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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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09USUNNEWYORK58AMBASSADOR RICE'S CALL ON RUSSIAN PERMREP VITALY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and warm introductory meeting, Ambassador Rice and Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin discussed U.S. and Russian priorities for the UN, including Georgia, Zimbabwe, Burma, climate change, and the crisis in the Middle East. On Georgia, Rice conveyed the U.S. prefer [...]
2009-01-29 02:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA RS
09USUNNEWYORK580GEORGIA: MARGINAL PROGRESS ON UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin acknowledged to France, Germany, U.K., U.S., and Croatia Permreps on June 9 that Russian forces would be subject to any security regime that would serve as the basis for a revised UNOMIG mandate. Churkin also said Russia would n [...]
2009-06-10 14:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK581AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH THE ICTY'S PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador DiCarlo met with Judge Patrick Robinson, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on June 3 prior to the ICTY's biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. The ICTY's new Registrar, John Hocking and its Chef de Cabinet, Gabriell [...]
2009-06-10 16:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK582UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMENDS SIERRA LEONE'S JOINT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 8, UNIPSIL ERSG von der Schulenburg told the Security Council that the April 2 Joint Communiqu, which calls for unity and rejects violence, was a courageous decision by Sierra Leone's leaders. He warned of youth unemployment and explained the UN's "Joint Vision" for coord [...]
2009-06-10 22:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC XY SL
09USUNNEWYORK583GEORGIA: RUSSIA AND WESTERN FRIENDS AT AN IMPASSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref A and B instructions, USUN has maintained close unity with the Quad in negotiations over extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). At a June 10 negotiating session among Croatia, France, Germany, Russia, U.K., and U.S. Per [...]
2009-06-11 02:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK587UNDERSECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS UNSC ON SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his June 11 briefing to the Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator John Holmes reiterated his assessment that the decision of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to expel 13 aid agencies and close 3 national non-governme [...]
2009-06-12 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
09USUNNEWYORK589AMBASSADORS DENNIS ROSS AND SUSAN RICE DISCUSS
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice and Special Advisor for the Gulf and Southwest Asia Ambassador Dennis Ross on June 9 met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explain key elements of U.S. diplomatic outreach to Iran and to hear Ban's assessment. Ambassador Ross explained that President Obama in various fora [...]
2009-06-13 00:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ZP IR IS UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK59AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UNRWA
[...] (C) Summary: Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),met Ambassador Rice prior to AbuZayd's Jan. 27 appearance before the Security Council and described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as very bad. She stated th [...]
2009-01-29 14:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK590UNSC: IGAD DELEGATION SHOWS CRACKS IN PUSH FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met with Amb. Rice on June 10 to press for UNSC implementation of sanctions against Eritrea as called for by recent communiques of IGAD and the African Union (AU). The delegation, led by Ethiopian State Minis [...]
2009-06-13 00:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC XA ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK591FM YODA: BURKINA FASO WILL ABSTAIN FROM BLOCKING A
[...] (SBU) Burkinabe Foreign Minister Yoda called Ambassador Rice on June 10 to request U.S. views on the mandate renewal of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Sudan. Ambassador Rice stressed the U.S. wants a robust new mandate for the Rapporteur, noting Sudan need not fear a rapporteur if [...]
2009-06-13 00:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UNSC XY UV SU
09USUNNEWYORK592DPRK: COUNCIL VOTES TO IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn the May 25 nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and impose new sanctions. All Council members delivered statements that were generally supportive of the text and condemned t [...]
2009-06-13 02:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK593MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BASIL OTTLEY TO
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Basil Ottley, Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. Mr. Ottley requests permission to observe sessions of the C-24 Meetings between June 14 and 16, 2009 concerning Puerto Rico's political status. 2. As per normal USG pra [...]
2009-06-13 02:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PBTS PNAT UNGA AORC
09USUNNEWYORK594P3 MEETING WITH SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI ON BURMA
[...] (C) UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari told the P3 on June 12 that the Secretary-General is "very conflicted" regarding a potential visit to Burma. The Secretary-General continues to believe that an eventual visit would be useful, although the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has obviously [...]
2009-06-13 02:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL BM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK595GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VETO FORCES EXPIRATION OF UNOMIG
[...] (C) The Russian Federation vetoed a two-week technical rollover of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on June 15, 2009, after several attempts by the Quad to reach compromise with Russia on the terms of a substantive resolution. Per Reftel instructions, USUN had consulted [...]
2009-06-16 02:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK597LIBYA'S TREKI ELECTED UNGA PRESIDENT; QADDAFI TO
[...] Summary: The UN General Assembly elected Libyan diplomat Ali Treki to serve as its president in the forthcoming session. Also elected by acclamation were 21 vice presidents. The bureaus of the Assembly,s six Main Committees were elected with a few remaining vacancies to be filled soon. In [...]
2009-06-16 14:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC LI PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK600AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH THE ICTR,S PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador DiCarlo met with Judge Dennis Byron, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on June 3 prior to the ICTR,s biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. The ICTR,s Special Assistant to the President, Helge Zietler also attended. Br [...]
2009-06-17 22:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK601NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM CENTER DIRECTOR MEETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center,s (NCTC) Director, Michael Leiter, met with Mike Smith, the Executive Director of the UN,s Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York on June 5. Director Leiter conveyed to Smith that the NCTC is currently trying to co [...]
2009-06-17 22:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF CT
09USUNNEWYORK602DPRK: U.S./JAPAN SHARE THOUGHTS ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that the United States is now focused on implementing the new sanctions imposed on the DPRK in resolution 1874. She explained that in the highly-likely event of a future DPRK provocation, Washington would prefer not to engage in a tit [...]
2009-06-18 11:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK603REPATRIATION OF SIMON TARALALA
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Simon Taralala, the 16 year-old adopted son of Papua New Guinea Deputy PermRep Mathilda Takaku, has been in foster care under the control of New York City's Administration of Children's Services (NYC [...]
2009-06-18 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PP UN
09USUNNEWYORK605KOSOVO: SRSG ZANNIER UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council on June 17 that UNMIK's nearly completed reconfiguration is "timely and necessary" due to UNMIK's "limited capacity" to perform administrative functions in Kosovo. Zannier, along with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, n [...]
2009-06-18 23:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNMIK UNSC SR KS
09USUNNEWYORK607POLISH MISSION PROTESTS NYC REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Polish Mission to the UN (PMUN) met June 16 with the NYC Commission for the UN (NYCC) to clarify rules re Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) in NY. USUN/HC was invited to attend. The PMUN is in contr [...]
2009-06-19 20:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OFDP PL KREC
09USUNNEWYORK608SRSG DE MISTURA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN A
[...] (U) Summary: On June 18, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMI/Iraq. Turkish FM Davutoglu chaired the meeting, which included interventions by all Council members, Iraqi PR Bayati and SRSG Staffan de Mistura in his last address before the Council. De Mistura praised the work [...]
2009-06-20 01:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
09USUNNEWYORK609UNGA: UNSC REFORM: SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on June 11 and 12 for the second meeting of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform, focusing on the three clustered issues of composition: size, categories of membership and regional r [...]
2009-06-20 02:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK610SRSG JENCA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Miroslav Jenca - SRSG for Central Asia and head of the UN,s Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) - briefed the Council on the activities of the newly constituted center. His priorities are to gain the trust of Central Asian leaders, sup [...]
2009-06-20 02:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC UNRCCA
09USUNNEWYORK612DPRK: U.S. PROPOSES NEW SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
[...] (SBU) The United States proposed on June 19 a package of new sanctions designations (individuals, entities and goods) to the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee. Resolution 1874, adopted June 12 in response to the May DPRK nuclear test, tasked the Committee with making such designat [...]
2009-06-22 23:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK613SUDAN: COUNCIL CONSIDERS SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: On June 19, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days highlighting the Committee's informal consultations to review the Panel of Experts'(POE) m [...]
2009-06-22 23:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETTC SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK617UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...]
2009-06-25 02:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK618AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE
[...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...]
2009-06-25 02:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT
09USUNNEWYORK62NEW SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND FIRST
[...] This is an action cable, see paragraph 5 below. 2. Summary. New members of the Security Council attended their first CTC meeting January 22. The agenda included a discussion of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) reports on its visits to Niger and Kenya and on the prepar [...]
2009-01-29 19:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK620AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE FM YANG
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 24 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Yang commented on the excellent U.S.-China working relationship including at the UN and praised the smooth transition of the Obama administration. Yang agreed on the need to build positive, cooperative, comprehensive relations for t [...]
2009-06-25 11:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNSC IZ KN SU
09USUNNEWYORK624UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...]
2009-06-26 00:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK625DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-06-26 00:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK626LIBERIA SANCTIONS: COUNCIL CONSIDERS EXPERT
[...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Uganda Perm Rep, reporting on behalf of chair of the Liberia Sanctions Committee ("1521 Committee") briefed the Committee on the Panel of Expert's (POE) midterm report. Ambassador DiCarlo thanked the POE for recommendations on strengthening the efficacy of the sanctions [...]
2009-06-26 01:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM USNC LI KCRM
09USUNNEWYORK63UN UPDATE: CNDP JOINING DRC ARMY; DRC AND RWANDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC XA CG RW UG
09USUNNEWYORK630UGANDA SHOPPING FOR HELP ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ugandan Defense Minister Kiyonga told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 24 that Uganda still strongly favors a UNPKO for Somalia and that, in the meantime, AMISOM needs to push the envelope on services provided by a U.S. contractor in Mogadishu to allow more troops, better communication [...]
2009-06-26 22:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK631AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH NEW HEAD OF CAR MISSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Ambassador Rice met with the new Secretary-General Special Representative for the Central African Republic Sahle-Work Zewde. Zewde noted that CAR President Bozizie recently told visiting Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe that his primary concern was de [...]
2009-06-26 22:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CT ZF
09USUNNEWYORK632UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON
[...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...]
2009-06-27 00:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK633AMB. RICE ADDRESSES UN SMALL STATES FORUM
[...] Summary - At the June 23 Forum of Small States (FOSS) held within Singapore's Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Rice delivered remarks and participated in a discussion on development, security, democracy, climate change, the financial crisis, and the role of the United Nations in helpi [...]
2009-06-27 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PGOV KUNR UNGA SN
09USUNNEWYORK635UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...]
2009-06-27 01:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY PU
09USUNNEWYORK638ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
[...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...]
2009-06-29 16:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU
09USUNNEWYORK64UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES AND UNRWA CHIEF BRIEF COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General Holmes and UNRWA Commissioner-General Abu Zayd briefed the Security Council January 27 on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Holmes said he was shocked by the destruction and suffering he saw in Gaza on his recent trip and highlighted both Hamas' use of [...]
2009-01-30 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EAID SOCI UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK640AMB RICE'S JUNE 29 MEETING WITH CHAIR OF NPT
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Zimbabwean PermRep Chidyausiku on June 29 to discuss his work as chair of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom). Chidyausiku said the U.S. had been very helpful during last month's PrepCom meeting. In response to the Ambassador's question as to what more the U. [...]
2009-06-30 20:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA
09USUNNEWYORK641ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS: AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Turkish PermRep Ilkin and Spanish PermRep Yanez-Barnuevo requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge U.S. backing for the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC). They explained that the initiative for the AOC came from their governme [...]
2009-06-30 20:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU
09USUNNEWYORK642SRSG EIDE MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (C) SRSG Kai Eide met briefly with Ambassador Rice on June 29, in advance of his June 30 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMA/Afghanistan. Eide previewed his intervention. First, he will focus on planning for elections while also rejecting the accusation of "foreign interference." (In [...]
2009-07-01 00:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK644SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members, senior Secretariat officials, and major troop contributing countries debated the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) in a full-day session on June 29. UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy said in his open [...]
2009-07-01 23:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK645UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...]
2009-07-02 00:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO
09USUNNEWYORK646AMBASSADOR DICARLO'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH IDF BG
[...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier General Yossi Heymann, who leads the IDF delegation to the UNIFIL monthly tripartite meetings, told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 30 that Iran and Hizballah are the major Israeli concerns when discussing the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Israeli [...]
2009-07-02 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE SY IR
09USUNNEWYORK647SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMA/AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On June 30, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA/Afghanistan. SRSG Kai Eide briefed on behalf of UNAMA, Ambassador Zahir Tanin briefed for Afghanistan. In addition to interventions by Council members, eleven other countries (ISAF members and Afghanistan,s neighb [...]
2009-07-02 00:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK648UN CONVEYS INTENTION TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR SOMALI
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph eight below. 2. (U) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo and USUN legal advisers met with the UN Legal Counsel, Patricia O'Brien on June 26. O'Brien presented a UN initiative that is intended to boost the capacity of states near Somalia to prosecute an [...]
2009-07-02 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK649UN SECRETARIAT TELLS THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO "STAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN DPKO U/SYG Le Roy told the Security Council on June 25 that UN troops in Liberia should not be withdrawn too quickly, and that 8,000 should remain through the 2011 national elections. He said training for the Liberian National Police needed to be brought back on track, and [...]
2009-07-02 21:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV
09USUNNEWYORK65SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members and invited speakers considered in lengthy January 22-23 sessions the state of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Participants agreed that a decade of dramatic expansion in UN peacekeeping efforts leaves the Council overdue for a systematic stockta [...]
2009-01-30 01:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK650DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON DESIGNATIONS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") discussed key tasks to implement resolution 1874, including sanctions designations, a draft Program of Work for the Committee and the composition of a Panel of Experts to assist the Committee in monitoring and improving the impleme [...]
2009-07-02 21:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK651UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION
[...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...]
2009-07-03 00:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI
09USUNNEWYORK652SPECIAL ENVOY OBASANJO SHARES VIEWS ON DRC, SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Obasanjo met with Ambassador Rice on June 29 and the P5 Belgium on June 30. He told Rice that neither Rwanda nor the DRC wanted to shelter former CNDP leader Nkunda. He suggested implementing greater incentives to encourage FDLR combatants [...]
2009-07-07 02:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL UNSC RW SU GC XA
09USUNNEWYORK653INDIAN PR PURI'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) India,s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri, met on June 29 with Ambassador Rice. Puri said the U.S.-India bilateral reQtionship had benefited from a ""paradigm shift,"" and he said his clear instructions from New Delhi regarding his posting in New York were [...]
2009-07-07 02:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN CE AF
09USUNNEWYORK654DPRK: COUNCIL RESPONDS TO JULY 4 MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6, the Security Council discussed how best to respond to the July 4 launch of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Most Council members supported a Japanese proposal that the Council President (currently Ugandan [...]
2009-07-07 11:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK655G7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 17:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK656UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CLOSING STATEMENTS REFLECT
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Concluding several weeks of intense negotiations in New York, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) recommended to the General Assembly a record setting $7.8 billion peacekeeping budget for the coming year. In closing remarks, representatives from the G-77 as a grou [...]
2009-07-07 18:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK657AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Observer Ambassador Mansour raised with Ambassador Rice on July 6 the possibility of cooperating on the various Israeli-Palestinian-related UNGA resolutions. Ambassador Rice pressed Mansour to set a tone during the upcoming UNGA that is constructive, responsible, and [...]
2009-07-07 23:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
09USUNNEWYORK658UNGA: UNSC REFORM: P5 MEET TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: P5 Ambassadors met on July 2 to discuss intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. The U.S. and Russia encouraged the P5 to coordinate on positions, but the U.S. advocated against a uniform P5 position at this time since the broader membership and not the P5 shou [...]
2009-07-08 01:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK6591267 BRIEFING:STATISTICAL UPDATE ON KEY TASKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee ("1267 Committee"),Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, held an open briefing for UN Member States to discuss the Committee's activities and "enhance the transparency" of the Committee's work. He focused on two main tasks manda [...]
2009-07-08 10:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK661DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATIONS STALEMATED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") continued its work to implement key tasks in Resolution 1874, including making new sanctions designations by July 12, drafting a Program of Work to guide the Committee's work, and helping to establish a Panel of Expert [...]
2009-07-09 14:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK663G-7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET
[...] (C) On 2 July 2009, the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S.) to exchange views regarding negotiation of the peacekeeping scale of assessment during the upcoming fall session of the [...]
2009-07-09 15:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK664EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF YUGOSLAV AND
[...] The Security Council on July 7 adopted (15-0-0) two resolutions (1877 and 1878) to authorize the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to extend the terms of some of their permanent judges until 2010. Resolut [...]
2009-07-09 16:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ICTY PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK666BAN PROVIDES READOUT ON JULY BURMA TRIP
[...] (C) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke by telephone with Ambassador Rice on July 6 to report on his July 3-4 trip to Burma. Ban said he delivered a very strong message to Senior General Than Shwe on human rights and release of political prisoners. He said he met with representatives from [...]
2009-07-09 23:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK667AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) The UN's Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) Executive Director, Mike Smith, met with Ambassador Rice on July 7. Ambassador Rice thanked Smith for the positive impact he has had as Executive Director. Smith provided an overview of CTED's work and shared some recent initiati [...]
2009-07-09 23:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCT PARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK668AMB RICE MEETS WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP QUINLAN
[...] (C) During a courtesy call on July 6, recently arrived Australian PR Quinlan told Ambassador Rice that Australia looked forward to continued close cooperation at the UN. He noted that Australia's priorities align closely with those of the U.S., including disarmament and nonproliferation, peac [...]
2009-07-09 23:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAGR ENRG PARM PGOV PREL
09USUNNEWYORK669AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS KENYA PR ZACHARY MUBURI-MUITA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting, Kenya Permanent Representative Zachary Muburi-Muita informed Ambassador Rice that Kenya had two main agendas at the UN: socio-economic development including achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),and promoting regional security in Africa. He no [...]
2009-07-09 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF KE SO SU
09USUNNEWYORK67UN - GA STRENGTHENS THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL
[...] Summary: The General Assembly, on December 24, 2008, took action on the SYG's proposal on strengthening the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) by approving 49 of the 101 posts requested by the SYG. USDel, working closely with U-SYG Pascoe's office and like-minded States, succeeded in signi [...]
2009-01-30 16:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK670GAMBARI CONVENES THE NINTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, Special Advisor Gambari convened the ninth Group of Friends of Burma meeting on behalf of Secretary-General Ban. Gambari reviewed Ban's schedule of meetings during the trip as well as his brief visit to the Delta and speech to the diplomatic corps and others. Gamba [...]
2009-07-09 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK671DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") considered on July 9 moving forward with new sanctions designations in light of the fact that key delegations -- particularly, Russia and China -- were still without instructions to respond to the U.S./Japan/France/UK designation pro [...]
2009-07-10 00:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK672ACTION REQUEST - UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN
[...] (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 3 2. (S/NF) Ambassador Wolff raised with Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General Kim July 9 the status of the Secretary-General's appointment of Jean-Maurice Ripert to the position of senior Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan. (Comment: Ripert is curre [...]
2009-07-10 01:50:00USUN New YorkSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PREF PK
09USUNNEWYORK673 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MISSION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. USUN has been contacted again by Vornado Realty Trust regarding nonpayment of rent and associated charges by the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations (DRCMUN) for office space it leased at 866 UN Pla [...]
2009-07-10 15:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL CG
09USUNNEWYORK675GEORGIA: PERMREP LOMAIA SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON GUAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian Permrep Lomaia sought U.S. views on the prospects for Georgia to achieve passage of a General Assembly (GA) Resolution that would keep the Georgia conflict in the minds of Member States. Lomaia told Ambassador DiCarlo on July 9 that all four GUAM states (Georgia, Ukraine [...]
2009-07-11 00:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA UNSC GG
09USUNNEWYORK676UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...]
2009-07-11 00:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK679SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]
2009-07-13 10:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK68UN - GA LAUNCHES NEW ICT SYSTEM AND STRATEGY AND
[...] Summary: The General Assembly, on December 24, 2008, took action on the proposals contained in several reports from the Secretary-General on the Secretariat,s information and communications technology (ICT) systems. The reform of the Organization's ICT systems was one of the reforms identif [...]
2009-01-30 16:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK681U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: On July 7, Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and Under Secretary General for the Department of Field Services Susana Malcorra met with Ambassador Rice to brief her on Le Roy's upcoming trip to Sudan. Head of the Darfur Inter-opera [...]
2009-07-13 15:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK682UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (SBU) UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) SRSG Djinnit briefed the Security Council on July 7 on the biggest challenges facing the region, namely unconstitutional changes of government, security sector reform, and drug trafficking. He warned of the slow pace of reform in Guinea. Djinnit said UN [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY
09USUNNEWYORK684GEORGIA: WESTERN FRIENDS DISCUSS FUTURE OF UN WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps from the expanded Western Friends group (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and EU Council Secretariat) informally discussed the future of UN involvement in Georgia post-UNOMIG in a July 9 meeting with A/SYG Mulet (DPKO),A/SYG Fernan [...]
2009-07-13 22:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK685ACTION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5 below. 2. (SBU) Following the Security Council's debate on Somalia July 9, Council members are now considering whether to move forward on the question of sanctioning Eritrea for undermining the Djibouti Peace Process. The Council [...]
2009-07-14 11:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK687MONUC AT THE UN: "ZERO TOLERANCE" FOR SEXUAL
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUESTS: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 11 AND 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. MONUC SRSG Doss on July 10 told the Security Council that significant progress was being made on integrating the DRC army (FARDC) and combating the FDLR and LRA rebel groups. He warned of an ongoing humanitarian cris [...]
2009-07-14 18:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC CG XA ZF RW
09USUNNEWYORK689BAN BRIEFS THE UNSC ON JULY 3-4 TRAVEL TO BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an open session of the Security Council on July 13, Secretary-General Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" in the regime's refusal to allow a visit with Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). However, he added that he was able to convey key recommendations, including the release of all [...]
2009-07-14 22:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK69UNGA: UNSC REFORM: PGA BRIEFS INFORMAL PLENARY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the General Assembly (PGA) presented the results of the Open-ended Working Group's consultations on framework and modalities of Security Council expansion negotiations in an informal session of the General Assembly on January 29, in line with General Assembly D [...]
2009-01-30 18:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK690MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS A.WUCHTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA
09USUNNEWYORK691FM ZEBARI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR WOLFF; DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Ambassadors Wolff and DiCarlo met with Iraqi FM Zebari to discuss the upcoming UNSCR 1859 report and Zebari,s visit to New York. The Foreign Minister noted the "clear commitment" of the U.S., as enshrined in the SOFA, to work towards removing Iraq as a pending issue be [...]
2009-07-15 01:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK692AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURES TO ELIMINATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism met from June 29 to July 2 to discuss the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). While all countries publicly expressed the belief that terrorism must be condemned and professed the desir [...]
2009-07-15 16:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK694DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE APPROVES AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee has approved and submitted to the Security Council a Program of Work, as was requested from the Committee in resolution 1874. Modeled on similar documents in other sanctions regimes, the Program of Work provides for increased Committee activities wit [...]
2009-07-16 10:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK695SUDAN/SANCTIONS: EXPERTS BRIEF ON VIOLATIONS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts (POE),a monitoring group charged with monitoring implementation of UN sanctions on Sudan, shared with USUN their thoughts on the changing dynamics of violence in Darfur. The POE also briefed USUN on their ongoing problems due to the lack of cooperatio [...]
2009-07-16 10:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK696PROTECTING U.S. EQUITIES ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 21:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK697UN CONVEYS ITS INTENTION TO PLAY A ROLE IN COUNTER
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5 below. 2. (U) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo and USUN legal advisers and UKUN Deputy Permanent Representative Philip Parham and UKUN's Deputy Legal Adviser met with the UN Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien at her request on July 15 to discuss [...]
2009-07-17 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK698SOMALI UN MISSION: WAIVER RECIEVED FOR REPAIRS TO
[...] On July 14, USUN/HC Minister Counselor met with Somali Permanent Representative Duale and his deputy re the official residence at 250 Elk Avenue in New Rochelle, New York. He presented AMB Duale with note verbale HC-67-09 (text in para 2),which requested a waiver to enable DOS to oversee repai [...]
2009-07-17 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL SO
09USUNNEWYORK699SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT WINTER
[...] (U) Summary. The President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Renate Winter, and the Prosecutor of the Special Court, Stephen Rapp, briefed the Security Council on the latest developments at the Court on July 16. Members of the Security Council thanked them for their efforts, pra [...]
2009-07-17 22:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS SC SL
09USUNNEWYORK7CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 15:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
09USUNNEWYORK70GEORGIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. At an informal meeting of Ambassadors of the Georgia Group of Friends on January 29, Russian PermRep Churkin linked Russian cooperation on an extension of the UN Mission in Georgia to an invitation from the Security Council for Abkhaz de facto authorities to par [...]
2009-01-30 18:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC GG RS
09USUNNEWYORK700GREECE: NEW PERMREP DISCUSSES MACEDONIA, CYPRUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis told Ambassador Wolff during a July 14 introductory call, that he thought Greece would be prepared to settle the name dispute with Macedonia with a geographical qualifier such as "North Macedonia", but that Greece would want a Secu [...]
2009-07-17 23:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE GR
09USUNNEWYORK701DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE MAKES NEW SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") unanimously approved a package of new sanctions designations, which included five entities, five individuals, and two technical items linked to DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The Committee acted in res [...]
2009-07-18 00:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK702U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Council on the upcoming decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Abyei boundary d [...]
2009-07-18 00:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK703SYG BAN'S CONVERSATION WITH RAUL CASTRO AT NAM
[...] (C) Summary. At the request of Secretary-General Ban, Department of Political Affairs Under Secretary-General Pascoe provided Ambassador Wolff with a readout of Ban's conversation with Cuban President Raul Castro on July 17 on the margins of Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Th [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CU
09USUNNEWYORK704SYG BAN TALKS TO DPRK KIM YONG-NAM AT NAM SUMMIT
[...] (C) On July 17, UN Secretary-General Ban's Chef de Cabinet Kim Won-soo provided Ambassador Wolff a readout of Ban's brief conversation with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea Kim Yong-nam, on the margins of the Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-She [...]
2009-07-20 15:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PREL KN
09USUNNEWYORK708LRA ENVOY CHISSANO'S FAREWELL AT UN: OPEN
[...] (SBU) During his final briefing to the UN Security Council on July 15, Special Envoy for the LRA-affected region of the Great Lakes Joaquim Chissano suggested the international community create a line of communication for Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. Chissano said Kony mig [...]
2009-07-21 11:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC CG UG ZF SU CT
09USUNNEWYORK709SOMALIA: MONITORING GROUP PROPOSES 11 TARGETS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") has received a list (see para 4) of eleven possible targets for the first round of targeted sanctions under resolution 1844. This list, which includes three Eritreans, was prepared by the UN Somalia sanctions Monitoring Group (M [...]
2009-07-21 16:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPKO SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK71AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a productive and cordial initial meeting with Japanese Permanent Representative Takasu, Ambassador Rice outlined U.S. priorities and conveyed the Administration's desire to deepen the bilateral relationship. Takasu said Japan shares U.S. objectives and lends its "fullest [...]
2009-01-30 19:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC JA
09USUNNEWYORK710P3 MEETS WITH DJIBOUTIAN PERMREP ON DJIBOUTI
[...] SUMMARY: (C) In a July 20 meeting, the P3 met with Djiboutian Permanent Representative Olhaye to discuss Djibouti's draft resolution calling for sanctioning those who led the drive to invade and occupy Djiboutian territory. Olhaye dismissed the P3's proposal to use the existing Somalia Sanct [...]
2009-07-21 21:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC ER DJ
09USUNNEWYORK711AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH LIECHTENSTEIN PERMANENT
[...] (U) Summary: Amb. Rice met with Liechtenstein Amb. Wenaweser on July 7 on ICC issues. They discussed the USG review of the ICC, possible future USG engagement with the ICC, the 2010 review conference, the recent AU decision not to comply with the arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan [...]
2009-07-21 23:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS KAWC UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK712SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNMIN/NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karin Lundgren, Representative of the Secretary-General to Nepal and head of UNMIN, briefed the Council July 20 on latest developments. As noted in the Secretary-General,s recent report on Nepal/UNMIN, Lundgren reiterated disappointment with the slow pace of the peace process [...]
2009-07-22 00:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC NE
09USUNNEWYORK713U/SYG PASCOE UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] Summary: (SBU) In July 21 consultations on the Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute, U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council that Eritrea has failed to comply with UNSC Resolution 1862, which calls on Eritrea to recognize the dispute, accept mediation and withdraw its forces. Council members unan [...]
2009-07-22 11:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC DJ
09USUNNEWYORK716DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 1540 COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff on July 21 delivered demarche points (reftel) to Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Deputy Permanent Representative. Dolgov said the position of the Russian mission in New York remained unchanged, i.e. Russia could not accept the addition of the G8 Global Partnership, Austral [...]
2009-07-23 14:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC RU
09USUNNEWYORK717MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS FOR LIBYANS IN INTERNATIONAL
[...] USUN has received a note verbale from the African Union Observer Mission to the UN requesting a Libyan employee of that office be granted a multiple entry visa instead of the single entry visa given to Libyan G-4 applicants as mandated by the reciprocity schedule. (Text of AU note appears in [...]
2009-07-23 21:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CVIS PREL AU UN
09USUNNEWYORK718DPRK: EXPERT PANEL DELAYED BY SQUABBLE OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A squabble over geographical representation has delayed the establishment of a seven-member UN Panel of Experts (POE) to help monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions imposed on the DPRK. Costa Rica and Mexico appear likely to block the POE's approval in the DPRK Sanct [...]
2009-07-24 00:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK720UNOCI SRSG SAYS "NON-POLITICAL" REASONS COULD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNOCI SRSG Choi told the Security Council on July 23 that elections could be delayed for "non-political" reasons, and that Cote d'Ivoire faced "formidable obstacles" to hold them on November 29, 2009. French and Cote d'Ivoire's UN representatives exchanged words in the public po [...]
2009-07-24 15:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV
09USUNNEWYORK721CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...]
2009-07-24 16:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK722SOMALIA: INCHING CLOSER TO SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 21, the Somalia Sanctions Monitoring Group (MG),a UN team mandated to monitor and report on compliance with the Somalia arms embargo and resolution 1844, briefed the Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") on a proposed list of nine individuals, including three rank [...]
2009-07-24 16:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK723SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER OMAAR POSITIVE ON THE TFG, FRUSTRATED BY ERITREA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 16:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK724MEETING WITH JEAN PAUL LABORDE, NEW HEAD OF THE
[...] Summary: USUN Legal Adviser met with incoming CCITF (spell our name) head Jean Paul Laborde July 22 for an introductory meeting. Laborde explained that his vision of CCITF was as a coordinator, not an implementer, and politely pressed his case for money to support a modest staff. Laborde, f [...]
2009-07-24 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK725MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer, Shaun Coughlin on July 27 to hold meetings with UN officials regarding the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and Sri Lankan issues. 2. POC is Le [...]
2009-07-24 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA KJUS EAP UN
09USUNNEWYORK726INSCRIPTION OF ADDITION ITEM IN AGENDA OF
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 3. 2. (U) The General Committee met today on a proposal by Tanzania to add an additional item in the agenda of the sixty-third session entitled &The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction.8 This represents a compromise [...]
2009-07-28 00:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS KAWC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK727U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMID
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 24 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy announced expected increases in UNAMID troop deployments to 92% of authorized levels by year,s end. Le Roy said that the mission thus would be able to shift focus from deployment to operations. Despite a red [...]
2009-07-28 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK728SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...]
2009-07-28 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK729DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN
[...] (S) Upon receipt of reftel, USUN called the Iranian Mission to inform them that the Department decided to deny a visa to Alireza Salari Sharifabadi, who has planned to attend the meetings on the World Financial and Economic Crisis from June 24-26 at UNHQ. The Mission made no comment. USUN a [...]
2009-07-29 14:28:00USUN New YorkSECRETOFDP PREL CVIS IR UN
09USUNNEWYORK73AMB. RICE'S CALL ON AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice discussed international humanitarian law, peacekeeping and sanctions with Austrian PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting during an introductory call on January 28. Mayr-Harting said he was eager to work with the United States, and pledged that when our positions differed, [...]
2009-01-30 20:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC AU
09USUNNEWYORK730SRSG ANGELO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON MINURCAT
[...] Summary. On July 28, MINURCAT SRSG Angelo reported that the security and humanitarian situation in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR had further deteriorated, largely as a result of increased tensions between Chad and Sudan. Despite this deterioration, Angelo also pointed to positive develop [...]
2009-07-29 17:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU
09USUNNEWYORK736UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...]
2009-07-31 00:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY
09USUNNEWYORK737SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 00:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS SC SL
09USUNNEWYORK738SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY RENEWS UNAMID MANDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1881 to extend the mandate of the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until July 31, 2010. Unanimity on the UK-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at a compromi [...]
2009-07-31 23:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK739SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNOCI MANDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1880, extending the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d,Ivoire (UNOCI) until January 31, 2010. Negotiations on the French-drafted resolution were non-contentious. The resolution expresses support for the ongoing e [...]
2009-07-31 23:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV
09USUNNEWYORK74AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Head of the Palestinian Observer Mission Riyad Mansour used his January 28 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge renewed USG engagement with the UN. He said the Palestinian Mission is interested in building consensus for UN actions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and enco [...]
2009-01-30 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PGOV UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK740IRAQ/KUWAIT INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN NEW YORK
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings at the UN on July 29, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented the initiative on Iraq/Kuwait (reftel) to the Kuwaiti FM. Separately, ex-SRSG Staffan de Mistura and other UN officials presented the same initiative to Iraqi PR Bayati, and the P3 presented the initiative [...]
2009-08-01 00:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK741SOMALIA: SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH URGES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 28, SRSG for Somalia Ould-Abdallah called for the international community to continue its support for the TFG and AMISOM, reporting that while insurgent attempts to overthrow the Somali government have failed, the security situation remains fragile. African Union Commi [...]
2009-08-03 11:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK742DPRK: U.S. COORDINATOR PRESSES 1874 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 30, Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. Coordinator for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874 briefed the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") about U.S. efforts to implement sanctions on North Korea. He urged the Commi [...]
2009-08-04 11:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK743AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA STRATEGIZES ON SOMALIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 11:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK744RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...]
2009-08-04 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA
09USUNNEWYORK746G-7 PLUS EU MEETING ON THE UN BUDGET SCALES OF
[...] On 30 July 2009, the UK mission hosted a meeting of the G-7 working group on the scales of assessment, which consists of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 and, for the first time, Sweden, the incumbent EU president. Attendees included Chris Plunkett for Canada, Gregory Cazalet for Fra [...]
2009-08-04 22:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK748AMBASSADOR RICE PREPS P5 ON U.S. PLANS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on August 4 briefed the P5 delegations on U.S. plans to convene a Security Council summit on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament during the U.S. Presidency of the Council in September. Ambassador Rice listed a number of possible topics that could be [...]
2009-08-06 02:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL NPT UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK749SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FARDC-5
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG Le Roy told the Security Council on August 4 that all five senior FARDC officers implicated by the Council itself as involved in sexual violence had been removed from their command positions and two had also been taken into custody by DRC authorities. He said the other t [...]
2009-08-06 02:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK750AMBASSADOR RICE'S AUGUST 5 MEETING WITH UNIFIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano on August 5 to discuss UNIFIL's needs, its mandate renewal before the Security Council, and the July 14-18 incidents in Khirbat Silim. General Graziano underscored that the real problem facing UNIFIL is the lack of [...]
2009-08-06 02:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPKO KBIO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK751U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON JONGLEI VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 4, at the request of the United States, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on inter-tribal violence in Jonglei state that occurred on August 2 and resulted in 185 people, primarily women and children, being killed. Members unanimously condemned the violence [...]
2009-08-06 02:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK753BAN CONVENES THE TENTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 5, Secretary-General Ban convened the tenth meeting of the Group of Friends of Burma to report on his meeting with Burmese Permanent Representative Swe and to seek support for a unified public message from the group on the need for Burmese authorities to respond to th [...]
2009-08-07 18:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK755NEW SRSG AD MELKERT ADRESSES THE COUNCIL ON
[...] (U) Summary: In his first address August 5 to the Security Council as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to Iraq, Ad Melkert emphasized the optimism and energy in Iraq and drawing upon his UNDP background, emphasized the importance of economic and social reforms in Iraq. [...]
2009-08-07 21:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK756AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH PERM REPS OF PACIFIC
[...] (SBU - NO FORN) Ambassador Rice met August 5 at USUN with Perm Reps of Nauru (coordinator of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York),Fiji and Tonga to discuss several issues, including the security implications of climate change. The delegation expressed disappointment tha [...]
2009-08-07 21:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK758MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer Shaun Coughlin on August 11 and 12. The purpose is to hold meetings with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen as well as NGOs including Open Society Justice Initiative an [...]
2009-08-10 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KJUS EAP UN
09USUNNEWYORK759DPRK: COMMITTEE BLESSES PANEL OF EXPERTS SLATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") blessed a seven-person slate for the Panel of Experts (POE),a newly-established body under UNSCR 1874 charged with helping the Committee monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions on the DPRK. The Secretary-Ge [...]
2009-08-10 23:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK76GEORGIA PERMREP DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice told newly arrived Georgian PermRep Lomaia that Russia was tying extension of UNOMIG's mandate to Abkhaz formal participation in a UNSC meeting under Rule 39. Participation in an Arria-format meeting might be a compromise option to preclude their formal attendance [...]
2009-02-02 19:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK762STATE OF PLAY ON UN BURMA STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In Security Council consultations on August 11, most Council members broadly condemned the conviction and sentencing of Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). A clear majority supported the P-3 drafted statement introduced by the U.S., with the [...]
2009-08-12 23:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK764SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...]
2009-08-12 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK765SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...]
2009-08-12 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK768UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...]
2009-08-14 20:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK769AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) Summary. During a substantive introductory meeting on August 12, Ambassador Rice and Sergio Duarte, UN Undersecretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, discussed active U.S. engagement on disarmament, especially the planned summit-level UNSC meeting during September, the UN 1540 Committee, [...]
2009-08-14 22:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP KACT UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK77AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Croatian PermRep Neven Jurica told Ambassador Rice during a January 29 introductory meeting, that Croatia considered the United States to be a strong ally and friend, and that he would continue his practice of closely coordinating Croatia's Security Council positions with the Un [...]
2009-02-03 02:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC HR
09USUNNEWYORK770AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]
2009-08-14 22:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK771AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS PAKISTAN'S US AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: On August 13, Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, met with Ambassador Rice. Haqqani discussed the positive transition of the US-Pakistan bilateral relationship and emphasized his desire to lessen US-Pakistan tensions in the UN General Assembly by seeking to [...]
2009-08-14 22:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON UNGA PK
09USUNNEWYORK772ETHIOPIAN CHARGE EAGER TO SANCTION ERITREA; AGREES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 09:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK773ISRAELI MISSION VOICES CONCERN OVER
[...] (U) This contains an action request (see paragraph 6). 2. (C) Daniel Carmon, the Deputy PermRep of the Israeli Mission in New York, on August 11 informed Ambassador Wolff that the representative office of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had rej [...]
2009-08-17 18:51:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNSC KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK775DPRK: UAE REPORTS SANCTIONS VIOLATION TO 1718
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported to the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") a possible violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The UAE reports having stopped a vessel loaded with containers of arms being shipped from North Korea to [...]
2009-08-17 21:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK777AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH HONDURAN PR REINA
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, August 17, Honduran PermRep Reina Idiaquez said the OAS must set a firm, September 1 deadline to reinstate Zelaya and ensure a legitimate election process, otherwise the GOH would request UN Security Council involvement. Reina said the U.S. sen [...]
2009-08-18 20:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA HO
09USUNNEWYORK778DPRK: AUSTRALIA "EXCITED" ABOUT OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian mission approached USUN to discuss Australia's role in an apparent violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea involving an Australian-based shipping firm. The Australians noted that Canberra authorities were aware that the UAE had discovered arms apparently [...]
2009-08-19 22:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK779AMBASSADOR CHURKIN SAYS RUSSIA BACKS U.S. NUCLEAR
[...] (C) During a series of calls to Ambassador Rice on August 13, Russian Perm Rep Vitaly Churkin said that Moscow, "after some hesitation" wants to work closely and cooperatively with the United States to prepare for the U.S. planned summit on nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation in S [...]
2009-08-20 12:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK78AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN PERMANENT
[...] (C) Summary: In an initial January 29 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Mexican PermRep Heller said that modest Security Council reform is the most feasible option. He commented that Mexico supported Security Council resolution 1860 on the ceasefire in Gaza and highlighted the importance of the [...]
2009-02-03 02:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MX
09USUNNEWYORK780DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged v [...]
2009-08-20 19:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK781DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged vess [...]
2009-08-20 19:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK784A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON SUDAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his August 20 briefing to the Council on Sudan elections, A/SYG Mulet discussed remaining challenges towards holding credible elections in April 2010: ensuring freedom of press, speech and assembly; reaching an agreement on census results; developing an operational plan and [...]
2009-08-24 22:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK786DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ACTIVE WORK PERIOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The acting chair of the Security Council's Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council about the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, emphasizing its work to implement tasks contained in resolution 1874: new sanctions des [...]
2009-08-24 23:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK788UNSC: COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL; MAJORITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on UNIFIL. He highlighted the Hizballah arms cache explosion at Khirbet Selim, as he and other DPKO officials have to the Council on previous occasions (r [...]
2009-08-24 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK789MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS AU-UN PANEL FOLLOW-UP REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Field Support Susanna Malcorra told U.S., France, Germany, Japan, and U.K. Deputy Permreps/Political Counselors (major donors) on August 21 that a forthcoming Secretary-General's report on support for African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) peacekeeping operations would [...]
2009-08-25 19:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC AU KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK791RWANDA'S UN PERMREP ASKS FOR HELP IN ARRESTING
[...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice on August 13, new Rwandan PermRep Gasana asked for assistance in holding accountable FDLR rebel leaders who continue to support the FDLR from Europe and North America. Ambassador Rice stressed the need for Rwanda to supply solid evidence so [...]
2009-08-25 22:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC ZF RW CG
09USUNNEWYORK794MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR UN WORKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 20:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KRVC TPHY UN
09USUNNEWYORK797UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE
[...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...]
2009-08-27 23:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK798ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN UNRWA AT 60 EVENT - USUN
[...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Observer Mission to the UN has taken a very hard-line position against the Israeli request for a speaking role at the high level segment of the UNRWA 60th anniversary commemorative event. The Arab members of the steering committee are likely to follow the Palestin [...]
2009-08-28 13:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNGA IS KPAL
09USUNNEWYORK799UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...]
2009-08-28 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK8ELECTIONS FOR NEW UN APPEALS AND DISPUTE TRIBUNALS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: On December 24, the General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/63/253) establishing a new administration of justice system for the United Nations, adopting statutes that govern a new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and a new UN Appeals T [...]
2009-01-06 17:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK802UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ
[...] (U) Summary: In Security Council consultations on August 27, the UN Controller briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made in strengthening the financial and administrative oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). The Controller highlighted the Int [...]
2009-08-28 22:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK803HONDURAN PERM REP INQUIRES IF USG CAN HOST
[...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 6. ZELAYA MAY TRAVEL TO NEW YORK AFTER WASHINGTON --------------------------------------------- - 2. (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, August 28, Honduran PermRep Reina Idiaquez reported that President Zelaya would be coming to Washington [...]
2009-08-31 12:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA HO
09USUNNEWYORK809GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...]
2009-09-01 22:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK81MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA
[...] (U) Summary. On January 29, the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),Justice Renate Winter, met with the Management Committee to discuss the completion of the Charles Taylor case, residual issues such as location of the archives, future use of the Freetown facility, and othe [...]
2009-02-03 14:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC NL PGOV PREL SL
09USUNNEWYORK811GREEK PERMREP FORSEES NO NEAR-TERM PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an introductory call, newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis sought Ambassador Rice's concurrence to schedule a Security Council briefing by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis as Chairwoman-in-Office of the OSCE during the UNGA Ministerial Week. Mitsialis exp [...]
2009-09-02 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP MK TU CY GR
09USUNNEWYORK812DPRK: PANEL OF EXPERTS ALMOST UP AND RUNNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The newly-created UN Panel of Experts (POE) for North Korea is on track to be operational by mid- to late-September, somewhat later than planned. As a result of various delays -- namely political wrangling and logistics snags -- none of the seven experts has yet arrived in New Yo [...]
2009-09-02 16:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK813AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PR VIOTTI
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Brazilian PermRep Viotti listed peacekeeping and peacebuilding as priorities for Brazil, in particular the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and peacebuilding activities in Guinea-Bissau. Viotti noted the importance of [...]
2009-09-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PHUM PREL BM
09USUNNEWYORK815MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO
[...] Mission Clearance is granted for the U.S. Delegation below in para 2 to attend the 64th UNGA Informal Consultations on Sustainable Fisheries Resolution to be held at UN Headquarters on September 15 - 19 and November 16 - 23. 2. BEGIN LIST: DEPARTMENT OF STATE: WILLIAM H. GIBBONS-F [...]
2009-09-03 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA PHSA EFIS
09USUNNEWYORK816SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN ROLE ON
[...] (U) USUN Poloffs and USUN Deputy Legal Advisor delivered reftel points on June 3 to Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Somalia Chief Walid Musa Abdelkarim and UN Political Affairs Officers G. Justin Jepson and Kiyoshi Matsukawa. 2. (SBU) DPA Somalia Chief Abdelkarim was extremely [...]
2009-09-03 22:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SO XA KCRM UNSC PHUM PHSA EWWT
09USUNNEWYORK817AMBASSADOR RICE AND INDIAN PR PURI DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and a team from USUN met on August 26 with Indian Mission counterparts as the first step to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. The new Indian ambassador arrived with instructions to strengthen the U.S.-India relationship at th [...]
2009-09-04 12:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK8181267: SAVING THE AL-QAEDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bold action is needed to salvage the UN's 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban targeted sanctions regime. This effective multilateral tool has been seriously undermined by criticisms -- and adverse European court rulings -- asserting that procedures for listing and delisting names are not adequ [...]
2009-09-04 13:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK82AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 introductory call on Australian PermRep Hill, Ambassador Rice reviewed her top priorities and solicited close partnership with the Australian Mission. Ambassador Hill shared views on candidates to replace the UNDP Administrator, worried that the ultimate decision [...]
2009-02-03 15:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNDP KGHG PARM PHUM KDEM AS XV
09USUNNEWYORK822MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA @ 60 Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 8 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of contact w [...]
2009-09-08 12:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK825MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp, and Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty to attend on September 10 - 11 the Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice and to meet with UN Legal Advisor Patricia O'Brien and Deputy Pe [...]
2009-09-09 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09USUNNEWYORK827UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 1 and 2 for the first two of three meetings in the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 38 delegations spoke on September 1 during the discussion on all of the five key iss [...]
2009-09-09 22:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK828UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 3 for the third meeting of the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 43 delegations, including all of the P-5, spoke on the intermediate model. The UK and France did not of [...]
2009-09-09 22:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK83SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Summary. On January 30, the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) met to discuss the run-up to the STL's March 1 commencement date, including how the opening ceremony should be conducted. Afterwards, France pulled aside the UK, US and Lebanon to discuss future re [...]
2009-02-03 15:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE SY UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK832UNGA: GEORGIAN IDP RESOLUTION PASSES AFTER RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After rejecting a Russian Federation "no-action" motion by a vote of 29 in favor, 64 opposed, and 50 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Georgia-sponsored resolution calling for the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia by a vote of 47 in fa [...]
2009-09-11 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPRM UNGA RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK833DPRK: COUNCIL REFERS LETTER TO 1718 COMMITTEEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 9, the Security Council agreed to refer a letter recently received from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee"). Ambassador Rice pointed to the letter's contents -- including its rejection of res [...]
2009-09-14 11:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK835MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA at 60 Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2009 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of [...]
2009-09-15 14:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK836 THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] On September 9, the General Assembly (GA),by two oral decisions, endorsed the recommendations of the Secretary-General that were previously endorsed by the Security Council in its resolutions 1877 and 1878 (reported in reference B). The GA's decisions endorsing the Security Council resoluti [...]
2009-09-15 14:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK837S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN MEETS WITH UN
[...] Summary: In an August 25 visit to the UN, S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with Richard Barrett, Coordinator, Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team (UNSCR 1267),Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter-terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED),and the acting Chair of the Security Council Counte [...]
2009-09-15 16:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCT PARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK838UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON SYG'S REPORT ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 9 the Security Council held an open debate on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Former President Bill Clinton, addressing the Council in his capacity as UN Special Envoy to Haiti, called for projecting a "more posi [...]
2009-09-15 23:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC HA
09USUNNEWYORK840MOVING FORWARD AT UNGA 64 ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee will address the CCIT on October 6, 7 and 23. Negotiations on the CCIT have foundered for nine years on two issues: (1) the scope of an exemption for military activities and (2) exemption of national lib [...]
2009-09-16 14:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCT PREL
09USUNNEWYORK841DPRK: COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PANEL REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the UN Secretariat briefed the Council on the establishment of the DPRK Panel of Experts (POE),a body mandated in UNSCR 1874 to help monitor and improve the implementation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The Secretariat explained that only two POE membe [...]
2009-09-16 15:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK842AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon on September 16, the day after the release of the Goldstone report on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict. Ayalon termed the report "outrageous" and said it gave Hamas [...]
2009-09-17 00:45:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS
09USUNNEWYORK843G7 AND EU MEETING ON THE SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2009 the Canadian Mission, hosted a meeting to discuss the next steps in the joint strategy for the scales debate this fall. The attendees were: Wasim Mir for the UK, Gregory Cazelet for France, Masatoshi Sugiura and Akihiro Okochi for Japan, Thomas Mangartz for Ge [...]
2009-09-17 21:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK845MUCH ADO ABOUT PAGE LIMITS IN UN COMMITTEE ON
[...] Summary: From 8-14 September 2009, the Committee on Conferences convened in New York to review the draft calendar of conferences and to discuss the administrative and logistical considerations pertaining to conference servicing. Of particular contention were issues relating to the scheduling o [...]
2009-09-18 17:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK84664TH UNGA GENERAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Committee (GC) met September 16 to inscribe items on the agenda of the 64th UNGA, which opened September 15, and to allocate them to the Main Committees or Plenary. The meeting went smoothly. Taiwan was not an issue this year, and there were no other major issues. [...]
2009-09-18 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA PHUM CN
09USUNNEWYORK847TEXT OF UNSC NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (U) On September 18, USUN asked the UN Secretariat put into blue the text of the draft resolution on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament, to be adopted at the Security Council Summit on September 24 convened by the U.S. The full text is in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text of d [...]
2009-09-19 02:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09USUNNEWYORK848ONE YEAR RENEWAL FOR UNIPSIL; DRUGS, YOUTH
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Security Council discussed the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) on September 14 and on September 15 unanimously renewed UNIPSIL's mandate for an additional year. Ambassador Rice highlighted drug trafficking and youth unemployment as risks to sub-r [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY SL
09USUNNEWYORK849SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNMIL; LIBERIA REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Security Council met on September 9 to discuss the renewal of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL),and unanimously adopted UNMIL's resolution on September 15. UNMIL's Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Loj told the Council on September 9 that the Libe [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV
09USUNNEWYORK85AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND PERMREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory call by Ambassador Rice, New Zealand PermRep Rosemary Banks lobbied for U.S. support for former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's candidacy to become Administrator of the UN Development Program. Banks also urged the U.S. to join the UN Human Rights Counc [...]
2009-02-03 15:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KGHG KUNR PHUM PREL NZ
09USUNNEWYORK850THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SEPTEMBER 16 LUNCH WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion during the monthly Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, hosted by Ambassador Rice in her capacity as Security Council President, Ban updated Permreps on UN activities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK851SUDAN SANCTIONS: CHAIR BRIEFS A QUIET COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: On September 15, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, including the Committee's informal consultations with the Panel of Experts. Ambassador [...]
2009-09-21 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PGOV PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK853GEORGIA: RUSSIA SEEKS U.S. VISAS FOR ABKHAZ, S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Russian Mission to the UN has informed USUN that it plans to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto authorities to visit the United Nations in October 2009 to discuss the "humanitarian situation" in the separatist entities. The Russian Missio [...]
2009-09-23 19:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK854UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Robert Serry briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on 17 September. He focused on the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Serry noted efforts aimed at the deve [...]
2009-09-23 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHUM KBIO UN IS LE IV SO
09USUNNEWYORK856AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PGA TREKI WHO RAISES
[...] (C) On September 21, in a hastily scheduled meeting at the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) request, PGA Ali Abdussalam Treki asked Ambassador Rice, in her capacity as Security Council President for the month of September, for her views on what kind of cooperation and consultation the [...]
2009-09-24 15:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK857(U) AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME
[...] Classified by Ambassador Susan Rice. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 21, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; New York, NY. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Charge d,Affairs Negash Kebret Bortora 4 [...]
2009-09-28 09:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO
09USUNNEWYORK859CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS TELLS P-5 HE IS NOT OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At an annual lunch with P-5 missions to the UN, Cyprus President Demitris Christofias said he was not optimistic about the possible outcome of Cyprus reunification talks. He cited Turkish PM Erdogan as being responsible for Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's hard position o [...]
2009-09-28 16:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNFICYP CU CY
09USUNNEWYORK86SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING ON THE RESPECT FOR
[...] Summary. France, President of the Security Council, held a Security Council meeting January 29 to discuss: "Respect for International Humanitarian Law". The French circulated a concept paper prior to the meeting describing their objectives which included an assessment by the Council of meas [...]
2009-02-03 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK860POTUS CHAIRS UNSC SUMMIT, PASSES UNANIMOUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Obama on September 24 convened a heads-of-state summit of the UN Security Council at which resolution 1887 on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation was adopted unanimously and with full Council co-sponsorship. In addition to the 15 Security Council members [...]
2009-09-29 12:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09USUNNEWYORK861UGANDA TO CONSIDER ERITREA SANCTIONS RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 20 bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, USUN Ambassador Rice underlined that the U.S. supports a sanctions resolution on Eritrea that includes a condemnation and action in response to Eritrea,s destabilizing activities in both Somalia and D [...]
2009-09-29 15:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAU ER ETRD MARR PNAT PREL PTER SO SU UG
09USUNNEWYORK862USUN REITERATES REQUEST TO JOIN UK EFFORT TO
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On July 31 of this year, USUN recommended that the Department support the United Kingdom's effort to shift the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone's residual mechanism to the UN Security Council and to [...]
2009-09-29 23:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS UN SL
09USUNNEWYORK863SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON SITUATION IN BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) The Security Council met in consultations on September 25 in response to a September 22 letter from the Brazilian PermRep expressing concern about threats to the inviolability of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, in which Honduran President Zelaya has taken refuge. During consultati [...]
2009-09-30 14:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BR HO
09USUNNEWYORK864UN COMMEMORATION OF 60 YEARS OF UNRWA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of United National Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) special high-level meeting of the General Assembly took place at UN headquarters September 24, 2009. The event was an opportunity [...]
2009-09-30 14:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF UNRWA KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK866PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...]
2009-10-01 09:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK868IRAQI FM ZEBARI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Rice's September 28 meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, he reiterated the Iraqi government request for U.S. support for a UN investigation into the August 19 Baghdad bombings and to move out of Chapter VII obligations. Zebari confirmed that Ir [...]
2009-10-01 17:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY
09USUNNEWYORK869HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Wolff on September 28 met with Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas in which she provided an update on the status of Honduran President Zelaya and recent events in Tegucigalpa. Rodas said additional pressure from the international community, including the UN Securi [...]
2009-10-01 18:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL XK HO OAS
09USUNNEWYORK871COTE D,IVOIRE: EXPERTS DOCUMENT SANCTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, a UN team established to monitor sanctions imposed on that country, submitted a final report documenting impediments to full implementation of these measures, particularly the UN ban on the export of diamonds. While the Group found that the [...]
2009-10-02 09:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETTC UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK872S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DISCUSSES
[...] (U) Summary: S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with representatives from Algeria, Burundi, India, Pakistan, and Uganda on the margins of the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York September 24 and 25 to discuss counterterrorism issues. In general, Benjamin conveyed his inte [...]
2009-10-05 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCT PARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK873MADAGASCAR DELEGATION EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL DEBATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar's unconstitutional president, Andry Rojoelina, was scheduled to speak in the General Debate in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25th. He was blocked by a vote, following a point of order raised by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting in their role of president of [...]
2009-10-05 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF
09USUNNEWYORK875LIBYA REQUESTS URGENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING
[...] (SBU) On October 6, Libyan PermRep Shalgham sent a letter to the UN Security Council President (Vietnam) requesting, under Rule 2 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, an urgent meeting of the Security Council "to discuss the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the G [...]
2009-10-06 23:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK878UNGA 63 CLOSES WITH PARTING SHOTS; UNGA 64 OPENS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Outgoing President of the 63rd General Assembly (PGA) Miguel D'Escoto's lengthy farewell address continued his year long theme of criticizing the USG and supporting actions by Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. In contrast, the brief opening statement of the incoming 64th PGA, Dr [...]
2009-10-07 17:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK880UNSC DECIDES TO HANDLE LIBYAN REQUEST FOR MEETING
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Security Council met on October 7 in closed consultations to discuss the Libyan mission's request for an urgent Council meeting on the Goldstone report. Prior to consultations, USUN had surveyed the Council and knew that there was little support for a stand alon [...]
2009-10-08 01:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK8811267: U.S./UK BRAINSTORM OPTIONS FOR NEW RESOLUTION
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff and UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham informally discussed the challenges facing the 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban sanctions regime and weighed the merits of the UK's proposal to establish an "independent review" panel to advise the 1267 Committee how to decide on requests from indiv [...]
2009-10-08 09:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK882GOLDSTONE REPORT POST-PARTUM: IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN
[...] (C) Repercussions from successful efforts in Geneva to postpone the HRC's discussion of the Goldstone report have resulted in the movement of the report to New York. While the Security Council did not accede to Libya's October 6 request for a stand-alone Council meeting on the Goldstone repo [...]
2009-10-08 23:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS
09USUNNEWYORK884MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR SUSAN
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Michael Scott Davis, Deputy Director, (ISN/MNSA). They will participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings on the Nuclear Non-prolifera [...]
2009-10-09 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK886UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 PM)
[...] SUMMARY: During the eighth plenary meeting of the general debate of the General Assembly, the last of the presidents of countries spoke and governmental representatives began to represent their countries. The representative from Madagascar was unable to speak after an objection by Southern Af [...]
2009-10-09 18:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO YI FM CF WZ
09USUNNEWYORK887UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-10-09 21:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK888UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 23 PM):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The September 23rd afternoon session of the General debate saw the U.S. delegation walk out of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's fiery diatribe against the U.S. and Israel. The Iranian President derided capitalist economic systems, defended recent election results, and condemned bo [...]
2009-10-09 21:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO SW UK IT AR
09USUNNEWYORK889UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: NETHERLANDS, EGYPT
[...] SUMMARY: The ninth plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 26. The themes of the economic crisis, climate change and UN reform, specifically the expansion of permanent members of the Security Council continued. Iran's nuclear program was addressed [...]
2009-10-10 01:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA BY TH NL KG TV TD
09USUNNEWYORK89FIFTH COMMITTEE ACTION ON THE 2008/2009 BUDGET
[...] Summary: The main session of the 63rd General Assembly concluded early morning on December 24, 2008. The Fifth Committee considered an extraordinary number of proposals most of which were deferred from the Main session of the 62nd General Assembly (GA). At the outset of the session, the Orga [...]
2009-02-03 22:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL
09USUNNEWYORK890GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: CUBA AND MYANMAR SPEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 28. The following countries spoke: San Marino, Namibia, Peru, Myanmar, Mexico, Bahrain, Cuba, Tunisia, Eritrea; Syria; Niger; Sudan; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Oman; Belize; Sin [...]
2009-10-10 02:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA AORC SM WA PE BM
09USUNNEWYORK891UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-11 14:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA ECON PGOV AORC KPKO US LY UG QA
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK893SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...]
2009-10-13 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK894UNSC BRIEFED ON SITUATION IN SOMALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Pascoe and UNSOA Director of Field Support Boyd reported to the Security Council on October 8 that the TFG has persevered in spite of the challenging security situation, and urged the international community to continue its political and financial suppor [...]
2009-10-13 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK895ERITREA PRESSES FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS, FAILS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 28 meeting with Ambassador Rice and AF DAS Fitzgerald, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Advisor Yemane Ghebreab underscored their desire to improve relations with the United States, while denying that Eritrea is fueling the insurgency in So [...]
2009-10-13 20:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO
09USUNNEWYORK896GUINEA FM ASKS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO LET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Security Council consultations on the situation in Guinea held at France's request, the U.S., as President of the Council, briefed on its September 29 meeting with Guinean Foreign Minister Loua, during which he claimed that the violence on September 28 was due to protest [...]
2009-10-13 21:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV AU
09USUNNEWYORK90GEORGIA/RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S RICE MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian PermRep Vitaly Churkin met with Ambassador Rice and Ambassador DiCarlo on February 3 to sound out the U.S. position on an extension of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia. Churkin said Russia wanted to see a new resolution emphasize the terms of the "Medvedev-Sarkozy" agr [...]
2009-02-04 01:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC GG RS
09USUNNEWYORK903243RD MEETING OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS
[...] The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 243rd meeting on October 2, 2009. Cypriot PermRep Hadjimichael chaired the meeting in which the following issues were raised: NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS 2. The Cuban delegate reported that a mission driver was unable to park in [...]
2009-10-13 21:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL CU ML RS
09USUNNEWYORK905SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON UN COMMISSION ON
[...] Summary: On October 12, the Sixth Committee discussed the Report on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Soo-Geun Oh, Chairman of UNCITRAL, summarized the activities of the 42nd session of UNCITRAL on June 29-July 17. Following the opening remarks, twenty-one [...]
2009-10-13 21:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EINV UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK907UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE
[...] SUMMARY: Over 100 heads of state and government participated in this year's United Nations General Debate, which opened on September 23, including President Obama for his first Assembly appearance. Most interventions addressed the economic impact of the financial crisis, nuclear disarmament an [...]
2009-10-13 23:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US LY UG QA
09USUNNEWYORK909UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BY SRSG KAI EIDE AND
[...] (U) Summary: On September 29, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA. SRSG Kai Eide briefed the Council on behalf of UNAMA concentrating on elections, new government formation, reconciliation, security and international coordination. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta's remarks f [...]
2009-10-14 11:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO AF
09USUNNEWYORK910BURMA, BURUNDI, COLOMBIA AND UGANDA ADDRESS SC
[...] (SBU) The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WGCAAC) held a formal meeting chaired by Mexican Permanent Representative Claude Heller on October 12 to adopt the group's conclusions on Burma and to discuss the Secretary General's reports on children and armed conflict [...]
2009-10-14 19:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI UNSC BM CO BY UG
09USUNNEWYORK911COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS TO BE DELAYED; COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council on October 13 that elections would be delayed for political and technical reasons, and said the priority must be approving the provisional voters list as soon as possible. Choi said the 2.7 million names [...]
2009-10-14 19:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI
09USUNNEWYORK912MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARY SAMORE,
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Gary Samore, Coordinator for Arms Control and Non-proliferation for the National Security Council. He will attend meetings on the margins of the UNGA First Committee, October 15-16, 2009. 2. His point of contact will be Michael Gord [...]
2009-10-14 21:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KNNP
09USUNNEWYORK913SIXTH COMMITTEE: GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES ON
[...] Summary: General Debate on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism began on October 6 and concluded on October 9 with over 70 Member States (including the United States) expressing their views on the subject. Debate focused mostly on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Convention on Int [...]
2009-10-14 22:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK914RESOLVED DEBT: PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC
[...] USUN received a request from the New York City Commission for the UN to assist company Connections Unlimited in recovering $82,299.78 for services it provided the Republic of the Congo (GOC) for an ecotourism event on September 1, 2006. NYCC's legal counsel has worked since October 2007 to fa [...]
2009-10-15 14:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL CF
09USUNNEWYORK915DEBT RESOLVED- COMOROS MISSION TO THE UN
[...] Vornado Realty Trust has informed USUN/HC that it has received a check for the payment of $43,242.54 from the Permanent Mission of the Union of the Comoros to the UN. This amount paid for the overdue rental arrears owed since September 2008 for the office space at 866 United Nations Plaza, Su [...]
2009-10-15 20:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL CN
09USUNNEWYORK916THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...]
2009-10-15 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU
09USUNNEWYORK917G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...]
2009-10-15 21:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK919AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH ICTR PRESIDENT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph three below. 2. (U) Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and his special assistant Helge Zietler met with Ambassador DiCarlo on October 6 to provide their views on the issue of whether the ICTR [...]
2009-10-16 19:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC PARM PREF RW
09USUNNEWYORK92AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON BURKINA
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice shared U.S. priorities with Burkinabe PermRep Kafando in an initial call and asked for his views on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Cote d'Ivoire. Rice pressed for support against deferring Sudanese President Ba [...]
2009-02-04 21:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UV XV XA
09USUNNEWYORK923U.N.'S GENERAL DEBATE WRAP-UP: HITTING THE HIGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. member states focused on four main topics and touched on others during the opening of the 64th General Assembly. Climate change dominated the speeches, with calls for United Nations reform, particularly pertaining to the Security Council, coming in second. Other central iss [...]
2009-10-19 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK926SUBJECT: U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES SEPT 29:
[...] SUMMARY: The final session of the 64th General Assembly general debate focused on non-proliferation, climate change, multilateralism, Security Council reform, the financial crisis, and sustainable development. Several countries reflected on the importantance of preventing piracy on the high s [...]
2009-10-19 16:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO ER GJ NU NO
09USUNNEWYORK928UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...]
2009-10-19 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK93AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH COSTA RICAN PERMREP
[...] (C) Summary: During an initial meeting with Costa Rican PermRep Urbina, Ambassador Rice outlined U.S. priorities and agreed to work with Costa Rica on important issues such as human rights. Urbina emphasized the need to increase the Council's legitimacy by updating its working methods and pr [...]
2009-02-04 22:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC CS
09USUNNEWYORK930MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KENNETH HODGKINS,
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Ken Hodgkins, Director, OES/SAT. He will be attending UNGA Fourth Committee meetings on "international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space."at the United Nations between October 19 and October 23. 2. His point of contact [...]
2009-10-20 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNPUOS UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK932(U) U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24,
[...] (U) Summary: Speeches in the afternoon session of the second day of the UNGA General Debate (September 24) continued with some familiar topics. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Paraguay all condemned the coup in Honduras. Most of the speakers called for reform of the Un [...]
2009-10-20 23:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCS ECON GA GY IZ LG MI PA PGOV PREL SI TZ
09USUNNEWYORK933U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT MAGGI,
[...] U.S. Mission grants clearance for the following individuals to attend informal consultations on Maritime Security Sector Reform in New York on Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in New York: Robert Maggi (Coordinator for Counter Piracy, PM/PPA); Christina Rosati (Foreign Af [...]
2009-10-21 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK934U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE TO CHARLENE WANG TO
[...] U.S. Mission grants clearance to Charlene Wang, Multilateral Affairs Officer, IO/UNP, to attend informal consultations on East Asia and Pacific issues in New York on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2009. 2. U.S. Mission POC is Political Section Officer Jeffrey Reneau, 212-415 [...]
2009-10-21 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK936MOMENTUM BUILDING TO BOLSTER MONUC'S MANDATE AND STREAMLINE ITS TASKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MONUC SRSG Doss told the Security Council on October 16 that progress continued on integrating the DRC army (FARDC),but noted that the FDLR had not been neutralized and LRA remnants were still active. In closed consultations with Council members, Doss said that LRA elements h [...]
2009-10-22 16:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC CG ZXA ZF RW
09USUNNEWYORK937SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
[...] Summary: The Sixth Committee debated Agenda Item 82, Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization on October 19. Twenty-three Member States, including the United States, delivered statements on the subject with [...]
2009-10-22 16:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK938GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...]
2009-10-22 17:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV
09USUNNEWYORK94AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM
[...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...]
2009-02-04 22:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK
09USUNNEWYORK941DEBT RESOLVED: MISSION OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 21:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL GB
09USUNNEWYORK942IRAQ-KUWAIT TARASOV REPORT SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: In Security Council consultations on October 22, the UN high-level coordinator Gennady Tarasov briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made on missing persons and archives issues during the last six-month "confidence and cooperation building peri [...]
2009-10-23 22:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK944ARABS REQUEST U.S. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff met Friday October 23 with the representatives of Arab states and organizations that have joined together as a follow-up group to lobby for action on the Goldstone Report in New York. The Palestinian Permanent Observer suggested the establishment of a "monitoring [...]
2009-10-24 00:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK947TURKISH PERMREP APAKAN PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 15 courtesy meeting, Turkish Permrep Ertugul Apakan invited Ambassador Rice to visit Turkey. He said a workshop/retreat on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, which Turkey was considering hosting during the summer of 2010, might be a good opportunity. Apakan thoug [...]
2009-10-26 20:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC TU
09USUNNEWYORK94864TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK94964TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK95DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF US CANDIDATE TO SPECIAL
[...] (U) On February 4, Deputy Permanent Representative Alejandro Wolff spoke to U.N. Under Secretary General Patricia O'Brien in support of the candidacy of Justice Shireen Fisher for the judicial vacancy in the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, drawing from the points in Ref [...]
2009-02-04 22:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KAWC KJUS NL PREL SL
09USUNNEWYORK95064TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK951MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN TAECKER,
[...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Kevin Taecker, Senior Advisor for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) in NEA/Iraq-Economic and Assistance Affairs. 2. Mr. Taecker will participate in a briefing on the ICI by Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the ICI [...]
2009-10-26 23:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EFIN OTRA PREL
09USUNNEWYORK95364TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 22:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK957AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH IRAQI UN PERM REP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, immediately following her return from Iraq and the day after two major suicide bombs in Baghdad, Ambassador Rice met with Iraqi UN Permanent Representative Bayati. The discussion focused on the UN response to and U.S. support for Iraq's request for a UN envoy to b [...]
2009-10-28 09:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY TU
09USUNNEWYORK959COTE D,IVOIRE: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Security Council's Cote d'Ivoire (1572) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council on findings contained in a September 15 report of the Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the Committee's activities since his last briefing on April 28, 2009. The United [...]
2009-10-29 09:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CDI ETTC PGOV UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK962GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...]
2009-10-29 21:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK963FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE PRESIDENT BRIEFS CTC
[...] Summary: Paul Vlaanderen, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the Security Council on October 26. Vlaanderen recounted the history of the FATF and explained the FATF standards, which consist of forty recommendations for combati [...]
2009-10-29 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER EFIN
09USUNNEWYORK964THE 1540 COMMITTEE DEBATES IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 1540 Committee met on October 20 and 23 to begin consultations on how to prepare a final document based on the 1540 Comprehensive Review, which took place on September 30 and October 1-2, and how to present the conclusions of substantive papers prepared by the 1540 Committe [...]
2009-10-29 23:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK968SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON USSCR 1559,
[...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for Implementation of UNSCR 1559 Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council in consultation on October 27, 2009. The positive part of his presentation centered on the restoration of full diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and th [...]
2009-10-30 17:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK969NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...]
2009-10-30 18:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER SC
09USUNNEWYORK97064TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 13 to 15. This summary comprises statements from all three days. The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the Secretary General of the Conference [...]
2009-10-30 19:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK971COTE D'IVOIRE: COUNCIL RENEWS SANCTIONS REGIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1893, which renewed the arms embargo, asset freeze, travel ban, and diamond embargo in Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the mandate of the Group of Experts, for an additional twelve months. Cote d'Ivoire's Perm Rep, Al [...]
2009-10-30 23:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETTC UNSC CDI
09USUNNEWYORK975THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES INDIGENOUS ISSUES
[...] SUMMARY: Addressing the Committee for the first time as Special Rapporteur on human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya said the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),adopted by the General Assembly two years ago, provided a clear normative framew [...]
2009-11-02 14:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA BH MY WS VE CO
09USUNNEWYORK976SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...]
2009-11-02 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP
09USUNNEWYORK977ALBANIA CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS WITH U.S.; URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 27 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, Albanian Permanent Representative Hoxha underscored Albania's strong relationship with the U.S. and praised the Obama administration's philosophy of greater UN engagement. Hoxha stressed that increasing the number of [...]
2009-11-02 21:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AL KO SR
09USUNNEWYORK979AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED
[...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]
2009-11-02 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK98UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...]
2009-02-10 01:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK980AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UK FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice on October 27 met with 14 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament. The Parliamentarians, who represented the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour, raised Iran, the Middle East, U.S. relations with Russia, Afghanistan, and concern ove [...]
2009-11-02 22:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UK IR
09USUNNEWYORK981AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ICC PRESIDENT SONG
[...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice met with the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Sang-Hyun Song on Thursday, October 29. Song hoped that the United States would participate in the ICC Review Process in Kampala in May of 2010, and raised concer [...]
2009-11-03 00:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KJUS
09USUNNEWYORK982UNGA: UN PASSES 18TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 18th annual resolution condemning the United States economic and commercial embargo on Cuba. The Foreign Minister of Cuba delivered a hostile, cold-war style intervention, blaming the United States for pr [...]
2009-11-03 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ECON UNGA CA
09USUNNEWYORK983FUNDING THE UNGA'S TASK FORCE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (U) The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (Strategy),GA resolution 60/288, welcomed the intention of the Secretary-General to institutionalize, within existing resources, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task For [...]
2009-11-03 19:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK984QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS
[...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...]
2009-11-03 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK985SYG BAN BRIEFS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a briefing to the UN General Assembly on October 30, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afgha [...]
2009-11-03 21:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK986SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkSECRETKPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK987REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR
[...] Summary: On October 8 the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on the progress of their respective courts. Interventions followed from ten Member St [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK988SIXTH COMMITTEE: GENERAL DEBATE ON RULE OF LAW
[...] Summary: On October 14, General Debate began on Sixth Committee Agenda Item 83: Rule of Law at the National and International Levels. Over fifty delegations (including the United States) and two Observer Missions addressed the Sixth Committee with most delegations making similar points on the [...]
2009-11-03 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK989GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary: On October 29, Judge Sang-Hyun Song updated the General Assembly on the activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Twenty-eight Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue. Most countries pledged support for the ICC and commended Chile and the Czech Republic [...]
2009-11-03 22:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK99PALESTINIANS PRESSING SYG TO BROADEN SCOPE OF
[...] (C) Palestinian Permanent Observer Ambassador Mansour told Ambassador Wolff February 6 that he was exploring ways for the UN to investigate the conduct of the Gaza conflict. He cited as precedent UNSCR 1405 (2002) which "welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate inf [...]
2009-02-10 01:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPAL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK990DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PANEL OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") met on October 30 with the newly-established Panel of Experts (POE),a team of UN contractors mandated with helping monitor and improve UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. POE members introduced themselves and [...]
2009-11-03 23:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK99164TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 13:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK994UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-11-05 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK99564TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OUTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK99664TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) conducted its thematic debate on other disarmament measures and international security on October 21. 2. Netherlands (U) The Netherlands presented updated versions of its draft resolutions on transpare [...]
2009-11-05 23:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK997U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The afternoon session of the 2nd day of the UNGA General Debate on September 24 opened with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticizing the United States, dissecting the intentions of President Obama, and extolling the merits of socialism. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, C [...]
2009-11-05 23:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNGA VE SI GY CS PA TZ LG
09USUNNEWYORK999GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]
2009-11-06 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VALLETTA113MALTA PROPOSES TO HOST EU ASYLUM AGENCY
[...] (U) Malta has formally offered to host the European Union,s Asylum Agency, which will be established within the next year to coordinate the EU asylum policy, increase cooperation between member states, lend assistance to states facing the greatest pressure and harmonize national practices. Ma [...]
2009-03-06 13:29:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA152MALTA: MFSA SAYS FIM BANK REMAINS COMMITTED TO
[...] (S) Following reports (see Refs A,B) that individuals associated with the Iran Investment Company (IIC) had recently been involved in financial activity involving Malta-based FIM Bank, Charge' several weeks ago asked Joseph Bannister, head of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) wheth [...]
2009-04-06 11:20:00Embassy VallettaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
09VALLETTA159MALTA: GEORGE ABELA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Laborite George Abela, appointed by Nationalist PM Gonzi and unanimously approved by Parliament, was sworn in as President on Saturday, April 4. He will serve a five year term in the largely ceremonial position, replacing President Eddie Fenech Adami. 2. (SBU) Prior to his appointment [...]
2009-04-07 15:58:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA169MALTA: IMMIGRATION DEBATE ROILS POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With 2008 and early 2009 bringing a record influx of African migrants to Malta from Libya, the issue of migration has risen to the top of the political agenda locally. The GOM has been criticized by NGOs, UNHCR, and even the Catholic Church for its detention policy, and Medecin [...]
2009-04-09 19:10:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA221MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 15:21:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MT
09VALLETTA222MALTA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 15:26:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL CU MT
09VALLETTA240MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL CONTINUING
[...] (S) On May 26 Charge' met Alan Caruana, Chief of Staff to Malta's Minister of Finance, to discuss reftel request related to IRISL's continuing evasive activities in Malta. 2. (S) Caruana was already familiar with the materials provided reftel, having received them in a meeting last month wi [...]
2009-05-29 08:05:00Embassy VallettaSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR UK GM MT
09VALLETTA251MALTESE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO INFORMAL MOSQUES CLOSED
[...] (C) In a May 20 meeting with Charge' and acting DCM, Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Chairman Austin Walker gave his perspective on the closure last month of two informal mosques in the seaside towns of Sliema and Bugibba. Walker explained that in both instances, Maltese citizen [...]
2009-06-05 15:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALKIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MT
09VALLETTA256MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER HOPEFUL THAT COOPERATION
[...] (C) In a June 8 meeting, Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg told Charge he was leaving later in the day to meet with his Libyan and Italian counterparts in Rome, with "illegal immigration" on the agenda. Borg said he was feeling cautiously optimistic, particularly because of the sharp reducti [...]
2009-06-08 15:36:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA316MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. REVIEW OF FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 15:40:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC MT
09VALLETTA367MALTA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 14:09:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS MT
09VALLETTA388MALTA: GAERC POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 13:36:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDEU PGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA419MALTA: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 15:04:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV BM MT
09VALLETTA456UPDATE: STATUS OF CONTAINERS SEIZED BY FROM M/V
[...] (S) This cable provides addtional information in response to Ref A and amplifies Refs B and C. During Ambassador's initial courtesy call on Maltese PM Lawrence Gonzi October 13, Gonzi stated that the decision to seize and sequester the Hansa India cargo was a "burdensome" decision for Malta to [...]
2009-10-14 16:04:00Embassy VallettaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT
09VALLETTA466MALTA: OCTOBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 14:54:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDEU PGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA467MALTA SUBMITS REPORT OF IRAN SANCTIONS VIOLATION
[...] (SBU) This cable provides additional response to reftel A. On October 16, the office of Malta's Permanent Representative to the UN submitted to the Chairman of the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee a report of Malta's actions described in reftels through D to the Chairman. The report was address [...]
2009-10-21 15:08:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT
09VALLETTA476MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF
[...] (SBU) On October 23 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. priorities of the 64th UN General Assembly Third Committee to Malta's Minster of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. FM Borg listened closely to the points but was non-committal. 2. (SBU) On October 27, U [...]
2009-10-27 17:27:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA MT
09VALLETTA488MALTA: BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 17:18:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBO PREL EUN PHUM
09VALLETTA496QUESTION RE NATURE OF M/V HANSA INDIA CARGO
[...] (SBU) PolEcon chief delivered reftel talking points on November 10 to acting DEFMIN and NSC Director Vannessa Frazier, MFA Sanctions Committee legal advisor Dr. Sharon Scicluna and MFA Director for European Affairs Joseph Cole. All expressed understanding of the issue involved and appreciatio [...]
2009-11-13 17:47:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC IR MT LY GM
09VALLETTA498PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG
[...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...]
2009-11-16 19:12:00Embassy VallettaSECRETPREL KPAL IS MT
09VALLETTA503MALTA: DEMARCHE ON USG SUPPORT FOR EUFOR IN BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to MFA Americas' desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale, who indicated she would forward to FM Tonio Borg's party, in Brussels. There was no immediate substantive response. Post will report any further information received septel. K [...]
2009-11-17 16:57:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU BK MT
09VALLETTA504MALTA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:59:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AF MT
09VALLETTA507MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 19 to MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech, and Americas' Desk Officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale. Acting Director Grech expressed appreciation for the information, but had no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) DCM and PolO [...]
2009-11-19 16:14:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT
09VALLETTA511MALTA WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS EXTENDING
[...] (C) Following deliver of reftel a demarche November 19, DCM and PolOff met November 20 with MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech. Grech thanked DCM and PolOff for providing U.S. views and expressed an understanding of the unhelpful nature of one-sided resolutions in eroding c [...]
2009-11-20 17:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT
09VALLETTA525MALTA'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Cecelia Attard-Pirotta on December 1 concerning the substance of the President's Afghan policy speech to be delivered later that day. She expressed the GOM's interest in the new strategy but had no comment concerning GOM commitments for [...]
2009-12-04 16:22:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF
09VALLETTA537SECURITY COOPERATION DILEMMA: WITH LABOR PARTY IT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec, Labor Party leader Joseph Muscat and former Labor government FM George Vella declared that the country's reactivated membership in PfP was invalid, as it failed to comply with Malta's Treaties Act. Though exp [...]
2009-12-15 16:31:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP PARM MT
09VALLETTA75IRAN INTERESTED IN "INVESTING" BILLIONS OF EUROS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 17:24:00Embassy VallettaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
09VALLETTA95MALTA: VISIT OF CHINESE VP UNDERSCORES CLOSE TIES
[...] (SBU) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Malta February 21 for an official two day visit during which he met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and announced a grant of 580,000 euros for Malta to purchase Chinese products and services. Paul Sant, MFA Desk Officer for China, told PolOf [...]
2009-02-23 15:16:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH MT PGOV PM PREL
09VANCOUVER196PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF
[...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...]
2009-08-01 00:08:00Consulate VancouverCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC
09VATICAN100SMALL STEPS, NOT GIANT LEAPS, IN CATHOLIC-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of a high-ranking Russian Orthodox leader to Rome last week signaled some improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations, and more progress is likely at a conference between leaders of both faiths in Cyprus in October. Nevertheless, Cardinal Kasper predicts that a meeting b [...]
2009-09-25 16:56:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RS VT
09VATICAN101PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...]
2009-10-01 12:11:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT
09VATICAN106(C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 14:39:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL VT IS
09VATICAN109VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8
[...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...]
2009-11-03 19:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KIRF CU VT
09VATICAN11CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO
[...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]
2009-01-27 16:52:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
09VATICAN110NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE POPE
[...] (U) On October 29, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the credentials of Mr. Ali Akbar Naseri as the new Ambassador of Iran to the Holy See. As is customary, the Pope and the ambassador presenting credentials exchanged remarks (in writing) highlighting their respective priorities for the relation. A [...]
2009-11-04 11:30:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PARM IR IS VT
09VATICAN111VATICAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On November 5 post shared with the Vatican's point person on UNGA matters, Monsignor Osvaldo Neves, ref. demarche points. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]
2009-11-05 16:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN112(C) CATHOLIC INTERMEDIARY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HOSTAGE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8 for action. S/A Wolpe and AF staff contributed to and cleared this cable. End Comment. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe met with officials from Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic organization with experience [...]
2009-11-05 17:35:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC ZF CG VT
09VATICAN113THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM?
[...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...]
2009-11-09 12:02:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT
09VATICAN117VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...]
2009-11-17 17:32:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT
09VATICAN118VATICAN: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCH DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On November 18 post shared demarche points with Vatican point officials on UNGA and Middle East matters, Monsignor Alberto Ortega and Monsignor Osvaldo Neves. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]
2009-11-18 15:07:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF IS VT
09VATICAN119POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...]
2009-11-19 15:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALAORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF
09VATICAN122AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE
[...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN123AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE
[...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...]
2009-11-30 17:19:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN125COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG
[...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...]
2009-12-01 16:26:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT
09VATICAN126RUSSIA AND THE VATICAN ESTABLISH FORMAL RELATIONS, FOR
[...] (C) On December 3, Russian President Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI upgraded Russian-Holy See ties to "full" diplomatic relations. The announcement coincides with a period of warmer relations between the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (reftel) and the Holy See hopes the move wi [...]
2009-12-04 16:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KIRF RS VT
09VATICAN127(S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT
[...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...]
2009-12-04 16:34:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT
09VATICAN128(C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN
[...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...]
2009-12-07 16:34:00Embassy VaticanSECRETEAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT
09VATICAN13POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 21:24:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN130OUTREACH TO VATICAN ON UGANDA BILL CRIMINALIZING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 15:58:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN131POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO
[...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...]
2009-12-15 15:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR ETRD CU VT
09VATICAN132POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE
[...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...]
2009-12-16 12:08:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL PHUM EAID VT
09VATICAN133(C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN,
[...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...]
2009-12-16 15:49:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA
09VATICAN134AN INVENTORY OF THE VATICAN'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican is a leader or partner in many inter-religious dialogues, primarily with the "Abrahamic" religions - Islam, Judaism, and of course, other Christians. Vatican leaders are also beginning to reach out to Asian faiths. This cable describes the Vatican's primary, organized dia [...]
2009-12-18 11:44:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN135INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A VIEW FROM THE VATICAN
[...] (U) In an era of growing contacts and conflicts between faith communities, interfaith dialogue -- to increase understanding and in pursuit of concrete objectives -- is increasingly important. The Holy See is an active proponent and participant in a wide range of these dialogues, in order to [...]
2009-12-18 11:53:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN136VATICAN ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
[...] (SBU) The Holy See's legal attachi to the United Nations issued a statement December 10 putting the Holy See on record as opposed to "grave violations of human rights against homosexual persons," in particular the use of the death penalty. Father Philip Bene made his remarks following a pane [...]
2009-12-18 12:06:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN137PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATING WITH THE VATICAN ON INTERFAITH
[...] (U) Catholics and the organized Catholic Church are present in virtually every country of the world, and the Holy See is second only to the United States in terms of relations with other states. Given this near-universal presence and the Vatican's critical role in interfaith dialogues, Embassy [...]
2009-12-18 12:45:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KIRF VT
09VATICAN14POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 21:24:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN16EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL
[...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...]
2009-01-29 10:16:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT
09VATICAN23VATICAN DISAPPOINTED WITH NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican is disturbed by the Frente Sandinista use of religious symbols for political purposes (reftel) and supports the Nicaraguan bishops' position on the issue. Vatican officials are also concerned about deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, and hop [...]
2009-02-09 16:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF NI VT
09VATICAN26SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22
[...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...]
2009-02-13 17:01:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT
09VATICAN27POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI
[...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]
2009-02-18 15:33:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN28THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE
[...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...]
2009-02-20 16:00:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
09VATICAN29CORRECTED COPY: POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI
[...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]
2009-02-25 13:26:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN31PAPAL STATEMENTS AND NORTHERN SRI LANKA
[...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and poloff met on February 27 with the Vatican's point person on Sri Lanka, Monsignor Joseph Murphy, to discuss the situation in that country and ongoing efforts to press the LTTE to allow the departure of civilians from conflict zones. Murphy strongly supports the efforts [...]
2009-02-27 18:29:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF PTER KIRF CE VT
09VATICAN38HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...]
2009-03-13 17:44:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT
09VATICAN41IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...]
2009-03-17 18:10:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
09VATICAN42VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...]
2009-03-18 13:03:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL KIRF PHUM VT SA
09VATICAN43VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS
[...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...]
2009-03-24 13:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT
09VATICAN47(C) VATICAN WILL APPEAL TO IRAN TO RELEASE SABERI
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, on March 31. Coppola, who had not previously heard of the case, listened attentively. He asked several questions about the USG interest in the case, including whether the USG m [...]
2009-03-31 14:26:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALCASC KJUS PREL PHUM KIRF IR VT
09VATICAN5VATICAN OFFICIAL ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT AND INDIAN APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 17:29:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF IN PK VT
09VATICAN54HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS
[...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...]
2009-04-14 14:36:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT
09VATICAN55POPE ADDRESSES GLOBAL ISSUES IN EASTER MESSAGE
[...] Pope Benedict XVI called for a rediscovery of the grounds for hope during his Easter day message to "the city of Rome and the world" (urbi et orbi). Reflecting on his recent visit to Cameroon and Angola, the pontiff - who turns 82 on April 16 - said Africa suffers disproportionately for war, [...]
2009-04-15 10:51:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT
09VATICAN57(C) RECENT TAX AND PROPERTY TALKS WITH ISRAEL A FAILURE,
[...] (S) Summary: The Holy See chief negotiator says the latest talks on implementation of the Vatican-Israel Fundamental Agreement (reftel) were a complete "failure." In an unusually frank move, the Holy See official shared his negotiating diary with the Embassy to detail how the talks broke down. [...]
2009-04-16 13:03:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PGOV KIRF IS VT
09VATICAN58HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, a [...]
2009-04-17 17:23:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN59(C) VATICAN HOPES FOR BETTER U.S.-CUBA TIES, IN PART TO REIN
[...] (C) Summary: The Holy See welcomes President Obama's new outreach to Cuba and hopes for further steps soon, perhaps to include prison visits for the wives of the Cuban Five. Better U.S.-Cuba ties would deprive Hugo Chavez of one of his favorite screeds and could help restrain him in the region, acc [...]
2009-04-22 16:27:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF VT CU VE BL
09VATICAN60VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND
[...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...]
2009-04-24 17:54:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT
09VATICAN61(C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...]
2009-04-24 19:54:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT
09VATICAN62LUKASHENKA MEETS POPE IN ROME
[...] (U) President Lukashenka of Belarus met the Pope on Monday, April 27. Lukashenka had requested the meeting. Other than confirming the meeting took place, the Holy See has not issued yet any other information about it. 2. (C) In anticipation of the Papal private audience, ADCM reached ou [...]
2009-04-27 11:37:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN64VATICAN ADDRESSED HUMAN RIGHTS WITH LUKASHENKA
[...] (C) The Vatican's point person on relations with Belarus, Monsignor Julio Murat, told ADCM on April 29 that human rights were discussed during the meetings that President Lukashenka had with the Pope and Secretary of State Bertone on April 27 (reftel). Murat added that most of the conversatio [...]
2009-04-30 20:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN74DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY
[...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...]
2009-06-19 13:44:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN78HOLY SEE: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S JULY 10 VISIT
[...] (C/NF) Holy See officials also are pleased you are visiting. Your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI will be an opportunity to discuss our shared commitments to overarching goals such as peace, justice, development, human dignity, and inter-faith understanding. From the Vatican's perspective, it will a [...]
2009-06-26 16:37:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VT
09VATICAN83(C) VATICAN: ZELAYA A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T PENALIZE HONDURANS
[...] (C) Summary: In dealing with the recent constitutional crisis in Honduras (ref. A),the Vatican wants above all to avoid hurting the Honduran people. The Holy See wants international support for development programs there and contacts with Honduran institutions and Embassies to continue. The [...]
2009-07-15 16:30:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF KDEM ECON HO VT
09VATICAN84HOLY SEE ATTENDENCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 10:09:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA VT
09VATICAN86VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI
[...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...]
2009-08-07 15:19:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT
09VATICAN9NEW MEDIA, ETERNAL MESSAGE: THE HOLY SEE AND THE WEB
[...] (U) Summary: Pope Benedict XVI is now on YouTube. This new channel, the result of collaboration between the Vatican and Google, is the Holy See's latest foray into the world of new media. Concerns persist at the Holy See over the digital divide and web content, but the Vatican's commitment [...]
2009-01-26 17:43:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECPS PHUM VT PGOV KPAO
09VATICAN94TONY BLAIR AND OTHERS SPEAK ON FAITH TO HUGE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) More than one hundred thousand Catholics attended the thirtieth annual meeting of the "Communion and Liberation" (CL) Catholic lay movement from August 23-28 in Rimini (northern Italy),and heard messages from a wide range of international figures. Indeed, according to organizers, the comb [...]
2009-09-04 15:37:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN95INTERFAITH DIATRIBES TURN TO DIALOGUE IN KRAKOW AT ANNUAL
[...] (U) Summary: At the 22nd edition of an annual interfaith dialogue to promote peace, held this year in Krakow with thousands of observers, hundreds of senior religious and political leaders expressed great agreement on themes like food security. They also engaged in some interfaith sniping, un [...]
2009-09-14 14:10:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VT PL
09VATICAN97SYNAGOGUE AND LEFEBVRITES IN THE VATICAN'S FALL AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed September 15 that talks between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See will resume in October. Roughly at the same time, Pope Benedict will visit Rome's main synagogue. If managed properly, these two sepa [...]
2009-09-23 13:47:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF VT
09VIENNA1029GOA LEADERS CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 11:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL BM AU
09VIENNA1032GICNT: AUSTRIA INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 14:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA1035CODEL ROHRABACHER ON CONTACTS WITH PKK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 06:54:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL PTER TU AU
09VIENNA1051UPDATE TO AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 06:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU
09VIENNA1058AUSTRIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN DOLDRUMS, BUT
[...] (C) For many reasons, the present Austrian Government has largely ignored foreign policy since its formation in December 2008. Some of the reasons -- economic crisis, budget cuts, lack of ministerial interest -- are specific to the new government. Others, however -- lack of a long-term goal, popula [...]
2009-08-20 11:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU
09VIENNA1082GOA SUPPORTS U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 11:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL CO AU
09VIENNA1084AUSTRIA: UNSC SUMMIT INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel invitation August 27 to Juergen Meindl, foreign policy advisor to Chancellor Faymann, who was out of town. Ambassador emphasized that President Obama's decision to hold the September 24 UNSC summit on nuclear nonproliferation reflects the high priority he places [...]
2009-08-27 13:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP AU
09VIENNA1089GOA BELIEVES FERRERO-WALDNER COULD WIN UNESCO RACE
[...] (SBU) MFA SecGen Kyrle told the Ambassador August 27 that he does not believe Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will draw enough votes to win the race for the UNESCO Director General position on the first ballot. Kyrle said he expects Austria's Benita Ferrero-Waldner to finish second to [...]
2009-08-28 14:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO EG AU
09VIENNA1096BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA
[...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...]
2009-08-28 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM HR AU
09VIENNA1117AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GYMNICH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 08:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1125AUSTRIA AND THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: VISIT OF
[...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Nunez-Neto's Aug. 27 meetings with Data Protection Office personnel revealed some positive movement in Austrian thinking about the data protection provisions of the PCSC agreement; however, serious concerns remain about the HSPD-6. With the Foreign and Interior Ministri [...]
2009-09-08 13:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1127AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT UNSC NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 06:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP UN AU
09VIENNA115GEORGIA/UNOMIG: AUSTRIA OPPOSES RULE 39 ABKHAZ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 13:33:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG AU
09VIENNA1152AUSTRIA UNDECIDED ON ORAL STATEMENT BEFORE ICJ ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 12:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL ICJ KV AU
09VIENNA1154AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 08:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1170AUSTRIA ON MIDDLE EAST AT IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 14:57:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IAEA AORC AU
09VIENNA1172AUSTRIA: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 15:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA118AUSTRIA: POCS FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy points of contact for NPT issues are as follows: -- Dean Yap, Econ/Pol Counselor; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2201; email: YapJD@state.gov. -- Phil Kaplan, Political Unit Chief; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2114; email: KaplanPW@state.gov. 2. Government [...]
2009-02-03 15:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09VIENNA1188AUSTRIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON FERRERO-WALDNER'S
[...] (U) In a Sept. 14 meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor and Poloff, Austrian MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber expressed "some optimism" about Austrian candidate Benita Ferrero-Waldner's chances. Given that she was the last to declare, Huber thought the GOA had done reasonabl [...]
2009-09-16 09:45:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO EG AU
09VIENNA1189GOA SUPPORTS MANY U.S. PRIORITIES, SHARES ITS
[...] (U) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with Econ/pol Couns and Poloff, MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber gave the GOA's response to Ref A demarche on the upcoming UNGA. Austria supported the non-proliferation initiative but would seek to changes to the draft UNSC resol [...]
2009-09-16 10:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA119AUSTRIANS INFORMED OF FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 07:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA1197AUSTRIA SUPPORTS FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 06:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO KWMN PHUM PREL CG AU
09VIENNA1201RESULTS OF AUSTRIAN APPROACH TO IRAN ON SIX AMCITS
[...] (C) Further to reftels, on Sept. 18 MFA Middle East Director Friedrich Stift reported to Econ/Pol Counselor on the results of an approach by Austrian Ambassador to Iran, Michael Postl, to unidentified contacts in the Iranian Foreign Ministry. 2. (C) Postl reported the following: -- Kian [...]
2009-09-18 11:58:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1217AUSTRIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel message to Austrian MFA Deputy UN Affairs Director Georg Diwald (Director Peter Huber was en route to New York) and Middle East Deputy Director Christoph Meran on Sept. 21. Diwald noted that, sharing U.S. concerns, Austria supported the development of [...]
2009-09-21 14:37:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA1219FURTHER INFORMATION FROM AUSTRIA ON AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 10:35:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1220UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS COULD
[...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) is widely expected to retain first place in Upper Austria's September 27 elections, fueled by the popularity of Governor Josef Puehringer. The Social Democrats (SPO) will remain in second place, but polls show the party's support dropping 3-8 [...]
2009-09-22 11:46:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1230 H1N1: Inside Scoop from Baxter on Vaccination
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Baxter BioSciences (a large U.S. pharma firm, active in central Europe) characterizes Austria as one of the best prepared countries in Europe to deal with a pandemic flu. With only 361 mostly mild cases of H1N1 and no deaths to date, Austria has not put its plan into action. The [...]
2009-09-23 15:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KFLO CASC PREL AU EZ
09VIENNA124GOA ADDRESSES CONTROVERSY OVER ISLAMIC INSTRUCTORS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOA and Austria's official Islamic Faith Community (IFC) announced on February 2 a program designed to improve Islamic education in public schools and end the controversy sparked by a recent study indicating that many Islamic instructors hold views inconsistent with democracy [...]
2009-02-05 12:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA1241AUSTRIA: PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH ABBAS, NETANYAHU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 13:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS AU
09VIENNA1243AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON DETAINED/IMPRISONED AMCITS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 14:41:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR CASC PREL PROP PTER IR AU
09VIENNA1245AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON AMCIT HIKERS DETAINED IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 09:11:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1252UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LOSE BIG
[...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) finished a strong first in the September 27 Upper Austrian elections with a better-than-expected showing, while the Social Democrats (SPO) suffered an historic setback and placed a distant second. The rightwing, populist Freedom Party (FPO) c [...]
2009-09-29 08:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1259AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 13:08:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BM AU
09VIENNA1271AUSTRIA ON PARTICIPATION IN KOSOVO ICJ ORAL
[...] (C) Per Ref A, Amb. Eacho pursued Austrian participation in the Kosovo ICJ oral hearing in an Oct. 2 conversation with Austrian PolDir Stefan Lehne. Lehne reported that, though Austria had signed up to participate, divisions remained within the Ministry and that a final decision had not yet b [...]
2009-10-02 14:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINT KV AU
09VIENNA1333AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 06:45:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU
09VIENNA1337AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING BZO PARTY STRUGGLING AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO) is in disarray one year after the death of charismatic founder and leader Joerg Haider, a controversial figure known for his nationalistic and anti-immigrant views. Though the party remains dominant in its traditional stronghold of Car [...]
2009-10-16 07:07:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1361AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO FIGHT GLOBAL H1N1
[...] Econpoloff delivered reftel demarche requesting assistance to Hubert Hrabcik, Director of Public Health. Hrabcik's office had no substantive response. However, Clemens-Martin Auer for the Ministry of Health told Austrian national television on October 12 that, in the event Austria does not u [...]
2009-10-19 15:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO AU
09VIENNA1366FAYMANN FORAY INTO FOREIGN AFFAIRS: FALLS FLAT
[...] (C) Summary. An attempt by Austrian Chancellor Faymann to assert a role in Austrian EU policy failed within 72 hours and has become another bone of contention between his Social Democrats (SPO) and the People's Party (OVP). On October 16 Faymann unexpectedly announced his support for retainin [...]
2009-10-20 15:13:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU
09VIENNA1378AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] (U) Polchief met October 21 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent, to deliver ref email points and discuss the October 26-27 GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Afghanistan: GAERC participants will discuss the post-election political environmental and how the EU can [...]
2009-10-22 12:54:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1384GOA Nominates Science Minister Hahn as EU Commissioner
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 12:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1389Austria Halfhearted on H1N1 Vaccination
[...] Austria begins vaccinating its healthcare personnel (around 280,000 persons) this week on a voluntary basis. Vaccine developer Baxter has delivered 500,000 doses of "Celvapan" to the health authorities for a 2-shot immunization. According to a Health Ministry (MOH) survey, 30-35% of register [...]
2009-10-28 13:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA139GOA DEBATING POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the MFA, Interior Ministry, and Defense Ministry are discussing options for supporting the Afghanistan mission. No decisions have been made, but support for the UNODC and a contribution to election security are among the options under discussion. An MFA contac [...]
2009-02-10 08:27:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1390BACKGROUND TO NOMINATION OF JOHANNES HAHN AS
[...] (U) Summary. Johannes Hahn, Austria's EU Commissioner-designate, is a compromise candidate chosen by the Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) to end a damaging political fight. Hahn has had a mixed reputation as Science and Research Minister (since 2007). He has been willing to t [...]
2009-10-28 13:49:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN AU
09VIENNA1401AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR WILL TRAVEL TO MOSCOW TO
[...] Chancellor Faymann will travel to Moscow November 10-11 for meetings with PM Putin and President Medvedev, the first Moscow visit by an Austrian Chancellor since 2005. Juergen Meindl, diplomatic advisor to the Chancellor, told us November 2 that the Putin meeting will focus on economic issues [...]
2009-11-03 06:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RU AU
09VIENNA141AUSTRIA: MFA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 11:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KGIC AU
09VIENNA1413GOA SHARES USG CONCERNS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 10:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL AU
09VIENNA1419AUSTRIA: ASYLUM REFORMS DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE DEPORTATION IN
[...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Parliament on October 21 adopted a set of reforms designed to facilitate the detention and deportation of unsuccessful asylum applicants. Many asylum seekers apply in Austria after passing through another EU country, and the reforms are designed in large part to exped [...]
2009-11-05 13:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1421AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. ICSC CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 14:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA1426AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION STUDY SHOWS TURKS LAGGING
[...] (U) Summary: A recent study by the Interior Ministry indicates that Turks in Austria are lagging behind other immigrants in terms of integration. According to the study, Turks feel less integrated than other immigrants, believe they face more discrimination, and tend to identify themselves as [...]
2009-11-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1427AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF BELARUS SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 13:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBO PREL EUN PHUM AU
09VIENNA1431VWP: AUSTRIANS SEEK FURTHER DATA PRIVACY
[...] (U) Amb. Helmut Tichy, MFA Deputy Legal Advisor, reported to Econ/Pol Counselor October 22 that an inter-ministerial meeting on Oct. 22 had not agreed to seek a negotiating mandate for conclusion of PCSC or HSPD-6 agreements. The Austrian Data Protection Office (DPO) continues to have concern [...]
2009-11-06 14:15:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1442AUSTRIA INCSR PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 12:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1447Faymann In Moscow: Austria Reaffirms South Stream Interest;
[...] (U) Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann discussed energy and transportation issues with Russian President Medvedev and PM Putin during a November 10-11 trip to Moscow. According to press reports, the Medvedev meeting was a brief courtesy visit while the Putin meeting was a three-hour discussi [...]
2009-11-13 12:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PREL AU RS
09VIENNA1448AUSTRIA 2009-2010 INCSR PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 13:28:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1450STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Richard Kessler, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA),and David Fite, HCFA Staff Member, discussed the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna November 9 with GOA officials and MPs from key political parties. The Staffdel emphasized that the U.S. seeks to en [...]
2009-11-13 14:25:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS EUN IR AU
09VIENNA1451AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 14:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1464OFID, Austrian Government Undecided On IDLO Director
[...] Post conveyed ref A talking points to Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) through the office of Director General Suleiman Al-Herbish. 2. An Austrian MFA rep (Mr. Georg Diwald) told us the GoA has not made a decision on the IDLO di [...]
2009-11-18 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENNA1470AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Polchief discussed reftel points November 18 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Zimburg said the GOA supports the USG's priorities for the new Afghan Government. The GOA agrees on the need to work with President Karzai, despit [...]
2009-11-19 13:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF AU
09VIENNA1478New Leadership in Vienna Wiesenthal Institute
[...] (U) As a result of the dispute between the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute (VWI) and the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG) over access to the IKG's archives, which had triggered the resignation of the VWI leadership in August (reftel),the VWI elected a new board in early November. Law historian Georg [...]
2009-11-20 12:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1480AUSTRIA TO MAKE ORAL PRESENTATION AT KOSOVO ICJ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 13:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL ICJ KV AU
09VIENNA1491AUSTRIA: SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EU GR MK PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1492AUSTRIA TO STAY THE COURSE ON EUFOR, OHR
[...] (U) Polchief met November 20 with Thomas Schnoell, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe, and Karl Prummer, MFA Unit Chief for European Security Policy, to discuss reftel points on EUFOR and seek GOA views on the transition from the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to the EU Special Repre [...]
2009-11-23 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU BK AU
09VIENNA15Gas Dispute -- OMV Sees No Short-Term Solution;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Austrian energy company OMV announced early January 7 that Russian natural gas deliveries to Austria have come to a standstill. For the medium term (about three months),OMV's subsidiary EconGas -- which supplies customers -- can compensate from its storage (1.7 bcm),domestic pr [...]
2009-01-07 11:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV EPET PREL AU
09VIENNA1511AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN, STILL
[...] (C) In place of the Ambassador, who was traveling in country, the DCM met November 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, to discuss reftel points. The DCM emphasized that the U.S. is looking for allies and partners to make strong public statements of support following the announcemen [...]
2009-11-25 11:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1514AUSTRIAN MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR STEPS
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor, MFA Middle East Deputy Director Meran called into question the utility of sanctions as a next step in dealing with Iran's nuclear program. Without contesting the lack of a positive Iranian response to U.S./P-5 1 initiatives over the last yea [...]
2009-11-25 16:06:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR
09VIENNA1520VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP): AUSTRIAN INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary. The Austrian Interior Ministry has suggested that Austrian experts could put forward specific ideas on the text of the draft PCSC agreement during their proposed Washington visit. Although this would be outside a formal negotiating process, it would move the substantive discussio [...]
2009-11-27 14:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1524AUSTRIA: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
[...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following nominees for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: 2. Yavuz Kuscu. Kuscu is the current owner of TVG Consulting GmbH & TVG European Air Alliance. He is also the President of the Austro-Turkish Trade Association. TVG was established in [...]
2009-11-30 14:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO AU
09VIENNA153AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE
[...] Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually re [...]
2009-02-11 16:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09VIENNA1533GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE MAIDEN VISIT
[...] (C) The German Embassy describes FonMin Westerwelle's Nov. 25 maiden visit to Austria as partly designed to strengthen the new Minster's standing and image vis-a-vis Chancellor Merkel and as part of a larger Westerwelle effort to improve Germany's standing with smaller EU member states. His d [...]
2009-12-02 14:22:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ENRG IR GM AU
09VIENNA1534Previewing Austria's Johannes Hahn as EU Regional Policy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers political background on Johannes Hahn, the 51-year-old Vienna native slated to become European Commissioner for Regional Policy in the second Barroso cabinet. Hahn, who has served as GoA science/higher education minister since 2007, was a surprise candidate fo [...]
2009-12-02 14:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AU EUN
09VIENNA1539AUSTRIAN FOREIGN AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES
[...] (C) Summary. MFA contacts reported to Econ/Pol Counselor Dec. 2 that after the proposed next round of informal discussions the MFA and Interior Ministry were determined to push the already drafted negotiating mandate for the VWP-related agreements to the cabinet for a decision. They have al [...]
2009-12-03 13:28:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1541GOA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA; EU SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 13:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BM AU
09VIENNA1543AUSTRIA'S OMV SAYS NO INVESTMENTS IN IRANIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OMV says it does not currently have investments or activities in Iran's oil/gas sector anywhere approaching ISA (Iran Sanctions Act) thresholds. The Austrian government has publicly reaffirmed its line against new investments in Iranian energy. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November [...]
2009-12-03 14:35:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU
09VIENNA1547MISPLACED HOPES FOR NEW U.S. OFFER AT COPENHAGEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 13:40:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1549AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN: MODEST, BUT REAL, PROGRESS
[...] (C) Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger publicly affirmed Dec. 2 that Austria would make a contribution to the civilian effort in Afghanistan. To consider Austria's specific contribution, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, and Defense met that same day. Readouts of that [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA1551AUSTRIAN MINISTER WELCOMES USG SHIFTS ON CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador reinforced USG climate positions with Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovich in advance of Copenhagen. While agreeing that Europe and U.S. need to present a positive, united front and keep pressure on developing countries, he expressed hope for a significantly highe [...]
2009-12-04 15:13:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1552BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN
[...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...]
2009-12-07 15:17:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU
09VIENNA1556AUSTRIA: BURGENLANDERS REMAIN EU-SKEPTICS, DESPITE BENEFITS
[...] Summary: Burgenland, Austria's smallest and poorest province, has benefitted enormously from EU membership and the opening of the Hungarian border at the end of the Cold War. Local members of Austria's two governing parties - the Social Democrats (SPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) - a [...]
2009-12-10 07:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN AU
09VIENNA156AUSTRIA: CONSULTATIONS ON COMPLIANCE WITH 9/11 ACT
[...] Econ/Pol Counselor met Feb. 13 with MFA Director for Justice and Home Affairs, Dr. Johann Brieger, to relay the information/requests in Reftels A and B. 2. 9/11 Requirements Consultations: Brieger said that, based on preliminary consultations within the GoA, the proposed dates (March 23-24) [...]
2009-02-13 10:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PBTS KCRM CVIS CMGT PREL AU
09VIENNA1570AUSTRIA MOVES FURTHER TOWARD EUPOL SUPPORT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:05:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA1577EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH
[...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...]
2009-12-14 15:00:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
09VIENNA1588ISRAELI DEFMIN DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN
[...] (U) Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy PM Barak met with Chancellor Faymann, President Fischer, DefMin Darabos, and FM Spindelegger during a low-key December 14-15 visit to Vienna. During a joint press conference after their meeting, Barak and Darabos emphasized their support for a two-state [...]
2009-12-17 14:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS IS IR AU
09VIENNA1593AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN WOULD RAISE GERMAN LANGUAGE
[...] (U) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),on December 15 officially released a summary of a national integration plan primarily designed to strengthen German language requirements for immigrants. Fekter said the plan would be submitted for cabinet approva [...]
2009-12-21 06:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1594AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING PARTIES JOIN FORCES
[...] (U) Summary: The rightwing Freedom Party (FPO) and the Carinthia branch of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO - an FPO splinter party) announced December 16 that they had agreed to join forces. The move will bolster the FPO, which has been attracting a growing number of voters with it [...]
2009-12-21 06:52:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1602Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions
[...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...]
2009-12-22 09:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU
09VIENNA1604Agreement on Financing of Jewish Cemetery Renovation and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 14:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1606Austria H1N1 Update: New Cases Down; Unused Vaccine
[...] The number of new H1N1 infections appears to be slowing in Austria. In the week prior to December 16, health authorities estimated approximately 24,000 new infections, a decline from 45,000 infections the previous week. The total number of infections is now approximately 250,000. The number [...]
2009-12-23 09:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA1620AUSTRIA RECEIVES 1267 PRE-NOTIFICATION LISTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 08:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN
09VIENNA168AUSTRIAN MFA SECURITY POLICY DIRECTOR ON RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Newly appointed Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (former Amb. to Belgrade) told Econ/Pol Counselor March 13 that Austria has considerable skepticism toward Russia's proposals for a new European security structure. Acknowledging that Moscow had offered few details, Jand [...]
2009-02-17 11:19:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL RS AU
09VIENNA182MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA
[...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...]
2009-02-19 12:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV
09VIENNA189AUSTRIA: VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 23-24
[...] (U) Poloff discussed GAERC points on February 18 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira offered the following views: 2. (C) Afghanistan: Famira said the European Commission would wait to hear the brief of the EU's Special Representative to Afghanistan and would discuss their [...]
2009-02-20 10:56:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA190AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS ON MAURITANIA, BUT SUPPORTS THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 11:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENNA193AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT
[...] Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald, MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity, Austria would respect the independence of the Internationa [...]
2009-02-20 15:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA216AUSTRIA: CHARISMATIC GOVERNOR DOMINATES SALZBURG
[...] (U) Summary: Gabi Burgstaller, the charismatic governor of Salzburg Province, is expected to lead the Social Democrats (SPO) to a first place finish in the March 1 provincial elections. After the vote, Burgstaller is likely to renew the SPO's alliance with the conservative People's Party (OVP [...]
2009-02-25 14:07:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA238AUSTRIA CONSIDERING OFFERING AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING
[...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel A points on the USG Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review February 25 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA director for East Asia and the Pacific. Polchief noted that Austrian FM Spindelegger had stated publicly at the GAERC in Brussels February 23 and again in Vienna the f [...]
2009-02-27 13:49:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA241AUSTRIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 16:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09VIENNA243STATE ELECTIONS BLOW TO SOCIAL DEMOCRATS; BOOST TO
[...] (U) The right populist BZOE in Carinthia and FPO in Salzburg scored significant gains in elections March 1 at the expense of the Social Democrats. The BZOE's surprise success will strengthen that party in the near term. Immediate national implications are likely to be minimal, but the positi [...]
2009-03-02 13:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA251GOA CONTINUES TO OPPOSE ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 13:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA270Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...]
2009-03-10 06:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PREL IR AU
09VIENNA295AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] Polchief met with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, March 11 to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC and GYMNICH. Famira offered the following views: -- Montenegro: The GOA is in favor of submitting Montenegro's EU application to the European Commission for its formal op [...]
2009-03-12 13:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL SU MW BO AU
09VIENNA297SYRIAN EXILE POLITICIAN ON PLANS FOR NEW PARTY,
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request. A Syrian exile politician resident in Vienna, Marwan Hammoud, briefed Econ/Pol Counselor March 10 on plans to establish a new, democratic Syrian opposition party that would operate both in Syria and abroad and on plans by a coalition of parties to establish a c [...]
2009-03-13 06:26:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL SY AU
09VIENNA306AUSTRIA: MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR ON MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: CDA and Polchief met March 13 with Ralph Scheide, MFA Middle East Director, to discuss Middle East policy and Scheide's planned visit to Washington and New York March 20 to April 3. Scheide expressed views that could be contrary to USG Middle East policy, suggesting that a Palest [...]
2009-03-16 13:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU SY AF AU
09VIENNA307AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...]
2009-03-17 08:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU
09VIENNA314MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 09:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN AU
09VIENNA317LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Name: Walter Feichtinger DOB: November 13, [...]
2009-03-19 10:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA326AUSTRIA WILL ISSUE UNSC STATEMENT SUPPORTING
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 20 to Peter Huber, MFA Head of International Organizations. Huber replied that the GOA would make a statement in support of AMISOM at the March 20 UNSC meeting on Somalia, as well as endorse the EU statement on the issue. 2. Huber said the GOA support [...]
2009-03-20 15:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO AU SO
09VIENNA345AUSTRIA SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT KFOR FORCE LEVELS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 15:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AU
09VIENNA346AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 07:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU
09VIENNA359AUSTRIAN MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Charge' called on Austrian MFA Political Director Stefan Lehne March 26 to review reftel points, stressing that given its role in the Security Council, Austrian action would draw particular attention. 2. (C) On Afghanistan, Lehne reported that internal GoA discussions were moving ahead [...]
2009-03-27 06:11:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AFDB AU
09VIENNA361S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP
[...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...]
2009-03-27 07:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU
09VIENNA362RIGHT WING PARTY RUNNING ANTI-MUSLIM VIENNA
[...] (C) Summary: Austria's right wing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is utilizing an anti-Muslim message to fuel its campaign to unseat Vienna's Social Democratic (SPO) Mayor Michael Haupl. The FPO has posted placards around town associating Haupl with "mosques and minarets" and asserting that F [...]
2009-03-27 10:02:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA37AUSTRIAN VIEW ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 16:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS AU
09VIENNA379ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...]
2009-03-30 14:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU
09VIENNA381TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA AVOIDS
[...] (C) Summary: The international movement of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen is represented in Austria by a cultural foundation, a high school, and a newspaper. While Gulenists in Austria are openly critical of the Turkish secular state, they avoid controversies over Muslim integration [...]
2009-03-30 15:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU AU
09VIENNA383AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (U) In response to reftel A, and following up on reftel B conversation between Charge and Austrian PolDir Lehne, Econ/Pol Counselor and Polchief met March 30 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. E/P Couns stressed that while the media had been focusing on the in [...]
2009-03-31 07:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU
09VIENNA401SERBIAN FM TELLS AUSTRIANS BELGRADE MUST
[...] (C) Summary: Serbian FM Jeremic said during a March 30 visit to Vienna that the Serbian government had to "recalibrate" its European perspective, as the economic crisis had sapped the EU's enthusiasm for enlargement. According to an MFA contact, Jeremic claimed in his meeting with Austrian FM [...]
2009-04-02 11:39:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV SR AU
09VIENNA403LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD name for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Probst First name: Christian D [...]
2009-04-02 15:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA404AUSTRIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 06:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN AU
09VIENNA428AUSTRIA WOULD SUPPORT UNSCR ON NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 14:56:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN AU
09VIENNA437AUSTRIA'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Polchief discussed Ref A request on April 6 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Acting Director for East Asia and the Pacific (which includes Afghanistan under the MFA's schema). Bilek noted that, as reported reftels B-D, the GOA is considering providing training for Afghan police and judges outside of [...]
2009-04-09 15:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA44AUSTRIAN FORMIN RULES OUT IRAN ENERGY CONTRACTS
[...] SUMMARY: Austria's new foreign minister has made the clearest public statement yet of GOA opposition to energy contracts with Iran under the present diplomatic situation. He also reaffirmed GOA support for the Nabucco pipeline and expressed confidence the consortium will secure gas from the Ca [...]
2009-01-14 08:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PREL AU IR
09VIENNA449LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: MEDICAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Schachner First name: Stefan Fr [...]
2009-04-15 13:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA483AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] (U) Polchief met April 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Iran: There will be no debate on Iran. The EU will adopt a set of conclusions supporting the new U.S. approach to Iran an [...]
2009-04-23 10:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA496TURKISH FM RAISES EU ACCESSION, PKK IN VIENNA
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 16 visit to Vienna, Turkish FM Babacan urged GOA leaders to avoid speaking out against Turkey's EU accession bid and told reporters that Turkey would be a very different country by the time it was ready to join the EU. Babacan, who met with Austrian President Fisc [...]
2009-04-24 15:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EUN TU AM AJ CY AU
09VIENNA503CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...]
2009-04-28 06:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU
09VIENNA507AUSTRIAN PLANS FOR GICNT 2009 PLENARY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 14:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC AU
09VIENNA516NIAG 9041: ALLEGED TRANSFER OF AUSTRIAN-ORIGIN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS TO IRANIAN ENTITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 13:56:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC AU IR
09VIENNA519MGSF01: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM ONE CASE OF H1N1
[...] On April 29, Austrian authorities announced that a 28-year old female, traveling from Guatemala through Mexico City with a three-day stopover in Miami, reported a fever on arrival at Vienna International Airport and was hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. She has apparently recovered and c [...]
2009-04-30 15:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENNA53AUSTRIA DOES NOT FORESEE APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 15:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY AU
09VIENNA530ASAD DISCUSSES U.S. RELATIONS, MEPP AND WINS GOA
[...] (C) Summary: Syrian President al-Asad told GOA leaders during an April 27-28 visit to Vienna that he is optimistic about the new U.S. Administration, but maintained that President Obama has one year to turn around U.S.-Syrian relations. He said the new Israeli government must demonstrate a wi [...]
2009-05-04 13:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM SY IS AU
09VIENNA553Gas Regulators On Lessons Learned From Russia-Ukraine
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post recently attended a closed-door workshop for European regulators on "Experiences from the January 2009 gas crisis" hosted by Austrian energy regulator E-Control. The workshop's central findings (as summarized by E-Control head Walter Boltz): -- Europe suffered more from poor [...]
2009-05-07 15:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL AU EUN
09VIENNA558Austria's Strategic Repositioning of Embassies/Consulates
[...] Austria will open a new embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, with construction beginning by the end of 2009, as part of a strategic decision to support Austria's growing energy business and other activities in the Caucasus/Caspian region. Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said the new embassy wo [...]
2009-05-08 12:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT ODIP AU
09VIENNA577AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 07:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA584AUSTRIAN PLANNING FOR AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTION
[...] (C) Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (protect) told E/P Counselor May 14 that the Ministry's efforts to arrange an Austria contribution to Afghanistan stabilization and development efforts were moving slowly, facing both domestic and external obstacles. Jandl noted that def [...]
2009-05-15 14:56:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA592LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ALOIS DOHR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of [...]
2009-05-18 15:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA603AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES "ANTI-SEMITISM" IN
[...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Faymann on May 18 denounced Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) as a "hatemonger" and said the FPO was trying to stir up anti-Semitism with a campaign ad promising to veto EU membership for Israel (and Turkey). Leaders from [...]
2009-05-20 07:45:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA606AUSTRIA HAS LOW-KEY INVOLVEMENT WITH CUBA
[...] (C) The Austrian government participates in the EU's "broad dialogue" with Cuba, which was officially revived in June 2008 after a period of suspension. Human rights and democracy are part of this dialogue. According to Austria's MFA, GoA officials also raise human rights issues "when approp [...]
2009-05-20 15:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL AU
09VIENNA631DOMESTIC AND EU POLICY COMPLICATIONS DELAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 12:40:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNESCO AU
09VIENNA638AUSTRIA: MI-17 HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 08:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL SMIG PK AU
09VIENNA650AUSTRIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL
[...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points June 2 with Thomas Schnoll, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe. Schnoll said the GOA strongly agrees that Kosovo should attend the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),noting that Kosovo has participated in meetings between EU members and regional states. [...]
2009-06-03 14:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV MD AU
09VIENNA653AUSTRIAN ARMS CONTROL PLANS: CTBT, IAEA SAL LAB;
[...] (C) Summary. Austrian MFA Disarmament Chief Alexander Marschik provided an overview of MFA arms control priorities. He reported FonMin Spindelegger's keen interest in meeting Secretary Clinton to discuss strategies for advancing CTBT entry-into-force (EIF),stressing GoA flexibility and ope [...]
2009-06-04 06:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MARR KNNP AU
09VIENNA655LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ERNST ALBRECHT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Albrecht First name: Ernst Date [...]
2009-06-04 13:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA659AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING PARTY EXPECTED TO GAIN IN EU
[...] (U) Summary: The rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is expected to place third in the June 7 elections for the European Parliament with about 17 percent of the vote, nearly three times the share it drew in the 2004 elections. The governing Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP [...]
2009-06-05 08:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EUN EP AU
09VIENNA66AUSTRIA: US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU
[...] (SBU) On January 16, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche in separate farewell calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger and MFA Secretary General Kyrle. 2. (SBU) FM Spindelegger and SG Kyrle listened carefully to reftel points and expressed appreciation for the information. Both st [...]
2009-01-16 17:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS
09VIENNA671LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: SCHUCK, THIEL,
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Schuck First name: Thomas Date [...]
2009-06-08 14:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA688LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: COMBINED
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Gabmayer First name: Peter Date [...]
2009-06-09 14:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA689ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON THE CORFU MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE EU NATO AU
09VIENNA690AUSTRIA PLANS DANUBE/BLACK SEA INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has made a Danube-Black Sea (to include the Caucasus) initiative a centerpiece of his foreign policy agenda, but has said little in public about the initiative's content. Conversations with numerous MFA officials and Austrian academics suggest that Sp [...]
2009-06-09 14:55:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU
09VIENNA691SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. RICE
[...] (U) Embassy Vienna looks forward to your visit, Amb. Rice, which will give us the opportunity to review significant UNSC issues with the Austrian government and to take a broad look at the bilateral relationship. After a quick survey of Austria's political scene, this cable takes a closer look [...]
2009-06-10 07:49:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA RICE AU
09VIENNA693AUSTRIA NONCOMITTAL ON CANDIDACY FOR ICSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 10:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA697AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 14:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA70Austrian Muslim and Jewish Responses to Israeli Military
[...] The Israeli military action in Gaza has triggered a controversy between the Austrian Jewish and Islamic communities due to their support for Israel and the Palestinians, respectively. In recent weeks, the Jewish Community (IKG) publicly lobbied for support of the Israeli military action, whil [...]
2009-01-21 07:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA712AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION IN GICNT 2009 PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 06:28:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA733AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: SEVENTH CASE CONFIRMED, BUT NO ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
[...] Austrian authorities report seven total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. Director for Public Health Hubert Hrabcik confirmed the seventh case, a woman from Salzburg who had returned from a visit to the U.S. Health authorities said that her case is "mild" and she is responding w [...]
2009-06-18 11:33:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO PREL MG AU
09VIENNA735Food Security: Austria Supportive But Unable To Increase
[...] (SBU) Embassy reps shared ref A points with relevant stakeholders in Austria's MFA (Ministry of European and International Affairs) and Ministry of Agriculture / Environment. We followed up with Manfred Schnitzer from of MFA Development Assistance/Program Planning Department, who expressed str [...]
2009-06-19 06:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENNA748AUSTRIA: STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 12:06:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF AU
09VIENNA75AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...]
2009-01-21 14:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALAU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF
09VIENNA755UN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ASUTRIAN
[...] (C) Summary. UN Ambassador Susan Rice met separately with Austrian President Fischer and Foreign Minister Spindelegger on June 15. Charge accompanied Amb. Rice to both meetings. Fischer and Spindelegger were both joined by aides, as well as Austrian Ambassador to the UN Mayr-Harting. Both [...]
2009-06-23 09:33:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALUSUN PREL AU
09VIENNA763Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...]
2009-06-23 14:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC
09VIENNA77LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIANS TO ATTEND AFB
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last Name: KLUG First Name: Sebastian [...]
2009-01-21 15:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09VIENNA78AUSTRIA: GAZA TO DOMINATE JANUARY 26-27 GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PREL PGOV AU
09VIENNA782US EMBASSY AUSTRIA RESCINDS JULY 4TH INVITATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 12:30:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDODIP PREL IR
09VIENNA783RUSSIAN FONMIN LAVROV: BILATERAL TALKS IN VIENNA
[...] (C) Summary. Russian FonMin Lavrov's bilateral discussions with the GoA on June 23 focused on European security structures, energy, and Iran, with the Russians taking a generally critical line on western/U.S. initiatives. Lavrov's visit also included the symbolic return of some Austrian arch [...]
2009-06-29 09:18:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL RU AU
09VIENNA787OSCE: AUSTRIAN FONMIN UNDERLINES NEED TO RETAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has stressed the need to include the U.S. in an European security architecture and to retain the OSCE as the "central forum for the European security dialogue." Speaking on the margins of the of the informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu June 27-28, Spin [...]
2009-06-29 14:39:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AU
09VIENNA807Austria Supportive on DPRK/1874 Implementation
[...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche (on implementing DPRK sanctions contained in UNSCR 1874) to Sabine Staffelmayr, coordinator for North Korea policy at the Austrian MFA (Ministry for European and International Affairs). We delivered ref B demarche (on financial safeguards / sanctions) to Eli [...]
2009-07-02 07:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ECON EFIN PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN AU
09VIENNA825GOA INPUT ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AGENDA, RUSSIAN
[...] (U) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and Austria-only points to Dr. Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Austrian Economic Ministry's Export Control Division, who will lead Austria's delegation to the Australia Group (AG) 2009 plenary session in Paris. Krehlik welcomed USG coordination on [...]
2009-07-06 14:02:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW AU
09VIENNA836AUSTRIA PROVIDES LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS NOTE
[...] (U) Austrian MFA delivered an electronic copy of a Diplomatic Note, dated 3 July 2009, on lost and stolen passports to the Embassy on July 7. Operative text follows: Begin text (Complimentary opening) The Ministry has noted the U.S. statutory requirements set forth in the implementing [...]
2009-07-08 08:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL PTER PGOV PBTS AU
09VIENNA840AUSTRIA RECONSIDERS REJECTION OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) Two sources in recent weeks have reported that the GoA is reconsidering its rejection of Guantanamo detainees for resettlement. In a July 2 meeting with Charge, Bernhard Wrabetz Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, reported that the GoA was taking another look at its position. He pl [...]
2009-07-09 10:02:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AU
09VIENNA845AUSTRIA WORRIED ABOUT IRAN SANCTIONS DEBATE
[...] (C) In an introductory call July 9, incoming Diplomatic Advisor to the Chancellor Juergen Meindl (protect) told Charge that the GoA is concerned about what it expects to be a contentious discussion in both the UNSC and the EU about further sanctions on Iran, should Tehran fail to respond to re [...]
2009-07-10 11:05:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR AU
09VIENNA854AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 10:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RS AU
09VIENNA863AUSTRIA / UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) RESULTS OF USG REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to -- Elisabeth Ottawa, Austria's terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) -- Alfred Lejsek, Head of the MoF's Financial Markets Unit; and -- MFA International Security Co [...]
2009-07-14 15:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC AU
09VIENNA868LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-14-09
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Raab First name: Helmut Date of [...]
2009-07-15 10:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA878LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-16-09
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Furtner First name: David Date [...]
2009-07-17 07:04:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA89AUSTRIA ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) Summary. In a Jan. 21 meeting with senior Embassy staff, Austrian MFA and Interior Ministry officials proposed that a U.S. delegation visit Vienna in either the second week of February or the first or second week of March for consultations focused on Austrian concerns about U.S. data prot [...]
2009-01-22 15:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PBTS PTER KCRM PREL AU
09VIENNA891AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: 54 CONFIRMED CASES, STILL NO SPECIAL
[...] As of July 29, Austrian authorities report 54 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of infected persons has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Most cases have been discovered after Austrians returned home from tourist destinations all over the world (t [...]
2009-07-20 15:13:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KFLU PREL MG AU
09VIENNA895AUSTRIANS WARY OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. ROLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 10:27:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN GG AU
09VIENNA912AUSTRIA: EU TO DISCUSS AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATION AT
[...] (C) Polchief discussed agenda items for the July 27-28 GAERC on July 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira said GAERC participants will discuss EU-Iran relations in light of the latest election and the crackdown on protesters. They will consider options for handling the in [...]
2009-07-22 14:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN IR IC AU
09VIENNA917LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-23-09
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Worgotter First name: Caroline [...]
2009-07-23 10:06:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA923AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED
[...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...]
2009-07-24 09:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA926AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 14:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU
09VIENNA950AUSTRIA OPPOSES LIBYAN UNAMID PROPOSAL; SEES NO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 09:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO SU AU
09VIENNA97AUSTRIA REITERATES FIRM "NO" ON GUANTANAMO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 16:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PREL AU
09VIENNA974AUSTRIAN MPs TO INVESTIGATE ESPIONAGE CHARGES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Austrian Parliament on July 14 decided to establish an investigative committee to look into a series of espionage allegations implicating MPs, Austrian intelligence officials, and Kazakh authorities. The committee will begin deliberations August 26 and is expecte [...]
2009-08-03 12:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU
09VIENNA987Dispute Threatens Future of Vienna Wiesenthal Institute
[...] (U) Summary: The entire seven-member board of the Vienna Simon Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI) resigned in late July in a dispute over access to the archives of Vienna's official Jewish Community. VWI board members assert that the Jewish Community reneged on an earlier promise [...]
2009-08-04 13:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA989Austria H1N1 Update: 169 Confirmed Cases; Health
[...] As of August 4, Austrian authorities report 169 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. 154 of these cases have been reported since July. Only around five infections are in-country transmissions of the virus; most persons brought the virus back from vacation. So far, all patien [...]
2009-08-04 14:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA998AUSTRIA UNLIKELY TO MAKE PRESENTATION AT MTCR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 13:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU
09VIENTIANE112CHINA'S DOMINANT INVESTMENT PRESENCE IN NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese investment, and often demographic presence, in the northern Lao provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo dominates visitors' impressions and still appears to be growing rapidly. While many local government officials are clearly sensitive to the appearance of being [...]
2009-03-06 09:32:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALCN ECON ETRD LA PREL EINV
09VIENTIANE113CORRECTED COPY - COKE PREPARING RETURN TO LAOS
[...] (SBU) On March 3 econoff met with Bjorn Jensen, Director of Strategic Planning for Coca Cola in Southeast and West Asia and Ernest Bower, founder and previous head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, who is currently a partner in a Washington-based consulting firm. According to Mr. Jensen, C [...]
2009-03-11 06:30:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL LA
09VIENTIANE120LAOS AND U.S. DISCUSS BASIC PROCEDDURES FOR LAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 07:36:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC KCRM LA PREL
09VIENTIANE138DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 07:24:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM LA BM
09VIENTIANE168INFORMING LAO MFA: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 08:37:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE1702009 LAO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] Information below is in response to reftel questions: --Yes, the Lao central government is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance funded using fiscal year 2009 (FY09) funds. --The Lao Government (GOL) budget, a summary of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal year, and a proj [...]
2009-04-07 03:47:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL
09VIENTIANE179IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5%
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...]
2009-04-10 06:48:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09VIENTIANE184DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 08:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE202DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: ADB CAPITAL INCREASE
[...] Econoff delivered points in ref A to MFA Department of Economic Affairs Director General Latsamy Keomany. Mr. Latsamy agreed the planned 200% general capital increase was a good idea, and also agreed anti-corruption measures were useful, although hard to implement. Mr. Latsamy promised to s [...]
2009-04-29 07:07:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB LA
09VIENTIANE227DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: URGING AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S
[...] (SBU) A/DCM met with MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth May 14 to deliver subject demarche. Neither DDG Kham-Inh nor his Director General had been available earlier in the week. By the time the meeting took place, media reports had begun to circulate that Aung [...]
2009-05-13 09:47:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALBM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE251LAOS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] On May 22 the Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Director General of External Finance, Dr. Bounleua Sinxayvoravong. He confirmed that Laos had completed the necessary paperwork and would submit a yes vote for Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. HUSO [...]
2009-05-27 05:07:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL KV LA
09VIENTIANE263LAOS:WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] Per reftel request, on June 3 econoff met with the MFA's UN Division Director Viengsavanh Sipraseuth. Ms. Viengsavanh indicated that she would be in touch with the Lao UN mission to discuss the election and that the Government of Laos was interested in supporting its friends and partners. Al [...]
2009-06-02 10:43:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA LA
09VIENTIANE264LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]
2009-06-02 10:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE268LAO DEFENSE ATTACHE TO ARRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Lao Defense Attache COL Kenekeo Pholsena is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2009, to take up his post as the first Lao Defense Attache in the United States since the 1975 change of government in Laos. COL Kenekeo is an important choice: he is a [...]
2009-06-03 10:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLA MARR MASS PINR PREL
09VIENTIANE289MGSF01: FIRST LAO H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED
[...] (SBU) Lao PDR's first case of H1N1 influenza was confirmed on June 16 by the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). The patient is an adult male Australian citizen who developed influenza-like symptoms two days after returning to Lao PDR, where he works, from Australia. The [...]
2009-06-17 10:37:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE29CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA IN LAOS FOR APPF MEETS LAO
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. House Asia Subcommittee Chairman Faleomavaega, in Vientiane to attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) reviewed the U.S.-Laos bilateral relationship with the Lao Prime Minister, Acting Foreign Minister, and Deputy National Assembly Speaker. In each of his thr [...]
2009-01-16 10:31:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALETRD LA OREP PARM PREL
09VIENTIANE291Lao Government Issues Long-Awaited Decree on Associations
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister's Office has officially released the text of the new decree on the formation of non-profit associations in Laos, opening the door for Lao-run civil society organizations to register legally. Issued on April 29th, the decree will permit the formation of non-pro [...]
2009-06-18 09:39:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL LA
09VIENTIANE293IRF VISITS PROVINCIAL LAOS TO GAUGE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May, DRL Office of International Religious Freedom (DRL/IRF) officer traveled with PolOff through three northern provinces - Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, and Luang Namtha - to assess religious freedom conditions. Predictably, the further away the officers traveled from Vientiane [...]
2009-06-19 05:07:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI LA
09VIENTIANE295LAOS: FOOD SECURITY TIED TO IMPROVING NUTRITION
[...] Summary: Per reftel, DCM discussed U.S. food security goals with acting Director General Tieng Boupha of the MFA. Mr. Boupha noted that achieving food security is critical for Laos to achieve its own development goals and anticipates the Government will support the new U.S. initiative. A Sen [...]
2009-06-22 02:35:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE303LAOS H1N1 INFLUENZA UPDATE: THREE CASES CONFIRMED
[...] Laos' second and third cases of H1N1 influenza were confirmed this week. The two new cases are members of an American family that had just arrived from the U.S. for a visit. The elevated body temperature of the young Amcit son was picked up by an airport thermal scanner on arrival in Vientia [...]
2009-06-24 07:58:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE306LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL
[...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...]
2009-06-25 10:22:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE312GOL TO CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER UNSCR 1874
[...] (C) On June 29, Assistant Foreign Minister (and ASEAN Senior Official for Laos) Alounkeo Kittikhoun told Ambassador that Laos will, of course, carry out its obligations under UNSCR 1874, including a report to the Security Council on what actions Laos has taken. Ambassador delivered the points [...]
2009-06-30 10:40:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE PHUM KN BM LA
09VIENTIANE335STAFFDEL LEE: GOL SHOWS OFF HMONG RESETTLEMENT SITE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials accompanied House Foreign Affairs Committee professional staff member Jessica Lee and Ambassador to the Phalak village Hmong resettlement site. Phalak is used to settle Lao Hmong who return from detainment in Thailand but d [...]
2009-07-10 09:16:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLA PHUM PREF PREL SOCI TH
09VIENTIANE389 SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...]
2009-08-07 10:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE399LAOS REACTION TO ASSK VERDICT
[...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs ASEAN Department's Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth told Poloff that the ASEAN Charter's principle of non-interference in internal affairs of member countries precluded ASEAN from engaging Burma on the outcome of the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). [...]
2009-08-17 10:48:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE406SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...]
2009-08-20 10:58:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALBM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE419GOL PLEDGES REINFORCED COOPERATION RE AFRICAN
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting, Minister to the President's Office Soubanh Srithirath, who is also Chairman of the Lao National Commission on Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC),told Ambassador that LCDC has been directed to reinforce its cooperation with U.S. DEA and the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-08-28 08:42:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKCRM LA PREL SNAR
09VIENTIANE458 LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA"
[...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]
2009-09-23 10:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09VIENTIANE469DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS
[...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...]
2009-10-01 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE495POSSIBLE URANIUM SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN NORTHERN
[...] (C) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials. This report came to post's attention via a conversation with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) represent [...]
2009-10-19 10:28:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALASEC BM KCRM KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL PTER
09VIENTIANE509LAOS TAKES NOTE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UNGA THIRD
[...] (C) On October 26, Poloff briefed Saleumxay Kommasith, Director General, Department of International Organizations, MFA, on USG priorities for UNGA's Third Committee session, per reftel. 2. (C) Saleumxay explained that the GOL generally does not favor country-specific resolutions on human r [...]
2009-10-26 11:36:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LA
09VIENTIANE594 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS
[...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...]
2009-12-30 11:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE66LAOS: STILL SEEKING GOL INTERAGENCY CONCURRENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport and Public Works Sommad Pholsena, who emphasized his commitment to securing Government of Laos (GOL) approval for a bilateral civil aviation agreement negotiated in October 2008. The Minister confessed the still unsat [...]
2009-02-10 06:55:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR PREL LA
09VILNIUS12LITHUANIA THANKS POST FOR INFO ON PHASE II REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 09:43:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC PREL LH
09VILNIUS120UN JUDICIAL POSITIONS: LITHUANIAN, U.S. CANDIDATES
[...] (C) We delivered Reftel B information to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's United Nations and Global Policy Division on February 23. She told us February 25 that the GOL would support the U.S. candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) if the USG would commit to supporting Lithuania's candi [...]
2009-02-27 14:02:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAORC APER KUNR UNGA PREL LH
09VILNIUS121LITHUANIA APPLAUDS U.S. DECISION ON UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 14:04:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS139GAERC: SPOTLIGHT ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on the Eastern Partnership (EaP),Belarus and European Council Conclusions at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL continues to support Belarus' participation in the Eastern Partnership. The GOL supports extending sanctions against Belarus fo [...]
2009-03-16 09:37:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS15LITHUANIA WANTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS U.S. ON
[...] (C) Post discussed reftel points January 5 and 6 with MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa and Acting Director of the Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus. Both were happy to hear of our strategic policy on Georgia and emphasized that Lithuania "wants to be on the same page" as us on this [...]
2009-01-08 14:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG LH
09VILNIUS152LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT
[...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...]
2009-03-20 14:43:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NATO RU LH
09VILNIUS155BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
[...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]
2009-03-24 12:48:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS160NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT,
[...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]
2009-03-25 10:39:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09VILNIUS172LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE
[...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...]
2009-03-31 13:28:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH
09VILNIUS174RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...]
2009-04-02 07:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS180LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY
[...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]
2009-04-03 13:54:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS187LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 09:41:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS188AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...]
2009-04-07 13:57:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL MOPS LH AF
09VILNIUS189LIBERTAS RECRUITS RESPECTED EUROPARLIAMENT
[...] Declan Ganley, founder of the Pan-European party Libertas, on March 31 visited Vilnius for the second time in four weeks and announced the first Lithuanian candidates to run for European Parliament seats under the party's banner. Those candidates included the top domestic-policy advisor to Pr [...]
2009-04-08 13:49:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EUN LH
09VILNIUS194LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...]
2009-04-10 11:46:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH
09VILNIUS2THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 14:44:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS22MEETING BETWEEN EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and FM Usackas discussed the continuing negotiations to resolve the gas cut-off to Ukraine. They agreed that Russia had shown itself to be an unreliable supplier, and the current crisis may build support for greater diversification of supplies. A/S Fried stressed to [...]
2009-01-13 10:31:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL MOPS
09VILNIUS228LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...]
2009-04-27 10:55:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH
09VILNIUS231LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF BALTIC ENERGY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Kubilius was happy with the results of the April 26-27 meeting of Baltic prime ministers on energy, according to his advisor Loreta Zakareviciene, who spoke with us April 28. She acknowledged that the declaration, signed by Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian PMs (e-mailed to [...]
2009-04-28 13:42:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL LH
09VILNIUS241 CODEL TANNER VISITS VILNIUS
[...] Summary. Representatives John Tanner and Jo Ann Emerson visited Vilnius April 4-6. The delegation attended NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) meetings and met with the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Arunas Valinskas and several MPs. Tanner and Emerson thanked MPs for Lithuania's contribut [...]
2009-05-04 06:36:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDOREP NATO PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS26LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...]
2009-01-14 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SY LH
09VILNIUS262(S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 10:37:00Embassy VilniusSECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS264OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...]
2009-05-13 06:52:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS266LITHUANIA IS NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 12:12:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL LH
09VILNIUS269LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON GEORGIA AND MOLDOVA IN GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Georgia and Moldova at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL is in favor of visa liberalization discussions with both countries. We encouraged the GOL to rethink a possible EUFOR drawdown in Bosnia. We also discussed GOL priorities for the [...]
2009-05-14 13:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN
09VILNIUS34LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 07:14:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH
09VILNIUS340LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN
[...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]
2009-06-22 14:56:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS343LITHUANIA OFFERS TO HOST CONSULTATIONS ON PRTS IN
[...] Lithuanian MFA Senior Counselor for Afghanistan Valdemaras Sarapinas presented DCM June 22 with a proposal for Lithuania to host consultations for countries with PRTs in RC(W) as a follow-up to the Rome meeting March 2008. Serapinas said Lithuania found the Rome meetings very useful and are i [...]
2009-06-23 14:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS380LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 12:15:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS393GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING EU
[...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is confident that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia will be renewed for another year at the upcoming GAERC meeting. Lithuania would welcome U.S. involvement with the EUMM. Although Lithuania expressed less interest in other topics to be addressed at the Jul [...]
2009-07-17 13:33:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS397LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 12:33:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS404INTERIM RESPONSE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] Responses keyed to reftel, per instructions. Updates will be provided when information becomes available: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival and departure dates unknown, though the MFA expects her to be in New York on September 24. President Gryba [...]
2009-07-30 06:51:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS419SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lithuania provides an opportunity to reinforce the United States' commitment to an already strong bilateral relationship, to address Lithuanian concerns about security, Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainees, and to remind Lithuanian officials that important post-Holo [...]
2009-08-05 14:51:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS43CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] The Ambassador received a copy of the following letter January 22 from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas for Secretary Clinton. Usackas said the original would be forwarded to the Department via the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton: P [...]
2009-01-22 14:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL LH
09VILNIUS434LITHUANIA AGREES WITH EU STANCE ON AUNG SAN SUU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 05:30:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS435GICNT: LITHUANIA INFORMED OF UNODC OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 14:03:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS442LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 07:13:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL LH
09VILNIUS446LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 14:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS45GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS A COMMON EU ENERGY POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on energy security and the importance of the Eastern Partnership at the upcoming GAERC (ref A). The GOL is open to the idea of inviting President Lukashenka to the Czech-hosted EU Summit in May, though they agree on the need for demonstrable r [...]
2009-01-22 14:50:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN XG SY LH
09VILNIUS455H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...]
2009-08-26 11:08:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH
09VILNIUS456GOVERNMENT, JEWISH GROUPS SIGN PACT TO PROTECT
[...] (U) Summary: The GOL and local and international Jewish groups on August 26 signed an agreement approving conditions for the protection of a historic Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius and for the development of land adjacent to it. They had been negotiating those conditions ever since the G [...]
2009-08-26 14:28:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL LH
09VILNIUS457LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...]
2009-08-26 14:43:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS459LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S TENUOUS HOLD COULD
[...] SUMMARY: Less than a year after television showman and novice politician Arunas Valinskas secured a spot in Lithuania's coalition government for his brand-new National Revival Party (NRP) and won the Seimas (parliament) Speaker's post for himself, his party has split. Moreover, President Gr [...]
2009-08-27 13:46:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS462AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...]
2009-08-31 13:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS464UPDATE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] Responses keyed to Ref B, per instructions: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival date September 22, departure date afternoon or evening September 24. President Grybauskaite has no spouse. No interpreter would be needed. B. Attendance of the He [...]
2009-09-01 12:57:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS466GIMNICH DISCUSSION WILL REFINE EU POLICIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting and will use the GIMNICH discussion to refine policies. He shared a white paper (sent [...]
2009-09-02 14:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS47BALTIC STATES PRESENT THEIR CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO
[...] Summary: Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas on January 21 presented Lithuania's UNESCO Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte as the three Baltic states' common choice to become UNESCO's next Director General, and sought support for her candidacy from foreign ambassadors resident in Vilnius. End summary. [...]
2009-01-23 13:29:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNESCO LH
09VILNIUS474LITHUANIA WILL MAKE AN ICJ STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF
[...] (C) After delivering on September 4 ref A demarche to MFA's Head of the EU Enlargement Division (and Kosovo point man) Nerijus Aleksiejunas, we learned that the GOL was shifting its previous position and would most likely present an oral statement in support of Kosovo at the International Cou [...]
2009-09-10 06:01:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL LH
09VILNIUS479GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC
[...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...]
2009-09-11 13:23:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI
09VILNIUS489LITHUANIAN FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 22
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 13:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS490LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PHASED,
[...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Head of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Director Gediminas Varvuolis and Strategic and Transatlantic Relations Division Head Jonas Daniliauskas on September 17, shortly before the President's announcement (we later follo [...]
2009-09-18 13:57:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS492LITHUANIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 14:21:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL LH
09VILNIUS495LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS
[...] (C) ... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 VILNIUS 000495 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO SUBJECT: LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS Classified By: CDA Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). Â [...]
2009-09-24 13:44:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALLH PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS503LITHUANIA: DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING CONCLUSIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 08:24:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS505BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS
[...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS53LITHUANIA WANTS MTCR MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 12:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC PREL ETTC LH
09VILNIUS549LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENT REIGNITES ALLEGED CIA PRISON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After a period in which the story had largely disappeared, Lithuanian media again began writing articles and editorials about the alleged existence of a CIA prison in Lithuania after President Grybauskaite addressed the issue in a press conference October 20 and said she suspec [...]
2009-10-22 12:33:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL LH
09VILNIUS552GAERC: LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES ARE AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting. He shared a draft working paper on Strengthening EU Action in Afghanistan and Pakista [...]
2009-10-23 12:21:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS555LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
[...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...]
2009-10-26 13:53:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS564LITHUANIAN MEDIA CONTINUE TO PROBE ALLEGATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: In the aftermath of an October 20 presidential press conference that reopened the question of whether Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison for terrorist suspects, Lithuanian media continue to report on and investigate the topic. GOL officials have by and large claimed ignorance of [...]
2009-10-28 15:02:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS571AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...]
2009-10-30 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH
09VILNIUS577LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 12:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS580LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...]
2009-11-03 15:04:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH
09VILNIUS593PM'S CHANCELLOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister's Chancellor Deividas Matulionis said November 5 that Lithuania remains committed to leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, puts a high priority on NATO contingency planning for defense of the Baltic states, and has seen positiv [...]
2009-11-06 15:51:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON MOPS LH
09VILNIUS594LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS596LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SEES H1N1 THREAT AS
[...] SUMMARY: After H1N1 flu sickened dozens of cadets at a Lithuanian military academy, GOL officials have urged the public not to panic. At the same time, they have decided to stop testing flu victims to determine whether they have the H1N1 virus, and have yet to decide whether to purchase any [...]
2009-11-09 11:06:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS601LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
[...] (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis, the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO mem [...]
2009-11-10 15:02:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
09VILNIUS602LITHUANIA SUPPORTS DOUBLE ROLLOVER FOR BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 15:08:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM LH BY
09VILNIUS605LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
[...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine at the next GAERC meeting. Usackas will stress that the EU should monitor and assign target dates for Belarus to implement ben [...]
2009-11-13 13:23:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS608PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SETS SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS
[...] The National Security and Defense Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) has decided to meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to conduct its investigation into the alleged existence in Lithuania several years ago of a CIA prison for terrorist suspects. The committee has not finalized [...]
2009-11-13 14:32:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS618PARLIAMENT APPROVES AFGHANISTAN MANDATE THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:07:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS619LITHUANIA REPORTS FIRST FLU DEATH AS EPIDEMIC IS
[...] SUMMARY: A 14-year-old boy died in Kaunas of complications from H1N1 flu on November 17, giving Lithuania its first flu death of the season. Health officials also announced that cases of flu and respiratory diseases have risen dramatically in the past week. New cases have reached epidemic [...]
2009-11-19 15:18:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS620LITHUANIAN MEDIA REPEAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS'
[...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian media on November 19 widely repeated reports published online by ABC News and the Washington Post providing further information about a CIA prison that was said to exist in Lithuania from March 2004 to November 2005. The reports said that the likely site of the alleged pri [...]
2009-11-19 15:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR LH
09VILNIUS622IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...]
2009-11-20 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR LH
09VILNIUS630LITHUANIA DECLARES NATIONWIDE FLU PANDEMIC; TWO
[...] SUMMARY: Lithuania declared a nationwide flu pandemic on November 24 after flu cases reached epidemic levels in nearly two-thirds of the country's 60 municipalities. Lithuania has reported two deaths, both within the past week, from H1N1 flu. The Embassy community recorded its first confirm [...]
2009-11-25 10:41:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS634AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN-AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs told Ambassador Derse that Lithuania remains committed to development efforts and its PRT leadership in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, despite financial straitQd difficulties in attracting foreign donors. He also obl [...]
2009-11-25 15:25:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS LH
09VILNIUS635RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]
2009-11-27 10:41:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDAF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS649LITHUANIA: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 15:48:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV LH BM
09VILNIUS655LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...]
2009-12-07 06:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS656LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING
[...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...]
2009-12-07 11:21:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS660AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Derse's introductory meeting with him, Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense Chairman Arvydas Anusauskas said his committee's members unanimously agreed that they would not allow their investigation into an alleged CIA prison in Lithuania to harm r [...]
2009-12-08 15:09:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS662AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas, Ambassador Derse said that the USG is committed to reaching a legally binding agreement on climate change and heard that Lithuania, while largely in sync with the EU position in Copenhagen, does not want an [...]
2009-12-08 15:39:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV LH
09VILNIUS668AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch with the Ambassador on December 4, 15 members of the American caucus of the Seimas (parliament) expressed concerns about the level of U.S. and NATO commitment to the Baltic states, NATO defense planning, Afghanistan, missile defense, and relations with Russia. Th [...]
2009-12-10 08:47:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS676EX-PREMIER'S NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS RUSSIA TIES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskiene, whose popularity with voters has tumbled in recent years, has founded a new political party that has drawn attention because of its open ties with Russian politicians. The meeting to establish the party was attended by the [...]
2009-12-11 10:55:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS679FLU PANDEMIC ABATING IN LITHUANIA
[...] The wave of flu and flu-like illnesses in Lithuania is receding. In the first week of December, infection rates were at 104 cases per 10,000 people, a decrease of 40 percent from the 175 cases per 10,000 people reported a week earlier. As of December 11, the GOL had attributed nine deaths to [...]
2009-12-11 14:52:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS68(S) LITHUANIA POISED TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary: Lithuania is ready to move expeditiously to approve resettlement of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and has asked that we put our request into a formal letter from the Secretary. The Foreign Minister also asked that a team from Washington be prepared to come and brief senior GO [...]
2009-01-30 12:40:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL LH
09VILNIUS698AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS706AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON SOCIAL-SECURITY
[...] (C) In her first meeting with Minister of Social Security and Labor Donatas Jankauskas, Ambassador Derse heard that emigration is a problem for Lithuania as workers seek better opportunities elsewhere in the EU and usually do not return, that the GOL is moving forward with overhauling its de [...]
2009-12-23 09:07:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG SOCI ELAB LH
09VILNIUS709LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY
[...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]
2009-12-23 13:22:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS716AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first meeting with Zygimantis Pavilionis, the MFA's Coordinator for Lithuania's Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD),Ambassador Derse heard that the current recalibration of Lithuania's foreign policy provided an opportunity for the United States, and that Li [...]
2009-12-29 14:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL LH
09VILNIUS84AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER PLAN FOR SECRETARY
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJE [...]
2009-02-10 09:15:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LH
09VILNIUS88(S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO
[...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS92Media Coverage of Lithuania Accepting Guantanamo Detainees
[...] All major Lithuanian media outlets carried accounts of the GOL's interest in accepting some detainees from Guantanamo, with some stories saying that talks with U.S. representatives have already started. 2. On February 11-12, both major newswires, ELTA and BNS, (mostly factual, but used by [...]
2009-02-12 13:49:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KDRG LH
09VILNIUS99LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...]
2009-02-19 13:25:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC LH
09VLADIVOSTOK106KHASAN, RUSSIA: ON NORTH KOREA'S DOORSTEP
[...] (U) Summary: After months of meetings and diplomatic notes, the Consulate received permission for a day trip to Khasan, Russia's only border crossing point with North Korea. Khasan is a small settlement where North Korea, Russia, and China meet. The permission for the October 22 trip did ext [...]
2009-10-23 04:18:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON RS KN KS CH
09VLADIVOSTOK110SAVE THE TIGER NEXT SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. Declining habitat, increased international awareness, and a star studded film festival create the "perfect storm" for a State Department program to help save the endangered Siberian tiger. Tigers were recovering in the Russian Far East for a [...]
2009-11-16 02:22:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK111KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING
[...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]
2009-11-24 05:37:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK114ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...]
2009-12-02 03:07:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US
09VLADIVOSTOK30CAPTAIN OF SUNK CHINESE VESSEL IN HOSPITAL, AWAITING
[...] Russian Border Guard Patrol boats on February 19 fired upon a Chinese cargo vessel making an unauthorized departure from the Far East Russian port of Nakhodka. The ship, which was involved in a trade dispute with a local company, was damaged and sank when caught in rough weather. Border Guard [...]
2009-03-02 05:37:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK38CHINESE STILL SMOLDERING OVER FREIGHTER SINKING IN RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with the new Chinese representative to Vladivostok, Lu Jingo told CG that the sinking of a freighter with Chinese crew by Russian Border Guards that resulted in the deaths of eight Chinese merchant sailors was an excessive use of Russian force. Jingo would not [...]
2009-03-20 04:54:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK39WHO IS FEEDING THE TIGER OPPOSITION GROUP?
[...] (U) On March 18, State Duma Deputies Sergey Belokonev (Yedinaya Rossia) and Sergey Ivanov (LDPR) called upon colleagues to pay closer attention to the activities of "TIGR," the Community of Initiative Groups of Russia. This loosely organized opposition group continues to organize rallies in th [...]
2009-03-20 06:05:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK41KAMCHATKA-ALASKA FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR 2009
[...] Russian air carrier Vladivostok Avia has announced that it will not fly direct trans-Pacific flight service between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Anchorage, Alaska this summer. The carrier operated the route for over two months in 2008 with 13 flights between July 7 and September 15, apparently [...]
2009-03-25 05:15:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN PREL PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK5FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...]
2009-01-29 08:34:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK57SLAM DUNK IN YAKUTIA
[...] (U) Former NBA Coach Tom Newell brought his basketball diplomacy to Yakutia April 22-29 for a week of seminars for coaches, practice sessions for boys and girls, and exhibition games. CG joined Newell for a game with local public officials dedicated to WWII veterans. CG also visited a Yakuti [...]
2009-04-28 06:46:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK89FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BLAMED U.S. FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over 500 people from 13 countries and 16 Russian regions attended the Fourth Far Eastern International Economic Forum. Few high-ranking GOR officials attended. The low turnout was blamed on the financial crisis. Much of the forum, entitled, "Russian Far East Development Strat [...]
2009-09-11 05:32:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL TSPA RS CH
09VLADIVOSTOK91INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...]
2009-09-14 02:20:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS
09VLADIVOSTOK93DBS FERRY TO ATTRACT TOURISM TO PRIMORYE?
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new, South Korean-owned cruise ferry connecting Vladivostok, Donghae, South Koreia, and Sakaiminato, Japan began operating on July 7. Local officials hope it will help boost tourism to Primorye Region, as it offers an affordable, comfortable, and convenient way to travel betw [...]
2009-09-17 05:10:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EIND ECIN EINV PGOV PREL PHSA RS JA KS
09VLADIVOSTOK94CONSULATE VLADIVOSTOK HOSTS 2009 SYMPOSIUM ON NORTHEAST ASIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Vladivostok, in collaboration with the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES),hosted the 2009 Symposium on Northeast Asia Security (SNEAS) on 14-16 September 2009 in Vladivostok, Russia. Participants from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, India, China, S [...]
2009-09-18 05:49:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOCII OPRC MARR MCAP OIIP SCUL PREL KR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK98SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...]
2009-09-22 03:00:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN
09WARSAW1004POLISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with the approach outlined in reftel, according to MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski. Poland continues to support full, comprehensive, and transparent negotiations between P5 plus 1 members and Iran. In bilateral exchanges with Iranian officials, the GoP will stre [...]
2009-09-29 15:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PL
09WARSAW1005POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING
[...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...]
2009-09-29 15:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS PL
09WARSAW1006POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 16:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM PL
09WARSAW1018IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...]
2009-09-30 16:46:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL
09WARSAW1027POLAND APPROVES INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF U.S.-RUSSIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 15:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL RU KZ KG UA PL
09WARSAW1028SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Your visit to Warsaw is an opportunity to reset relations with Poland, a loyal ally. Poles have long aspired to building a special relationship with the U.S., on par with what we have with the UK, but they believe the U.S. has not always shown the same enthusiasm. To an extent, many Poles [...]
2009-10-05 11:14:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON PL
09WARSAW1039PM TUSK RESHUFFLES CABINET IN WAKE OF CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to "ensure public trust" in his government and in the ruling Civic Platform (PO),PM Tusk announced October 7 the resignations of Deputy PM / Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Justice Minister Andrzej Czuma, and Deputy Economy Minister Adam Szejnfeld. Tusk said he [...]
2009-10-07 16:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KJUS PL
09WARSAW105LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
[...] Embassy Warsaw has received a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Janusz Sniadek, President of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarnosc". 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union [...]
2009-01-30 14:31:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP
09WARSAW1065PM TUSK PLACES SAFE BETS IN VACANT CABINET POSTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Tusk's appointees to replace cabinet ministers dismissed in the wake of Poland's "Gambling-gate" scandal (ref A) reflect a preference for continuity, stability, and expertise over big names or Civic Platform (PO) party insiders. On October 14, Tusk tapped Malopolska Governor [...]
2009-10-19 06:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KJUS KCRM PTER PL
09WARSAW1066GICNT: POLAND LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN COBALT AND
[...] (C) Poland is likely to participate in the Global Initiative's November COBALT exercise and the January 2010 Exercise Planning Group meeting, according to the Polish MFA. Poloff and a Russian Embassy official delivered reftel demarche to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's security policy departmen [...]
2009-10-19 09:47:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC PL
09WARSAW1068PM TUSK REMAINS MAN TO BEAT DESPITE SCANDAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly two years in office and in the midst of a corruption scandal and the global economic crisis, PM Tusk's public approval has held steady at around 50 percent, a feat unprecedented since 1989. By dismissing ministers implicated in the "Gamble-gate" scandal, even absent [...]
2009-10-19 12:41:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR PL
09WARSAW1069FM SIKORSKI PITCHES U.S.-POLISH TEAMWORK ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Sikorski told visiting DRL A/S Posner that it is in the U.S. and Polish "national DNA" to share the benefits of liberty with the world. He said that together, U.S. resources and Poland's transformational experience could reinvigorate the Community of Democracies (CD). Sikorsk [...]
2009-10-19 12:51:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM PGOV PL
09WARSAW107POLAND'S DIVIDED LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is strong consensus among Poland's left-wing parties that they could garner as much as 25 percent of the vote in June 2009 European Parliament elections by running a unified list. Although the left pays dearly for its division, its leaders cannot decide how, and under whos [...]
2009-01-30 16:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW1071HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Stanislaw Komorowski led the Polish dele [...]
2009-10-20 08:21:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1087POLISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland largely shares U.S. views on the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan and the Middle East. Poland supports a sustained EU operational presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as visa liberalization regimes for both Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poland appreciates [...]
2009-10-26 15:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW1091BALTIC ENERGY BRIDGE: POLAND CHEERS FROM THE
[...] (C) Summary. The Polish government (GoP) views Baltic energy security as important to its regional diplomatic efforts, particularly to building EU energy solidarity and managing EU-Russian relations. However, the GoP does not believe that connecting Baltic energy markets to Poland or other [...]
2009-10-27 14:56:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW1093POLISH FM SIKORSKI'S MISSION TO MIDDLE EAST:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official characterized FM Sikorski's October 19-20 trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as an "information gathering" mission to help Poland prepare for its EU presidency in the second half of 2011. Although Poland will continue to engage Israelis and Pal [...]
2009-10-28 06:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IS PL PREL
09WARSAW1096POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES, OFFERS A FEW
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Poland will support UNGA Third Committee country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Although some states argue that the resolutions cross into the domain of the UN Human Rights Council, MFA UN and Huma [...]
2009-10-29 10:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PL
09WARSAW1100POLES ON BOARD FOR COORDINATED APPROACH ON
[...] (C) MFA officials welcomed reftel suggestion to engage in a coordinated approach to the Afghan Government on gubernatorial appointments. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, Chief of the MFA's South Asia Division, said he would encourage the Polish Embassy to reach out to the U.S. mission in Kabul to b [...]
2009-10-30 13:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PL AF
09WARSAW1112POLES FATALISTIC ABOUT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares our desire to integrate Ukraine into Western institutions, but many in the GoP view the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election in zero-sum terms: a likely victory for Russia and loss for Poland -- no matter which candidate wins. Many Poles believe that for five ye [...]
2009-11-02 16:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL UP RS
09WARSAW1120POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE
[...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...]
2009-11-04 16:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL
09WARSAW1121POLAND: UNGA ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:06:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW1135H1N1 IN POLAND: QUIET FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports no deaths related to H1N1 and no major outbreaks. While Polish officials are watching the situation closely, they do not plan to implement extraordinary measures absent a dramatic change in the disease's behavior, despite substantial [...]
2009-11-06 16:29:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ECON GM PREL SOCI TBIO
09WARSAW1137POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...]
2009-11-10 15:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL
09WARSAW1138POLES ACCEPT U.S. RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 15:52:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA PL
09WARSAW1139HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND
[...] This corrected cable replaces WARSAW 01071. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first-ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [...]
2009-11-12 07:06:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1140POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) The controversy sparked by FM Sikorski's reported call for U.S. troops in Poland "as a shield against Russian aggression," although subsequently retracted by Interfax, was widely covered in the media and distracted from an otherwise disciplined and positive trip for the FM to Washington. [...]
2009-11-12 07:06:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PL PREL RS
09WARSAW1150POLAND SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF EUFOR MISSION IN
[...] (C) Poland favors UN Security Council renewal of the EUFOR mandate in Bosnia. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Department, said he did not expect any major obstacles to renewal when UNSC considers the issue November 18. However, he described the EU's position on E [...]
2009-11-17 17:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU BK PL
09WARSAW1153NO DAYLIGHT BETWEEN POLISH, U.S. POSITIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland agrees that Afghanistan's partners need to urge the GoA to tackle a few top priorities, such as improving good governance, fighting corruption, and bolstering Afghan security forces. MFA officials told us the West should make clear to President Karzai that continued sup [...]
2009-11-19 10:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PL
09WARSAW1163POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-24 17:32:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1164POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]
2009-11-25 07:17:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1170AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...]
2009-11-25 16:56:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW1185POLISH MFA: MIXED PROGRESS WITH EASTERN NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's engagement with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus is yielding mixed results, according to Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz, Director of the MFA's Eastern Department. What Bratkiewicx described as a "pragmatic approach" toward Russia has led to some movement on historical issues and broug [...]
2009-12-02 16:03:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PL PREL
09WARSAW1187POLAND'S POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland will respond positively to a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan and, after interministerial consultations, hopes to announce its own increase soon, according to MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow. Poland prides itself on being a pro-Israel voice within the EU, Sobkow sa [...]
2009-12-02 16:51:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR PL
09WARSAW1188POLAND SUPPORTS US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial Polish reactions to the newly announced Afghanistan strategy have been supportive nearly across the board. In a morning interview, Prime Minister Tusk said Poland should respond to the U.S. call as a manifestation of "Allied solidarity". Previewing the December 1 call [...]
2009-12-02 16:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP NATO KPAO PL
09WARSAW1195POLES AGREE WITH U.S. POSITION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Poland fully agrees with the U.S. position on Burma, as outlined in Ref A, and will press the EU to support democratic reform in Burma. Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, said Poland had limited influence bilaterally, but she thought U.S. re-engageme [...]
2009-12-07 11:40:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM PL
09WARSAW1197POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 7-8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points December 3 to MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, who responded with a summary of Poland's positions for this first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). With a view to establishing the EU as a global actor, Poland endorses all activities aimed at strengtheni [...]
2009-12-07 18:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EUN PL
09WARSAW1200SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 10-11
[...] (C) Welcome. Since your visit to Warsaw in mid-September, much has changed for the better in the bilateral relationship, although clean-up may be needed in light of Polish government statements on Patriot missiles following the December 4 meeting between the Secretary and Foreign Minister Sik [...]
2009-12-08 18:39:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW1204POLAND SEEKS TO BUILD CSDP AS CREDIBLE PARTNER FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As one of the goals of its 2011 EU Presidency, Poland aims to give life to the European Union Common Security and Defense Policy. To that end, Polish PM Tusk and French President Sarkozy issued a Declaration on Security and Defense on November 5 in Paris. Polish MFA officials [...]
2009-12-09 14:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR NATO EU PL
09WARSAW121POLISH SENATORS TO AMBASSADOR: POLAND DESERVES DUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, members of the Polish Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee urged that progress on building a Polish-U.S. strategic partnership not slow or stop, regardless of the current U.S. Administration's decision on the Ballistic Missile Defense Ag [...]
2009-02-03 16:52:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW122UKRAINE, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC SUMMIT ON GAS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lech Kaczynski's January 28 meeting in Wroclaw with Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Czech Prime Minister Topolanek, representing the EU presidency, produced only an inconclusive assessment of the Ukraine-Russia gas agreement. Officials from President Lech Kaczynski' [...]
2009-02-04 06:19:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG RS CZ BO UP PL
09WARSAW1220U.S.-POLISH COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP FOCUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Polish Counterterrorism Working Group met December 11 to review ongoing bilateral counterterrorism cooperation, primarily between U.S. and Polish law enforcement, homeland security, and crisis management agencies. Visiting S/CT officials provided a briefing on the Obama [...]
2009-12-16 16:22:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KCRM PL
09WARSAW1228POLAND COULD ACCEPT "COMPLEMENTARY" CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POLAND AND BALTIC STATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 14:36:00Embassy WarsawSECRETNATO MCAP MARR PREL PL
09WARSAW1231POLAND: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] In response to reftel, post submits the following narrative for Poland's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Amy Walla, Political Officer, WallaAC@state.gov. 2. Begin Text: Poland The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration assesses the terrorist threat lev [...]
2009-12-22 14:48:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC PL
09WARSAW125POLAND'S SZCZYGLO: TROOP INCREASES FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-appointed Chief of Poland's National Security Bureau, Aleksander Szczyglo said that in light of the military's increasingly dire funding picture, he no longer knew if it would be possible to add to Poland's 1,600 troops in Afgh [...]
2009-02-04 14:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF IS LE PL
09WARSAW1250SEJM SPEAKER KOMOROWSKI ON U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS
[...] (C) In his first meeting with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski (Civic Platform - PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker sought U.S. help building public support for Poland's troop increase in Afghanistan. Komorowski also agreed that NATO contingency planning was a positive developm [...]
2009-12-31 14:03:00Embassy WarsawSECRETNATO MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW136KACZYNSKI'S NEW CLOTHES: LAW AND JUSTICE'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) stands to benefit from growing Polish economic anxieties, and party chair Jaroslaw Kaczynski has criticized the government's unwillingness to undertake deficit spending to provide an economic stimulus. Otherwise, PiS's "new" anti-crisis [...]
2009-02-06 16:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW14STATUTORY AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON POLISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Statutory limitations and a general political culture that straightjackets large-scale military acquisition projects are impeding the GoP,s ability to advance its defense modernization program. The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoD) was obligated to return approximately USD 350 m [...]
2009-01-07 12:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PMAT PL
09WARSAW146POLAND/RUSSIA: MOVING FORWARD IN CHOPPY WATERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Vladimir Putin's proposed spring visit to Warsaw has not yet been scheduled, but Polish officials tell us that energy security will likely top the agenda. Prime Minister Tusk's staff said the media accurately described Tusk's January 29 meeting with Putin in Davos as a discussion [...]
2009-02-10 14:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PL RS
09WARSAW15POLAND APPRECIATES ADVANCE NOTICE OF NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 16:35:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PL
09WARSAW16POLISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON SEPARATIST REGIONS
[...] (C) Polish Deputy FM Andrzej Kremer told DCM that the GoP fully agrees with U.S. strategic objectives, but is concerned about the tactics outlined in reftel. For instance, the EU could find itself in a legal bind (and it's legal commitment to defend Georgian territorial integrity called into [...]
2009-01-08 08:06:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALGG PL PREL RS
09WARSAW166MINISTER HAILS POLISH FOREIGN POLICY PRAGMATISM,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sikorski's annual report to parliament highlighted improved relations with Germany, a pragmatic conversation with Russia, new influence within the EU, and expectations of strategic cooperation with the U.S. Poland's EU initiatives over the last year produced [...]
2009-02-13 14:15:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR RS PL
09WARSAW170POLAND WANTS LIVE PATRIOTS, “NOT POTTED PLANTS”
[...] (S) SUMMARY. GOP officials are not privy to the full range of U.S. planning and thinking with regard to the prospective Patriot battery rotation here, but they do have expectations -- some naive, some tactical -- that they are making increasingly clear. For example, when told last autumn that the P [...]
2009-02-13 15:14:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MAPP PL
09WARSAW181POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST
[...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...]
2009-02-18 15:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL
09WARSAW182POLAND MONITORING U.S. IMPACT ON DURBAN REVIEW
[...] (C) The Polish government was surprised by the USG decision to participate in the Durban Review working group in Geneva. Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of United Nations and Human Rights, asked whether the U.S. has a plan coordinated with some of the key countries, a [...]
2009-02-18 16:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PL PREL
09WARSAW185SCENESETTER FOR YOUR FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) At the top of Foreign Minister Radoslaw "Radek" Sikorski's agenda when you meet next week will be securing an symbolically important early White House meeting for Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The Poles want an early summit -- preferably by April -- to signal that the new administration [...]
2009-02-19 06:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP MARR US PL
09WARSAW186POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 06:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL
09WARSAW192ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: AN UP-CLOSE LOOK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Poland's Jewish community, as well as Jewish and Catholic religious leaders and community activists, question the utility of two recent attitude surveys suggesting a rise in anti-Semitism in Poland. More accurate indicators are the low incidence of anti-Semitic violen [...]
2009-02-19 16:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW2POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO
[...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...]
2009-01-01 13:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RU PL
09WARSAW20POLES SKEPTICAL OF RUSSIAN INTENTIONS ON CFE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 14:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS PL
09WARSAW205POLISH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Charge to discuss reftels, Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder suggested that the U.S. strategic review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy should seek ways to empower Afghanistan's governors, the key to building stability outside the major cities. Najd [...]
2009-02-24 14:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
09WARSAW210POLAND WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 15:07:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09WARSAW212POLAND: CANNOT TAKE LEAD IN NTM-I BORDER SECURITY
[...] (C) In response to retel demarche, Lucyna Golc-Kozak, the Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland will not take the lead as the Principal Coordinating Nation for a border security program within the NATO training mission in Iraq. Golc-Kozak s [...]
2009-02-25 15:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ PL
09WARSAW22CODEL TAUSCHER VISIT TO POLAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Tauscher emphasized to Polish interlocutors December 17 that the U.S. remained committed to missile defense (MD),but insisted that the long-range component must be realistically tested and certified effective before deployment. In the meantime, Tauscher said Congress woul [...]
2009-01-08 15:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL MARR MCAP NATO PL CZ RS
09WARSAW227POLAND: GET NPT BACK ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel questions, Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Policy Department told us February 19 that Warsaw's top priority for the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle was to strengthen unity among NPT participants and bolster the treaty [...]
2009-03-02 16:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WARSAW23CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH POLISH FM SIKORSKI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 16 conversation visiting CODEL Tauscher and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski discussed Missile Defense, including Russian views of MD in Europe, Georgia and Afghanistan. On Missile Defense, Congresswoman Tauscher described Congressional plans to seek a strategic pa [...]
2009-01-08 15:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALOVIP PL PREL
09WARSAW231POLAND - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, DURBAN REVIEW, HRR
[...] (C) Summary. The GoP is pleased with the USG decision to be an active observer at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Poland intends to run for a seat on the HRC in 2010. The GoP will remain part of the Durban Review process despite having little hope for the draft text. The Country Report on Hum [...]
2009-03-03 09:40:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW257POLAND AND ODIHR - NEW MATERIAL TO COMBAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, the Polish Ministry of Education and the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a set of teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The materials are specifically aimed at middle-school age (gymnazium) students. Discussions are underw [...]
2009-03-10 14:38:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW258POLAND/GERMANY - WHO'S AFRAID OF ERIKA STEINBACH,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Tusk and PM-Advisor Bartoszewski have been criticized by the opposition and media commentators for failing to communicate the extent of Polish opposition to the establishment of a German documentation center for expellees. In the view of these critics, the withdrawal of German [...]
2009-03-10 15:50:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL GM PL
09WARSAW26POLAND AND RUSSIA TO HOLD REGULAR SECURITY MEETINGS
[...] (C) Poland and Russia have agreed to a regular dialogue to discuss a wide range of security issues, including the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, NATO-Russia relations, non-proliferation, and missile defense (MD). The decision occurred in the context of a December 19 meeting between Po [...]
2009-01-08 16:33:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMCAP PREL MARR RS PL
09WARSAW260POLISH VIEWS ON MARCH 16-17 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland believes the EU will reach a general consensus on extending -- for another six months -- suspension of the EU's travel ban on Belarusian officials. Poland views as a positive initiative the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister's March 6 visit to Warsaw to address Polish conc [...]
2009-03-10 16:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL
09WARSAW261SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S MARCH 15
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Minister Grzegorz Schetyna is interested in expanding cooperation with the new Obama administration. Your meeting with Schetyna is an opportunity to extend already strong U.S.-Polish security cooperation to other spheres, including countert [...]
2009-03-11 10:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KJUS KCRM PL
09WARSAW279POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 07:41:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN PL
09WARSAW294POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 13:10:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL BO PL
09WARSAW296POLAND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE ATTENDANCE UNCERTAIN
[...] (SBU) Accompanied by Russian and South Korean diplomats, we jointly delivered Ref A invitation on March 17 to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's Security Policy Department, who said there was a 50/50 chance that a Polish police representative would attend the April 14-16 Global Initiative Exercise [...]
2009-03-20 13:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS MCAP PINR PINS PL
09WARSAW297POLES INTEND TO REMAIN IN KFOR FOR THE LONG HAUL
[...] (C) Warsaw has no plans to reduce or withdraw its forces from NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo. Jan Szopozniak of the MFA's Security Policy Department told us March 19 that NATO missions had the highest priority among all military operations requiring the deployment of Polish troops abroad. He [...]
2009-03-20 13:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KV PL
09WARSAW298POLAND: ARE WE SINCERE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Polish political leaders have largely recovered from initial misgivings about recent U.S. overtures to Russia. The President's public clarification of his letter to President Medvedev, as well as the meeting between FM Sikorski and Secretary Clinton, have set aside for now Poli [...]
2009-03-20 14:45:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PM PL
09WARSAW3POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO
[...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...]
2009-01-01 13:45:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL RU PL
09WARSAW301POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The March 17 dismissal of Agnieszka Rozmaszewska-Guzy as the director of Polonia TV and U.S.-funded Belsat appears to reflect an internal political battle over financial resources and control of the Polish media rather than a shift in GoP policy towards Belarus. Our contacts say [...]
2009-03-23 10:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL BO PL
09WARSAW309POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 08:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF PK PL
09WARSAW314POLAND SUPPORTS US ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA is encouraged by the new U.S. administration's firm stance on Georgia's territorial integrity. Tomasz Orlowski, Head of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland and the U.S. appear to be "on the same page." Orlowski said Po [...]
2009-03-24 12:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS RS BO GG PL
09WARSAW32LECH WALESA CALLS FOR NEW ERA OF U.S. LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Nobel Laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa told the Ambassador January 10 that the United States -- while still a military and economic power -- is no longer the moral or political leader it once was. After the fall of communism, Walesa said, the world needs to be "rearranged." [...]
2009-01-12 16:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PL
09WARSAW323POLISH MFA: ENGAGE BELARUS BUT PROTECT MINORITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA continues to push for EU and U.S. engagement with Belarus to keep it out of Russia's clench, but insists that such engagement should not be at the expense of the Polish minority in Belarus. An MFA official told us the Union of Poles in Belarus held a successful ele [...]
2009-03-26 13:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL BO PL
09WARSAW328POLAND: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador David Peleg lamented Polish disengagement from Mideast peacekeeping missions due to the focus on Afghanistan and suggested that the Poles should keep a more open mind about the incoming Israeli government. In his view, Prime Minister Tusk may have l [...]
2009-03-27 15:32:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IS XF PL
09WARSAW33FORMER POLISH PM KACZYNSKI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, a subdued and reflective Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- former Prime Minister and current chair of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party -- characterized the U.S.-Georgia charter as an important development given Georgia's precarious politic [...]
2009-01-12 16:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON PL
09WARSAW339YOUR MEETING WITH POLAND'S LEADERSHIP IN PRAGUE
[...] (C) Your April 5 meeting with Poland's leadership (which is likely to be both President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk) is much anticipated in Warsaw. If you meet with them together, which I expect to be the case, it will be the first time these two political rivals have met jo [...]
2009-03-31 08:01:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP PHUM MARR ECON ENRG CVIS PGOV PL
09WARSAW345POLAND'S "TRUTH-TELLER" CANDIDATE FOR COE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's candidate for Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General has done it all. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz has served as prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, and parliamentary speaker; he has also run twice for president. A moderate social democrat, he is one of t [...]
2009-04-01 07:20:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM COE PL
09WARSAW351SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROGERS VISIT TO WARSAW,
[...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your meetings will occur one day after President Obama meets with the Polish leadership on the margins of the U.S.-EU Summit in Prague, which will likely be with both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski. [...]
2009-04-01 14:46:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR OREP ENRG MARR RS PL
09WARSAW360POLAND IN NATO: LOOKING FOR RESPECT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing about us without us" has become the clarion call of Poland's security strategy in the post-communist era. Poles are determined to have a say in security arrangements that affect them, having suffered all too often as the pawn of larger powers. Because Poles see NATO a [...]
2009-04-03 16:18:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW361POLISH VIEWS ON U.S. HRC CANDIDACY, DURBAN REVIEW
[...] (C) As reported ref B, the Polish MFA positively assesses U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). When discussing the U.S.-announced candidacy for the HRC (ref A),the acting deputy director of the MFA's Department for United Nations and Human Rights, Jerzy Baurski, said the GO [...]
2009-04-03 16:22:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW368POLAND TO FILE ICJ BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has given the political-level green light to the MFA Legal Department to proceed with a "written statement" to the International Court of Justice supporting independence for Kosovo. According to the MFA's Marek Madej, who was involved in drafting the do [...]
2009-04-07 13:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ICJ KV PL
09WARSAW371NATO SUMMIT A MIXED BAG FOR POLAND
[...] (C) Former Polish Ambassador to NATO Jerzy Nowak told the Ambassador April 6 that the results of the recently concluded NATO Summit meeting were mixed for Warsaw. Poland welcomed decisions on beefing up the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, cooperation with Russia, and agreement to begin work on [...]
2009-04-07 16:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR NATO PINR PL
09WARSAW377POLAND: SNAPSHOT OF BIALYSTOK, NEAR THE BELARUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Local and regional officials in Poland's northeastern Podlaskie Province -- located along the Belarusian border -- told us April 1-3 that residents still viewed the U.S. as Poland's main security guarantor but have been shifting their focus towards the EU over the past five years. [...]
2009-04-09 13:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON SOCI PL BO
09WARSAW378POLAND OUTRAGED OVER NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 13:18:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN PL
09WARSAW385DISAFFECTED CIVIC PLATFORM LEADERS SPEAK OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's ruling political party Civic Platform (PO) has lost the drive for change that brought it to power and has become increasingly focused on political goals (namely, capturing the Presidency for Tusk),at least according to two Krakow-based PO EU Parliamentarians who found t [...]
2009-04-10 13:10:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW388POLAND STEPS UP IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder April 9 confirmed GoP plans to increase Poland's contribution to ISAF and noted: -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski had good meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior leaders during a visit to Afghanistan April 8. -- K [...]
2009-04-10 14:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL
09WARSAW389POLES FACE EC DELAY, DIVISION ON EASTERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. We reviewed developments in Poland's Eastern neighborhood in separate meetings with Witold Sobkow, MFA Acting Political Director, and Jacek Cichocki, Secretary of State in the Polish Prime Minister's Chancellery. They noted that: -- The EU is still divided on the issue of invit [...]
2009-04-10 14:48:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PL GG AJ AM UP BO
09WARSAW39NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 16:38:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PL
09WARSAW393POLISH BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 08:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL
09WARSAW394POLAND/BELARUS - IS DIALOGUE WORKING?
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 2 conference on EU-Belarus relations, panel participants representing the GOP, parliament, and think-tanks agreed that the EU's earlier policy of isolation failed, but disagreed on the extent to which the EU and Poland should "conditionalize" dialogue with Belarus. MP [...]
2009-04-14 09:32:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM BY PL
09WARSAW405POLAND: SUPPORTS US ON MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) Benedykt Pasik, a counselor in the MFA's Department of Africa and the Middle East, told us that Poland generally backs U.S. policy on Madagascar. While refraining from officially labeling Andry Rajoelina's actions a coup, Pasik said the GOP supports halting all EU assistance to the curren [...]
2009-04-15 14:07:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV AORC SZ FR NO MA PREL PL
09WARSAW418POLAND: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP BID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 12:54:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV PL
09WARSAW420POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...]
2009-04-17 14:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL
09WARSAW424POLAND: BURMA SANCTIONS SHOULD BE BETTER TARGETED
[...] (C) The Polish MFA supports the concept of "better-targeted" U.S. and EU sanctions against Burma and strengthening diplomatic engagement with the regime. On April 17, Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor at the MFA's Africa-Pacific Department, told us that she was encouraged by the U.S. review [...]
2009-04-20 14:03:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD BM PL
09WARSAW427BACK FROM EXILE, POLAND'S PISKORSKI HAS A PLAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three years after being dismissed by the center-right Civic Platform's (PO) governing council for responding ambiguously to conflict of interest allegations, now-independent MEP and former mayor of Warsaw Pawel Piskorski has re-surfaced in Poland and taken the reins of the Democr [...]
2009-04-23 12:01:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW428BELARUSIAN VISA APPLICANTS SPEAK OUT ON
[...] (C) As the post responsible for processing IVs for Belarusians, and one of the posts designated for Belarusian NIV interviews, Embassy Warsaw regularly interacts with Belarusians of all walks of life. We took the opportunity to ask several Belarusian IV and NIV applicants about their views on [...]
2009-04-23 13:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALBY CVIS ECON PHUM PL PREL SOCI
09WARSAW431POLISH VIEWS ON APRIL EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA's EU Correspondent defended the Czech Presidency's decision to invite Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 Eastern Partnership, and predicted that Lukashenka would indeed attend. Poland will use the release of the Commission's report on the European Neighb [...]
2009-04-24 09:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW433SIXTH SOFA PLENARY MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) The parties achieved significant progress in round six of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw April 21-23. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Dominik led the Polish delegation. Ambassador Jac [...]
2009-04-24 11:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PM MAPP PL
09WARSAW438SEJM FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF HERALDS FURTHER POLISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Krzysztof Lisek, Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC),told the Ambassador that he and other Civic Platform (PO) candidates would do well in the June Euro Parliamentary elections, leading to a consolidation of Polish Euro deputies among fewer parties. That cons [...]
2009-04-27 15:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW442POLAND WILL PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 08:01:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC PL
09WARSAW443RIGHT-WING RADICALS CONTROL POLISH PUBLIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Piotr Farfal, a former skinhead affiliated with the nationalistic League of Polish Families (LPR) , remains in control of Polish Public Television (TVP) -- opinions remain divided on just how long he will manage to stay in office. Barring a serious Farfal misstep, the only mecha [...]
2009-04-29 14:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW456POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Post received the following Diplomatic Note response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to ref A diplomatic note announcing United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland presents [...]
2009-04-30 15:41:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW466POLISH DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary: Poland,s Deputy Defense Minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, said the decision to host the Missile Defense (MD) site was not an easy one and they hoped it would be fulfilled. Poland is counting on the Patriot deployment and he did not consider it a replacement for MD. He expressed [...]
2009-05-06 12:20:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ORP RS PL CZ NATO
09WARSAW467POLAND - CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with CODEL Levin, the Polish Prime Minister's chief of staff, the President's deputy national security advisor, and the speaker of the Polish parliament expressed unanimous support for a large U.S. military footprint in Poland to bolster Article 5 guarantees. PM chief of s [...]
2009-05-07 05:17:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL
09WARSAW468POLISH FM SIKORSKI TO CODEL LEVIN: WE WANT "REAL"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish FM Sikorski told CODEL Levin that Poland "would not suffer" but "would look silly" if the U.S. decided not to pursue Missile Defense and is open to alternatives that would ease Russian concerns. Sikorski stressed that Poland's ultimate aim is to have an increased U.S. and [...]
2009-05-07 05:17:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL
09WARSAW477RUSSIAN, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERS KEEP FOCUS NARROW
[...] (C) Despite the tense regional dynamics surrounding the visit (NATO explusions, Georgian coups and the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership) the May 6 meeting in Moscow between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski focused mainly on bilateral issues, according to the MFA's [...]
2009-05-11 05:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PL RS GG MD
09WARSAW490DAVID LIPTON IN WARSAW: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director David Lipton and Treasury,s Eric Meyer were in Warsaw April 28-29. They met with government and private sector finance officials to discuss the crisis, as well as with Finance Minister Rostowski and Foreign Minister Sikorski regarding the situation in Ukrain [...]
2009-05-12 07:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PL
09WARSAW500POLISH VIEWS ON MAY 18-19 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares U.S. views on Russia with respect to both concerns and opportunities. Although differences remain, the improved tone of Polish-Russian relations bodes well for U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations. Poland will press for more EU-U.S. coordination on Georgia, Moldo [...]
2009-05-14 16:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW507KOSOVO/WORLD BANK: POLAND WILL SEND NOTICE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 11:43:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV PL
09WARSAW521CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND
[...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...]
2009-05-22 14:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU PL
09WARSAW522EURO ELECTIONS: POLES SEEK MORE OF A GOOD THING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's love affair with the European Union colors the message of its European Parliament (EP) candidates, who largely focus on maintaining EU largesse and maximizing Polish influence within the EU. The expected post-election consolidation of Polish deputies inside only three [...]
2009-05-22 14:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN PL
09WARSAW538LETTER OF THANKS AND MEETING REQUEST FOR SECRETARY
[...] Embassy Warsaw received a letter from Stanislaw Stankiewicz, President of the International Romani Union in Poland, addressed to Secretary Clinton expressing thanks for her Roma Day statement and requesting a meeting. The original letter will be sent by pouch to S/ES-CR. 2. Post received t [...]
2009-05-29 13:09:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PHUM PL
09WARSAW54KACZYNSKI AND YUSHCHENKO DISCUSS UKRAINE-RUSSIA
[...] (C) During his January 14 meeting with President Kaczynski in Wisla, Poland, Ukrainian President Yushchenko was reportedly agitated and adamant about the need for EU support. According to advisors in the Presidential Chancellery, the most important outcome was Czech FM Topolanek and European [...]
2009-01-16 08:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET UP PL
09WARSAW550POLAND'S RESPONSE: KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN RCC
[...] (C) On June 1, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. On June 2, Kosovo desk officer Grzegorz Szopinski responded to EconOff that the Poles had considered the U.S. position, and decided that they would be represented at the Regional Coopera [...]
2009-06-02 11:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON PL KV
09WARSAW552JERZY BUZEK: POLAND'S KINDER, GENTLER FACE IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Soft-spoken and respected in Strasbourg and Brussels, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek is a leading candidate to become European Parliament president after the June 7 elections. Buzek's conciliatory, intellectual approach -- widely considered his greatest liability during four years [...]
2009-06-02 16:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN PL
09WARSAW562POLAND CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] (C) Poland will consider the request for additional air support for Pakistan and get back to us within a few days. Maciej Falkowski of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Warsaw understood the urgent need but pointed out that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) had the lead on such o [...]
2009-06-03 15:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PARM PHUM PL PK
09WARSAW563POLES HOST DALAI LAMA, RILE CHINESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jie Chi warned Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski on May 26 that Polish support for the Dalai Lama could impede the improvement of bilateral ties. The Chinese appear to be holding off on senior visits to Poland this year. The Polish government beli [...]
2009-06-03 15:43:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PL CH
09WARSAW564POLISH EXPECTATIONS: FROM PATRIOT TO SOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 2 meeting with DCM, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski reiterated his government's belief (articulated in writing for the first time in reftel A) that it had been promised an operational U.S. Patriot battery. Referring to the public back and forth on the Pat [...]
2009-06-04 06:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PL
09WARSAW574EURO ELECTIONS: CIVIC PLATFORM HEADED FOR BIG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As expected when the campaign began, the ruling Civic Platform (PO) should win around half the votes in June 7 elections for European Parliament, according to opinion polls issued in the campaign's final days. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) will finish a distant second, wi [...]
2009-06-05 10:43:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN PL
09WARSAW579POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 12:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW584POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...]
2009-06-09 11:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL
09WARSAW586POLES TO CONSIDER NATO COUNTER-PIRACY SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 15:29:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL PL
09WARSAW594POLAND BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO MEDVEDEV SECURITY
[...] (C) The U.S. and Polish positions on Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's European security initiative are virtually identical. Iwona Pawlikowska of the MFA Security Policy Department told us that the GoP fully supported the proposed U.S. approach (Ref A) for the OSCE informal ministerial on [...]
2009-06-10 15:27:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE EU NATO PL
09WARSAW596POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...]
2009-06-12 10:48:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW597POLAND: MOVING FORWARD ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A month after the formal launching of the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP),Polish officials are determined to maintain the initiative's momentum in the face of upcoming Union leadership changes, a lukewarm reception by beneficiary countries, and possible Russian hostility. The MFA [...]
2009-06-12 13:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL BO GC UP AJ AM MD PL
09WARSAW603POLISH RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN STILL STRONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is a leading troop contributor in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and senior Polish officials voice strong support for the effort. But Poland, like many other NATO allies, is not immune to the effects of a long campaign that has not enj [...]
2009-06-12 16:09:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW604SEVENTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES MODEST
[...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made some progress in round seven of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw June 8-10, but fell short of the ambitious agenda articulated by the Polish side. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Dep [...]
2009-06-12 16:32:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PM MAPP PL
09WARSAW62POLAND/GAERC - JANUARY 26-27 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GAERC would focus on the situation in Gaza and implications for the Middle East Peace Process. EU ministers will discuss possible EU monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border and humanitarian assistance. [...]
2009-01-20 12:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN BO UP SU EG IS PL
09WARSAW626WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]
2009-06-17 15:00:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WARSAW638POLAND AGREES CCIT SHOULD NOT WEAKEN EXISTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 12:22:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PL
09WARSAW643SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEN NELSON TO WARSAW, JUNE
[...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your focus, Missile Defense, is front and center in our on-going conversation with the Poles, along with the rotation of a Patriot battery to Poland and on-going Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Supplemental negotiations. Pre [...]
2009-06-23 15:39:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR OREP PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW648PROPERTY RESTITUTION AND REAL PROPERTY MARKET IN
[...] (U) Summary: "Clouds" on title associated with property confiscations related to the Holocaust and post-war Communist upheavals have several effects on the Polish real estate market. Property may be kept off the market by unclear title or a pending restitution claim, sometimes driving up the [...]
2009-06-25 05:31:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GM ODIP PREL XG XH XT PL
09WARSAW660POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...]
2009-06-26 10:26:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW662POLAND WELCOMES U.S. APPROACH TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Poland appreciates the U.S. approach to the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, as outlined in President Obama's June 16 statement (reftel). Dominik Malek of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department told us that U.S. views were similar to Poland's approach and paralleled the po [...]
2009-06-26 14:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AF PL
09WARSAW684LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON PATRIOTS
[...] DCM Pam Quanrud delivered reftel letter to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder. Najder promised to deliver the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, whom he was to see immediately after. Najder declined comment on the letter. ASHE [...]
2009-07-01 15:10:00Embassy WarsawSECRETMARR PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW688POLAND STILL WORKING OUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] (C) GoP authorities will do their best to implement fully the inspection provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 but are unsure how to proceed on some of the financial implications of the new measures. Urszula Raznowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department told us that legal exper [...]
2009-07-02 13:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MTCR KN PL
09WARSAW694POLAND-CODEL NELSON WITH MINISTER KOMOROWSKI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 14:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR OREP PGOV PL PREL RS
09WARSAW695CODEL NELSON: POLAND EXPECTS THE U.S. TO HONOR ITS
[...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poland expects the United States to honor commitments made in August 2008 agreements on Missile Defense (MD) and security cooperation. Foreign policy advisors to President Kaczysnki and PM Tu [...]
2009-07-06 14:58:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW701AUSTRALIA GROUP: POLAND PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN
[...] (C) Lukasz Zielinski, head of the MFA's WMD Non-Proliferation Section, told us that Poland plans to participate in the September 21-25 Australia Group plenary meeting in Paris. He added that it is unclear which agencies will participate because the government has tightened its budget. Typica [...]
2009-07-07 13:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CBW PL
09WARSAW702POLAND LIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED
[...] (C) Warsaw will support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) and will likely support the U.S. position on the Dynamic Christian World Mission Foundation (DCWMF). Elzbieta Gryzio of the MFA's UN and Human Rights Department told us Poland generally supported the [...]
2009-07-07 13:09:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW704CODEL NELSON: POLISH FM PRESSES FOR RESPONSE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sikorski told Senator Nelson the GoP still hoped the Missile Defense (MD) agreement would be implemented, and said he was awaiting clarity regarding Patriot missiles. He said the Patriots should be deployed as originally intended -- not as a "sales promotion" [...]
2009-07-08 13:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW710POLISH JUDICIARY BRACES FOR NEEDED REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amid growing criticism of Poland's judicial system, Justice Minister Czuma has focused on the inefficiency of the EU's most expensive court system, on a per capita basis. Czuma has also sought to take on the perceived lack of integrity among Polish prosecutors and judges -- tho [...]
2009-07-09 11:58:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL PINR PHUM KCRM PL
09WARSAW718POLES WELCOME U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS
[...] (C) GoP officials welcomed the results of the U.S.-Russia Summit and were cautiously optimistic that it would lead to a substantial improvement in U.S.-Russian relations. Marek Szczygiel of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Poland appreciated, in particular, that the U.S. had not sacr [...]
2009-07-10 14:30:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MCAP MARR NATO RS PL
09WARSAW720POLAND: INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH SITUATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials told us that Warsaw remained committed to Ukraine's rapid Euro-Atlantic integration, but programs like the Eastern Partnership (ref C) can only do so much given the disruptive political infighting in Kyiv. The infighting had led to disappointing results during the " [...]
2009-07-10 15:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PL UP
09WARSAW73POLAND/GAERC: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR JAN 26-27 EU FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A points, MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow told the DCM January 22 that the GAERC would focus heavily on the EU role in resolving the Gaza conflict and on energy security issues. Sobkow accused Germany of undermining efforts to develop a common EU energy [...]
2009-01-23 08:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP
09WARSAW76PM TUSK'S NEW SHERIFF - JUSTICE MINISTER ANDRZEJ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unlike his bookish predecessor, Poland's new Justice Minister, Andrzej Czuma -- one of the fathers of Poland's early anti-Communist movements and a former U.S. resident (1986-2005) -- is expected to take on the Polish judiciary,s daunting challenges in a more visible, determined a [...]
2009-01-23 15:41:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PREL PINR PL
09WARSAW763POLISH VIEWS ON 27-28 JULY GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of this month's meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland intended to: -- Advocate for the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia; -- Support tougher sanctions agai [...]
2009-07-23 14:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM IR GG PL
09WARSAW768POLES CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF RIGGED
[...] (C) Poland is prepared to consider increased assistance for Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, but the GoP is worried that the 20 August contest might already be rigged in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Roman Strzemiecki of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department s [...]
2009-07-24 12:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW78AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON SEJM SPEAKER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting, Sejm (lower house of parliament) Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski asked about the possible timing of an Administration decision on Missile Defense and expressed confidence that the U.S.-Polish relationship would continue to flourish. Komorowski expressed regr [...]
2009-01-23 16:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PL
09WARSAW782POLISH PARLIAMENTARY LEADER: "COMMUNICATION" KEY
[...] (C) Newly elected Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Andrzej Halicki (Civic Platform, PO) told the Ambassador July 28 that communication between the U.S. and Poland was key to maintaining excellent bilateral relations. His remark came in the context of prospective ratification of [...]
2009-07-29 15:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR PL
09WARSAW788POLAND'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Polish government and non-governmental organizations actively engage in activities which aim at preventing torture and protecting victims both in country and abroad. The GOP's initiative on counter-torture activities notwithstanding, allegations about the existence of CIA secret [...]
2009-07-31 12:02:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV EUN PL
09WARSAW79POLISH DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER PRESSURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling government revenues and GDP projections, overdue payments to defense contractors, and uncertainty over the effects of the global economic situation have combined to put Poland's defense budget under considerable pressure. Although defense funding for 2009 represents si [...]
2009-01-23 16:31:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW798POLAND: MTCR PLENARY PARTICIPATION UNCERTAIN
[...] (C) Monika Lipert, First Secretary in the MFA's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division told us it was uncertain whether the GOP would send a representative from Warsaw to participate in the November 9-13 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) plenary in Rio. Due to increasingly tight bud [...]
2009-08-05 12:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR PL
09WARSAW803POLISH ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 13:35:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA PL
09WARSAW81POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S KYIV "BUSINESS" VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The media mischaracterized FM Radoslaw Sikorski's January 15-16 trip to Ukraine as an effort to resolve the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, according to an MFA read-out. It was instead a long-planned trip to resolve "thorny" bilateral issues, particularly in the economic area. The [...]
2009-01-26 11:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON RS UK PL
09WARSAW82LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS) TO PRESENT "NEW FACE" AT
[...] SUMMARY: With a new media strategy and a new platform designed to present a "complete party" to Polish voters, members of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) are increasingly confident about their prospects for success in June 2009 elections to the European Parliament -- widely advertised a [...]
2009-01-26 11:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW833POLAND TO CONSIDER NATIONAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING
[...] (C) The Polish government will consider issuing a national statement condemning this week's conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Danuta Bolimowska of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said Poland had strongly endorsed the EU's statement but thought a separate statement would convey more fu [...]
2009-08-13 14:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL BM PL
09WARSAW854POLISH PROPERTY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION STALLED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoP is unlikely to introduce promised private property compensation -- including to Holocaust survivors -- any time soon. Ambassador Maciej Kozlowski, the MFA's liaison to the Jewish community, continues to repeat the surprising argument that Polish compensation legislation [...]
2009-08-20 14:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW855NINTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES PROGRESS,
[...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made good progress during Round Nine of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw August 18-20, and addressed in-depth core differences in areas of taxation, criminal jurisdiction, claims, and burden-sharing. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski a [...]
2009-08-21 06:59:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PM MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW873POLES APPRECIATE BRIEFING ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE
[...] (C) Ewa Kinast, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department, appreciated reftel clarification of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement, but otherwise had no comment. 2. (C) In general, Kinast said Warsaw was impressed with the "evident" progress that Colombia had made under [...]
2009-08-27 16:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL CO PL
09WARSAW875SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO POLAND
[...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Poland to commemorate the outbreak of World War II 70 years ago. Your trip comes at a key moment as Poland, Germany, Russia, and their neighbors work to put behind them controversial historical memories that have mired their relations [...]
2009-08-28 11:37:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RS UP GM PL
09WARSAW876RETHINKING U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw believes there would be a strong, negative Polish reaction to major U.S. force reductions in Europe. From Poland,s perspective, a big drawdown would be seen as evidence that the U.S. is less committed to European security at a time of heightened concern over the int [...]
2009-08-28 12:25:00Embassy WarsawSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER PL
09WARSAW879POLISH MFA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PUTIN VISIT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite controversy sparked by a recent Russian documentary about Poland's alleged alliance with Nazi Germany in the run-up to World War II, the Polish MFA appears to be upbeat about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's scheduled visit to Poland for the September 1 commemoration in Gda [...]
2009-08-28 14:48:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPL PREL RS
09WARSAW881POLAND WELCOMES EFFORTS TO ENHANCE GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 15:29:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC PL
09WARSAW894POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER PLACES CONDITIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. While at the International Defense Trade Show in Kielce August 31, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich pointedly told U.S. vendors that Poland and the United States needed to improve their political relationship, or Poland would look to Europe and other suppliers su [...]
2009-09-02 11:04:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW896POLAND UNDECIDED ON WHETHER TO FILE ORAL ICJ BRIEF
[...] (C) Polish MFA is divided on the issue of filing an oral ICJ brief in support of Kosovo. Legal Department advisors are arguing in favor of the U.S. position, while the Central and South Europe and Eastern Departments want to take relations with regional partners such as Serbia and Russia int [...]
2009-09-02 19:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ICJ KVIR PL
09WARSAW897POLAND: CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE EAST AND IAEA
[...] (C) Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Department told us on August 25 that Poland shares U.S. concerns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) is becoming mired in an overly politicized Arab-Israeli debate on the Middle East issue which is distrac [...]
2009-09-02 19:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09WARSAW912POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...]
2009-09-04 14:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR
09WARSAW916PUTIN-TUSK MEETING CONCILIATORY BUT AWKWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official described Russian Prime Minister Putin's September 1 visit to Gdansk as generally positive, but added that there were occasional "cumbersome moments," particularly during Tusk's bilateral meeting with Polish PM Tusk. Although Putin told Tusk that the killin [...]
2009-09-04 15:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL RS PL
09WARSAW930POLES INTENT ON SHAPING NATO'S REVISED STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland has high expectations for the upcoming revision of NATO's Strategic Concept (SC). Since joining NATO ten years ago, Poles believe they have paid their expeditionary dues in the Balkans and Afghanistan, and will insist that the Alliance now focus more attention on its tra [...]
2009-09-10 13:14:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW931POLAND INTERESTED IN COORDINATED APPROACH TO SRI
[...] (C) Anna Krzak-Danel, Sri Lanka desk officer in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, welcomed reftel points on IDP freedom of movement and said they would be helpful in developing Poland's position for the upcoming EU debate. To this end, Krzak-Danel said Sri Lanka had fallen off next week's G [...]
2009-09-10 15:30:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE PL
09WARSAW932POLISH APPROACH TO CFE SIMILAR TO U.S.
[...] (C) Officials at the MFA Security Policy Department appreciated reftel debriefing on bilateral U.S.-Russia CFE discussions and look forward to a more detailed discussion at next week's High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting. GOP views on resolving the current impasse with Russia parallel U.S. [...]
2009-09-10 15:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO PL
09WARSAW934POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...]
2009-09-11 10:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL
09WARSAW938POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...]
2009-09-11 13:50:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WARSAW940 POLISH FORMIN OUTLINES EVOLVING RELATIONS WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent remarks to the media, FM Sikorski suggested that Poland is a regional partner of the U.S., but only the EU has the scale and resources to be America's strategic partner. Sikorski argued that Poland should support deeper EU integration, Lisbon Treaty ratification, and a [...]
2009-09-12 07:03:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM NATO PL
09WARSAW950SCENESETTER FOR JUSTICE SCALIA'S SEPTEMBER 23-25
[...] (SBU) Mr. Justice, Mission Poland warmly welcomes your September 23-25 visit to Warsaw. Your trip comes on the heels of ceremonies in Gdansk marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II -- one of many important commemorations this year, including the 20th anniversary of 1989 e [...]
2009-09-15 14:27:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PL
09WARSAW966POLAND READY TO EXPAND THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with reftel views and believes that Iranian authorities are running out of time to engage in a substantive, comprehensive dialogue with the West. MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski told us Poland would do what it could to persuade Iran to be more forthcoming rega [...]
2009-09-18 15:16:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR PL
09WARSAW971POLAND: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 15:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW983POLES CAUTIOUS BUT OPEN-MINDED ON U.S. MD PROPOSAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of overwhelmingly negative press coverage, Polish officials' initial skepticism regarding the new U.S. offer on Missile Defense (MD) has evolved slightly to a posture of wait-and-see (but not too long). Both FM Sikorski and PM Tusk have issued guardedly encouraging p [...]
2009-09-23 16:18:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PL
09WARSAW985REPAIRING U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS
[...] (C) As I conclude my five years as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, I offer some final thoughts on how to put U.S.-Polish relations back on an upward trajectory after several weeks of bumps. It is worth the effort. The Poles are like family - not shy about pointing out perceived sl [...]
2009-09-24 08:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS PL
09WASHDC872OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...]
2009-12-21 18:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MA SF
09WASHDC873OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...]
2009-12-22 04:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MA SF
09WELLINGTON105HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...]
2009-04-28 06:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON106MGSF01 - SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR NEW ZEALAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 20:43:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR AMGT TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO KSAF
09WELLINGTON107NEW ZEALAND: PIF TO SUSPEND FIJI ON MAY 2
[...] (U) On May 1, Australian media reported that Fijian military leader Bainimarama offered to hold a summit with Australia and New Zealand to persuade both countries that Bainimarama's proposed timetable for a return to democracy in Fiji is necessary. Bainimarama further predicted that other P [...]
2009-05-01 04:32:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV NZ
09WELLINGTON108UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE
[...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...]
2009-05-01 04:55:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON112NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AID
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a stinging May 1 speech, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signaled a course correction in New Zealand's aid program. Chief among the National Government's intended changes is a shift away from poverty alleviation to developing economic sustainability. McCully al [...]
2009-05-05 05:34:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON113NEW ZEALAND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AMANO FOR
[...] (C) On May 8, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster said that New Zealand will support Japanese candidate Ambassador Yukiya Aman [...]
2009-05-11 02:40:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON117TONGA PM SAYS APPROACH TO FIJI NEEDS REVISION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 18, Tongan Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Seveli gave a public address in Wellington where he stated that critics need not worry about political reform in his country as it was continuing apace and is fully supported by the Tongan King. On Fiji, Dr. Seveli offered a nuanced [...]
2009-05-19 05:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON121NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE
[...] (C) In response to reftel request, Econoff delivered demarche to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Asia Division and New Zealand's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). At MFAT, Econoff spoke with Patrick Rata, Deputy Director for Japan/Korea Unit and to Brody Sinclair, Po [...]
2009-05-21 23:28:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NZ
09WELLINGTON122NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES US DAIRY
[...] (SBU) In a lunch today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Charge, the former opened the conversation by noting the New Zealand Government,s strong negative reaction to the recent dairy subsidy announcement by the USG. McCully remarked that the decision by the EU and US to [...]
2009-05-27 06:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON126NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AIR ASSETS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 05:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON128NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE ASSESSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser categorized all his meetings in Washington as extremely successful; he also expressed decidedly negative reactions to recent dairy export subsidy measures by the U.S. and EU. Groser outlined his plans to revamp NZ development assistance [...]
2009-06-04 23:54:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON129NEW ZEALAND UNDECIDED ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION
[...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Mr. Tom Kennedy, Policy Officer, United Nation and Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) in New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affaris and Trade (MFAT). Biographic information on Ms. Myers and background information were also delivered. 2. [...]
2009-06-07 22:14:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09WELLINGTON157NEW ZEALAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On Tuesday June 16 (New Zealand time),Charge' and Econoff delivered the pre-release copy of the 2009 TIP Report to Peter Rider, Director for UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth (UNHRC) and Paul Roberts, Policy Officer UNHRC at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The [...]
2009-06-16 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON169New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 19, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18, the New Zealand Government announced a shift of its H1N1 strategy from one of "containment" to one of "management" of the virus. This move was prompted by increased volumes of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus received by the country's regional health authori [...]
2009-06-19 05:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09WELLINGTON177New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 25, 2009
[...] (U) Updating Post's last sitrep, (see reftel),New Zealand's H1N1 flu strategy has shifted from a program of containment for confirmed and suspected cases to management of the pandemic's impact throughout major population centers. The management strategy of the pandemic now abandons distributi [...]
2009-06-25 01:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR KFLU TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT NZ
09WELLINGTON18PM JOHN KEY OFFERS ECONOMIC ASSURANCES AND GENERALITIES
[...] (U) Summary: On January 15, Prime Minister John Key held his first high-level meeting of the New Year to address growing negative economic news. Major financial research firms recently forecast significant contraction in the New Zealand economy resulting in a projected fifth quarter of no gro [...]
2009-01-20 02:21:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON207WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...]
2009-07-09 01:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON209New Zealand Releases Documents on US Afghan Troop Request
[...] (SBU) Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported July 8 that it had obtained New Zealand Government documents that showed that the U.S. Government had put "constant pressure" on the GNZ to increase its military commitment to Afghanistan. Embassy contacted NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) w [...]
2009-07-09 06:31:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR OPRC NZ US
09WELLINGTON211NEW ZEALAND DEMARCHE RESPONSE - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 03:57:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN NZ
09WELLINGTON213New Zealand H1N1 SitRep July 13, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned over H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) as the virus spreads throughout the general population, causing serious illness and several deaths since the end of June. The public health sector has reported increased activity related to H1 [...]
2009-07-13 03:30:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AEMR CW NZ PREL KSAF KPAO KFLU
09WELLINGTON217NEW ZEALAND ATTENDANCE AT UNGA
[...] In response to reftel following are details from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division on the Government's representation at UNGA. Details are still being confirmed and post will send updated information as soon as [...]
2009-07-17 01:00:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA NZ
09WELLINGTON221NEW ZEALAND'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874
[...] (SBU) Post received more detailed information regarding reftels from Brody Sinclair, Policy Officer, Asia Division, South Korea (Trade),North Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GNZ has begun the process of giving effect to UNSCR 1874 and will report on the progress by Ju [...]
2009-07-17 01:05:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP NZ
09WELLINGTON223ENGAGING AN MP CRITIC OF AFGHAN COMBAT OPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, Charge lunched with freshman Green Party MP Dr. Kennedy Graham, a former NZ and UN diplomat who recently questioned the legitimacy of Operation Enduring Freedom in the New Zealand Parliament. At lunch, Graham eloquently displayed his extensive knowledge and underst [...]
2009-07-20 05:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ
09WELLINGTON229DATA COLLECTION OF NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 04:27:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR AS BC BL BR CI EC FJ ID NZ PA PE PGOV PREL SF
09WELLINGTON241NZ GOVT BRIEF DIPLOMATS AHEAD OF PIF MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Officers attended a July 27 briefing to diplomats by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on the August 5-6 Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meeting in Cairns, Australia. It was announced at the briefing that Prime Minister John Key will lead the N [...]
2009-07-30 05:50:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON255NEW ZEALAND CONSIDERS PRESENTING AT RIO MTCR PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's International Security and Disarmament Division and urged GNZ to participate in the Information Exchange during the upcoming MTCR Plenary in Rio. 2. (C) Dempster [...]
2009-08-11 03:46:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09WELLINGTON259MIXED REACTION TO NZ SAS DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Political criticism of the GNZ's August 10 announcement to re-deploy the SAS to Afghanistan has been largely limited to the opposition Labour Party's criticism of the decision. This discord broke a long-held political convention in NZ of bipartisan support for foreign policy, es [...]
2009-08-17 02:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF
09WELLINGTON260NEW ZEALAND SAS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 10, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that his country's elite SAS will be re-deployed to Afghanistan. He also stated that the New Zealand-led PRT will, over the next three to five years, draw down its military component and increase its civilian contribut [...]
2009-08-10 20:32:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON266RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 266
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:24:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON268RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 268
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON27NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES INTEREST WHILE FONTERRA
[...] (U) Summary: In a week of poor economic news, the Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate to record lows while New Zealand's largest company Fonterra registered sharp losses that will translate into a 1 percent GDP reduction this year. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party held its [...]
2009-01-30 05:12:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON270RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 270
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:57:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON275Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here
[...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...]
2009-09-18 02:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR
09WELLINGTON287Foreign Minister on U.S. Relationship, Trade, Afghanistan
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 26 introductory call, Foreign Minister Murray McCully warmly welcomed the Charge and emphasized that his door is always open for future meetings. McCully said the New Zealand Government puts a "huge priority" on building the relationship with the U.S., and he [...]
2009-09-30 02:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID
09WELLINGTON299NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, MFAT's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division Deputy Director and encouraged GNZ to support USG's position during the November 4 UNGA Goldstone Report debate. Mr. McBryde met separately with MFAT's Middle East Division [...]
2009-11-04 07:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09WELLINGTON307REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW
[...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...]
2009-11-27 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09WELLINGTON313Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-06 22:42:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON317Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-07 02:24:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON49NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FIFTH
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on February 24 Poloff met with Nik Kiddle, Deputy Director of the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),to discuss the candidacy of Judge Coral Shaw of New Zealand for [...]
2009-02-26 22:46:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA NZ
09WELLINGTON53NEW ZEALAND INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REVIEW
[...] (U) Reftel request was forwarded to the Government of New Zealand. Post received the following response from Michael Green, the Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),handling Afghanistan among other responsibilities. Begin GNZ response. (C) Thanks f [...]
2009-02-27 03:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF NZ
09WELLINGTON54NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED KINGDOM COLLABORATE ON RENEWABLE
[...] (U) Summary. In February, the British High Commission (BHC) in New Zealand and the NZ Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MoRST),organized a visit to New Zealand by a party of UK energy specialists. The purpose of the visit, funded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),was [...]
2009-02-27 03:17:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV TRGY KGHG PREL NZ UK
09WELLINGTON55NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER INSISTS COMMONWEALTH
[...] (C) Charge met with Foreign Minister Murray McCully February 26 at his request. McCully said that he is departing over the weekend for London to participate in the Commonwealth Meeting on Fiji. He explained that Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Samuel Abal and himself would be the two Pacific [...]
2009-02-27 04:32:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FJ NZ
09WELLINGTON65NEW ZEALAND "ACCEPTS" COMMONWEALTH DECISION ON FIJI
[...] (C) Charge met with March 5 with Chris Seed, Deputy Secretary in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) March 5, 2009 who reviewed NZ's assessment of Fiji developments. 2. (C) Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting in London decided not to suspend Fiji a [...]
2009-03-06 04:06:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FJ NZ
09WELLINGTON68NEW ZEALAND'S PRIME MINISTER HOSTS JOB SUMMIT IN HOPES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. With New Zealand's unemployment rate expected to exceed 6 percent by 2010 and to remain around this level until mid-2012, Prime Minister John Key opened a Job Summit in Auckland on February 27. Key invited some 200 participants from business, labor, government and NGOs to deve [...]
2009-03-09 01:36:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON86IS NEW ZEALAND OPEN OR OPPOSED TO ADDED AFGHAN
[...] (U) March 25, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully gave his first public speech on the bilateral relationship with the United States (full text emailed to EAP/ANP). He started with his overall assessment: "Relations are, in my judgment, in better shape than we have seen in 25 years. T [...]
2009-03-26 19:00:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF NZ
09WELLINGTON94NEW ZEALAND WEIGHS AFGHANISTAN ASKS REQUEST
[...] (C) On April 8, Acting DCM and DATT met with Ministry of Defense and Ministry (MOD) of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials to present the overview of requested needs and specific asks for New Zealand. (Note: The Charge d'Affaires had earlier presented the list to MFAT Deputy Secreta [...]
2009-04-14 05:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF NZ
09WELLINGTON95NEW ZEALAND MFAT BRIEFS ON FIJI'S "BLEAK" SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Chris Seed invited resident chiefs of mission to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) for an update on developments in Fiji. After reviewing recent developments, Seed concluded that "these actions demonstrate that Commodore Bainimarama has no intenti [...]
2009-04-15 04:52:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL FJ NZ
09WINDHOEK118UPDATE ON CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN NAMIBIA
[...] (C) China provided significant financial support to the ruling SWAPO party during the liberation struggle, and today it continues to maintain close political, financial, and commercial ties to SWAPO. The Chinese government has given the GRN over 1 billion Namibian dollars since independence ( [...]
2009-04-09 12:15:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR WA CH
09WINDHOEK120 NAMIBIA: ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY BREACHES OF GOVERNMENT COMPU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 12:36:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKCIP PREL WA
09WINDHOEK121 NAMIBIA: ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY BREACHES OF
[...] (C) On April 4, Rainer Ritter (protect),suspended CEO of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA),informed Ambassador Mathieu that he had discovered irregularities with regard to NAMFISAQs computer system. He further stated that he had reported those irregularities [...]
2009-04-09 13:01:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKCIP PREL WA
09WINDHOEK135NAMIBIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The Namibian government makes its annual budget publicly available on an annual basis. Responses to specific questions about the budget are keyed to the questions in paragraph three of reftel. Question 1. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. forei [...]
2009-04-21 16:47:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL WA
09WINDHOEK162NAMIBIA: DEMARCHE ON HCOC DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to the Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julius Zaya Shiweva, at the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 6. The deputy director was unfamiliar with the HCOC. Asked i [...]
2009-05-12 14:22:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA WA
09WINDHOEK167NAMIBIA VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE: IMMIGRATION POLICIES
[...] Action requests - please see paras. 11 and 12. 2. (SBU) Although American citizens generally clear Namibian immigration without incident, Americans traveling on business sometimes find themselves caught in the middle of unclear, contradictory Namibian immigration policies. In two separate [...]
2009-05-15 10:21:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS PREL WA
09WINDHOEK176 DEMARCHE ON BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPON CONVENTION
[...] On May 14, Ambassador Mathieu joined her counterparts from Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as the DCM from France, to deliver a demarche to MFA Permanent Secretary Veiccoh Nghiwete regarding the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC). Deputy Permanent Secretary Asheeke and Mul [...]
2009-05-19 17:35:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PREL WA
09WINDHOEK18FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, IRAN
[...] (C) On January 21, Ambassador met with Namibian Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku to convey a New Year's greeting and discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Hausiku also briefly mentioned Namibia's overtures to Iran. -------- Zimbabwe -------- 2. (C) Ambassador began by urging the Government [...]
2009-01-21 15:57:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ZI IR WA
09WINDHOEK213SADC TRIBUNAL RULES AGAIN IN FAVOR OF ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS
[...] (U) This report was coordinated with Embassy Harare. 2. (U) On June 6, the SADC Tribunal again sided with the Zimbabwean farmers who are seeking an order to stop the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) from expropriating their farms. The court ruled unanimously that the GOZ was in contempt of th [...]
2009-06-09 15:10:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL WA ZI
09WINDHOEK280RAUL CASTRO VISITS NAMIBIA
[...] (SBU) Following on the heels of a much-publicized visit by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (reftel),the Government of Namibia welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz on July 19 to Windhoek. The day-and-a-half-long visit, Castro's first to the southern African country, included a meeting wit [...]
2009-08-03 08:55:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CU WA
09WINDHOEK285NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT IN STAND-OFF WITH CONGOLESE
[...] On July 8, 41 Congolese refugees fled the Osire Refugee Camp, 220km northwest of Windhoek, where many had been living for the past decade. The group, which includes 23 children, cited security issues and "death threats" from the Government of Namibia (GRN) after they complained about living co [...]
2009-08-03 15:50:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PREL WA CG
09WINDHOEK296NAMIBIA'S URANIUM: THE TRADE MINISTER'S VIEWS
[...] (C) Namibia's Minister of Trade and Industry Hage Geingob recently shared his views on his country's rapidly growing uranium mining industry with Ambassador Mathieu. The Ambassador emphasized the need for the Namibian Government (GRN) to be watchful of Iran that might attempt to employ variou [...]
2009-08-18 15:52:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA
09WINDHOEK30NAMIBIA: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/DRILL
[...] (C) At the request of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies -- per reftel -- that it has received a report indicating an unannounced (and as yet unconfirmed) drill designed to simulate the discovery of illicit radiological material [...]
2009-02-02 16:36:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC WA
09WINDHOEK304BIO NOTE: ZACKEY NUJOMA
[...] (SBU) Sakaria "Zackey" Nefungo Nujoma was born in 1957 to Sam Nujoma and Kovombo Theopoldine Katjimune. He is the youngest surviving son of Namibia's former president and founding father as well as the brother to Deputy Justice Minister Uutoni Nujoma, the only other surviving child of Sam Nujo [...]
2009-08-21 11:05:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL MNUC EINV KNNP IR CA WA
09WINDHOEK315DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KP CHAIR EXPLAINS HIS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Ambassador Mathieu delivered demarche (reftel A) to Kimberley Process Chair Bernhard Esau September 2. Esau, who is also Namibia's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, characterized his mid August trip to Zimbabwe as a bilateral mission, not as an official KP Chair visit. The trip result [...]
2009-09-03 15:37:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI WA
09WINDHOEK324NAMIBIA REEVALUATES CHINESE EXIM LOANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During President Hu Jintao's state visit to Namibia in 2007, the two governments signed an agreement for a concessionary loan, and a credit line - each valued at approximately USD 130 million. In July, the Namibian government (GRN) announced the suspension of its line of credi [...]
2009-09-10 14:48:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL PGOV CH WA
09WINDHOEK326REFUGEES IN NAMIBIA: IMPENDING FOOD CRISIS AMIDST DURABLE
[...] (U) The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GRN's Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration (MHAI) made a joint presentation to representatives from the diplomatic community in Windhoek on September 4 concerning durable solutions for the integration or resettlement of 800 [...]
2009-09-10 14:53:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL PHUM WA
09WINDHOEK327NAMIBIA WILL NOT ATTEND POTUS LUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 08:51:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA WA
09WINDHOEK328POLITICAL STARS WAX AND WANE: SWAPO HOLDS ITS
[...] (SBU) On September 5 and 6, Namibia's ruling party, the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO),held its electoral college. Delegates from around the country threw their hats into the ring in hopes of becoming one of 72 on the party list, contenders for a seat in the National Assembly [...]
2009-09-11 09:30:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL WA
09WINDHOEK348NAMIBIA: URANIUM THEFT PROMPTS ROSSING RESPONSE
[...] Action request - please see para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The recent theft of 170 kilograms of uranium oxide from Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium facility has forced the company to strengthen its security posture, Rossing Uranium's Managing Director Mike Leech told Ambassador Ma [...]
2009-09-23 15:21:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA
09WINDHOEK350JOINT WFP/UNHCR FOOD APPEAL FOR OSIRE REFUGESS
[...] (U) Post has received a joint letter from WFP and UNHCR, dated September 23, 2009, making a formal appeal for food assistance for refugees in the Osire settlement. Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: 23 September 2009 H.E. Ms. G.D.T. Mathieu Ambassad [...]
2009-09-25 09:39:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL WA
09WINDHOEK354Work Permits and AMCIT travel in Namibia: Continuing
[...] Action Requests - see paras 15 and 16. 2. (U) Post has experienced extensive delays in the initial issuance and renewal of work permits for some USG employees and contractors. Also, as reported reftel, Americans traveling for tourism and business have experienced difficulties at ports of ent [...]
2009-09-29 13:08:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL WA
09WINDHOEK37AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NUJOMA
[...] (C) On February 2, Ambassador met with former Namibian President and founding father, Sam Nujoma. Nujoma was in good spirits and spoke enthusiastically about the new U.S. administration and its potential impact on U.S. foreign policy. He also briefly commented on the state of democracy in Na [...]
2009-02-03 15:21:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM WA
09WINDHOEK375ROSSING ACCEPTS DOE OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) CDA conveyed to Rossing MD Michael Leech on October 15 reftel offer from DOE's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to meet with Rossing officials to discuss the company's security needs. Leech said the first half of December would be good timing for a visit, as Rossing would have [...]
2009-10-15 09:15:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA
09WINDHOEK424SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL
[...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...]
2009-11-20 07:19:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA
09WINDHOEK432NAMIBIA ASKS DOE TO REVIEW SALE OF URANIUM TO USEC
[...] Action request - please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Veston Malango, General Manger of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia (CMN),called on Ambassador Mathieu to convey his organization's concern over the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to sell excess USG uranium to [...]
2009-11-25 13:09:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN ETTC PREL WA
09WINDHOEK433NAMIBIAN ELECTION PRIMER
[...] Summary. Namibia will hold its fourth National Assembly and Presidential elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties are contesting 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates will contest the presidency. The ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) p [...]
2009-11-25 13:12:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM WA
09WINDHOEK440NAMIBIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Namibia enjoys a low terrorism threat. No acts of international or domestic terrorism took place in Namibia in 2009. 2. (U) In 2009, the Government of Namibia (GRN) passed (but has not yet enacted) the Communications Bill, which allows intelligence services to monitor emails and Intern [...]
2009-12-03 10:05:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR WA
09WINDHOEK45AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE: EXPORT PERMITS FOR CHEETAHS
[...] This cable includes two action requests. Please see paras 6 and 7. EXPORT OF CHEETAHS ------------------ 2. Ambassador Mathieu delivered reftel demarche to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism, on February 4. The Ambassador explained that the U.S. cons [...]
2009-02-09 08:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV WA
09WINDHOEK461Namibian Opposition Parties Plan Court Appeal of Election
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: On December 11, opposition party youth leagues marched and submitted a petition demanding nullification of the election results to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). Opposition parties also announced their intenti [...]
2009-12-14 16:20:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL WA
09WINDHOEK6PRESIDENT HIFIKEPUNYE POHAMBA'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 15:19:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL WA
09WINDHOEK85NAMIBIA: KP CHAIR ON ZIMBABWE'S ILLICIT DIAMONDS
[...] (C) On March 6, econoff delivered reftel A demarche to Vicky Dan, assistant to the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Bernhardt Esau. The KP Chair's visit to Zimbabwe from March 14-18 will go forward with a mainly Namibian contingent, without members from civil society, but perhaps representatives [...]
2009-03-06 12:53:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALASEC EMIN ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL ECON WA
09YAOUNDE1007PRESIDENT BIYA'S DEMARCHE TO AMBASSADOR: FRIENDS
[...] (C) Summary: On November 25, Cameroonian Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi summoned Ambassador to his office to read her a message which he said was from President Paul Biya. The statement, written in French, affirmed that diplomats should not interfere with Cameroon's internal affairs, e [...]
2009-11-25 15:32:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PGOV PINR PREL
09YAOUNDE1041 CAMEROON'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Yaounde submits the following nominees in rank order of preference for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: Alamine Ousmane Mey ------------------- Mr. Alamine Ousmane Mey is the General Manager of the Afriland First Bank, one of the largest banks in C [...]
2009-12-08 14:43:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI KE
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