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08CARACAS536	BRV APPOINTS OLD FACES TO NEW PLACES [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) confirmed three veteran loyalists as ambassadors to the United Nations (UN),Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) on April 10. Vice Foreign Minister for North American Affairs Jorge Valero will reportedly [...]	2008-04-17 19:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VE

08CARACAS717	BRV POSITIVE ON SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) In response to Reftel query, post assesses that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) publicly supports any South American multi-lateral organization that excludes the United States and advances Chavez' vision of Latin American integration. President Chavez and other senior BRV offic [...]	2008-05-23 22:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER
08CARACAS767	CHAVEZ INTELLIGENCE DECREE ENGENDERS STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28, President Hugo Chavez, using powers to independently promulgate statutes, decreed the Law of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence into effect. The new law would replace the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM) and the Directorate for the Services of Intelligence [...]	2008-06-03 22:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VE
08CARACAS810	CHAVEZ BACKTRACKS ON SNITCH LAW [...] (SBU) In response to widespread and growing domestic and international criticism, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on June 7 that the new Law of Intelligence and Counterintelligence would be revised. In a speech to members of his party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV [...]	2008-06-09 19:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VE
08CARACAS870	TERRORISM FINANCE: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. DOMESTIC [...] (C) As requested, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) delivered information in paragraphs four and six of reftel and copies of the Treasury Department Press notice to representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (C) MFA officials declined to schedule a meeting for June 18. Instead CDA [...]	2008-06-19 19:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL VE LE
08CASABLANCA103	VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2008 REPORTING PERIOD (FOLLOW-UP) [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met May 5, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested who had been harboring a [...]	2008-05-23 09:53:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA113	VISAS VIPER FOR MAY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met June 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by ACG, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on a recently uncovered terror network accused of plo [...]	2008-06-03 12:16:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA142	VISAS VIPER FOR JUNE 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met July 7, 2008. The meeting was attended by ACG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the recent arrests of 35 individuals suspected of belonging to a network that [...]	2008-07-09 14:52:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA144	VISAS VIPER FOR June 2008 REPORTING PERIOD (follow up) [...] (U) The following information was provided by RAO on July 10 with respect to the recent arrests of 35 individuals suspected of belonging to a network that recruits volunteers on behalf of Al Qaeda in Iraq and Algeria. 2. (SBU) Hamid al-Bochibi: Moroccan citizen, DPOB: 15 Nov. 1983, Tetoua [...]	2008-07-11 15:57:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA158	VISAS VIPER FOR JULY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met August 4, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM, with RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. There are no submissions for the July reporting period but RAO is working with [...]	2008-08-05 16:58:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA172	VISAS VIPER FOR AUGUST 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met September 8, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM, with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. An additional six names were provided for the network that recruits [...]	2008-09-09 11:00:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA193	VISAS VIPER FOR SEPTEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met October 6, 2008. The meeting was chaired by CG, with RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. Regional Consular Officer from Cairo also attended the meeting. 2. There are [...]	2008-10-08 16:47:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA206	VISAS VIPER FOR OCTOBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met November 6, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON, FCS and PD in attendance. 2. There are no submissions for the October 2008 reporting period. [...]	2008-11-03 16:02:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA227	VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. The Visas Viper Committee approved the following cases submitted by L [...]	2008-12-02 16:38:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA228	VISAS VIPER FOR NOVEMBER 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met December 2, 2008. The meeting was chaired by DCM with CG, RAO, LEGATT, CONS, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD in attendance. 2. The Visas Viper Committee approved the following cases submitted by L [...]	2008-12-02 16:38:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA268	VISAS VIPER FOR DECEMBER 2007 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met January 8, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, PD, POL, and RSO. 2. Discussion centered on the sentencing of members of the Ansar Al Mahdi cell on [...]	2008-01-09 09:49:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA28	NUMBER OF IRAQI REFUGEES IN MOROCCO GROWING [...] (SBU) During a January 29 meeting, UNHCR Chief of Mission Johannes Van Der Klaauw told poloff that nearly fifteen percent of UNHCR's recognized refugees in Morocco are Iraqi. Van Der Klaauw said the Iraqis began to arrive in significant numbers in early 2007. So far, he said, he has register [...]	2008-02-05 12:40:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PREF
08CASABLANCA29	VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met February 4, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, PD, CG and RSO. 2. Discussion centered on procedures for reviewing information gained from press so [...]	2008-02-06 10:11:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA45	VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met March 3, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the thirty five or thirty eight people recently arrested in [...]	2008-03-10 16:01:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA59	VISAS VIPER FOR FEBRUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met March 3, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on the thirty five or thirty eight people recently arrested in [...]	2008-04-02 15:07:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA71	CLANDESTINE MIGRANTS FACE GROWING ASSAULTS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, assaults have plagued the sub-Saharan community in Rabat. In one case, according to reports, a Nigerian clandestine migrant resisted arrest during a periodic roundup and was severely beaten before being taken into custody. As a result of the beating, the migrant [...]	2008-04-10 15:10:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF SMIG MO
08CASABLANCA73	VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met April 7, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, RSO, POL and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested on terrorism related charges in th [...]	2008-04-11 15:24:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CASABLANCA92	VISAS VIPER FOR APRIL 2008 REPORTING PERIOD [...] Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met May 5, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CG, CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DHS, DAO, RSO, POL, ECON and PD. 2. Discussion centered on two persons arrested along with one of the esc [...]	2008-05-07 12:53:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO
08CHENGDU135	ETHNIC TENSION REMAINS HIGH IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ethnic Tibetan cadres may be coming under increased scrutiny and suspicion by their Han colleagues and additional pressure not to participate in public religious observances. New Congen contacts relayed stories of alleged killings in Lhasa during March, as well as an incident [...]	2008-06-20 10:30:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU140	SECURITY CRACKDOWN IN CHENGDU'S "TIBET TOWN" [...] (S) Summary: Following several days of a progressively escalating People's Armed Police (PAP) presence in a Tibetan area of downtown Chengdu, a large-scale security sweep was conducted the evening of June 25. A growing floating population of ethnic Tibetans in the city, including monks who h [...]	2008-06-26 09:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR CH
08CHENGDU251	CHENGDU LEADERSHIP PORTRAITS AND THE PERILS OF POOR TIMING [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of several high-level events held in the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu during late October, contacts shared their views about local political leaders and how their careers are developing. There was wide consensus that Chengdu Party Secretary Li Chuncheng's [...]	2008-10-31 09:09:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENGDU288	SOUTHEAST TIBET: TRAVELING WITH THE PARTY'S MINDERS [...] (C) Summary: A week spent in the Bayi capital of Linzhi Prefecture in China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with local authorities and "Help Tibet Cadres" yielded a number of insights on prevailing attitudes about government policies in the region and the personalities involved. The array of [...]	2008-12-16 01:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08CHENNAI103	KERALA COMMUNISTS SLAM HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007 (Human Rights Report) drew sharp rebukes from leftists in the South Indian state of Kerala. The state's ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) described the report as an "imperialist strategy t [...]	2008-03-19 10:34:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR IN
08CHENNAI104	HINDU NATIONALISTS TARGET STATE COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF IN [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of Hindu nationalists reportedly ransacked the home of the communist party chief in the South India state of Karnataka's on March 9. The attack was likely inspired by violence against Hindu nationalists by communists in the neighboring state of Kerala several days earli [...]	2008-03-20 06:40:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR IN
08CHENNAI153	MORE OF THE SAME: COMMUNIST NATIONAL MEET OUTLINES FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) held its nineteenth Party Congress in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from March 29 - April 3. The CPM promised continued opposition to U.S.-India bilateral ties, which it characterized as a subjugation of India's national interests. The party [...]	2008-04-24 07:58:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR IN
08CHENNAI167	AN ELECTION PRIMER FOR INDIA'S NEXT BIG VOTE: SHOWTIME IN [...] Summary: Voters in the South Indian state of Karnataka head to the polls in May to select 224 members of the state's legislative assembly. More than 10,000 candidates are vying for these seats in elections that will take place in three stages, from May 10 to May 22. The main contest will ta [...]	2008-05-07 08:41:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
08CHENNAI168	KARNATAKA'S ELECTIONS: CONGRESS SHOULD WIN, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: All Indian political eyes are on the South Indian state of Karnataka as it heads toward legislative assembly elections that begin on May 10 (ref A). A key pre-election poll published by one of South India's leading dailies shows that the Congress Party looks set to win a signi [...]	2008-05-08 10:06:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
08CHENNAI170	A NIGHT ON KARNATAKA'S CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (U) Summary: Elections for the South India state of Karnataka's legislative assembly begin on May 10 (refs A and B),and new interpretations of the restrictions on what candidates may -- and may not -- do have changed how campaigns are conducted. No longer can candidates spend unaccounted-for [...]	2008-05-09 11:27:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
08CHENNAI315	MILITANT HINDUS ATTACK CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA [...] Summary: Militant Hindu groups attacked three churches and six prayer houses located in three southern districts of Karnataka on September 14. The attacks took place between 10:15 and 10:30 as Sunday morning services were in progress. According to Christian groups three individuals including [...]	2008-09-16 04:42:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF IN
08CHENNAI326	INCIDENTS AGAINST CHURCHES IN KARNATAKA CONTINUE AS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of another round of apparent attacks on churches in Karnataka on September 21, Consul General Andrew Simkin visited Bangalore September 23-24. The CG used the opportunity to emphasize the importance of protecting religious freedom to a wide variety of interlocutors, [...]	2008-09-25 09:57:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR KIRF SOCI IN
08CHENNAI330	CONGRESS CONSIDERING BANNING HINDU FUNDAMENTALIST BAJRANG [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Catholic voice in the Congress party came away from a recent meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan feeling that India will probably ban the militant Hindu group Bajrang Dal as a result of the violence in Oriss [...]	2008-09-29 09:56:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR KIRF SOCI IN
08CHENNAI344	TAMIL NADU'S MAJOR PARTIES PRESSURE GOI TO INTERVENE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: An "all-party meeting" held on October 14 under the chairmanship of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi resolved that the Members of Parliament (MPs) from Tamil Nadu would resign if the Government of India does not ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka within two weeks. The "all-pa [...]	2008-10-15 10:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN CE
08CHENNAI350	CHRISTIANS STILL NERVOUS IN SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Several of South India's Christian leaders expressed their continuing fear of anti-Christian violence to Joannella Morales, an officer in the Department's Office of International Religious Freedom, during her visit to Chennai and Bangalore on October 7 and 10. While violence on the scal [...]	2008-10-17 04:29:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF IN
08CHENNAI362	DMK PRESSURE TACTICS EMBARRASS CONGRESS; SUSPENSE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: After setting a two-week deadline for the Government of India to force a ceasefire in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party is going full steam on a campaign in support of Sri Lankan Tamils. The DMK's 20 Members of Parliament have handed over resignations to Chief Minister Kar [...]	2008-10-24 10:05:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN
08CHENNAI55	POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Police officials in the South India state of Karnataka arrested two individuals on January 9 who have since made statements suggesting that they are involved in plotting terror attacks in India. At least one of the suspects claimed to have received training at a Lashkar-e-Tayyib [...]	2008-02-14 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN PK BG NP SA IN PINR
08CHIANGMAI120	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: IMPLEMENTATION STALLED ON IDEAS FROM [...] (S/NF) Consul General met for the first time since late May with Mark Tamthai, the Thai Government's point-man for secret talks between the RTG and southern insurgents. Tamthai said: -- implementation of a pilot "peace zone" in Yala city, worked out during the talks in May, is stalled due [...]	2008-08-14 09:03:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08CHIANGMAI13	LESE MAJESTE, CENSORSHIP OPENLY CRITICIZED AT THAI STUDIES [...] (C) Despite suspecting they were under the eyes of Thai intelligence officers, Thai students and academics discussed and debated the monarchy and legal prohibitions on lese majeste in an open setting at Thammasat University. Though a taboo topic in Thailand, participants in the bi-annual Thai [...]	2008-01-31 01:50:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TH
08CHIANGMAI141	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: SEARCHING FOR WAYS AHEAD [...] (S/NF) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, told CG September 15 of his efforts to move ahead with a pilot peace zone plan in Yala despite the distraction of ongoing political crisis in Bangkok. He aims to implement this as a "local" operation via the R [...]	2008-09-15 08:44:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08CHIANGMAI144	LOWER NORTH'S TAKE ON NEW GOVERNMENT: NEXT MOVE WILL COME [...] (C) Consul General discussed Thailand's national political impasse with parliamentarians and governors during a recent trip to two lower north provinces. While all interlocutors, including two opposition MPs, saw new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat as an improvement over his mercurial predec [...]	2008-09-29 08:38:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM TH
08CHIANGMAI154	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: CHAVALIT FOLDS; WHO'S DEALING NOW? [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, told CG October 8 that Deputy PM Chavalit had resigned after being undercut by the Prime Minister, the Army, and faction leaders inside his own party. Tamthai expressed little regret over his departure and the ac [...]	2008-10-09 09:21:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
08CHIANGMAI175	THAIS SEE ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM CONTRACT FARMING IN BURMA [...] (C) Thai contract farming is a growing feature of the Thai-Burmese bilateral economic relationship. The activity remains concentrated in the border areas, however. Thai businesspeople who engage in contract farming in Burma are generally individuals who conduct their business informally with [...]	2008-11-20 10:01:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON EAGR EAID ECIN EINV ETRD PREL BM TH
08CHIANGMAI177	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DEMISE OF SECRET PEACE DIALOGUE [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, the RTG's point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, confirmed to visiting DCM that the RTG committee charged with running the dialogue has now been disbanded following several months of inaction due to a funding cut-off. The ensuing vacuum remains unfilled, despit [...]	2008-11-25 02:31:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY
08CHIANGMAI185	THE NORTH KOREA-THAILAND REFUGEE PIPELINE: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) The number of North Koreans seeking resettlement to a third country via Thailand is expected to continue to rise, despite a drop in the number of North Koreans arrested in early 2008, according to officials in Chiang Rai Province, which borders both Laos and Burma. Though these same inter [...]	2008-12-04 07:09:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PINR BM LA CH KS KN TH
08CHIANGMAI40	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: PEACE DIALOGUE AWAITS SIGNAL FROM NEW [...] (S/NF) PM Samak's month-old government has yet to signal its approach to the secret peace process launched by its predecessor to address the violence in southern Thailand, we were told by Mark Tamthai, advisor to former PM Surayud. Samak's security policy team is still taking shape, and it is [...]	2008-03-11 09:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH
08CHIANGMAI47	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AS NEXT ROUND OF PEACE TALKS BEGINS, [...] (S/NF) Notwithstanding his inopportune public comments last week, Prime Minister Samak has reportedly blessed the next round of "secret" peace talks between the government and southern insurgents set for the coming days. Our source, a Chiang Mai-based academic involved in the peace process, r [...]	2008-03-25 10:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KDEM TH
08CHIANGMAI60	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: NEW NSC CHIEF SEEN AS THREAT TO PEACE [...] (S/NF) Thai Government point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents Mark Tamthai fears the newly announced National Security Council chief prefers harsh tactics over conciliation. Tamthai sees the next few weeks before the new chief takes office as a window for outreach directly to Pri [...]	2008-04-10 03:16:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PTER TH
08CHIANGMAI79	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S POLITICAL TURBULENCE PUSHES [...] (S/NF) A late-May round of secret talks between the Thai Government and southern insurgents yielded good progress on a proposal to create pilot "peace zones" in specific conflict areas, according to Mark Tamthai, RTG point-man for the talks. However, making the proposal operational anytime soo [...]	2008-05-30 09:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER PHUM TH
08CHISINAU1008	PRESIDENT VORONIN WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE "INCIDENT" PROVOKED [...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting President Voronin told DAS David Merkel that he was more concerned about Transnistria now than at any point in his presidency. Voronin believed that Russia wanted to take over the negotiating process to the exclusion of the other 5-plus-2 members. Russia [...]	2008-10-09 05:46:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR RS MD
08CHISINAU112	BUDGET LOSSES RESULT IN PERSONAL PROFITS [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the issues that will be on the agenda in any comprehensive Transnistrian (TN) peace settlement will be the resumption of railway traffic. TN authorities recently presented a railroad initiative, which appears to be a response to President Voronin's October 2007 proposal t [...]	2008-02-06 05:49:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS ELTN PINR MD
08CHISINAU1155	AMBASSADOR PRODS CORRUPTION CZAR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 21 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry pushed Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Mejinschi to change the selection process for the Civilian Monitoring Board (CMB) that was created to monitor the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (CCECC). He also updated Mej [...]	2008-11-28 10:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU1161	MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 05:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MD
08CHISINAU1168	CHISINAU MAYOR COMPLAINS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting, Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca complained to Ambassador Chaudhry about central government use of the Termocom heating issue to try to embarrass him, stated his implacable opposition to unrepentant Communists, and agreed to cooperate with the Embassy on [...]	2008-12-03 13:08:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT MD
08CHISINAU1235	Ambassador Presses Senior Presidential [...] (C) Summary: In a December 8 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry pressed senior presidential advisor Sergiu Stati to end GOM harassment and renew the work and residence permit of National Democratic Institute (NDI) Country Director Alex Grigorievs. Stati said the issue would be solved in a few day [...]	2008-12-15 14:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU1258	Urechean's Implausible Presidential [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) party leader Serafim Urechean criticized his political enemies, lamented Moldova's decline under Voronin's rule, predicted his own election as president in the 2009 elections (despite ruling- party dir [...]	2008-12-22 14:15:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU211	RECALL OF MOLDOVAN AMBASSADOR TO UN REFLECTS POLITICAL [...] (U) On February 27, the Cabinet recalled Ambassador Alexei Tulbure, Moldova's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Though the ambassador was appointed only 18 months ago, Deputy Foreign Minister Kistruga, who attended the Cabinet meeting, told the press it was just a regular rotation [...]	2008-02-29 12:26:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UN MD
08CHISINAU262	Shevchuk Wants MCC Roadwork Project; while Litskai Too Ill [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transnistrian Speaker Shevchuk expressed strong interest in the proposed MCC road reconstruction projects, which would make an important contribution to the Transnistrian transportation corridor linking Chisinau and the west with Ukraine. Sheriff Company Director Ilya Kazmaly comp [...]	2008-03-07 16:07:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PINR EAID ETRN MD
08CHISINAU267	Gagauzia Facing 3-Way Legislative Race on March 16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 3 pre-electoral visit to Gagauzia found the administration still scrambling to solve the problem of funding the March 16 elections for the Gagauz People's Assembly. Gagauz Governor (Bashkan) Mikhail Formuzal hoped to prove to the population that Gagauzia could solve its p [...]	2008-03-11 11:51:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU307	Moldovan Prime Minister Resigns, Cabinet Dismissed [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Tarlev resigned March 19 and as a result the cabinet resigned as required by Moldovan law. Reportedly, Tarlev only learned about his resignation this morning when President Voronin asked him to resign. President Voronin presented Tarlev with a government award to [...]	2008-03-19 16:25:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU312	AMBASSADOR GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting on religious freedom with the Minister of Justice, Ambassador Kirby received a positive response to our concerns, and promises that the Ministry would set up a roundtable with religious leaders and publish templates for registration procedures. Pirlog frequen [...]	2008-03-20 07:38:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF PINR MD
08CHISINAU34	CHRISTMAS TREE FIGHT DERAILS MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: An ecumenical outreach by the Government of Moldova (GOM),which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration planned to propose to Prime Minister Tarlev, was thwarted by the Christmas Tree fight (ref A) between the GOM and Chisinau's city government, and by an atmosp [...]	2008-01-11 12:36:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU379	AMBASSADOR RECEIVES SOS MESSAGE FROM AMN'S URECHEAN [...] (C) Summary: Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) leader Serafim Urechean reiterated his self-anointing as the leader of the opposition, dodged discussion of the new Prime Minister, and speculated on his chances of doing well enough in 2009 elections to attract the Christian Democrats and the Democratic [...]	2008-04-03 11:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD
08CHISINAU398	AMBASSADOR MEETS VLAD FILAT, HEAD OF NEW PARTY WITH HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Leader of the six-month-old Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) Vlad Filat briefed Ambassador Kirby on the PLDM's attractiveness to the politically uninvolved, his plans for 2009 parliamentary elections, and his promotion of a referendum to change presidential and parliamentary electio [...]	2008-04-08 12:11:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD
08CHISINAU428	AMBASSADOR GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE ON TIP FROM DEPUTY PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby's April 16 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Victor Stepaniuc resulted in promises of closer cooperation on anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts and better Government reporting on crime and punishment statistics. End summary. 2. (C) Victor Stepaniuc, ap [...]	2008-04-17 14:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08CHISINAU496	TN SUPPORTS WORKING GROUPS NOT FULL PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 7 meeting, Charge Keiderling and P/E Chief Daria Fane met Transnistrian (TN) "Deputy Foreign Ministers" Yastrebchak and Simonenko to discuss TN participation in the working groups and USG assistance. The Transnistrians complained about one-sided discussions in the working [...]	2008-05-08 15:11:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD
08CHISINAU497	SOVA ON THE WORLD OF SMIRNOV [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Keiderling and P/E Chief Daria Fane met with Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova and Reintegration Vice Minister Ion Stavila on May 1 to brief them on Ambassador Kirby's April 30 meeting with Transnistrian (TN) "President" Igor Smirnov (reftel). Sova said tha [...]	2008-05-08 15:16:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU619	MOLDOVA RECEIVES REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 14:33:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA MD
08CHISINAU645	MOLDOVA RECEIVED TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 12:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU MD
08CHISINAU663	SOVA URGES MCC ROADS IN TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova urged the USG to move ahead with including Transnistrian (TN) roads in the Moldovan MCC compact. Sova said the biggest disappointment for TN "President" Smirnov would be a U.S. decision to finance these roads. Such a decision could turn t [...]	2008-06-24 12:57:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PINR KMCA MD
08CHISINAU677	MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 09:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC VE LE MD
08CHISINAU687	TRANSNISTRIAN 5-PLUS-2 NEGOTIATOR LITSKAI OUT [...] (SBU) Transnistrian and Russian press have reported that Transnistrian "Foreign Minister" Valery Litskai has been temporarily replaced by his First Deputy Vladimir Yastrebchak, who was officially named "Acting Foreign Minister" on June 26. Yastrebchak had informally begun assuming Litskai's du [...]	2008-07-01 07:11:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU690	MiG JETFIGHTERS: PASAT CASE RISES FROM THE ASHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Minister of Defense Valeriu Pasat could be in the dock again in July, after the Supreme Court quashed his July 2007 acquittal in the case of Pasat's allegedly illegal sale of MiG 29s to the U.S. The court's decision, and a dissenting opinion, both criticized the 2007 dec [...]	2008-07-01 08:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PINR PGOV MD
08CHISINAU711	CHISINAU CITY COUNCIL SHIFTS FROM OPPOSITION TO COMMUNIST [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the Liberal Party won Chisinau's mayoralty and made its president Chairman of the Chisinau Municipal Council, the Party of Communists (PCRM) has created a new alliance within the council that has deposed the former chairman and installed a new chairman in his place [...]	2008-07-03 09:50:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU746	TRANSNISTRIAN POWER STRUGGLES OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two succession-related power struggles are currently taking place in Transnistria. The first is the struggle to determine who will succeed Valeri Litskai as Transnistrian "Minister" for Foreign Affairs. Political insiders who attended the Embassy's 4th of July reception categor [...]	2008-07-11 14:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS OSCE PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU765	A TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT VORONIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 13:35:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ECON PINR KWMN MD
08CHISINAU794	MOLDOVA TAKES STEPS TO REVERSE ITS TIER [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the G/TIP assessment team, Government of Moldova officials noted that though originally surprised by the Tier 3 placement, they now acknowledged it as both accurate and as a needed spur to improving their record on trafficking. In each meeting, officials noted [...]	2008-07-30 14:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08CHISINAU829	MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 07:18:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC AG MD
08CHISINAU958	VORONIN-SMIRNOV: THE MEETING THAT DIDN'T [...] (C) Summary: Although a Voronin-Smirnov meeting was scheduled for September 25, on September 24 SmirnovQs press office announced that the meeting would be postponed because the sides could not agree upon a venue. The Transnistrian side attempted to blame the GOM for Chisinau's inflexibility [...]	2008-09-25 14:53:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PINR RU MD
08CHISINAU971	PRESIDENT VORONIN: RELYING ON 5-PLUS-2 TO AVOID RUSSIAN TRAP [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Ambassador, President Voronin expressed his commitment to solving the Transnistria conflict only in the 5-plus-2 format. He wanted to avoid falling into any Russian "traps" that could appear if he negotiated directly with the Russians. Outside interests [...]	2008-09-30 13:39:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR AMGT RU MD
08CHISINAU977	Ambassador Discusses MCC, P.L. 480, Corruption and TIP, and [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Greceanii, Ambassador Asif Chaudhry explained delays in the signing of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement; discussed P.L. debt; pressed on the issue of civilian oversight for the Center to Combat Economic Crimes and [...]	2008-10-01 13:33:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KTIP MD
08CHISINAU979	MOLDOVA VIGILANT FOR RUSSIAN TRAPS, SAYS REINTEGATION [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova, Ambassador Chaudhry found broad agreement on the basic issues: removing foreign troops from Moldovan territory, reforming the peacekeeping force, continuing confidence-building measures (CBMs),increasing EU partici [...]	2008-10-01 13:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EAID PINR MD RS
08CHISINAU983	KALMAN MISZEI BELIEVES MOLDOVA NEEDS 5- [...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting EU Special Envoy Kalman Mizsei told Ambassador that he did not believe the Russians were committed to a 5-plus-2 meeting. Mizsei opined that Moldova needed the transparency of the 5-plus-2 process to protect it from walking into a Russian trap. The U.S [...]	2008-10-02 11:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR RS MD
08COLOMBO1022	MALDIVES: MAJLIS PROVISIONALLY CONFIRMS NEW 14-MEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 12 President Nasheed secured approval for his new 14 minister cabinet. The cabinet represents each of the six parties and groupings that make up the ruling coalition. The cabinet's approval came amidst a power struggle between Nasheed and former President Gayoom's DRP [...]	2008-11-13 12:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM MV
08COLOMBO1113	SRI LANKA: RELIGIOUS LEADERS FACE OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 23, international and Sri Lankan religious leaders held a conference in Anuradhapura at which they sought to facilitate the opening of a humanitarian corridor for the IDP population of the Vanni. Following the conference they met with the President who offered his [...]	2008-12-08 05:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINR CE
08COLOMBO134	DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECALLING DR. MOHAMED LATHEEF FROM [...] (SBU) Post received the following diplomatic note with reference number (F2) EA-US/B/2008/2 informing us of Dr. Mohamed Latheef's recall from his post as Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and seeking agrement for his designated successor, Mr. Mohamed Hussain Maniku as [...]	2008-02-05 10:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MV
08COLOMBO552	SRI LANKA'S EASTERN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONVENES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's new Eastern Provincial Council was sworn in June 4 despite an opposition boycott. Since the announcement of Chief Minister Pillaiyan's appointment, tensions have remained high between the Muslim and Tamil communities in the East with targeted political assassination [...]	2008-06-05 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EINV
08COLOMBO601	(S) REQUEST FOR SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE ON [...] (S) Charge, accompanied by DATT, met with Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) Commander Karunagoda on June 20 to receive the Sri Lankan Navy's request for location and tracking information on one or more LTTE motherships believed to be carrying weapons to a location approximately 190 miles off the Indian co [...]	2008-06-20 13:25:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	CE MARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER
08COLOMBO721	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT FOR THE 15TH [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Your visit for the 15th SAARC Summit finds most SAARC member countries preoccupied with domestic issues. After surviving a no-confidence vote, the Indian government is looking ahead to national elections next year, and frustrated that last minute objections from [...]	2008-07-25 08:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PINR ECON CE MV
08COLOMBO733	SAARC SUMMIT: BOUCHER AND GILANI FOLLOW UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on the margins of the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Gilani told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher that he felt his recent meetings in Washington had gone well. Foreign Minister Qureshi objected to Afghanistan's withdrawal from pla [...]	2008-08-04 09:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR PGOV PTER KNNP PARM IN AF PK
08CONAKRY292	RFI CORRESPONDENT DISCUSSES GUINEAN MUTINY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 PAO met the Radio France International (RFI) correspondent Mouctar Bah over breakfast to talk about some of the recent events in Guinea. Bah talked about the ongoing mutiny and rumors that the Joint Chief of Staff is implicated. He gave his opinion regarding the ap [...]	2008-06-13 12:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR OIIP KPAO XA GV
08COPENHAGEN332	DANISH FM MOELLER ASKS FOR HELP ON OVERFLIGHTS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a May 27 meeting on the margins of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland (septels),FM Moeller asked Deputy Secretary Negroponte for help with the Danish government's investigation into press accounts of possible U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace [...]	2008-06-10 11:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR MARR DA
08COPENHAGEN569	DENMARK ISSUES REPORT ON CIA OVERFLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller October 23 briefed parliament on his government's investigation of alleged U.S. rendition flights through Danish airspace, emphasizing that no evidence had been found to prove those allegations or to suggest that Danish authorities had been [...]	2008-10-24 11:15:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER MARR DA
08COTONOU192	CHINESE FOOTPRINT DEEPENS IN BENIN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Benin Li Beifen, whose husband has joined her at post for the past few months, told the Ambassador on March 22 that she ends her tour in Benin in April 2008 and will be replaced by China's current ambassador in the Seychelles. China/Benin relations expanded g [...]	2008-04-03 09:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD PINR EINV CH BN
08COTONOU201	BENIN: LOCAL ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS AMIDST POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Preparations for local elections, now scheduled for April 20, continue apace in Benin against a backdrop of logistical problems, alleged fraud, and mounting political tension. The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENA) completed voter registration. Tension between Presi [...]	2008-04-10 01:04:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU207	OVERVIEW OF BENIN'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) Summary: Fully cognizant of the very public tilt in the political balance of power towards his opponents, President Boni Yayi has undertaken a full court press to regain the momentum of his triumphs in the March 2006 presidential and March 2007 legislative elections. At stake is regainin [...]	2008-04-11 05:50:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM PINR BN

08COTONOU348	KHADAFI MAKES WAVES AT CEN-SAD SUMMIT IN BENIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:49:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SENV EAGR PINR XA LY BN
08COTONOU408	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT YAYI'S TRIP TO THE U.S., [...] (SBU) Summary: Benin,s President Boni Yayi travels to Washington, D.C., July 15-21, 2008, primarily for talks with the World Bank and the IMF and to seek assistance for plans to energize the country,s agricultural sector and to follow-up on earlier requests for food aid. His request for meeti [...]	2008-07-11 21:56:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EAID EAGR PGOV PREL PINR EFIN LY BN
08COTONOU417	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT NULLIFIES PRESIDENTIAL MEDIATION BODY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 26, 2008 the Constitutional Court nullified the Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) that President Yayi created on August 25, 2006 by a presidential decree to mediate conflicts between citizens and the public administration. The Constitutional Court declared that the OPM was [...]	2008-07-15 18:16:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN PGOV PINR PREL
08COTONOU420	BENIN: POLITICAL STATE OF THE NATION - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The uncertain legitimacy and role of Benin's Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) headed by National Mediator, Albert Tevoedjre, is indicative of the political quagmire that engulfs the administration of reform-minded President Boni Yayi. The latter is beset on one hand by the i [...]	2008-07-15 19:36:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EFIN PINR KDEM BN
08COTONOU617	BENIN: LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL INERTIA HAMPER GOB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judicial inertia and active resistance in Benin's National Assembly temper the positive impact of President Boni Yayi's ambitious anti-corruption and economic governance agenda. Political gridlock continues as opposition parties consolidate control of the National Assembly wrestl [...]	2008-09-29 13:47:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA PINR BN
08COTONOU622	BENIN: OPPOSITION PARTIES TIGHTEN GRIP ON PRESIDENT YAYI [...] (U) SUMMARY: To encourage participation of opposition parties in his government, President Yayi has held extensive talks with their leaders. These include the Renaissance of Benin (RB),the Social Democracy Party (PSD),the Party for Democratic Renewal (PRD),the African Movement for Democracy [...]	2008-09-29 15:18:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KMCA BN
08COTONOU750	BENIN: PROFILE OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables concerning the second cabinet reshuffling of the Government of Benin (GOB),which took place on October 22. Reftel highlighted major changes in the new government and provided general background information on the reshuffle. This cable provides prof [...]	2008-12-01 04:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU754	BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 10:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU795	BENIN: OPPOSITION TAKES FIRM STAND AGAINST [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an attempt to defuse the political crisis, President Yayi met individually with leaders of the opposition groups G4, G13 and Key Force in November 2008, and proposed a November 27-28 joint meeting with them. Also, on November 18, the GOB issued a decree to allow the full applica [...]	2008-12-19 12:41:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU796	BENIN GPRA REPORT: EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, Fernand Nouwligbeto, journalist at "Agence Proximites," returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant about his visit. He was very satisfied with [...]	2008-12-22 06:37:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU797	BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...]	2008-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN
08COTONOU810	COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 05:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08DAKAR1079	SENEGAL: WADE-SARKOZY ENCOUNTER GONE AWRY [...] (C) Summary: According to the French embassy, the recent meeting between the French and Senegalese presidents did not go well. The French were astonished that President Abdoulaye Wade spent most of the meeting talking about his belief that he will win a Nobel Peace Prize this year. End summa [...]	2008-09-17 18:27:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR FR MR SG
08DAKAR1095	SENEGAL: DEMARCHE REGARDING WADE'S COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: Under instruction from Senegal's President Wade and in the presence of his Mauritanian counterpart, Foreign Minister Gadio publicly reiterated on September 17 Senegal's support of the AU position condemning the use of coup d'etat. The Foreign Minister had briefed Wade on the ref [...]	2008-09-19 13:19:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MR SG
08DAKAR1100	FARBA SENGHOR-GUILTY SAYS THE PROSECUTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an impromptu fifteen minute meeting with Ousmane Diagne, the prosecutor who investigated former Transport and Cultural Affairs Minister Farba Senghor and his acolytes' alleged involvement in the trashing of two Dakar newsrooms, he told us that as far as the evidence is concern [...]	2008-09-22 13:53:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
08DAKAR1286	RELIGION IN SENEGAL-IBADU RAHMAN, THE SALAFISTS [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. While the country is 95 percent Sunni Muslim, major differences exist between the various brotherhoods that dominate the Sunni-Sufi landscape which includes smaller, more conservative Sunni groups and Shia Muslims. Ad [...]	2008-11-06 17:13:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG
08DAKAR1378	RELIGION IN SENEGAL-AL FALAH, THE WAHABBI [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns the Al Falah group who, along with Cemaat Ibadu-Rahman (reftel),is considered to be one of the country,s more conservative organizations. They are identified by many as being Wahabbi wit [...]	2008-12-01 10:43:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS SOCI SG
08DAKAR1401	SENEGAL: FORMER PRIME MINISTER MACKY SALL [...] (C) Summary: On December 3 Political Counselor and PolOff met with the recently ousted president of the National Assembly, Macky Sall. The previous day Sall announced the creation of a new political party: the Alliance for the Republic Yakaar - APR Yakaar (Yakaar means hope in Wolof). Sall sa [...]	2008-12-08 10:47:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
08DAKAR1435	RELIGION IN SENEGAL: THE CATHOLICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns Catholics in Senegal. With a long established history, the Catholics are Senegal,s largest religious minority and continue to wield far greater influence in the country,s political, econom [...]	2008-12-17 11:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SCUL VT SG
08DAKAR1476	SENEGAL: Youth Shot Dead by Military During Demonstration [...] (SBU) On December 23, 21-year-old Mamdaou Sinna Sidibe was shot dead by military personnel during a violent demonstration to protest against the poor living conditions and the lack of jobs in the mineral rich region of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. Mr. Sidibe was a metal worker heading to [...]	2008-12-29 17:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ECON SG
08DAKAR1486	SENEGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON GUINEAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: On December 30 following a meeting with Charge and Political Counselor, Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio publicly clarified Senegal's position regarding the recent coup d'etat in Guinea; Gadio stated that Senegal is not supporting a military regime" in G [...]	2008-12-31 14:33:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR GV MR SG
08DAKAR1488	SENEGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MAURITANIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 30 Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio briefed Charge and Political Counselor on his December 17 visit to Mauritania and his meetings with ousted President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Gadio said Pr [...]	2008-12-31 15:51:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MR SG
08DAKAR155	UPDATE ON STATUS OF HISSENE HABRE II [...] (SBU) On January 22, a delegation of judicial experts from the European Union (EU) concluded a series of discussions with the Government of Senegal on the ways and means to prosecute former Chadian President Hissene Habr. While it seems that the discussions went well and that the GOS said the [...]	2008-02-07 17:32:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SG CD
08DAKAR165	Senegal: Women in Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of conversations with some of Senegal's leading female political activists a picture has emerged of a gender that is becoming an increasingly important part of this country's complicated and yet sometimes monochromatic political environment. Today's political partie [...]	2008-02-08 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR SG
08DAKAR765	SENEGAL: Journalists Beaten by Police [...] (SBU) On June 21, 2008 two sports journalists, Boubabcar Dieng and Karamoko Thioune working for local radio stations were severely beaten by police after the conclusion of a soccer match between Liberia and Senegal. According to reports the journalists were then taken into temporary on-site c [...]	2008-06-30 16:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO PINR SG
08DAKAR783	Fighting Domestic Violence in Senegal [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 27, 2008 the Committee to Combat Domestic Violence against Women (CLVF) held its annual general assembly to review and assess the situation of domestic violence in Senegal. Participants, representing a wide swath of civil society groups, NGOS and foreign missions, focused [...]	2008-07-03 09:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KJUS SG
08DAMASCUS376	SYRIA AND UG99 DAMAGING WHEAT FUNGUS (C-TN8-00647) [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, ICARDA has not confirmed any reports of Ug99 stem rust in Syria. Should a possible outbreak occur, ICARDA's staff pathologist is capable of conducting in-house laboratory analysis to quickly determine whether the disease is Ug99. Although SARG Agriculture Ministry c [...]	2008-05-28 10:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EAGR ECON SY
08DAMASCUS636	HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - INFORMATION [...] (U) Summary: The following is submitted in response to the Department's request (ref B). Due to the difficult bilateral relationship between the U.S. and the SARG, Post does not have the full access necessary to give a complete picture of Syria's information collection, screening and sharin [...]	2008-09-10 14:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR KVPR ASEC KHLS SY
08DAMASCUS70	MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF RAMI'S DESIGNATION [...] (S/NF) As Washington moves towards designating Rami Makhlouf, Embassy Damascus recommends that the Department's roll-out strategy focus on linking his corrupt activities to consequences suffered by the Syrian people (see para 11). In some of the largest economic sectors -- electricity, petrol [...]	2008-01-31 10:27:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ECON EINV EPET ETTC PGOV PINR KCOR SY
08DARESSALAAM444	ZANZIBAR PRIMER: THE ISSUE, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zanzibar accounts for only three percent of Tanzania's population, yet it is a major preoccupation for the Government of Tanzania due to its longrunning severe political tensions, history of violent and flawed elections, and mediocre governance. The Zanzibar/Tanzania relationsh [...]	2008-07-18 11:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TZ IGAD
08DARESSALAAM564	ZANZIBAR: HARDLINE ISLAMISTS BLAST KIKWETE ON [...] (SBU) On September 1 Embassy Zanzibar Affairs Officer obtained an open letter (faxed to AF/E) to President Kikwete from Zanzibari Islamic activist group "The Association for Islamic Mobilization and Propagation," known locally as &UAMSHO.8 The first part of the letter purports to trace the his [...]	2008-09-03 13:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PBTS PINR KDEM PNAT TZ
08DARESSALAAM566	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF CALLS GOVT DIALOGUE "DEAD" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 30, a Zanzibar-based opposition party (CUF) Senior Political Strategist Dr. Juma Ameri Muchi told Emboff that &Muafaka,8 the power-sharing talks between the ruling CCM party and CUF, &was dead.8 CUF would now focus on consolidating its base and organizing the party in th [...]	2008-09-04 02:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PBTS TZ
08DARESSALAAM740	ZANZIBAR TOURIST SHOOTING REVEALS ISLAND RIFTS [...] (C) Summary: After a vacationing French national was shot and critically wounded at a Zanzibar resort on September 17th, extensive follow up inquiries yielded insight into the inner workings of Zanzibar and its police. The lack of initial police response and severe deficiencies in the Zanzib [...]	2008-10-28 09:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR SOCI TZ
08DARESSALAAM839	ZANZIBAR POWER: ELECTRICAL AND POLITICAL SHORTAGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-week power outage on the number two Zanzibari island of Pemba has resulted in suspension of Zanzibar Energy Company (ZECO) Manager Juma Ishak Bakari. December 8 delivery of diesel restored electricity generation, if not CCM's credibility, on the island that has been a long-h [...]	2008-12-15 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG PINR TZ
08DARESSALAAM91	C-NC8-00135: UPDATE ON TANZANIA COUNTERTERRORIST [...] (SBU) In support of the upcoming POTUS visit to Tanzania, post is providing the following update on the Government of Tanzania (GOT)'s counterterrorism (CT) capabilities and cooperation (reftel). 2. (S/NF) How seriously does the Government of Tanzania (GOT) take the threat of terrorism incl [...]	2008-02-04 15:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER PHUM PREL TZ
08DHAKA1001	LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISOR SEES THE POLITICAL CLOUDS [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Local Government Advisor Anwarul Iqbal was upbeat about the local government strengthening reform process and outlined the upcoming scenarios for dialogues with the parties and potential election schedules. Advisor Iqbal, who also overse [...]	2008-09-23 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ELAB ETRD KDEM BG
08DHAKA1012	(S) NATIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) During a September 22 courtesy call, National Security Intelligence (NSI) Director General Major General Sheikh Mohammad Monirul Islam told the Ambassador that among his goals was to professionalize NSI and oversee an increase in the size and capabilities of the service. NSI was monitoring [...]	2008-09-24 03:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
08DHAKA1025	HOME ADVISER DISCUSSES RAB ENGAGEMENT, [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser M.A. Matin welcomed prospects for engagement between the USG and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador. He also welcomed a USG inter-agency assessment of Bangladesh's border controls. Matin was pre-occupied, however, with the a [...]	2008-09-29 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER PINR KCOR MARR MASS KCRM
08DHAKA1037	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-05 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1041	ENERGY SPECIAL ASSISTANT WELCOMES US COMPANIES' [...] (C) According to the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Energy, a Malaysian firm's bid for the Bibiyana power plant in northeastern Bangladesh is nearly final. The door remains open for GE, which was interested in the Bibiyana project, to bid on other projects, however, including a pr [...]	2008-10-06 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG
08DHAKA105	DHAKA UNIVERSITY TENSE AFTER PROFESSORS CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hundreds of students protested at Dhaka University on January 22 after three professors were convicted of charges relating to violent unrest on the campus last August. As of 1600 local time the demonstrations involving several hundred people were peaceful but the situation was exp [...]	2008-01-22 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1056	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1059	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Nearly three weeks after Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed announced a date for national elections, fears about Bangladesh's return to democracy appear to be spiking again. Hardliners within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are trying to convince party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to boycott [...]	2008-10-08 12:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1073	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-15 06:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1078	AMBASSADOR LAYS DOWN MARKER ON FORMATION OF HUJI-B [...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed to Bangladesh's outgoing Counter Terrorism Director the USG's strong concerns about efforts by Foreign Terrorist Organization HUJI-B to transform itself into the "Islamic Democratic Party." While emphasizing the importance of keeping potential extremist groups abo [...]	2008-10-16 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1083	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ASSURES PACAF COMMANDER [...] (C) During a meeting with the visiting Commander of U.S. Air Forces Pacific, Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff reiterated his commitment to seeing elections take place on schedule. Both agreed the Bangladesh Army had played a critical role in providing support to the Caretaker Government sinc [...]	2008-10-16 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1088	SON OF SLAIN POLITICIAN OUTLINES HIS OWN POLITICAL [...] (S) Reza Kibria, son of slain Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, said on October 8 that he continued to press Bangladesh authorities to investigate properly his father,s assassination. Kibria also told the Ambassador about his aspirations to fill his father,s shoes as a Member of Parliamen [...]	2008-10-19 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCRM PTER PINR KDEM ELAB BG
08DHAKA1108	COAS PLEDGES TO BLOCK IDP REGISTRATION; DGFI [...] (S) The Ambassador, on October 22, phoned Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Moeen Uddin Ahmed (then on an official visit to Pakistan) to convey deep concern about the Islamic Democratic Party's (IDP,s) attempt to register to participate in the 18 December parliamentary elections. [...]	2008-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1120	KHALEDA ZIA CONSOLIDATES LEADERSHIP AND BNP [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has moved steadily to consolidate control over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since her release from prison on September 11. At her direction, the BNP registered with the Election Commission prior to the October 20 deadline and subsequently met wit [...]	2008-10-27 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1121	BANGLADESH AWAMI LEAGUE: COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears in firm control of the Awami League as she prepares to return to Bangladesh to lead the party into Parliamentary elections. Efforts by the military-backed Caretaker Government and her Awami League rivals to topple her have failed, and for now the [...]	2008-10-27 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1127	THE PROFOUND CHALLENGES OF SECURING BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) International terrorists seeking a safe haven find Bangladesh's porous land, sea and air borders inviting. Just how far Bangladesh must go to secure those borders has come into clear focus after several recent USG and United Kingdom assessments. The reviews indicate nothing short of a fund [...]	2008-10-28 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PBTS MCAP MARR EAIR ASEC BM
08DHAKA1137	CIVIL SOCIETY CASTS WARY EYE TOWARDS POST-ELECTION [...] (C) As the likelihood of parliamentary elections taking place as scheduled on December 18 has increased, prominent members of civil society have become increasingly vocal in expressing their concerns about what happens after the political parties return to power. In general, civil society we [...]	2008-10-30 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1138	ELECTION COMMISSION TO REJECT IDP REGISTRATION [...] (S) Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retired) Sakhawat Hossain told the Embassy on 10/30 the Commission would reject the Islamic Democratic Party's attempt to register for Parliamentary elections in December. The party was formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad- [...]	2008-10-30 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA1146	INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION (IIRO) [...] (C) Recent press accounts suggested that Islami Bank of Bangladesh had recently released money frozen for two years belonging to the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). Sister organizations of the IIRO have ties to al- Qaida and have been listed as terrorist-affiliated by the Un [...]	2008-11-03 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINR PREL PTER KTFN BG UN
08DHAKA1155	A TALE OF TWO BEGUMS: SHEIKH HASINA RETURNS IN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and Awami League Leader Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh November 6 in triumph, nearly five months after authorities released her from prison in the middle of the night and whisked her out of the country on parole for medical treatment. In remarks to the press up [...]	2008-11-06 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1158	CONFIDENT AND RELAXED, SHEIKH HASINA LOOKS TO [...] (C) Former Awami League Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wasted little time in reasserting control over her party after her return to Bangladesh following a five month absence. Hasina appeared confident that her party would win the December 18 elections and seemed to have begun preparing for [...]	2008-11-10 00:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1165	HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER EXPRESSES DISMAY WITH POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser Gen. M.A. Matin in a meeting with the Ambassador on November 6 expressed dismay with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for making continuous new demands for participating in Parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. They discussed strategies for enticing t [...]	2008-11-12 01:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG PTER
08DHAKA1175	A MONTH FROM ELECTIONS, BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (S) Although Parliamentary elections are fast approaching, many Bangladeshis remain deeply uncertain about prospects for a return to democracy. The most likely scenario remains elections on or about the set date of December 18, but the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has yet to say whether i [...]	2008-11-16 01:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1180	AMBASSADOR WARNS BANGLADESH INTELLIGENCE HEAD TO [...] (S) The Ambassador warned Bangladeshi Director General for Forces Intelligence Golam Mohammad that the U.S. government vehemently opposed the creation of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP),formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad-Islami-Bangladesh (HUJI-B) with DGFI sup [...]	2008-11-17 06:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1182	SHEIKH HASINA COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS ON DECEMBER [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina insists Bangladesh's parliamentary elections must take place on December 18, with or without the BNP's participation. For Hasina, violent extremist groups represent the greatest threat to the restoration of democracy; she fears terrorist attacks within [...]	2008-11-17 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDET PTER BG
08DHAKA1194	BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY ASKS FOR DELAY IN [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) demand on November 18 for a delay in December 18 Parliamentary elections intensified the nation's already super-heated political brinkmanship. The party demanded that within 48 hours the government lift the State of Emergency, reign in Election Comm [...]	2008-11-18 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1199	NO ELECTION DEAL YET, BUT DOOR STILL OPEN [...] (C) The deadline set by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for the Caretaker Government to meet its election demands passed late November 19 with no agreement. As a result, the Caretaker Government reaffirmed its intention to hold elections as originally scheduled on December 18. Still, th [...]	2008-11-20 10:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1200	JATIYA PARTY SUPPORTS AWAMI LEAGUE BUT STRIKES A [...] (C) As Bangladesh,s third largest party, former President Ershad,s Jatiya Party (JP) is well positioned to play the role of kingmaker in the country,s upcoming parliamentary elections. Ershad seeks to maximize the number of JP candidates nominated by the Awami League-led &Grand Alliance8 eve [...]	2008-11-20 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1218	GOVERNMENT SETS NEW ELECTION DATE AND PARTIES [...] (C) The Caretaker Government acceded to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demand to delay Parliamentary elections and moved the date from December 18 to December 29. Initial BNP reaction was positive, even though the Government did not fully meet three other party preconditions for partic [...]	2008-11-24 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1221	ZFR - RUN-UP TO BANGLADESH'S RETURN TO DEMOCRACY PROVING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1222	SCENESCETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December [...]	2008-11-25 05:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1243	POLITICAL PARTIES DROP KEY REFORMERS, INCLUDE [...] (C) The two major political parties dropped key reformers and embraced several graft-tainted politicians in their slates of Parliamentary candidates. The lists clearly indicated Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina remained vindictive tow [...]	2008-12-02 11:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS PINR BG
08DHAKA1268	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF LOOKS PAST ELECTION TO [...] (C) Hasan Mashud Chowdhury, Chairman Bangladesh,s Anti- Corruption Commission, has attempted to keep the ACC out of political deal making preceding the national parliamentary elections slated for later this month. Chowdhury interprets the recent increase in judicially granted bails and their [...]	2008-12-08 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1304	AMBASSADOR AND SHEIKH HASINA DISCUSS CHALLENGES [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina told the Ambassador on 12/15 her party was committed to implementing a long term strategy to address Bangladesh's development challenges, focused on agricultural development and decentralization. Hasina pledged to work closely with the USG to combat te [...]	2008-12-15 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM PTER BG IN
08DHAKA1316	BANGLADESH ASKS FOR USG HELP WITH BURMA [...] (S) Bangladesh is extremely concerned about a Burmese military buildup along the land border between the two countries. While professing Bangladesh's desire for peace with its neighbor, Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed asked the Ambassador for assistance to assess the buildup, specifica [...]	2008-12-18 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM
08DHAKA1319	FOREIGN ADVISER OUTLINES CARETAKER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) As it approaches the end of its tenure, Bangladesh's Caretaker Government is focused on holding free, fair and credible elections and a smooth transfer of power to an elected successor, according to Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury. The CTG would like to ensure continuity of the refo [...]	2008-12-18 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1334	CHITTAGONG CANDIDATES WITH CHECKERED PASTS SEEK [...] (C) A recent trip to six constituencies in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division revealed cautious optimism that security forces would be able to contain election related violence. Given the checkered past of some candidates, there are concerns about possible vote-rigging and minority voter intimid [...]	2008-12-23 06:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1346	BNP ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM CORRUPTION [...] (C) As the parliamentary election campaign enters its final days, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is attempting to divert attention away from a corruption scandal involving Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son by decrying an alleged plot against the party's leader. Hours after Zia had add [...]	2008-12-24 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BG CASC KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL
08DHAKA1349	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) With the campaign period over and Bangladesh's 81 million voters prepared to cast their ballots December 29, the Caretaker Government (CTG) has its sights set on a peaceful transfer of power to its elected successor. The CTG expects to transfer power to the Awami League and its leader Sh [...]	2008-12-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PTER EAID BG
08DHAKA1352	(C) DISPUTE WITH BURMA: BANGLADESH REITERATES [...] (S) Bangladesh remains very concerned about a Burmese military buildup at the land border that divides the two countries. Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed on 12/28 reiterated to the Ambassador his earlier request (reftel A) for USG assistance to assess the buildup, specifically satellit [...]	2008-12-29 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM
08DHAKA1356	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS BNP CHAIRPERSON KHALEDA ZIA ON [...] (C) On the eve of Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary election, the Ambassador met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to highlight the USG's efforts to promote free, fair and credible polls leading to a return of democracy in the world [...]	2008-12-29 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1357	BANGLADESH ELECTION SITREP FOR DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Tens of millions of Bangladeshis streamed to the polls on 12/29 for Parliamentary elections; the day was largely free of the violence that plagued previous votes. Embassy and other election observers reported only relatively minor glitches at polling centers before they closed at 1600 lo [...]	2008-12-29 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1358	EARLY RETURNS SHOW AN AWAMI LEAGUE SWEEP IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Early unofficial returns from Bangladesh's Parliamentary elections on 12/29 indicate a landslide victory for the Awami League led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Awami League spokesman told PolOff that Hasina would offer to work closely with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B [...]	2008-12-30 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1361	BANGLADESH ELECTION: A WATERSHED? [...] (C) The Awami League's landslide victory in Parliamentary elections on 12/29 represented a stunning rejection of its rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which faced widespread accusations of corruption and misrule during its 2001-2006 government. Should Awami League President Sheikh [...]	2008-12-30 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA200	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA201	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA202	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA209	ISLAMIC NGOS, NATIONS MAJOR PLAYERS IN CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Three months after Cyclone Sidr barreled through southern Bangladesh, Islamic organizations and nations are thick on the ground offering assistance to the worst-hit areas. They are filling the gaps in government relief efforts, often focusing on sanitation, shelter and other recon [...]	2008-02-14 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL SOCI BG
08DHAKA211	ISLAMIST GROUP OVERACHIEVER AMONG POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: A recent USG interagency visit to southern Bangladesh to assess Cyclone Sidr damage found the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami as active in providing relief as the two main secular parties of Bangladesh, if not more so. Jamaat has a multifaceted relief program that involves [...]	2008-02-14 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA219	Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]	2008-02-18 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA242	BANGLADESH--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART [...] (C) Summary: The goal of free, fair, and fully participatory elections in Bangladesh by the end of 2008 remains achievable, but numerous potential obstacles stand in the way of realizing that objective, with some key observers starting to hedge their bets. With less than a year remaining be [...]	2008-02-24 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER ECON BG
08DHAKA293	ISLAMIC GROUP MEMBERS ARE BIG MEN ON CAMPUS AT [...] (C) Summary: The leading Islamic student group in Bangladesh is a very big deal at Rajshahi University, one of the country's top schools. Local journalists and secular-oriented university students alike speak with near awe of the power wielded on campus by Islami Chhatra Shibbir, saying its va [...]	2008-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA311	ITS FOUNDER JAILED IN BOMBING CAMPAIGN, A [...] (C) Summary: In a country proud of its moderate Muslim-majority heritage, a madrassa in Rajshahi is something of an outlier -- its founder is in jail on allegations of violent extremism while its students study a puritanical version of Islam foreign to most Bangladeshis. An Embassy Dhaka team [...]	2008-03-11 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL EAID KPAO BG
08DHAKA341	BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATTALION RESPONDS [...] (C) Summary: Senior members of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said they highly valued a just-concluded human rights course and were eager for more such training. The United Kingdom-administered training has the potential to quickly improve the paramilitary forces' human rights perfo [...]	2008-03-18 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BG
08DHAKA345	EVERYONE IS TALKING, BUT IS ANYONE LISTENING? [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited dialogue between Bangladesh,s Caretaker Government (CTG) and the political parties is set to kick off at the end of March. For the CTG and its backers in the Bangladesh Army, the goal of the dialogue is to convince the political parties to sign on to a &nation [...]	2008-03-18 14:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BG
08DHAKA348	IN RURAL BANGLADESH, WHERE HAVE THE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Islamic terrorists are visible no longer in a corner of western Bangladesh, where they initially were embraced as effective vigilantes against violent leftist gangs that preyed upon rural communities. The vehemence with which local people now denounce the Islamic extremists sugges [...]	2008-03-19 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	CT PINR PTER BG
08DHAKA357	ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP CALLING FOR JIHAD SURFACES [...] (C) Summary: A district police superintendent in southern Bangladesh says he has barred activities of a legal Islamic extremist group that advocates the primacy of jihad, which it describes as armed struggle that is required of all true Muslims. Although the police chief said the group's presen [...]	2008-03-23 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA360	BANGLADESH'S NEW ADVISERS HAVE STRONG CREDENTIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) recently reshuffled its top leadership; it forced the resignation of five of eleven Advisers, named five new Advisers, and brought on board five Special Assistants to help the over-extended Council of Advisers. In the last several weeks the [...]	2008-03-24 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ENRG ELAB EAID BG
08DHAKA374	CONTINUED TWISTS AND TURNS IN SEDITION CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following another postponement of his trial on sedition charges, Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury was briefly detained by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 18, allegedly on suspicion of drug possession. He was released without charge later that night. Ch [...]	2008-03-25 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA436	ISLAMIST PROTESTS OF WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT POLICY [...] (C) A Women's Development Policy announced by Bangladesh's Caretaker Government has prompted violent protests by some Islamist groups. These groups have organized protests in recent weeks to demand deletion of the clauses they interpret as contrary to "sharia" or the Quranic law. Caught by s [...]	2008-04-15 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA456	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) On April 21, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Bangladeshi President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed. The ceremony received wide spread press coverage in both the electronic and print media. Following the presentation of credentials the Ambassador held his first press conference with repre [...]	2008-04-22 12:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EAID BG
08DHAKA468	BANGLADESH'S FOREIGN SECRETARY RAISES TRADE AND [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Moriarty's introductory call on 4/24, Foreign Secretary Mohammad Touhid Hossain raised a number of trade and development issues including the Millenium Challenge Account and GSP. The Ambassador noted that Bangladesh was receiving a lot of attention among senior official [...]	2008-04-24 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA472	DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES BEGINS, BUT DOUBTS [...] (C) With just eight months remaining before the expiration of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) self-imposed deadline of holding parliamentary elections before the end of 2008, the government's long-awaited dialogue with the political parties has finally begun. Beginning with the Awami Leagu [...]	2008-04-24 13:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA491	FOREIGN ADVISER EXPLAINS CTG'S VISION DURING [...] (C) As it prepares for elections by the end of 2008, the Caretaker Government is focused on ensuring the continuity of the reforms it initiated after coming to office in January 2007, according to Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury. He noted that a key component of its strategy for achieving [...]	2008-05-01 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID ELAB ETRD BG
08DHAKA499	CHIEF ADVISER PLEDGES TO ADHERE TO ELECTION [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed characterized U.S.-Bangladeshi relations as "very solid and based on common values," during his introductory meeting with the Ambassador May 4. Fakhruddin reiterated the Caretaker Government's commitment to holding free, fair and credible elections accor [...]	2008-05-05 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PINR PREL PTER BG

08DHAKA514	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF: ELECTIONS BY DECEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed and the Ambassador discussed the progress of efforts to promote democracy, development, and denial of space to terrorism in their introductory meeting May 6. Moeen pledged continued cooperation in fighting terrorism, focusing on the need to r [...]	2008-05-07 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID BG
08DHAKA526	BANGLADESH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SET FOR [...] (C) The Chief Adviser announced in a nationally broadcast speech that Parliamentary elections would take place the third week of December and government dialogue with political parties start May 22. He also announced a relaxation of restrictions on political activity to facilitate campaigning [...]	2008-05-13 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA534	BOUCHER ENCOURAGES BANGLADESH TO STICK TO ELECTION [...] (C) During his May 8 - 10 visit to Bangladesh, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher emphasized the importance of free, fair and credible elections by the end of 2008. Boucher urged the Caretaker Government to remove the State of Emergency and to wo [...]	2008-05-15 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID EAGR PHUM BG
08DHAKA551	BANGLADESH ECONOMY LOOKING UP? [...] (SBU) Recent upsurges in Bangladesh's export earnings, remittances and Government of Bangladesh (GOB) revenues point to an economic rebound in the last half of the country's fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. This is good news after the shocks of the first half of the year, includ [...]	2008-05-22 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR BG
08DHAKA558	FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISER DISCUSSES NEED TO CHANGE [...] (C) Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury outlined his vision for a new government following national elections in December. In a May 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Chowdhury said Bangladesh needed a government that did not marginalize the opposition as had been the c [...]	2008-05-26 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA583	NOBEL LAUREATE'S GRAMEEN BANK THRIVING UNDER [...] (C) According to its founder, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank is thriving under the Caretaker Government and has been largely immune to the effects of high food prices and natural disasters that have plagued Bangladesh's economy this year. Grameen continues to expand into new mar [...]	2008-06-01 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PINR BG
08DHAKA588	POLITICAL DIALOGUE SPUTTERS AS HARDLINERS STRIKE [...] (C) The decision by Bangladesh's major political parties to abstain from the formal dialogue as long as their leaders remain in prison has increased doubts about the likelihood of elections by the end of 2008. The subsequent decision by the security forces to arrest senior politicians and scor [...]	2008-06-01 11:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA604	GENERAL MOEEN CONSOLIDATES POSITION; CARETAKERS [...] (S) Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed remains committed to holding elections by the end of 2008. That said, he has directed personnel changes that could further consolidate his position within the Army and sideline his principal rival, Lieutenant General Masud Uddin C [...]	2008-06-05 08:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR KDEM BG
08DHAKA609	(S) LET SHEIKH HASINA TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (S) I feel strongly that it is in the U.S. national interest to allow former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in to the United States for a short period of time. I understand there are serious allegations of corruption against her and her family; I believe those charges need to be inves [...]	2008-06-06 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA622	READY, SET, WAIT. SHEIKH HASINA DEPARTURE FOR U.S. [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not leave Bangladesh for the U.S. the morning of June 9 as planned, but her Awami League confidantes and a senior government official told the Embassy that morning they expected her to depart within days. The delay appeared due in part to tying up bu [...]	2008-06-09 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA628	SHEIKH HASINA SET TO DEPART BANGLADESH JUNE 12 [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now set to depart Bangladesh the morning of June 12 local time, according to her personal staff. She is scheduled to arrive in Boston the evening of June 12 local time. Her staff said they expected she would stay in the States for a couple weeks, m [...]	2008-06-10 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA629	RAPID ACTION BATTALION GOES AFTER DRUG-DEALERS, [...] (C) The new Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) commander in Rajshahi said his top priorities were fighting drug dealers and violent leftists. He said deaths still occurred in firefights with the leftists but added that all killings were investigated by independent magistrates. Although he said he ha [...]	2008-06-11 00:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR PINS MASS MARR BG
08DHAKA632	HASINA RELEASED FROM PRISON, SET TO FLY TO THE [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) June 11 released former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison "temporarily" until August 6. In its release order, the GOB cited a medical board's finding that Hasina required medical treatment abroad as the reason for her parole. Media and other so [...]	2008-06-11 12:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR ASEC OVIP BG
08DHAKA633	CIVILIAN LEADER SAYS PRAGMATISM GAINING HEADWAY IN [...] (C) Civilian leaders in the Caretaker Government who advocate a pragmatic approach to resolving the political impasse with the country's two major parties are gaining headway, according to Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman. Hossain told the Ambassador June 10 that there was [...]	2008-06-12 00:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA639	HASINA EN ROUTE TO BOSTON [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed Dhaka the morning of June 12 as scheduled; she plans to arrive in Boston at 1825 local time June 12. In meetings with leaders of her party, the Awami League, following her release from prison June 11, Hasina instructed her deputies to participa [...]	2008-06-12 10:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA656	IMPRISONED FORMER PM KHALEDA ZIA REMAINS DEFIANT [...] (C) Nearly a week after Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was paroled from prison to seek medical attention abroad, a deal to free imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears elusive. Complicating matters are Khaleda Zia's insistence that her two jailed son [...]	2008-06-18 01:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDE KCOR BG
08DHAKA658	RAB AGREES TO DEPARTMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TRAINING [...] (C) Rapid Action Battalion Intelligence Director Lt. Col. Mohammad Abdul Majid informed Post on June 17 that the RAB agreed to the objectives of proposed USG human rights training as stated in Reftel. In a meeting with the RAB directors of training and intelligence on June 15, Post enumerated [...]	2008-06-18 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINR PINS PREL MASS BG
08DHAKA692	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF KEEPS HIS EYE ON THE PRIZE: [...] (C) Bangladesh's Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed reiterated his goal continued to be "free, fair and credible elections" by the end of the year so power could be "handed over to a democratically elected government." In a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Moeen noted that the Caretaker [...]	2008-06-29 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR EAID KDEM BG
08DHAKA767	BANGLADESH ELECTION COMMISSION UPBEAT ON PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Bangladesh Election Commissioners are upbeat about the electoral reform process and they are adequately prepared to hold the upcoming local government elections in 13 localities slated for early August. During a July 14 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Chief Election Commis [...]	2008-07-20 08:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PHUM EAID BG
08DHAKA775	CHIEF ADVISER "GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC" [...] (C) Summary: The Chief Adviser told the Ambassador on July 18 that he was "guardedly optimistic" that things were headed in the right direction. Fakhruddin Ahmed hoped that the United States and other major external players would do what they could to help his efforts to get the parties to [...]	2008-07-21 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	MARR PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER PGON BG
08DHAKA781	BANGLADESH'S THIRD LARGEST CITY PREPARES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for the August 4 city corporation elections are well underway in Khulna, Bangladesh's third largest city, located in the economically depressed southwestern corner of the country. While the Election Commission is confident voting will go smoothly, the campaigning [...]	2008-07-24 05:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA80	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF REMAINS COMMITTED TO [...] (S) Summary: One year after prompting the President to declare a State of Emergency and install a new Caretaker Government led by Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed has as many questions as answers regarding the prospects for the coming 11 months. Moeen and h [...]	2008-01-17 06:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG MARR PGOV PINR PINS
08DHAKA812	SMALL TOWN BANGLADESH PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS: THE [...] (U) Pre-election excitement in palpable in Dupchanchia, one of the nine Bangladeshi municipalities holding elections August 4. Located in the northwest district of Rangpur, Dupchanchia has 13,000 inhabitants. The voters are focused on local issue and personalities, and the political machinat [...]	2008-07-31 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA834	AWAMI LEAGUE SWEEPS LOCAL ELECTIONS THAT ARE FIRST [...] (C) The Awami League stormed to victory in city and municipal elections on 8/4, the first vote under a Caretaker Government that has made cleaning up Bangladesh's graft-addled politics its central mission. Embassy election observers reported generally minor problems during the vote and none of [...]	2008-08-05 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IINS BG
08DHAKA856	ENGAGING BANGLADESHâ€™S RAPID ACTION BATTALION: [...] (C) The leadership of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has pledged to provide additional information about alleged human rights violations committed by members of the force since its inception in 2004. This pledge came during two days of intensive fact-finding and discussions with members [...]	2008-08-11 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR MASS PREL BG
08DHAKA873	BANGLADESH'S CARETAKER GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) remains committed to holding parliamentary elections in December 2008 and wants to ensure that all parties take part in the political process, according to one of the principal architects of the January 11, 2007 State of Emergency. Towards this end, [...]	2008-08-13 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA874	OBSERVERS PRAISE LOCAL ELECTIONS, SUGGEST [...] (SBU) Foreign and domestic observers of the August 4 local government elections gave a qualified thumbs up. They applauded the peaceful environment of the vote, which the domestic observers proclaimed as a step forward toward restoring Bangladesh's electoral system. Still, observers acknowledg [...]	2008-08-13 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINT BG
08DHAKA879	UPON RELEASE FROM JAIL, BNP LEADER KHALEDA ZIA [...] (C) The Chief Adviser's comment on 8/13 that the Caretaker Government was working to free former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as early as possible added fuel to speculation she would be released from jail soon. Though the timing and conditions of her release remain uncertain, not so the pressures [...]	2008-08-18 03:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR BG
08DHAKA882	SEDITION TRIAL OF JOURNALIST RESUMES, PROMISING TO [...] (C) The trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shohaib Choudhury resumed on August 6 after a motion to dismiss the charges of sedition, treason and blasphemy was rejected. A witness for the State testified before the court and was cross examined by the defense. In a private meeting with [...]	2008-08-18 07:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA890	AUGUST 15 RECAP: AWAMI LEAGUE OBSERVANCE OF SHEIKH [...] (C) Strengthened by the Caretaker Government's last minute decision to declare the day a "National Day of Mourning," on August 15 the Awami League organized a very successful nationwide program to observe the 33rd anniversary of former Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination. A [...]	2008-08-20 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA893	GOVERNMENT INCHING TOWARDS A DEAL TO RELEASE [...] (C) Bangladesh's political debate currently centers around the status of negotiations to release former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman from prison. Both Zia loyalists and senior CTG officials tell us that a deal is close, but that lack of trust between the two sides is [...]	2008-08-21 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA916	COURT CLEARS WAY FOR TARIQUE RAHMAN'S RELEASE; GOB [...] (C) The Caretaker Government's lengthy negotiations with former BNP Prime Minister Khaleda Zia regarding her and her son Tarique's release from prison have been overtaken by an activist High Court Bench which has removed all the legal obstacles standing between the two and freedom. In a per [...]	2008-08-29 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PREL ASEC BG
08DHAKA928	TARIQUE RAHMAN RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the notoriously corrupt and violent son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was released from prison on September 3 after the Supreme Court rejected the Government's last minute legal efforts to block his bail. Tarique will remain in the hospital under police protection [...]	2008-09-03 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA937	STAFFDEL YEO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: During their August 19 - 21 visit to Bangladesh, StaffDel Yeo underscored the strong Congressional interest in bilateral relations and stressed the importance of free and fair parliamentary elections by the end of the year. The staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign [...]	2008-09-05 05:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM EAID OREP BG
08DHAKA964	BANGLADESH FAILING TO MEET INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) A team from the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering found Bangladesh to be largely non-compliant with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist finance during an August 18-31 assessment. While the team praised the work of Bangladesh Bank in setting up a Financia [...]	2008-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV PINR BG
08DHAKA966	BANGLADESH'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN FALTERS [...] (C) The anti-corruption campaign of the Caretaker Government (CTG) appears to be fraying and, many fear, could unravel completely. Several leading politicians jailed on graft charges, including two former prime ministers who head Bangladesh's two major parties, have received bail or are expect [...]	2008-09-11 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR BG
08DHAKA982	BANGLADESH POLITICAL RERUN: THE SHEIKH [...] (C) The Caretaker Government's "minus-two policy" has become an "only-two policy." Not long ago the Government envisioned removing former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia from politics as the key to fixing Bangladesh's dysfunctional democracy. In releasing them from jail, where th [...]	2008-09-16 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA985	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT ADVISER SEEKS SUMMIT WITH [...] (C) Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman told Ambassador Moriarty on 9/16 that the Caretaker Government was seeking to organize a summit with former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to secure their commitment to democratic reform. He said the Government also planne [...]	2008-09-18 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DILI214	REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED VETTING FOR TIMOR-LESTE DEFENSE AND [...] (SBU) POST PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING TIMOR-LESTE DEFENSE FORCE MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN ODC COORDINATED SECURITY COLLABORATION WORSHOP FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND UNDER THE ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVE, COMMENCE ON 9-12 SEPT [...]	2008-08-26 08:58:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID TT
08DILI225	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR DILI - AUGUST 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 06:06:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS AMGT KVPR PINR PTER ASEC TT
08DILI283	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR DILI, TIMOR-LESTE -- OCTOBER 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 11:03:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS AMGT KVPR PINR PTER ASEC TT
08DILI300	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR DILI - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 04:29:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS AMGT KVPR PINR PTER ASEC TT
08DJIBOUTI295	DJIBOUTI CABINET RESHUFFLE: EIGHT NEW FACES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a shuffle widely anticipated since Djibouti's February 8 legislative elections (reftel),President Omar Ismail Guelleh named a new cabinet today. The announcement followed the pro forma resignation of Prime Minister Deleita Mohamed Deleita on March 25, and his reappointment [...]	2008-03-27 14:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR DJ
08DJIBOUTI389	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT VISITS BORDER TO ASSESS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Helicopter reconnaissance of Ras Doumeira on April 22, by Djibouti's President and Foreign Minister, found Eritrean troops, tents, and fortifications at the disputed border. Djiboutian and Eritrean military representatives will hold a [...]	2008-04-22 20:21:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PINR MOPS PBTS DJ ER SO
08DJIBOUTI841	DJIBOUTI'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] Embassy Djibouti nominates Ms. Zahra Moussa Bouh for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award. For nearly two decades, Ms. Bouh has played an instrumental role and has been an important leader in the promotion of women's health in Djibouti. Since 1992, she has served as a midwife, nurse [...]	2008-10-26 17:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR DJ
08DJIBOUTI945	SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER DETERMINED TO MOVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a long, November 25 meeting, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Adde reiterated his determination to move the Djibouti Process agenda forward without the participation of TFG President Yusuf. Nur Adde told Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates that he plan [...]	2008-11-25 14:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET DJ
08DJIBOUTI946	SOMALIA - ARS WORRIES ABOUT AL-SHABAAB EXPANSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 24 conversation, Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Chairman Sheikh Sharif agreed with Special Envoy for Somalia Yates that recent al-Shabaab gains in Somalia were worrying and unconvincingly pegged the lack of a promised ARS counter-offensive to respec [...]	2008-11-25 14:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET DJ ER
08DOHA515	CABINET RESHUFFLE: POWER STRUGGLE OR GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Consequences of the July 1 Cabinet re-shuffle (reftel) continue to be unclear, but Qataris and expat observers have begun analyzing the shifts in an attempt to determine who won and who lost among Qatar,s major power brokers. On the face of it, the creation of several new minist [...]	2008-07-22 12:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO QA
08DUBAI57	DUBAI DESIGNATES CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY RULER [...] (U) Summary: On February 1, 2008, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR),Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, appointed his second eldest son, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad Al Maktoum (HbM),Crown Prince of Dubai. The appointment of the 25-year-old heir apparent [...]	2008-02-12 11:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR AE
08DUBLIN236	IRELAND ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Ireland endorses the Statement of Principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, according to a diplomatic note received at post on May 1. Begin text of note ------------------ 2. (U) Note No. 157/08. The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to th [...]	2008-05-01 13:24:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EI
08DUBLIN248	BRIAN COWEN POISED TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER OF [...] (U) At about 6:00 PM on May 6, former Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern presented his resignation to Irish President Mary McAleese, clearing the way for Brian Cowen to be elected as the new Prime Minister of Ireland by the Dail (Lower House of Parliament) (reftel). Cowen's electi [...]	2008-05-07 12:15:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EI
08DUBLIN260	BRIAN COWEN BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND; [...] (SBU) During the afternoon of May 7, the lower house of the Irish Parliament (Dail) elected Fianna Fail leader Brian Cowen as Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland (reftel). Following his investiture by Irish President Mary McAleese, Cowen announced that his first task would be to ensure rati [...]	2008-05-12 06:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EI
08DUBLIN273	TAOISEACH BRIAN COWEN NAMES JUNIOR MINISTERS [...] Following his reshuffle of the Cabinet on May 7 (reftel),Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen received Cabinet approval on May 13 to appoint 16 Ministers of State (commonly referred to as Junior Ministers). Five new Ministers of State were appointed in a shake-up of the junior minist [...]	2008-05-16 16:07:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EI
08DUBLIN329	IRISH DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS DISCUSSES [...] (C) POLOFF reviewed affairs in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon on June 5, 2008 with Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland is considering the invitation to the Friends of Iraq conference in Abu Dhabi and intends to continue providing s [...]	2008-06-09 08:51:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IAEA MARR MOPS PINR
08DUBLIN382	STEMMING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS INTO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador briefed Justice Minister Dermot Ahern on June 19 on the S/CT presentation, "Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq: Presentation to the Government of Ireland" (reftel). Ahern indicated clearly that he wants to thwart terrorist activities on Irish soil. [...]	2008-06-24 15:44:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER EI
08DUBLIN386	STEMMING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS INTO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador briefed Justice Minister Dermot Ahern on June 19 on the S/CT presentation, "Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq: Presentation to the Government of Ireland" (reftel). Ahern indicated clearly that he wants to thwart terrorist activities on Irish soil. [...]	2008-06-25 15:39:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER EI
08DUBLIN431	IRISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ASSESSES LISBON TREATY [...] (C) On July 15, 2008 Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan told the Ambassador that it was "not possible" for the Irish Government to be ready by mid-October to propose a way forward to the European Council following the unexpected de [...]	2008-07-22 14:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN PINR EI
08DUBLIN433	SARKOZY IN DUBLIN -- IN LISTENING MODE [...] Summary: On July 21, French President Nicolas Sarkozy spent five hours in Dublin meeting with the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, the heads of the main opposition parties, and a gathering of representatives from both the pro- and anti-Lisbon Treaty camps. Cowen impressed upon Sarkozy that i [...]	2008-07-23 13:53:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EUN FR EI
08DURBAN65	DURBAN CONFIDENT ABOUT ABILITY TO HOST WORLD CUP [...] (SBU) Summary. City Manager Dr. Michael Sutcliffe said that national, provincial and local governments have worked together to develop plans to improve infrastructure to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The new stadium and airport being developed to host the games are on track for completion bef [...]	2008-11-07 13:06:00	Consulate Durban	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELTN EAIR SCUL ASEC PINR SF
08DUSHANBE1098	MEET THE NEW TAJIK SPETZNAZ [...] (C) On August 20, RSO met with Major General Abdurauf YUSUPOV, First Deputy Minister of Interior and Lieutenant Colonel Dilshod ISLOMOV, Commander of the new Special Forces Battalion ("SpetzNaz") for the Ministry of Interior. The purpose of the meeting was to be introduced to the SpetzNaz C [...]	2008-08-26 03:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PINR TI
08DUSHANBE591	POLOFF GAINS ACCESS TO TAJIK PRISONS, VISITS [...] (C) Summary: On April 24, PolOff visited Sobit Vakhidov and Rahmiddin Sharopov, both returnees from Guantanamo now held in Tajik prison, pursuant to a 2006 agreement between the United States and Tajikistan. There were numerous bureaucratic complications in gaining access to them, and we were [...]	2008-04-28 06:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KJUS KDRG TI
08DUSHANBE947	TAJIKISTAN - CONVICTION IN SUPREME COURT BOMBING [...] (SBU) Summary: A Tajik court has sentenced Komiljon Ishonqulov to 22 years in prison for the bombing of the Supreme Court building on June 16, 2007 (reftel). The Chief Justice of Tajikistan's Supreme Court publicly accused the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB) of orchestrating the bombing [...]	2008-07-21 03:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER PINR PGOV UZ TI
08DUSHANBE997	TRANSFER OF TAJIK GTMO DETAINEE JUMMA JAN [...] (S) On July 29, 2008 PolEcon Chief delivered reftel demarche to Khusrav Nosiri, Head of the Department of European and North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolEcon Chief specified that the date range for the transfer would be September 10-16, per email communication with [...]	2008-07-30 12:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	KDRG PHUM PINR PTER TI
08EFTOLONDON2883	MINURCAT/EUFOR: EARLY UK VIEWS ON THE MANDATE [...] (SBU/NF) Foreign Office contacts have informally told us that the UK continues to question the need for a United Nations peacekeeping presence in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) and plans to advocate for the smallest force possible in the extension of the MINURCAT mandate, even as the UN for [...]	2008-11-17 16:02:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MASS PINR CD CT SU FR UK
08FLORENCE54	SAN MARINO ELECTS NEW GOVERMENT [...] The new San Marino Government was sworn in on December 3, 2008. Following the results of the November general elections (Reftel A),the Parliament elected a Center-Right coalition government formed by the Christian Democratic Party (PDCS),the Popular Alliance (AP),the Freedom Party (LDL),[...]	2008-12-04 16:39:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SM
08FREETOWN209	PRELIMINARY MEETING OF THE JOINT DRUG INTERDICTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 23, a preliminary meeting of the Sierra Leone Joint Drug Interdiction Task Force (JDITF) was held under the leadership of the UN Senior Police Advisor. Poloff attended the meeting and provided technical assistance on possible next steps, as the task force currently has a [...]	2008-05-02 13:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR SL
08FREETOWN237	SLPP RADIO SILENCED FOR THE MOMENT [...] (U) On May 8, Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) officials were informed that one of their primary media outlets, Unity Radio, had been silenced on the orders of the Minister of Information and Communication. Reasons cited for removing the radio's antenna, which effectively cut their nation-wid [...]	2008-05-19 17:04:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL
08FREETOWN244	PRE-ELECTION CONFIDENCE FROM CHIEF COMMISSIONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of messages leading up to the July 5 local elections in Sierra Leone. On May 15, Ambassador Perry, accompanied by Poloff, met with the National Electoral Chief Commissioner, Christiana Thorpe, to discuss preparations for the July 5 local elections. Tho [...]	2008-05-27 14:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN252	MANO RIVER UNION SECRETARY GENERAL ON RECENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, Ambassador Perry met with Abraham Boure, Secretary General of the Mano River Union (MRU). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent MRU summit in Monrovia. Besides Cote d'Ivoire's accession as a full member of the Union on May 15, the most notable outcome o [...]	2008-06-02 12:29:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN305	APC AND SLPP RE-LAUNCH UNITY RADIO [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, of the All People's Congress (APC)-led government officially re-launched the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)) Unity Radio 94.9. The Ministry of Information and Communication had closed the radio station on May 8 (Ref [...]	2008-06-27 19:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN330	(C//NF) NSDD 38 - U.S. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [...] (C) As Chief of Mission, American Embassy Freetown, I concur with the Defense Intelligence Agency's request to establish an additional position, that of a Operations Non-Commissioned Officer (Ops NCO) in the Defense Attache Office at post and consent to the NSDD 38 agreement. Please see resp [...]	2008-07-14 09:22:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KMRS AODE PINR AMGT SL
08FREETOWN389	COCAINE BUST: MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION SACKED, [...] (S) Summary: Transportation and Aviation Minister Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay was relieved of his duties August 4, pending the conclusion of the cocaine trafficking investigation. Sesay has vehemently proclaimed his innocence since the bust, despite a close family connection to one of the accused. XXXXXXXX [...]	2008-08-06 16:49:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	SNAR PREL PGOV PINR SL
08FREETOWN456	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SIERRA LEONE SINGS SAME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry met with the new Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Qui Shaofang, on September 10, 2008. The discussion centered on areas of mutual interest and concern in terms of bilateral relations with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and development issues and opportu [...]	2008-09-12 13:07:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH SL
08FREETOWN476	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - REPORTED HIZBALLAH [...] (S/NF) Embassy Freetown welcomes the information provided in reftel and requests additional information in reference to the shipment of a cargo container by Hizballah. Information as listed below, if provided, could help identify the consignee of the cargo and allow for a more thorough inves [...]	2008-09-23 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	LE PINR PTER SL
08FREETOWN477	EAC DISCUSSES RECENT ATTACKS IN YEMEN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) On September 23, 2008, the Embassy Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the recent attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen on September 17, 2008 and the Marriott in Islamabad, Pakistan on September 20, 2008. Present were the Charge, DAO, ARSO, CON, USAID, A/PO [...]	2008-09-23 17:59:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PINR PTER SL
08FREETOWN484	WALK-IN: DUTCH NATIONAL WANTS TO PROVIDE NARCOTICS [...] (S/NF) On September 25, 2008, at 1441 hours, local time, ARSO Freetown was contacted by Post's Public Affairs Officer stating that there was a person at the main gate who would like to speak with someone in the Security Section in regards to information that they have. ARSO Freetown met Adrian [...]	2008-09-30 15:13:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF PTER
08FREETOWN49	AMBASSADOR MEETINGS REVEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of themes are emerging from the Ambassador's recent meetings with members of the International Community concerning economic and political conditions in Sierra Leone. Specific common concerns were raised by the Guinean and Nigerian envoys as well as by the World Bank Repr [...]	2008-02-07 15:35:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL SL
08FREETOWN524	OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: This is the first in a series of monthly political reporting cables providing a brief snapshot on notable current events and party politics. Questions about the items listed can be directed to Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran@state.gov). End Summary. -------------- [...]	2008-11-03 17:24:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN548	SHADY MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON INDEFINITE LEAVE OF [...] (C) Ambassador Umaru Wurie, a career member of Sierra Leone's foreign service, requested a leave of absence for personal reasons from his post as Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 9, effective November 30. No date was given for resumption of duties, and he h [...]	2008-11-24 10:43:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN552	DIP NOTE DELIVERED: EXPULSION OF PEREZ AND [...] (C) Ambassador personally delivered diplomatic note (reftels A/B) to Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on November 24, reiterating that the U.S. Government is prepared to remove two indicted individuals with President Koroma's permission. Ambassador reminded Bangura that cases against the other [...]	2008-11-24 16:02:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PINR CASC PREL CPAS CVIS KCRM SNAR SL
08FREETOWN558	FILLING THE VOID IN THE SCSL APPEALS CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with a highly-placed source within the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on November 25 to discuss the implications of Justice Raja Fernando's death on the Appeals Chamber. Source commented that, beyond the legal issues themselves, members of the Chamber select the C [...]	2008-11-26 15:31:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC KJUS PHUM PINR SL
08FREETOWN563	NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: In November, the Freetown political scene focused on government budgeting and management issues. The 2009 budget, released November 21, revealed that the global economic crisis is having only small effects in Sierra Leone at the moment. The real GDP growth rate and national inflat [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SL
08FREETOWN591	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) Ambassador reviewed fully the candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Hosni for the post of UNESCO Director General with Acting Foreign Minister Vandi Minah on 12/18. 2. (C) Minah was attentive to our concerns, especially the issue of a stymied free press or burning of books. The idea [...]	2008-12-18 16:56:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN593	IRAN PUSHES FUNDEMENTALIST AGENDA ON SIERRA LEONE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 8 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zainab Bangura gave further details about Sierra Leone's bilateral relationship with Iran. Notably, she discussed the mounting pressure on small African countries to accept an African "consensus" regarding relations with I [...]	2008-12-18 17:08:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FREETOWN605	QADHAFI AND WADE PULL SIERRA LEONE'S PUPPET STRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Though rumors abounded throughout Freetown on the evening of December 29 and morning of December 30 that the reftel A visit was canceled, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi will reportedly land at Lungi Airport on a private plane at approximately 1530 local time. Following a brief stop [...]	2008-12-30 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LY SL
08FREETOWN608	A HAZY SHADE OF INTEGRITY: SIERRA LEONE WELCOMES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) released a press report December 31, outlining President Koroma's meeting with representatives of the Guinean junta, including Vice President General Mamadouba Toto Camara on December 30. Text of the report is contained in para 2. Though, per [...]	2008-12-31 15:14:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SL
08FUKUOKA8	THE NEW IWAKUNI MAYOR MUST NOW WALK A TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) House of Representatives member Yoshihiko Fukuda, who defeated incumbent mayor Katsusuke Ihara by less than 2,000 votes in a February 10 election (reftel),is a pragmatist and shrewd politician, whose election was cheered by many invol [...]	2008-02-28 14:33:00	Consulate Fukuoka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08GABORONE248	PRESIDENT KHAMA'S NEW CABINET -- CHANGE WITH ORDER [...] (C) Summary: Newly installed President Khama stayed well within his comfort zone by selecting Foreign Minister Lt. General Merafhe to serve as his vice president, and the choice also underscores Khama's inaugural remarks pledging continuity of government policy and vision. Similarly, his new [...]	2008-04-03 14:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	BC PGOV PINR PINS PREL
08GABORONE577	BOTSWANA PRESENTS ITS REQUEST LIST FOR MILITARY [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S) Summary: The GOB, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has provided July 14 to this Mission a list of the specific request for security assistance in the form of military hardware and equipment, as first elicited by the GOB [...]	2008-07-15 15:51:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PREF MARR MASS MCAP ASEC BC ZI
08GABORONE714	TSVANGIRAI VISITS GABORONE AS FIRST STOP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited Gaborone immediately after the SADC Summit, reportedly meeting with President Khama who had boycotted the weekend's Johannesburg Summit in protest over the Zimbabwe political impasse. The GOB has been cagey about the visit [...]	2008-08-19 14:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SADC SOCI ETRD ZI BC SF
08GABORONE795	THREE ASSISTANT MINISTERS AND THE DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE [...] On August 30, Assistant Ministers Oliphant Mfa and Ambrose Masalila in the Ministry of Local Government and Duke Lefhoko in the Ministry of Trade lost their seats in the last batch of the Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) primary elections held in the northern constituencies of the country. T [...]	2008-09-04 13:27:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BC
08GABORONE975	BOTSWANA: VP MERAFHE UNLOADS REGARDING ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Acting President Mompati Merafhe invited representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France as well as the European Union to a meeting November 6. The Acting President briefed them on Botswana's plans for the November 9 SADC Extraordinary Summi [...]	2008-11-07 11:56:00	Embassy Gaborone	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINR ZI BC
08GABORONE992	GOB TO RESPECT DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] (SBU) PolOff met with the Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mmamosadinyana Punkie Josephine Molefe November 12. PolOff discussed the UN Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee approval to add three Gulf- [...]	2008-11-13 13:32:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QT BC
08GENEVA1092	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP MEETING: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting in Geneva of the Follow-up Committee on Implementation of the Greentree Agreement, Cameroon and Nigeria agreed that things were going smoothly with the transfer of authority on the Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon noted its effort systematically to catalogu [...]	2008-12-18 09:32:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PBTS PREF SMIG KDEM PINR CM NI
08GENEVA419	NEW UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tomas Ojea Quintana, who recently assumed the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, told us June 4 that he has much to learn about that country but is determined to use his experience as an Argentine human rights lawyer to press hard for democ [...]	2008-06-05 14:34:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC BM
08GENEVA446	RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...]	2008-06-13 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PINR
08GENEVA498	NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARTIN UHOMOIBHI \ [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Permanent Representative to the \ UN in Geneva, Martin Uhomoibhi, was formally elected \ President of the UN Human Rights Council June 18. His \ nomination by the African Group to serve as the Council's \ President for the 2008-2009 session had been contested from \ within [...]	2008-07-01 12:57:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNHRC PHUM PINR NI
08GENEVA504	EGYPT'S AMBASSADOR SHOUKRY AND HIS AGGRESSIVE \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's \ delegation in Geneva has stood out for its activist and at \ times aggressive approach to Geneva multilateral diplomacy, \ in pursuit of goals the U.S. does not support. This has been \ most noticeable in the Human Rights Council, where Egyp [...]	2008-07-02 17:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR UNHRC EG
08GENEVA636	STRATEGIES TO RENEW THE HAITI SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The "Group of Friends" of the Haiti mandate of the Human Rights Council met to address their concerns that some countries might seek to scale back or eliminate that mandate when it comes up for renewal in the Council. The Group members focused on gaining the support of the GoH [...]	2008-07-31 09:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNHRC PINR HA
08GENEVA766	SRI LANKA TRIES TO FOSTER GOOD TIES WITH NEW HIGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Government, which had a rocky relationship with former High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, hopes quickly to forge better ties with Arbour's successor, Navanathem Pillay. Days after Pillay became High Commissioner, Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister Ma [...]	2008-09-10 13:41:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR CE

08GENEVA790	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF NEW UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first two and a half weeks as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanetham Pillay has demonstrated an intelligence and deep commitment to human rights that we find somewhat encouraging; also encouraging, from our perspective, were her initial, positive comments a [...]	2008-09-18 14:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR UNHRC
08GUANGZHOU113	Avian Influenza Update: One Death Reported in Guangxi [...] (U) A Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region man has died of avian influenza (AI),according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said the patient was a 41-year-old unemployed man (surnamed Liang) from Xi Xiang Tang District in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi. Liang developed symptoms on Februa [...]	2008-02-22 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU119	Avian Influenza Update: Human Case Reported in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese Government notified Embassy Beijing, Consulate Guangzhou and foreign governments of another suspected human case of avian influenza (AI),this time in Guangdong Province. A 44-year-old female migrant worker fell ill on February 16 after exposure to sick and dead poult [...]	2008-02-25 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU135	Guangdong's Migrant Worker NPC Delegate: Looking for [...] (U) Social security, education for migrant workers' children and the welfare of migrant workers in general are critical issues for South China's workers, according to Guangdong's migrant worker representative to the National People's Congress (NPC) Hu Xiaoyan. Hu, who was not among the original [...]	2008-03-04 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU154	Hundreds of birds culled in Guangzhou; correlation to avian [...] (U) Summary: Following the unexplained death of over 100 chickens in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, hundreds more birds have been culled as a preventive measure to control the spread of what could be an avian influenza outbreak. With samples currently being tested in local labs, final result [...]	2008-03-14 06:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU159	Sharing Information to Resolve IPR Issues [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL KIPR PGOV PINR WTRO ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU16	Guangdong Province Planning Seven High-Speed Rail Lines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province plans to build seven new high-speed rail lines; three are already under construction. All of the projects are government funded, although private companies can bid on construction contracts. One official speculated that manufacturing and real estate industrie [...]	2008-01-06 23:36:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PINR SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU160	Dead birds in Guangzhou confirmed positive for H5N1 virus, [...] (U) Summary: The National Influenza Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the March 13 death of 114 chickens in a Guangzhou poultry market was the result of the H5N1 virus (avian influenza). Guangdong authorities have increased disinfection and monitoring efforts. The infected birds have been [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU280	South China Academics Discuss Mind Emancipation, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Is there some resemblance between the Mind Emancipation campaign in Guangdong and Deng Xiaoping's Reform and Opening period? Academics at Guangzhou's Academy of Social Science certainly think so, as Beijin [...]	2008-05-15 09:07:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU331	Guangzhou's Bishop Not Optimistic about Future of [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) "We should not be optimistic" about relations between the Vatican and Beijing, according to Bishop of Guangzhou Monsignor Gan Junqiu. During an hour-long private meeting March 14, Gan predicted to the Fren [...]	2008-06-12 05:16:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PINR CH VT
08GUANGZHOU351	Confirmed Cases of H5N1 Virus on Guangdong Duck Farm, No [...] (U) Summary: It looks as though authorities in south China understand the need to move quickly on a potential H5N1 threat. The National Influenza Reference Laboratory and China's Ministry of Agriculture reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza on a duck farm in Jiangmen C [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU366	Border Control - AI Prevention at the China-Vietnam Border [...] (U) Summary: With a 1,020 kilometers border running between south China's Guangxi province and north Vietnam, authorities on both sides have a lot of issues to contend with, many of them health- related. This especially includes cross-border avian influenza (AI) prevention and control cooperat [...]	2008-06-24 08:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU4	Liu Yubu Named New Shenzhen Party Secretary [...] (SBU) Former Guangdong Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yubu was appointed Shenzhen Party Secretary January 2, according to official news reports. Though the assignment is not a promotion for Liu -- both positions carry equivalent rank -- his installation as a long-time colleague of Hu Jintao in a p [...]	2008-01-02 08:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU43	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Raising Awareness and [...] (U) Summary: At the end of 2007, Guangdong provincial authorities announced a new AI prevention plan to increase public awareness, test response strategies, and ensure regional communication and cooperation. Also of some interest is the province's new emergency awareness website (www.gdemo.gov. [...]	2008-01-24 07:38:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU47	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Expanding Vaccination and [...] (U) Summary: As part of its five-point AI prevention strategy (Ref G),Guangdong is implementing a compulsory vaccination program which aims for 100 percent coverage of domestic poultry. Significant resources and manpower have been invested in this prevention strategy and to strengthening the t [...]	2008-01-28 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU512	Guangzhou - Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning [...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Guangzhou has reviewed pandemic preparedness efforts based on guidance issued by the Department (reftel). Post's Emergency Action Committee meets regularly and reviews tripwires annually or as often as necessary if circumstances warrant. Employees are strongly en [...]	2008-08-22 02:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUATEMALA1056	(C) CONTROVERSIAL PROSECUTOR, OTHERS BEING REMOVED [...] (C) President Colom is acting on CICIG's advice to remove from the Attorney General's Office senior personnel suspected of corruption or complicity in criminal activity. Six employees tendered their resignations during the week of August 11-15, and a seventh, Chief Homicide Prosecutor Matus, [...]	2008-08-19 21:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA1078	CHIEF HOMICIDE PROSECUTOR ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION [...] (U) Alvaro Matus, Chief Prosecutor of the Homicides Unit of the Attorney General's Office, announced August 20 that he will resign effective September 1. Matus cited personal and professional reasons for his decision. Reportedly, new Attorney General Velasquez had called for his resignation. [...]	2008-08-22 17:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV SNAR PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA1131	PRESIDENT COLOM FIRES SECURITY CHIEF QUINTANILLA [...] (C) On September 4, President Colom announced on national TV that he had accepted the resignation of Carlos Quintanilla, the controversial Director of Presidential Security (Secretariat for Administrative and Security Affairs, SAAS). Prior to making the announcement, the President called in [...]	2008-09-08 14:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA1163	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) 2007 presidential runner-up General Otto Perez Molina told the Ambassador September 4 that he is concerned about Guatemala's deteriorating security situation and the GOG's apparent inability to follow through on institutional reforms. The state is institutionally unprepared to confront r [...]	2008-09-16 17:26:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1171	EX-SECURITY CHIEF QUINTANILLA FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE [...] (U) Ex-Chief of Presidential Security, Carlos Quintanilla, and former head of the Secretariat of Strategic Analysis (SAE),Gustavo Solano, became fugitives from justice on September 6, following the execution of multiple search warrants at residences and places of business belonging to both me [...]	2008-09-16 22:38:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA1230	PRESIDENT REPLACES SENIOR POLICE LEADERS [...] (U) On September 21, President Colom and Minister of Government Jimenez announced changes in the senior leadership of the National Civilian Police (PNC). Marlene Raquel Blanco Lapola, the first woman to ever lead the PNC, replaced Isabel Mendoza as the Director of the National Civilian Police [...]	2008-10-01 16:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SNAR PGOV KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA1231	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT COLOM REVIEW SECURITY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs accompanied President Colom and Vice President Espada September 19 to Puerto Barrios, on Guatemala's Caribbean coast, for a special security cabinet meeting. Local participants in the security cabinet meeting complained about the deteriorating security situatio [...]	2008-10-01 18:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM GT
08GUATEMALA1349	CONGRESS ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, PREVIOUS ONE [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, the Guatemalan Congress elected Roberto Alejos of the governing UNE party as its new president. Alejos is known to be close to First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom. His election should help Torres to advance her ambitious social welfare agenda, and will further empo [...]	2008-10-30 17:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1370	CICIG'S CHALLENGES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND MANDATE [...] (C) UN and CICIG officials acknowledge that CICIG needs to show more results before consideration is given to extending its mandate. CICIG is confident that it can successfully prosecute some important cases before its mandate ends in September 2009, while others it is investigating would re [...]	2008-11-03 14:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	KCRM PREL SNAR ASEC PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1423	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROBERTO ALEJOS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McFarland hosted the President-elect of the Guatemalan Congress, Roberto Alejos, for breakfast on November 6. Alejos, a member of President Colom's National Unity of Hope (UNE) government, noted the difficulty Congress would have funding President Colom's security and [...]	2008-11-13 20:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1550	CICIG INVESTIGATING NICARAGUAN BUS KILLINGS [...] (S) With the assistance of the Nicaraguan Police, CICIG and Guatemalan authorities under its supervision appear to be making good progress in their investigation of the November 8 murders of the 16 occupants of a Nicaraguan bus in eastern Guatemala. The murders appear to have been related to [...]	2008-12-17 16:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	SNAR PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS NI GT
08GUATEMALA1573	DEFECTION OF UNE DEPUTIES A MINOR CHALLENGE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The December 4 departure from the governing UNE's congressional bench of influential congressman Manuel Baldizon and nine other deputies presents a new political challenge for President Colom. However, with the continuing support of the GANA and FRG benches, Colom should be able [...]	2008-12-22 15:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1592	VICE PRESIDENT ESPADA SPEAKS OUT ON WEAKNESS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17, Vice President Rafael Espada delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony for the National Strategic Studies Program. Espada criticized Guatemalan political parties, including his own UNE party, as personal vehicles rather than genuine institutions. [...]	2008-12-30 11:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1593	PRESIDENT COLOM REPLACES TOP MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On December 21, in a pointed political message to the military, President Alvaro Colom announced the replacement of the Minister of Defense and the four other most senior military leaders. The changes took the military and local media by surprise, but President Colom had informed [...]	2008-12-30 15:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER MCAP PREL PINR MOPS GT
08GUATEMALA33	COLOM ANNOUNCES HIS CABINET [...] (C) President-Elect Alvaro Colom, who will assume office January 14, announced his new cabinet January 8. Many of the nominees are well and favorably known to the Embassy, and we believe we can work well with them. Colom told the Ambassador that, in choosing his cabinet officers, he tried t [...]	2008-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GT
08GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALA: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel requesting names, titles and contact numbers for leading government and political officials follows below: Country: Republic of Guatemala Date: May 27, 2008 Head of State Last/Family Name: COLOM Caballeros First/Middle Names: Alvaro Conve [...]	2008-05-28 22:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL GT
08GUATEMALA866	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] (U) The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified Vice Admiral Roberto Fernando Campos Sanchez to attend the Panamax 2008 Counter Terrorism Exercise August 13-22, 2008 in Miami, Florida. 2. (C) Embassy conducted its own review and DEA initially submitted derogatory information on [...]	2008-07-09 22:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT
08GUATEMALA906	PARLACEN MURDER SUSPECT SMEARS NAS EMPLOYEE WITH [...] (SBU) On July 15 Mayor of San Jose Acatempa Carlos Enrique Castillo delivered to prosecutors fabricated recordings in which a speaker purporting to be Embassy NAS employee Ray Campos gives police instructions to intercept and detain the three Salvadoran PARLACEN deputies who were murdered Feb [...]	2008-07-16 21:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PINR ES GT
08HALIFAX13	NEW BRUNSWICK PREMIER PUSHING TO MAKE HIS PROVINCE THE "NEXT [...] (SBU) New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham and Energy Minister Jack Keir are working hard to make energy the catalyst for moving their province to economic self-sufficiency. Their agenda calls for their province to be a reliable and long-term electricity supplier to the northeastern United Stat [...]	2008-03-14 20:06:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR SENV CA
08HANOI1247	VIETNAM MISSION RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PINR KHIV VM
08HANOI1251	ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC AGENDA DURING U.S. VISIT BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 8-20 visit to the United States by Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai, offers a significant opportunity to engage on some of the most important issues in our bilateral agenda with Vietnam's top economic official. DPM Hai has jurisdiction over key portfolio [...]	2008-11-07 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI1270	VIETNAM'S PRIVATE SECTOR PUSHES PM TO MAKE IMPORT-EXPORT [...] (U) Summary: Leaders and representatives from Vietnam's private sector urged the Prime Minister at a November 7 regional summit to reduce import-export red tape, or lose competitiveness to other regional players. Specific recommendations included implementation of single-window customs and e- [...]	2008-11-18 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI177	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S SECOND AI FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials confirmed the second and third human Avian Influenza (AI) fatalities of 2008, both from northern provinces close to Hanoi. A 40-year old male from Hai Duong province died on February 13 after cooking and eating dead chickens. A 27-year old ma [...]	2008-02-15 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI197	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ANIMAL OUTBREAKS SPREAD, POSSIBLE [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam has confirmed recent localized animal outbreaks in seven provinces scattered throughout the country and has noted reports of dead poultry found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam -- a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold [...]	2008-02-21 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI288	VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...]	2008-03-12 10:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08HANOI304	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: SCATTERED POULTRY OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Provinces in each region of the country have reported poultry outbreaks in the past few weeks. Though localized and easily controlled, the number of outbreaks continue to rise and are occuring at a rate higher than during the same period last year. A 23-year old woman died on Feb [...]	2008-03-14 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI319	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NEW HUMAN FATALITY IN HA [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the death of an 11-year old male adolescent from Liem Tiet Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province, approximately 40 kilometers south of Hanoi. The patient developed symptoms on March 4 after having contact with sick and dead poultry. Accordi [...]	2008-03-18 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI383	CHOLERA REAPPEARS IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months after the Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced the successful control of an outbreak of cholera (ref A),the disease has reappeared in several provinces in northern Vietnam, including Hanoi. Though international health experts predicted the likelihood of small, ep [...]	2008-04-03 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI389	POSSIBLE DETENTION OF AMCIT VIET TAN MEMBER IN HO CHI MINH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 10:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CASC VM
08HANOI395	DETAINED VIET TAN MEMBERS RELEASED; NGUYEN QUOC QUAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 09:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CASC VM
08HANOI398	BORDER PROVINCE WITH CHINA: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous province bordering China, Lang Son's location is both a blessing and a curse. Its four border gates with Vietnam's huge neighbor to the north have encouraged trade and development, leading to increased economic growth. However, local authorities also blame i [...]	2008-04-08 07:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI408	VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS CONCERNED, NOT ALARMED, AT [...] (SBU) The current outbreak of severe acute diarrhea continues to spread. Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director General of the Preventative Health and Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Health (MOH),recently announced tests confirming the presence of cholera in patients in two additional northern [...]	2008-04-09 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI409	DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HEALTH CONFIRMS H5N1 RISK FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese Department of Animal Health (DAH) confirmed that chicken and cattle smuggled into Vietnam from Guangxi province in China have tested positive for Avian Influenza (chickens) and Foot and Mouth disease (cattle). Many of these animals are destined for sale throughout [...]	2008-04-09 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI421	FIRST CHOLERA CASE IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City reported its first case of cholera in the current outbreak, a 71 year old woman from Thu Duc district. According to Dr. Nguyen Van Chau, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, the woman was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Medical Hospital on April 6 suffering fr [...]	2008-04-11 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI450	PRISON LABOR AND CASHEW NUTS IN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 09:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ASEC ELAB EAGR ILO ECON VM
08HANOI460	UPDATE ON JAILED AMCIT NGUYEN QUOC QUAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 04:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR ASEC CONS VM
08HANOI588	MOST RECENT CHOLERA OUTBREAK RECEDES [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials report that Vietnam's most recent outbreak of severe acute diarrhea is winding down. Though the Government of Vietnam (GVN) again responded promptly and effectively, victims from northern provinces that traveled to other parts of the country infected other people, dem [...]	2008-05-20 07:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI599	CLINICAL TRIALS FOR HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE BEGIN IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 03:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI80	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S FIRST HUMAN FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Contacts at the National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (NIITD) confirmed to Embassy staff the first human infection and fatality due to H5N1 in Vietnam for 2008. On January 18, a Vietnamese man from Tuyen Quang province passed away after consuming members of his [...]	2008-01-24 04:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI887	VACCINATIONS AND MODERNIZATION - KEY COMPONENTS TO [...] (U) Summary: In three southern provinces looking to boost poultry production, local officials and businesses have focused on the development of large-scale modern poultry farms and comprehensive vaccination programs as the keys to avian influenza prevention efforts. Provincial officials proudl [...]	2008-07-31 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HAVANA103	CUBAN HEALTHCARE: â€œAQUI NADA ES FACILâ€ [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...]	2008-01-31 19:52:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU
08HAVANA120	CUBA DISSIDENT GROUP FLAMUR: POLITICAL MOVEMENT OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dissident group FLAMUR (Latin American Federation of Rural Women) seeks to represent the interests of rural women in Cuba. The group receives guidance and other supplies from support groups in the U.S. During 2007, it drafted a petition calling for the GOC to do away with the [...]	2008-02-06 14:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA144	STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...]	2008-02-12 21:22:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA158	HAVANA RESPONSE TO STATE 10743 [...] (C) Following responses to questions posed in Reftel, para 4: -- A. The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters. -- B. The employees dealing with energy matters are: One Pol/Econ Officer who is responsible for the complete Econ-ESTH portfolio; and one Local Contract National (LCN) ded [...]	2008-02-15 16:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA159	IMMINENT RELEASE OF PROMINENT CUBAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ambassador to Cuba has confirmed reports from reliable contacts in Cuban civil society and the media that the government of Cuba has arranged for the release of four political prisoners. Sources say an announcement of their release may happen momentarily and their tr [...]	2008-02-15 20:12:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA164	SNAPSHOT OF CUBA ON THE EVE OF FIDEL'S ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 18:34:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08HAVANA166	HOLGUIN BISHOP SAYS SITUATION IN EASTERN CUBA IS [...] (C) Summary: On 18 February, Monsignor Emilio Aranguren, Bishop of Holguin, described the situation in Eastern Cuba as in constant flux. He expressed that unlike in Western Cuba, where a great deal of the opposition is well organized with specific goals, in Eastern Cuba people react to eve [...]	2008-02-19 21:15:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA168	CUBAN YOUTH CAUGHT BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings Cuban youth groups said young people see that they have a historic opportunity to create a change in their country. However, they report widespread fear among the population. They state that Cuban youth want change but are unclear as to what exactly these changes w [...]	2008-02-20 19:54:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA181	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 8-22 [...] (C) LEADING DISSIDENT ROBERTO DE MIRANDA CALLED BEFORE STATE SECURITY: Roberto de Miranda (RDM),who was instrumental in creating Cuba's independent library movement, on February 8 was told to appear at an immigration office. The next day, when RDM and his wife went to the office, instead o [...]	2008-02-22 22:10:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA183	CUBA: RAUL CASTRO TAKES CHARGE IN HIS OWN WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuba's National Assembly convened on February 24 to elect the country's ruling Council of State. Raul Castro was voted president and announced plans to streamline GOC institutions and undertake some economic reforms. He also said he intends to consult Fidel Castro on important [...]	2008-02-25 03:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA187	CUBA: REACTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Average Cubans seem unconvinced that Raul will be able -- or willing -- to improve their daily lives, but most seem to be willing to wait and see if changes materialize. Members of Cuban civil society are decidedly more negative about the future. End Summary. 2. (C) Most w [...]	2008-02-25 23:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA201	CUBA: 2ND UPDATE ON REACTIONS TO RAUL'S SPEECH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post continued to receive reactions to the events of February 24 from members of civil society, the Catholic Church, and average Cubans. For the short term, most Cubans dismiss the likelihood of political changes. Simultaneously, they are increasingly speculating about possible [...]	2008-02-27 23:39:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA206	CUBA: 3RD AND FINAL UPDATE ON 2/24 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cubans and diplomats tell us Raul seems to be firmly in charge and Fidel's influence appears to be under control. Cubans speculate on the possibility of small economic reforms ahead with no hope for political changes. End Summary. 2. (C) USINT's Refugee Unit elicited reacti [...]	2008-02-29 22:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA207	CUBAN POLICE BEAT UP PRO-DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 1, police and members of Cuban state security confronted and beat 10 well known pro-democracy activists who were handing out copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in Central Havana. Some of the activists receive injuries. Police pushed those involved into cars, [...]	2008-03-02 21:17:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA213	HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA: SAME REPRESSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Since Raul Castro assumed control of the Cuban government in July 2006, but especially since his July 26, 2007 speech, there has been a change in regime tactics for suppressing dissent. Focusing on the limited release of some political prisoners and the willingness to air diffe [...]	2008-03-03 22:32:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA227	CUBA: RUMORS OF UPCOMING CHANGES PERSIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rumors continue to fly in Havana about possible changes the Cuban government may announce in the near future. These may provide insights into the priorities of ordinary Cubans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Dual Currency: The rumor: "The GOC will announce at least a partial reva [...]	2008-03-07 18:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA228	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 23- MAR. 7 [...] (C) DISSIDENTS STILL NURSING INJURIES: Three of the pro-democracy activists are still recovering from their injuries after plainclothes members of state security beat them on March 1. The activists with seven others were distributing copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights at the time [...]	2008-03-07 21:21:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA23	CUBA: UNDER-THE-TABLE SALARIES TO BE TAXED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Resolution 277, dated December 13, 2007, from the Ministry of Finance and Prices mandates that previously undeclared income from Cuban employees of foreign entities be taxed. While technically the tax will be levied directly on the workers, companies will nonetheless be taxed [...]	2008-01-09 20:05:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CU ECON PGOV PINR PREL
08HAVANA241	CUBAN YOUTH SEE NOT MUCH HOPE IN EITHER THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff ten Cuban young people, none of them a member of any opposition organization, agreed that the greatest problem they face is that there are no incentives for trying to work hard. They feel that no matter how hard they work, there are no prospects that th [...]	2008-03-12 14:30:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA245	BERTONE VISIT GENERATES BROAD DISAPPOINTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The visit to Cuba of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was considered a disappointment by everyone USINT has spoken with, though presumably not by the GOC itself. In a subsequent meeting with the COM, the Nuncio seemed especially disappointed. But even normally c [...]	2008-03-14 18:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA246	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP MARCH 8 - MAR. 14 [...] (C) JOURNALISTS BLOCKED FROM ATTENDING USINT VIDEOCONFERENCE: The Public Diplomacy section of USINT has been hosting a course for nearly 40 independent journalists through videoconferences with Florida International University. The course is designed to build build professional skills and h [...]	2008-03-14 20:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA256	LADIES IN WHITE MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK [...] (U) Summary: The Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),marked the fifth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown on dissidents by holding a series of five marches. On March 14, a group of the women marched to the Ministry of Justice and without incident presented a l [...]	2008-03-21 19:54:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA257	MILK: A POSSIBLE HARBINGER OF WHAT NEW REFORMS MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his 26 July speech, Raul cited the example of milk to explain how he wanted the GOC to lead the way toward progress on satisfying the material needs of its people. Measures being taken by the GOC to improve milk production may indicate the nature of other types [...]	2008-03-21 20:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA278	DISSIDENT LEADERS PLAN TO UNIFY MOVEMENT [...] (C) Dissident leaders Martha Beatriz Roque and Vladimiro Roca are spearheading an effort they call the "Minimum Agenda Project" (Agenda Minima),which they say is designed to unify dissident efforts towards achieving democratic change in Cuba. They are calling for a meeting on April 10, of 14 [...]	2008-04-02 15:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08HAVANA279	CUBA: TOURISM APARTHEID DEALT A BLOW, MAYBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC has lifted its ban on Cubans staying in hotels on the island. The measure will be economically and politically beneficial for the GOC and to a small number of Cubans. However, an economic barrier remains between the average Cuban and a hotel stay. End Summary. 2. [...]	2008-04-02 20:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA28	RAUL CASTRO END-OF-YEAR SPEECH TO NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though it was not announced formally in advance, Raul Castro's closing address to the National Assembly was anticipated by many as a venue for him to announce economic changes in response to public complaints emanating from the series of "debates" he launched with his July [...]	2008-01-10 18:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA288	NEW MEASURES: WINDOW DRESSING OR SIGNIFICANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: A seeming barrage of new economic measures has appeared since mid-March. Most are characterized by easy implementation, quick hard-currency generation and (the regime hopes) high political payoff -- for the GOC. Some seem to be plausibly integrated pieces of a larger and multi [...]	2008-04-04 21:38:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA300	FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION IN CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Orestes Fonseca, one of the leaders of Cuba's Islamic Community, described the problems with practicing his faith in Cuba. He represented to USINT officers that the GOC has been more focused on accommodating Moslems from the diplomatic community and other foreigners residing i [...]	2008-04-10 13:25:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA305	CUBAN OPPOSITION SEEKS UNITY [...] (C) Summary: On April 10 twelve leading pro-democracy activists met for six hours to formulate a common agenda. As described by spokesperson Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),the object was to advance a transition to democracy within an "atmosphere of national reconciliation". At a press confer [...]	2008-04-11 20:04:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA32	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP JAN. 1-11 [...] (C) ANTUNEZ DETAINED FOR ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE HUMAN RIGHTS DELARATION: On 10 January several prominent dissidents including Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),Felix Antonio Bonne Carcasses and Idania Yanes Contreras distributed copies of the UN of Human Rights [...]	2008-01-11 22:12:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA331	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP APR. 1- 23 [...] (SBU) POLITICAL PRISONER ATTACKED IN HOSPITAL BED: According to the wife of political prisoner Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, on April 14 Hernandez was attacked in his hospital bed by a fellow prisoner. Hernandez, an independent journalist, was imprisoned during a massive crackdown in 2003. [...]	2008-04-18 20:28:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA333	POLICE BREAK UP SIT DOWN STRIKE BY LADIES IN WHITE [...] (C) Summary: Beginning at about 6:30 AM on April 21, ten members of the Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),held a sit down protest in a small park close to Havana's Revolution Square. The Damas demanded the unconditional release of the 55 political prisoners w [...]	2008-04-21 20:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA336	DAMAS DEFIANT AFTER POLICE BREAK UP PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with COM today, Laura Pollan, spokesperson for the Cuban organization Ladies in White, stated that her arms and shoulders are still sore after police yesterday roughly broke up a protest by Pollan and nine supporters. However, Pollan and fellow Dama Berta Soler wer [...]	2008-04-22 20:56:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA337	LEADING DISSIDENT TELLS US NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE [...] (C) Summary: Prominent pro-democracy advocate, Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),carefully watched official Cuban news coverage of the 4/21 police action to break up a demonstration by the organization Damas de Blanco ("Ladies in White"). She stated that while the coverage seems clumsy and hastil [...]	2008-04-23 19:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA353	CUBA INCREASES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Official media announced on April 27 that starting in May the government will increase pensions and social assistance disbursements by 20%. In addition, the GOC will increase court/district attorney salaries by as much as 55%. According to the GOC statement, salary increases wi [...]	2008-04-30 20:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA363	DISCUSSION WITH DISSIDENTS FOLLOWING POTUS VTC [...] (C) Immediately following the May 6 VTC with POTUS, COM and other USINT officers sat down with Cuban participants Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Berta Soler, and Antunez (Jorge Luis Garcia Perez) to discuss with them further the points they had made to the President. With any nervousness genera [...]	2008-05-07 13:35:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA373	CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...]	2008-05-12 12:27:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA374	CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...]	2008-05-12 12:27:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA383	BRIGADE 2506 ATTRACTS LITTLE INTEREST AMONG CUBAN [...] (C) Summary: Brigade 2506, a Florida-based organization that includes many Bay of Pigs veterans, asked USINT to facilitate a video conference with two Cuban dissidents it selected by Brigade 2506 , as well as a representative of FLAMUR (the Federation of Latin American Rural Women). Brigade [...]	2008-05-13 16:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA389	MYSTERY OF CUBAN DISSIDENT SWALLOWING TOXIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraida Soledad Rivas Verdecia, member of Ladies in White and wife of prominent Cuban dissident, Roberto de Miranda, on May 8, drank form a glass that may have contained a toxic substance. De Miranda states that he does not know how this happened. He said that the incident is d [...]	2008-05-16 20:15:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA391	CUBAN GOVERNMENT HEATS UP PROPAGANDA WAR [...] (C) Summary: On May 19 the Cuban government held a press conference to make accusations that USINT employees are involved in directly distributing funds from private organizations, including some with alleged terrorist ties, to "counter-revolutionaries" in Cuba. Documents obtained clandesti [...]	2008-05-19 21:30:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA396	CUBANS APPLAUD BUSH REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: On Wednesday, May 21, ninety-five Cubans watched the live broadcast from the White House commemorating Cuban Solidarity Day at the invitation of USINT. Everyone who spoke to USINT staff had high praise for the President's speech, remarking that it reflected a firm commitment to [...]	2008-05-21 21:28:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA397	GOC PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN TARGETS OPPOSITION, USINT [...] (C) The GOC wrapped up a three-day marathon of attacks on the dissident community and on USINT with a second press conference at the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) led by FM Perez Roque. The campaign had been launched at another MINREX conference on Monday, May 19 (REF XXX). Perez-Roque devoted [...]	2008-05-23 16:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREF
08HAVANA406	CUBAN POLICE VIOLENTLY STOP PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 former political prisoner Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") led a march in the city of Placetas, province of Santa Clara, that was to culminate in a symbolic funeral for Pedro Luis Boitel, a student leader who died in 1972 as the result of a hunger strike protesting [...]	2008-05-27 20:42:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL

08HAVANA418	RUMORS OF RICE SHORTAGES SPARK GOC REACTION [...] (C) Over the past week, rumors have spread across the island about a possible shortfall of rice. Other rumors purported that the amount of rice distributed in the ration system would be cut in half and substituted by flour. As a result, some Cubans began buying rice in bulk amounts as a pre [...]	2008-06-02 14:34:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA436	CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]	2008-06-09 19:40:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA437	CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]	2008-06-09 19:41:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA439	CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BLASTS TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: On June 8 the Cuban Foreign Ministry released a statement about the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report that had been announced by the Secretary on June 4. The statement said that the report made unfounded accusations that there existed internal trafficking of women an [...]	2008-06-10 19:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA453	NBA VISIT TO CUBA [...] (U) A group of 80 members of the National Bar Association (NBA),an association of black lawyers, judges and legal para-professionals, recently spent a week in Cuba as part of a humanitarian visit. USINT had two events with representatives of this group: a sit-down dinner at the COM residence [...]	2008-06-13 22:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PINR PREL
08HAVANA461	FAMILIES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS GRATEFUL FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 15 to celebrate Father's Day, COM held a day of recreation for over a hundred relatives, children and supporters of Cuba's political prisoners. The families were very grateful because Father's Day is a traditionally important event in Cuba. Many of the family members [...]	2008-06-17 20:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA462	HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS HAVANA: DEATH WATCH OR PROOF OF [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez paid an unannounced (in Cuba) visit to Havana on June 16. His arrival scrambled air traffic at Jose Marti airport, resulting in several arriving USINT personnel being diverted briefly to Varadero. 2. (U) According to press reports, Chavez met for three [...]	2008-06-17 21:16:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CU VN
08HAVANA464	FIDEL APPEARS IN VIDEO AND PRINT MEDIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 20:51:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CU VN
08HAVANA468	WORLD FOOD AND ENERGY CRISIS FORCES CUBA TO ADAPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The steep increase in world food and energy prices is driving the Cuban regime to suppress its spending on investment, a key enabling component of its moderate economic reform strategy. Even tied to Chavez,s umbilical cord, Cuba is nevertheless exposed to the real world economy, [...]	2008-06-20 23:01:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA470	URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MEETS WITH FIDEL CASTRO [...] (U) According to Cuban press reports, visiting Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez met for more than 2 hours with Fidel Castro on June 19. Unlike the visit of Venezuelan President Chavez earlier in the week (reftels),there were no visual images of the meeting made public. 2. (U) Meeting [...]	2008-06-21 17:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CU UR
08HAVANA488	SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF USINT APPLICANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post conducted an informal socioeconomic survey of USINT applicants for visa and refugee status during the first five months of 2008. The sample was composed of 1,320 Cubans, one-third of whom completed the survey before the February 24 handover of power to Raul Castro and tw [...]	2008-06-25 14:06:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA493	CUBAN DISSIDENTS FACE PROSECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Led by Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),on June 20 six protesters delivered a letter of protest against the maltreatment of a prisoner to the Provincial Office of the Ministry of the Interior in the city of Matanzas. As they were sitting on a bench, they were accosted by m [...]	2008-06-25 18:52:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA502	GOVERNMENT HALTS HAVANA'S FIRST GAY PRIDE MARCH [...] (C) Summary: On June 25 a coalition of homosexual rights groups planned to hold a "Gay Pride" march from a park in Central Havana to the Ministry of Justice. At the Ministry they planned to present a petition demanding an end to discrimination, better treatment of AIDS patients and an end [...]	2008-06-27 19:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA542	INFORMAL POLL OF REFUGEE APPLICANTS SHOWS WOEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM MAY 20 TO JUNE 20, USINT REFUGEE UNIT CONDUCTED AN UNOFFICIAL AND UNSCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF 236 CUBAN ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO WERE PRINCIPAL APPLICANTS FOR REFUGEE STATUS. RESULTS REVEALED THAT OVER HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OF SEVEN PROMINENT CUBAN DISSIDENTS/OP [...]	2008-07-09 20:51:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR PREF CU
08HAVANA568	THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) THE US INTERESTS SECTION (USINT) IN HAVANA CUBA COULD NOT/NOT IDENTIFY ANY FORCED OR CHILD LABOR USED TO PRODUCE ANY SPECIFIC GOODS IN CUBA ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN SECSTATE 43120. WILLIAMS WILLIAMS [...]	2008-07-17 16:20:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA574	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP, JULY 5- JULY 18 [...] (SBU) LARGE SCALE DETENTIONS TO STOP COMMEMORATIONS OF TUGBOAT SINKING. Noted dissident leader, Francisco Chavianao, asked for official permission to hold in Havana a demonstration commemorating the sinking on July 13, 1994 of the tugboat 13 de Marzo. (Several individuals had seized the boa [...]	2008-07-18 20:46:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA63	ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN CUBA: NO CHANGE IN THE AIR [...] (C) Cubans, probably many Cubans, will head to the polls this Sunday to vote for the membership of the National Assembly and the various provincial assemblies. While the turnout will likely be reported to be nearly 100 percent, and voting will be orderly and peaceful, there is nothing else [...]	2008-01-18 13:12:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR
08HAVANA66	COMSEC DISCUSSES FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY WITH CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 January Commerce Secretary Gutierrez spoke by video conference with 10 representatives of Cuban youth organizations. The participants discussed their desires for democracy and freedom. They also spoke about the prospects of achieving a democratic transition in Cuba and the i [...]	2008-01-18 16:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA663	RIGHTS REPORT SHOWS DETENTIONS RISE WHILE NUMBER [...] (C) Summary. On August 12, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCHRNR) released its report for the first six months of 2008. This is the most thoroughly researched of any report done within Cuba about the conditions of political prisoners on the island. The r [...]	2008-08-15 18:31:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA717	MGJM01: HURRICANE GUSTAV DEVASTATES WESTERN CUBA [...] (U) Through a combination of official news and contacts with individuals in the affected regions, we can report that it appears that Pinar del Rio province suffered severe damage in Hurricane Gustav, and that housing and infrastructure on the Isla de la Juventud was almost totally destroyed. [...]	2008-09-02 21:44:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU EAID PINR PINS PREL XL XK
08HAVANA718	MGJM01: Effects of Hurricane Gustav on Cuba [...] Hurricane Gustav made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Western Cuba, Pinar del Rio province on August 30 after passing over Isla de Juventud. The eye of the hurricane passed approximately 50 miles from the city of Havana, mitigating the amount of wind and rain received. No serious damag [...]	2008-09-03 12:32:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR CU XL XK
08HAVANA730	MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE PREPARES [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss preparations for Hurricane Ike which is currently 400-500 miles east of Cuba. 2. Current projections indicate that winds from Ike will reach the northwest portion of the island early Wednesday morning and will likely rang [...]	2008-09-05 21:06:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AEMR CASC PREL PINR AMGT CU
08HAVANA731	MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss changes to Hurricane Ike's projected path and the potential impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Ike was a Category Three (3) storm approximately 300 miles east of Cuba and scheduled to make landfall [...]	2008-09-06 21:27:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU
08HAVANA732	MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at noon today to discuss the current status of Hurricane Ike and the impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 11:00 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported no change in the status of Hurricane Ike. It remains a Category Four (4) sto [...]	2008-09-07 18:55:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU
08HAVANA739	CUBAN ECONOMY HURT BY GUSTAV, MAY BE CRUSHED BY IKE [...] (C) Hit by two major hurricanes in eight days, the damage to the Cuban economy is extensive and likely to delay any further economic reforms in the near-term. While Cuba may have escaped significant harm to its main exporting sectors (nickel, medicines, and tobacco),other agricultural secto [...]	2008-09-08 20:14:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA752	IN THE MIDST OF DESPAIR, A HIKE IN GAS PRICES [...] (U) As eastern Cuba battled hurricane Ike and the western part of the island prepared for its second major hurricane in eight days, the Government of Cuba announced on September 8 a significant increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, effective immediately. The GOC raised the price of regu [...]	2008-09-12 21:09:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA761	GOC ADMITS IT CAN'T HANDLE HURRICANE DAMAGE [...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) admitted in state run media on September 12 that it is impossible to resolve the magnitude of the catastrophe from Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike with available resources. On September 15, the GOC published an official preliminary dam [...]	2008-09-16 21:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA771	A SHORT FURLOUGH FOR POLITICAL PRISONER OSCAR [...] (SBU) Political prisoner and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Elias Biscet was permitted to return home for several hours on Saturday, September 13, following the death of the woman who had taken him and his family in when they first began to suffer persecution from the Cuban governme [...]	2008-09-19 21:19:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR CU
08HAVANA777	COURTESY CALL ON NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO HAVANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM paid a courtesy call on newly arrived Russian Ambassador to Cuba and discussed economic cooperation between Russia and Cuba, illegal migration of Cubans into Mexico, humanitarian aid for Cuba post-Hurricane Ike as well as discussions on South Ossetia The Russian Ambassador [...]	2008-09-25 12:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PINR PREL
08HAVANA814	DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...]	2008-10-16 20:57:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA816	DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...]	2008-10-17 12:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA818	DOES RAUL HAVE A PLAN FOR CUBA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Raul Castro's July 26 speech gave little promise of change or progress on any front. The real impact of four tropical storms/hurricanes in the intervening two months is now beginning to be felt strongly throughout the island. Whether Raul thought the time was propitious to move [...]	2008-10-17 19:45:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR CU
08HAVANA835	MASSIVE CRACKDOWN TARGETS THE AVERAGE CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many members of civil society from various parts of Cuba have reported widespread arrests for petty economic crimes, such as illegal street vending, possession of building materials, and selling items for more than the official prices in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and I [...]	2008-10-24 20:41:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA84	COUNTING CUBA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) released its end of year report on political prisoners in Cuba. The report lists 234 political prisoners, a drop from 246 named in the July 2007 report, and from the 316 political prisoners held in July o [...]	2008-01-24 21:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA852	U.S. ELECTIONS GENERATE INTENSE INTEREST IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As with many things about the U.S., Cubans were captivated by the U.S. election process this year. Even official media devoted significant time and space to covering the primary and final elections (until the final election itself was over that is). USINT hosted an election nig [...]	2008-11-06 16:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR EAID CU
08HAVANA863	POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AT ANNUAL TRADE FAIR [...] (C) Lesk than one week after the Government of CudQ (GOC) made their annual case to the UnqtUd Nations that thQ U.S. embargo w!s#cruhing deir economy,QrheGOs used`lhU :th Hmvyna Inte2vatinal vaQ~t/ mialght&o the@embrd_&mQ "ailfd. `Wtkou,8hiht,or iron,tke O8claia twynwQin commeea, qelxGms&Qe4d# [...]	2008-11-14 19:13:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR PREL ECON TBIO CU
08HAVANA878	ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]	2008-11-21 19:40:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA879	CUBA IN 2008: THE YEAR OF CHANGE THAT WASN'T [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beaten by storms and threatened by the world economic slump, Cuba would seem to be in a very bad way--and indeed it is. But increasing repression at home and international support give the GOC reason to feel fairly comfortable at the moment. Nevertheless, what began as a year [...]	2008-11-21 20:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR CU
08HAVANA88	DIPS CORPS COMMENTS ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and other USINT officers have been making the rounds of the Dip Corps in Havana to gauge third country views and experiences on the situation in Cuba. The following reports meetings with officials in the Russian, Chinese, Romanian, Italian and Indonesian embassies. Meetin [...]	2008-01-25 16:59:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PINR PREL
08HAVANA880	ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK [...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]	2008-11-21 20:49:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA919	USINT Havana Holiday Security Planning [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee(EAC) convened December 11, 2008 to discuss reftel, local threat reporting, and security planning for USINT holiday events. 2. A canvas of USINT representatives determined that there will be a total of four small-to-medium sized events from December 18-20, 20 [...]	2008-12-12 20:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
08HAVANA963	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...]	2008-12-29 20:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA964	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...]	2008-12-29 20:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HELSINKI1	FINNISH RESPONSE - BHUTTO ASSASSINATION AND US [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 13:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM PK FI
08HELSINKI145	FINLND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG INAUGURAL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 07:10:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP ARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FI FR
08HILLAH34	KARBALA BOMBING SENERIOS [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (S) Summary: At 1745 hours on 17 March 2008, a bomb exploded at a small cafi in Karbala City. The initial attack killed 45 civilians and wounded 65. Since the initial attack, there has been considerable confusion, and much speculation, about [...]	2008-03-31 16:21:00	REO Hillah	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINR PREL IZ
08HILLAH35	A DAWA PARTY DIVIDED ON ENGAGING OMS [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Efforts by Babil officials to establish a direct dialogue with the Sadrist Trend in the province in order to overcome the recent security crisis have been stymied by Governor Salam's (and ISCI's) reluctance, by divisions within Dawa and by the [...]	2008-03-31 16:41:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ PINR
08HILLAH46	TOP MOQTADA LIEUTENANT RIYAD AL-NURI ASSASSINATED IN NAJAF; [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) On April 10, Najaf Governor Asad called PRT to inform us that unknown gunmen had assassinated Riyad al-Nuri, a relative of Moqtada al-Sadr's by marriage and and senior operations aide in Najaf. Asad called Team Leader (TL) promptly after he [...]	2008-04-13 08:55:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IZ
08HILLAH52	NAJAF'S KUFA UNIVERSITY - MUCH TO BOAST BUT "WORDS" OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kufa University staff has made impressive progress since PRT Najaf's introductory meeting November last year. With some PRT assistance, the influential university president Dr. Razak Al-Essa has accomplished much that was on his "wish list." (ref) In March, Kufa University becam [...]	2008-05-05 15:15:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI IZ
08HILLAH53	BABIL AND THE POLITICS OF SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The ISF emerged from the late March clashes with Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) with a renewed sense of strength, demonstrating an ability to better coordinate IP and IA actions. It has not been able, however, to build on that success, largely due to t [...]	2008-05-08 12:09:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PTER PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH54	BG CARDON AND TL ENGAGE NAJAF GOVERNOR ON SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable. 2. (S) Summary: On the margins of meeting with Najaf authorities on May 10 to discuss the airport (see septel),BG Cardon and TL met with Governor Asad to discuss the security situation in Najaf. The Governor noted that he had not yet heard back about [...]	2008-05-11 14:17:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI IZ
08HILLAH58	ISCI INTRIGUE IN BABIL [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The former de facto leader and heavyweight in Babil's Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) provided insight into his strife-ridden party, panhandled for U.S. support, and faulted the U.S. for not being more actively involved in shaping the [...]	2008-05-27 03:37:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH59	ISCI INTRIGUE IN BABIL [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The former de facto leader and heavyweight in Babil's Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) provided insight into his strife-ridden party, panhandled for U.S. support, and faulted the U.S. for not being more actively involved in shaping the [...]	2008-05-27 03:37:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH60	DAWA INSIDER DISCUSSES SOUTH-CENTRAL IRAQ POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting, PM Maliki's Personal Representative in the South-Central Region (and Babil Dawa Chair),Ali Jabur Hassun (Abu Ahmed al-Basri),said that: -- PM Maliki had obtained a pledge from Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani not to support a specific party in the provincial e [...]	2008-06-02 15:48:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH61	JANABI TRIBE SHEIK JOINS FORCES WITH FORMER BABIL GOVERNOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 15:50:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH62	BABIL POLITICAL PARTIES LOBBYING TRIBAL COUNCILS [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: With mosques and religious entities all but out of play in the upcoming provincial election campaign, several of Babil's competing political parties are courting local tribal councils. Senior representatives from the Islamic Supreme Council o [...]	2008-06-03 16:03:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH63	MEA SHEIKHS: FEED THE MOUTH, OWN THE MIND [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Three of the key Mid-Euphrates Awakening (MEA) sheikhs stressed that they have been loyal friends of the U.S. and the Coalition and said the time had come for recognition and compensation of their role in a June 10 meeting with the PRT. For [...]	2008-06-15 14:11:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ IR PGOV PINR PREL
08HILLAH64	ISCI COURTING BABIL'S SCHOOL-AGED VOTERS [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (U) The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq's (ISCI) latest campaign venture in Babil province is the Safwa ("Pure") Gathering. This organization focuses its efforts at college and secondary-school students who are nearing or have recently entered the voting-a [...]	2008-06-23 13:43:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH66	BABIL PC ENDS BOYCOTT OF U.S.G. [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Babil Provincial Council Chairman Muhammad Ali Hussayn al-Massudi (PCC) and Governor Salam Salih Mahdi al-Muslimawi agreed to end a two-week boycott of all U.S. entities working out of the al-Hillah Regional Embassy Office (REO) during a June [...]	2008-07-02 14:17:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ IR PGOV PINR
08HILLAH68	BABIL'S CHRISTIAN FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR A SAVIOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (SBU) Babil's Christian families are among the dwindling religious minorities in south central Iraq. Given the challenges they described during their July 7 meeting with Babil PRT at the Regional Embassy Office in al-Hillah, it is not surprising that other [...]	2008-07-17 08:13:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR IZ IR
08HILLAH75	SOUTHERN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS TAKE AIM AT PM MALIKI AND HIS [...] (C) In an August 31 meeting with the Babil PRT team leader, Babil's Provincial Council (PC) Deputy Chair, Dr. Nea'ma, a Da'wa member, discussed Governor Salam's (ISCI) attempts to subvert Prime Minister (PM) Maliki's efforts to create tribal support councils by starting a rival ISCI-backed trib [...]	2008-09-02 08:43:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH76	BABIL PROVINCIAL COUNCIL LIFTS PRT BOYCOTT: FROM SHUNNING TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 15:45:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH77	BABIL TRIBAL SUPPORT COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS ISCI/DAWA [...] (SBU) On September 12, the Babil Tribal Support Council held its founding congress at the Artists Hall in al-Hillah. The head of the Prime Minister Maliki's Babil tribal support council initiative, Sheikh Salih Kashif al-Gittah, and the Prime Minister's senior tribal advisor, Dr. Abood al-Essa [...]	2008-09-15 09:38:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH78	BABIL PREPARES TO TRANSITION SONS OF IRAQ PROGRAM [...] (S) Babil Governor Salam, Provincial Director of Police BG Fadhil, 31st Army (IA) Brigade Commander BG Abdul Ameer and 4/3 BCT Commander Thomas James led a meeting September 16 in Hillah of the North Babil Tribal Conference to discuss transition of the Sons of Iraq (SOI) to GOI management. Go [...]	2008-09-18 05:56:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH79	BABIL PREPARES TO TRANSITION SONS OF IRAQ PROGRAM [...] (C) Babil Governor Salam, Provincial Director of Police BG Fadhil, 31st Army (IA) Brigade Commander BG Abdul Ameer and 4/3 BCT Commander Thomas James led a meeting September 16 in Hillah of the North Babil Tribal Conference to discuss transition of the Sons of Iraq (SOI) to GOI management. Go [...]	2008-09-19 05:56:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH81	BABIL TRIBAL SUPPORT COUNCIL MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) On September 18, Sheikh Ali Shannan Sheik Salah Khashif al-Gettah, who chaired the 11 September founding Congress of the Babil Tribal Support Council (TSC),told the PRT that they are pressing forward with the TSC initiative in Babil and would focus on political reconciliation, including w [...]	2008-09-22 05:32:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
08HILLAH83	BABIL POLICE INTELLIGENCE HIT SQUADS: AN IRANIAN HAND? [...] (S) Babil Department of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) and the Babil SWAT (Anti-Terrorist National Police) personnel are being surveiled for targetting and elimination by a secret Police Intelligence unit supervised by Col. Majid Wawe'e Al Kafaji (aka Abu Ahmed Al-Shabani),acc [...]	2008-09-24 06:45:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PINR PINS IZ IR
08HILLAH84	BABIL'S SOI TRANSITION: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS [...] (S) Summary: In meetings September 10-20 with Sons of Iraq (SOI) leaders, tribal sheikhs, Iraqi Army and Police commanders, local councilors, Babil Governor Salam, Provincial Council Chair Messaoudi and PRT, EPRT and 4/3 ID Brigade leadership, leaders in North Babil underscored potentially ser [...]	2008-09-26 11:04:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	MARR PINS PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH85	BABIL SOI TRANSITION: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS [...] (S) Summary: In meetings September 10-20 with Sons of Iraq (SOI) leaders, tribal sheikhs, Iraqi Army and Police commanders, local councilors, Babil Governor Salam, Provincial Council Chair Messaoudi and PRT, EPRT and 4/3 ID Brigade leadership, leaders in North Babil underscored potentially ser [...]	2008-09-27 15:58:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	MARR PINS PGOV PINR IZ
08HILLAH86	BADR BESET BY SCORPIONS [...] (S) On September 28, Babil - based SWAT commandos (the Scorpions) accompanied by U.S. Special Forces raided Badr's provincial HQ offices in Al-Hillah and confiscated illegal weapons, including 35 AK-47's, six rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, 30 mortar rounds (80m),three BKC's, five M5 [...]	2008-10-01 15:21:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
08HOCHIMINHCITY248	OUSTING CORRUPT LEADER IS A START, BUT CAN THO NEEDS [...] (SBU) Following allegations of land-deal corruption, the Communist Party Central Committee reprimanded and fired Can Tho People's Committee Chairman Vo Thanh Tong on March 3. This is good news for the "capital of the Mekong" and an encouraging, though not unprecedented, development. Can Tho's [...]	2008-03-07 11:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PINR VN
08HONGKONG1034	HONG KONG AVIAN FLU NEWS: RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH, [...] (U) Summary. A research team led by University of Hong Kong (HKU) scientist, Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, reported a significant breakthrough in treatment for the influenza A/H5N1 virus on June 3, 2008. Dr. Yuen explained that the trial's triple-drug combination administered on infected mice suppress [...]	2008-06-10 07:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1061	HONG KONG H5N1 UPDATE: NEW H5N1 POULTRY INFECTION [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced additional positive test results for H5N1 virus in live poultry in Hong Kong wet markets, bringing the total to four markets infected to date. As a result, all poultry s [...]	2008-06-12 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1108	COORDINATION KEY TO HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 7, Hong Kong will hold its fourth legislative election since the 1997 handover. The various pan-democratic parties will need to coordinate candidate selections and election strategies to maintain their current number of seats (26 of 60) in the Legislative Council (L [...]	2008-06-19 04:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1203	EGGS THROWN IN PROTEST AS AVIAN FLU PREVENTION [...] (U) Summary: The Hong Kong Government (HKG) is proposing significant reform in the live poultry trade following the June 7 finding of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Hong Kong markets for the first time in five years. These "farm to table" changes include a ban on overnight stocking of live pou [...]	2008-07-02 04:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1221	PANDEMIC PLANNING: HONG KONG RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Consulate General Hong Kong appreciates the updated pandemic planning guidance and clarifications in reftel A, and submits the following response regarding Hong Kong and Macau preparedness and pandemic planning. Post is taking/has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) Consulate Emplo [...]	2008-07-07 01:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG1654	DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S LEGCO ELECTION STRATEGY: METHOD [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Democratic Party's (DPHK) decision to run multiple slates in the same geographic constituencies (GC) in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) elections appears less self-destructive when explained by either the appeal of a candidate to a particular GC locale [...]	2008-09-05 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HK
08HONGKONG213	HONG KONG: CHINA'S FIRST DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: The December 29 National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision setting the timetable for implementation of universal suffrage has refocused the political debate in Hong Kong, deftly defusing the issue. The Hong Kong Government (HKG) appears confident that it has s [...]	2008-02-01 05:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
08HONGKONG2222	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]	2008-12-10 10:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2237	AVIAN FLU H5N1 STRAIN CONFIRMED IN HK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary confirmed on December 11 that the H5 Avian Influenza (AI) virus responsible for the deaths of over 200 chickens on December 9 was the H5N1 strain. No human associated cases of Avian Influenza have been reported. The source of the virus outbreak re [...]	2008-12-12 10:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG248	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-06 09:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG254	CHING CHEONG PAROLED, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG [...] (SBU) The PRC judiciary paroled on February 5 Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based journalist for The Straits Times in Singapore, after he completed about half of a five-year sentence for selling "state secrets" to Taiwan. Ching arrived back in Hong Kong the same day. (Note: Ching was first detai [...]	2008-02-11 01:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK
08HONGKONG3118	MIXED REACTION TO NPCSC DECISION ON HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's pan-democratic parties reacted with disappointment and frustration to the December 29 PRC National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision to defer universal suffrage for the Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) until 2017, and for the Legislative Council (Leg [...]	2008-01-01 23:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG378	ELECTORAL REFORM TASK GROUP CONVENES, DEMOCRATS' [...] (C) Summary: The February 28 initial session of Hong Kong's newly created "Task Group on Constitutional Development" did not produce any tangible results. Tasked with development of proposals for limited reform of the 2012 Chief Executive (CE) and Legislative Council (Legco) elections, the 3 [...]	2008-02-29 08:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
08HONGKONG403	HONG KONG NGO'S CONCERNED ABOUT PRISON LABOR AND [...] (C) Summary: Work study programs in China are among the most troubling, under researched and uncorrected human trafficking cases there, but exploitation in prison labor programs, as well as abuses of Indonesian foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong contribute to the problem in the region. Th [...]	2008-03-05 01:06:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
08HONGKONG470	INFLUENZA IN HONG KONG: EXPERT GROUP APPOINTED, [...] (U) Summary. Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr. York Chow, has established an expert working group within the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) to study three recent fatalities during this current peak influenza season. In a late-night March 12 press conference, Secretary Chow ann [...]	2008-03-13 09:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG511	HONG KONG/MACAU FLU UPDATE: REGIONAL MEETING, [...] (U) Summary. Public health officials from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong Province met in Hong Kong on March 17 to discuss prevention and treatment of seasonal influenza following recent developments in Hong Kong and the latest poultry H5N1 outbreaks in Guangdong Province. Macau Secretary for [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG53	INTERNAL DISSENT HAMPERS HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary: "Reformist" members of the Hong Kong Democratic Party (DP) recently sent an internal memorandum to the party's leaders, expressing deep concern over the party's poor showing in the November 18 district council election (ref a) as well as its overall strategic and policy direction [...]	2008-01-10 03:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG573	VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]	2008-03-28 09:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG616	HONG KONG PANDEMIC PLANNING: CDC VISIT AND OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary. Lisa Koonin, Infectious Disease Expert with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited Hong Kong on March 28 to aid post and local U.S. businesses in their pandemic planning efforts. Post convened a meeting of the Consulate's internal Avian Influenza Working [...]	2008-04-03 10:24:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG880	LABOR NGO CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY OF PRC-BASED [...] (C) On May 7, Han Dongfang (strictly protect) and Robin Munro (strictly protect) of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB, strictly protect) discussed ways to strengthen USG outreach and monitoring of CLB projects (funded by the USG) on the mainland with visiting Embassy Beijing laboff [...]	2008-05-15 08:16:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08IRANRPODUBAI1	SUPPORTING "FRIENDS OF AMERICA" IN IRAN (IPRO PD YEAR 1, [...] (C) Summary: As reftel details, the Department restarted US-Iran official exchanges in August 2006, featuring the flagship USG exchange program, the IVLP. The Iranian government became aware early on of USG funding for the IVLP and, even for the first program in November of 2006, issued writte [...]	2008-01-16 08:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC PGOV PINR
08ISLAMABAD1097	TARIQ AZIZ NOT ALARMED BY ZARDARI'S DEAL WITH NAWAZ [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 08:49:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1114	POTENTIAL PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF [...] (C) Summary: This is one of several profiles on Pakistani politicians who will have a significant role in shaping the new government. 2. (C) Shahbaz Sharif, brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is a PML-N heavyweight who intends to be Punjab's next Chief Minister. Although he cur [...]	2008-03-13 03:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1368	PROFILE: PPP CO-CHAIR ASIF ZARDARI [...] (U) This profile of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari is one of a series on Pakistan's new political leadership. Political Plans --------------- 2. (C) On March 22, Zardari announced the nomination of Yousef Gillani as the PPP candidate for Prime Minster and [...]	2008-03-31 07:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1525	PROFILE: PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER GILLANI [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousef Gillani was elected as Pakistan's new Prime Minister on March 24 by the National Assembly (Ref A),receiving a unanimous vote of confidence from the Assembly four days later. Gillani is a seasoned politician who descends from a [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1526	PROFILE: SENIOR MINISTER AND COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, PML-N heavyweight Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan was sworn in as Senior Minister and Minister of Communications. Nisar, as Senior Minister, will be the country's de facto Deputy Prime Minister. Nisar has been elected a member of the National Assembly in every election si [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1527	PROFILE: PAKISTANI DEFENSE MINISTER AHMED MUKHTAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, Ahmed Mukhtar was sworn into office as Pakistan's new Minister of Defense. Mukhtar is a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart and a close associate of PPP co-chair Asif Zardari; until recently he had been a top contender for the position of Prime Minister. End Summ [...]	2008-04-10 10:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1528	PROFILE: PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 31, Shah Mehmood Qureshi was sworn into office as Pakistan's new Foreign Minister. Qureshi is a polished and pro-western politician from Punjab; however, he is a longstanding political rival of newly elected Prime Minister Yousef Gillani. Qureshi is a relative newcomer [...]	2008-04-10 10:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1574	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON INTERIOR ADVISOR REHMAN MALIK [...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with Ambassador, the new senior Advisor for Interior Rehman Malik repeatedly emphasized the new coalition government's commitment to fighting terrorism, his long-standing ties to American law enforcement, his closeness to Benazir Bhutto during the negotiations le [...]	2008-04-15 12:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER SNAR ASEC

08ISLAMABAD1609	MUSHARRAF ON RELEASE OF TALIBAN/AQ DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 11:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1614	PM GILLANI SAYS NO TO RELEASING 27 AQ/TALIBAN DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 15:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1615	ANP COALITION PARTNER ASFANDYAR WALI KHAN COMMENTS [...] (S) Summary: On April 18, Peshawar Principal Officer Lynne Tracy followed up with Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali Khan about the GOP's plans to sign a peace agreement with tribal elders in South Waziristan. While Khan thought the document ""was not bad"" and consistent with hi [...]	2008-04-19 09:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER PHUM PINR
08ISLAMABAD1643	PAKISTAN'S LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO UG99 WHEAT [...] (U) The following is a response to the Department's request for information on the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) level of preparedness for a possible outbreak of UG99 wheat stem rust. 2. (SBU) Summary: While wheat stem rust is not a new phenomenon in Pakistan, UG99 presents a serious chall [...]	2008-04-23 04:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EAGR PK
08ISLAMABAD172	USG MEDIA LEAKS HAVE PAKISTANI MILITARY "REVIEWING CONTINGENCIES" [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid separately called in Ambassador January 8 and 9 to express their concern about repeated media reports stating senior USG officials were considering unilateral action within Pakistan. Both official [...]	2008-01-11 10:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1742	PAKISTAN'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY SALMAN BASHIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Salman Bashir has replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as Pakistan's Foreign Secretary. Bashir--who previously served as Ambassador to China and Denmark--is a veteran Foreign Service officer. Bashir told local press he intends to focus on "economic diplomacy" during his tenure as Foreign [...]	2008-05-05 10:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1745	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 11:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1746	DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KPAO PK
08ISLAMABAD1828	CODEL SMITH MEETS PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: Codel Smith visited Pakistan April 27-28. In their meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani, U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA),Mac Thornberry (R-TX),Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ),Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Mike Conaway (R-TX) stressed the U.S.'s continued commitment to our long [...]	2008-05-12 12:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD1957	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with President Musharraf, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political and economic climate as well as efforts to combat extremism in Pakistan. Describing his current personal status as "confused," Musharraf reported that he would not become a "usele [...]	2008-05-28 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD1958	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER QURESHI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Foreign Minister Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's support to combat terrorism but suggested that the Pakistan and the U.S. form a broad relationship based on common ideals and interests beyond counter-terrorism. Foreign Minister Qureshi asked [...]	2008-05-28 13:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ENRG EPET PK
08ISLAMABAD1959	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani expressed gratitude for U.S. support for democracy and reiterated Pakistan's commitment to combat terrorism. Gilani believes that there is an opportunity for a multi-dimensional U.S.-Pakistan relationship and sou [...]	2008-05-28 13:27:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2002	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PPP CO-CHAIRMAN ASIF ZARDARI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with CODEL Feingold, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Zardari reaffirmed his support to combat terrorism, adding that the Pakistani people have to take ownership of this "struggle of ideas." He pledged that the Government of Pakistan (GOP) will no [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2003	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS WITH PML-N PARLIAMENTARY LEADER NISAR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26 meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Senator Russ Feingold discussed Pakistan's current political situation and efforts to combat extremism. The PML-N, Nisar insisted, considers the U.S. to be a friend but took [...]	2008-05-31 11:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2020	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DURRANI ADDRESSES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 10:29:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2021	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DURRANI DISCUSSES FATA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 29, Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's new National Security Advisor (NSA),addressed counties with troops in Afghanistan on Pakistan's strategies for combating terrorism and enforcing peace agreements within the tribal areas. He stressed that it was important not only to him [...]	2008-06-03 10:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2042	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf met with Senator Levin and Senator Casey May 25 to discuss Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts, recent peace agreements in the border areas, U.S. security assistance, and the worsening economic situation. Musharraf supported the agreements, saying the military [...]	2008-06-04 13:24:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINR ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD2051	CODELS LEVIN AND CASEY DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND AID WITH PM GILANI [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PINR PREF PK
08ISLAMABAD2101	FOREIGN SECRETARY CONDEMNATION OF RECENT [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of June 11, Ambassador was called by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to protest the U.S. Coalition strike earlier that day, which reportedly killed eleven Pakistan civil armed forces, injured eight, and resulted in an undetermined number of missing personnel. Bashir [...]	2008-06-12 08:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2318	PAKISTAN: COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (and former ambassador to the U.S.) Mahmud Ali Durrani met with the Counselor of the Department of State, Dr. Eliot Cohen, and the Ambassador on June 25. In a warm and wide-ranging conversation, Durrani conveyed his views about the [...]	2008-07-07 13:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD2415	NEW IRI POLL: MUSHARRAF DOWN, NAWAZ UP, AND [...] (C) Summary: The results of the latest International Republican Institute (IRI) poll quantified clear political trends in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif's popularity grew to 83 percent because there is solid support across party lines for key components of his campaign -- President Pervez Musharraf's [...]	2008-07-16 09:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PINR PTER
08ISLAMABAD2416	PAKISTAN NOTIFIED OF ARB-4 PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 09:44:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER KDRG
08ISLAMABAD2435	PAKISTAN COMPLIANCE WITH IRISL CARGO INSPECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 07:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR KNNP
08ISLAMABAD2441	QURESHI TALKS TOUGH ON MILITANTS WITH BOUCHER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher met July 2 with Foreign Minister Qureshi. Qureshi assured Boucher that the new Pakistani government would not "shy away from using force" against militants in either the frontier areas or in other parts of Pakistan. He argued that recent Frontier Corp [...]	2008-07-18 09:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD2455	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI DETAINEES [...] (C) Please see action request para 3. On July 17, Mansoor Khan, Director of the Americas Desk with the MFA, requested a meeting with Poloff to compare lists of Pakistani detainees currently held by the U.S. as a follow up to the June 18 meeting concerning the recent ARB-4 (Ref B). The MFA lis [...]	2008-07-21 13:35:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PINR PTER KDRG
08ISLAMABAD2528	PAKISTAN LIKELY TO ATTEND GI CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-26 07:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PK PINS PARM PREL PINR
08ISLAMABAD2750	PERVEZ MUSHARRAF RESIGNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 09:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD2772	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRESIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Following Musharraf's resignation August 18, Pakistan's political party leaders began immediate debates over who would become the next president; they have now taken a 72 hour break. On August 20, the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) made a surprise announcement that it would suppor [...]	2008-08-21 03:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK PINR
08ISLAMABAD2797	SEPTEMBER 6 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: A 30-day clock to elect a new president commenced August 18 when President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office. He had served less than a year into his second term, after a controversial and contested re-election on October 6, 2007. Pakistan's president is elected indirectly [...]	2008-08-22 10:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL PINR KJUS
08ISLAMABAD284	FATA: MILITANTS CAPTURE FORT IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (C) Militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, (FATA) South Waziristan agency attacked and captured a Frontier Corps fort on January 16. Militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack which left at least seven troops dead and twenty others missing. While [...]	2008-01-18 11:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR KISL PK
08ISLAMABAD2872	PAKISTAN NOTIFIED OF ARB-4 PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 11:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PHUM PTER PINR KDRG AF
08ISLAMABAD2893	GITMO DETAINEE MADNI RETURNED TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Pakistani Guantanamo Bay detainee Hafiz Qari Mohammed Saad Iqbal Madni was returned August 31 to the GOP's custody (reftel). Arriving at Pakistan's Air Force Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Madni was met by Islamabad Capital Police and Embassy A/RSO, who coordinated the transfer. 2. (C) Pol [...]	2008-09-02 12:09:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PHUM KDRG PINR
08ISLAMABAD2941	PPP'S ZARDARI WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Nineteen days after former President Pervez Musharraf resigned and nine months after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) candidate Asif Zardari was elected September 6 as the new President of Pakistan. We now expect he will be sworn in on September 9. De [...]	2008-09-06 11:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL PINR
08ISLAMABAD2962	WAY FORWARD ON BAJAUR AND COIN STRATEGY [...] (C) Reftels laid out the opportunity that the current situation in Bajaur presents to help the Pakistani government implement a comprehensive counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy, and our recommended approach for helping them get there. While the circumstances on the ground have changed somewhat, [...]	2008-09-08 14:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PREF PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3073	ZARDARI TO PARLIAMENT: "I HAVE A DREAM FOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 20, a smiling but nervous President Asif Zardari addressed in English a packed joint sitting of parliament. This was the first time a Pakistani President had addressed the parliament in eight years; Zardari pledged to respect the supremacy of parliament and called fo [...]	2008-09-20 12:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3074	SITREP 01, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: EXPLOSION AT [...] (C) Post reports major explosion at 2000 hours (local time) at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Islamabad. A car bomb reportedly rammed the front gate of the Marriott, setting fire to the hotel. The lobby leading into the reception area was destroyed and multiple fires continue on several floo [...]	2008-09-20 16:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3075	SITREP 02, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: "LINE CROSSED" IN [...] (C) As of September 21, 0030 hours (local time),Pakistani media continues to report 40 persons were killed and more than 250 injured in the Marriott blast. According to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as much as one thousand kilograms of explosives were used in the initial vehicle-borne blas [...]	2008-09-20 18:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3076	SITREP 03, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD QUIET, [...] (C) As of September 22, 1000 hours (local time),two TDY staff remain missing. Pakistani media report at least 60 dead and over 200 injured. Media also reports that the Marriott hotel is structurally compromised and may collapse. 1200 kilos of explosives were used in the attack. Due to extr [...]	2008-09-21 04:50:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3080	SITREP 04, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: ONE MISSING TDY [...] (C) As of September 21, 1830 hours (local time) the body of one missing TDY employee has been identified in the ruins of the Marriott hotel, bringing the total number of official Americans killed to two. One TDY employee remains missing and is feared dead. A Department of Defense medevac flig [...]	2008-09-21 13:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3096	SITREP 05, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: DEATH TOLL RISES; [...] (C) As of September 22, 1800 hours (local),two Embassy personnel are confirmed deceased, one remains missing. One Embassy contractor remains at Shifa Hospital, Islamabad, for observation; one Embassy official was mil medevaced at 0100 hours. 2. (C) In total, approximately 95 Pakistanis [...]	2008-09-22 13:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR
08ISLAMABAD3176	U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM BILATERALS [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-02 11:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3182	REVISED COPY: U.S.-PAKISTAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: On August 22, a delegation led by Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dailey met with a delegation led by Minister of the Interior Malik for a counter-terrorism bilateral, the first such dialogue since 2006. The topics of discussion included security forces training, terro [...]	2008-10-06 05:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3219	KAYANI EXERCISES INFLUENCE WITH NEW MILITARY APPOINTMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 09:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PGOV PINR PK PTER
08ISLAMABAD3222	PAKISTAN INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 13:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM PINR PINS PTER KGIC MCAP PK
08ISLAMABAD3237	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH THE FINANCE SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, Charge d'Affaires met with Finance Secretary Waqar Masood to deliver the demarche in reftel (Ref. B). The Charge and Masood also discussed changes at the Finance Ministry and the general economic situation, including the rapid drop in the rupee's value, the tradin [...]	2008-10-09 12:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR PTER KTFN PK
08ISLAMABAD327	FORMER PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER PERVAIZ ELAHI OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call on former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday January 17 by CDA, Elahi dismissed this week's speculation of establishing a new national consensus government and postponement of elections as [...]	2008-01-22 13:37:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON PK
08ISLAMABAD3332	LASHKARS FORMING, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE AWAKENING [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In various agencies within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and parts of the Northwest Frontier Province, local communities are raising homegrown security forces to fight militants, known as lashkars. These lashkars are fully supported logistically by their lo [...]	2008-10-21 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3337	FATA TRIBES SIGN PEACE ACCORD FOR KURRAM AGENCY [...] (C) Summary. On October 17, Border Coordinator met with Munir Khan Orakzai, Member of the National Assembly from lower Kurram agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Area, to discuss the recent peace agreement brokered during a three-day jirga held in Islamabad in which he participated. A [...]	2008-10-22 07:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3655	A POWER PLAY FOR THE EMBATTLED PAKISTAN MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: The leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party have abandoned former President Pervez Musharraf and are engaged in a battle to keep the party intact and hold on to power in the face of an internal rebellion after losses in the February parliamentary elections. PML President [...]	2008-11-20 12:19:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3656	USAID/OFDA PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SHELTER UPDATE [...] On October 29, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Balochistan Province of Pakistan caused significant damage to the traditional mud and timber houses, primarily affecting Ziarat and Pishin districts, with some damage also reported in Harnai district. Different assessments produced a range of estim [...]	2008-11-20 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD3676	EMBASSY ISLAMABAD REFUGEE AFFAIRS SECTION WEEKLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a Refugee Affairs weekly activity report for November 10 - 14. The recent spate of violence in Peshawar has caused the United Nations to drawn down international staff at their Peshawar offices; other NGOs in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) have limited oper [...]	2008-11-22 08:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3678	SPOT REPORT ON MOHMAND AGENCY [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary operations against militant forces by the Pakistan military have begun in Mohmand agency within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Local news sources and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) report that the numbers of those internally displaced persons (I [...]	2008-11-24 02:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3711	FATA UPDATE - 21 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary: Operations continued in Bajaur Agency as the military continued to move to the southern border. In Mohmand Agency, Pakistan air assaults continued on the northern border and limited unit movement on the southern border to cordon and search for militants on a house-by-house basis. [...]	2008-11-26 14:05:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK MOPS
08ISLAMABAD3788	PML-N KITCHEN CABINET: NAWAZ'S BETTER HALF [...] (C) Summary: On November 25 last year, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif triumphantly returned to Lahore. Even then, however, prospects for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz looked dim. In fact, Nawaz announced (three times) that his party would boycott the February 18 parliamentary elections, j [...]	2008-12-07 11:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3796	NEW IRI POLL: ZARDARI BLAMED FOR PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The latest International Republican Institute poll, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy and conducted at the end of October, found this GOP as unpopular as the previous administration of former President Pervez Musharraf. Current President Asif Zardari is taking the bl [...]	2008-12-08 14:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS PK
08ISLAMABAD380	SHARIA LAW: TRYING IT AGAIN IN NWFP'S MALAKAND, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) has sent legislation to the federal government proposing Sharia Muslim law be instituted in Malakand agency, Swat, and some other areas north of Peshawar. This is tied to ongoing efforts to mollify Malakand and Swat leaders, but by so doin [...]	2008-01-25 09:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD3823	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani told Deputy Secretary Negroponte December 11 of Pakistan's commitment to cooperate fully with India in the investigation of the Mumbai attacks. He welcomed UNSCR 1267, which gave Pakistan face-saving cover under which to act against Lashkar-e-T [...]	2008-12-12 10:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD3889	FATA UPDATE - 19 DECEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Summary. Consulate Peshawar personnel report that rocket attacks are becoming a near-daily occurrence throughout Peshawar, but continue to result in little damage and very few deaths. Government of Pakistan (GoP) and Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) officials have noted to Ambassador an [...]	2008-12-19 13:01:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
08ISLAMABAD3906	GLOBAL INITIATIVE INVITATION PASSED TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) In concert with Russian and Dutch counterparts, Post passed reftel invitation message on the fifth Global Initiative plenary meeting to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 22. 2. (C) Akhtar thanked the group for the invitation and [...]	2008-12-22 12:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PINR KGIC PINS PK
08ISLAMABAD3945	BHUTTO ASSASSINATION COMMEMORATED: A YEAR NO ONE [...] (C) Summary: On the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) -- in control of government again -- prepares to commemorate the life of its slain leader. This December 27 will see day-long speeches and memorials across the country. Bhutto's [...]	2008-12-26 08:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PINR PK
08ISLAMABAD46	DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 07:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08ISLAMABAD482	PUBLIC SHRUGS AFTER RETIRED GENERALS CENSURE [...] (U) In a January 31 meeting, a group of retired army officers urged Musharraf to step down and hand over power to deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Chaudhry, who could then create a national unity government. The group also endorsed the lawyers' movement, demanded the government appoint forme [...]	2008-02-01 12:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD61	DISCUSSION WITH NAWAZ SHARIF DESIGNEES REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Nawaz Sharif, RSO Islamabad met January 03, 2008 in Lahore, with three individuals empowered by Nawaz Sharif to discuss his security. RSO duplicated the discussion he had with the security representatives of Benazir Bhutto (see Reftel) and also provided the same names [...]	2008-01-04 11:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
08ISLAMABAD788	POTENTIAL PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER JAVED HASHMI [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 14:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD9	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS-FEBRUARY 18; INVESTIGATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Election Commissioner announced today that elections will be postponed until February 18. It is not yet clear how the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will react. We expect President Musharraf in a nationally televised address tonight at 2000 local to announce the GOP is acceptin [...]	2008-01-02 12:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR ASEC PK
08ISTANBUL85	THE D8 AND IRAN: EVEN WORSE THAN "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: A tour d,horizon with the Secretary General of the "D8 Developing Countries" revealed an organization trying to find its niche in a crowded arena of multilateral economic organizations. The Secretary General has high hopes of using the D8 to foster "growth and developing across t [...]	2008-02-15 15:36:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON IR TU OIC
08JAKARTA1028	Aceh Update and Fourth CoSPA Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari visited Aceh and Jakarta and pronounced his satisfaction with progress in the peace process while noting concerns regarding rising crime in the province. These concerns were echoed by General Supiadin and FKK Chair Gen Amirrudin who hig [...]	2008-05-27 06:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1131	Aceh Update on Budget, Elections, and Law Enforcement [...] (SBU) Summary. The Aceh yearly budget for 2008 was passed by the provincial legislature on May 30, narrowly avoiding costly sanctions for late submission threatened by the central government. Less progress has been made in passing the provincial political party law, where additional delays ma [...]	2008-06-10 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1496	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered information and points contained in reftel on July 31, 2008 to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). On August 6, Embassy spoke with Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Counter Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the designations and urg [...]	2008-08-06 08:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ID
08JAKARTA16	Medan Mayor Busted on Corruption Charges, Vice Mayor [...] (SBU) Summary: Notoriously corrupt Medan Mayor Abdillah was arrested in Jakarta on January 2 by the National Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in a case which also implicated his vice mayor and senior provincial legislators. The arrest was not unexpected and the arrest of the Vice Mayor [...]	2008-01-03 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SOCI KCRM ID
08JAKARTA1711	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING PREVENTING [...] (S) Summary: Indonesian government interlocutors confirmed that Bank Melli had inquired about the rules for establishing operations in Indonesia, but had not submitted any application to open a branch, subsidiary or to form a joint bank with Bank Panin or any other Indonesian financial instit [...]	2008-09-10 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER PINR IR ID
08JAKARTA1712	INDONESIA CREATES NEW DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER POSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) has created the new position of Deputy Foreign Minister and is expected to install career diplomat Triyono Wibowo as its first incumbent on September 11. The precise responsibilities, authority and relationship to other senio [...]	2008-09-10 09:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ID PREL
08JAKARTA1761	MUNIR CASE -- ACCUSED MASTERMIND'S BACKGROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former BIN Deputy Muchdi Purwopranjono--accused of masterminding the murder in 2004 of human rights activist Munir (Ref A)--is a decorated veteran who spent most of his career commanding troops in the Suharto-era's most difficult conflict zones. He was also at the heart of one [...]	2008-09-17 08:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PHUM ID PGOV
08JAKARTA1867	URGENT NEED TO REVISE TWO VETTING DECISIONS BASED [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: DRL has rejected two candidates based on mistaken identity. Mission has thoroughly vetted both candidates under Leahy guidelines, checking multiple sources, and we are absolutely certain that the two individuals in question [...]	2008-10-06 09:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PREL KCRM MARR ID
08JAKARTA1902	GAM FOUNDER HASAN DI TIRO RETURNS TO ACEH [...] (SBU) Summary: Free Aceh Movement (GAM) founder and leader Hasan di Tiro returned to Aceh on October 11 in an historic visit to the province some 30 years after he went into exile. The 83-year old di Tiro has used the visit to call on all sides to respect the 2005 Helsinki MoU, but because o [...]	2008-10-14 06:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ID
08JAKARTA1957	GAM FOUNDER DI TIRO: ACEH PARTY POLITICAL INSTRUMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Free Aceh Movement (GAM) founder Hasan di Tiro, who returned to Aceh on October 11 in an historic visit some 30 years after he went into exile (reftel),continued his tour of Aceh by visiting the graves of GAM fighters and attending numerous public events including a large rally [...]	2008-10-23 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ID
08JAKARTA2307	(C-AL8-02576) INDONESIAN REACTION TO THE RISE OF [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This message responds to questions in ref A. We have tried to avoid repeating material presented in previous Jakarta reports on China and refer analysts to refs D and E as well. 2. (C) Indonesians are impressed by China's rise, especially as an economic gia [...]	2008-12-22 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PINR ID CH
08JAKARTA355	NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR NOMINEES - NO INSIDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono nominated two outsiders to replace outgoing BI Governor Burnhannudin Abdullah, whose five-year term ends May 17, 2008. Abdullah has been named in a corruption case involving payments to Parliament to pass banking legislation in 2003/4. Raden Pardede, an econ [...]	2008-02-24 07:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA357	INDONESIA - OLD BLBI CASES STIRRED UP BY DPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of Parliament have been dredging up ten-year old cases connected to abuse of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) funds related to the 1997/98 financial crisis rescue of depositors in distressed commercial banks. It is not clear why the Parliament (DPR) has been ag [...]	2008-02-24 07:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA376	RULE OF LAW -- DEPUTY AG UNDERSCORES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 21 meeting with the DCM, Deputy Attorney General Arifin underlined his support for a new, reformed Criminal Procedure Code. Arifin admitted that the AG's institutional relationship with the Indonesian National Police (INP) was weak and requested Mission assistance [...]	2008-02-26 04:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS ID
08JAKARTA445	Five ex-GAM killed in Aceh attack [...] (U) Summary. In the worst single incident of violence since the signing of the Helsinki Peace MoU, at least 5 former GAM members were killed on March 1 in an attack on a local office in Central Aceh. The attack followed a series of clashes between former-GAM members and supporters of a local ga [...]	2008-03-04 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR ECON ASEC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA464	Five Suspects Arrested in Aceh ex-GAM killings [...] (U) Summary. Five suspects were arrested on March 5 in relation to the March 1 killings of five ex-GAM members and injury of seven others during an attack on a KPA office in Central Aceh. TQ motive for the attack remains unclear and the police maintain the suspects are not ex-militia or membe [...]	2008-03-06 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR ECON ASEC SOCI ID
08JAKARTA7	INDONESIA CHAMPIONS ASIAN-AFRICAN SATELLITE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 26 - 27, Jakarta hosted the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Workshop on Satellite Technology and Its Applications. Experts, representatives and observers from eleven nations attended the conference to discuss potential areas of cooperation. The confere [...]	2008-01-02 09:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ECPS TPHY PINR ECON ID
08JAKARTA720	NEW BANK INDONESIA CHIEF FACES TOUGH ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's Finance Commission overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono to fill the post of Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor. Analysts expect Boediono to maintain the central bank's strong record of prudent monetary policy and in [...]	2008-04-09 10:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA721	NEW BANK INDONESIA CHIEF FACES TOUGH ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's Finance Commission overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono to fill the post of Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor. Analysts expect Boediono to maintain the central bank's strong record of prudent monetary policy and in [...]	2008-04-09 10:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA736	INDONESIA TO ATTEND APEC TELECOM AND INFORMATION [...] The Government of Indonesia will send a delegation to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) seventh ministerial meeting on Telecommunications and Information Policy (TELMIN 7) scheduled for April 3 to 25, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Minister of Communications and Information Mohamm [...]	2008-04-10 09:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	APECO ECPS PINR ECON ID
08JAKARTA785	Third Aceh CoSPA Meeting Delves into Details [...] (SBU) Summary. The third meeting of the Committee on Sustaining Peace in Aceh (CoSPA) was held in Banda Aceh on April 16, 2008. Issues discussed included security in Aceh, progress on establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the status of a Human Rights Court to try cases from t [...]	2008-04-18 09:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI ID
08JEDDAH148	SMUGGLING ACROSS YEMENI BORDER DIFFICULT TO CURB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SAG continues to face difficulties in its efforts to curb the smuggling of weapons, drugs, and people across the Yemeni border, according to a Ministry of Interior (MoI) colonel stationed in Jizan. The colonel cited terrain, profit motive, and smugglers' organization and tacti [...]	2008-03-23 11:53:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR KCRM SA YE
08JEDDAH179	JEDDAH TO HOST NUCLEAR ENERGY SYMPOSIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah is planning to host the "International Symposium on the Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries" in November 2008. In a discussion with the Chair [...]	2008-04-26 13:45:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR PARM TNGD TRGY KCIP
08JEDDAH306	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MECCA REGION BRANCH: LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting to discuss the status of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) Mecca region branch, women's section head Entesar Felemban informed PolOff of cases received, HRC internal dynamics, as well as the branch's relationship with the National Society for Human Rights (NSH [...]	2008-07-28 11:11:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN SA
08JEDDAH521	SAUDI BLOGGER/ACTIVIST PREVENTED FROM TRAVEL TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2008, Saudi authorities prevented blogger and activist Fouad Al-Farhan from boarding a plane to Beirut where he was scheduled to address an annual (December 10-14) conference on freedom of the press. At a meeting with Consulate Jeddah officers in November, Al- [...]	2008-12-17 13:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EINT PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER
08JERUSALEM1028	SECURITY INCIDENTS - June 9 - June 15, 2008. [...] The following security incidents were compiled from RSO sources, to include both Israeli and Palestinian security contacts, government officials and publications. These were gathered over the previous week and collected in a database. The information is used by the RSO to determine the security [...]	2008-06-19 04:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR CASC
08JERUSALEM1448	PA CIVIL DEFENSE WORKS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Defense Chief MG Ibrahim Atiani said his priorities are improving building code enforcement and safety inspections and decreasing emergency response times. He said cooperation with Israeli civil defense authorities is generally excellent, with j [...]	2008-08-07 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG IS PINR PREL PGOV
08JERUSALEM2188	PA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE AL-AQSA MARTYRS [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian political and security contacts believe the IDF operation that led to the death of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (AAMB) member Mohammad Kamal Abu Thra'a on December 1 was conceived as an assassination operation from the outset, not as an arrest operation. End summary. [...]	2008-12-03 17:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
08JERUSALEM2274	NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB),in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir considers the bank an illegal entity, and said the PMA will launch a public campaign against it. He said Hamas is cap [...]	2008-12-19 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA
08JERUSALEM549	HAZIM ATTALLAH APPOINTED PA POLICE CHIEF [...] (C) Hazim Attallah (formerly PM Salam Fayyad's military secretary and a security advisor in the Office of the SIPDIS President) was appointed PA police chief effective March 24, replacing MG Faysal "Kamal" al-Shaykh. As part of the appointment, President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) promoted h [...]	2008-03-28 07:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PINS PINR PGOV IS
08KABUL1	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of 11 Afghan nationals in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) selected to attend firearms training at Camp Watan. Post possesses no derogato [...]	2008-01-01 08:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1057	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (7) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) on the protective detail of Director Rahmatullah Nabil [...]	2008-04-29 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1089	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATES FOR THE USSOCOM [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan nationals selected to attend the International Special Operation Forces week. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]	2008-05-02 15:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1161	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-eight (28) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 13. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-05-12 09:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

08KABUL1162	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend senior management training at the Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters in Maryland. Post possesses [...]	2008-05-12 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1223	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TAKES AIM AT THE COALITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions, concluded a 12-day fact-finding visit to Afghanistan May 15. The main themes of his preliminary report are: increasing the transparency of international military forces' investigations of co [...]	2008-05-19 14:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL AF
08KABUL1233	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-six (56) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1234	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-nine (29) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1235	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighteen (18) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with [...]	2008-05-20 18:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1236	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ninety-eight (98) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals w [...]	2008-05-20 18:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1237	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1238	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-five (35) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1239	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-one (81) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wit [...]	2008-05-20 18:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1240	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ninety (90) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals with on [...]	2008-05-20 18:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1241	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of sixty-seven (67) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wi [...]	2008-05-20 18:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1242	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-two (82) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Corrections System Support Program (CSSP). When there are individuals wit [...]	2008-05-20 18:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1284	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FOR THE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 13. The below 27 candidates will a [...]	2008-05-27 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1285	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: WOLESI JIRGA SECURITY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of eleven (11) Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC [...]	2008-05-27 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL131	BAGHLAN GOVERNORSHIP LATEST VICTIM OF NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) The government announced on January 9 the removal of Baghlan governor Mohammad Alam Ishaqzai, who had been suspended pending the results of the investigation into the November 6 Baghlan bombing, and his replacement with new-comer Abdul Jabar Haqbin. The government also confirmed publicl [...]	2008-01-15 02:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV PINR AF
08KABUL1332	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR GENERAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Ministry of Interior General who will accompany 11 Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a [...]	2008-06-03 06:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1334	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements and reftel, this cable forwards the names of three-hundred sixty (360) Afghan nationals serving in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS). These candidates have served succes [...]	2008-06-03 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1353	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of seventy-six (76) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are individuals with o [...]	2008-06-03 17:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1415	DUTCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch are shouldering a heavy burden as the lead nation in Uruzgan, one of the most underdeveloped provinces in Afghanistan. There are almost daily attacks on ISAF forces and civilians by the Taliban, often resulting in serious injuries or death. The Dutch focus on support [...]	2008-06-10 11:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL AF NL
08KABUL1438	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: EXECUTIVE SEMINAR TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior officials selected to attend Executive Seminar training in fall 2008. Post possesses no de [...]	2008-06-11 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1439	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR GENERAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Ministry of Interior General who will accompany 11 Wolesi Jirga members invited by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Drier to participate in a [...]	2008-06-11 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1453	IROA NOTIFIED OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PHUM MARR KAWC AF
08KABUL1454	IROA NOTIFIED OF SUICIDE ATTACK BY FORMER [...] (S) Per reftel, on June 5, PolMilOffs informed Isaq Aloko (IRoA Detainee Commission Director) and Mohammad Zia Salehi (Situation Room Director in Afghanistan,s Office of the National Security Council) that the USG has determined that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee participated in a coordinate [...]	2008-06-12 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08KABUL1483	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one hundred thirty (130) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service's Residence Watch Unit. Post possesses no de [...]	2008-06-17 10:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1553	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D10 STAFF FOR CAMP WATAN TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 26 officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department r [...]	2008-06-24 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1554	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AIR CORPS STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-06-24 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1583	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-nine (29) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a goo [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1584	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1585	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-06-25 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1586	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 3. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-06-25 12:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1719	AMENDED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 3 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. This cable retransmits reftel with the addition of one student. 3. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards a list of names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FD [...]	2008-07-09 10:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1720	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred thirty-nine (139) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are indiv [...]	2008-07-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1747	KANDAHARI TRIBAL LEADER,S DEATH A TALIBAN [...] (C) The murder July 4 of member of parliament and Alizai tribal leader Haji Habibullah Jan may have removed the linchpin that had kept his Taliban-predisposed tribe engaged in the constitutional political process. Jan was shot dead in Kandahar's Zharey district by unknown assailants while ret [...]	2008-07-13 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER PINR AF
08KABUL1975	EX-TALIBAN SEEK MEDIATION ROLE [...] (C) On July 29, President Karzai gave the Ambassador a plan for negotiations with the Taliban that he had received from Taliban reconcilees (SEPTEL). In a meeting arranged by the presidency at our request the next day, prominent ex-Taliban said they are well-placed to mediate reconciliation with th [...]	2008-07-31 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL1985	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post reques [...]	2008-08-03 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2065	EX-TALIBAN PROPOSE PRELIMINARY NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) President Karzai gave the Ambassador July 29 a two-part letter the former had received recently from unidentified ex-Taliban reconcilees. The letter encourages the government to propose preliminary negotiations to 'the opposition side,' blaming 'the wrongful agreement in Bonn' for prolo [...]	2008-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR AF
08KABUL2084	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2085	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 4 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-eight (28) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a go [...]	2008-08-06 14:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2105	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATO-RUSSIA [...] Post has reviewed its fils andfinds that as of August 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. In the case of individuals with one name, Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that these individuals actually o [...]	2008-08-09 15:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL234	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: SENIOR IMET TRAINING CANDIDATES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six Afghan government officials selected to attend various senior International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses in the United Sta [...]	2008-01-28 17:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL235	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-three (33) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 11. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-01-28 17:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2392	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of six (6) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2393	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2394	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF TRAINING IN HAWAII AND [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-03 03:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2457	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of fifty (50) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depar [...]	2008-09-09 12:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2486	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AND [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of five (5) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departm [...]	2008-09-14 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF FOR COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of three (3) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-09-14 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2535	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE - [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (36) Afghan nationals selected to serve in the Presidential Protective Service (PPS) on the protective details of Parlimentarians Kanooni [...]	2008-09-16 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2537	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: URGENT REQUEST FOR MARSHALL CENTER [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (1) officer. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departmen [...]	2008-09-16 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2539	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of six (2) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Departme [...]	2008-09-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2571	IROA NOTIFIED OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-20 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC MARR PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08KABUL2632	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD and MOI Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Department resp [...]	2008-09-28 06:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2678	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 5 Ministry of Defense officials who have been selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post has re [...]	2008-10-01 03:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2714	KARZAI'S INEFFECTIVE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last month's overrides of presidential vetoes highlight President Karzai's difficult relationship with the National Assembly's Lower House. Several factors contribute to Karzai's poor track record in achieving his legislative goals, including his refusal to form a political par [...]	2008-10-06 12:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
08KABUL2722	AFGHANISTAN: PHASE ONE OF VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Phase one of the Voter Registration (VR) process began on 10/6 with the opening of VR stations scheduled in the 14 provinces of the Phase one region. VR successfully opened in 12 of the 14 provinces with only Nurestan and Ghazni experiencing some logistical and bureaucratic prob [...]	2008-10-07 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM AF
08KABUL2735	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-09 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2777	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL CANDIDATES FOR AGO PSD TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 14 Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office on October 25, 2008. [...]	2008-10-16 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2778	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI & MOD Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 10 officers from the MOI and MOD scheduled for training. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory [...]	2008-10-16 16:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2860	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD/MOI STAFF [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of thirty-two (32)MOD and MoI officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Pos [...]	2008-10-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2863	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty (30) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 5. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good fai [...]	2008-10-27 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2864	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FDD-LAW CYCLE 5 STUDENTS FOR HERAT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-six (26) Afghan nationals selected to be students in FDD-Law Cycle 4. When there are individuals with one name, Post has made a good [...]	2008-10-27 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2865	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-four(34) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are individuals with on [...]	2008-10-27 12:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2866	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL INL CANDIDATE FOR AGO PSD [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one(1) additional Afghan national selected to participate in INL Personal Security Detail training for the Attorney General's Office. When [...]	2008-10-27 12:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2887	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: POLICE OFFICERS FOR ATA VIP COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of sixteen 16 police officers scheduled to attend an ATA VIP course from December 10 2008 to January 12, 2009 at Camp Watan, Afghanistan. Post has rev [...]	2008-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2889	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS FOR ATA SD COURSE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of twenty-four (24) students scheduled to attend an ATA Surveillance Detection course from November 25 to December 16, 2008. Post has reviewed the inf [...]	2008-10-28 10:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2940	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DS FSNI TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one officer scheduled to attend a DS FSNI Training course from December 2, 2008 to December 10. Post has reviewed the information available on these [...]	2008-11-05 15:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2964	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests D [...]	2008-11-09 09:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2967	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOD, MOI Staff - Cable Revised to [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Lahy vetting requirements, this cable forwardsthe name and biodata of two (2) MOD and MOI staff. Post has reviewed the information available on this individual and has found no derogatory information. Post requests Dep [...]	2008-11-09 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL2969	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of seven (31) Afghan nationals selected for training for the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government of Afghanistan. The training will be conduc [...]	2008-11-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3032	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR MOD AND PPS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan nationals selected for MOD and PPS training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Depart [...]	2008-11-23 08:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL306	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for the Command and [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Command and Staff College. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]	2008-02-06 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3096	CROSS-BORDER CALL FOR HELP -- KURRAM AGENCY PASHTUNS AND THEIR AFGHAN BROTHERS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 06:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
08KABUL3191	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: USAID BASIC POLICE LITERACY IN [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one-hundred (100) Afghan police selected for basic literacy training from USAID. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by Decemb [...]	2008-12-11 13:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3192	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of thirty-six (36) Afghan nationals selected for training for the presidential protective service. the new Anti-Corruption Unit in the Government o [...]	2008-12-11 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3208	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES GOVERNANCE WITH IDLG DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. At their December 11 meeting, Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) Director General Jelani Popal outlined to the Deputy Secretary the country's key sub-national governance challenges: governance capacity-building at the sub-national level, providing sub-national g [...]	2008-12-15 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
08KABUL3228	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS FOR NEW [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty-four (24) Afghan nationals selected by the DEA for training for the National Intelligence Unit for the Government of Afghanistan. Post po [...]	2008-12-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3322	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONSC PPS TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of one (1) Afghan national selected for training for the presidential protective service. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individu [...]	2008-12-29 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3333	BIOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND INFO ON GOVERNOR USMANI [...] Dr. Mohammad Usman Usmani was sworn in as Governor of Ghazni on May 31, 2008. A Durrani Pashtun of the Alokozai sub-tribe, he was born in Daman District of Kandahar province in 1968. Usmani is a medical doctor and a 1999 graduate of Kandahar University. He joined Mir Wais Hospital in 2000 [...]	2008-12-30 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR AF
08KABUL416	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Expedited Review of Additional [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one (1) Afghan National selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit (NIU) class 11. Names and biodata for NIU class 11 [...]	2008-02-19 16:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL417	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: APPLICANT FOR LANGUAGE TRAINING AT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend language training at the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base. Post possesses no derogat [...]	2008-02-19 16:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL440	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of seven (7) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Executive Leadership Course offered by the [...]	2008-02-21 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL473	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan Pakistan Workshop [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight (8) Afghan Nationals selected to attend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Workshop in Washington, DC. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-25 20:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL484	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Alumni Border Security Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two (2) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Alumni Border Security Seminar in Germany. Post possesses no derogatory inf [...]	2008-02-26 12:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL487	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: VARIOUS IMET TRAINING COURSES [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifteen (15) Afghan government officials selected to attend various International Military Education and Training (IMET) courses. Post possesse [...]	2008-02-26 14:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL602	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Participants [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four (4) Afghan Nationals selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derggatory information on these ind [...]	2008-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL68	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFICERS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of five Ministry of Defense officers selected to attend training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individua [...]	2008-01-07 04:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL738	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CANDIDATE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one (1) Afghan government official selected to attend English language training in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on [...]	2008-03-24 15:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL739	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND NATIONAL [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of four (4) Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials selected to attend various International Militar [...]	2008-03-24 15:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL870	INFORMATION PASSED TO AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON GLOBAL [...] On April 7, 2008, POLMILOFF passed information sheet and talking points from reftel to Abdul Malik Quraishi, Director of Policy and Oversight, Office of the National Security Council, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRoA). Quraishi is also a member of IRoA Ministry of Foreign Affairs United [...]	2008-04-08 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC FR AF
08KABUL906	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: LANGUAGE AND ROTARY WING TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two (2) Afghan government officials selected to attend language and rotary wing training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]	2008-04-15 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL907	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOCUSED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty (20) Afghan nationals selected to attend the Focused District Development (FDD) pilot training program for prosecutors. Post possesses n [...]	2008-04-15 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL965	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MARSHALL CENTER TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Marshall Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post reque [...]	2008-04-21 10:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL970	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MINISTRY OF INTERIOR POSITIONS [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of six (6) Afghan nationals selected for positions within the Ministry of Interior (MOI). Post possesses no derogatory information on these indivi [...]	2008-04-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL975	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class 12. Post possesses no derogatory i [...]	2008-04-22 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL983	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ASIAN PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan national selected to attend training at the Asian Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. Post possesses no derogatory informa [...]	2008-04-22 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KATHMANDU1008	NEPAL: FINANCIAL INFORMATION UNIT EAGER TO BECOME [...] (C) On August 27 and September 5, Hari Kumar Nepal, one of only two personnel assigned to Nepal's new Financial Information Unit (FIU),explained the progress the FIU has made in drafting guidelines and the challenges it would have to tackle to become a functional entity in anti-money launder [...]	2008-09-09 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN KTFN NP
08KATHMANDU1245	NEPAL: POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS A FAMILY AND FRIENDS [...] (SBU) Political appointments that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and its coalition partners have made to offices in the Government of Nepal (GON) have frequently been based on party and family connections rather than the expertise of the candidates. This follows the standard set by ev [...]	2008-11-28 12:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER NP
08KATHMANDU29	NEPAL: FIFTH MAOIST MINISTER CREATES WAVES BEFORE [...] (U) Matrika Yadav, the newly reappointed Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation, was sworn in on January 2 after first refusing to take the oath of office in Nepali. Yadav -- who was out of Kathmandu when the other Maoist ministers were sworn in on December 31 (reftel) -- demanded the oat [...]	2008-01-08 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
08KATHMANDU403	NEPAL NOT SENDING DELEGATE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) is unlikely to send any delegates to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Exercise Planning Group (EPG) to be held in Paris, France on April 15. The Deputy Chief of Mission extended invitation as requested in Ref B to Foreign Secretary Acharya on Ap [...]	2008-04-11 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER FR NP
08KATHMANDU557	NEPAL: KHANAL ELECTED UML GENERAL SECRETARY [...] (C) On May 15, the Central Committee of Nepal's third-largest party, the center-left Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),unanimously elected Foreign Department chief Jhalanath Khanal as General Secretary. Khanal, who had previously served in the party's top job from 1982- [...]	2008-05-19 03:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NP

08KATHMANDU697	WHO WILL BE NEPAL'S FIRST PRESIDENT? [...] (C) As of June 19, major political parties of Nepal continued to bicker over the selection of the country's first president. Nepal's Constituent Assembly amended the Interim Constitution on May 28 to establish the largely ceremonial office, immediately after abolishing the monarchy. Competin [...]	2008-06-19 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU808	NEPAL: MINOR MADHESI LEADER IS FAVORITE TO BECOME [...] (U) In keeping with regulations adopted by Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) on July 15, the parties nominated their candidates to become the country's first President and Vice President on July 17. By the 1 p.m. (local time) deadline, the nominees (all by the four largest parties) were: -- [...]	2008-07-17 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR NP
08KATHMANDU820	NEPAL'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTS RAM BARAN [...] (SBU) On July 21, the Constituent Assembly elected Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, the most senior Madhesi in the Nepali Congress party, to be Nepal's first president. Yadav defeated Ram Raja Prasad Singh, a fellow Madhesi and the candidate of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist, by 26 votes in a sec [...]	2008-07-21 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU83	NEPAL: PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA EXPANDS CABINET [...] (C) On January 10, Prime Minister G.P. Koirala expanded his cabinet by eight ministers drawn from the Nepali Congress Party (NC),the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),and the Maoists. Koirala appointed his controversial daughter Sujata as Minister Without Portfolio. [...]	2008-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR NP
08KATHMANDU918	NEPAL: MAOIST CHAIRMAN PUSHPA DAHAL IS NEW PRIME [...] (SBU) The Constituent Assembly has elected Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to be the new Prime Minister of Nepal by an overwhelming majority of 464 to 113. The major parties, with the exception of the Nepali Congress, have created an alliance but have yet to make firm decisions regarding [...]	2008-08-15 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU958	NEPAL: MAOISTS AND MADHESIS FORM A PARTIAL CABINET [...] (C) On August 22, eight out of a planned 24 cabinet ministers -- four Maoists and four from the Madhesi People's Rights Forum -- took their oaths of office. The Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) backed out of the oath-taking ceremony over differences with the Maoists r [...]	2008-08-25 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KATHMANDU982	NEPAL: PM EXPANDS CABINET, APPOINTS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) On August 31, Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal swore 15 ministers into his cabinet, bringing the total number to 24. The six Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) ministers agreed to take their oaths of office after the PM conceded on a protocol demand and allowed a contro [...]	2008-09-03 05:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NP
08KHARTOUM1291	PESSIMISTIC WORLD BANK COUNTRY MANAGER REVIEWS SUDAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Outgoing World Bank Country Manager Asif Faiz worries that Khartoum is not thinking through the potential economic fallout in crafting its strategy to counter a possible ICC indictment of President al-Bashir. Nor is the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) in Juba focusing on the e [...]	2008-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM1369	TRANSFER OF DETAINEE TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel to Sudanese MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 8. Siddiq welcomed the possibility of the upcoming transfer. He confirmed that the same humane treatment, security and access assurances previously provided by the GOS with respect t [...]	2008-09-08 10:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1371	MINNAWI: GOS OPERATIONS IN NORTH DARFUR ARE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 7, SLM Chairman and Senior Presidential Assistant Minni Minnawi told poloff that he considers GoS military operations in North Darfur to be a declaration of war. Minnawi specifically cited combined SAF, Arab militia, and janjaweed deployment surrounding SLM/MM cont [...]	2008-09-08 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1373	TRANSFER OF DETAINEE TO SUDAN [...] (C) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel to Sudanese MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on September 8. Siddiq welcomed the possibility of the upcoming transfer. He confirmed that the same humane treatment, security and access assurances previously provided by the GOS with respect t [...]	2008-09-08 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1383	PARADOXICAL DARFUR COMPENSATION CHAIRMAN WILL RETURN TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 4 meeting with poloffs, TDRA Compensation Committee Chairman Abulgasim Ahmed Abulgasim said that the many Darfur initiatives and proposals (including his own plan recently rejected by the NCP,) are unable to fundamentally change Darfur (reftel). In a remarkable tur [...]	2008-09-11 07:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR EFIN MOPS KPKO AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM143	FESTIVE IGHQ HANDOVER SENDS CLEAR WARNING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: At the handover of a US-built military facility for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba, GOSS President Salva Kiir warned of rising tensions related to border disputes, military incursions from the north and other failed commitments to the CPA by the National Congr [...]	2008-01-30 14:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL AU SU
08KHARTOUM1456	NORTH-SOUTH FOREX TRANSFER DISPUTE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) In a September 25 meeting with CDA Fernandez, Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) Governor Dr. Sabir Mohamed Hassan asserted that the Bank of Southern Sudan's (BOSS) refusal to transfer excess foreign currency reserves to Khartoum was a clear violation of the CPA that was hampering his ability t [...]	2008-09-28 11:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM147	GOS STRENGTHENS MINISTRY OF FINANCE, IMPROVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29 meeting with emboffs, Wabel Abdallah, the Sudan resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),stated that the recent firing of the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is very positive and long overdue. Abdallah stated that this mov [...]	2008-01-31 08:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EPET PHUM PREL PINR SU
08KHARTOUM149	2007 CONTINUED DETENTION DETERMINATIONS REGARDING [...] (C) CDA Fernandez raised the issue of Guantanamo detainees Sami al-Haj (345),Mustafa Al-Hassan Mustafa Ibrahim (719),and Amir Mohammed (720) per reftels with MFA Americas Director Ambassador Abdel Al-Sanosi on January 31 after raising it earlier with Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman I [...]	2008-01-31 12:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG SU
08KHARTOUM1566	GOSS FINANCE MINISTER MAWIEN DECLARES INTERIM TRUCE OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 21, GOSS Minister of Finance Kuol Athian Mawien told CDA Fernandez that he has reached a interim solution to the dispute over management of foreign exchange reserves with GNU Minister of Finance and National Economy Dr. Awad Ahmed Aljaz. Both sides have agreed to reve [...]	2008-10-22 09:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR EAID PGOV PREL PINR IBRD SU
08KHARTOUM160	TFCD01: SUDANESE GOVERNMENT URGED TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) CDA Fernandez called on Presidential Advisor Dr. Mustafa Othman Ismail early on February 3 to urge that the GOS use whatever influence they may have with the Chadian rebels currently fighting in Ndjamena to have them avoid/protect diplomatic missions and civilians, especially the U.S. Emba [...]	2008-02-03 08:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD SU
08KHARTOUM1685	AT LONG LAST, SUDAN HAS A NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) On 17 November, the Sudanese National Assembly approved the nine members of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). The NEC Chairman is prominent Sudanese political figure and southerner Abel Alier (reftels). Alier, an internationally respected judge and human-rights lawyer, who served [...]	2008-11-18 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1775	SLM/MM REQUESTS VISIT TO U.S., MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, SLM/Minnawi (SLM/MM) leaders in Khartoum visited CDA Fernandez requesting U.S. support for a visit to Washington, medical treatment for Minni Minnawi, and discrete funding for a leadership or party conferen [...]	2008-12-13 09:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ASEC KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1825	CHADIAN REBELS - LEADERSHIP, GOS INFLUENCE, AND [...] (C) The following is a response to SECSTATE 129300. CHADIAN OPPOSITION: SUSTAINABLE COALITION OR FLAWED? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) "IS THE FINAL LEADERSHIP BODY OF THE UNITED CHADIAN REBEL FRONT (THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, PARLIAMENT, MINISTERS) [...]	2008-12-21 14:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM189	TFCD01: CHADIAN DIPLOMAT: HAVING TIPPED ITS HAND, [...] (C) A cabal of the National Congress Party's (NCP) most powerful officials is committed to the overthrow of the Chadian Government, and Sudan continues to reinforce the Chadian opposition in an attempt to unseat Deby's regime, the external security chief at the Chadian Embassy in Khartoum, Moh [...]	2008-02-07 05:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SU CD
08KHARTOUM230	Investment Minister Manibe on PEC, AEC and CPA Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: GNU Minister of Investment and SPLM insider Kosti Manibe thinks that NCP-SPLM disagreements over the Elections Law and the census will be resolved, but argued that the AEC needs to take a more proactive role in resolving such issues. He outlined SPLM reservations (which the GN [...]	2008-02-14 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KDEM PINR SU
08KHARTOUM241	PRESIDENT BASHIR RESHUFFLES CABINET: ALI MARDI OUT, AL-JAZ [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 14, President Bashir shifted more than a quarter of ministerial positions in the cabinet of the Government of National Unity (GNU). In particular, local observers believe that Awad Al-Jaz' shift from Energy to Finance Ministry will strengthen both his own influence [...]	2008-02-19 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI AU SU
08KHARTOUM362	SUDAN WELL-EQUIPPED AND READY TO SUPPORT THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoS told USG officials on 4-5 March that it is well-equipped and prepared to support the transfer of further Guantanamo (GTMO) detainees to Sudan, to include those individuals who are of higher threat to national security than those previously transferred. The National Intelli [...]	2008-03-11 12:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PHUM PINR PTER PREL SU
08KHARTOUM613	SOUTH SUDAN OPPOSITION POLITICIAN ON THE CENSUS AND GOSS [...] (SBU) Summary: South Sudan parliamentarian and opposition leader Dr. Jimmy Wongo believes that the GoSS's last-minute attempt to delay the census in the South has only made it look foolish and indecisive. Wongo said that he expects the NCP to manipulate census results to undercount the South [...]	2008-04-21 05:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM645	TRANSFER OF THREE DETAINEES TO SUDAN [...] (S) CDA Fernandez briefed MFA Under-Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on April 27 of the contents of reftel A. RAO briefed Sudanese Intelligence (NISS) at the same time. DLO has provided flight information to appropriate MOD authorities and to MFA in a diplomatic note (without specifying the nature of [...]	2008-04-27 09:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PHUM PINR PTER KDRG TI SU
08KHARTOUM710	SUDAN WARNS OF JEM RAID ON KHARTOUM, ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) In a call to CDA Fernandez late on May 8 and during a hastily convened diplomatic corps briefing on May 9, Sudan warned of an advance of JEM rebel forces deep into Sudanese territory, including a possible attack on a suburb of Khartoum within days. The Government also made a public statem [...]	2008-05-09 11:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SU CD
08KHARTOUM720	ORPHANS OF THE CPA - SUDAN'S NUBA MOUNTAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of Sudan's "Three Areas," the Nuba Mountains region of South Kordofan state hosts SPLA enclaves north of the 1956 dividing line between north and south Sudan. According to a high-ranking SPLM and GNU official who hails from the area, the region continues to host 16,000-17, [...]	2008-05-12 08:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SOCI KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM939	EMBASSY HEARS MISSERIYA SIDE OF THE ABYEI SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: On June 23 and 24, two large groups of Abyei's Arab Misseriya leadership in Khartoum met CDA Fernandez at the Embassy. Both groups warmly praised Embassy's initiative for this outreach and inviting them to the U.S. Embassy, but ticked-off a list of many complaints including: alleged [...]	2008-06-25 07:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM967	CPA IMPLENTATION IN SOUTHERN KORDOFAN STATE PLAGUED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLM Deputy Governor of Southern Kordofan, the state's Under Secretary for Rural Development, and an UNMIS analyst all agreed that CPA implementation in that state is lagging, with resulting problems in security, but they provided conflicting reasons for the delay. END SUMM [...]	2008-07-01 05:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SOCI KPKO SU
08KIGALI166	MODEST CABINET RESHUFFLE IN RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. President Kagame reshuffled his cabinet on March 7, issuing a late-night communique listing a 28- person body of Ministers and Ministers of State, twenty-three of whom served in the previous cabinet. Most major ministries went unchanged, with the Prime Minister and Ministers [...]	2008-03-10 14:14:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RW
08KIGALI231	RWANDA THREATENS PULL-OUT FROM UNAMID IF DEPUTY [...] (C) Charge spoke with Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali March 31 on the margins of the White House Faith-Based Initiatives Conference regarding the apparent move by UN and or EU officials to remove Deputy UNAMID commander Karenzi Karake. General Karake and 39 other present and former Rwa [...]	2008-04-01 07:53:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RW
08KIGALI237	FOREIGN MINISTER ON SPANISH INDICTMENTS AND TRAVEL [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali called in Charge on April 2 to discuss the Spanish indictments and their affect on the ability of senior Rwandan government officials to travel to the U.S. Museminali expressed considerable Government of Rwanda (GOR) unease and asked for a formal wri [...]	2008-04-02 16:43:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR MASS RW
08KIGALI266	PRESIDENT KAGAME CONTINUES TO CASTIGATE THE WEST [...] (U) At April 7 genocide commemoration ceremonies at Nymata in eastern Rwanda (scene of extensive massacres in the 1994 genocide),President Paul Kagame (speaking consecutively in English and Kinyarwanda so "there could be no misinterpretation" of his comments) continued his harsh criticism of [...]	2008-04-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI276	WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR VISITS RWANDA ON ICTR CASE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Ambassador Clint Williamson met with a variety of Rwandan officials April 13-16 to discuss the prospects for case transfers from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR. Cautioning officials that the ICTR may initially rule agains [...]	2008-04-17 12:32:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR RW
08KIGALI292	THE SPANISH INDICTMENTS: OUTRAGEOUS AND INACCURATE [...] (C) Summary. The Spanish indictment of 40 Rwandan military officers offers an unrecognizable version of some of the most painful and violent episodes in Rwanda's history, distorting the established record, inventing mass killings, placing the blame for any misfortune Rwandans have suffered [...]	2008-04-24 08:08:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI393	INCREASED FDLR INFILTRATIONS INTO RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. Rwandan security officials reported 76 "infiltrations" by Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) intelligence squads since January 1, with 14 operatives captured, and some killed in firefights with Rwandan border forces. Accompanying these infiltrations, a number [...]	2008-06-06 11:43:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI410	RWANDA HOSTS SUCCESSFUL JOINT MONITORING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. On June 4, Rwanda hosted delegations from the DRC, the European Union, United States, United Nations, South Africa, and African Union for the fourth Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys' Level meeting. Participants discussed continuing implementation of the Nairobi Accord and its int [...]	2008-06-11 15:51:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI425	RWANDA HOSTS SIXTH CHOD MEETING [...] (C) Participants at a June 19-20 Chiefs of Defense Staff meeting in Kigali agreed upon the following proposals: -- Operationalize the existing FARDC/MONUC plan against negative forces -- Share timely information and intelligence during those operations -- FARDC/MONUC to establish a mobilii [...]	2008-06-23 11:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI525	ETHNICITY IN RWANDA -- WHO GOVERNS THE COUNTRY? [...] (C/NF) An analysis of the ethnic breakdown of the current Rwandan government shows Tutsis hold a preponderant percentage of senior positions. Hutus in very senior positions often hold relatively little real authority, and are commonly "twinned" with senior Tutsis who exercise real power. Th [...]	2008-08-05 16:34:00	Embassy Kigali	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS RW
08KIGALI533	RWANDAN OFFICIALS ON EASTERN CONGO [...] (S) Summary. Rwandan officials in meetings with CODEL Payne staffers and Charge disputed recruitment at refugee camps in Rwanda by the wife of Laurent Nkunda, but admitted recruitment by other operatives takes place. These officials also dismissed the recent RUD-URUNANA surrender as a sham, [...]	2008-08-07 11:50:00	Embassy Kigali	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI615	SHORTLEY MEETS SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) In conversations with Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley, Rwandan officials agreed that CNDP forces should pull back from forward positions gained in last several days in eastern Congo. While denying any special links with Nkunda forces, they agreed to send messages to [...]	2008-09-10 12:15:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MASS MOPS RW
08KIGALI710	RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CONVOKES DIP CORPS ON DRC [...] (C) Summary. In remarks to the local diplomatic corps on October 7, Foreign Minister Museminali and Great Lakes Envoy Richard Sezibera condemned the continuing "co-location" and joint operations of the FDLR and FARDC, called for renewed application of the various peace agreements and Securi [...]	2008-10-07 17:01:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS KPKO PHUM RW CG
08KIGALI811	RWANDA ON TALKS WITH CONGO, OBASANJO [...] (U) In a follow-up to talks held in Kinshasa October 31 - November 1, a DRC delegation led by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba visited Kigali November 14-15 to continue discussions on events in eastern Congo, normalization of relations, and next steps. Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary [...]	2008-11-20 12:41:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI820	RWANDA'S REACTION TO KABUYE ARREST ENDANGERS VITAL [...] (C) Ambassador met with the German Charge November 20, in the wake of the mass demonstrations (ref A) against the arrest of senior Rwandan official Rose Kabuye in Germany (ref B). Expressing considerable dismay at the recent turn of events in German-Rwandan relations (asking at one point, "W [...]	2008-11-25 14:37:00	Embassy Kigali	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI871	TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND [...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...]	2008-12-24 13:16:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW
08KINGSTON1040	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 19:02:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR EFIN ASEC KCOR CARICOM
08KINGSTON1053	JAMAICAN PARLIAMENT RETAINS DEATH PENALTY, NO [...] (C) Summary: In the lead up to a November 24 parliamentary vote in which legislators decided to retain the death penalty in Jamaica, there was strong public debate on the issue. Most Jamaicans, frustrated by the high crime level, support maintaining the death penalty. The discussion also r [...]	2008-12-12 16:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR SNAR ASEC KCOR CPAS PBTS JM XL
08KINGSTON21	AIR JAMAICA STILL BLEEDS CASH, GOJ SEEKS BUYER [...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is aggressively searching for a private sector partner to take over ailing Air Jamaica. The airline lost nearly USD 120 million in 2007 with expectations that losses for 2008 will be USD 160 million. Air Jamaica has struggled with profitability for years [...]	2008-01-08 16:44:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD EAIR ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON244	JAMAICA: WITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL PARTY? [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]	2008-03-19 14:12:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON245	CORRECTED JAMAICA: WHITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL [...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]	2008-03-19 18:09:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON290	JAMAICA: NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 14:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08KINGSTON364	JAMAICA: APRIL POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (SBU) It's budget time in Jamaica, and presentations on the budget from both parties in Parliament dominated the media this month. The only story bigger than the first new JLP budget in over 18 years is the ongoing saga of dual nationals serving in Parliament. The first test case was complet [...]	2008-04-29 15:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON EFIN JM XL
08KINGSTON409	JAMAICA: VETERAN OPPOSITION PARTY ORGANIZER [...] (C) Dave Anderson, the former Special Advisor to ex-Minister of National Security Peter Phillips and a veteran People's National Party (PNP) political organizer: (A) predicts that Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding will call a snap general election in July, and that his ruling Jamaica Labour [...]	2008-05-09 17:42:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR KHUM KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON476	JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES AND [...] This is an action response to reftel - Operations Center's request for information: HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Last/Family Name: Golding First/Middle Names: Orette "Bruce" Conventional Usage: Prime Minister Formal Title: The Honorable Orette Bruce Golding, M.P., Prime Minister of Jamaica Off [...]	2008-05-27 15:09:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL
08KINGSTON5	JAMAICA: CEASE AND DESIST, CASH PLUS IS IN TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Serious cracks are forming in the dubious investment scheme Cash Plus as it faces its first liquidity crisis and a Government of Jamaica (GOJ) cease and desist order (reftels). After several weeks of late interest payments to participants, Cash Plus is asking participants to roll over t [...]	2008-01-03 20:45:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON571	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 15:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON606	(C) JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO REQEST FOR POST INPUT TO [...] (S) The Inter-agency working group reviewed reftel and believes it to be a very thorough reporting directive. None of the reporting agencies identified in reftel had concerns about their ability to fulfill the directive's key subject areas as much of the information sought is collected during [...]	2008-07-09 21:28:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PINR PKPRP KCRM SNAR PTER JM
08KINGSTON617	JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]	2008-07-11 14:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON621	JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]	2008-07-11 20:13:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON647	JAMAICA: LOOMING STRUGGLE FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 12:03:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON648	JAMAICA: FALL OF OLINT INVESTMENT SCHEME COULD [...] (C) Following in the path of several other alternative investment schemes (Cash Plus, CAREIF, World Wise, see reftels),foreign currency trader Olint appears to have collapsed. Led by CEO David Smith, Olint built a strong following in Jamaica promising returns of ten percent per month. Unlik [...]	2008-07-22 12:03:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON651	JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 20:47:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EINV PINR ECON SOCI EFIN KCOR UNSC
08KINGSTON726	JAMAICA: OLINT AND CASH PLUS, PARTY IS OVER, BUT [...] (C) The Jamaican Financial Services Commission (FSC) has identified up to 30 unregulated investment schemes, with the three biggest being Cash Plus, Olint, and World Wise (reftels). Acting FSC Director George Roper met privately with Econoffs on August 13 to discuss the latest developments i [...]	2008-08-19 18:26:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KCOR PINR SOCI XL JM
08KINGSTON760	JAMAICA: CAT 1 STORM GUSTAV SITUATION REPORT 1 [...] The predicted track and intensity of Category 1 Storm Gustav shifted significantly overnight, and was now predicted to pass just south of Jamaica during the day at winds approaching hurricane force. DCM invoked emergency telephone tree at 0645 local time. Normal embassy and consular operations [...]	2008-08-28 15:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC EAIR ECON CASC PINR XL JM
08KINGSTON761	JAMAICA: GUSTAV STORM SITUATION REPORT 2 [...] The Consular section has issued a Warden Message at 11AM entitled, "Tropical Storm Gustav Update - U.S. Embassy Suspends Normal Operations" to alert U.S. citizens residing in and traveling to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands that the U.S. Embassy in Kingston has suspended normal operations on Aug [...]	2008-08-28 18:48:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC EAIR ECON CASC PINR XL JM
08KINGSTON762	JAMAICA: GUSTAV OFDA FUNDING CITATION REQUEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACTION REQUEST: THIS CABLE REQUESTS IMMEDIATE ADVICE ON A FUNDING CITATIONS FOR USD 100,000 TO BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA'S OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ASSESS AND RESPOND TO DAMAGE SU [...]	2008-09-02 13:34:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID AEMR ASEC ECON CASC PINR XL JM
08KINGSTON766	JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE [...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]	2008-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON773	MGHH01: ACS Disaster Preparedness Pays Off During Hurricane [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kingston's hurricane and disaster preparedness efforts were put to the test when Tropical Storm Gustav veered suddenly, hitting Jamaica directly and building to Category 3 strength as it struck the Cayman Islands. For the past year, the Mission's American Citizen Services (AC [...]	2008-09-04 11:54:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT MX
08KINGSTON837	JAMAICA: CHARISMATIC FORMER PRIME MINISTER PORTIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON884	OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]	2008-10-09 16:33:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON95	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]	2008-01-30 17:50:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON97	(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 19:57:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINSHASA177	Another Katangan academic takes over as presidential [...] (SBU) Summary. President Kabila named fellow Kantangan Kaumba Lufunda as special counselor for security matters February 4. A criminologist by training, Kaumba was a bete noire of Congolese human rights groups during his tenure as rector of the University of Lubumbashi. It is too early to sa [...]	2008-02-20 06:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI KDEM CG
08KINSHASA189	CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]	2008-02-22 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET//NOFORN	EMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KINSHASA375	NEW SOUTH KIVU GOVERNOR TARGETS SECURITY, GOVERNANCE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Louis Muderhwa of South Kivu targeted security, governance, and poverty issues in his April 8 meeting with the Ambassador. He requested computer and communications technology to extend provincial authority and accelerate the disarmament and reintegration of foreign fig [...]	2008-04-23 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN KDEM PINR CG
08KINSHASA383	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON GAINS CONGOLESE SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with senior officials from the Congolese Government (GDRC),MONUC, NGOs and the diplomatic community during his April 9-12 visit to Kinshasa. He emphasized that his meetings were part of a broader Great Lakes visit [...]	2008-04-29 06:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPKO KJUS SOCI PINR CG RW UN
08KINSHASA47	SPECIAL ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH [...] (C) On January 12, Tim Shortley, Senior Adviser for Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for Conflict Resolution met with General Lauren Nkunda at his request and the request of President Kabila,s staff. The objectives of the meeting were to understand Nkunda state of mind and readiness for pe [...]	2008-01-17 14:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PINR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA61	PROPOSAL FOR JOINT PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa hereby requests a feasibility study on the potential use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of non-lethal, Psychological Operations (PSYOP) as a means to influence negative forces and asks that a PSYOP assessment team (POAT) be dispatched to the DRC as quick [...]	2008-01-22 16:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINR PINS PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA875	DRC-RWANDAN TENSIONS MOUNT: WAR NOT LIKELY BUT [...] (C) Summary: A spike in tensions between the DRC and Rwanda became palpable last week as officials of both countries traded serious (but as yet) unfounded allegations. The state of relations between the two nations may be worse than at any time since Rwanda's 1998 invasion of the DRC. The la [...]	2008-10-14 11:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MOPS PHUM KPKO CG
08KOLKATA104	MAOISTS SEEK TO EXPAND PRESENCE IN WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 4 and 14, Econoff met separately with a journalist who reports on and interacts with Maoist insurgents, and the former GOWB Home Secretary, who was responsible for overall state security and for the state government's response to the Maoist threat. Both acknowledged [...]	2008-03-28 09:15:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINR ASEC IN
08KOLKATA134	THE EFFECT OF NEPAL'S MAOIST VICTORY ON INDIA'S LEFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Eastern Indian security officials are concerned about the implications of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPNM)'s victory in the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for regional stability. Indian leaders have sought to put the best face on the CPNM's success, [...]	2008-04-28 04:10:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PREF PGOV PINR IN NP
08KOLKATA159	INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]	2008-05-27 12:18:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA202	KOLKATA-BASED CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL EXPRESSES PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 2, ConGen met with Kolkata-based Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei and discussed Chinese perspectives on the Indo-U.S. civil nuclear agreement, Chinese incursions across the border in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and Chinese interest in developing the power sector in Indi [...]	2008-07-09 10:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV PINR CH IN
08KOLKATA227	NORTHEAST INDIAN INSURGENTS BOYCOTT INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (U) On August 10, the United Liberation Front of Asom [Assam](ULFA) and three other insurgent outfits of Northeast India called for a boycott of the August 15 Independence Day celebrations and a "general strike" on the day. The ULFA, the North-Bengal based Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO [...]	2008-08-12 10:31:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG
08KOLKATA56	ASSAM POLICE CLAIM TO THWART AIRPLANE HIJACK ATTEMPT BY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, Assam Police claimed to have thwarted plans to hijack a Deccan Air plane, with the arrest of three suspects. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),alleged by the Assam police to be backed by the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),planned to hijac [...]	2008-02-15 12:27:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR EAIR ASEC PK IN
08KUALALUMPUR105	INDIAN "ROSE RALLY" DOUSED BY POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: An ethnic Indian demonstration on February 16 by the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF),in the form of a march to present roses to Malaysia's Prime Minister, met with a stiff police response, including use of water cannon, tear gas and arrests. With probably less than a tho [...]	2008-02-19 10:16:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1075	OTHMAN PUTS ONUS ON MANILA FOR IMT DECISION AND [...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines Government (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with Polcouns December 4, placed blame on the GRP for Malaysia's November 30 withdrawal from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) and would not specul [...]	2008-12-10 10:36:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JP RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR158	FINAL PUSH BEFORE MALAYSIA'S ELECTION DAY [...] (C) Malaysia's national election campaign will conclude at midnight on March 7. Polling booths will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 8. Local election officials will quickly announce results in their respective districts, and almost all races should be known by midnight March 8. Th [...]	2008-03-07 11:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR182	MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: EMBASSY OBSERVATIONS IN [...] (SBU) Embassy KL positioned election observers in six hotly contested states during the final days of Malaysia's campaign period and on the March 8 polling day. In addition to our previous reporting on campaigns in the capital city areas of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, this message provides fir [...]	2008-03-14 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR193	MALAYSIA'S NEW CABINET -- MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on March 18 announced Malaysia's new cabinet. This message provides a brief summary of each cabinet-level appointment, focusing particularly on changes and newcomers. Septel provides Post's initial overall impressions of the new cabinet. End Summ [...]	2008-03-18 12:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR253	ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FALL-OUT FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Malaysian Attorney General Abdul Gani Patel told a senior local Embassy employee during a private April 10 conversation that he would not allow AGO staff to participate in any Embassy programming, such as the International Visitor's Program, due to the lack of U.S. cooperation on securing [...]	2008-04-11 08:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MARR KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR256	UMNO VOICES NAJIB TAKE-OVER; ANWAR TO CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) Division-level leaders from Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party in three states, including the key UMNO stronghold of Johor, are increasingly voicing support for Abdullah to step down in the wake of the March 8 election set-back, with some party officials backing Deputy Prime Minister Naj [...]	2008-04-11 12:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR261	MORE UMNO PRESSURE FOR IMMEDIATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's April 11 meeting with officials from his UMNO party in the key party stronghold of Johor has focused more pressure on Abdullah to step down quickly. Abdullah reaffirmed his intention to transfer power to Deputy Prime Minister Najib, but only sometime -- p [...]	2008-04-14 08:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR265	ANWAR'S OFFICIAL RETURN - CELEBRATION AND [...] (S) Anwar Ibrahim and his People's Justice Party (PKR) celebrated the expiration of the ban on Anwar holding formal political office at an April 14 rally in Kuala Lumpur, an event intended to maintain the opposition leader's political momentum. Police intervened to stop the "illegal gathering [...]	2008-04-15 11:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR294	PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES FIRST STEPS IN JUDICIAL [...] (C) Some eight months after the Malaysian Bar Council took to the streets to demand judicial reform, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi used an April 17 Bar Council dinner to announce the proposed establishment of a Judicial Appointment Commission and review of judicial salaries. He also announc [...]	2008-04-21 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR295	ABDULLAH PUSHES REFORMS DESPITE UMNO, NAJIB DRAWS [...] (C) Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced initial steps for judicial reform and strengthening the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) despite objections from his own UMNO party, PM confidante Kalimullah told the Ambassador on April 17. Deputy Prime Minister Najib thus far is sticking b [...]	2008-04-21 12:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR307	GOVERNMENT DENIES LICENSE RENEWAL FOR TAMIL [...] (C) Summary. The Home Ministry has denied renewal of the publication permit for the Tamil language newspaper "Makkal Osai" (Voice of the People). The Ministry provided no explanation, but the paper was a vocal critic of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and its President Samy Vellu. The pa [...]	2008-04-23 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR338	NEW PARLIAMENT OPENS - GET READY TO RUMBLE [...] (C) Malaysia's new Parliament opened April 29 with a significantly increased opposition presence following the March 8 election. The Ambassador attended the official opening, which featured the King reading the speech prepared by Prime Minister Abdullah's government focused on domestic rice [...]	2008-04-30 13:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY

08KUALALUMPUR340	MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7 [...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]	2008-05-02 09:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR343	OTHMAN CONFIRMS MALAYSIA'S STAGED IMT PULL-OUT [...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with polchief April 28, confirmed Malaysia's decision to withdraw in stages from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao beginning on/about May 10 and [...]	2008-05-05 10:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR355	UNPRECEDENTED SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST BLOGGER [...] (C) Summary. For the first time, Malaysian authorities have resorted to a colonial-era law to bring sedition charges against a blogger and the author of a comment on an internet web site. Blogger and veteran anti-government activist Raja Petra Kamaruddin touched a sensitive nerve in implying [...]	2008-05-08 08:32:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR364	MALAYSIA ON EDGE OR STABILIZING? DAS MARCIEL'S MAY [...] (S) Senior Malaysian government officials and opposition politicians discussed Prime Minister Abdullah's struggle to remain in power and prospects for the strengthened opposition during EAP DAS Marciel's May 5-7 visit to Kuala Lumpur, while DAS Marciel also addressed the Burma crisis and his A [...]	2008-05-09 09:56:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR365	CATHOLIC CHURCH ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH "ALLAH" [...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Catholic Church, challenging a government ban on use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims, has won its first round in court on May 5. Church contacts told us the government was shocked by the strong reaction of the Catholic Church against the ban of "Allah," given that [...]	2008-05-09 09:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR377	OPPOSITION SIGNALS IMMINENT EAST MALAYSIA [...] (C) De facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and his lieutenants, both publicly and privately, are raising expectations of possible imminent defections by National Front (BN) MPs, particularly from East Malaysia. Senior Vice President of Anwar's PKR party Azmin Ali told us to expect a public [...]	2008-05-13 11:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR392	AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA, [...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...]	2008-05-15 09:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR394	ATTACK ON DAP OFFICE IN PERAK REFLECTS PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: An early morning May 15 attack on an opposition party office in Perak produced only minor damage and no injuries. Whether or not orchestrated by elements of Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party, the attack will allow UMNO to focus more pressure to bring down Perak's opposition- [...]	2008-05-15 10:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR399	IMMIGRATION DETAINEES RIOT AFTER RELA BEATS [...] (C) Some 60 to 70 detained suspected illegal immigrants rioted at Lenggeng Immigration Detention Center (IDC) on April 21, setting fire to the temporary administration building according to press and firsthand accounts. Malaysia's Head of Immigration Enforcement claimed the riot started after [...]	2008-05-16 06:08:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR408	MAHATHIR RESIGNS FROM UMNO, NO ONE FOLLOWS [...] (C) Former PM Mahathir unexpectedly announced his resignation from the ruling UMNO party on May 19 in an obvious attempt to increase pressure on PM Abdullah to step down. In an indication of the seriousness of Mahathir's move, PM Abdullah hastily arranged a May 20 meeting with UMNO Members o [...]	2008-05-20 11:08:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR411	PM ADVISOR LIM ON REFORMS AND ABDULLAH'S EVENTUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim to dinner on the evening of May 14. (Note: This dinner occurred prior to former PM Mahathir,s May 19 anouncement that he would quit the ruling party. See reftel for Embassy reporting on Mahathir,s surprise [...]	2008-05-21 04:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR422	ACCUSED TRAFFICKER CHARGED UNDER NEW TIP LAW [...] (SBU) Malaysian authorities for the first time have charged a suspected human trafficker under the country's new comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which came into full effect on February 28. On May 11 police charged Ee Chin Kai with trafficking two Thai women for the purpose of sexual expl [...]	2008-05-23 09:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR423	PAS LEADER FAVORS TAKING POWER THROUGH NEXT [...] (C) Nasaruddin Mat Isa, Deputy President of the Islamist opposition party PAS, speaking with us on May 21, said the opposition should seek to take power through the next federal election, rather than through immediate defections by ruling coalition MPs, in part to reduce the risk of a harsh c [...]	2008-05-23 09:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR447	NAJIB AIDE: ABDULLAH SHOULD MAKE WAY SOON FOR [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Najib's political secretary, Fatmi Che Salleh (protect throughout),suggested in a May 29 meeting with us that Prime Minister Abdullah should make way for a Najib ticket with UMNO Vice President Muhyiddin by announcing as soon as possible that he (Abdullah) [...]	2008-05-30 07:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR512	UMNO YOUTH OFFICIAL ON HEATED PARTY CONTESTS AND [...] (C) Many UMNO party branches and divisions could nominate a Najib/Muhyiddin ticket despite Prime Minister Abdullah's confirmation that he will stand for reelection in the December party contest, UMNO party youth official Suffian Awang told us on June 17. Eleven candidates would vie seriously [...]	2008-06-17 10:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR529	BLOGGER ALLEGES DPM'S WIFE AT MURDER SCENE [...] (C) Controversial internet journalist Raja Petra executed a sworn statement on June 18 to the effect that Deputy Prime Minister Najib's wife, Rosmah Mansor, was at the scene of the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibbu in October 2006, and that PM Abdullah and a Royal received info [...]	2008-06-23 09:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR535	NO-CONFIDENCE PLOY FIZZLES IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah won a tactical victory on June 23 as his National Front (BN) parliamentarians voted as a block to approve a motion on the recent controversial fuel price hikes, beating back public speculation that the vote would become a no-confidence motion on Abdullah's leadership [...]	2008-06-24 11:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR536	WILL SABAH DEFECT? [...] (C) Sabah politicians of all walks criticized Prime Minister Abdullah's leadership and the National Front (BN) government's marginalization of Sabah during polchief's meetings in the east Malaysia state, June 18-20, which took place as a small Sabah BN party, SAPP, announced its two MPs would [...]	2008-06-24 12:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR557	ANWAR TAKES REFUGE IN TURKISH EMBASSY, MOVES [...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge in the Turkish embassy on June 29 within hours after a police complaint of sodomy was filed by a junior staff assistant. Against the backdrop of his politically motivated jailing in 1998 over sodomy charges, Anwar's decision [...]	2008-06-30 10:54:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR562	NO GOM ACTION AFTER LINGAM PROBE IMPLICATES [...] (C) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video scandal concluded that former Prime Minister Mahathir and five other prominent individuals should be investigated for manipulating judicial appointments and promotions. The Commission, established by the Government of Malaysia (GOM) t [...]	2008-07-02 09:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR563	ANWAR ON THE OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the "offensive" after emerging on June 30 from this 36-hour refuge in the Turkish embassy. On July 1, Anwar filed a police complaint against the national police chief and the Attorney General. He held a press conference and lat [...]	2008-07-02 11:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR572	ANWAR IMPLICATES DPM NAJIB IN MURDER CASE [...] (C) A private investigator's legal deposition, revealed by Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on July 3, implicates Deputy Prime Minister Najib in the high-profile Altantuya murder case. The deposition, based primarily on statements reportedly made by Altantuya and murder defendant Razak Bagind [...]	2008-07-03 09:18:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR575	NAJIB FIGHTS BACK; WEEKEND PROTEST FAILS TO IMPRESS [...] (C) As de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the offensive last week, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak wasted no time in denying any link to the Altantuya murder case, while diffusing another bombshell by admitting he previously had met the man accusing Anwar of sodomy. On Ju [...]	2008-07-07 11:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR588	OPPOSITION FILES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION; [...] (C) Malaysia's opposition coalition has filed a no-confidence motion in Parliament against Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as part of Anwar Ibrahim's new "offensive" against the National Front government. The Opposition does not expect the motion to succeed, and instead sees this as one way t [...]	2008-07-10 11:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR604	ABDULLAH CONFIRMS 2010 HAND-OVER TO HELP SECURE [...] (C) PM Abdullah announced on July 10 his intention to step down as Prime Minister and United Malays National Organization (UMNO) president in June 2010 and hand over power to his deputy Najib Tun Razak. Abdullah and Najib will seek re-election in the December 2008 party polls as part of this [...]	2008-07-11 11:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR609	UMNO RESISTS POPULAR CALLS FOR REFORM [...] (C) The Malaysian electorate delivered a strong endorsement for change and a major set-back for Prime Minister Abdullah's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and National Front (BN) coalition in the March elections, but UMNO thus far has resisted reform. The shocking election result i [...]	2008-07-13 04:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR614	PARLIAMENT "WAR ZONE," AS ANWAR DUCKS POLICE [...] (C) A heavy police deployment, particularly at Parliament, on July 14 added to the atmosphere of political tension in Kuala Lumpur as the Parliament Speaker shot down an emergency Opposition motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Abdullah and de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim backed [...]	2008-07-14 09:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR618	DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 CARGO INSPECTION; DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shazryll did not provide a substantive response, but informed us the Ministry would review the provided i [...]	2008-07-15 09:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINR PREL ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP EUN
08KUALALUMPUR619	POLICE COMPEL ANWAR'S APPEARANCE ON JULY 16; [...] (C) Malaysian police have threatened Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with arrest if he does not appear at a police station on July 16 to give his statement in the criminal investigation regarding sodomy allegations. Anwar's lawyer publicly stated that Anwar will comply with the police order, [...]	2008-07-15 11:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR626	ANWAR ARRESTED FOR SODOMY [...] (C) Police arrested Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim just before 1300 on July 16, one hour before Anwar was due to appear at Kuala Lumpur police headquarters to provide his statement for the investigation into sodomy charges. As of 1600, police are holding Anwar at police headquarters, where [...]	2008-07-16 08:30:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR630	ANWAR RELEASED ON POLICE BAIL [...] (C) Police released Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on police bail the morning of July 17, some 20 hours after his arrest. Prosecutors have not yet charged Anwar, but he remains a formal suspect in connection with the forced sodomy allegation. Under conditions of police bail, police can requ [...]	2008-07-17 10:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR631	PROMINENT BLOGGER ARRESTED, CHARGED IN COURT [...] Police on July 17 arrested Raja Petra, controversial editor of the online portal Malaysia Today, and prosecutors charged him with criminal defamation of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife, Rosmah Mansor and two others. In a sworn affidavit, Raja Petra claimed he was "reliably informed" [...]	2008-07-17 10:32:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR665	UMNO-PAS TALKS PROVOKE CONTROVERSY [...] (S) Prime Minister Abdullah's July 20 revelation of secret meetings between his ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) beginning shortly after the March 2008 general election sent shock waves through both political coalitions and unsettled PAS itsel [...]	2008-07-30 12:14:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR682	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Information Minister and prominent reform-proponent Shabery Cheek assured the Ambassador that PM Abdullah remains committed to his reform agenda despite resistance from some of the PM,s own senior advisors and the UMNO old guard. While exhibiting some discomfort regarding the i [...]	2008-08-04 09:48:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR719	RELIGIOUS, RACIAL POLITICS MARK RUN-UP TO CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The ruling National Front (BN) coalition is gearing up to oppose Anwar Ibrahim's return to parliament via an August 26 by-election. BN tactics include intense rhetoric with religious and racial connotations. A Malaysian Bar Council forum on conversion to Islam was shut down by [...]	2008-08-13 10:11:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR KISM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR738	PAS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION ALLIANCE [...] (SBU) In its annual convention, the Malaysian Islamic Party confirmed continuing support for the opposition alliance despite the recent PAS &dialogue8 with the ruling coalition,s United Malay National Organization (UMNO). PAS leaders predictably condemned U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]	2008-08-19 06:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR753	INDICATORS ALL POINT TO ANWAR VICTORY IN AUG. 26 [...] Poloffs in Penang report that local observers continue to expect a decisive victory for Anwar in the Permatang Pauh by-election August 26. Government-influenced media, however, continue to portray the campaign as close, and negative press stories on Anwar are prevalent. Opposition rallies ar [...]	2008-08-25 09:41:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR759	ANWAR WINS RESOUNDING BY-ELECTION VICTORY [...] (SBU) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim appears to have won the Permatang Pauh by-election by a wide margin, with early reports on the evening of August 26 giving him a two-to-one advantage over his Barisan Nasional opponent. On election eve, Anwar had sought to dampen expectations of a landslide victor [...]	2008-08-27 00:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR762	ANWAR - NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Anwar Ibrahim,s decisive victory in the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday, the Speaker of Parliament has reversed himself and now says he will swear in the newly-elected MP on August 28. This will enable the soon-to-be official opposition leader to confront P [...]	2008-08-27 09:47:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR765	ANWAR SWORN IN AT PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim, still savoring his landslide by-election victory, was sworn into Parliament on August 28 after being officially confirmed as leader of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance. His first intervention was to question the merits of the DNA identification bill whi [...]	2008-08-28 09:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR782	SABAH DEPORTATIONS A POLITICAL BAND-AID [...] (C) Residents of Malaysia's Sabah state, in northeast Borneo, are dismissive of the Government's latest "crackdown" against illegal immigrants. The federal government launched the campaign as a measure to meet demands by Sabah politicians who are being wooed to shift their support to the opp [...]	2008-09-05 10:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ELAB SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR787	UMNO AND ITS COALITION IN DISARRAY AHEAD OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah and top leaders of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) appear unnerved as they approach the September 16 deadline set by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for toppling Abdullah's National Front (BN) government. UMNO's disarray and the weakness of the BN c [...]	2008-09-09 10:12:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR821	PM ABDULLAH TAKES OVER DEFENSE PORTFOLIO AHEAD OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took over the Defense Minister portfolio from his deputy Najib Tun Razak with immediate effect on September 17, one day ahead of a rumored showdown within Abdullah's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party. In return, Najib assumed the Finan [...]	2008-09-17 12:01:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR833	PM ABDULLAH SET BACK BY UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi failed to quell dissent or gain consensus support for his 2010 transition plan during a very heated September 18 UMNO Supreme Council meeting, which featured calls for Abdullah to step down led by UMNO VP Muhyiddin Yassin. Following the meeting, Muhyiddin a [...]	2008-09-19 12:09:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR84	GOM POLL SHOWS DECLINE IN PM ABDULLAH'S POPULARITY [...] (S) Summary: A secretive government poll revealed a 30 percent drop in Prime Minister Abdullah's approval rating since 2004, according to a retired senior intelligence official and current advisor to the Prime Minister. This matches recent findings by a private survey. With unpopular econo [...]	2008-02-11 10:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR847	PM ABDULLAH REGROUPS, REAFFIRMS UMNO ELECTION PLAN [...] (C) Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi claimed support from state-level officials of his ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) for his re-nomination as party president, in an effort to bounce back after some national UMNO leaders on September 18 urged the PM not to contest i [...]	2008-09-24 09:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR855	OPPOSITION-HELD SELANGOR GETS ON WITH BUSINESS OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador's call on Selangor Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim and other embassy meetings in September with state executives provided insights into issues of governance facing the first-ever opposition administration of Malaysia's richest state that surrounds the national capital. The [...]	2008-09-26 05:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EINV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR858	ENDGAME FOR ABDULLAH [...] (C) An emergency leadership meeting of the ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) on September 26 seemingly spelled out the endgame for embattled party leader and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. The UMNO Supreme Council postponed party elections from December to March 2009, but appar [...]	2008-09-26 10:59:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR866	POLITICKING GEARS DOWN FOR MUSLIM HOLIDAYS [...] (C) The United Malay National Organization (UMNO) Supreme Council's decision on September 26 to postpone the party's election to March 2009 (ref A),and the widely-rumored understanding that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi would not seek reelection, have generated some reactions within the ruli [...]	2008-09-30 07:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR889	PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAH TO STEP DOWN IN MARCH [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced late on October 8 after a meeting of the ruling National Front (BN) coalition that he would not seek reelection as the president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in the March 2009 party elections. By stepping down as UMNO presiden [...]	2008-10-08 10:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR891	UMNO WELCOMES ABDULLAH'S DECISION, SUPPORT SHIFTS [...] (SBU) Leaders of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) welcomed Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's October 8 announcement that he would step down in March as party president and head of government, and immediately sought to position themselves for upcoming UMNO elections. Former [...]	2008-10-09 10:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR929	MALAY RULERS REASSERT CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE IN [...] (SBU) Malaysia's nine Malay monarchs, who form a collective called the Council of Rulers, released an unprecedented special statement on October 16 reaffirming their fundamental constitutional role and defending key provisions in the federal constitution regarding ethnic Malay interests, as we [...]	2008-10-21 10:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR94	EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...]	2008-02-14 08:53:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR991	ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES [...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]	2008-11-09 23:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR992	ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES [...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]	2008-11-09 23:25:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUWAIT1007	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO BAGHDAD CONCERNED [...] (C) Summary: Ali Al-Mou'min, Kuwait's newly-designated Ambassador to Iraq, expects to arrive in Baghdad no later than mid-October, prior to an anticipated visit by the Kuwaiti PM. According to Al-Mou'min, the GOK has made few preparations for his arrival in Baghdad and he will be, at least [...]	2008-09-24 15:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ KU
08KUWAIT1008	IRANIAN DISSIDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Iranian cleric and rights activist Shaykh Ahmed Eidan Neisi (protect),in one of his periodic visits to Kuwait, told Poloff that he had information on the whereabouts of missing Israeli pilot Ron Arad that he was willing to share in exchange for money. He claimed that Arad is still alive [...]	2008-09-25 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PINR PHUM PTER IR KU
08KUWAIT101	ROK AMBASSADOR: MINIMAL NORTH KOREAN INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) On January 7, CDA met with South Korean Ambassador to Kuwait Keun Ho Song to discuss Republic of Korea (ROK) - Kuwait relations and North Korean (DPRK) influence in Kuwait. DPRK has an embassy in Kuwait and the Kuwait MFA lists eight officials at the embassy. AMB Song noted that there are [...]	2008-01-27 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ELAB KU KN KS
08KUWAIT1030	KUWAIT AVOIDS SUMMER 2008 BLACKOUTS; INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) official Suhaila Marafi said that while Kuwait has successfully survived this year,s peak electricity demand period without significant electrical outages, it still must contemplate how to deal with projected power shortages in the co [...]	2008-10-05 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PINR KU
08KUWAIT1099	GOK RESPONSE TO THE DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS [...] (SBU) On October 27, 2008 post delivered reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On October 30 the GoK informed Post that it had contacted the appropriate authorities in the Ministries of Finance, Interior and Commerce and the Central Bank of the UN 1267 Designation of the Gulf-bas [...]	2008-11-04 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BA EFIN ETTC KTFN PINR PREL PTER QT UNSC
08KUWAIT1110	KUWAIT'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (C) As widely predicted by Kuwaiti political observers, the October inaugural session of Kuwait's re-convened National Assembly was filled with verbal pyrotechnics and minor human drama as MPs squabbled over election counting errors, the presence of bare-headed female ministers, and threats [...]	2008-11-05 14:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KWMN KU
08KUWAIT1135	KUWAIT AND NATO CONDUCT FIRST GULF JOINT EXERCISE [...] (S) Kuwaiti National Security Bureau (NSB) and military services successfully concluded six days of training that culminated in an exercise involving boarding, air defense, and gunnery drills on November 09 with NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). In 2004, Kuwait became the first [...]	2008-11-13 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MOPS KU
08KUWAIT1137	IRAQI CHARGE IN KUWAIT DESCRIBES SUNNI/SHIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi called publicly following meetings with Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister on November 11 for further dialogue to advance the bilateral relationship. The Iraqi Charge d'affaires in Kuwait told POLCOUNS that Shia circles around PM Al-Maliki [...]	2008-11-13 14:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT1180	TERROR FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED US DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and background paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 3. Post will report any substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait [...]	2008-12-04 06:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS SA WE
08KUWAIT1186	GOK BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MUMBAI-TYPE ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, Kuwaitis were shocked and horrified by the November 26-29 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The fact that at least nine Kuwaitis -- including several women from prominent Kuwaiti families -- were trapped in a hotel room during the siege brought home to many t [...]	2008-12-04 15:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PINR KU
08KUWAIT1196	KUWAIT QUESTIONS SECDEF'S CALL FOR IRAQI GCC [...] (C) Office Director to the Foreign Minister -- and son of the Prime Minister -- Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Al-Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah shared with Ambassador during a December 14 conversation Kuwaiti anxiety over and general opposition to SecDef Gates' call (ref speech) for Iraqi inclusion in the Gu [...]	2008-12-15 15:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU
08KUWAIT1237	KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ FINDS IMPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-28 03:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT151	IRANIAN DISSIDENT DISCUSSES CONDITION OF AHWAZI [...] (C) Summary: On January 29, A/Polcouns and Poloff met with Ahmad Eidan Neisi (PROTECT/PROTECT),an Iranian Shi'a cleric and political dissident from the Ahwaz region of southwestern Iran. Neisi sought a meeting with Poloffs to discuss the dire social and economic conditions of Ahwazi ethnic Ar [...]	2008-02-07 13:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PHUM PTER ECON IR KU
08KUWAIT155	EXTREMIST REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (C-CT8-00002) - [...] (S) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) does not currently have a rehabilitation program for jihadists or extremists. This analysis is based on post's conversations with the Ministry of Interior Kuwait State Security (KSS),the National Security Bureau (NSB),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal [...]	2008-02-07 16:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PINR KISL PGOV PINS PTER SOCI KU
08KUWAIT273	GOK NOTIFIED OF ARB IV PROCEEDINGS FOR CYCLES 1 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-09 13:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDRG PINR PTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT313	MUGNIYAH AFTERMATH: GOK TO PROSECUTE MEMBERS OF [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Kuwait's public prosecutor questioned three individuals and issued arrest warrants for five others who were involved in the now-infamous Imad Mugniyah "eulogy" of February 16. By March 13, the GOK had released all of the detained individuals on bail, pending possi [...]	2008-03-18 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PGOV SOCI KU IR
08KUWAIT36	CODEL WOLF: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN JERUSALEM; NEED [...] (C) On January 4, Kuwaiti Islamist Mubarak Al-Mutawa told CODEL Wolf that Hamas would put an end to violence and recognize Israel, if it was convinced that Palestinian sovereignty was truly an option. He also praised the CODEL for promoting interfaith dialogue as a key to peace and stability [...]	2008-01-08 15:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU PTER KPAL IZ PHUM PINR
08KUWAIT384	KUWAITI LEADERSHIP PRAISES MALIKI FOR BASRA [...] (C) In separate April 2 meetings with A/S Welch, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Amiri Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef El-Ebraheem offered their support for Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki's Basra campaign. The GOK, which typically expresses a lack o [...]	2008-04-08 07:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT385	GOK TO A/S WELCH: "OUR AID IS ADEQUATE, BUT WE'LL [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, NEA A/S Welch met separately with the Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Economic Advisor to the Amir to discuss Israel/Palestinians, Iraq, Syria/Lebanon, and Iran. A/S Welch pressed all three contacts to enhance Kuwait's political and financial support for Pres [...]	2008-04-08 08:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KPAL PTER KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT410	INFORMATION ON SOURCE OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN [...] (S) Summary: The Kuwaiti Cabinet's mass resignation and the Amir's subsequent dissolution of Parliament represent the widely expected culmination of a contentious and dysfunctional relationship between the GOK and Parliament going back several years. In the short term, the dissolution provide [...]	2008-04-15 06:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT43	PARLIAMENT'S GRILLING MORE FIZZLE THAN SIZZLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 8 and 9, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye "grilled" (publicly questioned) Education Minister Nouriya Al-Sabeeh before the National Assembly. Al-Shraye's accusations against the Minister were weak and vague, and Al-Sabeeh defended herself ably on the Assembly floor. Parliamen [...]	2008-01-10 12:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR KU
08KUWAIT471	AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...]	2008-05-01 08:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT508	5/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...]	2008-05-08 15:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
08KUWAIT509	5/4/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI MINISTER OF [...] (S) Summary: In a warm and welcoming introductory call, the Amir's eldest son and Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Shaykh Nasser, acknowledged embarrassment and a bit of GoK confusion over the former Kuwaiti GTMO detainee's reported terror attack in Mosul, and outlined an optimistic economic visi [...]	2008-05-11 05:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KU
08KUWAIT512	AMB SATTERFIELD BRIEFS GOK ON IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) In a nearly four hour session with Kuwaiti MFA and security officials, S/I Satterfield and team briefed on developments in Iraq, with particular focus on progress made re Sunni outreach/reconciliation and significance of Basrah confrontation between PM Maliki and Iraqi Security Forces and [...]	2008-05-11 07:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PARM PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT558	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KUWAIT PM: IRAQ, CT, [...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah to thank him for the "indispensable support" that Kuwait provides to USG efforts in Iraq and the region, and to urge greater GOK support for the Al-Maliki government. The PM s [...]	2008-05-18 11:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR KDEM KU
08KUWAIT574	BIO DATA ON NEW KUWAITI PARLIAMENT [...] The following is a list of MPs in Kuwait's new Parliament elected on May 17, 2008 (reftel). Information on each MP includes: political affiliation, constituency, number of votes received, previous parliament participation, date of birth, education and tribal affiliation as applicable. ---- [...]	2008-05-21 05:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM KU
08KUWAIT615	NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 13:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL
08KUWAIT621	NEW GOK CABINET: GAINS FOR TRIBAL SALAFIS, SHI'A [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah announced May 28 the formation of a new Cabinet that included seven new ministers, five royal family members, one MP, two women, two Shi,a, one Islamic Constitutional Movement representative (ICM-Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherh [...]	2008-05-29 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT633	INAUGURAL SESSION OF KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PROCEEDS [...] (C) In the June 1 inaugural session of the Kuwaiti Parliament, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah warned in unusually harsh terms against "chaos and discord," and made clear that he would not hesitate to dissolve the Parliament again if it failed to move past the political stalemate that marked the p [...]	2008-06-02 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT637	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP AND RIHS DESIGNATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's introductory meeting June 3 with newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),Bader Al-Duwaila, coincided with the planned June 4 release of the 2008 TIP report and Kuwait's downgrade to a Tier 3 ranking. Ambassador urged immediate action to me [...]	2008-06-04 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR GTIP KTFN KHUM KU
08KUWAIT782	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RIHS AND TIP WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the UNSCR 1267 designation of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) (Ref B) and TIP July 9 with Hussain Nasser Al-Huraiti, the new Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) and Islamic Affairs. The Minister, a RIHS boardmember, de [...]	2008-07-10 09:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KTFN KISL TIP KU
08KUWAIT81	READOUT OF KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER'S JAN. 15-16 [...] (C) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Energy Kevin Kolevar, Kuwait Petroleum SIPDIS Corporation General Counsel Nawaf Saud Nasir Al Sabah provided a brief readout of Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah's January 15-16 visit to Tehran to co-chair a Joint [...]	2008-01-18 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KU PINR EPET
08KUWAIT837	KUWAIT: "WE'VE DONE OUR PART; BALL IS NOW IN IRAQI COURT" [...] (C) Former NEA DAS and newly minted Senior Advisor on Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with GOK officials July 22 to discuss Iraq and how to facilitate progress on some of the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq. In direct correlation to Kuwait's proximity to Iran, Kuwaiti paranoi [...]	2008-07-24 11:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KCRS PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT865	DR. MOHAMMED ON VARIOUS AND SUNDRY: PA FUNDS, [...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Deputy PM and FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah to review a number of issues prior to both taking summer holidays. During an hour long exchange August 3, the following topics were addressed: -- PA Funding: Ambassador stressed the urgency of the situation a [...]	2008-08-04 16:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM PGOV PTER KPAL KU BG
08KUWAIT934	(C/NF) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) This message is an initial response to ref A request for additional reporting on the ruling Al Sabah family's decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Res [...]	2008-09-01 14:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV KU
08KUWAIT937	PROMINENT KUWAITI MP SEES OPENING TO SYRIA; [...] (C) Summary: Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a prominent Kuwaiti Member of Parliament (MP) who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during a late August visit to Damascus, told the Ambassador he perceived an opportunity to drive a wedge between Syria and Iran and move the former closer to the int [...]	2008-09-03 11:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SY IR KU
08KUWAIT953	KUWAITI PM TO VISIT BAGHDAD AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER [...] (C) During a September 7 Ramadan event, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah confirmed to the Ambassador that media reports of his imminent trip to Iraq are essentially accurate. The PM indicated that his visit to Baghdad will occur some time after his [...]	2008-09-09 12:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KU
08KUWAIT98	KUWAIT MFA U/S ON IRAQ, GTMO, 1267 DESIGNEES [...] (C) On January 21, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah told CDA that Kuwait is ready to invest in Iraq, but delays in funding are caused by the Iraqi failure to get project proposals to relevant GOK officials. Recent high-level Iraqi visits to Kuwait have increased bilateral cooperation, and there are now s [...]	2008-01-24 16:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IR IZ KDRG PINR PTER ETRD
08KUWAIT991	KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SWORN IN BY AMIR [...] (C) On September 16, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah swore in Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Al-Mou'min as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to Baghdad since the Iraqi invasion in 1990. The swearing-in was lightly heralded by the press -- mentioned in only one daily, but co [...]	2008-09-17 16:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KU
08KUWAIT994	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and background paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 17. Post will report substantive response septel. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait [...]	2008-09-18 05:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN VE LE SNAR AND KCRM PREL
08KYIV102	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FEELING CONFIDENT [...] (C) Summary. With an eye toward reelection in early 2010, President Yushchenko is asserting himself more confidently now with coalition partner Tymoshenko as Prime Minister than he did when faced with Yanukovych. The President has issued numerous public statements instructing the government o [...]	2008-01-17 11:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1063	UKRAINE: SE GRAY AND DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DPM [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the Kyiv Energy Security Summit May 22-23, Special Envoy Gray and DAS Bryza met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyrya to discuss US-EU-Ukraine cooperation on energy security, including the Ukrainian proposal to expand gas transit through Ukraine [...]	2008-06-03 09:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV UP
08KYIV1064	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING REVISITED [...] (C) Summary. In the heat of a spat between President Yushchenko's team and former financial and political backer David Zhvaniya, the issue of Yushchenko's poisoning in September 2004 has once again become subject of political accusations. After the Presidential Secretariat initiated a case t [...]	2008-06-03 16:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1087	UKRAINE: BALOHA CASTS COALITION IN NEGATIVE LIGHT [...] (C) Summary. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Viktor Baloha told the Ambassador on June 3 that the coalition was struggling forward and would continue to work together, but that they were nearing the breaking point. He criticized Tymoshenko for being unconstructive and populist, with pol [...]	2008-06-05 14:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP

08KYIV1105	UKRAINE: COALITION TEETERING [...] (C) Summary. The June 6 announcement by two relatively unknown MPs -- one from BYuT and one from OU-PSD -- that they are withdrawing from the coalition leaves the coalition in an unclear legal status and without enough votes to push through legislation. BYuT and OU-PSD faction leaders, as wel [...]	2008-06-06 13:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1182	UKRAINE: RADA COUNTING DOWN TO SUMMER RECESS [...] (C) Summary. The consensus in the Rada across the political spectrum on June 17 was that regardless of the legal status of the coalition, the reality is that the parliament will not accomplish anything significant in its remaining month in session and all are now looking to the fall for chang [...]	2008-06-17 15:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1219	UKRAINE: VANCO CASE SENT TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, [...] (SBU) On June 18, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko issued a decree aimed at suspending the Cabinet of Ministers (CabMin) resolution which annulled the production sharing agreement (PSA) with Vanco. Yushchenko's decree temporarily suspends the CabMin resolution only until the Constitution [...]	2008-06-23 06:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PREL ENRG PINR UP
08KYIV1257	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COOPERATION ON MAN-PORTABLE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Kyiv June 17-19. During his visit, Bloomfield explained the special concern with which the U.S. Government regards trade in MANPADS and urged Ukraine to strengthen its cooperation with the [...]	2008-07-01 11:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
08KYIV1300	UKRAINE: YATSENYUK, RISING POLITICIAN [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk has become one of the most interesting senior politicians in Ukraine to watch. Only 34 years old, Yatsenyuk has already served not only as chair of the parliament, but Foreign Minister, Minister of Economy, and Acting Governor of the National Bank. [...]	2008-07-03 14:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1342	UKRAINE: LAST WEEK OF RADA STARTS OFF BADLY [...] (C) Summary. Party of Regions on July 8 shook up the planned agenda for the Rada's last week in plenary by moving forward with efforts to hold a no confidence vote on Prime Minister Tymoshenko. In response, her BYuT faction blocked the Rada rostrum and Speaker Yatsenyuk was forced to close t [...]	2008-07-08 16:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1356	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO SAFE, NO CONFIDENCE VOTE FAILS [...] (C) Summary. In a nail-biting vote, Prime Minister Tymoshenko was given a reprieve after Party of Regions' resolution of no confidence in the Cabinet failed, garnering only 174 votes. After a lengthy diatribe from Regions MP Azarov, Tymoshenko gave an impassioned defense of her government's [...]	2008-07-11 14:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1413	UKRAINE: UPDATE ON REPORTED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Attache received an update on July 21 from Ukraine's nuclear regulatory officials regarding a potential radioactive material smuggling incident (ref B). GOU experts have now finished a detailed analysis of the seized material and have determined that it is of NO prolifera [...]	2008-07-22 14:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM PINR UP
08KYIV1455	UKRAINE: DAS MERKEL HEARS SKEPTICISM ON UNITED [...] (C) Summary. During his July 24-25 visit to Kyiv, DAS David Merkel heard from representatives of several political forces that the way forward on internal politics was unclear, but that a great deal depends on President Yushchenko and how he decides to proceed. Secretary of the National Secur [...]	2008-07-29 13:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV146	UKRAINE: CHINESE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR EXPERTS AND [...] (S - REL UP) We met January 22 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos to provide reftel information regarding the possibility that four individuals from China's Fourth Academy, which develops and manufactures solid rocket motors for Chinese [...]	2008-01-22 13:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE PINR CH UP
08KYIV1557	UKRAINE: IMPACT OF GEORGIA CRISIS ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Events in Georgia have triggered front page charges/countercharges between Moscow and Kyiv -- including dueling MFA statements on Russian deployment of its Black Sea Fleet (BSF) off the Georgian coast and Russian attacks on Ukrainian arms sales to Tbilisi. While DFM [...]	2008-08-12 15:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS UP
08KYIV1624	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S BSF DECREES HEIGHTEN DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The issuance on August 13 by President Yushchenko of two decrees regulating Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and other military units' entry into Ukraine and deployments from Ukrainian territory has triggered another sharp exchange between Kyiv and Moscow (ref. A). The [...]	2008-08-15 13:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR RS UP MARR
08KYIV1627	TFGG01 Ukrainian Media on Georgian Conflict [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian media is split on its coverage of the conflict in Georgia, which occupied the front page of Ukrainian newspapers this week and featured prominently on broadcast and on-line media. Pro-Western and pro-presidential periodicals denounced Russia's support for separatist r [...]	2008-08-15 14:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL PGOV KPAI GG UK
08KYIV1631	UKRAINE: OFFER OF MISSILE WARNING COOPERATION MORE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On August 16, Ukraine's MFA announced that Ukraine was ready to develop active cooperation on early warning and missile monitoring systems with "European countries." It also stated that President Yushchenko on August 13 ordered Ukraine's withdrawal from a 1992 miss [...]	2008-08-18 16:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV1706	UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]	2008-08-28 11:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1707	UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]	2008-08-28 11:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1804	ORANGE COALITION CRISIS: NO SIGN OF RECONCILIATION [...] (C) The Orange coalition has shown no movement toward reconciliation since the September 2 vote by President Yushchenko's "Our Ukraine" party to withdraw. PM Tymoshenko, reportedly surprised by Our Ukraine's sudden exit, expressed willingness to meet with Yushchenko to try and work out a deal [...]	2008-09-11 17:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1860	ORANGE COALITION ENDS; CLOCK STARTS ON NEW [...] (C) As expected, on September 16 Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk announced the termination of the Orange Coalition, starting the 30-day clock on formation of a new coalition and, failing that, providing the option for President Yushchenko to call new elections. With parties continuing to jockey for ad [...]	2008-09-17 15:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV191	UKRAINE: RADA SESSION CLOSES WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) Summary. The final weeks of the new Rada's first session ended disappointingly with the Party of Regions blockading the rostrum and the coalition unable to muster a majority to pass any legislation or make personnel appointments. With over 700 draft bills at some stage of the legislative [...]	2008-01-29 11:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV192	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO PUSHES AHEAD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko is moving forward with his plans to further amend the constitution in an effort to clarify poorly written articles, but constitutional experts are not convinced that this process will succeed. Yushchenko issued a decree in late December 2007 forming the Nat [...]	2008-01-29 12:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1943	RADA UPDATE: COALITION TALKS INCONCLUSIVE; DROP [...] (C) Negotiations continue between President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) to re-form the Orange coalition in conjunction with potential new partner, the Lytvyn Bloc. This would avoid early elections, a goal PM Tymoshenko appears st [...]	2008-09-29 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1950	UKRAINE: NAFTOHAZ CONTINUES TO FACE MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary. NaftoHaz, Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas enterprise, continues to face major financial challenges as Russia and Ukraine continue highly-anticipated 2009 gas negotiations. In addition to debt owed to its gas suppliers, NaftoHaz faces various other financial difficulties, inc [...]	2008-09-30 14:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV PREL ENRG PINR UP
08KYIV1966	TYMOSHENKO CALLS YUSHCHENKO'S BLUFF [...] (C) On October 1, PM Tymoshenko announced that her BYuT faction would accept all Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) ultimatums and conditions in order to form a three-party coalition, keep orange forces together, and avoid early elections. At the same time, Tymoshenko predicted Yushc [...]	2008-10-02 15:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV200	UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED HEARS ABOUT FRAGILE [...] (C) Summary. In A/S Fried's meetings with top Ukrainian leaders, all dominated by discussions about Ukraine's pending request for a NATO MAP (septel),the internal political subtext was fragility, distrust, and creeping dissatisfaction from all parties about the current government and its pos [...]	2008-01-31 06:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2008	UKRAINE: CHERNOMYRDIN CRASHES KYIV ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. An animated Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine since 2001, provided a spirited presentation on Ukraine's energy sector on October 7 at the "Ukrainian Energy Forum," a three-day event organized by Adam Smith Conferences. According to Chernomyrdin, reliability is [...]	2008-10-09 12:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2022	AKHMETOV HOLDS FORTH ON UKRAINIAN POLITICS AND [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, billionaire industrialist and Party of Regions MP Rinat Akhmetov expressed support for President Yushchenko's plans to dissolve the Rada, saying elections were the only "democratic" way forward for the country. Akhmetov said that Regions woul [...]	2008-10-10 13:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2106	TYMOSHENKO MEGA-COALITION PROPOSAL FALLS FLAT [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Tymoshenko on October 19 proposed creating a unity coalition of all parties in the parliament to address the effects of the international financial crisis. She asked President Yushchenko to rescind his order for early parliamentary elections and support her proposal. Most [...]	2008-10-20 15:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2127	MV FAINA: UKRAINIAN REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 13:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2173	UKRAINE: TOO EARLY TO WRITE OFF ROSUKRENERGO (RUE) [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has repeatedly promised to remove all intermediaries in the gas trade with Russia, but Russia appears to be making direct gas dealings contingent upon obligations that Ukraine may not be able to fulfill. Tymoshenko and Russian PM Putin have signed a mem [...]	2008-10-30 11:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2188	UKRAINE: U.S. AMBASSADOR VISITS SUMY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Taylor on September 25 became the first U.S. Ambassador to officially visit the Sumy Oblast (region) in northeastern Ukraine. The Ambassador met with the Governor and the Mayor of the city of Sumy before attending Sumy's International Economic Forum. He also spoke [...]	2008-11-03 15:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON UP
08KYIV2212	KUCHMA AND KRAVCHUK ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Ambassador recently sounded out former Presidents Kuchma and Kravchuk on Ukraine's dual economic and political crises. Kuchma worries most about the potential for large-scale unemployment in the metal, mining, chemical and construction sectors. Kravchuk's focus is more on the political [...]	2008-11-07 07:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2259	UKRAINE: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY, [...] (U) This is the first of two cables on the economy in Crimea. The second cable will focus on Russia's influence on the Crimean economy and will examine the city of Sevastopol. 2. (SBU) Summary: Economic development in Crimea has fallen behind other parts of Ukraine despite great potential, [...]	2008-11-17 15:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PINR RS UP
08KYIV2303	UKRAINE: RUSSIA DEMANDS UKRAINE PAY ITS GAS DEBT, [...] (SBU) Summary. As annual gas negotiations between Ukraine and Russia intensify, Russian President Medvedev weighed in on Ukraine's gas debt in Ukrainian press reports, hinting at gas cutoffs if Ukraine does not pay its debt by the end of the year. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller added an additional [...]	2008-11-24 14:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2354	UKRAINE'S MEDIA MONITORS DECRY CURRENT STATE OF MEDIA IN [...] Summary: At a November 20 luncheon hosted by Ambassador Taylor, ten Ukrainian media monitors and observers shared their views on the current state of media in Ukraine. Participants agreed that, despite great expectations, Ukraine's media development had been disappointingly slow in the years s [...]	2008-12-02 05:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PGOV KPAI KPAO RS UP
08KYIV2358	UKRAINE'S DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. The ongoing gas price discussions for 2009 once again highlight Ukraine's strong dependence on energy imports from Russia: Ukraine depends on Russia for 80 percent of its natural gas, 61 percent of its oil, 100 percent of its nuclear fuel, and for the disposal of all the fuel it [...]	2008-12-02 13:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2414	UKRAINE: FIRTASH MAKES HIS CASE TO THE USG [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 07:52:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	EINV ENRG EPET PINR PREL POL UP
08KYIV2485	CHERNOMYRDIN: UKRAINE MUST PAY GAS DEBTS [...] (C) Viktor Chernomyrdin, in a meeting with the Ambassador, highlighted the importance of Ukraine paying its gas debts. He stressed that Russia was unwilling to subsidize Ukraine, adding: "if you like them, help them." Chernomyrdin is convinced Ukrainian leaders, mired in power struggles, are [...]	2008-12-19 11:35:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR RU UP
08KYIV283	UKRAINE: RADA MANAGES TO OPEN NEW SESSION AND [...] (C) Summary. The Rada got off to a rocky start on February 5 with more blockading and fistfights, but Speaker Yatsenyuk did manage to close the old session and open the new one as required in the constitution, although the President's planned "state of the nation" address to the Rada was post [...]	2008-02-05 11:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV334	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER YEKHANUROV PICKS UP THE [...] (C - REL NATO) Summary: New Defense Minister, and former Prime Minister, Yuriy Yekhanurov is an experienced bureaucratic insider with close ties to President Yushchenko who will be an ardent supporter of Ukraine's request for a NATO MAP and movement toward European standards and interoperabili [...]	2008-02-13 10:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PREL MOPS NATO KPKO PINR UP
08KYIV34	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO HITS THE GROUND RUNNING [...] (C) Summary. At a time when most of Kyiv slows down for the holidays, Prime Minister Tymoshenko has pushed full-steam ahead in her first month in office to get Ukraine's financial house in order, fulfill key election promises, and get her team on the ground and working. Tymoshenko was confir [...]	2008-01-11 12:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR UP
08KYIV359	UKRAINE: RADA COMES IN, VOTES, STALLS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Rada managed to overcome political differences on February 12 to vote on social and economic issues, but then immediately sunk back into an impasse. After several Coordinating Council meetings early in the week, on the morning of February 12 leaders from BYuT and Party of Reg [...]	2008-02-15 12:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV361	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Stavnichuk and Justice Minister Onishchuk confirmed to us recently that the President's team is moving ahead with its plans to amend the constitution in the first half of the year. Stavnichuk described the National Constitutional Counc [...]	2008-02-15 13:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV408	UKRAINE: REGIONS PROPOSES PACKAGE TO UNBLOCK RADA, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Rada failed to open as scheduled on February 21 with Regions continuing to blockade the rostrum. However, opposition leader Yanukovych proposed an end to the blockade in exchange for positive Rada consideration of ten legislative initiatives. A parliamentary rou [...]	2008-02-21 13:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV419	UKRAINE: VERDICT AND SENTENCING IN GONGADZE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Lawyer Valentyna Telychenko, who represents the wife of slain journalist Georgiy Gongadze, told us that she expected a verdict and sentencing for the three men accused of killing Gongadze by early March; according to press reports, March 3 could be the final day of the trial. Th [...]	2008-02-22 13:19:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV453	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH PUSHING FOR NEW COALITION, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 25 meeting, Party of Regions leader Yanukovych reiterated to the Ambassador all his old points about Ukraine's relations with NATO not requiring a MAP at this juncture, then proceeded to lay out three scenarios for the Rada, all of which would change the current [...]	2008-02-27 12:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV474	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Meetings with Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Roman Bezsmertniy, Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria, Regions MP Andriy Klyuyev, and Regions financier Rinat Akhmetov in the past week revealed that efforts are being made to reformat the coalition, but opinions varie [...]	2008-03-04 13:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV504	UKRAINE: COALITION STABLE FOR NOW, RADA GETS BACK [...] (C) Summary. The Rada returned to work on March 6 after nearly a month's impasse, while Presidential Chief of Staff Baloha reassured the Ambassador that there was no plan to undermine the Prime Minister. Baloha said that he believed that Tymoshenko was conspiring against Yushchenko and he mad [...]	2008-03-07 12:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV522	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIRMS COALITION UNITY, [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Yushchenko met late March 11 to discuss Ukraine's bid for a NATO MAP at the April 2-4 Bucharest Summit. The Ambassador told President Yushchenko that President Bush was talking to NATO Allies about MAP for Ukraine and that the U.S. believes that unity [...]	2008-03-13 06:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV709	UKRAINE: RADA REOPENS, BUT TENSIONS PERSIST [...] (C) Summary. The Rada reopened in plenary session April 8 after a two-week break and immediately went into a long recess amid recriminations that various factions were plotting against each other. However, all sides managed to find a temporary solution to the disagreements of the day, allowi [...]	2008-04-08 12:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV756	UKRAINE: NO SPLIT IN PARTY OF REGIONS EXPECTED - [...] (C) Summary. Although tensions exist between the Akhmetov and Yanukovych wings of the Party of Regions, the party shows no immediate signs of splitting. Moreover, by taking a stand against a NATO MAP for Ukraine at the Bucharest Summit and playing on rumors of possible Rada elections in late [...]	2008-04-15 07:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV771	UKRAINE: CRACKS IN THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Although the President, Prime Minister, OU-PSD, and BYuT all say they want the democratic coalition to last, public infighting, growing distrust, and mutual recriminations are making the tenuous majority even shakier. An April 16 spat erupted over the vote for the President's law [...]	2008-04-16 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV782	UKRAINE: NATO/PFP TRUST FUND DESTRUCTION PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns, Polmiloff, and DATT met April 16 with Deputy Defense Minister Valeriy Ivashchenko to discuss the status of the NATO PfP Trust Fund destruction project and deliver the corresponding non-paper (ref A),and raise the possible mid-May visit of the Special Envoy for MANPAD [...]	2008-04-18 12:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
08KYIV803	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO ENTERS CONSTITUTIONAL GAME [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Tymoshenko has begun speaking publicly and forcefully for transforming Ukraine into a parliamentary system, possibly as part of an effort to force President Yushchenko into cooperation and to take away the President's lead in reforming the constitution. She first r [...]	2008-04-24 12:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV832	UKRAINE: KYIV MAYOR'S RACE HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. With early Kyiv mayor and city council elections scheduled for May 25, and 150 candidates already declared, the race to control the capital city is being seen as an early showdown in the run-up to the presidential elections in late 2009/early 2010. Prime Minister Tymoshenko's BY [...]	2008-04-25 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV873	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL GAME HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk and adviser to the Prime Minister Zadorozhniy separately described to the Ambassador that BYuT-Regions collaboration on a new constitution was a reality that would move along quickly and that cooperation between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymo [...]	2008-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV902	UKRAINE: COALITION TEETERING, BUT ALTERNATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Cracks in the coalition appeared to widen May 12-13 as the two sides faced off in the Rada and in public comments from President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. Privately, Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that coalition was de facto dead, because the President had set hi [...]	2008-05-13 16:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV924	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Oleksandr Sagan, recently-appointed Chairman of the State Committee of Nationalities and Religions, discussed a wide variety issues including inter-ethnic relations, the status of religious freedom, and migration policy -- all of which fall [...]	2008-05-16 14:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV954	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO GETS HIS CABMIN LAW [...] (C) Summary. President Yushchenko won a tactical victory on May 16, when Prime Minister Tymoshenko's faction in the parliament backed down after a week's stand-off and agreed to vote for the new law on the Cabinet of Ministers, which the President has been pushing for since December. Yushchen [...]	2008-05-20 11:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV955	UKRAINE: RENEWED THOUGHTS OF ENGAGING BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador strongly discouraged Ukrainian plans for an "informal" meeting between Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Belarusan President Lukashenko in meetings with Foreign Minister Ohryzko on May 18 and Presidential foreign policy advisor Oleksandr Chaliy on May 20. Ambassador stresse [...]	2008-05-20 14:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS PINR BO UP
08KYIV960	UKRAINE: COALITION TOGETHER FOR NOW, BUT [...] (C) Summary. For now, Ukraine's fragile coalition is holding itself together -- barely-- for a variety of reasons and in spite of the public bickering and threats, and could continue to muddle along for weeks or months. All parties are reluctant to return to expensive and time-consuming new [...]	2008-05-21 13:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV965	UKRAINE: GONGADZE KILLERS APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT, [...] (C) Summary. Valentyna Telychenko, the attorney for the widow of slain journalist Georgiy Gongadze, told EmbOff that she was satisfied with the March 15 convictions of three former police officers, but that she would request reduced sentences for two of the defendants when they make their fi [...]	2008-05-22 08:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
08KYIV975	UKRAINE: KYIV MAYORAL ELECTION REMAIQHIGHLY [...] (C) Summary. With the May 25 elections for the Kyiv mayor's office and city council drawing nearer, heated accusations of cheating and sabotage among the major players are increasing as all prepare for the vote, the outcome of which is still unpredictable. Also troubling, a majority of mem [...]	2008-05-23 14:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08LAGOS366	NIGERIA: MILITANT ATTACKS REDUCE OIL PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Chevron Nigeria's Acting Managing Director Andrew Fawthrop (strictly protect) said his company has lost 30,000 barrels per day of oil production recently and he estimates Nigeria's total daily production has fallen to 1.6 to 1.7 million barrels per day. He said recent events in [...]	2008-09-17 16:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV EFIN PINR NI
08LAGOS524	(S) NIGERIA: NSA MUKHTAR - A CLOSET EXTREMIST WE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador had a one-plus hour meeting with National Security Advisor Major General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar on December 22 to discuss a range of issues, including the recent internecine violence in the northern city of Jos. Mukhtar also voiced his criticism of our bilateral r [...]	2008-12-31 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL NI
08LAPAZ1055	ORURO: STEPCHILD OF BOLIVIA'S ALTIPLANO [...] (C) Summary: Oruro--the smallest and least-populated of Bolivia's three altiplano departments or states--and its capital city Oruro are predominantly indigenous (Quechua or Aymara),poor, and loyal to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Oruro city's main claim to fame is the UNE [...]	2008-05-07 18:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1137	BOLIVIA: SANTA CRUZ BEGINS IMPLEMENTING AUTONOMY [...] (U) The departmental government of Santa Cruz, eager to show its population the benefits of autonomy and to regain the national spotlight from the recall referendum (reftel),will be begin implementing its autonomy on May 15. While largely symbolic (names changes),there are two concrete me [...]	2008-05-15 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08LAPAZ1150	BOLIVIA: TWO VISIONS OF AUTONOMY FOR POTOSI [...] (C) Summary: On May 12 and 13, Emboff met with Potosi departmental (state) Prefect Mario Virreira and Potosi city Mayor Rene Joaquino. The department of Potosi is one of the three altiplano departments that have formed the majority of support for the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party, wh [...]	2008-05-16 20:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1154	SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA: SECOND CITY'S ECONOMY NOT [...] (SBU) Under the spotlight surrounding the autonomy votes, the Department of Santa Cruz is often portrayed as wealthy and white, and the movement for autonomy is simplistically characterized as a struggle over resources. While there is some truth in these generalizations, none of them adequat [...]	2008-05-19 17:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS PREL PINR EAGR EAID BO
08LAPAZ1164	BOLIVIA: JOAQUINO GROUP PLANS "THIRD OPTION" [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Emboff met with Rene JOAQUINO Cabrera, mayor of the town of Potosi and leader of the small opposition group Alianza Social (Social Alliance, or AS.) Representatives of the regional opposition recently noted that AS was fielding a candidate in the upcoming prefect elect [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1233	CODEL DODD VISIT TO BOLIVIA MAY 27-28 [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite aircraft problems, CODEL Dodd was able to visit La Paz for meetings with Vice President Garcia Linera, joined by the Foreign Minister, and with opposition leader former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. The Vice President said his government was interested in better re [...]	2008-06-03 14:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID SNAR BO
08LAPAZ1487	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR RETURNS; ATTACKS RESUME [...] (C) Summary. Two hours after the Ambassador landed in La Paz July 2, Minister of Government Rada held a news conference stating his hope that the Ambassador is returning to resume a "diplomatic role" and avoid "political activism." Rada accused the Ambassador of only returning to reunite a fra [...]	2008-07-03 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1529	RECALL PRIMER 3 OF 3: ARE THEY IN IT TO WIN IT? [...] (C) Summary: As both opposition and government campaigns for the August 10 recall referendum move ahead full throttle and pick up rhetorical steam, back channel signs point to doubts on both sides about the recall process. The opposition architects of the May 8 recall referendum have always [...]	2008-07-09 22:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ175	MORALES CABINET SHUFFLE REMAINS HARDLINE [...] (SBU) President Morales initiated his third year in office by changing four of his sixteen cabinet ministers. Signaling that economic growth is a priority, three of the four positions are economic. Substantive changes are unlikely however, as none of the new ministers holds sufficient clout [...]	2008-01-24 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ1774	GOVERNMENT INSIDER OUTLINES POST-RECALL STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Minister of Water Gustavo Adolfo Morales told PolOff August 13 that under no circumstances would Bolivian President Evo Morales resort to a "hard line" strategy to ensure passage of a draft constitution. He further outlined a post-August 10 recall referendum strategy, allege [...]	2008-08-18 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1775	BOLIVIA: CLASHES IN SANTA CRUZ, DIVISIONS WIDEN [...] (C) Five opposition departments (states) have called for a one-day strike on August 19 to demand the return of hydrocarbon tax revenues from the national treasury to departmental coffers. Violence is possible in various areas of the country, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) aligned peasant [...]	2008-08-18 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ1802	BOLIVIA: NATIONAL OPPOSITION PARTY IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. After opposition party PODEMOS failed to collect and submit the required 58,000 signatures to maintain legal status, the Bolivian National Electoral Court stripped PODEMOS of its legal political party status. Evo's August 10 recall referendum victory was an especially hard defeat [...]	2008-08-21 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1822	AMBASSADOR VISITS SANTA CRUZ: MOOD PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) The Ambassador traveled to Santa Cruz on August 25 to participate in a USAID-sponsored Special Olympics event, attend the opening of a major trade fair, attend the premier of a NAS-sponsored film festival on trafficking in persons, and to meet with Prefect (Governor) Ruben Costas and othe [...]	2008-08-27 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL
08LAPAZ1865	BOLIVIA: AUTONOMY, THE CHACO, AND DESPAIR IN TARIJA [...] (C) The southern, gas-rich department (state) of Tarija has called an election on November 30 to select a departmental parliament, as called for in its autonomy referendum. The parliamentary elections will be the first among the autonomous opposition departments and was moved forward two mo [...]	2008-09-02 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR KDEM
08LAPAZ1921	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO SUCRE [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Goldberg traveled to Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre to participate in the official launch of the Sucre Virtual Presence Post (VPP) and to meet newly-elected Prefect Savina Cuellar. While in Sucre, the Ambassador also visited two USAID projects [...]	2008-09-08 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER SNAR BL KPAO
08LAPAZ1935	ECONOMIC CABINET CHANGE: STATE ECONOMY COMING [...] (C) On September 8, Evo Morales again shuffled his cabinet. Gone are the more pragmatic ministers Graciela Toro and Javier Hurtado, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) politicians assume the reins at the Ministries of Hydrocarbons and Rural Development. Carlos Villegas and Susana Rivero, th [...]	2008-09-09 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR ASEC
08LAPAZ194	BOLIVIA: MINISTER SAYS USG SUPPORTS DOMESTIC SPYING [...] (C) Summary: After a January 24 statement in which Police Commander Miguel Vasquez acknowledged that the police intelligence unit has been spying on politicians (mostly opposition) and journalists, the media have added a number of possible spying targets (the Catholic church, foreign embassie [...]	2008-01-28 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1995	BOLIVIA: REACTION TO "DECERTIFICATION" [...] (C) The Charge notifified VFM Hugo Fernandez (FM Choquehuanca was not available) at 1600 that President Bush had found that Bolivia had failed demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and international obligations. The Charge explained the reasons for the decision: inadeq [...]	2008-09-16 23:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ20	BOLMIL'S PREDICTABLE PROMOTIONS AND RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Promotions of Bolivia's military high command announced January 2 appeared free from overt political manipulations. However, President Evo Morales and both incoming and outgoing armed forces commanders made calls for increasing government influence in the military and using the m [...]	2008-01-03 20:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BL
08LAPAZ2005	CN PROGRAMS SURVIVE DECERTIFICATION BACKLASH (FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government's public backlash for the September 16 USG decision to decertify Bolivian counter-narcotics efforts as failing demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and internal obligations was less harsh than anticipated. Outreach to Bolivian officia [...]	2008-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2019	DECERTIFICATION: EVO SETS STAGE TO CUT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Early indications that the Bolivian government would confine its reaction to the U.S. counter-narcotics (CN) decertification decision to anti-U.S. rhetorical attacks (reftel a) are fading as government officials appear to be laying the groundwork to limit or sever CN assistance an [...]	2008-09-18 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC RS BL
08LAPAZ2037	BOLIVIA: REQUEST USG VISITORS POSTPONE TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC OVIP CASC BL
08LAPAZ2054	BOLIVIA: MORALES DECREES INTERIM PANDO PREFECT [...] (U) Amid fanfare and high-ranking government and military guests, Bolivian President Evo Morales appointed Deputy Navy Commander Landelino Rafael Bandeira Arze as the new interim Pando Department Prefect (state governor) September 20. Bandeira replaces Leopoldo Fernandez, who was taken into cu [...]	2008-09-22 21:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2055	LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...]	2008-09-22 21:38:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR
08LAPAZ2176	WHAT IS MAS THINKING? WHATEVER MORALES DECIDES [...] (C) Summary: Four ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) congressmen shared their views with PolOff following an October 1 closed-door session with President Evo Morales. Morales allegedly outlined to MAS congressmen his strategy to pass a MAS-drafted constitution with subsequent national elec [...]	2008-10-07 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2178	PANDO MASSACRE DISPUTED; HINTS OF PREFECT'S RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Congresswoman Ana Lucia Reis (Movement Toward Socialism, Pando) told PolOff October 5 that President Evo Morales told government-aligned lawmakers he may have to free Pando Prefect (governor) Leopoldo Fernandez. Reis also disputed the government's characterization of the September [...]	2008-10-08 13:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR VE BL
08LAPAZ2192	BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]	2008-10-09 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2197	SANTA CRUZ: WORN DOWN AND DISPIRITED [...] (C) Emboff met with Santa Cruz political, civic and business leaders on October 7-8. The mood within the Santa Cruz leadership is dispirited. All believe that the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) constitutional referendum will pass and that it will be almost impossible to defeat Morales' c [...]	2008-10-09 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ2202	OPPOSITION CONGRESSMAN'S DIALOGUE REALITY CHECK [...] (C) Summary: Despite public comments to the contrary, opposition Congressman Peter Maldonado told PolOff October 10 that a latest round of congressional talks regarding the draft constitution had "no chance of success." Although Maldonado backpedaled a bit, confirming that sectors of all pol [...]	2008-10-10 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ2241	VICE FM: BILAT RELATIONS COULD GET WORSE [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met with Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez October 15 to discuss the state of bilateral relations. Fernandez rejected the notion that the relationship had bottomed out, stating that relations "could get worse" as the government evaluates the merits of continuing bilateral [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2245	OPPOSITION GEARS UP LAST RESORT "NO" CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Opposition strategist Javier Flores told PolOff October 15 that ongoing congressional negotiations to change the draft constitution are a "show." He asserted that both sides had agreed to engage in another round of negotiations for tactical reasons, but that both were turning the [...]	2008-10-16 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2255	MFA TO MISSIONS: SIEGE ON CONGRESS JUST A PARADE [...] (C) Summary: MFA representatives explained the government's position on recent political developments to Ambassadors from the Americas October 16. The MFA representatives thanked Ambassadors for UNASUR's September 15 declaration, which "forced the opposition to the negotiating table." The MF [...]	2008-10-17 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2268	BOLIVIAN DEAL: EVO GETS REFERENDUM, NO THIRD TERM [...] (C) Summary: In a welcome day of calm with up to 100,000 pro-Evo Morales demonstrators descending on La Paz, Bolivia's congress began voting October 20 to make changes to the text of the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution and to hold a referendum on the constitution on January [...]	2008-10-21 16:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PINR KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2293	EVO THANKS DIPCORPS, ACCUSES USG [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales addressed the diplomatic community October 23, showering them with praise for helping him reach an October 21 compromise with the opposition on a draft constitution. Morales portrayed the compromise as a one-sided affair in which the radical opposition was f [...]	2008-10-23 20:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR BL
08LAPAZ2300	BOLIVIA: SENATE PRESIDENT ASKS SECRETARY FOR HELP [...] (C) The President of Bolivia's Senate sent the letter, translated in its entirety in paragraph three, to the Embassy October 17. Oscar Ortiz was elected as President of the Senate for a one-year term in January, 2008. Ortiz is a contact of officers in Embassy's EcoPol Section and Front Offic [...]	2008-10-27 13:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR OPDC OPRC BO
08LAPAZ2307	BOLIVIA: DEMARCHE DEAD LETTER OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Responding to a negative shift in the Foreign Ministry's working-level relationship with the Embassy, we are reevaluating how to deal with the MFA. Well before the expulsion of Ambassador Goldberg and expulsions of USAID and DEA from the Chapare, the MFA had been increasingly un [...]	2008-10-28 12:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ODIP OPDC KDEM IAEA BO

08LAPAZ2311	BOLIVIA: DECEMBER 09 ELECTIONS: OFF TO THE RACES [...] (C) Summary: Opposition politicians are beginning to position themselves for the possible December 2009 presidential election. A presidential election will only take place in December 2009 if the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution is passed, and some politicians (particularly i [...]	2008-10-28 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL

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