-10 23:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM SU ZI CH
09BEIJING645CHINESE MFA ON IMPECCABLE INCIDENT
[...] (C) The Charge d'Affaires spoke with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi March 12 to underline the importance of the U.S.-proposed telcon between Chief of Naval Operations ADM Roughead and his PLA Navy counterpart ADM Wu Shengli to discuss the March 8 USNS Impeccable incident in the South Chi [...]
2009-03-12 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PBTS MOPS MARR KTIA CH
09BEIJING713March 19 MFA Press Briefing: The Impeccable, AmCits on the
[...] Key points at the March 19 MFA press briefing: -- The United States violated Chinese and International Law by conducting activities in China's Exclusive Economic Zone. -- China is investigating the incident involving American Citizens on the DPRK border. -- Ambassador Wu Sike, the Chines [...]
2009-03-19 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN MARR MASS PHUM CH KS KN FR JA ES
09BEIJING765JAPANESE DEFENSE TALKS WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Beijing expressed satisfaction with the March 20-21 visit to China by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, even though the visit "accomplished little of substance." According to a Japanese Embassy readout, Hamada urged China to show greater transparency in i [...]
2009-03-24 09:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV CH KN JA
09BEIJING767MARCH 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILES, AMCITS IN DPRK,
[...] Key points at the March 24 MFA press briefing: -- China is "very concerned about the situation on the Korean Peninsula," and "hopes that all parties will be restrained and calm so as not to complicate the situation." -- Regarding the U.S. citizens detained by North Korea, Qin said that "th [...]
2009-03-24 23:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR PHUM EINT CH KS KN JA PE RP RS AF
09BEIJING781CHINA SEEKS REDUCTION IN SURVEILLANCE SHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Asking the United States to focus on the importance of a successful G-20 meeting in London and the overall bilateral relationship, MFA DG for North American and Oceanian Affairs Zheng Zeguang formally protested a perceived increase in U.S. Navy surveillance activity in China's Ex [...]
2009-03-25 12:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV CH
09BEIJING807MARCH 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY POWER REPORT, TIBET,
[...] Key points at the March 26 MFA press briefing: -- The recently released China Military Power Report "contains gross distortions of fact" and China has expressed its "resolute opposition" and "made representations" to the United States. -- The "Dalai Clique premeditated and coordinated" the [...]
2009-03-26 10:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR PHUM EINT CH KS KN JA RS AF FR TW
09BEIJING822PRC: EMBASSY NOTIFIES MFA ON R/V MARCUS LANGSETH
[...] (C) On March 27, the Acting Political Minister Counselor conveyed ref A points offering assurances regarding the R/V MARCUS LANGSETH's research voyage in the South China Sea to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department U.S. Division Director An Gang. An Gang zeroed in on the language [...]
2009-03-27 09:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH
09BEIJING855EAP DAS NORRIS AT MFA: G20, DPRK, HUMAN RIGHTS,
[...] (S) It is important that our two Presidents show consensus on combating the global economic crisis following their April 1 meeting on the margins of the London G20 summit, MFA Director General for North American Affairs Zheng Zeguang told EAP DAS John Norris March 31. China continues to "work [...]
2009-03-31 11:33:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ECON KGHG MARR PHUM CH KN KS SU AF
09BEIJING895CHINA DONE BIDING ITS TIME? PRC SCHOLARS WRESTLE
[...] (C) As China considers its broader role in addressing the global economic crisis and reflects with lingering pride on the 2008 Summer Olympics, it also grapples with the relevance and desirability of maintaining its traditional "low-key approach" to foreign policy matters and its oft-stated (an [...]
2009-04-03 07:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CH
09BEIJING940CHINA ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A Chinese MFA official said China is "still considering" the U.S. request for nonlethal supply transit through China to Afghanistan and recognizes the importance of counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan. The Chinese have reviewed and are discussing the U.S. Pakistan/Afghanistan [...]
2009-04-08 09:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CH
09BEIJING96DUTCH INVITE CHINA TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] On January 13, PolOff accompanied Arjen van den Berg, Political Counselor at the Dutch Embassy in Beijing, and Andrey Chernyshov, Second Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, in a meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue. Van [...]
2009-01-13 06:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER MNUC MARR MASS CH RS NL
09BEIJING992CODEL MCCAIN MEETING WITH CHINESE DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with CODEL McCain, Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie observed that military-to-military ties lagged behind other aspects of the bilateral relationship. Liang attributed the shortcoming to three "barriers": U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; the National Defe [...]
2009-04-15 05:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PARM MNUC PBTS PTER PGOV CH
09BEIRT96LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 18:18:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT1012SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S SEPTEMBER 16
[...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your September 16 visit. Your meeting with President Sleiman will reinforce the message that we value his views and that we recognize that Lebanon has its own issues and agenda in the context of a comprehensive Middle East Peace. Lebanese interest in the progress [...]
2009-09-14 14:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE
09BEIRUT1045LAF COMMANDER KAHWAJI CONFIDENT OF MURR'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr will be re-appointed to the same position in the next cabinet, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwaji told visiting LTG William Webster and the Ambassador on September 18. Kahwaji continued to be concerned that the current delay [...]
2009-09-24 05:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS MARR KPKO MCAP IS LE
09BEIRUT1051DEFMIN MURR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has no new strategy to form the government since his renomination on September 16, caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador September 23. Murr said he advised Hariri to make President Michel Sleiman a "real partner" in the government f [...]
2009-09-24 15:36:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM KPKO MARR PINR PINS SY IT SP LE
09BEIRUT1053ISRAELI COOPERATION IMPROVING, SAYS LEBANESE
[...] (S) In recent trilateral meetings between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),UNIFIL, and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF),the Israeli side was more cooperative and a new element of trust between the parties was present, BGen Abdulruhman Shehaitly, GOL Coordinator to UNIFIL told visiting Special [...]
2009-09-25 05:47:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPBTS KPKO MARR PREL PGOV LE IS
09BEIRUT108LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER MURR SAYS MARCH 14
[...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr stressed his "purely UNSCR 1701" agenda for his planned January 28 visit to Damascus. He again expressed concern about the lack of March 14 organization for the upcoming parliamentary elections and said he continues t [...]
2009-01-27 15:54:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT110LEBANON: NATIONAL "DIALOGUE" ACTUALLY
[...] (C) Former president and Kataeb leader Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador the January 26 National Dialogue session was another opportunity to hear "very important monologues." Gemayel said his attempts in the session to push Hizballah representative MP Mohammad Raad to reveal Hizballah's "true [...]
2009-01-27 16:28:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY
09BEIRUT1149UPBEAT HARIRI SAYS CABINET NEGOTIATIONS REACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was optimistic that the week ahead would be "decisive" for cabinet formation. Discussions over the telecommunications portfolio with Christian opposition figure Michel Aoun continued, however, and Hariri suggested that he might [...]
2009-10-19 14:16:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EFIN EAID PTER MARR MOPPS LE
09BEIRUT1169HARIRI DESCRIBES CHALLENGES FACING LEBANESE ARMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) had made "impressive" progress, it still requires training and equipment in order to undermine non-state actors, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told visiting DASD Colin Kahl and delegation on October 22. Kahl pushed for development [...]
2009-10-23 15:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC IS LE SY
09BEIRUT117LEBANON: TALKING TO SYRIA IS A REDLINE FOR JUMBLATT
[...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt lamented to the Ambassador in a January 28 meeting that the March 14 alliance was still struggling to agree on which candidates will run in each district. Insisting that his relationship with Druze rival Talal Arslan was "good," Jumblatt revealed that Arslan had [...]
2009-01-28 16:59:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT1176LAF OFFICERS DESCRIBE CHALLENGES IN SOUTH LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A formal strategy paper would be a critical tool to maintain Congressional support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),DASD Colin Kahl explained to LAF commander General Jean Kahwagi on October 22. Kahwagi portrayed the October 12 Tayr Felsayh incident as perplexing, but reporte [...]
2009-10-27 08:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC IS LE
09BEIRUT118LEBANON: UNIFIL URGES COMMITMENT TO ENHANCED
[...] (C) UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander General Claudio Graziano hosted an ambassadorial-level briefing for all UNIFIL contributing countries January 27 to update UNIFIL's bilateral partners on UNIFIL capabilities, a timeline of recent events, and lessons learned in the aftermath o [...]
2009-01-28 18:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT1182DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENFORCING THE WEAPONS-FREE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche detailing U.S. concerns on GOL enforcement of a weapons-free zone in south Lebanon, Caretaker Minister of Defense Elias Murr, Advisor to President Sleiman Naji Abi Assi, and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi acknowledged the negative [...]
2009-10-28 15:31:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC LE IS
09BEIRUT1194SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S NOVEMBER 9-10 VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission in Beirut welcomes your November 9-10 visit. Your visit is the first by a U.S. Congressional delegation to Lebanon since the June 7 parliamentary elections. Your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, caretaker PM Fouad S [...]
2009-11-02 13:09:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE
09BEIRUT1239UNIFIL WANTS TO APPLY GHAJAR MODEL TO SHEBAA FARMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: July's explosion of a Hizballah arms depot in Khirbet Selim raised questions about the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) attitude, but the LAF has applied the lessons learned from the incident, according to UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Director of Political and Civil Affairs Mi [...]
2009-11-19 07:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER MOPS KPKO MCAP UNSC PBTS LE IS
09BEIRUT1289PROPOSAL FOR EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON STATUS OF U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: For over a year, U.S. military engagement activities in Lebanon have been expanding rapidly in number and scope. In addition to the growing list of short-term engagements, in early 2010 the Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) will inaugurate a compreh [...]
2009-12-09 17:27:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL OPDC LE
09BEIRUT129LEBANON: WITH CODEL SMITH, D.M MURR SAYS SYRIA
[...] (C) CODEL Smith, accompanied by Ambassador and PolEconOff met with Defense Minister Elias Murr at his residence January 30. CODEL members were House Armed Service Committee members Adam Smith (D-WA),Susan Davis (D-CA),Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ),Glynn Nye (D-VA),Frank Kravotil (D-MD); C.A. [...]
2009-02-02 07:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT130LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS CODEL SMITH USG SHOULD DEAL
[...] (C) In a January 30 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Michel Sleiman urged the U.S. to find a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Solving the conflict, he said, would benefit Lebanon greatly because of the significant Palestinian refugee population in Lebanon. Lebanon's relations [...]
2009-02-02 08:57:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR LE SY IS
09BEIRUT134LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER TELLS CODEL SMITH
[...] (C) Highlighting the fight against Islamic extremists, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi told Codel Smith that the LAF had "changed the game" in its fight against terrorism in Lebanon by taking a more offensive approach. Kahwagi stressed that Islamic extremists had ga [...]
2009-02-02 16:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT1347LAF AND UNSCOL DESCRIBE PREPARATIONS FOR GHAJAR
[...] (C) Summary: Preparations for the handover of Ghajar village were very sensitive to the GOL, General Abdulruhman Shehaitly, LAF representative to the tripartite, reported, and the LAF planned to deploy a unit of four in the village, along with UNIFIL forces, after its return from Israeli contr [...]
2009-12-23 16:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PBTS MARR KPKO LE IS
09BEIRUT1358PM HARIRI URGES INCREASED MILITARY AID
[...] (S) Summary: The U.S. must fully support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Ambassador and visiting Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Frederic Hof on December 18. Lebanon wo [...]
2009-12-29 13:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PTER UNSC PBTS KPAL MARR MASS IS LE
09BEIRUT140LEBANON: MARONITE CHRISTIAN MP HARB ASSAILS UNITY
[...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Christian MP Boutros Harb acknowledged security threats against him serious enough to warrant a self-imposed confinement at home. He cautioned that Free Patriotic Movement leader (FPM) Michel Aoun "courts emotion" as a populist candida [...]
2009-02-03 18:05:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT154LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: TRIPOLI
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Tripoli, once a vibrant and vital economic hub, is one of seven electoral districts in the North Lebanon administrative a [...]
2009-02-06 15:52:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT157LEBANON: ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF COMMITS TO MORE
[...] (C) Dennis Hadrick, Program Manager in the Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA),received a verbal commitment from LAF Chief of Staff, Major General Shawki al-Masri, that the LAF will destroy 10 more Man Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) missiles stored in a LA [...]
2009-02-10 15:46:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT159 LEBANON: PALIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: THE CHOUF
[...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) The Chouf is one of six electoral districts in the Mount Lebanon administrative area. There are eight parliamentary sea [...]
2009-02-10 16:40:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT161LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE
[...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...]
2009-02-11 08:44:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT170LEBANON: GAZA CONFLICT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FOR
[...] (C) Hizballah successfully used the Gaza conflict to reinforce its own standing by talking tough against Israel but not drawing Lebanon into a second, and probably unpopular, war (reftel). However, the conflict exposed several challenges Hizballah faces, as it seeks to consolidate its strengt [...]
2009-02-12 15:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT177LEBANON: UNSCOL OPTIMISTIC ISRAEL WILL WITHDRAW
[...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams returned from consultations in Israel pleased with the thorough discussions he had, he told the Ambassador February 10. Williams was hopeful Israel would withdraw from Ghajar prior to the Lebanese parliamentary elections on June [...]
2009-02-13 17:56:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS
09BEIRUT179LEBANON: SINIORA -- WE WILL COMPLY QUICKLY WITH
[...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora on February 12 expressed GOL intentions to comply quickly to all requests that may come from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, including the transfer to the Hague of the four incarcerated generals, if the STL requests it. In a meeting with the Ambassador, visiting U [...]
2009-02-17 07:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT196LEBANON: MICHAEL WILLIAMS SAYS SYRIANS "COCKY"
[...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, UNSCOL Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh February 17 provided the Ambassador and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack with a readout of Williams' February 12 trip to Damascus. Will [...]
2009-02-19 16:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT198LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY ENGAGES PRESIDENT SLEIMAN
[...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry, President Michel Sleiman called upon Kerry to "take care of the Lebanese people," to support Arab reconciliation, and to press Israel to accept the Arab Initiative for Palestinian-Israeli [...]
2009-02-19 16:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT199LEBANON: MARCH 2 SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE, GOL
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered Ref A demarche to PM Fouad Siniora's assistant, Rola Noureddine, on February 18. Noureddine had no substantive response. 2. (SBU) Per Ref B, Lebanon continues to provide assistance to Gaza. Ambassador Khalil Mekkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Commi [...]
2009-02-20 10:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL
09BEIRUT200 LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: SIDON
[...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) South Lebanon is divided into two "muhafazas" (administrative areas): Nabatieh and South Lebanon. The heavily Sunni city [...]
2009-02-20 10:42:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT201 LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: WEST BEKAA-RASHAYA
[...] (U) This is the sixth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("quda") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) West Bekaa-Rashaya is the agricultural heartland of Lebanon. No single confessional group dominates this district, which l [...]
2009-02-20 10:54:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT204LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER WITH STAFFDEL CAMMACK ON
[...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Jean Kahwagi told visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer Perry Cammack that he was "very satisfied" with the military-to-military relationship with the U.S. At the same time, he lamented the slowness with which U.S. equipment assi [...]
2009-02-20 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT210LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: MINNIEH-DINNIEH
[...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series of snapshots we will produce for key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Minnieh-Dinnieh, an impoverished and overwhelmingly Sunni district, is one of the seven electoral districts in the North [...]
2009-02-23 15:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT230LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED ABOUT CT COOPERATION,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 15:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT231LEBANON: SLEIMAN PLEASED BY CT COOPERATION, US
[...] (C) President Sleiman discussed recent US-Lebanese cooperation on counter terrorism and was pleased that the U.S. had approved the provision of Raven UAVs to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Embassy renews our suggestion that, if possible, Sleiman be invited to Washington before the June 7 Lebanese [...]
2009-02-26 15:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT233LEBANON: MARCH 14 LOOKING STRONGER; OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) Following the very successful February 14 rally commemorating former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination, March 14 leaders have expressed confidence about March 14's prospects for winning the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. The widely attended February 14 rally, a major succ [...]
2009-02-26 17:32:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT235LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR SIGNS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador in a February 26 meeting that he had signed all seven pending Letters of Agreement needed to ensure the timely delivery of several items of U.S. military assistance before the June 7 parliamentary elections. Murr expressed appreciation for c [...]
2009-02-26 18:27:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS AE LE
09BEIRUT247LEBANON: BODY THAT DECIDES ELECTORAL DISPUTES OFF
[...] (SBU) After a contentious battle in parliament to nominate five members to the ten-member Constitutional Court, cabinet ministers -- expecting a similar battle -- have thus far avoided discussions to name the Court's remaining five members. As the June 7 election draws closer, the absence of [...]
2009-03-02 15:59:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT262LEBANON: WA'AD -- EXAMPLE OF HIZBALLAH'S
[...] (C) The U.S. Government,s January 6 decision to designate Hizballah's Wa'ad construction company was met with muted reaction in Lebanon, likely because of the similar designation in 2007 of Hizballah's construction company Jihad el-Bina as well as the local media's preoccupation in early Janua [...]
2009-03-05 14:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT266LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN OFFERS NEA ACTING A/S
[...] (C) In a March 6 meeting at Baabda Palace with President Michel Sleiman, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro stressed the Obama Administration's urgency for action on regional issues. They asked Sleiman his views on dealing with Syri [...]
2009-03-08 09:36:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS IR SY LE
09BEIRUT267LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH AND NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN
[...] (C) Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador that support for Lebanon's sovereignty and independence was most important for [...]
2009-03-08 09:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT270LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO NEA ACTING A/S
[...] (C) On March 6, former President Amine Gemayel described to visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro the influence Iran and Syria, through its proxy Hizballah, wield in Lebanon. A A/S Feltman assured Gemaye [...]
2009-03-08 09:44:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY
09BEIRUT273 LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KOURA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 13:54:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT274 LEBANON: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: KOURA
[...] (U) This is the twelfth in a series of snapshots we are producing on key electoral districts ("qada") in the run-up to the June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. 2. (SBU) Koura, with a population that is 65 percent Greek Orthodox and 85 percent Christian, is expected to be the site of tough [...]
2009-03-10 13:55:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT278LEBANON: HIZBALLAH AND AOUN ARE CONCERNS,
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ilias Audi, NEA Acting A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro, and the Ambassador heard Audi express his wish for an independent and sovereign Lebanon, but also his significant doubts about the f [...]
2009-03-11 16:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT279LEBANON: GEAGEA STATES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE TO
[...] (C) One day after meetings with top Syrian officials in Damascus, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro returned to Beirut on March 8 to continue meetings with top Lebanese religious and political leaders. In a meeting with March 14 and Le [...]
2009-03-11 16:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT28LEBANON: CALM AFTER ROCKETS; PALESTINIANS BLAMED
[...] (C) The situation in southern Lebanon and throughout the country appears calm after today's exchange of fire between an unknown group in Lebanon and Israel. Press reports and Embassy contacts doubt that Hizballah had a direct role in launching three Katushya rockets into northern Israel the m [...]
2009-01-08 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT282LEBANON: MP HARB WITH FELTMAN, SHAPIRO: ELECTION
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with Christian MP Butros Harb, NEA A A/S Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa, and the Ambassador heard Harb caution that, while Syria's "style" had changed, it was still involved in Lebanon's electoral processes by selecting candidates, ve [...]
2009-03-12 08:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT285LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ASSURES AA/S FELTMAN THAT
[...] (C) Visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro recounted to DefMin Elias Murr on March 15 their visit to Damascus the day before, commenting on Syrian interest in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Mur [...]
2009-03-12 14:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT288LEBANON: WHAT IS IMPACT OF THE DISAGREEMENTS IN
[...] (C) There has been speculation in the media and among political observers about disagreements within the March 8/Aoun opposition coalition as its members prepare candidate lists for the June 7 parliamentary elections. There have been claims of disagreements between Christian opposition leader [...]
2009-03-12 16:12:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT373LEBANON: WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE U.S. SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) In all but the most pessimistic post-election scenarios, a robust program of U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) will serve to further our policy goals in Lebanon and the region. Without continued support, the LAF will be unable to address the challenges of terrorism, bord [...]
2009-03-31 15:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMCAP PBTS PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT39LEBANON: PUBLIC STATEMENTS URGE RESTRAINT, 1701,
[...] (SBU) Following the January 8 rocket-launching from southern Lebanon into northern Israel and subsequent Israeli response, Lebanese leaders have urged restraint by actors on both sides. In official statements and press interviews, key political figures have been moderate in tone, emphasizing t [...]
2009-01-09 15:17:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT396LEBANON: SUGGESTED USG MESSAGING IN THE RUN-UP TO
[...] (C) With two months to go before the June 7 parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Both the majority March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition express confidence that they will win. In the key Christian swing districts, nervous voters are looking to see who ca [...]
2009-04-06 08:05:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT400LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR MAKES A PLEA FOR MORE U.S.
[...] (C) On the eve of his trip to Washington, Defense Minister Elias Murr discussed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) many successes and credited U.S. military assistance. Deeply appreciative of U.S. support, Murr, a leader within Lebanon's Greek Orthodox community, made a plea for an additional cl [...]
2009-04-06 14:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS LE
09BEIRUT401LEBANON: MARCH 14 IS UNITED, SAYS HARIRI
[...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador April 3, the day after an off-the-record meeting of March 14 leaders, Sunni leader Saad Hariri said the March 14 coalition had agreed on candidate lists in several key districts, including Chouf, Aley, and Baabda, but work remained to be done. Hariri said Druze [...]
2009-04-06 15:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT434LEBANON: AMINE GEMAYEL, GHATTAS KHOURY ON MARCH 14
[...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on April 14, Kataeb head Amine Gemayel of the March 14 coalition opposed the formation of a national unity government with a blocking third after June 7 elections. According to Gemayel, March 14 coalition leaders had agreed upon "95 percent" of electoral lists. [...]
2009-04-15 13:50:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT439LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER WITH CODEL CARNAHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 09:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
09BEIRUT465LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-23 18:49:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS PTER UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT467LEBANON: BORDER SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (C) On April 22, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Senior Political Officer Diego Zorrilia evaluated the current state of Lebanese efforts on improving border security as purely "organizational," without significant tangible progress on the ground. Zorrilla described GOL intentions t [...]
2009-04-23 20:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PTER UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT496LEBANON: DDEFMIN MURR ON FOUR GENERALS, MARCH 14
[...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador April 30 that the release of the four generals held in connection with the assination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri would provide the opposition with ammunition against March 14. Murr assessed the Christian community was especially [...]
2009-04-30 16:57:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT512LEBANON: GHAJAR: UNIFIL COMMANDER GRAZIANO ON
[...] (C) In a May 6 meeting at UNIFIL HQ, General Claudio Graziano, Force Commander for UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),emphasized that the current UNIFIL proposal for Israeli withdrawal from northern Ghajar is "unchangeable," in his view. He noted that the June 7 parliamentary elections wil [...]
2009-05-08 07:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT515LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, SLEIMAN LOOKS AT
[...] (C) In a May 8 meeting with President Michel Sleiman, visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale reiterated continuing U.S. support for Lebanese sovereignty and independence and for the voices of moderation within Lebanon. Sleiman predicted that the June 7 parliamentary elections woul [...]
2009-05-09 10:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT518LEBANON: WITH NEA DAS HALE, FM SALLOUKH SAYS
[...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed Middle East peace and the Administration's commitment to working toward comprehensive peace with a sense of urgency. Salloukh dismissed Israeli comments about the need for "economic peace" befor [...]
2009-05-11 07:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC MARR MOPS IS
09BEIRUT522LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) Armenian opposition Tashnaq MP Hagop Pakradunian expressed his party's support for President Michel Sleiman and said the party will side with Sleiman in case of a dispute between the president and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun who is their political ally for the election [...]
2009-05-11 11:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT53LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO
[...] (C ) Defense Minister Elias Murr on January 13 asked that the USG convey to Israel what the GOL is doing to prevent another rocket attack against Israel from Lebanese territory. Murr said he had directed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to cooperate with UNIFIL to control southern Lebanon and p [...]
2009-01-13 15:58:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS SY IR IS LE
09BEIRUT535LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT ON ELECTIONS
[...] (C) In his May 8 meeting with March 14 coalition leader Saad Hariri, visiting NEA DAS David Hale assured Hariri that the U.S. has not and will not sacrifice Lebanese sovereignty as it engages Syria. Hariri expressed confidence in the March 14 coalition's election prospects. Complaining that h [...]
2009-05-14 08:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT536LEBANON: ELECTIONS: GEMAYEL TELLS NEA DAS HALE
[...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed with former President Amine Gemayel the June 7 parliamentary elections and the possible consequences of a Hizballah-controlled government. Gemayel's son Sami assessed the election as a "tough race," and claimed Hizballah had "limit [...]
2009-05-14 08:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT539LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AIR FRUSTRATIONS
[...] (C) At a May 9 dinner hosted by March 14 MP Nayla Mouawad, visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed June 7 parliamentary election outcomes and consequences. Minister of State Nassib Lahoud critiqued March 14 campaign failings and adamantly denied any possibility he would participate in March 14 p [...]
2009-05-14 11:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT541LEBANON: UNSCOL DOWNBEAT ON MARCH 14'S CHANCES
[...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams raised with NEA DAS Hale and Ambassador the idea of delaying any possible Israeli withdrawal from Ghajar village until after the Lebanese election on June 7, so as to avoid opponents of the Siniora government using the charge that Israel is t [...]
2009-05-14 11:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT544LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: VOTERS DO NOT LINK AOUN WITH
[...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr told visiting NEA DAS David Hale that Christian voters do not understand that a vote for Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun is a vote for his ally, Hizballah. He said it was imperative that March 14 leaders communicate this message before the June 7 par [...]
2009-05-14 13:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT546LEBANON: PATRIARCH'S DISPLEASURE WITH AOUN'S
[...] (C) In a May 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir declared that Free Patriotic Party (FPM) leader Michel Aoun's ambitions were too "hard to satisfy," and complained that Aoun wanted to be Lebanon's president "at any price." Sfeir also condemned Aoun for [...]
2009-05-14 15:53:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT550LEBANON: UNSCOL SAYS ISRAELI HANDOVER OF STRIKE
[...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh briefed the Ambassador about the recent Israeli hand over of cluster bomb strike data to the GOL and provided a readout of Williams' May 8 - 10 trips to Israel and Turkey. Williams said issue number one f [...]
2009-05-15 12:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IR IS LE
09BEIRUT558LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR AND LAF KAHWAJI UNWORRIED
[...] (C) In separate meetings with visiting U.S. Special Operations Commander Admiral Eric Olson and the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr and LAF Commander Jean Kahwaji expressed appreciation for U.S. military aid to Lebanon, calling it crucial to the continued improvement of Lebanon's armed [...]
2009-05-19 13:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT562LEBANON: NASRALLAH SPEECHES COULD HELP MARCH 14
[...] (C) March 14 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador, was optimistic about March 14's chances in upcoming parliamentary elections. He noted that coalition leaders had agreed upon lists in all but one district, Beirut 1. Discussing Hizballah Secretary Gener [...]
2009-05-19 16:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT571LEBANON: AOUN HAS LOST METN VOTES, MICHEL MURR
[...] (C) Metn political heavyweight Michel Murr, meeting with the Ambassador on May 20, expressed confidence that March 14 would win the upcoming parliamentary elections, although he expected the result to be close. Murr disclosed that President Sleiman was feeling frustrated with Lebanon's electo [...]
2009-05-20 19:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT587LEBANON: ELECTION DISPUTE BODY FINALLY NAMED
[...] (C) The Lebanese cabinet on May 27 appointed the final five members to the Constitutional Council, completing the formation of the body that will consider disputes over the June 7 parliamentary election results. This was a critical step to ensure the upcoming elections are seen as free and fa [...]
2009-05-29 08:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT594LEBANON: JUMBLATT TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAY
[...] (C) On a popular political talk show televised live May 28, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt called on March 14 leader Saad Hariri to seek only the truth, and not justice, from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, believing that justice that incriminates Hizballah could spark "internal sedition"; i.e. [...]
2009-05-29 15:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS MARR LE
09BEIRUT60LEBANON: GOL RESPONDS CALMLY BUT FIRMLY TO SECOND
[...] (C) On the morning of January 14, unknown persons in the Arqub region in south Lebanon launched rockets towards Israel, after which the there was artillery fire from Israel to the suspected launch area. This is the second rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel in one week. The second attack [...]
2009-01-14 18:15:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT624LEBANON: CAMPAIGN ISSUE: THE ELECTIONS AND THE
[...] (C) Both the March 14 coalition and the opposition are seeking to capitalize on the possible economic impact of the international community's reactions to the June 7 parliamentary elections to gain votes. March 14 leaders have floated the idea that an opposition-led Lebanese government would [...]
2009-06-05 12:57:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EFIN MARR LE SY
09BEIRUT647LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S
[...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit, which comes just five days after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections in which the pro-western March 14 coalition won the majority by an unexpected margin. Lebanese officials have eagerly anticipated your trip to Beirut since your appointment was an [...]
2009-06-10 15:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY IR
09BEIRUT687LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR PREDICTS HE'LL KEEP DEFENSE
[...] Lebanese Minister of Defense Elias Murr told the Ambassador and Poloff June 19 he predicted the upcoming cabinet formation process would be quick. Murr believes he will remain as Defense Minister. Looking ahead, Murr said his priority was to ensure the Lebanese Armed Forces were prepared for [...]
2009-06-22 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR LE
09BEIRUT715LEBANON: HARIRI PREPARED TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Presumptive PM-designate Saad Hariri confirmed to the Ambassador June 26 that he had met with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah the previous day. Nasrallah did not request any "guarantees" from the new government, and Hariri did not offer any, Hariri said. Although mandatory bl [...]
2009-06-26 15:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR LE IR
09BEIRUT77LEBANON: SLEIMAN UNDER PRESSURE ON GAZA;
[...] (C) In a January 16 meeting with Charge, Minister of Education and Sidon native Bahia Hariri described the situation in the southern Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh as tense, but "contained" as the Gaza crisis continues. She said the strong stance in support of Gaza by President Michel Slei [...]
2009-01-16 16:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT818LEBANON: PM SINIORA TO PETRAEUS: PUSH SYRIA TO GET
[...] (C) Caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Commander General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus and the Ambassador June 30 that he was "quite satisfied" with the outcome of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora said that the Lebanese had voted fo [...]
2009-07-20 14:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MASS MARR MOPPS LE SY IR
09BEIRUT819LEBANON: DISCOVERY OF HIZBALLAH ARMS CACHE, SOUTH
[...] (C) In a July 17 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr provided an account of the July 14 explosion in the south, saying that a small munitions warehouse, containing material stored by Hizballah since the July 2006 war, had caught on fire due to a cooking incident. He reported that the Lebanes [...]
2009-07-20 15:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE
09BEIRUT820LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS PETRAEUS CABINET WILL BE
[...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),President Michel Sleiman noted that he was relatively optimistic and said he expected cabinet formation to last somewhere between ten days and two weeks. Sleiman remarked that Lebanon faced a n [...]
2009-07-20 15:50:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
09BEIRUT822LEBANON: HIZBALLAH ON THE DEFENSE WHILE STRIVING
[...] (C) In a series of public addresses over the last week, Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah has raised the rhetoric of a possible war with Israel while simultaneously offering conciliatory words to PM-designate Saad Hariri as he attempts to form a government. March 14 figures welcome Nasrallah's [...]
2009-07-21 17:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE
09BEIRUT838LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS UNFAZED BY DRAWN-OUT
[...] (C/NF) March 14 leaders in separate meetings grumbled about coalition dynamics but reiterated their belief that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri would ultimately come to agreement with Hizballah and its allies on the formation of a government. All admitted, however, that recent incidents in [...]
2009-07-24 18:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT859LEBANON: SOME GOL OFFICIALS ADMIT 1701 VIOLATION
[...] (C) Several GOL officials expressed their confidence July 24-25 to visiting National Security Council Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro that the opposition would drop its demand for a blocking third and that the cabinet would be formed, though no one could commit to [...]
2009-07-29 08:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
09BEIRUT866LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT TO LESSEN POLITICAL
[...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid said that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and the Secretariat's leadership had agreed to decrease the coalition's political coordination activities to focus on grassroots mobilization. Lebanese public opinion is now more than ever with March 14, [...]
2009-07-30 13:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT867LEBANON: YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT CHRISTIAN
[...] (C) March 14 (Kataeb) MP Sami Gemayel and opposition-aligned MP Suleiman Franjieh initiated yet another attempt at Christian reconciliation with a July 29 luncheon. Gemayel (Amine's son) reportedly hopes to engineer reconciliation between Franjieh and Patriarch Sfeir, who have been at odds sin [...]
2009-07-30 13:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT874LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE JUMBLATT
[...] (C) March 14 coalition leaders in separate meetings revealed most were unsurprised by Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and MP Walid Jumblatt's reassessment of his alliance with the majority bloc, and all stressed their decision to leave space to allow Jumblatt to rejoin the coalition s [...]
2009-08-03 16:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT88LEBANON: RIVALRY WITHIN THE PLO, PM'S LIAISON SAYS
[...] (C) Highlighting that the Palestinian camps in Lebanon are "calm for now," the GOL's chief liaison for Palestinian issues, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) Khalil Makkawi, stressed that PM Sinoria had done a good job communicating with Palestinians during the Isr [...]
2009-01-21 17:32:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT887WILL HARIRI HEAD A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT?
[...] (C) Despite Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt's August 5 comments pledging he would stand by Saad Hariri in the government formation process, Hariri will not in the end head a majority government, predicted caretaker Ministers Mohammed Chatah (Finance) and Ziad Baroud (In [...]
2009-08-06 15:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT911WILL THE REAL SYRIAN AMBASSADOR PLEASE STAND UP?
[...] (C) Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim has been essentially absent from the political scene since his March 2009 appointment, supplanted by various informal interlocutors, most recently Lebanese Druze opposition leader Wiam Wahhab. Damascus' use of such intermediaries increases its [...]
2009-08-14 07:23:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT96LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO
[...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora in a January 23 meeting with Ambassador urged the new U.S. administration to take a strong role in Middle East peace negotiations. Specifically, he advocated U.S. direct or indirect efforts to encourage the Syrians to "realize it was in their best interests" [...]
2009-01-23 18:18:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT995UNIFIL-LED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS TRAINING A
[...] (C) The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) training program aims to develop the Lebanese Armed Forces' (LAF) "soft power" in the form of better community relations and services. COL John Molloy, who heads the program, believes the optimal long-term goal of [...]
2009-09-04 14:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PREL MARR KPKO UN IS LE
09BELGRADE1002SERBIA: MUNITIONS PLANT EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN
[...] (U) A September 3 explosion at a Serbian munitions factory killed seven. It is not yet known whether the explosion affected the portion of the factory that produces military munitions, including supplies for Iraq and Afghanistan. End Summary. Explosion Rocks Plant --------------------- [...]
2009-09-04 14:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL IZ AF SR
09BELGRADE1088SERBIA: EXPLOSION AT MUNITIONS PLANT CAUSES MINOR DELAYS IN
[...] (SBU) Nebjosa Svjetlica of the Ministry of Defense's international cooperation office confirmed to us on September 15 that the September 3 explosion at the Prvi Partizan munitions plant (Ref A) would have no long-term impact on production as there was no damage to production lines or equipment [...]
2009-09-23 08:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL IZ AF SR
09BELGRADE1112SERBIA: UPDATE ON DEFENSE AND SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) As the Serbian government begins its second year in office, it is inching closer to NATO at an almost imperceptible rate - naming an ambassador after months of delay and slowly implementing the Security Agreement - while searching for ways to increase its involvement in regional grouping [...]
2009-09-25 17:33:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL SR
09BELGRADE13SERBIA: LOOKING FOR PROGRESS ON SIX POINTS
[...] (SBU) Serbia's Ministry for Kosovo continues to expect the international community to foster progress on the Six Points. Without that progress, Serbia believes that it will be impossible to reassure Kosovo Serbs of their security and further cooperation with EULEX will stall. The Ministry's l [...]
2009-01-08 17:06:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SR KV
09BELGRADE152SERBIA: PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (SBU) President Tadic has named General Miloje Miletic as the new Army Chief of Staff (CHOD),filling a position vacant for over six weeks since the resignation of General Zdravko Ponos. Miletic is expected to follow the direction of the Ministry of Defense rather than pushing the policy envel [...]
2009-02-19 14:37:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL PINR SR
09BELGRADE1596SERBIA: HELICOPTER CONTRIBUTION TO UNAMID
[...] (U) Response to reftel demarche and information request (see paragraph 4). 2. (SBU) Charge met with MFA Political Director Borko Stefanovic on December 22 and with Assistant Minister Zoran Vujic to discuss reftel request for a Serbian contribution to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMI [...]
2009-12-30 11:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO SR MARR
09BELGRADE348SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 13:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE349SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic had already co [...]
2009-04-24 13:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE356SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 13:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE536 SERBIA RATIFIES WMD AGREEMENT
[...] On May 29, the Serbian parliament passed legislation ratifying the Agreement between the Government of Serbia and Montenegro and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Cooperation in the Area of the Prevention of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Promotion [...]
2009-06-19 07:17:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL PARM SR
09BELGRADE667SERBIA: PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) PDAS Thomas Countryman's July 8 visit was the first high-level visit following Vice President Biden's May visit to Belgrade. Though initial plans were for two meetings, the one day visit morphed into four ministerial level meetings, a TV interview in Serbian, and a small reception with [...]
2009-07-13 13:55:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SR
09BELGRADE765SERBIA IN THE WAKE OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S VISIT
[...] (C) Vice President Biden's May 20 visit to Belgrade, during which he met with President Tadic, Prime Minister Cvetkovic, and Defense Minister Sutanovac, marked a "new beginning" in the bilateral relationship thanks to the core message that the United States recognized Serbia as an important regiona [...]
2009-07-29 13:51:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALECON PREL SR MARR PGOV
09BELGRADE863Serbia: Security Aspects of Russian President Medvedev's
[...] (C) Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's October 20 visit to Belgrade went according to a script agreed and announced well in advance, with two surprising exceptions: Belgrade's purported support for the Russian initiative to revamp European security, and an agreement to create a joint human [...]
2009-11-27 09:39:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV SR RS
09BELGRADE990SERBIA USES IRAQI MIGS TO SHOW ITSELF AS A TRUSTED PARTNER
[...] (SBU) Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac has confirmed press reports that Serbia has six or seven MiG 21's and 10 MiG 23's which Yugoslavia received in 1989 from the Iraqi Government for refurbishment. According to Sutanovac, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki went public with the MiG stor [...]
2009-09-02 11:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL IZ SR
09BERLIN1107GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 06:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1108GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chancellery is confident that Chancellor Merkel's policy statement to the Bundestag on September 8 has succeeded -- at least for now -- in settling the domestic political controversy surrounding the September 4 air strikes against two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz. Ironically, th [...]
2009-09-10 06:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1129GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Murphy, Defense Minister Jung emphasized that the controversy over the September 4 air strikes in Kunduz should not be allowed to disrupt what is a fundamentally excellent bilateral relationship. Jung expressed understand [...]
2009-09-11 16:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1157FURTHER MISSION GERMANY VIEWS ON PLANNED U.S.
[...] (S/NF) I understand that there will be a Deputies' meeting in Washington on September 18 to discuss the future of the U.S. military force structure in Europe. Since the U.S. European Command as well as the bulk of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) and U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) are located in Ge [...]
2009-09-18 10:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN1164GERMANS MOSTLY POSITIVE ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. German reaction to the President's September 17 announcement has been mostly positive, with both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier issuing public statements welcoming the new U.S. approach on European missile defense and hoping this paves the way for greater cooperation on MD w [...]
2009-09-18 16:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL NATO RU GM
09BERLIN1183BRINGING THE GERMANS AROUND ON GRANTING SOVEREIGN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA and MOD continue to argue that only U.S. "warships" can be granted "sovereign immunity" against search or arrest when visiting German ports, but this seems to be based on an overly narrow and traditional reading o [...]
2009-09-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PARM PGOV PHSA PBTS GM
09BERLIN1189HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: DRAW-DOWN OF U.S.
[...] (S) Ref A requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or withdraw almost all of the remaining units from the city of Mannheim (state of Baden-Wurttemberg) and to close U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim. 2. (S) This message updates and su [...]
2009-09-25 06:12:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN1247GERMAN CHOD EXPECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO TURN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. At a September 29 dinner hosted by Ambassador Murphy in honor of SACEUR ADM Stavridis, German Chief of Defense GEN Schneiderhan expressed concern that with the departure of many Social Democratic Party (SPD) leaders and parliamentarians who were reliable supporters of the Bund [...]
2009-10-06 05:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1259DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]
2009-10-07 15:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN1271WESTERWELLE FIRM ON REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: A well-placed FDP source said that on the first day of coalition negotiations (October 5) between the CDU, CSU and the FDP, FDP leader Westerwelle argued for the removal of the remaining non-strategic nuclear weapons from German soil. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU) asserte [...]
2009-10-09 12:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MNUC MARR GM
09BERLIN1273GERMANS MAY BE WILLING TO SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 15:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN AF GM
09BERLIN128NATO ENLARGEMENT: GERMANY TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
[...] The NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania have already been approved by both houses of the German Parliament and signed by President Horst Koehler. A notice to this effect was published in the German Legal Gazette on December 31. The only remaining step is for Germany to deposit [...]
2009-02-02 17:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL GM
09BERLIN1376CHANCELLOR RULES OUT TROOP INCREASE BEFORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel has firmly decided against seeking authorization for additional troops when the parliamentary mandate for the Bundeswehr's participation in ISAF comes up for renewal in December. Merkel's decision to put off any possible troop increase until after next year's A [...]
2009-10-30 19:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV AF
09BERLIN1391NEW FM WESTERWELLE LIKELY TO RAISE NON-STRATEGIC
[...] (S) SUMMARY. New German Foreign Minister Westerwelle will likely raise the issue of nuclear weapons when he has his initial meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington this week. Given his very public advocacy over the past several months for the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons [...]
2009-11-03 17:11:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MNUC MARR NATO PARM PGOV GM RU
09BERLIN1402SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SHIFT AGAINST OEF; BUNDESWEHR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Just weeks after suffering its worst Bundestag election results since the end of World War II, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing the first signs of a swing to the left on security policy. According to a senior SPD Bundestag staffer, the party will oppose the renewal of [...]
2009-11-05 14:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM
09BERLIN1414GERMANY SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO FOR MAP AT DECEMBER
[...] (C) Drawing on ref B, post outlined the U.S. position on NATO enlargement for the December 3-4 NATO foreign ministerial with MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Gunnar Denecke on November 2. Confirming what we had heard earlier from the Chancellery, Schlagheck said that Ge [...]
2009-11-09 06:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA GM UP GG MW BK
09BERLIN1415NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]
2009-11-09 07:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1428NEW GERMAN AF/PAK REP: POLITICIAN OR DIPLOMAT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig told us November 9 that a decision would be taken by the new center-right government "relatively soon" on a German AF/PAK special representative. The coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian [...]
2009-11-10 17:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1433NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]
2009-11-12 17:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1434MFA STATE MINISTER HOYER DEFENDS WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer strongly defended the new government's commitment to seek the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons from Germany during a November 10 meeting with EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy, arguing that there was not one credible scenario in w [...]
2009-11-12 17:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO MNUC PARM GM RU AF
09BERLIN1441GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 16-17 EU GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On Belarus, Germany concedes that the GAERC is likely to extend both the sanctions regime and the suspension of those sanctions until October 2010, but continues to believe that it would be better to extend them only to May 2010. Germany is eager to increase cooperation with Rus [...]
2009-11-13 16:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV MARR MOPS BO RU UP SO BK
09BERLIN1447SRAP HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 12 meeting in Berlin, MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer and U.S. Special Representative Holbrooke discussed ministerial attendance at Karzai's November 19 inauguration, ongoing U.S. deliberations on a new Afghanistan strategy, and proposals for improving coordinat [...]
2009-11-16 10:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1455GERMANY: CAMPAIGN AGAINST NON-STRATEGIC NUKES TO
[...] (C) Summary. On November 10 MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told the Ambassador that Germany would continue to engage with Belgium and the Netherlands in advance of a broader NATO discussion over the removal of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Germany. Gottwald insisted that tactical [...]
2009-11-17 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR PARM NATO KNNP KACT GM
09BERLIN1470ON THE EVE OF THE KARZAI INAUGURAL: GERMAN VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany completely shares U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, and FM Westerwelle plans to reinforce these points in a scheduled bilateral meeting with Karzai after the November 19 inauguration. The German MFA remains skeptical about the idea of dual-hatting the U.S. Am [...]
2009-11-18 14:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO ECON EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1471GERMANY AND BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION: COMMITTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. DefMin Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in his first speech to the new Bundestag on November 10 emphasized that the Bundeswehr must be "sleeker, even more efficient, and even more focused on out-of-area operations," indicating that the new MOD remains committed to developing a more mob [...]
2009-11-18 15:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN1480FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...]
2009-11-23 07:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1497GERMANY FAVORS MAINTAINING EUFOR TROOP LEVELS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn on November 18 and had a follow-on conversation with MFA Bosnia desk officer Michael Geisler on November 20. Geisler -- who had just returned from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Saraj [...]
2009-11-24 09:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK GM
09BERLIN1502GERMANY TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen responded positively to the news that President Obama would formally announce the U.S. way forward on Afghanistan and Pakistan next week before the NATO Foreign Ministerial. However, he confirmed that Germany would not annou [...]
2009-11-24 17:28:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1507GERMANY WORRIES THAT HOLDING SECOND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Both the German MFA and MOD reiterated that while Germany would rhetorically support the President's announcement next week of the U.S. way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, any additional German contributions would have to wait until the Afghan government made the necessary com [...]
2009-11-27 11:43:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1508HEADS ROLL AT MOD WITH NEW REVELATIONS ON KUNDUZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Revelations that the German MOD failed to pass along or deliberately withheld reports about civilian casualties caused in the September 4 Kunduz air strike have reignited a political storm in Berlin, leading in quick succession to the resignations of the German Chief of Defense an [...]
2009-11-27 18:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM AF
09BERLIN1520ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]
2009-12-02 09:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1527GERMAN POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German politicians across the political spectrum welcomed and endorsed President Obama's plan for the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, seeing their own views largely confirmed in his speech. However, the opposition SPD and Greens criticized the CDU-CSU/FDP coalition gove [...]
2009-12-02 18:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1554BUNDESTAG RENEWS ISAF MANDATE, BUT REAL DEBATE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag extended the mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF for an additional year with a broad majority on December 3. While most opposition Social Democrats (SPD) supported the extension of the mandate, which was largely a roll-over of the previous one, the party pu [...]
2009-12-07 12:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1556GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]
2009-12-07 16:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1561GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...]
2009-12-08 15:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1569GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...]
2009-12-10 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU
09BERLIN1570GERMANY: WESTERWELLE STRESSES CONTINUITY DURING
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA sees FM Westerwelle's first trip to Moscow last month as a largely successful introductory call. The Russians probed for policy changes following the German elections. Although FM Lavrov seemed reassured that Berlin's Russia policy would remain unchanged, the MFA is ques [...]
2009-12-10 12:14:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM EUN NATO MARR OSCE RU UNSC PGOV IR PREL
09BERLIN1601ONGOING STRIFE OVER KUNDUZ AIR STRIKE ENSNARES ZU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition parties smell blood after former Bundeswehr Inspector General Schneiderhan claimed in a newspaper interview this week that Defense Minister zu Guttenberg had "lied" in describing the circumstances of Schneiderhan's November 26 dismissal. While taking responsibilit [...]
2009-12-18 12:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1622GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: MOD STAFF PUSHES FOR TROOP
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD staff is recommending that the German government seek an increase of 1,500 in the troop ceiling for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference. Publicly, Defense Minister zu Guttenberg has remained non-committal about any troop increase, whil [...]
2009-12-24 09:32:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN183HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FORCE
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to move troops currently stationed in Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr and to move or inactivate several smaller units at posts throughout the country. This message provides Embassy Berlin's assessme [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN185GERMANY URGING OTHERS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn February 12 to discuss the points in Ref. A. Bogdahn thanked us for sharing our talking points and noted that Germany continues to work actively to convince other nations to recognize Kosovo, including a numb [...]
2009-02-13 13:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS
09BERLIN217THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 7 meeting on the margins on the Munich Security Conference, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and German MFA State Secretary Silberberg discussed a wide range of issues, including Afghanistan, Russia, missile defense, Africa, and Iraq. Also participating in the meeting [...]
2009-02-20 20:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO AF RU XA IZ UP GG GM
09BERLIN229GERMANS UNLIKELY TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Gunnar Denecke, deputy in the MFA's Defense and Security Policy Division, and (separately) Klemens Semtner, head of the Iraq Unit, on February 24. While both expressed support for NTM-I's mission, Denecke reiterated Germany's oft-heard "no boots on the groun [...]
2009-02-24 18:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN
09BERLIN235STEINMEIER'S VISIT "TIMELY" AND "A SUCCESS."
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's February 17-18 visit to Iraq -- the first by a German FM in 22 years -- focused strictly on bilateral relations and particularly on economic and cultural ties. He was joined by three Bundestag (Parliament) members, seven business leaders, th [...]
2009-02-25 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON ETRD
09BERLIN245EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]
2009-02-27 14:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER
09BERLIN259GERMANY LARGELY IN LINE WITH THE U.S. ON WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. view on the way ahead in Afghanistan as outlined in reftels, and supports the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the south and east of the country as necessary to carry out the clear-hold-build strategy. While Germany almost certainly will not commit [...]
2009-03-04 17:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ECON AF GM
09BERLIN267GERMANY'S DEFENSE BUDGET: SMALL INCREASES LIKELY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite a nominal increase of 1.64 billion euros over last year, the German defense budget for 2009 will fall short of the NATO target of two percent of GDP by only accounting for 1.5 percent GDP. Transformation remains significantly underfunded. Plans to free up money for in [...]
2009-03-06 11:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN268NATO/CROATIA: GERMANY PRESSING THE SLOVENES AT
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Foreign Office DAS-equivalent Emily Haber and MFA NATO Enlargement officer Ludwig Blaurock and asked that Germany weigh in with the Slovenians to encourage them to find a legal way to truncate the referendum process so that they can deposit their instrument [...]
2009-03-06 11:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SL HR GM
09BERLIN282GERMANS SUPPORT NEW POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post discussed the new Iraq policy with MFA contacts who responded positively to the President's announcement and the decision to reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq. While noting concern about future stability in Iraq, MFA reps indicated possible future German support for NTM-I. [...]
2009-03-11 15:40:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ EUN ECON
09BERLIN291GERMANY INTENTLY FOCUSED ON BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares our concerns about recent backsliding in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H),and is engaged regularly with Bosnian leaders at the highest level to press them to fulfill the "Five Plus Two Agenda." Foreign Office contacts stressed that B&H's future is "clearly" in the Euro- [...]
2009-03-12 15:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM BK
09BERLIN329GERMANY TO STAY MUM ON MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GM
09BERLIN330GERMANY AGREES ON NEED TO MAINTAIN "IN TOGETHER,
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and MOD Political Military Affairs Branch Chief Col. Bernd Schuett on March 20, emphasizing the U.S. concern about the apparent intentions of several Allies to draw down their forces in Kosovo unilaterally in the [...]
2009-03-20 12:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV GM
09BERLIN345SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Chancellor Merkel will be focused on a productive, substantive meeting when you visit Baden-Baden April 3. Germany holds the greatest untapped potential in Europe for our transatlantic agenda; unlocking it will take sustained effort by the Administration, and the payoff will not be imm [...]
2009-03-24 12:51:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN369PRELIMINARY GERMAN RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Steinmeier has responded positively to the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy, praising it for its emphasis on civilian assistance and development. While German officials had some initial misgivings about the planned creation of a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) [...]
2009-03-27 18:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS AF PK GM
09BERLIN379GERMANY: DOWNBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN UKRAINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany views Ukraine as a significant partner, but Berlin is frustrated with the continued inability of President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko to work together. Contacts hope that the current economic crisis will force the two to stop "squabbling" and focus on the [...]
2009-03-31 15:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN403German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009
[...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]
2009-04-03 14:08:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN431NEW U.S. AF/PAK STRATEGY GENERATES GOOD WILL, BUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been warmly received in Germany and has engendered considerable good will, but it has thus far yielded only a few additional commitments from Berlin -- the chief of which is a contribution of 50 million Euros to the Afghan Nat [...]
2009-04-10 10:25:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL MARR ECON EAID NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN455ROUND 55 - HOST NATION NOTIFICATION REGARDING
[...] (S) Post delivered the host nation notification regarding the return of 192 vacant housing units in the U.S. Army Europe's Mark Twain Village Housing area in Heidelberg, Germany and the relocation of several units from Schweinfurt to Grafenwhr. Poloff delivered the letters at 1100 local time [...]
2009-04-17 15:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN576GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]
2009-05-18 12:23:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN580GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]
2009-05-18 13:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN591URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. W [...]
2009-05-19 15:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN592URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON U.S. AIR FORCE
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 3. 2. (C) U.S. Air Force Public Affairs in Washington issued a press release on May 18, announcing plans to retire approximately 250 aircraft from the U.S. inventory, including 18 F-16s currently deployed at SpangQQQxQQ_Qx0!Q]-QHt German author [...]
2009-05-19 16:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN621GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]
2009-05-22 13:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN624SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO GERMANY
[...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you for your second official visit to Germany. Chancellor Merkel also welcomes your visit, especially to eastern Germany during an anniversary year when Germans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 60th anniver [...]
2009-05-22 15:21:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN69HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: MOVEMENT AND
[...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to inactivate or move almost all units out of installations in Mannheim and Heidelberg and to constitute the new 7th Army headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. 2. (S) This message provides Emb [...]
2009-01-16 16:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR PREL GM
09BERLIN703GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]
2009-06-11 14:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN74GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]
2009-01-20 14:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN806GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]
2009-07-02 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN807USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...]
2009-07-03 16:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO GM
09BERLIN831CGPCS: GERMANY AGREES ON PARTICIPATION ISSUE, BUT
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA UN Security Council Action Officer Dirk Stockhausen on June 30 and then followed up with him on July 2, emphasizing the importance that the U.S. placed on reaching a resolution that would allow the six aspirant countries to participate in the Contact Group [...]
2009-07-09 17:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL MOPS GM
09BERLIN835GERMANY: STEADFAST DESPITE DETERIORATING SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the deteriorating security situation and rising death toll in northern Afghanistan, the German government has shown no signs of wavering from its military commitment there. Polls shows that more than 60% of the German public favors the immediate withdrawal of the Bundeswe [...]
2009-07-10 08:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN88GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]
2009-01-23 17:38:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN881German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN882German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009
[...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]
2009-07-21 20:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN886GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]
2009-07-22 15:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN896GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]
2009-07-24 14:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM
09BERLIN91ROUND 55 - END OF CONSULTATION PERIOD REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-26 05:59:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMARR NATO PREL GM
09BERLIN935RETHINKING U.S. FORCES REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE:
[...] (S/NF) Mission Germany strongly endorses the call by USNATO (reftel) to give careful reconsideration to the planned continued draw-down of U.S. forces in Europe. If the draw-down continues as scheduled, two of the three remaining U.S. Army brigade combat teams in Germany will be withdrawn by [...]
2009-08-04 10:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER XG GM
09BERLIN970NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...]
2009-08-10 12:27:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN978GERMANY REASSURES THE BALTS TO INCREASE MANEUVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany continues to regard proposed NATO contingency planning to defend the Balts against possible Russian aggression as counterproductive and unnecessary, but it has gone out of its way in recent months to take other measures to reassure the Balts that it takes their security co [...]
2009-08-11 10:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALGM MARR MOPS NATO PREL RU ZB
09BERN127NATO KFOR MISSION: SWISS NOT PLANNING ANY CHANGES \
[...] (C) Acting POL-ECON Counselor and DAO representative \ delivered the reftel message on March 19 to Marlene Odermatt, \ Policy Advisor for International Relations and Strategy at \ the Swiss Federal Ministry of Defense. Odermatt said that \ Switzerland has no plans to change its current force \ con [...]
2009-03-20 16:40:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV SZ
09BERN136CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) Poloff provided a copy of the White Paper in reftel A on March 27 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Fux appreciated the information, which he said was timely, not only with regard to the upcoming intern [...]
2009-03-27 17:05:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID PTER PGOV PK AF SZ
09BERN171AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SWISS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered the messages in reftels A and B on April 8 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). ----------- AFGHANISTAN ----------- 2. (C) Fux lauded the detailed USG non-paper (reftel A) outlining s [...]
2009-04-09 17:41:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MARR NATO AF SZ
09BISHKEK1058AMBASSADOR REVIEWS U.S. TRIP WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov to discuss his upcoming visit to the U.S. Chudinov told the Ambassador that Kyrgyzstan would like to strengthen its economic and commercial relationship with the U.S. The Ambassador gave Chudinov [...]
2009-09-18 04:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK108WHAT DOES BAKIYEV REALLY WANT FOR THE BASE? MAYBE
[...] (C) Summary. Initial conversations with Embassy contacts have provided a plausible context to President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas. Piecing together information from different sources, our initial analysis is that Bakiyev's actions have been driven by the need to secure a war chest [...]
2009-02-05 11:23:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK110Media Reaction to Kyrgyz President's Announced Intent to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Most media reaction has been broadly supportive of President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement of his intention to close Manas Air Base. Some internet news services and independent newspapers have carried interviews with opposition politicians critical of the proposal. Interne [...]
2009-02-06 06:28:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK113NATO COMS UNANIMOUS: NEGOTIATE FOR MANAS!
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met separately with the three NATO COMs resident in Bishkek February 5 to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Uncannily playing to their national stereotypes, they were nevertheless unanimous in their advice to negotiate hard with the Kyrgyz to keep the Base open [...]
2009-02-06 11:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1168DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol led an interagency delegation to Kyrgyzstan October 26-28. In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and newly appointed Prime Minister Usenov, DAS Krol pressed for a quick resolution to the arrest of two local Embassy employees. [...]
2009-10-29 09:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1169DAS KROL'S DISCUSSIONS WITH KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Summary: The delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol which visited Kyrgyzstan October 26-28 met with civil society, the political opposition, and political analysts at the Ambassador's home. It also visited the southern city of Osh. Over lunch, members of civil society [...]
2009-10-29 09:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK119NEW KYRGYZ OPPOSITION ASKS FOR HELP
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 20. Summary ------- 2. (S) Former Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov told the Ambassador that his new "opposition" was developing a plan to oust President Bakiyev. Sadyrkulov outlined a scenario that involved splitting the Ak Jo [...]
2009-02-06 11:57:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK121FORMER KYRGYZ VICE PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS TO OUST
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 9 meeting with DCM, former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova (protect) discussed her plans to create an opposition to the Bakiyev regime. She claimed that she and former Presidency Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov have widespread support among the Ak Jol Presidentia [...]
2009-02-10 09:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK123FRENCH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS; BELIEVE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: French Charges from Bishkek and Astana briefed the Ambassador on their February 9 meetings with Kyrgyz officials to protest Kyrgyzstan's plans to close Manas Air Base. They told Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov that Kyrgyzstan was hurting the global anti-terrorism coalition by [...]
2009-02-10 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK124KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEPUTY COMMENTS ON MANAS AND
[...] (C) Summary. According to a Kyrgyz opposition deputy, the $2 billion Russian assistance package is the latest step in a concerted Russian campaign to control Kyrgyzstan. It will give Moscow control of the country's defense and energy/water industries and make Kyrgyz President Bakiyev behol [...]
2009-02-10 10:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK129KYRGYZ OFFICIALS RELUCTANT TO TALK ABOUT MANAS --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government officials awkwardly avoided contact with EmbOff at a February 6 dinner marking Kyrgyzstan's second annual International Santa Claus Festival. Kyrgyz tourism officials purposefully introduced EmbOff to the new Vice Prime Minister, the new Deputy Foreign Minister [...]
2009-02-11 10:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK130UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR IN BISHKEK: CLOSING MANAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Solovei to gauge the CIS reaction to the potential closure of Manas Air Base. Solovei claimed that his CIS colleagues do not believe that the Air Base will leave Kyrgyzstan, nor do they want it to leave. Rather, the [...]
2009-02-11 10:48:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK131MANAS, MOSCOW, AND MONEY: A PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary. As we consider our options regarding Manas Air Base, Embassy Bishkek proposes one course of action that could allow us to retain access until 2011, in return for a commitment to close the Base that year. This would require both approaching Moscow and offering a significant com [...]
2009-02-12 10:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK135CHINESE AMBASSADOR FLUSTERED BY KYRGYZ ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador February 13, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian ridiculed the idea, but did not deny categorically, that China would provide Kyrgyzstan a $3 billion financial package in return for closing Manas Air Base. Zhang said Kyrgyzstan was in Russia's s [...]
2009-02-13 11:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK138KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER: BAKIYEV NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met newly minted Presidential Adviser Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Imanaliyev claimed that Bakiyev had made the deal with the Russians to close the Base partly for the money but also because he is so enthralled with Medvedev. Bakiyev [...]
2009-02-17 09:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK139KYRYGZ MFA WESTERN COUNTRIES DIRECTOR TARRED BY
[...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Chief Kanat Tursunkulov, has become embroiled in a scandal involving cigarette smuggling through the Kyrgyz Embassy in London's diplomatic pouch. He confided to DCM that he was detained by the intelligence service for two days, and [...]
2009-02-17 09:57:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK142CANADIANS DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) The Astana-based Canadian Ambassador, Margaret Skok, briefed the Ambassador on her February 18 meetings with Kyrgyz government officials to protest the announced closure of Manas Air Base. In separate meetings, Skok told Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova and Minister of Agricul [...]
2009-02-18 08:38:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK145KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES LAW TO CLOSE MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: In a lopsided vote February 19, Kyrgyzstan's Parliament approved the law to nullify the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz Manas Air Base agreement. The law will next go to President Bakiyev for signature. Once signed, the law enters into force, and the MFA should send official notification of th [...]
2009-02-19 09:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK146AMBASSADOR URGES KYRGYZ NOT TO LIMIT THEIR -- AND
[...] (C) Summary: In an urgent morning meeting February 19, the Ambassador forcefully told First Deputy Foreign Minister Kazakbekov that Kyrgyzstan should avoid any rash or irreversible steps regarding Manas Air Base. She urged that the Parliament delay its vote on the bill to nullify the 2001 Ba [...]
2009-02-19 10:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK150KYRGYZ NOTIFY EMBASSY OF NULLIFICATION OF MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 20, President Bakiyev signed the law terminating the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz agreement on Manas Air Base, and Foreign Minister Sarbayev delivered to the Ambassador official notification of the decision to terminate the agreement. Sarbayev expressed regret at the "misunderst [...]
2009-02-20 11:50:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK151BRITISH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Astana-based British Ambassador Paul Brummell and FCO Central Asia Department Head Martin Fenner briefed the Ambassador on the results of their February 19 demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova in support of Manas Air Base. Brummell and Fenner said they tried to strike [...]
2009-02-20 12:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK155EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGES KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Pierre Morel briefed the Ambassador on his February 20 outreach to Kyrgyz officials in which he cautioned them on the damage Kyrgyz plans to close Manas Air Base would have on relations with EU member states. FM Sarbayev told Morel that no one is being [...]
2009-02-23 09:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK159BRITISH AND TURKISH ENGAGE KYRGYZ ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: British Ambassador Brummell informed the Ambassador that two key Kyrgyz Parliamentary leaders repeated the same Manas Air Base talking points that he heard during his earlier demarche to Kyrgyz Deputy FM Kalambekova. Social Democrat Bakyt Beshimov, the sole Parliamentarian who v [...]
2009-02-23 11:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KG
09BISHKEK162KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS NO LINK
[...] (C) At a February 24 concert, Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov sat next to DCM. While waiting for the performance to begin, DCM chatted up Vlasov on the Russian assistance package and Manas Air Base. Vlasov opened by saying, "Lots going on these days, I hear." DCM confirmed that the Emb [...]
2009-02-25 11:21:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK164AMBASSADOR DELIVERS INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS; KYRGYZ
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Ambassador presented reftel A demarche in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev, Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev. Sarbayev had no comment, but clearly briefed Usenov, who was ready with a response. Usenov said that [...]
2009-02-25 12:56:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK165KYRGYZ, IN REVERSAL, SAY THEY CAN NOW DISCUSS
[...] (C) Late evening of February 25, Foreign Minister Sarbayev telephoned the Ambassador. He stated that he was speaking "with the sanction of the President." He asked her to convey to the Department the urgent message that "We can discuss the presence of U.S. military personnel at Manas if a [...]
2009-02-25 16:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK175AMBASSADOR TO REVIEW MANAS PROPOSAL WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev informed the Ambassador February 27 that he had arranged a meeting for the Ambassador on March 2 with President Bakiyev for a discussion about Manas Air Base. Bakiyev, Sarbayev said, is well aware of the U.S. proposal and subsequent demarche, and [...]
2009-02-27 15:20:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR PINR KG
09BISHKEK180KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES NEGOTIATIONS ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a warm and cordial meeting, President Bakiyev told the Ambassador he wants to continue to support coalition efforts in Afghanistan. He said the U.S. should "absolutely" send out a team to negotiate a new agreement for Manas Air Base; he was prepared to negotiate [...]
2009-03-02 13:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK185KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PROPOSED U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. On March 5, Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev Ref (A) instructions offering to send a U.S. negotiating team in late March to discuss Manas Air Base. Sarbayev welcomed the offer, but noted he would be out of the country March 24-27, probably returning some time o [...]
2009-03-05 10:24:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK204UN SRSG JENCA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON HIS MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) Miroslav Jenca acknowledged the importance of Manas Air Base to UN and Coalition efforts in Afghanistan during his recent meeting with the Ambassador. In preceding meetings with senior Kyrgyz officials, Jenca tho [...]
2009-03-13 04:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG AF
09BISHKEK231AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MANAS DISCUSSION POINTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 18 meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev, the Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points regarding planned discussions on Manas Air Base. Although not certain if he would attend a March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan in the Hague, Sarb [...]
2009-03-18 08:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK297KYRGYZSTAN: SECOND DAY OF MANAS DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S) On April 3, U.S. and Kyrgyz delegations continued discussions on the presence of U.S. defense personnel in Kyrgyzstan. Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev and Minister of Defense Bakytbek Kalyev again represented the government of Kyrgyzstan, with no other Kyrgyz participants present. Amb [...]
2009-04-03 14:50:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK299KYRGYZSTAN: PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT REACHED TO
[...] (S/NF) The joint State-DOD negotiating team, led by Ambassador Jackson McDonald, reached provisional (ad ref) agreement on both the draft framework agreement and the draft protocol on Manas. Our interlocutors, Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev and Minister of Defense Bakytbek Kalyev, arrived [...]
2009-04-04 17:01:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK343AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DRAFT TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (S) On April 14, the Ambassador delivered to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev revised texts, in English and Russian, of the status of forces agreement and the agreement specific to the Transit Center at Manas International Airport. The Ambassador informed Sarbayev that she had authority to s [...]
2009-04-14 11:31:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK349KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TRANSIT CENTER
[...] (S) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss the texts of the status of forces framework agreement and the agreement specific to the Transit Center at Manas International Airport. Sarbayev said that the agreements were acceptable in principle, but the K [...]
2009-04-15 12:25:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK443MANAS: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL POINTS;
[...] (S) Summary. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev at her residence the afternoon of May 7. The Ambassador conveyed additional points on environmental issues in response to questions raised by Sarbayev on May 4 (Ref B),and she urged him to sign the agreements as soon as possible. [...]
2009-05-07 11:10:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK452MANAS: SARBAYEV SAYS HE WILL SIGN, BUT WANTS
[...] (S) This cable contains two action requests at paragraphs 10 and 11. 2. (S) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev told the Ambassador that he would sign the framework and transit center agreements as early as May 13 if the U.S. government pledged to keep silent about the agreements until June [...]
2009-05-11 11:37:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK459MANAS: SARBAYEV WILL MEET WITH AMBASSADOR ON MAY
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke by telephone with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev on May 12. The Ambassador told Sarbayev that pursuant to his request, the United States would not discuss with the press the substance or fact of the two agreements until June 20 (Ref A). 2. (S) Sarbayev w [...]
2009-05-12 09:56:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK462MANAS: SARBAYEV AND AMBASSADOR SIGN AGREEMENTS;
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev May 13 at the Ambassador's residence to sign the framework agreement and the transit center agreement. Sarbayev signed the agreements, which were dated May 13, as a "guarantee to the U.S. government." However, he said that he needed undat [...]
2009-05-13 14:00:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK47RUSSIA OFFERS KYRGYZSTAN $2.5 BILLION TO SHUT DOWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Kyrgyz officials told the Ambassador January 14 that Russia had offered the Kyrgyz government over $2 billion to close Manas Air Base, and the Kyrgyz will "probably accept" the offer because the government desperately needs the money. Chief of Staff Usenov said that Presi [...]
2009-01-14 12:35:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK500MANAS: FM SARBAYEV MOVING FORWARD WITH PLAN, BUT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev May 22 at her home. Sarbayev said that he had launched his plan to shape public and Parliamentary opinion on the Base, having placed stories on Afghanistan and Pakistan on state television and in the press. However, Sarbayev str [...]
2009-05-22 10:38:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK502AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev for a briefing by Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief Patrick Crabb on security assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic. The OMC chief reviewed current programs and funding, and emphasized the importance of a f [...]
2009-05-22 11:25:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK513TURKISH PRESIDENT PRESSES KYRGYZ COUNTERPART ON
[...] (C) On the sidelines of a May 28 opening ceremony for a new building at the International Ataturk Alatoo University in Bishkek, the Ambassador spoke briefly with visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul, and then at length with Turkish MFA Under Secretary for Political Affairs Unal Cevikoz for [...]
2009-05-28 09:53:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR KG TU
09BISHKEK557TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]
2009-06-03 10:35:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK558TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]
2009-06-03 10:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK56KYRGYZ PRESS BUZZING ABOUT REPORTED DEAL TO CLOSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the Russian newspaper "Vremja Novostei" published an article entitled "(Kyrgyz President) Bakiyev is Bringing an Expensive Present to Moscow." The article said that President Bakiyev and the Russian government had worked out a deal in which Bakiyev would close Ma [...]
2009-01-15 12:17:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK599MANAS UPDATE: FM SARBAYEV THRILLED BY LETTER FROM
[...] (S) Late on June 9, the Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev a copy of Ref B letter from President Obama to President Bakiyev. Sarbayev was thrilled with the letter, saying it struck exactly the right tone with the right language. Sarbayev said he would share the letter with Pre [...]
2009-06-10 05:42:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK62KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NO "OFFICIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held separate meetings January 19 with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Prime Minister Chudinov. In both meetings, Petraeus briefed on the dramatic improvement in the security situation in Iraq, the increase in security incidents in A [...]
2009-01-21 05:28:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK650MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ FM WILL PRESENT TRANSIT
[...] (S) Summary: Charge met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev on June 17. Sarbayev confirmed his plan to introduce the Manas agreements in Parliament on June 22, with the vote to approve the agreements to take place June 25. Sarbayev, who had just returned from the CSTO and SCO summits, claimed he t [...]
2009-06-17 11:10:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK657MANAS UPDATE: PRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 8. Meeting with "Delegation" ------------------------- 2. (S) Charge, Manas Commander Col. Holt, and a "delegation" of officers from the Embassy and Base met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and Defense Minister Kalyev June 18 at the A [...]
2009-06-18 10:41:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK664MANAS UPDATE: FRENCH ENVOY SEEKS WAYS TO ASSIST
[...] (S) Summary: Pierre Lellouche, France's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, paid a weekend visit to Kyrgyzstan. On June 20, Lellouche met with Charge and then held a dinner with several diplomats. On June 21, Lellouche toured Manas Air Base prior to meeting with President [...]
2009-06-22 11:02:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK665KYRGYZ APPROVE U.S. SHIPMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) On June 17, the Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry requesting agreement for a shipment of non-lethal cargo from Manas Air Base to Afghanistan via commercial carriers. This shipment is designed to be a first test of utilizing the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the [...]
2009-06-22 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK67HOW TO KEEP MANAS AIR BASE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. General Petraeus's timely and successful visit has bought us a month's time to put together a package of incentives to secure Kyrgyz support for Manas Air Base. The package needs to be significant, given Russia's strategy of applying political pressure while offering a $2 billio [...]
2009-01-23 04:28:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK674MANAS UPDATE: PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S LETTER TO
[...] (C) On the afternoon of June 24, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziev delivered to Charge a signed original letter from President Bakiyev to President Obama responding to President Obama's earlier letter (reftel). The Embassy's informal translation of the letter follows belo [...]
2009-06-24 11:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK691MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT RATIFIES
[...] (SBU) On June 25, the Kyrgyz Parliament ratified the Manas Transit Center agreements. Seventy-five deputies voted in favor, and five abstained. The vote followed a lengthy debate, during which Foreign Minister Sarbayev faced sometimes sharp questioning from the deputies. The debate was broa [...]
2009-06-25 10:47:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK7CORRECTED COPY FOR SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER'S VISIT T
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 11:24:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK720MANAS UPDATE: WAITING FOR THE SIGNATURE TO BECOME
[...] (C) In a private meeting July 5 with Charge, a relaxed but tired Krygyz FM Sarbayev said that President Bakiyev had signed the bill ratifying the new arrangement to establish a Transit Hub at Manas International Airport. Sarbayev added that he expected the signature to be made public on July [...]
2009-07-06 12:09:00Embassy BishkekSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK745MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AGREEMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On July 11, the Charge and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met and exchanged diplomatic notes in order to bring the two Manas-related agreements into force. On July 13, the Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note confirming that the Agreement for Cooperation came into for [...]
2009-07-15 10:40:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK748MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AGREEMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On July 11, the Charge and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met and exchanged diplomatic notes in order to bring the two Manas-related agreements into force. On July 13, the Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note confirming that the Agreement for Cooperation came into for [...]
2009-07-15 10:41:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK752KYRGYZ CONFIRM MANAS-RELATED AGREEMENTS ARE IN FORCE
[...] (SBU) Following the exchange of diplomatic notes on July 11 to bring the two Manas-related agreements in force (septel),the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a subsequent diplomatic note on July 13 confirming that the Agreement on Cooperation became effective July 11 and the Transit Cen [...]
2009-07-15 12:04:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK765KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER: NEXT STEPS ON TRANSIT
[...] (C) On July 17, Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met with Charge to discuss next steps in implementing the agreements related to the new Transit Center at Manas International Airport. He also reiterated his concerns that Kyrgyz firms will not be able to compete for new Transit Center contra [...]
2009-07-17 11:51:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK80KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CONTINUES GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev continued his government shake-up, dismissing several cabinet, administration, and local officials on January 23. Among the cabinet changes, Minister of Education Boljurova and Minister of Agriculture Nogoyev were fired. Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, who ga [...]
2009-01-28 08:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK828KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT HATFIELD
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Sarbayev on July 28. FM Sarbayev expressed his concern at the decision not to prosecute Senior Airman Hatfield, adding that he could not welcome the decision. Sarbayev told the Charge that he felt that U.S. was not fulfilling its commit [...]
2009-07-28 12:39:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK84AMBASSADOR'S OFF-THE-RECORD DISCUSSION WITH KYRGYZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a long-standing tradition of informal gatherings, the Ambassador met with five media insiders to discuss, off the record, current events in Kyrgyzstan. They discussed media reports about the loan that Russia has offered to Kyrgyzstan, reportedly in exchange for Kyrgyz [...]
2009-01-29 12:04:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK88KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR SYDYKOVA URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION
[...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Ambassador to the Unites States Sydykova told the Ambassador that President Bakiyev had decided to close Manas Air Base in December 2008 in exchange for a Russian financial package. However, complications had arisen with the Russians which meant that there was still a cha [...]
2009-01-30 09:40:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK89KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WILL PASS MESSAGE ON MANAS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met late on January 30 with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to deliver Ref A points concerning Manas Air Base and Ref B points concerning the Ivanov shooting investigation. Ambassador Sydykova was also present. Sarbayev stated that the Kyrgyz side was pleased with the sign [...]
2009-01-30 14:33:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK927AMBASSADOR AND KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to review the upcoming visit of U.S. Central Command's General David Petraeus to Kyrgyzstan. The Ambassador provided an outline of the goals for the visit. Sarbayev said that he looked forward to having a good [...]
2009-08-17 01:36:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK947GENERAL PETRAEUS REVIEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held a joint meeting August 17 with Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Sarbayev and First Deputy Minister of Defense Zhaparov, and a separate meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziyev. In both meetings, Petraeus of [...]
2009-08-25 03:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK952KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO OCT 5-6
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev August 26 to provide him with the invitation to the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) and the National Day message from President Obama. Sarbayev agreed to hold the ABC on October 5-6 and was visibly happy to have the National [...]
2009-08-26 11:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK955PRESIDENT BAKIYEV TO VISIT TRANSIT CENTER ON
[...] (C) In a follow-up telephone conversation today to their August 26 meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev agreed that President Bakiyev would visit the Transit Center at Manas on September 11 (REFTEL A). The Ambassador and Sarbayev agreed that there would be a short ceremony co [...]
2009-08-27 10:30:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK96KYRGYZ DEMAND OVER $2 BILLION TO KEEP MANAS OPEN
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request at paragraph 15. Summary ------- 2. (C) Ambassador met with Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Foreign Minister Sarbayev February 2 to deliver Ref A points. Usenov presented a long list of demands to keep Manas Air Base open: arranging forg [...]
2009-02-02 12:46:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK97KYRGYZ EX-FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA IS KEY TO
[...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Karabayev confirmed to the Ambassador that he lost his job because of his opposition to closing Manas Air Base. Karabayev said that at this point, the only possibility to keep the Base open would be for the U.S. to negotiate directly with Russia, or "pray [...]
2009-02-03 10:37:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK986AMBASSADOR REVIEWS WITH FM BAKIYEV 9/11 VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev met September 9 to discuss the details of the 9/11 visit of President Bakiyev to the Transit Center. The Ambassador began by expressing satisfaction at the successful return the night before of USG weapons seized more than a year ago. She [...]
2009-09-09 10:14:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK987KYRGYZSTAN RETURNS WEAPONS SEIZED FROM U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, 2009, in a sudden turn of events, the GOKG returned to Embassy Bishkek the remainder of the weapons seized from a U.S. Special Forces training team in August 2008. The return of the weapons brings to a close more than a year of efforts to recover the weapons, since [...]
2009-09-09 10:18:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BOGOTA1040EMBASSY BOGOTA RESPONSE - AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 21:45:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA1334COLOMBIA DCA TALKS MOVE AHEAD DESPITE OBSTACLES
[...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations reached tentative agreement on more than half of the draft text during round three of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) negotiations in Bogota on April 14-16. Still, key provisions remain unresolved, with the GOC insisting it cannot meet some U.S. requ [...]
2009-04-23 16:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA1352SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO SOACHA FALSE POSITIVE
[...] (C) A public meeting convoked by the Colombian Senate on the Soacha killings turned heated when Senator Galan challenged Defense Minister Santos' claim that extrajudicial killings stopped after the GOC's high-profile dismissal of 27 military officers for the Soacha murders on October 30 last y [...]
2009-04-24 18:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS MOPS MARR PTER MASS CO
09BOGOTA1534FARC DESERTIONS SLOW, BUT MILITARY REGAINS
[...] (C) FARC desertions dropped nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2009, slowing for the first time since 2005. Kills and captures also fell. Still, some military officials believe that FARC desertions are starting to "cut to the bone," citing the defections of more senior members. The Colombia [...]
2009-05-14 21:09:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER MARR PHUM SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1582SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT TO COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of the USNS Comfort and her crew to Colombia from June 6-17. The humanitarian and medical services you will provide will be welcomed by the Government of Colombia (GOC) and by the people of Tumaco, Narino -- one of the poorest areas of Colombia. Your visit [...]
2009-05-19 21:45:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER OIIP SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1588AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD PRESSES COLOMBIAN ARMY
[...] (C) The Ambassador met Colombian Army Commander Oscar Gonzalez on May 8 to voice concern over extrajudicial killings and other human rights abuses. Gonzalez said the Army's Human Rights Directorate is facilitating the Prosecutor General Office's (Fiscalia) investigations of human rights cases and [...]
2009-05-20 20:03:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PTER CO
09BOGOTA1717CONTROVERSIAL RULING WOULD REDUCE COLOMBIA'S
[...] (C) In a controversial ruling, the Colombian Council of State held that conscripted soldiers cannot engage in combat operations. The military leadership publicly criticized the Council's ruling, arguing that it would effectively remove half of the country's soldiers from combat and would prove [...]
2009-05-28 17:47:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PTER MARR PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA198GOC OFFERS TO SEND TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN UNDER ISAF
[...] (U) The GOC has offered an initial contribution of up to 126 troops to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, with more possibly to follow. The Colombians are set to work alongside Spanish forces, although no formal agreement yet exists between the GOC and the Span [...]
2009-01-22 21:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO SP AF CO
09BOGOTA2073SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING FOURTH ROUND
[...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made swift and significant progress during the fourth round of Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) talks, held in Bogota on June 23-25. The two sides reached nearly complete agreement on roughly eighty percent of the DCA text. President Uribe's instructions [...]
2009-06-30 19:42:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA2376COLOMBIA DCA NEGOTIATIONS -- EMBASSY IDEAS FOR
[...] (C) The GOC expects positive signals soon on Track II issues as DCA negotiations wrap up. They have repeatedly stated that satisfaction on Track II is a precondition for closing out the DCA. Embassy recommends positive responses without additional commitments, specifically a U.S. Air Force-t [...]
2009-07-27 22:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA2399EMBASSY BOGOTA RESPONSE: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Post delivered all points in reftel on July 21 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Adriana Maldonado. She informed us that the Government of Colombia (GOC) already plans to support U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, [...]
2009-07-29 14:02:00Embassy BogotaSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CO
09BOGOTA2505COLOMBIA DCA WORKING GROUP TALKS YIELD MORE
[...] (C) U.S. and Colombian working group delegations met in Bogota on August 4-5 to discuss the remaining unresolved issues in the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). Despite the intense public debate playing out in Colombia and regionally concerning the DCA, the Government of Colombia (GOC) tea [...]
2009-08-06 22:58:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA2520URIBE'S WHIRLWIND TOUR DEFUSES SOME U.S. DEFENSE
[...] (C) President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez visited the presidents of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil from August 4-6 to privately make the case that the August 10 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit in Quito would be an inappropriate forum to [...]
2009-08-10 22:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA2611COLOMBIA ACCEPTS POLICY PLANNING TALKS
[...] (SBU) We delivered S/P's invitation to policy planning talks at the Department, the draft agenda and the talking points (per reftel) to MFA Vice Minister Clemencia Forero and the MFA North America office on August 10. On August 18, MFA North America Director Adriana Maldonado confirmed that C [...]
2009-08-19 21:53:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM EAID MARR CO
09BOGOTA2736AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH MOD SILVA
[...] (S/NF) In an August 20 conversation with newly installed Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva, Ambassador Brownfield discussed several regional issues related to the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). The Ambassador noted that any cross-border operations while the region was focused on the DCA would [...]
2009-08-26 22:12:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS CO
09BOGOTA2756COLOMBIA DEMARCHES THAILAND ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) The Ambassador asked Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez to demarche the Royal Thai Government (RTG) concerning the case of arms trafficker Viktor Bout (reftel) on August 24 and followed up with Vice Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero on August 26. VFM Forero confirmed that the GOC sent a dipl [...]
2009-08-27 23:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM MARR TH CO
09BOGOTA2907MOD SILVA CALLS AMBASSADOR FOR PRE-UNASUR MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva called the Ambassador for a meeting on August 26 in advance of the August 28 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit. Silva described Brazilian Defense Minister Jobim's August 25-26 trip to Bogota as useful. Silva said Jobim had made an [...]
2009-09-09 16:58:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL MASS MCAP PGOV KTIA CO
09BOGOTA2908VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 17:49:00Embassy BogotaSECRETCO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM
09BOGOTA2928AMBASSADOR URGES LOW-KEY DCA SIGNING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 19:56:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OPDC CO
09BOGOTA2961MILITARY'S MOMENTUM SLOWS: COLOMBIA CONFLICT
[...] (C) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilizations continued to decline in the second quarter of 2009, as did FARC kills and captures by the Colombian military. National Liberation Army (ELN) demobilizations remained higher. FARC Secretariat member Jorge Briceno (alias "Mono J [...]
2009-09-16 14:42:00Embassy BogotaSECRETMOPS MCAP PTER MARR ASEC SNAR CO
09BOGOTA3011AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD SILVA REGARDING UNASUR
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva during a Colombian Air Force ceremony in Tres Esquinas, Caqueta on September 16, 2009. Silva said that the Government of Colombia (GOC) was satisfied with the outcome of the September 15 UNASUR summit in Quito, Ecuador. S [...]
2009-09-18 18:19:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA3147COLOMBIA'S PUBLIC BIDDING PROCESS COMES UNDER SCRUTINY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The September resignation of the National Concessions Institute Director, amid allegations of corruption, underscores the fragility and inconsistency associated with the bidding process on public projects in Colombia. Dealings with the Ministries of Transportation and Communica [...]
2009-10-08 20:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ECPS MARR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3160AMBASSADOR'S TRIP HIGHLIGHTS THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN
[...] (U) The Ambassador participated in a September 16 ceremony to transfer ownership of five counterdrug radar installations to the Colombian Air Force (COLAF). The ceremony was held at the Tres Esquinas Air Force Base, in a remote area near the Colombia-Ecuador border. The transfer ceremony incl [...]
2009-10-02 17:43:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR PHUM PTER SNAR AORC MOPS
09BOGOTA3223AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD SILVA ON AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENT
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva and Vice Minister Sergio Jaramillo on October 1, 2009. Silva told the Ambassador that the Government of Colombia (GOC) wants to complete the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and review of Track II issues [...]
2009-10-16 20:19:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER PHUM AF CO
09BOGOTA3289AMBASSADOR SIGNED DCA ON OCTOBER 30 IN LOW-KEY CEREMONY
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador signed the U.S. - Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in a low-key, private ceremony on October 30 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as instructed per reftel. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermudez Merizalde, Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva Lujan, and Mini [...]
2009-10-30 20:38:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA3362TELLING COLOMBIA'S STORY: FROM FAILING STATE TO STABLE ALLY
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador challenged the Embassy's Country Team to critique and refine Post's strategic mission during the annual offsite meeting on October 5. The Country Team developed several objectives for the coming year, including: articulating and promoting the USG message on human rights i [...]
2009-10-23 14:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM PREF PTER MARR SNAR ETRD
09BOGOTA3437SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRASER'S NOV 30 - DEC 1 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia is an opportunity to reassure the Colombians of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. Colombians have begun to perceive our decision not to be baited by Venezuela's bellicose rhetoric, violence against Colombians along the b [...]
2009-11-25 18:21:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3445COLOMBIA'S PLANNED TROOP DEPLOYMENTS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S/NF) The Ambassador discussed the Government of Colombia's (GOC) plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan with Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Lujan on November 12 per ref A. MOD Silva suggested that the GOC is waiting to publicly announce its decision to send troops to Afghanistan until the USG [...]
2009-11-25 20:30:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV CO AF
09BOGOTA3483COLOMBIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SOURS ON ISRAELI DEFENSE FIRM
[...] (S/NF) General Oscar Naranjo, Director of the Colombian National Police (CNP),told the Ambassador on November 24 that Defense Minister Gabriel Silva was souring on the Defense Ministry's relationship with Israel. Naranjo said that the CNP's relationship with retired Israeli Major General Yisr [...]
2009-12-01 20:59:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER IS PE PM CO
09BOGOTA3525Ambassador Discusses Drug Policy, DCA with Polo Democratico
[...] (C) Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) presidential candidate Gustavo Petro told the Ambassador December 4 that U.S. drug policy was mistaken by attacking illegal drug production but not the political power behind it. Petro argued that land reform was key to rolling back the regional power that [...]
2009-12-09 22:51:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KJUS MARR CO
09BOGOTA3536DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S VISIT TO BARRANQUILLA AND
[...] (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission, accompanied by USAID Mission Director and other embassy officers, travelled to Barranquilla and Cartagena on October 22-23, where he met with local political, business, and community leaders; visited commercial enterprises; and visited with beneficiaries of USAI [...]
2009-11-05 21:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR CO
09BOGOTA3585Charge Discusses Venezuela, Ecuador and Mercosur with Acting
[...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero told the Charge on December 18 that the GOC had sent a letter to UN Security Council members responding to Venezuela's call for a discussion on the alleged international threat posed by Colombia's security problems. The letter was intended to give UN [...]
2009-12-21 14:05:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL UNSC MARR ENRG PREF CO VE EC UY
09BOGOTA3595FARC AND ELN ANNOUNCE NON-AGGRESSION PACT
[...] (C) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) issued a joint communique in mid-December announcing non-aggression pact between the two organizations. Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva said that the pact shows the organizations are in a weakened st [...]
2009-12-22 13:35:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV ASEC CO
09BOGOTA435SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 18-22 CAPSTONE VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of the CAPSTONE fellows to Colombia, which comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. In ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America. Colombia has [...]
2009-02-11 20:20:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR EAID PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PREF CO
09BOGOTA483STEADY PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN FIRST ROUND OF
[...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made steady progress in the first round of negotiations on a defense cooperation agreement (DCA). Citing regional tensions, the Colombian delegation attempted to include U.S. security guarantees in the text of the agreement, but later agreed to discuss these [...]
2009-02-17 21:36:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP MARR CO
09BOGOTA715PRESIDENT URIBE APPROVES THE "STRATEGIC LEAP"
[...] (C) On February 19, President Uribe approved a comprehensive plan known as the "Strategic Leap," designed to achieve irreversibility in the GOC's fight against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other criminal groups before his term ends in 2010. The plan calls for the deci [...]
2009-03-02 21:49:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP MASS MARR CO
09BOGOTA803GOC DISCOUNTS DIRECTIVE 29 LINK TO EXTRAJUDICIAL
[...] (C) Human rights groups contend that Ministry of Defense's (MOD) Directive 29 contributed to extrajudicial executions by providing financial rewards to soldiers for killing FARC members and thus it should be repealed. MOD officials who participated in the investigation of the Soacha murders [...]
2009-03-10 21:39:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA896PROSECUTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATES SEXUAL VIOLENCE
[...] (U) The office of the Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) is investigating 183 cases of sexual abuses of women and girls allegedly committed by former paramilitaries, the FARC, and members of the military and police from 1993-2008. The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights (UNHCHR) highli [...]
2009-03-17 20:24:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA955PROGRESS IN ROUND TWO OF DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made steady progress in the second round of negotiations on a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Bogota on March 10-13. President Uribe had earlier expressed a desire to conclude the DCA ahead of the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas. Still, the GOC de [...]
2009-03-19 17:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS KTIA CO
09BOGOTA998COLOMBIAN MILITARY MAKES PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) The Defense Ministry and Armed Forces are making progress in implementing the fifteen measures announced by Defense Minister Santos in November 2008, to improve the military's human rights record and eliminate extrajudicial killings. The Ministry and the local UN High Commission on Huma [...]
2009-03-25 22:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BRASILIA1041BRAZIL'S THINKING ON COLOMBIA-US DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOB has started to backtrack on its negative and kneejerk response to the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and appears open to conversations to set straight the disinformation campaign produced by Brazil,s more left-leaning neighbors. After his August 6 meetin [...]
2009-08-20 21:31:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1076WHA DAS MCMULLEN,S CLEARS THE AIR ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher McMullen,s visit to Brazil and briefings to GOB officials on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) helped ease Brazilian concerns over the issue and spurred new dialog aimed at greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation [...]
2009-08-27 20:03:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1084BRAZIL: DEMARCHE/LETTER DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel letter on the U.S.- Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of the United States/Canada/Inter-American Affairs Department Carlos Abreu on August 27. Later that day, Abreu confirmed that FM Celso Amorim ha [...]
2009-08-28 19:15:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR OPDC PREL CO BR
09BRASILIA1113AUGUST 4-5 VISIT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 4-5 visit to Brasilia dominated by Brazilian concerns over USG intentions and the regional implications of expanded U.S. access to Colombian military bases, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones assured senior GOB officials that President Obama desires a tr [...]
2009-09-04 21:03:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETRD EFIN KNNP XM XF IR BR
09BRASILIA1263BRAZIL: URIBE ALLAYS LULA,S CONCERNS OVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 19:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1264BRAZIL: URIBE ALLAYS LULA'S CONCERNS OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian President Lula is now comfortable with the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),following a successful meeting and visit to Sao Paulo by Colombian President Uribe on October 19, according to Colombian Ambassador in Brasilia Tony Jozame. On October 21 Jozame [...]
2009-10-26 20:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1281BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DCA
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered Ref A demarche on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) October 30 to Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Pol/Mil Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Marcos Pinta Gama, United States/Canada/Inter-American Affairs Department Head [...]
2009-10-30 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR OPDC PREL CO BR
09BRASILIA216BRAZIL FX2 COMPETITION: THE BIDS ARE IN; NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the February 2 submission of bids for Brazil's FX2 fighter competition, the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) will begin the process of technical evaluation. The U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet, submitted a proposal that complied with Brazilian technical requiremen [...]
2009-02-20 18:27:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALBR PREL MARR ETTC
09BRASILIA229SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The CJCS visit to Brazil comes at an important time for our strategic partnership. With Nelson Jobim as Defense Minister, Brazil has, for the first time, effective civilian leadership and a mandate to modernize its armed forces. With a new defense strategy published in Decembe [...]
2009-02-26 10:36:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS BR PREL
09BRASILIA34BRAZIL,S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY--STRATEGY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. On December 18, President Lula signed the National Defense Strategy, concluding a fifteen month drafting exercise. The document was principally drafted by Minister for Strategic Planning Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and it provides a security policy framework tha [...]
2009-01-09 16:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR
09BRASILIA35BRAZIL,S DEFENSE STRATEGY -- MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ref a reported on the strategic aspects of Brazil,s new Defense Strategy document, signed by President Lula on December 18. While the main purpose of the strategy as written by the Minister for Strategic Planning, was to place Brazil,s military and defense sector in the framewo [...]
2009-01-09 17:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALBR PREL MARR
09BRASILIA368 ARRESTS MADE IN PIRACY OF U.S. MILTARY SATELLITE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) executed 20 search and seizure warrants on March 18, 2009, concluding a 3 year investigation related to the piracy of U.S. military satellite frequencies. The operation's success was supported by U.S. Department of Defense-provided sa [...]
2009-03-25 14:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS MARR PINR BR
09BRASILIA402BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER PURSUING REGIONAL
[...] (C) In a discussion with Ambassador Sobel March 28, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim (protect) said he knew of President Lula's offer to President Obama during their March 14 meeting to look for ways that the region could work with the United States on counterdrug issues, possibly throu [...]
2009-03-31 21:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MOPS MARR XR BR
09BRASILIA41THE FX2 COMPETITION -- THE GLIDEPATH TO SUCCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Boeing F18 Super Hornet has had success in establishing itself as a strong candidate to be Brazil's next generation fighter but still faces strong political opposition. To succeed, the USG and Boeing will need a coordinated strategy aimed at highlighting the Super Hornet's [...]
2009-01-09 19:49:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MARR BR
09BRASILIA454BRAZILIAN REPLY TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] (C) Charge delivered assistance request (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, who had recently returned from the Hague Conference on Afghanistan. In response to the specific requests, he noted that the Brazilian congress recently reduced t [...]
2009-04-14 20:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR BR AF
09BRASILIA68BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION,
[...] (C) The Brazilian Air Force's FX2 fighter competition is between the United States and France, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told Ambassador Sobel on January 8. However, Brazil's defense relationship with the French is prospering because of French President Sarkozy's personal relationships an [...]
2009-01-15 10:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG BR
09BRASILIA69BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 10:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG BR
09BRASILIA73BRAZILIAN SERVICE CHIEFS PRAISE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 14, Ambassador Sobel hosted the Chiefs of the three Brazilian Services, Gen. Enzo Peri, ADM Julio Soares de Moura Neto and Brig. Juniti Saito for a discussion of the U.S.-Brazil defense relationship and possibilities for future cooperation. Each of the Chiefs said c [...]
2009-01-16 10:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR
09BRASILIA92 BRAZIL'S STRATEGIC PLANNING MINISTER ON BUILDING BLOCKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following on his early January trip to Washington, Brazilian Strategic Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger laid out the elements for a broader, more robust bilateral relationship with the Obama Administration. These include cooperation in the areas of defense security, [...]
2009-01-22 18:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG SENV MARR KGHG EFIN BR
09BRATISLAVA110SLOVAKIA ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to multiple offices in the MFA and MoD. The Slovaks welcomed the information and asked us to share the results of the comprehensive review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy well in advance of the NATO Summit. MFA Political Director Igor Slo [...]
2009-03-04 10:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA144SLOVAKIA HAS NO PLANS TO LEAVE KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with Martin Pangrac at MFA's NATO desk on March 20. Pangrac said Slovakia has no plans to withdraw its forces from Kosovo. The Balkans is one of Slovakia's foreign policy priorities. 2. (SBU) Pangrac said he was dismayed by Spain's decision to withdraw f [...]
2009-03-23 14:20:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LO
09BRATISLAVA152AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref A and B paper and points to Peter Burian, Slovakia's Ambassador to the United States, during a meeting in Bratislava on March 27. Poloff delivered ref A paper and points to Lucia Marcisiakova, Afghanistan Coordinator in MFA's Security Policy Department on March 27; a [...]
2009-03-31 14:38:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO
09BRATISLAVA154SLOVAKIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points and papers to Juraj Podhorsky, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on April 1. Podhorsky appreciated close communication with the U.S. Embassy during the review process and during the week since the White Paper was released. He was not surprised [...]
2009-04-01 14:49:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO
09BRATISLAVA161SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...]
2009-04-07 10:10:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA177SLOVAK POLICE PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff met with Colonel Pavel Slopovsky, Director of Slovakia's Bureau of International Police Cooperation, on April 16 to follow up on Interior Minister Kalinak's expressed interest in the possibility of sending Slovak police trainers to Afghanistan (Ref A). According to Slopov [...]
2009-04-17 08:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA185SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]
2009-04-22 08:37:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA206SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]
2009-05-11 11:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA400SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Charge conveyed the Presidential decision on European-based missile defense to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on September 17. Slobodnik expressed appreciation for the briefing and signaled GOS support for the decision. He stated that the MFA had already responded this afternoon to [...]
2009-09-17 15:11:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA447SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]
2009-10-16 16:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA453SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...]
2009-10-24 07:35:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA455ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRAZZAVILLE91CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] Per reftel, EmbOff met with Daniel Owassa, Secretary General, Chef du Cabinet, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of the Congo (ROC). Talking points regarding the new strategy for meeting the challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan were presented to Owassa. 2. In response, [...]
2009-03-31 08:42:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MARR MOPS PK AF
09BRIDGETOWN1BARBADOS MFA FRETS OVER VENEZUELA MARITIME CLAIMS
[...] (C) MFA Maritime and American Affairs Desk Officers expressed lingering concerns over Venezuela's claim to a 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Bird Rock Island (la Isla de Aves) and claims to large maritime blocks within Barbados's EEZ, in recent meetings with Emboffs. Ve [...]
2009-01-05 16:08:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL ETRD MARR XL
09BRIDGETOWN2RESPONSE CABLE: ANTIGUA AIR STATION LEASE RENEWAL
[...] (U) Post received a Diplomatic Note responding to DOD,s request for a 90 day extension of the lease for the United States Air Force maintained facility in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the U.S.-Antigua Defense Areas and Facilities Agreement, both of which expire on December 31, 2008 (Ref A). [...]
2009-01-05 16:31:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN269U.S.-CARIBBEAN TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE
[...] (U) Mission officers have contacted senior and working level contacts in ministries of foreign affairs and national security in all countries in our AOR to encourage participation and substantive input into the technical talks in Paramaribo as requested reftel. In addition, Mission officers [...]
2009-05-07 21:06:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN348BLANKET DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
[...] Blanket over-flight clearance approval has been received via diplomatic notes for the duration of the year 2009 hurricane season from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Antigua and Barbuda (Note #172/2009),Barbados (Note #298/2009),Dominica (Note #242/04-1382),St. Kitts and Nevis (No [...]
2009-06-11 15:20:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDMARR SENV SOCI TPHY XL
09BRIDGETOWN462ANTIGUA, ST. VINCENT EAGER TO RENEW TALKS ON PSI
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (SBU) In separate meetings July 20 and July 23-24, senior government officials in both St. Vincent and Antigua signaled their readiness to engage with USG experts to conclude shipboarding agreements under the Proliferation Security Initiative. [...]
2009-07-29 20:05:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL XL
09BRUSSELS1044BELGIAN MP TO PROPOSE LAW BANNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:37:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETMNUC MARR PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1047SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S JULY 28 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met on July 28 with Yves Leterme, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke urged the GOB to ensure that the Belgian public understands how important operations in Afghanistan are to Belgian, Euro [...]
2009-07-30 15:43:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV AF BE
09BRUSSELS1127EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...]
2009-08-13 12:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1128EUPOL: READY FOR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT IN AN
[...] (C) Summary: On August 11, EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers to discuss the EU's efforts to reform and train the Afghan police forces. Klompenhouwer acknowledged that Afghanistan is unlikely to become a South Asian Sw [...]
2009-08-13 12:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF EUN
09BRUSSELS1130BELGIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN WITH SENATE
[...] (C) Summary: On August 10, two staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Douglas Frantz and Fulton Armstrong, met with a delegation of Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities shared by Belgium, the United [...]
2009-08-13 13:25:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EAID BE AF
09BRUSSELS1182ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 12:09:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF EAID MARR
09BRUSSELS1188SCENESETTER FOR S/E HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Your visit will develop further the already close U.S. - Belgium strategic dialogue that has developed over the past year. MFA contacts will be excited to discuss the new Administration's developing perspective and policies on Africa, especially the Great Lakes region. Secretary Clinton [...]
2009-08-27 13:57:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09BRUSSELS1201BELGIUM: CLARIFYING THE U.S.-COLUMBIA DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-01 06:52:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL CO BE
09BRUSSELS123DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...]
2009-01-28 16:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA
09BRUSSELS124BELGIAN LAW BANNING DEPLETED URANIUM TO TAKE
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A law passed in 2007 banning depleted uranium (DU) munitions and armor-plating will come into effect in June 2009. Post requests that the Department (PM, IO, EUR, ISN, L and other interested bureaus) consider whether the law coul [...]
2009-01-28 16:59:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS MNUC BE
09BRUSSELS1255S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND
[...] (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Belgians said the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi were the top priorities o [...]
2009-09-17 16:06:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS1285BELGIAN LEGISLATORS WRITE TO URGE U.S. CONGRESS TO
[...] (U) On September 21, nine members of the Belgian parliament sent a letter to U.S. Representatives Ed Pastor and Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Senators Byron Dorgan and Michael Bennet, urging them to end deployment of the B61 nuclear weapon. The text of the letter follows para 4. 2. (C) One sta [...]
2009-09-23 15:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMNUC MARR PREL PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS1287EU SOLICITS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN DRC SSR MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, the EU extended an official invitation to the United States to participate in its security sector reform (SSR) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (EUSEC RD Congo). EU officials have broached this topic with us before (REF A),but this meeting consti [...]
2009-09-24 13:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN
09BRUSSELS130BELGIUM ON TRACK TO RATIFY CROATIA AND ALBANIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 14:24:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1315S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND
[...] (U) This is a corrected version of canceled BRUSSELS 1255. 2. (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Bel [...]
2009-09-30 06:06:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS132AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...]
2009-01-29 16:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS1344EU RULE OF LAW MISSION IN IRAQ: FUTURE PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials serving in the EU Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, have assured us that they remain committed to expanding the EU's training and mentoring operations in Iraq. EUJUST LEX has developed plans to hold 18 additional training events both in Europe and in locations i [...]
2009-10-02 15:09:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN IZ MARR MOPS PHUM PINS PREL PTER SOCI
09BRUSSELS1346EU CLOSE TO LAUNCHING A SOMALIA SECURITY FORCE
[...] (C//NF) Summary: In November, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers may approve an operation to train Somali National Security Forces in Djibouti or Uganda. On September 18, EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors tasked the EU Council Secretariat to make specific recommendations to [...]
2009-10-02 18:29:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR SO XW EUN
09BRUSSELS1489EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...]
2009-11-03 16:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1505EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS
[...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...]
2009-11-09 12:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF
09BRUSSELS1512AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with Belgian Defense Minister Peter De Crem, the Ambassador urged De Crem to take an active role in world security issues, including Afghanistan, closure of the Guantanamo prison, and climate change. De Crem was sympathetic, and indicated that Belgia [...]
2009-11-10 16:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1543EU INTEGRATING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE ACROSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Union, via separate initiatives in the European Commission and European Council, is working to integrate civilian and military maritime surveillance systems across its Member States in an effort to improve international coordination to secure European commerce, p [...]
2009-11-18 16:41:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT MARR EUN PARM
09BRUSSELS1561EU MAKING THE "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH" ITS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The EU's added value to international security is its ability to apply a broad range of developmental, humanitarian, civilian, and military instruments. The UN is the only other multilateral organization to do that, according to the European Commission Director for Crisis P [...]
2009-11-20 18:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL EUN CD IZ AF SO
09BRUSSELS1566GENERAL HENRI BENTEGEAT SHARES HIS VIEWS AT THE
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: General Henri Bentegeat welcomed DASD Jim Townsend to his office on 27 October in Brussels for a final meeting before his 4 November departure. The one-hour meeting covered a range of topics. Handing Allied Command Transformation to France was "a bold, great move" said Bente [...]
2009-11-23 10:44:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EUN FR
09BRUSSELS1580SCENESETTER FOR BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Madame Secretary, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels on December 3-4 and your meetings with the in-coming Belgian Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, and the Foreign Minister, most likely Steven Vanackere. Your visit occurs at a moment when Belgians are poised to take a leading [...]
2009-11-24 14:00:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON BE AF
09BRUSSELS1598EU AGREES ON SOMALIA SECURITY FORCES TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: On November 17, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers agreed on the Crisis Management Concept for an EU-led military mission to train 2,000-3,000 Somali security forces, which will probably begin in early 2010. The EU has now started operational planning for a mission comprising 10 [...]
2009-11-27 15:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EUN XW SO
09BRUSSELS1606EU: HELP US REFORM CONGO'S ARMY
[...] (C) On November 23, 2009, Charge received a written request from Javier Solana, the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy formally seeking the participation the EU's security sectt U.S. would: foster better-cooral efforts to reform the D inhonn the EU Political a [...]
2009-12-01 05:48:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR PREL PINS MOPS XA PHUM PGOV CG
09BRUSSELS1629SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 2
[...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Richard Holbrooke discussed President Obama's newly announced Afghanistan strategy with Steven Vanackere, the Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke said the strategy involves and increase in troops and training for the Afghan army and police to enable foreign tro [...]
2009-12-03 13:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF BE
09BRUSSELS1638INTERNATIONAL CIVILIAN EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN:
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke's December 2 meeting with NATO and EU SRAP counterparts he: -- Elicited a consensus among SRAPs that Afghan elections in May 2010 were neither possible nor desirable until electoral and constitutional [...]
2009-12-04 16:39:00USEU BrusselsSECRETAF EUN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL EAID PINS
09BRUSSELS1639HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke in a December 3 meeting in Brussels that he agreed that Afghan elections due to be held in May 2010 must be postponed. He advocated using the upcoming releases of OSCE, [...]
2009-12-04 18:28:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09BRUSSELS1658SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DEC 4 MEETING WITH KOREAN DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke met with South Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Yong-joon on the margins of the December 4 NATO Ministerial in Brussels. Lee said the Korean Parliament would discuss the GOK's planned PRT for Afghanistan in approximately two weeks. Korean fi [...]
2009-12-10 13:39:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09BRUSSELS1666SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem has been in office since March 2008 and is one of the United States' strongest friends in the Belgian government. Under his leadership, Belgium has returned its focus to NATO as the orienting factor in its defense policy. Now, Belgium is p [...]
2009-12-11 15:40:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MNUC BE AF
09BRUSSELS1669US- EU SECURITY DIALOGUES: IMPORTANT BUT
[...] (C) Summary: This message responds to Reftel request for information on pol-mil security dialogues with allies and partners around the world. Under "The New Transatlantic Agenda," established in 1995, the U.S. and EU engage in about two dozen semi-annual regional and thematic political dia [...]
2009-12-11 16:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR PARM ETTC PINS PREL
09BRUSSELS1684ENDING EU UNCERTAINTY ON EUPOL AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) In conversations with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst and USEU poloffs on December 16 and 17, both EU Council Secretariat officials and diplomats from the Spanish EU delegation underlined the EU's continuing desire for a U.S.-EU technical agreement to enable EU civpol to deploy to U.S.- [...]
2009-12-18 11:28:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SP AF
09BRUSSELS1709EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT CHIEF SEEKS CLOSER
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst, Claude-France Arnould, Director of the EU's Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD),sought closer U.S.-EU coordination in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As CMPD Director, Arnould supervis [...]
2009-12-22 06:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EUN AF CG
09BRUSSELS1723EU PUTS NEW CIV-MIL PLANNING STRUCTURE IN PLACE
[...] (C) Summary: The creation of the long-awaited EU Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) was announced at the EU's November meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers. The CMPD's new Director, Claude-France Arnould, told us on December 16 that the Directorate, which is to unite EU civil [...]
2009-12-23 16:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EUN MASS
09BRUSSELS1738MONUC HEAD AND GREAT LAKES ENVOYS DISCUSS NEED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 18:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS CG
09BRUSSELS1739URGING BELGIUM TO STEP UP EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: (C) Embassy Brussels has been conducting an intense campaign to encourage Belgium to step up its efforts to extend and increase its military commitment to Afghanistan, and to increase the level of its civilian assistance, including police trainers. This has been carried out through [...]
2009-12-31 13:14:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID AF BE
09BRUSSELS188YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT
[...] General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to r [...]
2009-02-10 13:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF BE
09BRUSSELS189YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT
[...] (C) General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to [...]
2009-02-10 15:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF BE
09BRUSSELS203BELGIANS READY TO ACCEPT EXPANSION OF AFGHAN ARMY
[...] (C) Summary: On February 10 Charge discussed Belgium's reported opposition to expansion of the Afghan National Army (ANA) trust fund to cover sustainment costs with Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Regibeau stated th [...]
2009-02-12 17:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO PINR AF BE
09BRUSSELS217EU SEEKS FOR ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:41:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS223(CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU
[...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...]
2009-02-17 15:39:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS227CENTCOM'S GEN. PETRAEUS MEETS WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus gave Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht a tour d'horizon of political-military challenges in the CENTCOM AOR, engaging De Gucht on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Petraeus contrasted the situation in Iraq with that in Af [...]
2009-02-18 10:48:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE IR MARR MOPS PREL IQ
09BRUSSELS247AFGHANISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS HITS RE-SET BUTTON
[...] (C) Summary. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, discussed Afghanistan with representatives from all 27 EU member states and other high-ranking EU officials in Brussels February 11 and 12. General Petraeus emphasized that his objective in meeting the EU was to consult [...]
2009-02-20 16:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS267SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S CARTER WITH BELGIAN MFA
[...] Acting A/S Carter, your trip to Brussels comes at a time when the Belgian government is eager for dialogue with the United States on Africa. Your willingness to meet MFA Africa policy hands will help show that the U.S. takes Belgian views seriously and is willing to consider coordinating with [...]
2009-02-25 15:59:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PREF PINS SOCI MOPS MARR
09BRUSSELS314ACTING A/S CARTER'S MEETING WITH BELGIANS ON AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary: Acting A/S Carter had a positive exchange of views with the Belgian MFA Africa Team at a breakfast hosted by Charge February 26. The MFA was represented by Africa Director Guy Trouveroy, Minister De Gucht's Deputy Chef du Cabinet Jean-Luc Bodson, Great Lakes Envoy Karl Dehaene, an [...]
2009-03-06 10:00:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE
09BRUSSELS318U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA FEBRUARY 27
[...] (C) Summary: Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter represented the U.S. at the troika meeting with the EU on Africa issues, held February 27 in Brussels. The agenda included the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan),Zimbabwe, West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea),the Great La [...]
2009-03-06 18:18:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID ETTC XA EUN CH
09BRUSSELS324SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER YATES
[...] (U) Deputy to the Commander of AFRICOM Yates, your trip to Brussels comes at a time when the Belgian government is eager for dialogue with the United States on Africa. Secretary of State Clinton met with Foreign Minister De Gucht March 6, and much of what De Gucht brought up centered on Africa [...]
2009-03-11 05:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE
09BRUSSELS327BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: CIA manager for South Asian analysis William Richardson met on March 3 with Christian Tanghe, Director for Asia, and Alain Hanssen, Director for South Asia, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Belgian officials expressed concern about the role played by Pakistan in the conflic [...]
2009-03-11 08:59:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BE AF
09BRUSSELS398BELGIUM SUPPORTS ONLY A BALANCED DRAWDOWN OF KFOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 06:25:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV BE
09BRUSSELS401EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING
[...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...]
2009-03-20 11:34:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN
09BRUSSELS412PM ADVISOR PREVIEWS AFGHAN INITIATIVES MENU WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters (strictly protect) shared with Charge the menu of Afghanistan initiatives for which the PM is seeking cabinet approval this week. The list includes continuation for an additional year of most of Belgium's current mi [...]
2009-03-23 13:34:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR BE
09BRUSSELS452BELGIANS TELL S/R HOLBROOKE ADDITIONAL MILITARY,
[...] (C) Summary: If last minute intra-coalition politics do not get in the way, the Belgian government intends to announce a new support package for NATO operations in Afghanistan before the April 4 Strasbourg summit, Belgian FM De Gucht told Special Envoy Holbrooke on March 23, 2009. On the mil [...]
2009-03-30 10:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID MARR PREL
09BRUSSELS455AFRICOM'S AMB YATES MEETS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND MOD
[...] (C) Summary. AFRICOM's Deputy to the Commander for Civ/Mil Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates met with the Belgian MOD March 12 and MFA March 13 to share opinions and learn about Belgium's efforts in Africa. Ambassador Yates explained AFRICOM's mission and its holistic approach to supportin [...]
2009-03-30 15:12:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS SOCI MNUC CG BE
09BRUSSELS456AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER YATES' MARCH 12 MEETINGS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civ/Mil Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates received a wide variety of opinions and input March 12 during meetings with representatives of the NGO community in Brussels, a lunch with Belgian parliamentarians, and a dinner with several Africa [...]
2009-03-30 15:27:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS MNUC CG BE
09BRUSSELS468DEF MIN. CONFIRMS NEW BELGIAN MILITARY
[...] (C) Defense Minister Pieter De Crem telephoned charge April 1 to confirm that the Belgian cabinet has agreed to continue all current Belgian contributions in Afghanistan (see details ref (b)) through the end of 2010. In addition, in 2010 Belgium willl deploy two additional F-16s to Kandahar [...]
2009-04-01 09:29:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR BE
09BRUSSELS475BELGIAN MFA ON NEW RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) The Belgian government has been considering for the past several weeks what actions it can take to support the need for an enhanced effort against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as outlined in the ref B white paper. Embassy delivered the white paper to the Belgian MFA's Office of Security Af [...]
2009-04-01 14:52:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR EAID BE
09BRUSSELS547AFPAK: EU WANTS TO ALIGN ITS APPROACH WITH OURS
[...] (C) Pol Off delivered reftel demarche April 3 to a wide range of officials from the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission, and Czech Permanent Representation to the EU. EU officials welcomed the information. Boguslaw Majewski, Council Secretariat Head of Unit for Asia, said that the EU [...]
2009-04-09 14:04:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF NATO
09BRUSSELS589BELGIAN LT GENERAL BUYSE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Belgium's Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training, Lieutenant General Jean-Paul Buyse, shared Belgian experience and lessons learned in Africa with Africom's Commander, Gen. William Ward and his staff during a visit to Africom HQ in Stuttgart on April 15. Buyse provid [...]
2009-04-22 15:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM CG BE
09BRUSSELS637BELGIUM: MAY 29 PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 Contact Group meeting to Peter Vandevelde, Counselor for European Security and Defense Policy in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 5. Vandevelde said that the GOB will be represented at the May 29 meeting in New York. However, a [...]
2009-05-05 14:42:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR ECON PREL BE SO
09BRUSSELS651SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with European Union leaders on March 23 during his first visit to Brussels as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed appreciation for EU support to Afghanistan and Pakistan, applauded the EU for deploying the only inte [...]
2009-05-08 05:19:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR PINS PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS67DEMARCHE: EU AND EC OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche separately to Christian Jouret, Head of the Middle East Unit in the Council of the European Union (who works closely with Solana) and to Leonidas Tezapsidis, Head of the Near East Region (a Unit Deputy Director) in the European Commission [...]
2009-01-16 15:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PARM KWBG PBTS PHUM EU IS
09BRUSSELS819COUNCIL SECRETARIAT DISCUSSES PIRACY PROSECUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12, Poloffs delivered REF A points and nonpaper on U.S. opposition to an international piracy court to Didier Lenoir, Head of the EU Council Secretariat's Operations and Exercises Unit. Lenoir confirmed that EU Member States are divided on the question of an internati [...]
2009-06-15 11:07:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EWWT XW XF EUN
09BRUSSELS825BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON CORFU CONFERENCE AND EUROPEAN
[...] On June 15, Poloff used reftel as an opportunity to discuss the Corfu ministerial meeting and the future of European security with Francois De Kerchove, acting Director for Security Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Foreign Minister De Gucht will attend the ministerial. [...]
2009-06-16 13:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OSCE BE
09BRUSSELS839EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE
[...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...]
2009-06-19 05:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XW
09BRUSSELS859U.S.-EU EXCHANGES ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: During the June 8 U.S.-EU meetings on South and Central Asia, SCA Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Owen stressed the need to work together to produce internationally credible elections in Afghanistan. The European Commission's James Moran responded the EU would do "whate [...]
2009-06-22 12:16:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALAF EAGR ETRD ETTC EU EUN IN KDEM MARR MOPS
09BRUSSELS878EU DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING PIRACY
[...] (C//NF) Summary: In several recent meetings, in the run-up to the GAERC's decision to extend the Atalanta mission to December 2010, EU Officials outlined to us the thinking behind High Rep Solana's effort to prompt discussion among member states on a bigger EU role in Somalia. The EU is fu [...]
2009-06-25 16:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT KCRM MARR MOPS PINS PREL XF XW EUN
09BRUSSELS885EU AND NATO CONCERNED ABOUT BOSNIA, BUT PLANS FOR
[...] (U) This is a joint cable from USEU and USNATO. 2. (C) Summary: On June 22, NATO and EU Ambassadors met in the NAC-PSC format to discuss Bosnia. Most presenters lamented the lack of political progress in Bosnia, noting that High Rep Inzko had invoked Bonn powers over the weekend, but [...]
2009-06-26 10:43:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL XG BK EUN
09BRUSSELS886AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA & PIRACY DISCUSSED BY
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency's Ambassador Ivo Sramek chaired a meeting of the EU Political Security Committee (PSC)ambassadors with NATO Allies and EU accession states on June 23. Topics were the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM),the EU's Civilian Police mission in Afghanist [...]
2009-06-26 14:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN MARR MOPS PREL EAID KDEM PINS PTER MASS
09BRUSSELS908EU SUPPORTS EXPANDED PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) On June 29, PolOff delivered reftel points supporting an expanded Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia to Didier Lenoir, head of operations and exercises in the EU Council Secretariat. Lenoir, who led the EU's delegation to the May Contact Group meeting in New York, believes [...]
2009-07-01 15:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS911EU OPTIONS FOR SOMALIA SECURITY SECTOR REFORM
[...] (C//NF) Summary: We expect the EU to lay the groundwork for an EU Somalia security sector reform mission before its traditional August recess. An EU Council-European Commission paper on future options in Somalia will be discussed by EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors on July 3. [...]
2009-07-01 18:33:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EUN
09BRUSSELS963AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY: AN IMPORTANT BUT LIMITED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The EU's African Peace Facility (APF) has provided over 440 million Euros to African peacekeeping operations and capacity building since its inception in 2004 and will provide 300 million more between 2008 and 2010. A European Development Fund (EDF) instrument administered by [...]
2009-07-13 13:57:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR MOPS PREL XA EAID
09BRUSSELS965EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO
[...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...]
2009-07-13 15:09:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR MOPS PREL XA
09BRUSSELS966BELGIUM SUPPORTS MORE OPEN PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 15:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS970SACEUR: JULY 15 MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Admiral Stavridis, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels and wishes to provide you background for your upcoming meetings with Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Defense Minister Peter De Crem, and Chief of Defense General C [...]
2009-07-14 06:15:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS973NATIONAL POLITICS DELAY NEW EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Competition between France and Germany for the leadership of the EU's new Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) has delayed the long-awaited creation of the EU's strategic planning structures. The CMPD is to fuse the EU Council Secretariat's existing crisis manageme [...]
2009-07-14 16:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS975THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRONG ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to our contacts, the European Parliament's (EP) new leaders will seek to strengthen relations with the United States during the new five-year term. Parliamentary leaders from the dominant center-right group hope for an early official U.S. visit and appear well dispose [...]
2009-07-15 10:26:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN PGOV PREL KDEM MARR
09BUCHAREST112ROMANIA ACCEPTS CROATIA/ALBANIA NATO PROTOCOLS
[...] (U) Mission received on February 20, a letter (under cover of Note Verbale) from Foreign Minister Diaconescu addressed to the Secretary indicating Romania's acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia (text copied below). Mission will pouch the original document to L/T [...]
2009-02-20 14:59:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL RO
09BUCHAREST188ROMANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON DEPLOYMENTS,
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ministry of National Defense officials, the Director General for Defense Policy discussed current thinking regarding Romania's participation in its overseas deployments, reassuring the U.S. on continuity of operations. He also raised the option of providin [...]
2009-03-20 11:57:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV IZ AF RO
09BUCHAREST189ROMANIA ON KFOR MISSION: "WE AGREE WITH THE U.S.
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who affirmed that Romania agreed with the U.S. points. He said that there should be no premature or precipitous reshaping of KFOR's mission in the current security environment in Kosovo. Echoing remarks rep [...]
2009-03-20 13:00:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV RO
09BUCHAREST222ROMANIA: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES
[...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered ref b demarche to MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita on 26 March, and followed up in the context of the Strategic Review (ref a) with Ionita and Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on 27 March. 2. (C) Ionita and Stoica were very appreciative of [...]
2009-04-01 10:29:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF RO
09BUCHAREST225RECOMMENDATION FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DESIGNEE
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Mission seeks Department's support for a recommendation for Secretary of Defense designee status for Romanian Land Forces LtCol. Augustin-Nicusor Pegulescu to be transferred from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) to Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) for prost [...]
2009-04-02 13:55:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL RO
09BUCHAREST253ROMANIA ON SPECIFIC ASKS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel a demarche on April 1 to MFA Director Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who said the MFA engaged the interagency coordination process nearly immediately at that time, including the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Office of the President (Cotroceni Palace),i [...]
2009-04-14 15:25:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF RO
09BUCHAREST272ROMANIA: SOURCES OF CONDUCT
[...] (C) Summary: Though the fundamentals of Romania's foreign policy have not changed under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, the combination of Russia's August 2008 incursion into Georgian territory, followed by another disconcerting Russian action in the region (the J [...]
2009-04-22 10:59:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST597ROMANIA: PRESIDENT BASESCU REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Basescu reaffirmed his commitment to Romanian involvement in NATO operations in Afghanistan during a visit to a Romanian airbase where American and Romanian troops conduct joint-training programs. He emphasized the national pride which has come from working with the U [...]
2009-08-28 13:45:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL ECON RO AF
09BUCHAREST64ROMANIA WILL FINISH ITS PROCEDURES BEFORE THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 15:30:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDMARR NATO PARM PREL KTIA RO
09BUCHAREST698 ROMANIA REACTION TO SERBIA'S SEDM INCLUSION
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered REF points on October 16 to Daniel Ionita, Director of the Security Policy Directorate at the MFA. Ionita commented this is a wonderful message from Washington, and reiterated Romania's standing position that including both Serbia and Montenegro into the SEDM will promot [...]
2009-10-16 09:56:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL RO
09BUCHAREST802CODEL SKELTON MEETS WITH ROMANIAN MILITARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a 23-25 November 2009 visit to Romania, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO),ranking member Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and four other HASC members met with senior leaders of the Romanian MOD and General Staff, members of the parliamentary De [...]
2009-12-03 13:26:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL MARR MASS MOPS RO
09BUDAPEST146HUNGARY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE NATO TRAINING
[...] MFA NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray discussed reftel with PolOff on February 24, stating that the Hungarian Government is politically committed to staying with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq at least through the end of 2009. Acknowledging that the three-person Hungarian team awaits an agreeme [...]
2009-02-26 16:18:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS NATO PREL HU
09BUDAPEST218HUNGARY STILL TOGETHER ON THE NATO KFOR MISSION
[...] (C) MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. Horvath stated that "we must be cautious" in reducing forces in the Balkans, and he does not envisage a reduction in the more than 400 Hungarian soldiers in Pec, Kosov [...]
2009-03-20 12:14:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV HU
09BUDAPEST254HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Head Peter Sztaray on March 27. Sztaray who had the lead in preparing Hungary's response to the USG's request for inputs to the AFPAK strategy review, commented that the white paper is "in line with our views" on the way forward ( [...]
2009-03-31 09:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF HU
09BUDAPEST304HUNGARIAN SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) In a meeting April 16 with MFA NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray and an April 17 meeting with MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali to discuss reftel, both first emphasized that GOH commitments for Afghanistan will depend on updated budget guidance from newly elected Prime Minister Gordon [...]
2009-04-17 14:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST323PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI- A FRIEND IN NEED
[...] (SBU) Summary. During Charge's meeting to deliver President Obama's congratulatory letter, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai outlined his views on the current economic restructuring plan and his first official international travel to the EU, NATO and Vienna. Noting a "slight shift in foreign poli [...]
2009-04-28 12:15:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MARR HU
09BUDAPEST529HUNGARIAN ASSISTANCE BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray on July 20. Sztaray expressed appreciation for the information and requested that we share any new strategy updates with his office. Continuing, Sztaray stated that his office is currently coordinating a mul [...]
2009-07-23 16:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST693DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 18 with Dr. Gabor Horvath, the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Horvath expressed appreciation for the U.S. briefing, noting that Hungary was not itself directl [...]
2009-09-18 16:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PL EZ HU
09BUDAPEST700PARLIAMENT VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO EXTEND PRT AND
[...] (SBU) Parliament voted unanimously September 21 to approve the extension of the Hungarian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) missions to Afghanistan. The PRT mandate is now authorized through October 1, 2010, while the OMLT will extend until A [...]
2009-09-22 16:43:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST723FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN SPECIAL
[...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]
2009-10-02 12:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST748CORRECTED COPY:FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN AVIATION PARTNER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 13:33:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNHU MARR MCAP NATO
09BUDAPEST749UPDATE TO FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR HUNGARIAN
[...] (U) Post has submitted a request for 10.2 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) capabilities for combined operations in campaigns in key theaters worldwide, with priority on deployments to Afghanistan. The Country Team has reviewed th [...]
2009-10-14 13:44:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP NATO HU
09BUDAPEST771HUNGARIAN PRT - HOW (IN)EFFECTIVE?
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The senior Hungarian MFA representative on the ground with the Hungarian PRT in Baghlan Province says the security situation is deteriorating, with limited Afghan military capability and a Hungarian PRT that is not effectively providing security. Stating that the Provincial A [...]
2009-10-21 09:51:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL MCAP MOPS AF HU
09BUDAPEST820HUNGARY CHARTS TWO MAP INVITATIONS AT DECEMBER
[...] (C) PolOff met with the MFA's newly appointed Security and Non-proliferation Department Head, Peter Sztaray, and new NATO Office Director, Eszter Sandorfi, November 16, to discuss reftel. Sztaray, expressing thanks for the information concerning the USG position, stated, however, that Hungary [...]
2009-11-17 09:56:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR HU
09BUDAPEST821BUDAPEST RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following responses to the questions posed in reftel: 2. (SBU) Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? -- There are currently no Bilateral Defense Cooperation (BDC) talks scheduled with Hungary. That said, within o [...]
2009-11-17 09:57:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR HU
09BUDAPEST834HUNGARY IN AFGHANISTAN - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a November 9 meeting with the Charge, senior MOD and MFA officers provided an in-depth review of current and future Hungarian operations in Afghanistan. In Hungary's first combat operations since the 1956 revolution, the group underscored Hungary's "unchanged commitment...bu [...]
2009-11-20 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR MCAP AF HU
09BUDAPEST845HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Charge, accompanied by appropriate action officers, delivered ref A points November 24 to David Koranyi, the Prime Minister's National Security Advisor, Jozsef Bali, MOD Policy State Secretary, and Gabor Iklody, MFA Policy State Secretary. All three officials underscored Hung [...]
2009-11-25 07:53:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST854HUNGARIAN MILITARY OUTREACH TO SERBIA
[...] (C) During a conversation on the margins of the recent NATO conference in Budapest, CHOD Laszlo Tombol told PolOff of his upcoming trip to Cyprus, accompanied by his Slovak counterpart. Tombol said that he is seeking ways to engage the Serbian military in joint operations with the Hungarian D [...]
2009-12-01 09:40:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR YI LO HU
09BUDAPEST866HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON USG OFFER TO EMBED CIVILIAN
[...] (C) In mid-November, MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali provided PolOff copies of an unclassified cable and a draft U.S. MOU received from Hungary's Ambassador in Kabul, Sandor Matyus. Matyus' reporting cable addressed a request initiated by Embassy Kabul to embed four USG civilian perso [...]
2009-12-04 11:04:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF HU
09BUDAPEST876HUNGARIAN PLANS TO SUPPLEMENT AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S/NF) Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai committed to send 200 additional troops to Afghanistan during his meeting with the Vice-President in Washington December 4. A senior MOD interlocutor provided PolOff a background paper prepared for the Prime Minister's meeting with the Vice-Preside [...]
2009-12-09 17:13:00Embassy BudapestSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUENOSAIRES1002HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 17:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1019HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 16:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1020HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 16:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1036HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
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2009-09-17 11:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1055HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
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2009-09-22 20:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1056HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 20:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES106HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 13:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1172ARGENTINE MOD GARRE OFFERS A CORDIAL WELCOME TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre warmly received the Ambassador October 23, immediately expressing her pleasure at being able to welcome a woman in the post of U.S. Ambassador. Garre spoke with satisfaction of U.S.-Argentine security cooperation and described her September visit [...]
2009-10-29 22:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES1186HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 10:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1190ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DCA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 15:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OPDC CO AR
09BUENOSAIRES1208HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 12:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1262RECALL 09 BUENOS AIRES 1262
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 18:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1264HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 18:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AR PINR MARR
09BUENOSAIRES127ARGENTINA: PLAN FOR ENGAGEMENT ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER
[...] (U) This is an action request for State and Southern Command, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires is concerned that the decision to relocate one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) from Newport News, VA to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, FL, could be either misconstrued by Governm [...]
2009-02-05 19:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1336Human Rights Vetting for US Training Program
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 19:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1372Human Rights Vetting for US Training Program
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 20:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1400HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 19:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES171HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-02-19 11:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES172HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-02-19 11:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES205HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-02-27 13:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES220HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 18:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES249HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-03-09 13:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES252HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-03-09 18:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES269HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-03-12 18:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES295ARGENTINE GENDARMERIE COMMANDING GENERAL WELCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: Argentine Gendarmeria (Border Patrol) Commanding General Hector Schenone called on the Ambassador March 4 at his request to introduce a new staff officer and to review cooperation with the USG on key issues. Schenone described the Gendarmeria's efforts to address increasing [...]
2009-03-16 21:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR MASS KTIP ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES329HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 19:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES330HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 19:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES332ARGENTINA: EMBASSY REQUEST FOR DOD ASSISTANCE IN GOA SEARCH
[...] Summary. Embassy requests that DOD and Southern Command consider training-related activities that might assist Argentine authorities in their ongoing search for the wreckage of a Douglas C-54 Air Force plane lost on November 3, 1965, during a training flight from Howard AFB Panama to San Salva [...]
2009-03-22 17:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS MARR OPRC AR
09BUENOSAIRES375ARGENTINA: DEFENSE MINISTRY REQUESTS THAT U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine daily finance and business paper "Ambito Financiero" released a relatively accurate story March 31 that the Ministry of Defense had requested the U.S. Military Group vacate its offices in the Argentine MOD headquarters, "Edificio Libertador," within 45 days. That requ [...]
2009-03-31 21:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES380HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 18:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES385HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 20:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES386HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-01 21:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES415HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-07 20:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES417HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-08 17:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES450HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-16 21:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES457HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-20 20:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES471HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-24 13:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES472HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-24 13:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES475HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-24 13:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES485HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-27 17:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES486HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-04-27 17:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES498ARGENTINE FM TAIANA ON MOD EVICTION AND OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's April 22 letter asking Argentine FM Taiana to intervene with the MOD to help find suitable office space for the Military Group in advance of its eviction from MOD headquarters (ref A),Taiana said he had spoken with MOD Nilda Garre and suggested the [...]
2009-04-30 13:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ASEC KSUM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES502HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 13:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES503HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-04 13:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES504HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-04 13:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES521HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-05 16:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES568HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-13 13:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES57HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-01-20 11:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES585HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-18 15:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES612HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-26 18:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES620HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-27 21:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES621HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-05-27 21:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES644HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 20:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES647HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-03 17:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES648HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-03 17:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES649HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-03 17:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES656HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-04 20:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES684HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-11 20:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES700HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-17 17:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES701HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-17 17:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES702HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-17 17:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES712HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-19 18:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES739HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-25 14:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES741HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-06-25 14:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES773HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-02 14:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES783HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-06 17:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES784HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-06 17:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES790HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-07 19:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES819HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-14 13:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES824HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-14 19:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES857HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-22 21:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES862HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-23 19:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES863HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-23 19:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES870HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-27 20:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES871HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-07-28 20:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES899HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM - Hostage
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2009-08-04 20:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES900HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-08-05 12:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES907HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM - MILITARY
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2009-08-06 14:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES909HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM - MILITARY
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2009-08-07 12:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES912HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM
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2009-08-07 20:41:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES921HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-08-11 20:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES924HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM -
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2009-08-12 13:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES925HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-08-12 14:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES939ARGENTINA: SECOND DIPNOTE ON TRANSIT OF MAKIN
[...] (U) Action Request for Department, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires received a second diplomatic note from the GOA dated August 13 regarding the transit of the Amphibious Assault Ship Makin Island LHD8 through the Strait of Magellan. An Embassy translation of the note follows: [...]
2009-08-14 21:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS PHSA MARR PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES968HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM - SEARCH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 19:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES969HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAM - Career
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2009-08-25 19:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR MARR AR
09BUENOSAIRES997HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS
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2009-09-02 16:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER MARR AR
09BUSSELS1666SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem has been in office since March 2008 and is one of the United States' strongest friends in the Belgian government. Under his leadership, Belgium has returned its focus to NATO as the orienting factor in its defense policy. Now, Belgium is p [...]
2009-12-11 15:40:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MNUC BE AF
09CAIRO1180EGYPTIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT REF: STATE 58579 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 13:44:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA PGOV PHUM EWWT MARR KCRM SO EG
09CAIRO123EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Description. REF A is the GOE request to procure twenty-four (24) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft to support their national defense mission. The GOE long-term plan is to procure a total of forty-five (45) F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft with twenty-four (24) of those being procured at this time an [...]
2009-01-25 11:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO124EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT
[...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure six (6) reduced price CH-47D Helicopters utilizing the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter Alternative Procurement Strategy (CHAPS). These aircraft will perform a myriad of Security and Humanitarian Assistance missions for the EAF, as [...]
2009-01-25 11:16:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO125EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT
[...] (SBU) Description. In REF A, The GOE submitted a request to procure twelve (12) AH-64D Helicopters (BLK II) with the Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation System (MTADS),the required infrastructure/facility upgrades, logistical and technical support requirements. This case will inclu [...]
2009-01-25 11:17:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1411EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR A CLASSIFIED BRIEFING
[...] (SBU) Description. In ref (a),the Government of Egypt (GOE) submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) for a classified briefing for the MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT). The primary mission of the MK 54 LWT is ship and force self defense against submarines. This torpedo would eventually replace th [...]
2009-07-22 10:17:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1463EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN ACQUISITION
[...] (SBU) Description: The Government of Egypt (GOE) has requested the release of depot level repair capability for the Avenger vehicle-mounted short-range air defense system. This depot level repair capability would consist of electronic test equipment, technical data and training for component [...]
2009-07-30 09:03:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1618EGYPTIAN MFA ADDRESSES PIRACY AND SOMALIA
[...] He said the fisherman had "nothing to lose" because the GoE refused to pay a ransom to the pirates, and had discouraged the ship owners from doing the same. Marzouk had met personally with the families of the men to explain the GoE position and assured them that the MFA and Egyptian intelligence we [...]
2009-08-20 14:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS MARR EWWT KCRM SO EG
09CAIRO1800EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PRICING AND
[...] (SBU) Description. REF A is the GOE request for pricing and availability of 161 Night Vision Goggles (NVG) sets and the modification of 137 F-16 aircraft to an NVG compatible configuration to support their national defense mission. 2. (SBU) Reason the purchaser desires the articles or servi [...]
2009-09-16 13:35:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO1806EGYPT TO EXTRADITE "PIRATES"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 06:31:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL KCRM EWWT MARR MOPS SO EG
09CAIRO2072NAVCENT DISCUSSES SUEZ CANAL TRANSIT PROCEDURES
[...] (C) Key Points -- During a September 29 meeting, NAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Cropper and Assistant Minister of Defense Major General al-Assar discussed Suez Canal transit procedures for U.S. naval vessels as part of an ongoing dialogue following the March 2008 Global Patriot incident. -- [...]
2009-11-01 15:11:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR EWWT EG
09CAIRO401EGYPT: COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF FOUR
[...] (SBU) Description. In ref (a),the Government of Egypt (GOE) submitted a Letter of Request (LOR) for 4 C-130J transport aircraft. The primary mission of the C-130 is inter and intra theatre transport of people, cargo and equipment. These aircraft would supplement the current Egyptian Air For [...]
2009-03-08 13:28:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EG
09CAIRO737VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT SHAYKH SHARIF TO EGYPT
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Ismail Hussein, DCM at the Somali Embassy in Cairo, told us on April 23 that he was pleased with substantive discussions on Egyptian support for the Somali Government and how to fight piracy during the April 22 meeting between Somali President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed an [...]
2009-04-29 13:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM EWWT MOPS MARR KJUS SO EG
09CAIRO772EGYPTIAN MFA ON VISIT OF SHAYKH SHARIF, PIRACY
[...] (C) Key Points: -- The Egyptian MFA said that Somali President Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmed asked for Egyptian support for his government and the Somali joint forces. Egypt agreed to supply uniforms for the forces and is ready to provide training for troops and trainers. -- The Government [...]
2009-05-06 11:13:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM MARR MOPS EWWT SO EG
09CANBERRA1042AUSTRALIA EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: DCM delivered on November 25 reftel points to Prime Minister Rudd's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Ric Smith and Deputy National Security Adviser Angus Campbell. Both Smith and Campbell had been previously briefed on an unclassified version of reftel points during a regularly-sch [...]
2009-11-25 09:25:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPARM PREL MARR MOPS AS
09CANBERRA120AUSTRALIAN AND DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith shared views on future engagement in Afghanistan in meetings January 18-21 in Australia. Both Ministers shared the view that more than one year after significant meetings in Bucharest [...]
2009-02-04 06:28:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL AS
09CANBERRA156AUSTRALIA: PM'S ADVISOR ON AFHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) In response to the U.S. invitation to contribute ideas to the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic policy review, Prime Minister Rudd's senior international adviser said Australia has been hard at work on its own review and believes the U.S. and Australian efforts can complement one another. On [...]
2009-02-17 07:14:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EFIN MARR AS
09CANBERRA162FOREIGN MINISTER SMITH'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade First Assistant Secretary for South and East Asia, the Middle East and Africa Deborah Stokes told Polcouns on February 18 that Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's offer of assistance to Pakistan in its struggle against Taliban insurgents i [...]
2009-02-18 05:47:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF EAID MARR PK PREL
09CANBERRA163AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RECRUITMENT FLAT DESPITE POOR
[...] (C/NF) Contrary to recent media reports of recruiting increases linked to potentially poor domestic economic performance from the global financial crisis, there has been no change in actual recruiting levels. Systemic personnel issues limit Australian Defence Force (ADF) staffing flexibility, [...]
2009-02-18 06:31:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MCAP PREL AS
09CANBERRA164DUTCH PRESS FOR MORE AUSTRALIAN AID IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) In meetings January 18-21 with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen requested Australia to provide a civilian political advisor in Tarin Kowt, and to increase assistance to Oruzgan Province, including send [...]
2009-02-18 06:58:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL AS
09CANBERRA166AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW: AUSTRALIA ON BOARD
[...] (C) Following his February 17 call on PM Senior Advisor Quinlan to solicit input into the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan policy review (reftels),Charge delivered the same demarche February 18 to National Security Adviser (NSA) Duncan Lewis, who is coordinating the GOA's own policy review. Lewis w [...]
2009-02-18 07:05:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR AS
09CANBERRA178AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW: AUSTRALIAN NSA
[...] (C) At the direction of Prime Minister Rudd, National Security Adviser Duncan Lewis plans to visit Washington the week of March 2 with instructions to personally deliver Australia's submission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan review by weeks's end, as indicated in Ref A. Embassy recommends Departm [...]
2009-02-20 06:09:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR AS
09CANBERRA213FITZGIBBON AND DEFENCE UNDER FIRE OVER SAS PAY
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and senior Defence officials have come under intense pressure over bungled handling of salary payments to Special Air Service (SAS) troops, the elite special forces who are doing the bulk of Australia's fighting in Afghanistan. In Parliament la [...]
2009-03-03 05:41:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR AS
09CANBERRA256AUSTRALIAN FM SMITH TO ATTEND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's staff have confirmed he will participate in the Netherlands-hosted International Conference on Afghanistan in The Hague on March 31. 2. (C/NF) According to the Dutch Embassy, however, as late as Friday afternoon, March 13, FM Smith was considering tur [...]
2009-03-16 08:06:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS EAID AS
09CANBERRA29GOA DOWNPLAYS MEDIA SPECULATION ON AUSTRALIAN ROLE
[...] (C/NF) Lee Kerr, Director, United Nations and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, advised that media reports on redeployment of an Australian warship to the Horn of Africa for anti-piracy work were completely unfounded. She said the Department of Defence (ADOD) has [...]
2009-01-09 03:18:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AS
09CANBERRA293AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SUPPORT WANES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) In a Newspoll conducted March 20-22, 2009, 65 percent of Australians do not support sending more Australian troops if asked by the U.S. Current results show a steady decline in support for Australian troops in Afghanistan from a high of 66 percent of voters in favor of sending troops in t [...]
2009-03-24 04:17:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR AS
09CANBERRA312DEFENSE MINISTER ANGERED BY REPORTS OF PROBE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon reportedly has reacted angrily to press reports that Australian Defense Department (ADOD) officials have conducted a secret investigation into Fitzgibbon's relationship with a Chinese-born, Sydney-based businesswoman, Helen Liu. According to Mar [...]
2009-03-26 21:18:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MARR AS
09CANBERRA335DEFENSE MINISTER LIKELY TO SURVIVE - FOR NOW
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon appears safe in his portfolio in the short-term, as the media hype surrounding his link with Chinese-born businesswoman, Helen Liu, subsides (reftel). Prime Minister Rudd has publicly backed him, an independent audit of a payroll bungle affecti [...]
2009-04-03 00:41:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MARR AS
09CANBERRA336AUSTRALIAN DEPSEC DENIES DSD INVESTIGATED DEFENSE
[...] (C/NF) In a message he wanted to pass to the the USG, particularly the U.S. intelligence community, the Australian Deputy Secretary of Defense responsible for intelligence and security summoned emboffs to his office March 31 to emphatically deny recent press reports suggesting that the Defence [...]
2009-04-03 03:30:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PINS MARR PGOV PREL AS
09CANBERRA359AUSTRALIAN ATTENDEES AT ARF DISASTER RELIEF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 04:21:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP AS
09CANBERRA360FOREIGN OPERATING RIGHTS REQUEST: PROJECT CROK
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3 below. 2. (SBU) Further to Ref A, our Australian Department of Defence interlocutors mentioned to us the GOA had received a letter from a senior USG official relating to Project Crok that included a request to deploy teams to Australia in s [...]
2009-04-08 07:18:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA MARR AS
09CANBERRA413U/S BURNS' AUSTRALIAN BILATERAL, APRIL 21, 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns held a bilateral meeting with Michael L'Estrange, Secretary of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on the margins of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Senior Officials Meeting (TSD SOM),in Canberra on April 21, 2009. They discussed the str [...]
2009-04-28 00:04:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MARR PARM PGOV EAID AS
09CANBERRA421PRIME MINISTER RUDD ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced in a press conference April 29 that Australia would boost its troop contribution in Afghanistan from 1,100 to 1,550 troops, mostly for training and capacity building and to support the Afghan elections in August 2009, and that it wo [...]
2009-04-29 07:51:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER PREL AS
09CANBERRA535PM RUDD NAMES JOHN FAULKNER NEW DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Rudd named Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary Senator John Faulkner as Defence Minister on June 5, replacing Joel Fitzgibbon, who had stepped down the previous day (reftel.) Faulkner, 55, is known for his toughness, integrity and attention to detail. Althou [...]
2009-06-05 08:26:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV PINS PINR AS
09CANBERRA600AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO CABLE RE:PIRACY OFF COAST
[...] (U) Andrei Seeto, Executive Officer, United Nations and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade received reftels on June 30. Seeto had attended the May 29 conference, but appreciated the USG read-out and our points on the growth of the group. Seeto will respond to both [...]
2009-06-30 06:19:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL AS
09CANBERRA640AUSTRALIA INFORMED OF THE FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] (U) On July 10, embassy informed Damien Miller, Director of the Afghanistan Section in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the agreement to continue using Manas airbase to supply ISAF troops in Afghanistan. 2. (U) Mr. Miller stated that the GOA is very pleased th [...]
2009-07-10 06:53:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AS
09CANBERRA674ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE ELECTION -
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Ministry and AusAID officials have expressed support for the new U.S. whole-of-government strategy for Afghanistan. They noted that, under current planning, DFAT is dispatching two diplomats to Khandahar and Tarin Khowt for localized coordination and is requesting U. [...]
2009-07-22 06:48:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAS MARR MOPS PREL
09CANBERRA675TEXT OF MOUS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND IRAQ
[...] (C/NF) START SUMMARY: On July 17, Lloyd Brodrick (protect),Director of the Iraq Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy the texts of six MOUs signed by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to Baghdad on June 27. The texts were signed i [...]
2009-07-22 06:58:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PREL MARR IZ AS
09CANBERRA695AUSAID RESPONSE TO POST-ELECTION ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AUSAID officials have provided further comment in response to points raised on July 20 regarding assisting Afghanistan following the August presidential election. They have also supplied additional information detailing their approach to development assistance in Afghanistan. End [...]
2009-07-30 05:52:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDAF AS EAID MARR MOPS PREL
09CANBERRA770AUSTRALIAN ATTENDEES TO ARF DISASTER RELIEF
[...] (U) Darren Hansen, South-East Asia and Regional Issues Branch, South-East Asia Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has provided the following list of Australian participants for the September 16-18 ARF Disaster Relief Dialogue. 2. (U) Darren Hansen, Executive Officer, S [...]
2009-08-19 22:32:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR ARF EAID AS
09CANBERRA864TALKING POINTS DELIVERED ON MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
[...] (C) On September 18, the Australian government received the talking points from State 96550, the President's European-based missile defense decision. The non-paper was delivered to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, specifically: Jennifer Rawson, First Assistant Secretary, Internatio [...]
2009-09-18 08:21:00Embassy CanberraSECRETMARR PREL
09CAPETOWN43UPDATES ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE
[...] (C) On February 19, Poloff met with Dr. Gerard Koornhof an ANC Member of Parliament serving on the Portfolio Committee on Defense. Koornhof told Poloff that the current spending on defense is 1.2 percent of South Africa,s gross domestic product (GDP),noting that South Africa,s defense spendin [...]
2009-03-05 13:11:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM SF MARR MOPS
09CAPETOWN55UPDATES ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE
[...] (C) On February 19, Poloff met with Dr. Gerard Koornhof an ANC Member of Parliament serving on the Portfolio Committee on Defense. Koornhof told Poloff that the current spending on defense is 1.2 percent of South Africa,s gross domestic product (GDP),noting that South Africa,s defense spendin [...]
2009-03-10 14:34:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM SF MARR MOPS
09CARACAS1022GBRV EXPANDS CONTROL OVER PORTS
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 decree, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH) ordered the immediate nationalization of private warehouse operations at four ports, including Puerto Cabello, Venezuela's largest. The decree leaves vague the status of the private companies and their employe [...]
2009-08-06 19:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE
09CARACAS1181THE CUBANS IN VENEZUELA'S PORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has comfirmed that a wholly Venezuelan government-owned company, Bolipuertos, is now charged with the management of Venezuela's ports. Cuba's ASPORT has a 49 percent share in Puertos del Alba, a separate company, which will reportedly be focused on business development. Contac [...]
2009-09-09 12:24:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EINV MARR CU VE
09CARACAS1443CHAVEZ LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONFRONTATION
[...] (SE) Summary: On November 8, President Chavez called on Venezuelans to "prepare for war" due to the threat posed by Colombia and the United States. Chavez again hammered the Colombian government for "shamelessly delivering its sovereignty to the U.S." through the recently signed U.S.-Colombia [...]
2009-11-10 11:11:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPREL PINS MARR MCAP MOPS VZ
09CARACAS1444GBRV STRATEGY ON COLOMBIA-DCA DISPUTE BECOMING
[...] (SE) Summary: Following President Chavez's November 8 urging that the Venezuelan public "prepare for war" to defend the country against anticipated Colombian-U.S. cross-border aggression (Ref A),the Venezuelan government (GBRV) and its local allies issued a series of supportive and similarly [...]
2009-11-10 20:46:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPREL PINS MARR MCAP MOPS VE
09CARACAS1561VENEZUELA: NEW PORT AUTHORITIES CHARACTERIZED BY DECLINING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shipping company representatives report that port conditions improved immediately after the nationalization of Venezuelan port operations in June 2009 when the government retrieved thousands of containers that had been left in the ports. This improvement, though, was short-lived as [...]
2009-12-16 13:13:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EINT EWWT VE MARR PGOV PREL ETRD
09CARACAS778VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S NATIONALIZATIONS CONTINUE:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government continues to centralize power over the country's ports under the Diosdado Cabello-led Ministry of Public Works and Housing with its seizure of privately owned port warehouse operations. On June 10, the Ministry announced that, within 30 days, the governm [...]
2009-06-22 20:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR VE
09CARACAS908SELECTIVE VENEZUELAN PORT NATIONALIZATIONS BENEFIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government has seized all port operators in Maracaibo and is threatening to do the same throughout the country. The seizures have further deprived an opposition state of tax revenue and sources indicate costs and opportunities for corruption have already increased at the [...]
2009-07-17 16:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR MARR EAIR VE
09CHIANGMAI71BURMA: ETHNIC ARMED GROUPS RETHINKING STRATEGY IN WAKE OF
[...] (C) In the wake of a rumored GoB plan for armed ethnic ceasefire groups to integrate into Burma's security forces as border guards or hand in their weapons altogether, several groups are reportedly contemplating whether to comply. The United Wa State Army is reportedly exploring the option of [...]
2009-06-04 01:33:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MARR PINR PINS SNAR BM TH
09CHISINAU1002DASD Wallander Discusses Defense Reform
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with DASD Celeste Wallander, Acting President Ghimpu welcomed continued U.S. defense-reform assistance, and blamed the Russians and the previous Communist government for a number of problems facing Moldova. In particular, he mentioned the presence of Ru [...]
2009-12-30 06:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MD
09CHISINAU457MOLDOVA RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 06:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA MD
09CHISINAU525NEW DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador Chaudhry, June 24 and 26, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca promised to use his new authority to correct human rights abuses in Moldova and rejuvenate the country's efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP). He noted that bette [...]
2009-07-06 15:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN CASC MARR MD
09CHISINAU729POLISH AMBASSADOR UPSET BY USG
[...] (C) In a September 22 meeting with several third country diplomats and Moldovan Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials, Polish Ambassador to Moldova Krzysztof Suprowicz told Defense Attach that Poland did not understand the logic or the mentality of the recent U.S. decision concerning the change [...]
2009-09-24 14:51:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PINR PL MD
09CHISINAU801 GRENADE EXPLOSION DURING CHISINAU
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of October 14, while some 50-100,000 people were in the town center celebrating the Chisinau Day holiday, a grenade exploded, injuring over 40 persons. No lives were lost. Minister of Interior Catan told the Ambassador October 15 that he believed that this incid [...]
2009-10-15 15:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PBTS EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU829TRANSNISTRIANS CALL FOR RUSSIANS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Following the October 14 grenade blast in Chisinau (reftel),on October 15 the Transnistrians issued a call for the Russians to make a fivefold increase to the size of its peacekeeping contingent, enlarging the group from 400 to 2,400. The Transnistrians cited the recent events [...]
2009-10-21 14:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS MARR PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU840 AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta. The new Minister outlined his plan to reform the Moldovan military along NATO PfP lines and requested continued assi [...]
2009-10-28 13:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MD
09CHISINAU945ODC LETTER OF REQUEST (LOR)
[...] THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION (ODC) RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL LETTER OF REQUEST FROM THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA DATED 28 OCTOBER 2009. 2. REQUEST OVERVIEW TYPE OF REQUEST: REQUEST TO AMEND THE FMF CASE MD- R-DTL BY INCREASING FUNDING WITH $100,000 AND INCLUDE [...]
2009-12-09 13:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM MARR MASS EAID MCAP PM MD
09COLOMBO266SRI LANKA: PILLAIYAN'S TMVP HANDS IN SOME OF ITS
[...] (SBU) On March 7, cadres loyal to Eastern Provincial Council Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillaiyan") surrendered 150 weapons and 7,000 rounds of ammunition to government security forces in Batticaloa. Press reports characterized the ceremony as the "official disarming" of Pi [...]
2009-03-09 11:50:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER MARR EAID CE
09COLOMBO369AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGY: SRI LANKA OFFERS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on the conclusions of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review on March 31. Kohona expressed appreciation for the detailed readout. With respect to how Sri Lanka might help, Kohona offered two thoughts. First, he noted that Afghani [...]
2009-03-31 11:57:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO PK AF CE
09COLOMBO516SRI LANKA: PROCUREMENT OF LETHAL MILITARY
[...] (S) Charge raised reftel points concerning possible GSL purchase of lethal military equipment (LME) from North Korea and Iran with Foreign Minister Bogollagama on May 11. Bogollagama categorically denied that the GSL is attempting to procure weapons or arms from either country. He also underscored [...]
2009-05-12 05:40:00Embassy ColomboSECRETETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL KNNP CE
09COLOMBO576SRI LANKA: ARMY'S FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY FOR EXPANSION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In an ambitious five-year plan for expansion, the Sri Lankan military plans to roughly double its size to deal with the need for security in the post-conflict situation. The Army Commander has already announced plans to recruit about 100,000 new soldiers at an accelerated pace [...]
2009-06-01 11:42:00Embassy ColomboSECRET//NOFORNMARR PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID CE
09COLOMBO79SRI LANKAN MILITARY CREATES SAFE ZONE FOR CIVILIANS TRAPPED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan military unilaterally declared a "safe zone" northwest of Puthukkudiyiruppu (PTK) on January 21. ICRC, informed of this decision by the Sri Lankan Government, relayed the message to the LTTE. However, according to the ICRC, nothing has been prepared for people in t [...]
2009-01-22 11:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF MARR EAID CE
09COLOMBO87SRI LANKA: TMVP RELEASES 15 CHILD SOLDIERS;
[...] (U) On January 23 the TMVP released 15 child soldiers to UNICEF and pledged to release an additional 25 within the coming weeks. The TMVP's action represents the first significant large-scale release since April 2008 and the first positive step towards resolving the child soldier problem sinc [...]
2009-01-26 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOCI PHUM MARR CE
09COPENHAGEN11DANISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD FOR GEORGIA
[...] (C) Denmark welcomes and largely shares our reftel strategy for Georgia and its separatist regions, Danish MFA Director for Russia and Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen and his team assured us January 6. Madsen observed that this is a good time to exchange views on the long-term approach, reporting [...]
2009-01-06 15:46:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM MARR ECON GG RS DA
09COPENHAGEN127YOUR MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOLLER MARCH 13
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, your predecessors have known Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague and a capable representative of one of our closest allies in Europe. Your first bilateral meeting with Per Stig will signal our appreciation for Danish contributions to international [...]
2009-03-09 09:55:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR NATO EU DA
09COPENHAGEN154DENMARK WELCOMES U.S. AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Danish officials responded positively to reftel messages on the outcome of our Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review, highlighting broad agreement with our approach, welcoming our renewed commitments and expressing gratitude for previewing the message in advance of President Obama's public an [...]
2009-03-27 15:52:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK DA
09COPENHAGEN366AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE DANISH DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her meeting August 25 with Foreign Minister Moeller (septel),the Ambassador met the following day with MFA Permanent Secretary (de facto Deputy Minister) Claus Grube. Grube echoed his minister's comments on Afghanistan and Iran, but -- unlike Moeller -- he lobbied p [...]
2009-08-27 13:27:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SENV AF IR DA
09COPENHAGEN369AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER - SOREN GADE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 26, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Soeren Gade. The Minister was in a talkative mood, and conducted a very cordial meeting in which no contentious issues were raised. He did, however, drop a few surprise hints concerning the possibility [...]
2009-08-28 10:51:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN385(C) AFGHANISTAN: DANES WORRIED ABOUT FALLOUT OF
[...] (C/NF) The Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel called the Ambassador September 10 to register his Government's deep worry about Afghanistan in the wake of the air strike on hijacked tankers. Noting that he had spoken with his German counterpart, he said this incident co [...]
2009-09-10 13:48:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR AF DA GE
09COPENHAGEN404AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...]
2009-09-18 14:34:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL
09COPENHAGEN405POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION -
[...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel points to Aron Bonanno of MFA Security Policy Department September 17. Bonanno expressed appreciation for the information, noting that he was working late because of this issue. He wondered whether the timing of the announcement had anything to do with POTUS's [...]
2009-09-18 14:34:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN433"HIGH NORTH" CONFERENCE DEBATES GREENLAND'S ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Danih Institute for Military Studies sponsored a confrence on Arctic security September 23. Denmark mintains sovereignty over Greenland, but granted it increased autonomy as of June 2009. Participant vigorously debated Greenland's changing role asthe Arctic attracts increa [...]
2009-10-06 09:43:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR PGOV PREL SENV DA GL
09COPENHAGEN435CHOD RESIGNS IN COMMANDO-BOOK SCANDAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark's Chief of Defense Command (CHOD) Admiral Tim Sloth Joergensen resigned October 4 as a result of a scandal over an Arabic translation of a controversial book about Danish commandos that was published over MOD objections. It has been revealed that an officer on his staf [...]
2009-10-06 11:05:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN441GREENLAND SEEKS TO CONDUCT MINERAL SURVEY AT THULE
[...] (U) Action request: Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. The MFA has relayed a request from Greenland Government's Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum for preliminary USG reaction toward its intent to issue a commercial license to conduct a mineral survey on land that borders on -- [...]
2009-10-09 11:23:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR EMIN DA GL
09COPENHAGEN470GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE
[...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]
2009-10-22 08:47:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COPENHAGEN487PIRACY OFF SOMALIA: WORKING GROUP 2 INVITATION,
[...] Embassy has received an invitation for the United States to send a delegation to the fourth meeting of The Working Group on Legal Issues (WG2) of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS),to take place on November 26-27 at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen. [...]
2009-10-30 16:01:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MARR PREL SO
09COPENHAGEN489(C) GOLDSTONE REPORT: DANES SEEKING EU CONSENSUS
[...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche November 3 to Michael Lund Jeppesen, Head of MFA's Mideast Department, and Henrik Kiil, Head of Section in that department who is the action officer on the Goldstone Report. After studying the non-paper and consulting with Kiil, Jeppesen offered th [...]
2009-11-03 17:07:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV
09COPENHAGEN499DENMARK: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, the U.S. and Denmark do not have an established security dialogue per se outside of NATO channels, but do coordinate closely on a broad range of security issues, specifically: -- Denmark has participated as a Cat III partner in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Pr [...]
2009-11-09 16:11:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN523DENMARK POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (C/NF) This is the first in a periodic series of cables summarizing notable political developments in Denmark. In this issue: Denmark's EU opt-outs; Afghanistan debate; Defense Minister weakened; budget negotiations; gang war; EU Commissioner speculation; upcoming local elections. (U) EU [...]
2009-11-20 17:06:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN534(C) AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK WILL SUPPORT POTUS'
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche, MFA number two Claus Grube and national security advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel separately told the Ambassador that Denmark will strongly support President Obama's decision on strategy for Afghanistan. They stressed that the USG must be seen to discus [...]
2009-11-25 16:45:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK DA
09COPENHAGEN544(C) BOSNIAN AMBASSADOR URGES USG TO SUPPORT MAP
[...] (C) At the request of Ambassador Muhamed Hajdarevic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Fulton received him on short notice December 1. Hajdarevic explained that Bosnian Ambassadors were under instruction to approach their U.S. counterparts in all NATO states to urge the USG to support th [...]
2009-12-02 11:37:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BK
09COPENHAGEN56NATO ENLARGEMENT: DANISH STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 12:35:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL DA
09COTONOU582BENIN: BELGIAN MILITARY COOPERATION REDUCED
[...] (U) Poloff met Belgian military attache Georges Reinders on November 17 to discuss recent reports that Belgium is ending military cooperation with the Beninese Armed Forces. He explained that a new government came to power in Brussels in January 2009, and a new chief of defense was named on Ap [...]
2009-12-08 10:57:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PREL KPKO BN
09COTONOU81BENIN - INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP DECISION ON THE STATUS OF
[...] In response to REF A post has sent Diplomatic Note No. 049 to the Government of Benin's (GOB) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 5, 2009. 2. Begin text: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, F [...]
2009-03-05 14:55:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KREC MARR MOPS BN
09CURACAO32UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM OUTCOME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls for Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftel) are limited, but seem to give the "YES" vote a solid lead. The current governing coalition strongly supports the agreements' provisions for Dutch assistance on Antill [...]
2009-04-23 22:07:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDNA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR
09CURACAO38CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN TIGHTENS
[...] The ruling coalition remains confident of winning Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements with the Dutch relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftels). While polling here can be unreliable, its May 2 survey of 994 voters showed "YES" maintaining a lead of around 20 percent. [...]
2009-05-14 16:27:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDNA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR
09CURACAO40SLIM "YES" WIN IN MAY 15 REFERENDUM SHOWS DIVIDED ISLAND
[...] (U) NARROW MARGIN OF VICTORY: According to preliminary results, the "YES" vote won Friday's referendum with 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for "NO", a narrow margin reflecting divided support for the Netherlands Antilles dissolution agreement (reftels). Turnout was higher than [...]
2009-05-18 15:40:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDNA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR
09CURACAO69NETHERLANDS ANTILLES PLANS FOR JANUARY 2010 ELECTIONS, AND
[...] (U)This is an action request (para. 6) 2. (SBU) POLITICAL CALENDAR: The Government of Netherlands Antilles (GONA) has announced that national Parliamentary elections will be held, as required, in January 2010 (ref. A Curacao 000012). The current Parliament expires in March, 2010. PM de J [...]
2009-08-28 20:38:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDNA AA NL PGOV PREL MARR SNAR
09DAKAR412SENEGAL MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following meetings with senior officials of the Senegalese Armed Forces, the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA),and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Post concludes that Senegal's maritime security remains sparse. The Senegalese Navy is among the [...]
2009-03-31 13:26:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL SU KPKO SG
09DAMASCUS402TRILATERAL DELEGATION VISIT TO DAMASCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 12:59:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PBTS PINS PTER MARR IZ SY
09DAMASCUS426BORDER SECURITY: U.S. DELEGATION TAKES FIRST STEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-hour meeting between the U.S. and Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) delegations on June 12, both sides focused on border security and their respective efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border. Both sides concurred a secure and s [...]
2009-06-21 13:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS574SYRIA AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO (IDEALLY TRILATERAL)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. and Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) delegations agreed in principle August 12 to cooperate on joint assessments of three Iraq-Syria border crossings in eastern Syria as part of their respective efforts to strengthen border security and stem the flow of foreign fight [...]
2009-08-13 09:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS SY IZ
09DAMASCUS577MUALLIM SUPPORTS TRILATERAL BORDER INITIATIVE,
[...] (C) Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Fred Hof met FM Muallim August 13 to follow up on the previous day's meetings between the Centcom-led and Syrian delegations on the trilateral border security assessment initiative (ref a). Hof stressed our desire to include the Iraqis in the ass [...]
2009-08-13 13:15:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS SY IZ
09DARESSALAAM235CJTF-HOA'S POSITIVE IMPACT IN TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engagement in Tanzania is promoting prosperous, just and secure communities in strategic areas of the country. In doing so, this engagement is furthering specific Mission goals. Interagency coordination of CJTF-HOA effor [...]
2009-04-09 13:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM241TANZANIA AGREES TO TRAIN DRC SOLDIERS AT MONUC
[...] (C) DAO contacts in the Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) told us recently that the TPDF has agreed to an early April MONUC request to provide training to soldiers being integrated into the Democratic Republic of Congo's national military (ref). The GOT agreed to provide up to 200 trainers, [...]
2009-04-15 13:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UN TZ CG
09DARESSALAAM294SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...]
2009-05-06 13:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM401SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]
2009-06-24 04:33:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM502SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]
2009-08-04 10:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM65SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]
2009-02-02 03:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM676PIRACY PROSECUTION IN TANZANIA A DISTANT PROSPECT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Although MFA is cautiously positive about eventually accepting captured pirates for prosecution, the EU's experience in frustration with the GOT over the issue suggests progress towards legislative changes and a memorandum of understanding will be slow at best [...]
2009-10-19 08:48:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MP PBTS PHSA PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM750TANZANIA SOFA: LIMITS OF TPDF AUTHORITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Africa Command Legal Counsel Colonel Jon Lightner discussed Tanzanian concerns about a proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with senior GOT military attorney Brig. Gen. Rwegasira on October 21. The meeting clarified that the Tanzanian People's Defense Forces (TPDF [...]
2009-11-04 09:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM868AFRICOM CIVIL AFFAIRS TEAM'S SUCCESS ON THE
[...] U.S. Mission Tanzania's fourth iteration Civil Affairs Team (January-October 2009) was the first to serve entirely under AFRICOM. The team directly reported to AFRICOM's base in Djibouti (CJTF-HOA). This five member team was led by Captain Bernice Logan. Her team consisted of three U.S. Arm [...]
2009-12-17 13:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV TZ
09DHAKA10LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS AND
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Officers Communications and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests th [...]
2009-01-04 09:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1000LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 26, 2009. Post re [...]
2009-10-26 01:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1013MISSION DHAKA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka concurs with the regional Section 1206 counterterrorism support proposals and prioritization summarized reftel. The Dhaka-specific proposal described below was developed with host government officials in the context of regional coordination of counterterrorist efforts. Th [...]
2009-11-03 08:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP CB CE ID
09DHAKA1015LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 3, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]
2009-11-04 00:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1017LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE IN USA, DECEMBER 04
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the HIV/AIDS Conference in USA, which will begin on December 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 19, 2009 [...]
2009-11-04 08:55:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1018LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" in Bangladesh, which will begin on November 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 05, 2009. Post req [...]
2009-11-05 08:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1021LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. This is an addendum to Dhaka 1018. Please delete candidate number 4, a typographical error, from the aforementioned cable. The following additional three candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL [...]
2009-11-05 10:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1023PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...]
2009-11-09 06:45:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA1032PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERS ENGAGEMENT WITH RANGOON
[...] (S/NF) Bangladesh's worries about possible Burmese aggression appear to have subsided, and the Prime Minister is now considering possible engagement with Rangoon. As tensions flared in October, Bangladesh's civilian leadership asserted control over Burma policy, with the Foreign Minister lea [...]
2009-11-11 02:45:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR PINS MARR ASEC PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA1034LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBATING TERRORISM SEMINAR IN NESA
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combating Terrorism Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies, USA, which will begin on December 01, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 12, 2009. Post requests that [...]
2009-11-12 08:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1038LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Fraudulent Document Detection
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - Fraudulent Document Detection Skills" on December 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 11/16/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 12/04/09 to provide suffici [...]
2009-11-16 07:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1043LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novemb [...]
2009-11-18 08:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1049LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC & UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 06 - 17
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) and United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on December 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on [...]
2009-11-22 09:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1059LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decemb [...]
2009-11-24 01:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA106THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM--FIXING CIVIL MILITARY
[...] (C) For much of the January 2007 - January 2009 Caretaker Government tenure, the USG and local actors were concerned about the ability of Bangladesh's military to find a safe exit to allow soldiers to return to the barracks without fear of retribution. This immediate goal has been accomplishe [...]
2009-01-29 11:25:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV KDEM EAID PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA1065LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL & INSTRUCTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Prop Sys OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-11-24 06:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1066LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MTR MT OVHL & INSTRUCTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard MTR MT & OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]
2009-11-24 06:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1079LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANUARY 19
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 19, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 14, [...]
2009-11-30 06:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1080LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decem [...]
2009-11-30 09:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1084LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on December 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...]
2009-12-02 08:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1088LEAHY VETTING FOR COBRA GOLD EXERCISE IN THAILAND, JANUARY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Cobra Gold Exercise in Thailand, which will begin on January 31, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22 [...]
2009-12-07 02:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1089LEAHY VETTING FOR SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the South Asia Regional Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Infections Disease Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 02, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. [...]
2009-12-07 02:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA11LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Systems Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4 [...]
2009-01-04 09:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1102LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the "Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors" Course in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 25, 2009. Post vetting was c [...]
2009-12-14 06:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1105LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-12-14 07:35:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1106LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...]
2009-12-14 07:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1107LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-12-14 07:55:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1116LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 15, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]
2009-12-15 08:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1119LEAHY VETTING FOR CONVENT MUNITIONS MAIN OFF AND JET ENGINE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Convent Munitions Main Off and Jet Engine Mishap Inv Course in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-12-17 06:07:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA112LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMBATING TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on March 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-02-01 10:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1120LEAHY VETTING FOR TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION (TSC)
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]
2009-12-17 07:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1123LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]
2009-12-20 03:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA113LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Febru [...]
2009-02-02 02:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1135LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]
2009-12-21 01:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1136LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]
2009-12-21 06:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA114LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Februa [...]
2009-02-02 05:48:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA116LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY SECURITY TRANSITION AND
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability Security Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR 09 -4) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post reque [...]
2009-02-02 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA117LEAHY VETTING FOR COALITION AIR OERATION WORKSHOP IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Coalition Air Operation Workshop in USA, which will begin on March 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]
2009-02-02 09:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA12LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requ [...]
2009-01-04 09:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA131Leahy Vetting for ATA Explosive Incident Countermeasures
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February, 19, 2009 to [...]
2009-02-08 08:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA132LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-02-08 08:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA152LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on February 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]
2009-02-10 10:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA153LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 09, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]
2009-02-10 10:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA169LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-02-16 10:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA170LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 12, 2009. Post [...]
2009-02-16 10:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA19LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICER COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officer Course in Malaysia, which will begin on January 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 6, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-01-06 10:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA190LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]
2009-02-24 10:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA191LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Indonesia, which will begin on March 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-02-24 10:27:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA210BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...]
2009-02-28 10:15:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA242LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers Course (UNMOC) in Nepal, which will begin on March 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]
2009-03-08 03:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA243LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 in Manila, which will begin on March 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 15 to p [...]
2009-03-08 03:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA248LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by 03/16/09 to provide sufficient time f [...]
2009-03-09 03:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA251LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]
2009-03-09 04:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA255PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH: BANGLADESH TEETERING ON
[...] (C) The February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny has shaken the country's two month-old experiment in democracy to its core. The level of brutality and the loss of over fifty senior army officers have left important constituencies openly questioning the future of democratic governance in t [...]
2009-03-11 08:53:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS KDEM EAID MARR PHUM
09DHAKA268LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]
2009-03-18 02:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA269LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]
2009-03-18 02:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA27LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on January 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting b [...]
2009-01-07 08:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA272LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 18, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-03-18 08:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA274LEAHY VETTING FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC MILITARY MEDICINE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XIX) in South Korea, which will begin on April 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]
2009-03-19 04:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA284FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR
[...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...]
2009-03-23 08:24:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG
09DHAKA290LEAHY VETTING FOR US FRAUDULENT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the US Fraudulent Travel Documents to Commercial Airline Personnel from April 22-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 03/24/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 04/1 [...]
2009-03-24 09:55:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA308LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2009. Post [...]
2009-03-30 08:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA310LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS - 2009) in Honolulu, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]
2009-03-31 05:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA313AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW PRESENTED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 09:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK BG
09DHAKA315LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post [...]
2009-03-31 10:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA318LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CIVIL MILITARY TESPONSE TO TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Civil Military Response to Terrorism Course in Monterey, USA, which will begin on April 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]
2009-04-01 03:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA319LEAHY VETTING FOR THE PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia - Planning Conference, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]
2009-04-01 08:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA325LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTORS
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructors Course (PSOIC) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]
2009-04-02 08:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA326LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil Military Liaison Officers Course (CMLO) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]
2009-04-02 08:25:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA340LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 16, 2009 to prov [...]
2009-04-05 10:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA359LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Mongolia, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 2 [...]
2009-04-08 09:58:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA36LEAHY VETTING FOR UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/ SEAL COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Underwater Demolition/ Seal Course in USA, which will begin on February 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Janua [...]
2009-01-11 04:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA374LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Weather Officer Course in USA, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 30 to provide s [...]
2009-04-13 07:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA375LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]
2009-04-13 08:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA376LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) in Philippines, which will begin on April 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April [...]
2009-04-13 08:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA377LEAHY VETTING FOR SPEC/OPS COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, MAY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Spec/ Ops Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on May 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 25 [...]
2009-04-13 08:04:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA378LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter Terrorism Strategies" from May 3-21, 2009 in Dhaka. Post vetting was completed on 04/09/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-04-13 08:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA38LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-01-11 07:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA380LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vett [...]
2009-04-15 10:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA381LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-15 10:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA382LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 19, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-15 10:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA383LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 7, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-15 10:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA384LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 9, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-15 10:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA385LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 27, 2009. Post vett [...]
2009-04-15 10:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA386LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT)
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]
2009-04-15 10:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA387LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 29, 2009. Post vett [...]
2009-04-16 08:07:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA388LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 31, [...]
2009-04-16 09:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA408LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 23 TO JANUARY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Officer Course- USMC in USA, which will begin on June 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to provide [...]
2009-04-26 05:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA409LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, MAY 04 TO
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to [...]
2009-04-26 05:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA41LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 2, 2008. Post vetti [...]
2009-01-12 08:16:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA410LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Indonesia, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to prov [...]
2009-04-26 05:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA411LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 03 to [...]
2009-04-26 05:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA412LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The SF SMEE Course in USA, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient [...]
2009-04-26 05:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA413LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-26 05:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA414LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-26 05:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA417LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-04-27 05:52:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA42LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 4, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-01-12 08:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA432LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG) IN CEBU,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pasols Planning Group (PPG) in Philippines, which will begin on May 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to prov [...]
2009-04-30 04:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA433LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units/personnel have been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was comple [...]
2009-04-30 04:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA436LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pandemic Influenza National Planning Event in Rome, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...]
2009-04-30 08:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA451LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 5 May [...]
2009-05-06 05:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA460LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 23, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-05-07 07:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA461LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]
2009-05-07 07:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA478LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 14 Ma [...]
2009-05-14 05:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA482FINDING COMMON GROUND ON COUNTERRORISM WORKING
[...] (C) The U.S. and the United Kingdom share common counterterrorism goals in Bangladesh and we have worked together on specific issues in the past. Embassy Dhaka and the British High Commission reviewed our efforts and agreed on several areas of cooperation at an inaugural counterterrorism quarterly [...]
2009-05-14 08:08:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL HYMPSK MARR KPAO UK BG
09DHAKA488LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1 to provi [...]
2009-05-18 04:27:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA501LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]
2009-05-20 02:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA502LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]
2009-05-20 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA503LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]
2009-05-20 02:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA504LEAHY VETTING FOR COOPERATOIN AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009 in Singapore, which will begin on June 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]
2009-05-20 03:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA505LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Instructor Course and Instructional system Designer in USA, which will begin on June 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]
2009-05-20 03:16:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA511LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD MANAGEMENT COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Shipyard Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 8 [...]
2009-05-21 10:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA512LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]
2009-05-21 10:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA513LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) SENIOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Near East South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on June 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]
2009-05-21 10:04:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA514LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Nesa Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar - USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June [...]
2009-05-21 10:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA515LEAHY VETTING FOR DISAM INTERNATIONAL PURCHASER COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The DISAM International Purchaser Course, which will begin on July 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 15 to prov [...]
2009-05-21 10:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA516LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]
2009-05-21 10:11:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA52LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05, 2 [...]
2009-01-14 07:27:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA53LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS EXECUTIVES
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Logistics Executives Advanced Development Course in USA, which will begin on March 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]
2009-01-14 07:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA535HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...]
2009-05-28 11:14:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG
09DHAKA54LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on March 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January [...]
2009-01-14 07:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA557LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in ICTFP Fellowship Program Course in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 10 to provide [...]
2009-06-04 02:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA558LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-06-04 03:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA561LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-06-04 05:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA562LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC RIM AIRPOWER SYMPOSIUM IN NEW
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 17 [...]
2009-06-04 06:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA563LEAHY VETTING FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LARGE POPULATION
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Health Emergencies in Large Population Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]
2009-06-04 09:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA564LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]
2009-06-04 09:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA565LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 20-31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 06/04/2009. Post requests that [...]
2009-06-04 10:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA566LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR MOBILITY RODEO IN USA, JULY 19 - JULY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on July 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 3 [...]
2009-06-04 10:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA576LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Aircraft Maintenance Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provid [...]
2009-06-08 10:23:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA582LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAINS CAREER
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Military Intelligence Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-06-09 04:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA583LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The APCSS Alumni Workshop in Philippines, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provi [...]
2009-06-09 04:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA584LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on August 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]
2009-06-09 05:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA585LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 18 to provide [...]
2009-06-09 05:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA586LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JULY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on July 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficien [...]
2009-06-09 05:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA588LEAHY VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICERS COURSE IN NORTH
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Ground Supply Officer Course in North Carolina, which will begin on 06 July, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 10, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 21 to [...]
2009-06-10 10:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA59LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGINEER CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Engineer Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05 [...]
2009-01-15 04:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA591LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide s [...]
2009-06-11 07:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA592LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 09:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA593LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 09:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA594LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 27, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 10:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA595LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 29, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 10:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA596LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 10:58:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA597LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 28, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 10:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA598LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]
2009-06-11 11:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA611LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR CHIEF'S CONFERENCE from
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Air Chief's Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii and Washington DC; which will begin on or about October 25-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16 2009. P [...]
2009-06-16 07:42:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA612LEAHY VETTING FOR NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the 19TH ISS Symposium to be held in Newport, Rhode Island; which will begin on or about 6 - 9 October 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-06-16 07:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA619LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) Workshop - Thailand, which will begin on August 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 18, 2009. Post requ [...]
2009-06-18 07:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA622LEAHY VETTING FOR RED FLAG-ALASKA (RF-A) IN USA, JULY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) Executive Observer Program (EOP)-2009, which will begin on July 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 22, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]
2009-06-22 08:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA627LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT)
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]
2009-06-23 09:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA63LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]
2009-01-15 11:15:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA643LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training",
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]
2009-06-28 03:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA658LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training",
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-07-02 08:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA659LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to pr [...]
2009-07-02 08:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA676LEAHY VETTING FOR PACAF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC SYMPOSIUM
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in PACAF International Logistic Symposium (PILS) in USA, which will begin on August 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]
2009-07-09 03:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA677LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for [...]
2009-07-09 03:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA678LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Malaysia, which will begin on July 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]
2009-07-09 03:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA690ARCHITECT OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LEAVES BEHIND A
[...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed, the architect of Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caretaker Government (CTG),quietly retired June 14. Though he retired without fanfare, Bangladeshis continue to debate whether Moeen should be celebrated or condemned for his role in the [...]
2009-07-14 08:44:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR PTER BG
09DHAKA697LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Major Case Management Course,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin August 10- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 07/12/09. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-07-16 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA707LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEFS CONFERENCE VI
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]
2009-07-20 02:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA708LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]
2009-07-20 07:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA712LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on August 7, 2009. Post vetting [...]
2009-07-21 09:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA718LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT FROM AUG
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management from August 23-September 3, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on July 23. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 10 [...]
2009-07-23 07:52:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA724RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER
[...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]
2009-07-26 12:36:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA730RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER
[...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]
2009-07-26 12:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA733LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]
2009-07-27 08:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA749LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 02, 2009. Post requests that [...]
2009-08-02 02:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA760LEAHY VETTING FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in USA, which will begin on August 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 to pro [...]
2009-08-03 04:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA763BANGLADESH CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE BURMESE MILITARY
[...] (S) Bangladesh's armed forces assess that Burma is considering military action to coincide with the November anniversary of the maritime confrontation between the two countries in the disputed zone of the Bay of Bengal. To prepare for this contingency, the Bangladeshi military is redeploying [...]
2009-08-03 10:50:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL PINR MARR MASS PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA781LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR (SES),09 - 16
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior Executive Seminar (SES) in Germany, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Augus [...]
2009-08-11 06:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA782LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-17 IN NEPAL, AUGUST
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Tempest Express -17 in Nepal, which will begin on August 28, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 200 [...]
2009-08-11 06:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA783LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 2 [...]
2009-08-11 06:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA784LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS (UNMO)
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) Course - Mongolia, which will begin on September 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]
2009-08-11 08:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA789LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 t [...]
2009-08-12 03:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA8LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed as soon as possib [...]
2009-01-04 08:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA807LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetti [...]
2009-08-17 09:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA81LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]
2009-01-20 10:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA82LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 15 [...]
2009-01-20 10:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA824RAPID ACTION BATTALION TRAINING: BENCHMARK
[...] (C) Two United States Marshals have prepared preliminary recommendations for how the RAB can improve and safeguard its human rights performance. The two, who were on an S/CT-funded DOJ/ICITAP deployment, departed Dhaka in late August after 90 days embedded with Bangladesh's lead counterterro [...]
2009-08-23 08:39:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR MASS BG
09DHAKA83LEAHY VETTING FOR GARUDA SHIELD FINAL CONF IN JAKARTA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Garuda Shield Final Conference in Jakarta, which will begin on January 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]
2009-01-21 08:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA839GOB REFORMING BANGLADESH RIFLES BORDER GUARDS, TO
[...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) should conclude its investigation of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles border guard (BDR) mutiny by October, according to Commerce Minister LTC (ret.) Faruq Khan, who is charged with coordinating the investigation (reftel). Khan told the Ambassador o [...]
2009-08-26 09:51:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL PGOV PINR MARR PHUM MOPS BM BG
09DHAKA84Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]
2009-01-21 10:49:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA840LEAHY VETTING FOR ENHANCED PEACE OPERATIONS CAPACITY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Enhanced Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in Hawaii, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-08-27 00:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA843BANGLADESH ATTENDING ARF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Meeting with Samina Naz, Americas Division Director at the Foreign Ministry (MFA). Samina said the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) was very interested in attending. She informed us that the GOB intended to send th [...]
2009-08-27 09:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF EAID MARR
09DHAKA845LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-08-27 10:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA852LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]
2009-09-01 03:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA853LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]
2009-09-01 03:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA857LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]
2009-09-01 07:42:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA859LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]
2009-09-01 09:25:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA861LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on September 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]
2009-09-02 02:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA862LEAHY VETTING FOR WILTON PARK CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Wilton Park conference on the use of military assets in the humanitarian response to natural disasters in United Kingdom, which will begin on September 28, 2009. Post vetting was [...]
2009-09-02 02:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA863LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 [...]
2009-09-02 08:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA864LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provi [...]
2009-09-02 09:00:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA865LEAHY VETTING FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) in Australia, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-09-02 09:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA866LEAHY VETTING FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]
2009-09-02 09:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA873LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]
2009-09-08 05:07:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA874LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM IN MOROCCO, 18-21
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]
2009-09-08 05:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA875LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on September 08. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]
2009-09-08 05:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA880LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE -
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September. Post vetting was completed on September 10. Post requests that vetting be completed by Septem [...]
2009-09-10 08:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA888LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE -
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-09-14 08:49:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA889LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR MISSION LEADERS (SML) COURSE IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course in Japan, which will begin on October 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 28 [...]
2009-09-14 08:51:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA89Leahy Vetting for ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 04, 2009 to [...]
2009-01-22 09:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA890LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Maritime Security Assistance Symposium in USA, which will begin on September 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]
2009-09-14 09:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA90LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]
2009-01-22 09:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA903LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]
2009-09-17 07:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA904LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by O [...]
2009-09-17 07:36:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA905LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE -
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]
2009-09-17 07:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA91LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post [...]
2009-01-22 09:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA918URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT
[...] This is an action request. See paras two and four. 2. We have received a last minute request for the candidate listed in para three to participate in the Embassy/SOCPAC Countering Violent Extremism conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on 27 September. Given the Government of [...]
2009-09-24 09:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA922LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed [...]
2009-09-24 09:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA924LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5. Post vetting was completed on Se [...]
2009-09-27 06:07:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA934LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN INDIA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop in India, which will begin on October 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14 [...]
2009-09-30 09:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA935LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN CAMBODIA,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar in Cambodia, which will begin on October 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]
2009-09-30 09:19:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA939LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 10/04/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 10/15/09 [...]
2009-10-04 09:22:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA941LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 4. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]
2009-10-04 09:48:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA945LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]
2009-10-06 06:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA946LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]
2009-10-06 06:47:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA948LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]
2009-10-06 07:42:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA952LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18. Post vetting was completed on October 7. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 17 [...]
2009-10-07 03:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA971LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25. Post vetting was completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 24 to pr [...]
2009-10-14 08:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA976LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - INTERDICTING TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 10/14/09. Post requests that vetting [...]
2009-10-15 02:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA982LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octob [...]
2009-10-18 07:42:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA987LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin December 6-15, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]
2009-10-19 06:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA988BANGLADESH BORDER RIFLES CHIEF DISCUSSES BURMA,
[...] (S) Major General Md. Mainul Islam, Director General of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),highlighted his commitment to reform and improving the professionalism of the BDR to Embassy officers on October 12. MG Islam outlined the current deployment of border observation posts (BOP) and the limitat [...]
2009-10-20 03:33:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPBTS PINS PINR PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP
09DHAKA996LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 22, 2009. Post re [...]
2009-10-22 07:52:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DILI103TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST
[...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Timor-Leste National Police member for Department clearance for participation in PACOM-coordinated Title X-funded training. This training involves attendance at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies where the individual will attend the Comprehensive Se [...]
2009-04-08 03:43:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MOPS MARR TT
09DILI123F-FDTL'S MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING PLAN: STEPPING FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary. The Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will soon move forward with a recruit training plan which promises to nearly double the size of the force by early 2010. The plan has potentially serious flaws, including the use of newly minted and under-trained officers and NCOs as train [...]
2009-05-11 16:05:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI125SNAPSHOT OF U.S. MILITARY RELATIONS WITH TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (SBU) Six months after a thorough November 2008 assessment by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Coast Guard designed to determine the desirability and feasibility of future U.S. military and security commitments in Timor-Leste, our engagement continues to strengthen steadily. The fundamen [...]
2009-05-13 08:10:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PMIN PGOV MARR TT
09DILI163TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) POST PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE MEMBER FOR DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S. PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEF CONFERENCE (PACC) IN TOKYO, JAPAN UNDER THE 2009 USPACOM TITLE X PROGRAM. THE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 24, 2009 UNTIL AUGUST 27, 2009. [...]
2009-07-06 08:53:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TT KPKO MARR JA
09DILI172TRIAL BEGINS FOR PRESIDENT'S ATTACKERS
[...] (U) The trial for the 28 individuals accused of attacking President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao in February 2008 began in Dili on July 13. The suspects, including ex-soldiers and an Australian woman, are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, and other offenses, for th [...]
2009-07-14 08:19:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KJUS TT
09DILI221U.S.-TIMOR-LESTE BILATERAL MILITARY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first U.S.-Timor-Leste Bilateral Defense Discussion (BDD) took place in Dili on August 18. The two delegations discussed the full range of military-to-military activities, from strategic dialogue and operational cooperation to planning and executing training, exercises, exc [...]
2009-08-24 00:49:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PGOV PREL TT
09DILI228DEMARCHE REPLY: ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 00:32:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR TT
09DILI268TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN NCIS
[...] (U) Post requests Departments' assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated for an NCIS training program, October 26 to November 06, 2009, in Timor-Leste, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Na [...]
2009-10-05 01:29:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MOPS PINR TT
09DILI280TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ILEA
[...] (U) Post requests Departments' assistance in vetting the following candidates who have been nominated for training at the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) in Bangkok, Thailand, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2009-10-13 07:39:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR MOPS PINR TT
09DILI335PRIME MINISTER VOICES SUPPORT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao sent a letter dated December 14, 2009, to the Ambassador expressing his government's support for President Obama's strategy on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Full text follows below. Electronic version forwarded to EAP/MTS. 2. (B [...]
2009-12-22 02:02:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR TT AF
09DILI34U.S. 7TH FLEET COMMANDER AND THE USS LASSEN VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 15:15:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI342POLITICAL FUTURE FOR TOP TIMORESE GENERAL?
[...] SUMMARY: Major General Taur Matan Ruak, the current commander of the Timorese armed forces (F-FDTL),could stand as a candidate in the presidential elections in 2012. While TMR is a member of the independence generation that has dominated Timorese politics since the country's formal independen [...]
2009-12-28 23:07:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MASS PREL TT
09DILI97SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY MARFORPAC'S LT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 11:22:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTT MARR ID MOPS OTRA
09DJIBOUTI1095DJIBOUTI - CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL - DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On August 31, Embassy Djibouti informed the Government of Djibouti, via diplomatic note, of the USG's intent to exercise its option to renew the May 11, 2006, bilateral "Implementing Arrangement" subject to the availability of funds, for a period of five years, without renegotiation of te [...]
2009-09-09 09:33:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI1152DJIBOUTI ACCEPTS CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) On August 31, Embassy Djibouti informed the GODJ, via diplomatic note, of the USG's intent to exercise its option to renew the May 11, 2006, bilateral "Implementing Arrangement" subject to the availability of funds, for a period of five years, without renegotiation of terms or compensatio [...]
2009-09-17 13:21:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI1201SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR WEAPONS FOR TFG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's senior military leadership highlights the need to sustain the nearly 600 Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) fighters being trained in Djibouti, once they return to Mogadishu after training in Djibouti ends o/a October 15. In particular, Djibouti's chief of [...]
2009-10-11 09:40:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1333Djibouti Response-Entry of Arms for Security Assets
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Ambassador Regional Security Officer met with the General Manager of the Djibouti Maritime Security Services (DMSS),Mr. Bruno Pardigon, on November 23. A February 2009 GODJ decree authorized the DMSS to issue licenses to maritime security operators on behalf [...]
2009-11-25 09:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KPIR MARR PREL DJ PHSA
09DJIBOUTI1389SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY BACKS TFG AT
[...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum strongly backed the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in both remarks made at the December 7 - 8 Djibouti IGAD ministerial, and in a December 7 meeting with AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff. Seyoum urged strong USG leadership on So [...]
2009-12-10 13:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1391SOMALIA: KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES LOWER JUBA
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 8 meeting on the margins of the Djibouti IGAD ministerial visiting AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Wetangula agreed to continue to work together to promote stability and political reconciliation in Somalia. DAS Wycoff [...]
2009-12-10 13:31:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1407DJIBOUTI-ERITREA BORDER CONFLICT UPDATE: DJIBOUTI SETTLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 11-12 visit to northern Djibouti, Ambassador and visiting DAS Karl Wycoff travelled to the Djiboutian military base of Moulhoule, 15km south of the stalemated Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute at Ras Doumeira. While emphasizing that the overall border situation re [...]
2009-12-20 13:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS PINR DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI156JAPAN SEEKS TO DEPLOY P-3 AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS TO DJIBOUTI FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Mid-February discussions with visiting Japanese officials--from the Diet, MFA, MOD, and Japanese embassies in Addis Ababa and London--suggest that Japan is preparing to deploy two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft and possibly two JMSDF frigates to Djibouti, in order to support intern [...]
2009-03-01 16:58:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHSA MARR MOPS JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI169MGSUO1: IGAD "DISSAPOINTED" WITH ICC INDICTMENT
[...] Post received the following press statement from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretariat March 10. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF IGAD PRESS STATEMENT: PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD ON THE INDICTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN The Executive Sec [...]
2009-03-10 13:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC AEMR ASEC KAWC KPAO KJUS AMGT KFLO MARR
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