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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE 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| 09DJIBOUTI255 | JAPANESE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO DJIBOUTI TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In anticipation of signing a SOFA on April 3 with Djibouti's foreign minister, two Japanese destroyers, each with 200-man crews, are expected to arrive in Djibouti in the next ten days to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. They will be joined in May by t [...] | 2009-03-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA MARR MOPS EWWT JA DJ SO XA |
| 09DJIBOUTI43 | FMF PROJECT GREATLY IMPROVES DJIBOUTIS MARITIME SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. A $14.2 million Foreign Military Funding (FMF) project to improve naval facilities in the northern Djibouti port city of Obock will significantly improve GODJ capacity to protect its littoral frontier in the vicinity of the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Related USG programs to furn [...] | 2009-01-16 20:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL PHSA EAID DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI683 | DJIBOUTI: NO POSITION YET ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered nonpaper and discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the question of an international piracy court [...] | 2009-06-11 15:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PHSA PGOV PREL MARR DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI895 | DJIBOUTI: EASBRIG COMMANDER PREVIEWS JULY 13 'FRIENDS" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS DJ XW |
| 09DOHA503 | QATAR'S ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LAMENTS BUDGET [...] (C) Below are subjects covered during the nearly hour-long meeting August 10th. ------------------------------- 2nd Runway at Al Udaid Air Base ------------------------------- 2. (C) Ambassador referenced a letter dated 3 Aug 09 that he had received from LTG North, recent AFCENT Command [...] | 2009-08-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MASS MCAP QA |
| 09DUBLIN105 | INFORMING ISAF PARTNERS OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche on March 3 to Isolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan reiterated the full support of the Government of Ireland for the USG policy review on Afghanistan and expressed appreciation for the briefing on SOF plans. ( [...] | 2009-03-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | MARR MOPS NATO PREL EI |
| 09DUBLIN148 | REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on April 3 and March 31 respectively to Isolde Moylan, Regional Director, Office of Asia and Oceania, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan responded that the government of Ireland is "strongly appreciative and supportive" of both the Afghanistan [...] | 2009-04-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR EI |
| 09DUBLIN170 | IRISH WILLING TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On April 21, Charge met with David Cooney, Secretary General, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to discuss how the Irish government could provide more assistance to Afghanistan. Cooney stated that Ireland would not send additional troops to support ISAF and that the Irish govern [...] | 2009-04-22 13:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV EAID EI |
| 09DUBLIN477 | IRELAND: UPDATE ON EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ex-Guantanamo detainees in Ireland are performing most daily tasks on their own, but will require "long-term" assistance before being able to integrate into Irish society. The Irish have requested the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in arranging for [...] | 2009-11-12 16:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EI |
| 09DUBLIN510 | IRELAND ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 27, Charge discussed the possibility of additional Irish contributions in Afghanistan with David Donoghue, Political Director in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This underscored a November 25 meeting of Poloff with Isolde Moylan, Director of the Asia an [...] | 2009-11-27 14:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EI |
| 09DUSHANBE404 | TAJIKISTAN - CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) On March 30 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel information to Khusrav Nosiri, Chief of European and North American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nosiri had no immediate comment on the conclusions of the strategic review, but undertook to convey it to his superiors. He added t [...] | 2009-04-01 06:06:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK TI |
| 09DUSHANBE466 | DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS DELIVERED [...] (C) On April 6, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Husrav Noziri, the Head of the Americas and Europe Division of Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Noziri could not provide specific feedback on reftel requests, but he forwarded them to the individuals. It is unclear how and when the [...] | 2009-04-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TI |
| 09DUSHANBE617 | TAVILDARA SITREP [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...] | 2009-05-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI |
| 09DUSHANBE619 | TAVILDARA SITREP [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Regional Security Officer met with the Ministry of Interior's Deputy Chief of Staff following a week of intense rumors about foreign fighters in Tavildara, Tajikistan and the movement of government forces to the area. (See REFTEL) While initially providing the cove [...] | 2009-05-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL MARR SNAR TI |
| 09DUSHANBE741 | TAJIKISTANI GOVERNMENT INFORMED REGARDING UPCOMING [...] (C) On June 1, Poloff delivered points in reftel, concerning negotiations with Moscow about potential transport of materiel via Russia to Afghanistan, to Khusrav Nosiri, head of the Department of European and American affairs at the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nosiri clearly appreciated [...] | 2009-06-16 12:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV EFIN TI |
| 09FREETOWN42 | SIERRA LEONE ARMY "DREAM TEAM" AIRS GRIEVANCES [...] (C) Summary: An anonymous letter released in Freetown has accused the Minister of Defense of making appointments and promotions favoring his own ethnic group, corruption and misuse of government resources, and threatens "another war is possible" if the accusations raised in the letter are not [...] | 2009-02-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SL |
| 09FREETOWN496 | SIERRA LEONE AMLEP MISSION RESULTS IN FOUR SEIZURES [...] (U) SUMMARY: An Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) operation December 6-14 resulted in four fishing vessels seized by Sierra Leonean authorities in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. The operation built on a previous AMLEP conducted in August (reftel),and provi [...] | 2009-12-16 18:20:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS PREL PGOV MARR SL |
| 09GABORONE265 | BOTSWANA POLITICAL BRIEFS FOR MARCH 2009 [...] The following is a compilation of March 2009 political highlights from Botswana. This cable covers: - BDP Proposes More Special MP's - Controversy over Child Rights Bill - President Khama Refuses Three Judicial Appointments - BNF In-Fighting Continues - Visit by UN Expert on Indigenous Pe [...] | 2009-04-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM MARR KHIV BC |
| 09GABORONE665 | A SMART POWER SUCCESS STORY IN AFRICA -- THE CASE [...] (C) The U.S.-Botswana partnership is a model for what smart power could achieve in Africa. Over four decades, Botswana has invested in its people, promoted independent institutions, and trained and deployed a civilian-controlled military for national development priorities. We have multipli [...] | 2009-08-20 16:29:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV MASS ETRD KHIV EAID MARR EINV |
| 09GABORONE68 | UPDATE ON U.S.-BOTSWANA SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Nolan called on GOB Minister of Defence, Justice, and Security D. Ndelu Seretse on January 22 in Gaborone, as mutual schedules and travel had defered this important meeting until now. While it was an initial courtesy call, we used the opportunity to do some business a [...] | 2009-01-26 12:47:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MCAP EAID BC |
| 09GENEVA1012 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-052. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. UKRAINE A/S Gottemoeller Mr. Nykonenko Amb Ries [...] | 2009-11-11 08:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1013 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian side presented its response to the package proposal conveyed by U.S. National Se [...] | 2009-11-11 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1014 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 9:00 - 10:00 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the November 9, 2009 Heads of Delegation (HOD) coffee hosted by Russian HOD, Ambassador An [...] | 2009-11-12 09:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1015 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-055 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-010. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian delegation has consistently made two major points regarding the elimination of ICBMs for mobile launchers. They have s [...] | 2009-11-12 12:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1016 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-056 - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-011. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) U.S.-proposed elimination procedures for mobile launchers of ICBMs are specific and require inspectors on site to observe the fin [...] | 2009-11-12 12:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1017 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 9, 2009, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller met with Ambassador Antonov at the U.S. Mis [...] | 2009-11-12 14:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1019 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...] | 2009-11-13 12:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1020 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gotemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Brown Ms. [...] | 2009-11-13 18:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1025 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) for Session VII o [...] | 2009-11-17 08:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1028 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 4:15 - 5:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach Mr. Dean ------- SUMM [...] | 2009-11-17 15:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1031 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. ( [...] | 2009-11-17 17:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1032 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a one-on-one chairmen's meeting held at the Russian Mission on November 11, 2009, U.S. [...] | 2009-11-18 08:23:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1034 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting of Session VII, chaired [...] | 2009-11-18 11:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1039 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Ad Hoc Group meeting, chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner and Ru [...] | 2009-11-19 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1042 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the Russ [...] | 2009-11-19 18:15:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1050 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. Mission o [...] | 2009-11-23 14:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1058 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup was held [...] | 2009-11-24 12:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1059 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held on November 10, 2009. The U. [...] | 2009-11-24 16:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1061 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-045. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 22, 2009 Time: 5:30 - 6:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen met with Russian Federation F [...] | 2009-11-24 17:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1062 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for th [...] | 2009-11-24 19:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1063 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-11-24 20:19:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1064 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-11-25 11:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1065 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-047. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 4. (S) U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen, and Chief of the Russian Gener [...] | 2009-11-25 12:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1066 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connell [...] | 2009-11-25 15:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1070 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russian Mission on [...] | 2009-11-27 18:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1071 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group for the START Follow [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1072 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 3:40 - 5:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1073 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M.. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was h [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1074 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-021. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting, chaired by Mr. Ellio [...] | 2009-11-28 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1075 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-028. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner a [...] | 2009-11-28 11:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1076 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the U.S. Mission on Novemb [...] | 2009-11-28 12:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1077 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth meeting of the U.S. and Russian Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group [...] | 2009-11-28 14:12:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1078 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was [...] | 2009-11-28 15:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1079 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-023. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 13, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first full meeting of the Notifications Working Group (WG),the sides conducted a review [...] | 2009-11-28 16:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1080 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held on November 16, 2009. [...] | 2009-11-29 08:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1081 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-032. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts at th [...] | 2009-11-29 10:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1082 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...] | 2009-11-29 13:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1083 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Definitions Subgroup meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 17, 2009. Nine definitio [...] | 2009-11-29 14:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1084 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 3:35 - 4:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation provided its position on retaining, deleting, combining, or modifying STA [...] | 2009-11-29 16:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1085 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell (N [...] | 2009-11-29 18:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1087 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Definitions Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions [...] | 2009-11-30 16:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1088 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 20, 2009, the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) met at the U. [...] | 2009-11-30 16:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1089 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-049. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-11-30 17:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1090 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-061. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 15:00 P.M. - 17:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov conducted a Heads of Delegatio [...] | 2009-11-30 17:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1091 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-067. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gotte [...] | 2009-11-30 18:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1096 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 12, 2009 Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation to the START Follow-on (SFO) negotiations hosted a reception on Novembe [...] | 2009-12-02 11:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1098 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-024. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 16, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell [...] | 2009-12-02 13:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1099 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation provided a revised version of the U.S.-proposed Joint Draft Text (JD [...] | 2009-12-02 14:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1100 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 3:35 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met at the U.S. Mission for the third m [...] | 2009-12-02 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1101 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sixth Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, chaired by Mr. [...] | 2009-12-02 16:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1102 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 20, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a one-on-one meeting held at the U.S. Mission on November 20, 2009, U.S. Notificatio [...] | 2009-12-02 16:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1103 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 23, 2009 Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S.: Russia Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach Mr. [...] | 2009-12-02 17:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1104 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-053. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S.: Russia Mr. Brown Mr. Lobach Mr. Dean [...] | 2009-12-02 17:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1105 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-055. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:40 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On November 25, 2009, the U.S. and Russian Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Gro [...] | 2009-12-02 17:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1106 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-057. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 11:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov conducted a Heads of Delegation ( [...] | 2009-12-02 17:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1107 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-065. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-12-02 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1110 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-050. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 15:30 - 18:00. Place: Russian Federation Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The seventh Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, chaired by [...] | 2009-12-03 08:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1112 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-048. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Highsmith Mr. Lobach M [...] | 2009-12-03 13:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1113 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-056. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sixth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the U.S. Miss [...] | 2009-12-03 13:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1121 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-051. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 24, 2009 Time: 3:30 A.M - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The seventh Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was hel [...] | 2009-12-10 14:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1123 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-054. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner and [...] | 2009-12-10 14:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1124 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-058. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 25, 2009 Time: 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup addressed 14 def [...] | 2009-12-10 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1125 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-059. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the November 27 meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group, the t [...] | 2009-12-10 15:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1126 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-060. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. delegation conducted a detailed discussion of Section VI of the Inspection Protoc [...] | 2009-12-10 15:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1127 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-062. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 27, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian delegation tabled a revised version of their non-paper on, "Location of Non- [...] | 2009-12-10 15:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1128 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-066. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) reviewed suggested conforming cha [...] | 2009-12-10 15:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1129 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-075. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts at [...] | 2009-12-10 15:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1130 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-082. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Highsmith Mr. Lobach [...] | 2009-12-10 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1131 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-084. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:20 P.M. Q Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The one-on-one chairman's meeting focused on taking stock of where the two sides were wi [...] | 2009-12-10 15:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1132 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-092. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Times: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M., and 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IP [...] | 2009-12-10 16:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1138 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-074. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov M [...] | 2009-12-11 18:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1139 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-073. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The eighth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group during Sessio [...] | 2009-12-13 10:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1140 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-078. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The thirteenth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group was held at the Russian [...] | 2009-12-13 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1141 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-079. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting chaired by Mr. Elliott and [...] | 2009-12-13 11:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1142 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] This is SFO-GVA-V-046. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-V reporting activity during the period September 21 - November 20, 2009. SFO-GVA-V-001 (GENEVA 0780) SFO-GVA-V: HEADS AND DEPUTY HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING, SEPEMBER 21, 2009 SFO-GVA-V-002 (GENEVA 0781 [...] | 2009-12-13 11:20:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1143 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] This is SFO-GVA-VI-058. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-VI reporting activity during the period October 19 - November 20, 2009. SFO-GVA-VI-001 (GENEVA 0904) SFO-GVA-VI: HEADS AND DEPUTY HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING, OCTOBER 19, 2009 SFO-GVA-VI-002 (GENEVA 09 [...] | 2009-12-13 11:51:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1144 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-080. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Definitions Subgroup, part of the Treaty Text and [...] | 2009-12-13 12:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1145 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-083. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met with their Russian counterparts [...] | 2009-12-13 12:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1146 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-085. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group [...] | 2009-12-13 12:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1147 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-091. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 03, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The tenth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group during Session VI [...] | 2009-12-13 12:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1148 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-086. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A small group of members of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG),met on De [...] | 2009-12-13 13:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1172 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-130. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, me [...] | 2009-12-18 15:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1173 | START FOLLOW-ON EGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-146. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting on Conversion or Elimination was held at the U.S. Mission on December 15. Mr. [...] | 2009-12-18 16:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1174 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-063. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of Defense Representat [...] | 2009-12-18 17:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1175 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-071. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. [...] | 2009-12-18 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1176 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-090. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 02, 2009 Time: 16:00 P.M. - 18:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The discussion during this session of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) foc [...] | 2009-12-18 18:00:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1178 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-093. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Definitions Subgroup the sides agreed that two definitions should [...] | 2009-12-18 18:02:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1179 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-121. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December 1 [...] | 2009-12-18 18:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1180 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-099. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 13:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] | 2009-12-18 18:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1181 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-107. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group met at the U.S. Mission on December 4. [...] | 2009-12-18 18:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1182 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-109. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 3:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, met [...] | 2009-12-18 18:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1183 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-112. 2. (S) Deputy Head of Delegation Ambassador Marcie Ries met with Ambassador Kristinn Arnason, Iceland's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva at 1:30 p.m., December 8, 2009, at the U.S. Mission. Arnason requested the meeting to ensure the U [...] | 2009-12-18 18:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1184 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-125. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:20 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding Working Group (MOUWG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, [...] | 2009-12-18 18:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1185 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-131. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Grou [...] | 2009-12-18 18:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1186 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-148. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 4:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. lawyers, Mr. Brown and Ms. Stewart, met with Russian lawyer, Mr. Lobach, to discuss Ru [...] | 2009-12-18 18:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1187 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-076. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 30, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) agreed to send Article II of the d [...] | 2009-12-19 10:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1188 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-068. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.; and 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The ninth and tenth meetings of the I [...] | 2009-12-19 10:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1189 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-097. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 04, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the Russian Mission on De [...] | 2009-12-20 08:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1190 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-072. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: November 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- [...] | 2009-12-20 09:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1191 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-069. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 29, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the first meeting to discuss telemetry provisions to be included in the START [...] | 2009-12-20 09:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1192 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-087. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 4:20 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) me [...] | 2009-12-20 10:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1194 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-094. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 3, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) me [...] | 2009-12-20 11:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1195 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-098. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting chaired by Amb Ries and Rus [...] | 2009-12-20 11:22:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1196 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-100. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 6, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) on December 6 focused on th [...] | 2009-12-20 11:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1197 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-102. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) [...] | 2009-12-20 12:02:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1198 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-103 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group was held at the U.S. Mission on [...] | 2009-12-20 12:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1199 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-104. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 07, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Col Ryzhkov tabled and discussed a Russian working paper on the notifications for Part Four [...] | 2009-12-20 12:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1200 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-108. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: December 8, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of Defense Repres [...] | 2009-12-20 13:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1201 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-121. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December 1 [...] | 2009-12-20 13:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1202 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-116. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 4:05 P.M. to 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This was the third meeting to discuss telemetry provisions to be included in the START F [...] | 2009-12-20 13:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1203 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-117. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 9, 2009 Time: 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: UNITED STATES RUSSIA U/S Tauscher Amb Antonov [...] | 2009-12-20 13:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1204 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-119. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of D [...] | 2009-12-20 14:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1205 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-127. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: December 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva and Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ----- [...] | 2009-12-20 14:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1206 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-128. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 12, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. Mission on December 12 [...] | 2009-12-20 15:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1208 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:12:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1209 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:19:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1210 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1211 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1212 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1213 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1214 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1215 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1216 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1217 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 16:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1218 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 17:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1219 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic [...] | 2009-12-20 17:06:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1220 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-161. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms [...] | 2009-12-20 18:20:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1221 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-161. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms [...] | 2009-12-20 18:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1222 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-113 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At an Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative, Dr. Warner, and Ru [...] | 2009-12-20 18:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1223 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-115. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 9, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Definitions Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group me [...] | 2009-12-20 18:54:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1224 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-110. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 8, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) In an intense exchange at a meeting of the Counting Rules Subgroup held at the Russian Mi [...] | 2009-12-20 19:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1225 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-134. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 10:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Subgroup on Counting Rules met on December 13 and made significant progress toward co [...] | 2009-12-20 19:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1226 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-154. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. to 5:10 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At an Ad Hoc Meeting on December 16, Dr. Warner presented two alternative proposals that a [...] | 2009-12-20 19:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1227 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-120. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a joint meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) and the Inspect [...] | 2009-12-20 19:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1228 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-124. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 11, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. and Russian Missions, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Inspection Protocol Wo [...] | 2009-12-20 19:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1229 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-133. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. and Russian Missions, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) This meeting of the Inspec [...] | 2009-12-20 19:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1230 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-139. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. and Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group held at the U.S. Mission on Dece [...] | 2009-12-20 19:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1231 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-141. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules Subgroup of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) met [...] | 2009-12-20 19:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1232 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-143. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Definitions working group met on December 14 and agreed to send five terms to the Conform [...] | 2009-12-20 19:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1233 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-149. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.m. to 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a meeting of the Notifications Working Group, held at the U.S. Mission on December [...] | 2009-12-20 20:06:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1234 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-152. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, [...] | 2009-12-20 20:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1235 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-159. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 18, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Definitions Working Group agreed to send two terms to the Conforming Group ("routine move [...] | 2009-12-20 20:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1236 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-155. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 16, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Definitions Working Group met December 16, and agreed to drop twelve terms ("Jamming," [...] | 2009-12-20 20:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1237 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-158. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules and Definitions Sub-groups met in succession to review new and existing [...] | 2009-12-20 20:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1238 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-158. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 17, 2009 Time: 3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Counting Rules and Definitions Sub-groups met in succession to review new and existing [...] | 2009-12-20 20:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1239 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-135. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Place: United States Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The sides met to discuss the U.S. response to the Russian counter-proposal of Dece [...] | 2009-12-20 20:37:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA1240 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-150. 2. (U) Meeting Date: December 15, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group Chairs, Mr. Trout and Gen Orlov, met [...] | 2009-12-20 20:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA413 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-003. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the official translation of a Paper by the Russian Side on Comments on the Elements of a START Follow-on Treaty (REFTEL). 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation [...] | 2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA414 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-004. 2. The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the press release the Russian START Follow-on Negotiations Delegation will release at the conclusion of this round of negotiations. The press release is provided to agencies for informational purposes on [...] | 2009-06-04 10:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA419 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-007. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian paper containing questions on the U.S. "Elements" Paper. 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation Paper of the Rus [...] | 2009-06-04 16:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA443 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first meeting of U.S. and Russian Delegations in Geneva on START Follow-On Negotiations [...] | 2009-06-09 18:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA444 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on Negotiations continued discussions initiated [...] | 2009-06-10 09:37:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA445 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the third meeting of the second session of the START Follow-on discussions, the Russian Delega [...] | 2009-06-10 10:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA447 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 3, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations to the START Follow-on negotiations met in Geneva on June 3, 200 [...] | 2009-06-10 12:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA451 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoon of [...] | 2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA452 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:47:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA453 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA454 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 16:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA455 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-I-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations continued the second round of START Follow-on negotiations on the afternoo [...] | 2009-06-10 17:11:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA456 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): [...] This is SFO-GVA-I-009. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-I reporting activity during the period June 1-3, 2009. SFO-GVA-I-001 (GENEVA 443) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-I): MEETING OF STATE FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS IN GENEVA, JUNE 1, 2009, MORNING [...] | 2009-06-10 17:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL INF RS US START |
| 09GENEVA511 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 22, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations initiated the third round of formal negotiations on the START Follo [...] | 2009-06-24 14:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA513 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-007. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of a Russian-proposed Joint Statement on Missile Defense Issues. The Russian-proposed Joint Statement was provided to A/S Gottemoeller in a meeting at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 24, 2009, by Am [...] | 2009-06-24 18:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA514 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 23, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Russian HOD Antonov began the meeting by saying that the Russian-proposed edits of the U.S. Joint [...] | 2009-06-25 10:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA515 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-008. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian-proposed text for a Joint Understanding on the elements to be contained in a START Follow-On Treaty. The text was provided to the U.S. Delegation on June 24, 2009 in a line-in line-out f [...] | 2009-06-25 11:19:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA520 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 22, 2009 Time: 1:30 - 3:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation hosted a lunch on June 22, 2009, at the Russian Mission. U.S. Delegation m [...] | 2009-06-25 13:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA521 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 23, 2009 Time: 3:45 - 4:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian Delegations resumed work on the draft Joint Understanding. The meeting focused o [...] | 2009-06-25 14:50:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA524 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] This is SFO-GVA-II-006. 2. The text in paragraph 3 below is the official translation of the press release the Russian START Follow-on Delegation plans to release. The U.S. Delegation does not plan to issue a press release. 3. Begin text: Officia [...] | 2009-06-25 15:41:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA525 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-II-009. 2. Following is the listing of Geneva cables for SFO-GVA-II reporting activity during the period June 22-24, 2009. SFO-GVA-II-001 (GENEVA 00511) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-II): START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, JUNE 22, 2009 SESSION SFO-GVA [...] | 2009-06-25 16:09:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA615 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 24, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participantts: U.S. Russia Mr. brown Ms. Kotkova ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U [...] | 2009-07-25 11:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA617 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-III-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: July 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Russian Delegation continued its presentation of papers and proposals initiated during the mo [...] | 2009-07-25 12:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START UNGA |
| 09GENEVA733 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: August 31, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva [...] | 2009-09-03 21:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA736 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-009. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed Joint Draft Text on Preambular language that was provided to the Russian Delegation during the afternoon meeting at the U.S. Mission on August 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: PREAMBLE [...] | 2009-09-04 09:54:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA737 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-010. 2. (U) The text in paragraph 3 below is the U.S.-proposed Joint Draft Text on Final Articles that was provided to the Russian Delegation during the afternoon meeting at the U.S. Mission on August 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: FINAL [...] | 2009-09-04 10:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA738 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-012. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 below is the text of the official translation of the Russian Aide-Memoir on cessation of continuous monitoring at Votkinsk that was provided to the U.S. Delegation on August 31, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-09-04 10:51:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA741 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 1, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:20 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ambassador Antonov stated his expectation that the United States would provide answers to the [...] | 2009-09-04 12:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA742 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 3, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Koshelev Mr. Johnston Mr. Malyugin - [...] | 2009-09-04 17:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA743 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-014. 2. (S) The U.S. Delegation provided the Russian Side a document containing the guide to the U.S.-proposed draft of the START Follow-on (SFO) Protocol on Inspections, Exhibitions and Continuous Monitoring Activities during the morning plenary session on Septembe [...] | 2009-09-05 14:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA744 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-013. 2. (U) At Paragraph 3 is the text of the official translation of the Russian-proposed Joint Statement on the expiration of the START Treaty. 3. (S) Begin text: Official Translation To [...] | 2009-09-05 14:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA745 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-IV): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-IV-011. 2. (U) At Paragraphs 3 through 8 are the tests of the official translations of Russian-proposed Treaty Language on Establishment Database, Terms and Their Definitions Annex, Prohibitions, NTM, CBM, and the BCC Protocol. Paragraph 3 contains the Proposals on Es [...] | 2009-09-05 15:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA774 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-007. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian-proposed treaty text. 3. (S) Begin text. Official Translation To be Turned Over to the U.S. Side [...] | 2009-09-23 15:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA780 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. Russia Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller Ambassador Antonov Amba [...] | 2009-09-24 15:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA781 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first plenary meeting of the session, the Russian Delegation made verbal presenta [...] | 2009-09-24 16:58:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA784 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 21, 2009 Time: 3:15 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the second plenary meeting conducted on September 21, 2009, the U.S. and Russian Delega [...] | 2009-09-25 09:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA795 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) meeting, conducted on Septem [...] | 2009-09-29 10:52:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA803 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-019. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section V (Inspections, Visits and Exhibitions) of the Russian-proposed Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, it will be sent i [...] | 2009-09-29 18:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA804 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-006. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group focused on reviewing the recently-r [...] | 2009-09-29 18:13:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA805 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-005. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the Partie [...] | 2009-09-29 18:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA807 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 24, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 24 plenary meeting, chaired by U.S Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoell [...] | 2009-09-30 10:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA810 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-019. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the corrected text of the official translation of Section V (Inspections, Visits and Exhibitions) of the Russian-proposed Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, it will [...] | 2009-09-30 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA811 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-024. 2. (U) The text in paragraph 3 below is the official translation of Section III (Procedures for Conversion or Elimination) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, it is being se [...] | 2009-09-30 13:37:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA812 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) and Notifications Working Gro [...] | 2009-09-30 13:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA813 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-020. 2. (u) Paragraph 3 contains the text of the official translation of Section II (Data Base Regarding Strategic Offensive Arms) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has s [...] | 2009-09-30 15:18:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA815 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-023. 2. (S) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section I (Terms and Their Definitions) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has six sections, [...] | 2009-10-01 08:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA816 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-021. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section IV (Notifications) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has six sections, each section [...] | 2009-10-01 09:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA818 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-022. 2. (U) Paragraph 3 below contains the text of the official translation of Section VI (Bilateral Consultative Commission) of the Russian-proposed Treaty Annex to the Russian-proposed New START Treaty. Because of the length of the complete Annex, which has six se [...] | 2009-10-01 10:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA819 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 22, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 22 plenary meeting chaired by U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoel [...] | 2009-10-01 10:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA820 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Inspection Protocol (IP) Working Group (WG) was held at the Russian [...] | 2009-10-01 13:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA821 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The Treaty and Definitions Working Group held its second meeting of the session, during which the [...] | 2009-10-01 16:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA824 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) and Notifications Working Gro [...] | 2009-10-02 11:45:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA826 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group was held at the U [...] | 2009-10-02 13:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA829 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 3:15 - 5:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the third Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group meeting of the session, the Parties contin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:14:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA830 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 25, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russian Miss [...] | 2009-10-02 15:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA831 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-039. 2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed text for the Protocol on Inspections (Sections I - General Obligations, Section II - Provisions Concerning the Legal Status of Inspectors, ((Monitors,))1 and Aircrew Members((, and Annex A to Inspection Protoco [...] | 2009-10-02 15:33:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA840 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) focused on discussion [...] | 2009-10-07 12:47:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA841 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the fourth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the [...] | 2009-10-07 12:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA842 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: R.F. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. and Russian Treaty Text and Definitions Working Groups (TTDWG) met at the Russian M [...] | 2009-10-07 12:48:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA843 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. and Russian delegations met at the Russian Mission to conclude the fifth session of ST [...] | 2009-10-07 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA846 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) As instructed (Ref A),U.S. Representative to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commissi [...] | 2009-10-07 15:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA847 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...] | 2009-10-07 15:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA848 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-045 - Request for Guidance-002. 2. (S) Background and guidance requested. Delegation has negotiated a draft JCIC Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, and the accompanying letters on Set [...] | 2009-10-07 16:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA850 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the September 29, 2009, meeting of the Working Group on the Memorandum of Understanding ( [...] | 2009-10-08 10:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA852 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-032. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group completed a r [...] | 2009-10-08 13:01:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA853 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) focused on reviewing two sec [...] | 2009-10-08 13:15:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA856 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-044. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed treaty text for the START Follow-on Treaty. The text was provided to the Russian delegation on October 1, 2009, at the plenary meeting. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-10-08 14:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA857 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-042. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the U.S.-proposed text for Protocol on the Bilateral Consultative Commission for the draft START Follow-on Treaty. The text was provided to the Russian delegation in Geneva on September 30, 2009. 3. (S) Begin text: [...] | 2009-10-08 14:11:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA858 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 30, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the sixth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session, the P [...] | 2009-10-08 14:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA860 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: September 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Conversion or Elimination Working Group (C or E) WG was held at [...] | 2009-10-09 07:59:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA863 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] This is SFO-GVA-V-040 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text at paragraph 5 is the Ad-Referendum to Governments Text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 56 on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facilit [...] | 2009-10-09 09:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA865 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041A. 2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed during this meeting (Reftel). 3. (S) Begin text: ((Protocol on Procedur [...] | 2009-10-09 14:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA866 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-041B. 2. (S) At paragraph 3 is the text that was delivered to the Russian delegation at the Elimination Protocol Working Group Meeting on September 29, 2009; however, it was not discussed during this meeting (Reftel). 3. (S) Begin Part 2: IV. Procedures for [...] | 2009-10-09 14:40:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA867 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-045 - Request for Guidance-002. 2. (S) Background and guidance requested. Delegation has negotiated a draft JCIC Agreement on Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, and the accompanying letters on Set [...] | 2009-10-09 16:05:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA869 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA870 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the U.S. Mission on [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA871 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA872 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 1, 2009 Time: 3:20 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (C or E) Working Group (WG) was held at the [...] | 2009-10-12 08:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA904 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Amb Ries [...] | 2009-10-23 15:31:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA910 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 19 Plenary Meeting chaired by U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD) A/S Gottemoeller [...] | 2009-10-23 19:10:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA912 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-015 -- Request for Guidance-001. 2. (S) The text in paragraph 4 below is a U.S.-proposed text of Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Agreement Number 57 to Release the Final Data for Each Category of Data Contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (M [...] | 2009-10-26 17:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA914 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman [...] | 2009-10-26 18:29:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA915 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-005. 2. The text at paragraph 4 is Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCJC) Agreement 56 on Principles and Procedures for the Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activity at Votkinsk. The Agreement was signed by the Representatives of the United States and [...] | 2009-10-27 16:29:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA916 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] This is SFO-GVA-VI-006. 2. On October 20, representatives of the United States and the Russian Federation signed Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Agreement Number 56 regarding Principles and Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring Activities at Votkinsk (REFTEL). The [...] | 2009-10-27 16:55:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA917 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:50 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held at the U.S. Mi [...] | 2009-10-27 17:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA918 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the U.S. and Russian Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group for [...] | 2009-10-27 19:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA919 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-008. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 6:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) for Session VI was held at th [...] | 2009-10-27 20:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA920 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the first Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner [...] | 2009-10-28 11:08:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA921 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-019. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 Time: 11:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S.: RUSSIA Mr. Trout Gen Poznihir LT Lobn [...] | 2009-10-28 14:46:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA923 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-017. 2. (U) The texts in paragraphs 3 through 5 below are the U,S,-Proposed Draft Texts for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Annexes A and B of the draft START Follow-on Treaty. This cable is Part 1 of 2 Parts. The draft text was provided to the Russian s [...] | 2009-10-28 16:42:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA925 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-018. 2. (S) The texts in paragraphs 3 through 9 below are the U,S,-proposed draft texts for Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Annexes C through I for the draft START Follow-on Treaty. This cable is part 2 of 2 parts. The draft texts were provided at an MOU Working [...] | 2009-10-29 17:09:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA934 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 3:00 P.M., a meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty Text [...] | 2009-11-02 09:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA936 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:10 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the plenary meeting on October 22, chaired by U.S. Negotiator Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Negotiator Ambassador Anto [...] | 2009-11-02 12:16:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA942 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-045 -- Request for Guidance-003. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation proposes a compromise SLBM launcher elimination procedure for incorporation into the START Follow-on Treaty (SFO). [...] | 2009-11-02 19:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA943 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-044.-- Request for Guidance-002. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian side continues to resist the U.S. concept for counting Heavy Bomber (HB) Nuclear Armaments. Russia's concern is based [...] | 2009-11-02 19:43:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA944 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman M [...] | 2009-11-03 08:54:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA946 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-021. 2. (S) The text in paragraph 3 is the official translation of a Russian paper that was provided by Amb Antonov to A/S Gottemoeller at a U.S.-hosted lunch on October 22, 2009. The paper reflects Russian commentary on their rationale for not including various pr [...] | 2009-11-03 10:38:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA947 | (U) START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 21, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purc [...] | 2009-11-03 11:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA949 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 22, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. Connel [...] | 2009-11-03 11:27:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA951 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-024. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 23, 2009 Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group (WG) meeting, the Russia [...] | 2009-11-03 14:00:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA955 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-025. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 4:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Trout Gen Orlov LT Lobner [...] | 2009-11-03 16:17:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA956 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-026. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the Treaty Text Working Group (TTWG) was held at the U.S. Mission on October [...] | 2009-11-03 18:17:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA957 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-049 -- Request for Guidance-004. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian side has strongly resisted the U.S. proposal to designate two ICBMs or two SLBMs for RV inspection during each nuclear [...] | 2009-11-03 19:34:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA958 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-027. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA Mr. Elliott Col Ryzhkov Lt Col Goodman [...] | 2009-11-04 10:49:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA959 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-029. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Ms. Purcell ------- [...] | 2009-11-04 11:30:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA962 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-051 -- Request for Guidance-006. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation requests Washington's perspective on the scope of the proposed treaty language in U.S.-proposed Treaty Article XIV. [...] | 2009-11-04 14:03:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA963 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-030. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:20 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. Negotiator Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller and Russian Nnegotiator Ambassador Antonov cont [...] | 2009-11-04 14:28:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA964 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-031. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 1:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During the October 27 meeting of the Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group, the Rus [...] | 2009-11-04 16:55:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA968 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-047 -- Request for Guidance-007. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The Russian delegation is strongly resisting the inclusion in the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty of any "special" provisions focused [...] | 2009-11-04 18:44:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA969 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting this session of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) was held [...] | 2009-11-05 08:26:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA971 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-023. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The U.S. Delegation hosted a reception for the Russian Delegation at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on [...] | 2009-11-05 10:42:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA975 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-050 -- Request for Guidance-005. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Although the U.S. and Russian delegations initially tabled very different categories for the major types of inspection activities [...] | 2009-11-05 14:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA976 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) In the absence of the U.S. Head of Delegation (HOD),Deputy HOD Ries and Russian Deputy HOD Kosh [...] | 2009-11-05 14:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA977 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the second Ad Hoc Group meeting chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warn [...] | 2009-11-05 16:21:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA978 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 5:20 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Conversion or Elimination (CorE) Working Group meeting, chaired by Mr. Elliott and Co [...] | 2009-11-05 16:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA979 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At the October 30 Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) meeting, Dr. Warner led a review [...] | 2009-11-05 18:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA980 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-048. 2. (S) Paragraph 3 contains the text of a U.S. Delegation non-paper on "Counting Rules for Deployed Heavy Bombers Nuclear Amaments." The non-paper, marked for Ambassador Antonov, was delivered to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation in Geneva on Nov [...] | 2009-11-05 18:35:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA981 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-036. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 28, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions Subgroup was hel [...] | 2009-11-06 08:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA982 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) Definitions [...] | 2009-11-06 09:04:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA983 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-020. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 23, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the U.S. and Russian Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was hel [...] | 2009-11-06 09:39:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA984 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-028. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the U.S. and Russian Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the [...] | 2009-11-06 10:32:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA985 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) for this session [...] | 2009-11-06 11:25:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA987 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 28, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fourth meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG) was held at the Russi [...] | 2009-11-06 12:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA989 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (MOUWG) during the si [...] | 2009-11-06 14:36:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA990 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 30, 2009 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) On October 30, 2009, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Working Group (WG) met at the U.S. Miss [...] | 2009-11-06 14:56:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA991 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 29, 2009 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M . Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The fifth Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group (TTDWG) meeting of the session was held at the [...] | 2009-11-06 14:57:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA992 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-053. Request for Guidance -- 008. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Current U.S. guidance (Ref A) directs the use of a 20-day inspection window, that is, the inspecting Party is allotted 20 days t [...] | 2009-11-06 17:23:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA993 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-053. Request for Guidance -- 008. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) Current U.S. guidance (Ref A) directs the use of a 20-day inspection window, that is, the inspecting Party is allotted 20 days t [...] | 2009-11-06 17:41:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA994 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VI): [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VI-054 -- Request for Guidance-009. ------------------------------ SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUESTED ------------------------------ 2. (S) The delegation requests clarification regarding future Russian Federation transparency measures for U.S. SSGNs. The package deal [...] | 2009-11-06 18:53:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GEORGETOWN508 | CONCURRENCE TO TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COMBATING [...] (U) Summary: Post concurs with the Terms of Reference (TOR) to conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission SGY2010JCET618W in Guyana from January 10 to March 31, 2010. Post further confirms that the leadership of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) concur with this deployment. End Summ [...] | 2009-10-15 19:56:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | GY MARR MASS MCAP PREL PTER |
| 09GEORGETOWN518 | CONCURRENCE FOR TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR NSW [...] (U) Summary: Post concurs with the Terms of Reference (TOR) to conduct Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission SGY2010JCET618W in Guyana from January 10 to March 31, 2010. Post further confirms that the leadership of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) concur with this deployment. End Summ [...] | 2009-10-26 20:39:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | GY MARR MASS MCAP PREL PTER |
| 09GEORGETOWN521 | COM CONCURRENCE/VETTING ASSURANCE FOR FY2010 [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires Karen L. Williams formally concurs, per reftel guidance, with Embassy Georgetown's proposal for FY2010 Section 1206 funding submitted via web on October 13, 2009. The proposal is designed to strengthen Guyana's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism activities and continu [...] | 2009-10-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC GY |
| 09GUATEMALA222 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE UNDER PRESSURE TO TURN OVER [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, the Ministry of Defense presented to a judge certified copies of two of the four 1980s-era military counterinsurgency plans -- Victoria 82 and Firmeza 83 -- ordered by the Constitutional Court to be turned over to the Public Ministry. The two other plans -- Plan Sofi [...] | 2009-03-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM MOPS KDEM KCRM KJUS PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA50 | PRESIDENT COLOM ALLEGES ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (U) In the days leading up to his one-year anniversary in office, President Alvaro Colom has engaged in an increasingly strident public war of words with opposition leaders and the press. The tiff started when Colom responded to press criticism of First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom by calling h [...] | 2009-01-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PTER PINR MOPS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA538 | ROGUE ELEMENTS OF GUATEMALAN MILITARY SELLING [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of a recent deadly shoot-out between GOG anti-drug agents and Zetas, the embassy has received new information indicating rogue elements within the Guatemalan army are selling military-grade weapons and munitions to narcotraffickers. The Embassy DAO has learned that 1 [...] | 2009-06-08 22:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | MARR PGOV PTER MCAP PREL PINR MOPS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA904 | STAFFDEL JACOBSTEIN STRUCK BY GUATEMALA'S SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Human rights and UN officials told Staffdel Jacobstein September 1-4 that weak institutions, vulnerability to narco-traffickers, and corruption were all serious problems facing the Colom government. These points were reiterated by the Country Team, and driven home during the St [...] | 2009-09-18 18:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PREL PGOV PINS ASEC EAID MARR MCAP MOPS GT |
| 09HALIFAX61 | HMCS FREDERICTON TO JOIN NATO COALITION FLEETS [...] Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton will depart Halifax in late November for a six-month mission to the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean as part of NATO's counter-piracy group. The NATO group is a multinational, integrated maritime force consisting of vessels from various NATO nations t [...] | 2009-10-06 17:49:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PREL PTER PINR CA |
| 09HANOI1196 | U.S.-Vietnam Defense Dialogues [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. and Vietnam currently conduct two annual defense-related dialogues with Vietnam: the U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security, and Defense Dialogue (State-led),and the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Defense Dialogue (U.S. Pacific Command-led). Both are relatively new, starting in 20 [...] | 2009-11-06 07:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR VM |
| 09HANOI1426 | Setting the scene for CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Vietnam [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign invest [...] | 2009-12-29 08:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM |
| 09HANOI185 | Vietnam Supportive but Cautious on GPOI [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs counterparts February 12, U.S. Pacific Command officials encouraged Vietnam to participate more actively in international peacekeeping operations through the GPOI program and reiterated the invitation for Vietnam to participat [...] | 2009-03-02 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR MASS VM |
| 09HANOI297 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...] | 2009-03-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI424 | Back to Basics: Vietnam Discusses Peacekeeping at APCSS [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to further encourage Vietnam to participate in UN peacekeeping operations (PKO),the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS),an academic institute linked with U.S. Pacific Command, joined with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)-affiliated think tank an [...] | 2009-05-04 08:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MARR MASS VM |
| 09HANOI497 | WAY FORWARD ON DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States and Vietnam are moving to a new level of defense cooperation not previously seen in our bilateral relationship. While progress in some areas is slower than we would like, we have now expanded our engagement to the point where setting priorities will be key to ou [...] | 2009-06-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM |
| 09HANOI512 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GUIDELINES ON U.S. SHIPS CONDUCTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 08:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR VM |
| 09HANOI740 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S AUGUST VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your return to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City comes at an important moment in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Overall, bilateral ties have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. Th [...] | 2009-08-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI846 | SETTING THE SCENE FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS, [...] (SBU) Director Slaughter: Your Policy Planning Talks with the Vietnamese, the second since discussions were inaugurated last October, comes at an important moment in the bilateral relationship. Overall, ties between our two countries have advanced significantly over the past two-three years, and [...] | 2009-08-26 06:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI883 | Vietnam's Long Term View on PKO Participation [...] (C) The DCM used a working lunch with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for International Organizations Le Hoai Trung on October 20 to discuss current GVN thinking on Vietnam participating in global peacekeeping operations. Trung offered that following a two-year review directed by [...] | 2009-10-23 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MARR VM |
| 09HANOI895 | Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September 27, 2009 Conversation [...] (SBU) September 27, 2009; 9:30 a.m.; Ministry of Defense, Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak, U.S. Embassy Hanoi Joseph Donovan, Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary, EAP Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant [...] | 2009-11-10 04:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV MARR MASS VM |
| 09HANOI927 | Preliminary Assessment of Politburo Bad Boy To Huy Rua [...] (C) Following is Post's evaluation of To Huy Rua, Chairman of the CPV Propaganda and Education Commission, whom many identify as a leading hard-line voice within the Politburo. We welcome comment from INR/B and other analysts. 2. (C) The Politburo's newest member, To Huy Rua, is consi [...] | 2009-12-15 02:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAID MARR VM |
| 09HANOI968 | BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR A NEW BEGINNING IN DEFENSE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to the U.S. in June 2008, which included an unprecedented meeting at the Pentagon, both the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have demonstrated previously unseen interest in buying non-lethal [...] | 2009-09-17 04:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON EINT ETRD MARR PARM |
| 09HANOI978 | Setting the Scene for Deputy Secretary Steinberg's September [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their highest point since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign investor [...] | 2009-09-18 10:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KIRF SENV MARR KHIV KHDP BM |
| 09HELSINKI115 | NATO KFOR MISSION: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (U) Charge' raised US concerns over possible European withdrawal from KFOR during a March 19 meeting with MFA DG for Americas/Asia Kalkku (REF). Although Kalkuu does not have direct responsibility for the issue, she is a European Political-Military expert with considerable recent experience [...] | 2009-03-20 13:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV |
| 09HELSINKI127 | FINLAND'S SECURITY POLICY: EU AN END POINT OR [...] (C) Summary. Media attention on the Finnish Government's (GOF) quadrennial defense and security white paper focused more on the "strong case" in favor of Finland's possible NATO membership than the fact that the document places primary importance on the European Union's role in promoting secu [...] | 2009-04-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EU FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI138 | FINLAND: AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Polchief met with Johan Schalin, MFA Director for Asia and Oceania, on April 8 to discuss specific contributions to Afghanistan (REF A) and Finland's participation in the April 17 Pakistan donors' conference (REF B). Schalin began by stressing that the Administration's white paper (REF C) [...] | 2009-04-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI162 | SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER STUBB'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Finnish Foreign Minister Stubb arrives in Washington as the Finns enjoy considerable international acclaim for their efforts in international crisis management, not only as a result of their effective Chairmanship of the OSCE last year, but also for the award of the Nobel Peace Pr [...] | 2009-05-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI177 | FINLAND ON THE MAY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finns doubt stronger language on Iran will issue from the May GAERC, given the lack of consensus regarding tougher sanctions. Though discussion within the EU has been limited, early signs are positive regarding continuation of Operation ATALANTA off the Horn of Africa. Signs [...] | 2009-05-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI182 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Helsinki welcomes you to Finland. Your visit comes as we celebrate ninety years of diplomatic relations with Finland. Those relations are excellent. The Finnish government places high importance on deepening transatlantic ties as it also promotes a stronger role for [...] | 2009-05-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO OREP FI |
| 09HELSINKI221 | FINLAND: JUNE GAERC DISCUSSION [...] (C) On June 12 PolOff met with the MFA Deputy European Correspondent for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Markku Lampinen to discuss the June GAERC agenda. Lampinen said that the Middle East discussion would dominate in light of the Lebanese elections and since the last discussion w [...] | 2009-06-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI24 | FINLAND: DEMARCHE US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS FI |
| 09HELSINKI242 | FINLAND: POLITICAL PARTY CONSENSUS BREAKS ON NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. With opposition parties rejecting the Government's defense and security white paper on June 16, Finland saw a highly unusual break in its traditional "grand political consensus" on foreign and security policy. Opposition and governing coalition parties blamed each other for the b [...] | 2009-06-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI MARR PGOV NATO |
| 09HELSINKI392 | FINLAND: MISCOMMUNICATION OVER AFGHANISTAN TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Finnish Government's (GOF) withdrawal from Afghanistan next week of its Election Support Force (ESF) caught the GOF's top leaders unaware, leaving them embarrassed and scrambling for explanations. The President and Foreign Minister publicly claimed the ESF would stay through [...] | 2009-10-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI447 | FINLAND CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (SBU) On November 25 Ambassador raised REF A points with MFA State Secretary Pertti Torstila. Torstila said the government would not make any statements regarding possible expanded participation in Afghanistan until after the President formally announces the policy. 2. (C) The same day Pol [...] | 2009-11-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF FI |
| 09HELSINKI52 | FINLAND: VISIT OF AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's National Security Advisor, Zalmai Rassoul, offered his government's appreciation for Finland's assistance during a visit from February 2-5. In meetings with the Foreign and Defense Ministers and other government officials, Rassoul listed as the top problems in Afgha [...] | 2009-02-12 13:25:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR FI PREL |
| 09HELSINKI75 | FINLAND: DAS MOON VISITS AS PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the end of 2008 the Finnish Government (GOF) decided to increase its military, civilian and development assistance to Afghanistan. In February the GOF submitted to Parliament its plan to temporarily double its troop contribution to support security arrangements for the Afghan [...] | 2009-02-26 12:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HELSINKI79 | FINLAND: NEW DEFENSE POLICY INCHES TOWARD NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 23 the Finnish Government (GoF) released its quadrennial defense security white paper. It delayed release due to difficulty in arriving at a consensus on how to treat the question of Finland's possible NATO membership. Some in the Cabinet sought stronger language favo [...] | 2009-03-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09HILLAH49 | IHEC BABIL REP CONCERNED ABOUT US MILITARY PRESENCE DURING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 15:25:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC MARR ATRN AMGT |
| 09HONGKONG1315 | CONSUL GENERAL'S FAREWELL CALL ON HK CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. During the Consul General's farewell call on July 16, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang expressed appreciation for our close cooperation and highlighted the importance of continued high-level contact between Hong Kong and Washington. Tsang extended an invitation to President Oba [...] | 2009-07-17 09:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAGR PHUM MARR CH HK |
| 09HONGKONG194 | HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REACTION TO SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., Special Envoy for Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Threat Reduction, met with Hong Kong aviation officials on January 6 to explain his mission and brief them on U.S. anti-MANPADS efforts. Ambassador Bloomfield met with the leadership of the [...] | 2009-01-30 09:07:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG280 | SCENESETTER FOR FEB 17-19 VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) We warmly welcome your February 17-19 visit to Hong Kong. Despite the People,s Republic of China's (PRC) sharp protest in October 2008 against U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs has continued to approve U.S. Navy ship and aircraft requests to Hong Kong -- most [...] | 2009-02-13 08:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PREL MARR OVIP HK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1063 | UPDATE ON RESPONSE TO GOP MILITARY REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 11:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1098 | NADEEM: IDP'S HOLDING AT 1.5 MILLION; [...] (C) Summary: IDP Special Support Group leader Lt General Nadeem told Ambassador and PO Peshawar May 29 that the number of IDPs was holding at 1.5 million but could grow to two million when military operations begin in the Waziristans. IDPs were returning to Bajaur in FATA; Buner was now safe fo [...] | 2009-05-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1118 | TURKISH AMBASSADOR: THEIR TRILATERALS, FRIENDS, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by EmbOffs, met May 20 with Turkish Ambassador Soysal and other Turkish counterparts. The Turkish Embassy, which has taken on a coordinating role for NATO in Pakistan, advocated greater cooperation with the U.S. vis-a-vis Pakistan. Soysal described Turkey's [...] | 2009-05-24 06:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREF EAID MOPS PHUM MARR PREL PK TU |
| 09ISLAMABAD1119 | KAYANI IS “DESPERATE†FOR HELICOPTERS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. In a two hour conversation with Ambassador May 23, Chief of Army Staff General Kayani told Ambassador he was "desperate" for helicopter support as he had only five MI-17s operational. Kayani insisted that Pakistani technicians were capable of doing required helicopte [...] | 2009-05-25 03:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1184 | LOOKING AHEAD: SUPPORT FOR MILITARY/HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary. Bolstered by ongoing popular and political support, the Pakistani security forces appear determined to win against militants. We expect a Waziristan campaign as early as late June. Meanwhile, Pakistan's military faces an entrenched enemy in Mingora, Swat, and the security situ [...] | 2009-05-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MARR MOPS PREF PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1364 | SCENESETTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your visit. Your arrival comes at a moment when Pakistan's political leaders, and its people, are united in support of the military campaign to confront extremist militants in Malakand (including the Swat valley) and South Waziristan, where the offensi [...] | 2009-06-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID MARR MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1426 | BUNER BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF TALIBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 12:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1469 | BUNER BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF TALIBAN [...] (C) Summary: Several assessment missions to the Buner district of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) by U.S. mission personnel and contractors and by United Nations (UN) personnel over the past two weeks have revealed that life there is gradually returning to normal, two months after the begi [...] | 2009-07-02 09:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD177 | THE WAY FORWARD FOR PAKISTAN'S F-16 PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Embassy requests that a small interagency team of decision makers visit Islamabad to chart a financial and technical way forward on the F-16 program. Ambassador confirmed January 28 with Finance Minister Tareen that the GOP would make the pending overdue payment on the purchase of n [...] | 2009-01-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD180 | ANOTHER CABINET EXPANSION; MQM JOINS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Asif Zardari swore in four more federal ministers on January 26, two from the religious Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (JUI-F, including Fazlur Rehman's brother) and two from the Karachi-based Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). With this move, Zardari formally brings MQM and i [...] | 2009-01-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2056 | POST PROPOSED FY09 FOREIGN MILITARY FUNDS SPEND [...] (S) Post proposes the following distribution of $300 million in FY09 Foreign Military Funds: - Pakistan Navy: $65 million for refurbishment of the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Oliver Hazard Perry-class (OHP) Frigate. Although the Joint Staff has only allocated $58M to date in FY09 FMF to [...] | 2009-08-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2062 | STABILIZING AND MODERNIZING PAKISTAN'S MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: As the current five-year commitment to provide Pakistan with $300 million annually in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) ends in FY 2009 and we begin to implement our Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy, Post proposes the establishment of a new, multi-year commitment of FMF for Pakistan. [...] | 2009-08-28 06:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2203 | FOREIGN MILITARY SALE OF OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CLASS FRIGATE TO THE PAKISTAN NAVY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PK PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD236 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY HOLBROOKE [...] (C) Summary. Mission Pakistan warmly welcomes your arrival; your appointment comes as Pakistan grapples with internal change and hopes the Ombama administration can support regional solutions to development and counter-terrorism challenges. After eight years of military rule, the civilian governmen [...] | 2009-02-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2380 | POST APPROVAL FOR NIGHT VISION DEVICES FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Post supports the procurement of night vision devices (NVDs) for the Pakistan military at a cost of $300,000, using FY09 Pakistan Counter-Insurgency Funding (PCF). The purchase is for 25 Renegade 320 Thermal Imaging Devices for the Special Services Group (SSG). End Summary. [...] | 2009-10-02 12:15:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2398 | REQUEST TO CREATE AND NOTIFY FMS CASE FOR F-16 [...] (C) Summary: The Country Team requests the Department create and notify to Congress a new $150 million FMS case, which would use a mix of FMF and national funds, for the 5-year, 24/7 U.S. technology security presence mandated by the security notes for the Pakistan F-16 LOAs. End Summary. [...] | 2009-10-06 03:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2488 | RESOURCING THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: To build a long-term relationship with Pakistan and increase the country's political will and military capability to fight insurgent and terrorist groups, post recommends (1) obtaining "cash-flow" financing authority for Pakistan's FMF; (2) announcing a Presidential commitment to Paki [...] | 2009-10-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2577 | P-3C MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT INSPECTED [...] (S/NF) Summary: A PMA team conducted an Enhanced End-Use Monitoring (EEUM) inspection of Pakistan's P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft during October 12-14. The team found no indications of tampering with the aircraft or the related systems. End Summary. 2. (S/NF) Ref A reported that on Septe [...] | 2009-10-23 03:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2607 | MILITARY GROUND OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN SLOWS [...] (S) Summary: A week after Pakistani ground forces began the ground combat phase of Operation RAH-e-NIJAT ("Path of Salvation") against Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) strongholds in South Waziristan, the offensive has slowed down considerably, as the Army has elected to conduct a deliberate and method [...] | 2009-10-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2672 | PAKISTAN MILITARY MAKING SLOW BUT DELIBERATE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Pakistani ground forces appear to be making slow but deliberate progress in their campaign against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan. In recent days, the Army has been securing the ground it occupies, and on November 3, the 14th Division advanced into th [...] | 2009-11-05 04:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD270 | CODEL BIDEN'S MEETING WITH COAS KAYANI AND ISI [...] (S) Summary: Senators Biden and Graham met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Kayani and Director General of ISI LTGen Pasha on January 9 to underscore bipartisan support for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. Senator Biden emphasized the need for the American people to see results soon in Afghanistan [...] | 2009-02-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2708 | WAZIRISTAN UPDATE: GROUND FORCES MAKE GAINS, HOLD [...] (S) Summary: Pakistan ground forces continue Operation RAH-e-NIJAT (Path of Salvation or Deliverance,) in South Waziristan against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and we have seen significant fighting in the major TTP strongholds of Makin, Ladha, and Sora Rogha. It is likely we are now s [...] | 2009-11-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2780 | GROUND FORCES MOVE TO SECURE MILITANT STRONGHOLD [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Pakistan Army's Operation Rah-e-Nijat ("Path of Salvation") continues to make progress against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the Mehsud tribal Area of South Waziristan. Three infantry divisions assigned to the Army's 11th Corps continue to be engaged in the [...] | 2009-11-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2837 | ADVANCE IN SOUTH WAZIRISTAN CONTINUES; FIGHTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Pakistani ground forces advanced into the interior of Makin, where they appear to be meeting little resistance in the sixth week of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (""Path of Salvation""),the Pakistan military's air and ground offensive against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) milit [...] | 2009-11-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD365 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL KAYANI’S VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani's February 20-27 visit to Washington comes on the heels of the government's loss of control over Swat, continued Pakistani Army/Frontier Corps operations in the tribal areas, and still-simmering Indo-Pak tensions in the wake of the Mumba [...] | 2009-02-19 16:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD583 | ZARDARI APPOINTS "FORWARD LEANING" AIR CHIEF [...] (C) As the USG considers options on how to continue Pakistan's F-16 program in the face of funding problems (septel),Air Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman assumes command March 18 as Pakistan's new Chief of Air Staff. He replaces retiring Air Chief Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, who had lobbied extensively [...] | 2009-03-18 15:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD586 | SAVING THE F-16 PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. Pakistan is the most important front-line state in our battle against extremists who threaten the U.S. and our allies. In post's view, preserving the F-16 program, which is the flagship symbol of post 9/11 bilateral re-engagement, is critical to our goals of enabling Pakistan to co [...] | 2009-03-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MARR MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD671 | PILOT COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE FUND SHOWS [...] (C) Summary: In reftel, Embassy requested a CERP-like fund for Pakistan. We understand this request sparked a lively debate in Washington, mostly regarding the ability of the Embassy to oversee the funds and whether requesting such funds for Pakistan would endanger the far more generous CERP [...] | 2009-03-30 07:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD832 | SPENDING STRATEGICALLY IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. This cable conveys a shorter version of the strategy we laid out in the Mission Strategic Plan and how we will implement the President's strategic review. We welcome the additional resources but we are very mindful of the constraints: our own, the GoP's and the international don [...] | 2009-04-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD888 | PREPARING FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) Summary. As promised, the Pakistani military began anti-militant operations in Lower Dir April 26; the Mission will monitor activities on a regular basis to keep Washington apprised of this positive turn of events. However, based on actions over the past year, we should be prepared for [...] | 2009-04-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK |
| 09JAKARTA1068 | HIGH-LEVEL MEETING REINFORCES DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Defense Minister Sudarsono, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Robert Scher underscored the positive developments in the military relationship and applauded Indonesia's progress on defense reform. DASD Scher offered U [...] | 2009-06-24 02:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | CH ID MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09JAKARTA1078 | RESPONSE NEEDED: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On February 20, 2009, Post passed the draft U.S.-Indonesia Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation to the Government of Indonesia (GOI),following up on Secretary Clinton's February 18 promise to Foreign Minister Wirayud [...] | 2009-06-25 06:48:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL TPHY ID |
| 09JAKARTA1095 | KOPASSUS--ALLEGED PAPUA INCIDENTS NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report claims that Indonesian Army Special Forces (KOPASSUS) continue to violate human rights in Papua. However, the report draws this conclusion based on six incidents in a single Papuan town with a history of corruption, violence, and other gove [...] | 2009-06-26 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PHUM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1128 | LEGISLATORS TRY TO BLOCK PURCHASE OF ISRAELI-MADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some Indonesian legislators are moving to block the GOI's plan to purchase Israeli-manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Indonesian Department of Defense claims that the UAVs are a cost effective way to provide surveillance of Indonesian waterways. Flagging concerns [...] | 2009-07-02 08:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ID IS |
| 09JAKARTA1194 | REVISED DRAFT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT: [...] (U) This is an Action Request--please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Jakarta shared the revised draft Science and Technology Agreement with the Ministry of Research and Technology. The Ministry was very optimistic about concluding negotiations on the agreement. GOI interloc [...] | 2009-07-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR TPHY ID |
| 09JAKARTA1298 | JAKARTA USAID-USPACOM CONFERENCE ADVANCES [...] USAID Mission Indonesia and the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Jakarta jointly hosted the USAID-U.S. Pacific Command Civil Military Synchronization Planning Workshop in Jakarta July 27-30. The conference's objective was to expand civil-military cooperation between USAID and USPACOM throu [...] | 2009-08-05 09:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA1330 | USG-SPONSORED DISASTER EXERCISE SUPPORTS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Army-led 2009 Disaster Response Exchange and Exercise (DREE),conducted in Riau Province, Sumatra, focused on response and prevention policies for wild land fires. Riau Province is Sumatra's ground zero for s [...] | 2009-08-11 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR SENV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1414 | ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE -- [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Indonesia is on board with our reftel demarche and invitation package for the 9th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on Disaster Relief Sept. 16-18. In response to our presentation, Kristanyo Hardojo of th [...] | 2009-08-26 10:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF EAID MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA143 | MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM -- LEGISLATURE REVIEWS BILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Proponents of the military justice reform bill are considering whether to push for the bill's passage before Indonesia move toward elections. The bill, an initiative of the national legislature (DPR),would make the Indonesian military (TNI) subject to the civilian justice syst [...] | 2009-01-28 08:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KJUS ID |
| 09JAKARTA1668 | MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID |
| 09JAKARTA1671 | MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 03:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID |
| 09JAKARTA1685 | SINO-INDONESIAN RELATIONS -- POLITICAL WARINESS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI views its deepening ties with the United States as an important element of a strategy to maintain regional balance in light of expanding Chinese influence. Sino-Indonesian ties are currently dominated by booming trade relations, which have in turn brought concerns that [...] | 2009-10-07 08:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ID CH |
| 09JAKARTA1711 | PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REPORTEDLY UNHAPPY OVER [...] (U) This is an Action Message. Please see paras 5 and 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono (SBY) is reportedly upset with the lack of progress on the Kopassus/Leahy vetting issue and the postponement of the proposed POTUS visit. This message requests that the Department consider a v [...] | 2009-10-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OVIP ID |
| 09JAKARTA18 | REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE -- MALACCA/SULAWESI [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel, S/CT requested proposals under the FY-09 Regional Strategic Initiative. Mission requests USD 300,000 in NADR funds to support the training of Indonesian personnel involved in the op [...] | 2009-01-06 09:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA1802 | MISSION JAKARTA ENDORSEMENT OF FY10 1206 [...] (SBU) This cable provides Embassy Jakarta's concurrence with the regional Section 1206 counterterrorism support proposals and prioritization summarized in reftel. The Indonesia-specific proposals described below were developed with host government officials in the context of regional coordina [...] | 2009-10-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP ID |
| 09JAKARTA1823 | USG PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR REGIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The Center for Strategic and International Studies--Indonesia's leading think tank (but unrelated to the Washington CSIS)--will host the Seventh Conference of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Paci [...] | 2009-11-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR ID XE |
| 09JAKARTA1860 | U.S.-INDONESIA SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The United States and Indonesia hold an annual Strategic Dialogue and biannual Bilateral Defense Discussions. These discussions are productive, and Mission seeks to augment them under the proposed U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership by adding an annual set of strategic cons [...] | 2009-11-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA1947 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role in Southeast Asia and the Muslim world. Indonesia has held successful, f [...] | 2009-11-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA2072 | U/S BURNS' DECEMBER 10, 2009, MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) December 10, 2009; 10:45 a.m.; Bali Democracy Forum; Bali, Indonesia. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary William Burns Ambassador Cameron Hume, Embassy Jakarta Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Rochman, Embassy Jakarta political officer (no [...] | 2009-12-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR SENV OVIP ID AF |
| 09JAKARTA2081 | INDONESIA-UNITED STATES STRATEGIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the first session of the December 11 inaugural U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Consultations, Under Secretary Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation in a discussion of bilateral cooperation under the Comprehensive Partnership (CP). The U.S. and Indonesian delegations discussed ways [...] | 2009-12-21 09:03:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID SENV PREL PARM KGHG MARR OVIP |
| 09JAKARTA2082 | INDONESIA-UNITED STATES STRATEGIC CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the second session of the December 11 inaugural U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Consultations, Under Secretary Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation in a discussion of cooperation on regional and international issues. The USG and the GOI agreed to cooperate in promoting democratic [...] | 2009-12-21 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KDEM OVIP ID AF |
| 09JAKARTA300 | DRAFT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On February 20, we delivered the draft S&T agreement during a meeting with Ministry of Research and Technology (MENRISTEK) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. A MENRISTEK official noted that Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman is anxious to conclude the S & T agreement prior to Presidenti [...] | 2009-02-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL TPHY ID |
| 09JAKARTA40 | CHARGE DISCUSSES BILATERAL ISSUES WITH KEY GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge discussed important bilateral issues with a key GOI official on January 7. He said that the USG looked forward to discussing President Yudhoyono's proposal for a Strategic Partnership. He also urged Indonesia to move forward on a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreem [...] | 2009-01-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA400 | REQUEST IMMEDIATE VETTING FOR JAKARTA 142 AND 241 [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Mission requests immediate clearance for candidates from Indonesian's Military Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) to begin training on March 11 and 14. BAIS's role is limited to military intelligence; it has never had a co [...] | 2009-03-06 09:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR MASS SNAR ID |
| 09JAKARTA537 | MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL VET CLEAN -- [...] (U) This message is an Action Request--Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission requests Department's clearance for a member of the Indonesian security forces to participate in a course at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS). Mission found no credible evidence o [...] | 2009-03-25 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA564 | AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN -- INDONESIA WELCOMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia welcomes a new U.S. approach on Afghanistan and Pakistan and will review carefully President Obama's new strategy. GOI officials remain concerned about possible civilian casualties that might result from increased military operations but applaud the United States' emph [...] | 2009-03-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID ID AF PK |
| 09JAKARTA605 | PEACEKEEPING -- UN IMPRESSED WITH INDONESIA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN officials have briefed local diplomats on talks with the GOI as part of a United Nations review of peacekeeping. The UN was impressed with Indonesia's interest and past/ongoing performance in operations (including in Lebanon, Darfur and the DRC),and wants to boost GOI contr [...] | 2009-04-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM UNSC ID |
| 09JAKARTA646 | U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT (NAMRU) -- SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: A ranking member of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) has written to President Yudhoyono urging that the U.S. Naval Medical Unit (NAMRU-2) return to full operation and that negotiations resume on a new memorandum of understanding. A translation of the letter appears below. The le [...] | 2009-04-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR TBIO AMED ID |
| 09JAKARTA652 | MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL AND UNIT VET CLEAN [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission requests immediate clearance from the Department for a member of the Indonesian security forces to participate in a course at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) beginning April 16. Mission h [...] | 2009-04-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA70 | INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA SIGN MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian and Australian defense chiefs have signed a working-level understanding on cooperation between their defense forces. The nonbinding "Statement of Joint Understandings" is intended to be supplemented later by a broader, ministerial-level policy document on defense coo [...] | 2009-01-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ID AS |
| 09JAKARTA706 | RELATIONS WITH INDONESIAN NAVY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Indonesian navy-navy relationship has improved enormously in the past two years. When senior U.S. Navy leaders come to Indonesia to participate in the Fleet Review in August, they will find a new willingness to listen and engage. Cooperation is still less robust than [...] | 2009-04-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MASS ID |
| 09JAKARTA713 | COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- SENIOR GOI OFFICIAL [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FM Wirajuda's planned June visit to Washington was the next key moment to advance our Comprehensive Partnership, a senior GOI official told Ambassador Hume on April 22. That visit would allow Wirajuda [...] | 2009-04-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA767 | PAPUA -- AMID ONGOING TENSIONS, ARMY RIOT QUICKLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: An army battalion in Jayapura--the capital of restive Papua Province in eastern Indonesia--rioted when their commander ordered them to pay for the burial expenses of a fellow soldier. Sources told us that the commander was widely suspected of skimming money from the funds alloca [...] | 2009-04-30 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR ID |
| 09KABUL1038 | AFGHAN GOVERNMENT PLANNING FOR VICTORY DAY--STRONG [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's security agencies are in the midst of intense planning and rehearsals for the annual April 28 "Victory Day" celebration, which commemorates the day in 1992 on which the Afghan mujahedeen overthrew the Russian-backed regime. However, with the last year's failed assas [...] | 2009-04-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP PTER AF |
| 09KABUL1278 | Balkh Province - Security Setbacks, Corruption, Uneven [...] (U) Summary: Strong provincial leadership by Governor Atta makes the Balkh government work, but a worsening security picture in districts west of the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif and widespread corruption within his administration threaten to undermine people's confidence in government. B [...] | 2009-05-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EAID MARR AF |
| 09KABUL1351 | MANAS AIR BASE: KARZAI-BAKIYEV LETTER; NO PHONE [...] (C) Palace officials informed us they tried a number of times and failed to get through by telephone to Bishkek, to arrange a call between Presidents Karzai and Bakiyev. Karzai wished to express to Bakiyev his support for continued coalition use of Manas to support security operations in Afgh [...] | 2009-05-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AFIN KG |
| 09KABUL1352 | FM KOUCHNER REITERATES FRENCH COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Pierre Lallouche, France's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Ambassador Jean d'Amecourt May 14 to discuss increased military and civilian engagement in Afghanistan, elections and bilateral coordi [...] | 2009-05-30 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MARR FR AF |
| 09KABUL140 | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AND SENATOR GRAHAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and Senator Lindsay Graham visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province January 11 and were briefed by Brigadier General Gordon Messenger, the British Commander of Task Force Helmand, and UK Senior Civilian Advisor Hugh Powell. COMISAF General McKiernan, R [...] | 2009-01-20 10:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS AF |
| 09KABUL1577 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NSA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucial period in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic Society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dra [...] | 2009-06-21 07:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO OVIP PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL160 | KARZAI HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] SUMMARY. President Karzai called on U.S. and international forces to prevent civilian casualties in a State of the Union-style speech opening Parliament's new session January 20. In addition to his appeal to revise the international coalition's military strategy, Karzai ran through a laundry [...] | 2009-01-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM MARR AF |
| 09KABUL1651 | 06/23/09 MEETING, ASSISTANT AMB MUSSOMELI AND MOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar on June 23. On the Kunduz Regional Training Center (RTC) DynCorp event of April 11 (reftel),Atmar reiterated his insistence that the U.S. try to quash any news article on the inciden [...] | 2009-06-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS AF |
| 09KABUL1783 | CANDIDATE VETTING MINISTER STANEKZAI UNDER INTENSE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (S) Minister Mohammad Masoon Stanekzai, the Afghan lead on candidate vetting, expressed concern for his safety after resisting President Karzai,s demands that two known narcotics traffickers, members of illegal armed groups, in Helmand Province be removed from a list that disqual [...] | 2009-07-08 13:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MASS AFIN |
| 09KABUL2245 | LEGAL ADVISER KOH PRESSES ATTORNEY GENERAL ON RULE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Holding juveniles in an adult prison facility, one-hundred-fifty pre-trial releases of detainees that the U.S. has transferred to the GIRoA in the last two-years, several notable cases of presidential pardons for convicted narco-traffickers, and other examples of high level GIRoA [...] | 2009-08-06 04:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF |
| 09KABUL2246 | COMPLAINTS TO GIROA ON PRE-TRIAL RELEASES AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On numerous occasions we have emphasized with Attorney General Aloko the need to end interventions by him and President Karzai, who both authorize the release of detainees pre-trial and allow dangerous individuals to go free or re-enter the battlefield without ever facing an Afghan cou [...] | 2009-08-06 05:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF |
| 09KABUL2327 | TRANSFER OF AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING CONTRACT [...] Summary: Ambassador and COMISAF join in recommending transfer of the responsibility for implementation of basic Afghan police training and field mentoring from the Department of State to the Department of Defense in order better to provide Afghan police the basic security skills needed in a c [...] | 2009-08-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS MARR SOCI PREL PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL2404 | AFGHAN INTERIOR MINISTER PROMISES POLICE SUPPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Against a backdrop of GIRoA desire to expand its authority over Private Security Companies (PSCs),Afghan Minister of Interior (MinInt) Atmar has offered to provide police protection for convoys supporting Regional Command-South (RC-S),until we reach agreement on how to fold the [...] | 2009-08-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | AF MARR MASS PGOV PREL |
| 09KABUL256 | MOI ATMAR MAKES THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since mid-January, Minister of Interior Atmar, with the support of COMUSFOR-A/COMISAF GEN McKiernan (reftel),has launched an energetic outreach initiative on behalf of the Afghan Public Protection Program (APPP). Atmar has lauded the program as a way to improve community securit [...] | 2009-02-04 07:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS KDEM AF |
| 09KABUL31 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REED [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential elections, and from increased US military deployments. We continue to face tough challenges in Afghanistan, particularly on the security and governance front. But c [...] | 2009-01-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR OREP AF |
| 09KABUL3492 | NAJIBULLAH MOJADDEDI ON REINTEGRATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two recent meetings with Embassy officials, Special Advisor to the President on Health and Education Dr. Najibullah Mojaddedi: -- singled out insurgents who felt wronged by GIRoA and the international community as those most predisposed to reintegrate; -- assesse [...] | 2009-11-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF |
| 09KABUL3557 | EMBASSY KABUL VIEWS ON EUPOL EXPANSION IN REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) hopes to expand its operations into Regional Command East (RC-E),specifically to Jalalabad Airfield and FOB Mehtarlam in Laghman Province. It proposes formalizing this understanding with signed letters of agreement for [...] | 2009-11-05 05:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF |
| 09KABUL3661 | UNCONVENTIONAL SECURITY FORCES -- WHAT'S OUT THERE? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: While the international community works to grow the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),local communities and the Afghan government (GIRoA) are resorting to various unconventional security forces to protect communities from insurgents. These forces range from the U.S.-supported, [...] | 2009-11-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PINS PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL3823 | CHALLENGES CONFRONTING NATO TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) was formally declared to be at &initial operating capability8 (IOC) on November 21, when U.S. LTG William Caldwell assumed command of NTM-A and the pre-existing, U.S.-only Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanist [...] | 2009-12-01 01:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL3851 | REINTEGRATION: LESSONS FROM +MULA SULAIMAN, CASE [...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 21 international media Agence France Presse reported that 80 "Taliban militants" led by Mula Sulaiman, a former Border Police Commander, had laid down their arms in Herat and joined the Afghan National Police (ANP). In fact, the First Deputy Interior Minister [...] | 2009-12-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF |
| 09KABUL3876 | INTERIOR MINISTER DETAILS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE IDEAS, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior Atmar welcomed intensified USG focus on sub-national governance (SNG),calling it essential to the survival of Afghanistan's central government. He criticized international contractors for knowing little about the subject, sub-national governance, and proposed [...] | 2009-12-04 12:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF |
| 09KABUL3877 | Minister of Interior Promotes Alternative Plan for Community [...] (C) In a December 1 meeting with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Wayne, Interior Minister Atmar agreed with the basic U.S. proposal to fund and expand the Community Defense Initiative (CDI) intended to support villages that have demonstrated resistance to insurgents [...] | 2009-12-05 04:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AF |
| 09KABUL390 | CODEL BOEHNER DISCUSSES CN AND CORRUPTION WITH [...] (C) House Republican Leader John Boehner and five other members of Congress visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province on February 8, and were briefed on provincial developments by Helmand Governor, UK Senior Civilian Advisor Hugh Powell and members of Task Force Helmand, and Poppy Eradication Fo [...] | 2009-02-23 03:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS AF |
| 09KABUL40 | SCENE-SETTER: GENERAL PETRAEUS VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your return visit to Afghanistan. Your presence at the Afghan National Military Academy,s first graduation will significantly enhance this milestone event. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential elections, and from i [...] | 2009-01-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PREF AF |
| 09KABUL410 | NAD ALI DISTRCIT UPDATE - STABILIZATION EFFORT [...] (C) Six weeks after ISAF and the Afghan Army liberated Nad Ali from enemy forces (EF),stabilization efforts are moving forward and many residents have returned to their homes. A District Administrator has been appointed and elders selected a District Council whose members received training [...] | 2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS AF |
| 09KABUL70 | AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 11 MEETING WITH NATO SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 11, NATO Rep to ISAF Gentilini sought Ambassador Wood,s views on a proposed Military Technical Agreement (MTA) between Afghanistan and NATO that he had received from Defense Minister Wardak earlier in the day to transmit to the NATO Secretary General (SYG). The Ambass [...] | 2009-01-14 06:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MARR MOPS AF |
| 09KABUL718 | MARCH 16-18 VISIT OF THE NAC TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, the NATO Senior Civilian Representative (NATO SCR) in Afghanistan reviewed key themes discussed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with senior Afghan figures for the Kabul NATO Caucus during the NAC's recent visit. In the NAC meeting with cabinet ministers, Interio [...] | 2009-03-25 05:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF |
| 09KABUL803 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential election, and from increased U.S. military deployments. We continue to face tough challenges in Afghanistan, particularly on the security and governance front. The [...] | 2009-04-01 07:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR OREP AF |
| 09KABUL846 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S APRIL 2, 2009 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Jacob Lew, D (L),met with Afghan Interior (MOI) Minister Hanif Atmar. Atmar provided an account of the April 1 Ankara trilateral summit with Pakistan and Turkey. He said the presidential level talks were positive, but the [...] | 2009-04-05 02:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER AF |
| 09KABUL917 | DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH COMISAF [...] (SBU) On April 2, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jacob Lew met with Commander International Security Assistance Forces (COMISAF) General David McKiernan, to discuss COMISAF,s plans for creating a permissive environment for civilian activity in Regional Command-South and [...] | 2009-04-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PINS PTER PGOV AF |
| 09KABUL941 | CODEL TSONGAS: MEETING WITH AFGHAN INTERIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with CODEL Tsongas, Interior Minister Atmar praised the U.S. Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) for the training it is providing to the Afghan National Police (ANP) and his ministry, described the training programs in some detail, and [...] | 2009-04-15 13:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PTER AG |
| 09KAMPALA1078 | UGANDA/DRC/CAR/SUDAN: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE [...] (SBU) Background: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information g [...] | 2009-09-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA1397 | UGANDA: INTELLIGENCE SHARING AGREEMENT [...] (S) On December 16, the U.S. Mission received verbal assurances from the Ugandan Minister of Defense, Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, that Uganda uses intelligence provided by the U.S. to conduct military operations against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in compliance with Ugandan law and the law of arm [...] | 2009-12-16 13:42:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL MARR UG |
| 09KAMPALA312 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION LIGHTENING THUNDER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the first of periodic updates on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Lightning Thunder (OLT). This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of OLT, but rather offers spot [...] | 2009-03-25 14:19:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF MARR MOPS UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA325 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION LIGHTENING THUNDER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Lightning Thunder (OLT). This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of OLT, but rather offers spot information [...] | 2009-03-30 11:41:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PREF MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA347 | UGANDA/DRC: KONY'S DOCTOR ESCAPES, DISCUSSES OLT [...] Summary: The following is the account of Kotto Kpenze, a Central African Republic (CAR) abductee, who served as Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony's "doctor" for the past year. Kpenze escaped from the LRA on March 30 near Sakure, a village on the border between Sudan and the Dem [...] | 2009-04-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF MOPS MARR UG SU CG CT |
| 09KAMPALA430 | UGANDA/DRC: CAPTURED LRA OFFICER TELLS HIS STORY [...] Summary: The following is the account of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Colonel Thomas Kwoyelo, who was injured and captured by the Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) on February 3 during a firefight. Kwoyelo had been a senior officer until LRA leader Joseph Kony decided to execute LRA deput [...] | 2009-04-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF MOPS MARR UG SU CG CT |
| 09KAMPALA431 | UGANDA/DRC: CAPTURED LRA OFFICER TELLS HIS [...] Summary: The following is the account of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Colonel Thomas Kwoyelo, who was injured and captured by the Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) on February 3 during a firefight. Kwoyelo had been a senior officer until LRA leader Joseph Kony decided to execute LRA depu [...] | 2009-04-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF MOPS MARR UG SU CG CT |
| 09KAMPALA454 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of OLT, but rather offers spot information gleaned in Uga [...] | 2009-05-04 13:15:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA504 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (MAY 15,2009) [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information glea [...] | 2009-05-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA551 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JUNE 1, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information gleaned [...] | 2009-06-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA571 | UGANDA/DRC: LRA ABDUCTS 135 IN RETALIATORY RAIDS [...] (C) Ugandan military and U.N. Mission in Congo (MONUC) officials confirm press reports that the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) may have abducted up to 135 people south of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) border with Central African Republic (CAR). The attacks occurred on June 2 and 3 i [...] | 2009-06-08 13:02:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU CT |
| 09KAMPALA587 | UGANDA: GAMES THE ACHOLI DIASPORA CONTINUE TO PLAY [...] (C) Summary: The Ugandan Government is investigating the latest attempt by Acholi diaspora to mobilize support for a new rebellion in northern Uganda. The arrest of low level participants continues while the Government decides its next steps, which may include a public outing of Acholi diaspo [...] | 2009-06-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Kampala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA595 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JUNE 15, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information glea [...] | 2009-06-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA679 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JUNE 29, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information gleaned [...] | 2009-06-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA771 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JULY 15, [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information glea [...] | 2009-07-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA830 | UGANDA/DRC: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (JULY 31, [...] (SBU) Background: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information g [...] | 2009-07-31 10:16:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA922 | UGANDA/DRC/CAR: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE (AUGUST [...] (SBU) Background: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information gl [...] | 2009-08-14 09:27:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KAMPALA997 | UGANDA/DRC/CAR/SUDAN: OPERATION RUDIA II UPDATE [...] (SBU) Background: This cable is a periodic update on the regional military operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) known as Operation Rudia II. This report is not meant to provide an overarching narrative or polished analysis of the operation, but rather offers spot information g [...] | 2009-08-28 06:41:00 | Embassy Kampala | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MARR UG CG SU |
| 09KARACHI145 | BALOCHISTAN - WHAT MAY BE BEHIND THE CURRENT [...] (C) Often violent unrest over the killing of three Baloch leaders continued in Balochistan over the past week. Nationalist political parties led protest rallies and militant nationalist groups claimed credit for violence, including a rocket attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp. Some nationali [...] | 2009-04-27 05:04:00 | Consulate Karachi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR PK |
| 09KARACHI349 | BALOCHISTAN - MEETING WITH QUETTA-BASED TRUCKING FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting in Quetta, trucking firm GSM said a majority of their shipments go to Iran, with Pakistani rice the most common of a limited range of goods. Conversely, Iran ships a wide range of goods to Pakistan, including paraffin, kerosene, and industrial chemicals [...] | 2009-11-05 11:36:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD MARR PGOV IR PK |
| 09KATHMANDU1078 | NEPAL: PM STILL MULLING PROMOTION OF CONTROVERSIAL [...] (C) During a November 24 meeting at his request, Chief Secretary Madhav Ghimire told Charge that Prime Minister Nepal had not made a final decision to promote General Toran Jung Bahadur Singh to Lieutenant General, despite press reports to the contrary. Post had previously expressed concern a [...] | 2009-11-25 07:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU1172 | NEPAL CABINET PROMOTES TORAN SINGH, DRAWS CRITICISM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Brushing aside the concerns of the international community and Nepal's own human rights groups, the Cabinet approved the promotion of Toran Singh to Chief of the General Staff on December 24, making Singh the second highest r [...] | 2009-12-29 11:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM MARR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU127 | NEPAL: BOUCHER STRESSES NEED FOR CONSENSUS WITH [...] (C) In meetings February 11 and 12 with the head and the former head of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist, which is the second-largest party in the Government of Nepal, and with the leader of the opposition, Girija Koirala of the Nepali Congress, Assistant Secretary Boucher [...] | 2009-02-19 07:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR PHUM UN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU128 | NEPAL: BOUCHER URGES PROGRESS ON MAOIST COMBATANTS [...] (C) In meetings on February 11 and February 12 with Defense Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal, Assistant Secretary Boucher pushed for progress in completing the peace process, including the rehabilitation and integration of Maoist combatants. The Def [...] | 2009-02-19 07:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR UN |
| 09KATHMANDU129 | NEPAL: BOUCHER STRESSES U.S. INTEREST IN [...] (C) During his February 11-12 visit to Kathmandu, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized to members of the Government of Nepal that the United States was interested in strengthening Nepal's democracy, in promoting the country's economic development and in seeing an end to violence. Pr [...] | 2009-02-19 08:27:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ENVR ENRG EINV ETRD MARR |
| 09KATHMANDU137 | OUTBRIEF ON FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood February 19 to exchange briefings on the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher and Indian Foreign Secretary Menon to Nepal. Sood indicated that Menon's only significant meeting was with PM Dahal where Menon str [...] | 2009-02-20 09:08:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | UN IN KDEM MARR NP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09KATHMANDU160 | INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL GON MOVES ON [...] (C) Summary: Indian Ambassador Sood hosted a donor coordination discussion to review planning for discharge of 4000 non-combatants from the PLA cantonments. UNICEF and UNDP briefed comprehensive plans for a three-day out-processing to be followed by sixty options for vocational training. [...] | 2009-03-02 08:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KOCI UN IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU164 | AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with PM Dahal on February 27 to provide observations following Department consultations and the recent A/S Boucher visit to Nepal. PM Dahal appeared to understand that any USG terrorism de-listing action relied largely on future Maoist actions, including clear st [...] | 2009-03-02 09:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KOCI EAID PHUM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU174 | NEPAL: PLA RECRUITMENT DRIVE UPS THE ANTE [...] (C) The commander of the Maoist People's Liberation Army announced March 2 that he intended to recruit more than 11,000 new combatants, allegedly in reaction to the February 28 decision by the governing parties to sanction the recent recruitment by the Nepal Army of some 3,000 new recruits. Th [...] | 2009-03-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KDEM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU178 | NEPAL: PLA RECRUITMENT ONGOING [...] (C) On March 5, UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Senior Political Advisor Kathy Jones confirmed to Emboff that UNMIN monitors were reporting People's Liberation Army's (PLA) recruitment underway at three of the seven main cantonments, with the greatest amount of activity at the "Fourth Division" c [...] | 2009-03-06 08:48:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER UN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU2 | NEPAL: COMPROMISE ON ARMY INTEGRATION SPECIAL [...] (U) On December 26, Nepal's four major political parties agreed to equal representation on the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC). The question now is whether the parties can finalize the AISC's leadership and terms of reference. If successful, this would end a stalemate that has pre [...] | 2009-01-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR KDEM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU235 | MAOIST DEFENSE MINISTER REFUSES TO EXTEND SERVICE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary -------- 2. (C) The Nepalese Defense Minister refused to approve term extensions for eight brigadier generals of the Nepal Army and the officers were forced into mandatory retirement at midnight, March 16, 2009. Many opine that the D [...] | 2009-03-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PTER IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU239 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Recent conflicts over military recruitment and the refusal to extend the careers of eight Nepal Army Brigadier Generals will not have any negative impact on the fragile peace process, Prime Minister Dahal told Ambassador on March 23. Refuting Ambassador,s concern over lack of [...] | 2009-03-23 10:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU243 | UNMIN/P-5 CONCERN OVER NEPALI LACK OF PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary. French, Chinese, and American Ambassadors along with the UK and Russian Deputy Chiefs of Mission met March 23 for a briefing by UNMIN chief Karin Landgren on her recent consultations and to discuss the lack of progress on key peace issues. UNMIN's mid-term report will be publis [...] | 2009-03-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PTER UN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU320 | NEPAL: MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT THREATENING TO REMOVE [...] (C) Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal asked Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal to step down on April 19. The PM cited three issues: Nepal Army (NA) recruitment, the brigadier generals' continued reporting to duty after their forced retirement and the NA's withdrawal from the Nation [...] | 2009-04-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU325 | NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF RESPONDS TO CHARGES, NO [...] (C) Early on April 21, Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal provided a written response to the letter he received a day earlier from the cabinet requiring him to explain his alleged acts in violation of government directives and law on three issues. His response addressed the issues [...] | 2009-04-21 10:01:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU329 | NEPAL: CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF NOT FIRED YET [...] (C) As of close of business on April 22, the Maoist-led Government of Nepal (GON) had not relieved embattled Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal of his duties. The latest developments (since Ref B) include: -- At a brief cabinet meeting the morning of April 22, ministers we [...] | 2009-04-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU335 | NEPAL: PM DAHAL MAKES CASE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON [...] (C) Early on April 23, Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal briefed selected members of the diplomatic corps, including Ambassador Powell, on why the Government of Nepal (GON) was considering removing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal. PM Dahal denied that his Maoist party had any [...] | 2009-04-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU339 | NEPAL: POLITICAL CONFRONTATION OVER ARMY CHIEF [...] (C) A little over a week since Prime Minister Dahal asked Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Katawal to resign, the ensuing political confrontation continues to churn. According to contacts and press reports from April 24-27, various unappealing scenarios, including a sacking of Katawal by the [...] | 2009-04-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU345 | NEPAL: PARTIES CONTINUE TALKS OVER ARMY CHIEF, [...] (C) As of close of business April 29, ongoing efforts by Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal to persuade the leaders of the opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and coalition partner Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) to agree to the removal of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General [...] | 2009-04-29 09:15:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU356 | SCENESETTER AND POINTS FOR MAY 5 UNSC SESSION ON [...] (C) The May 5 session of the UN Security Council to review the UN Secretary General's mid-term report on the UN Mission in Nepal provides the United States with an excellent opportunity to push the peace process forward. For almost two weeks, Nepal's politics has been consumed with a struggle [...] | 2009-05-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER KDEM UNSC NP |
| 09KATHMANDU365 | NEPAL: SCENARIOS, WINNERS AND LOSERS AFTER MAY 3-4 [...] (C) With Prime Minister Dahal's resignation (septels),the current Maoist-led coalition is finished. Replacements include a coalition of the Maoists and the Madhesi People's Rights Forum, a national coalition or a Nepali Congress or Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist-led coali [...] | 2009-05-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL PTER NP |
| 09KATHMANDU538 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. In a June 21 meeting with Ambassador, Indian Foreign Secretary Menon expressed growing concern about the potential for confrontation between the military and the Maoists and about the lack of political leadership from the other parties. Menon said that COAS Katawal,s confronta [...] | 2009-06-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UN IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU600 | NEPAL PARLIAMENT PROCEEDINGS RESUME [...] (C) On July 6, with the mid-July budget deadline looming, the Maoists reached agreement with the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) to end their two-month obstruction of the Parliament and allow the budget to be presented. Deal Struck ----- [...] | 2009-07-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MARR KDEM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU601 | NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PROGRESS IN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) In a series of farewell calls since June 22 with senior Nepali officials and politicians, the Ambassador urged progress on the peace process, in the drafting of the constitution and in the political process generally. Nepali officials, including the Foreign, Defense, Home, Finance, and Pe [...] | 2009-07-08 03:09:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID MARR UNSC NP |
| 09KATHMANDU842 | SCENESETTER: DASD SCHER VISIT TO NEPAL [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. The last high-level visit to Nepal was A/S Blake's visit in June, and your visit will convey the message that the USG is committed to supporting Nepal's peace process and transition to a full-fledged democracy. Arriving only a week af [...] | 2009-09-11 19:22:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MARR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU884 | NEPAL: DASD SCHER, COAS ON PEACE PROCESS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Chief of Army Staff Chhatraman Singh Gurung asked Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Scher for the United States to resume the supply of lethal assistance to the Nepal Army (NA). Gurung supports the peace process and civilian supremacy but is willing to step in should the Gov [...] | 2009-09-24 03:45:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MARR MASS MCAP IN NP |
| 09KATHMANDU898 | NEPAL: LET'S ENGAGE THE KEY PLAYERS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 5 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Post proposes a new approach to remove two conflict-era impediments to effective U.S. engagement in Nepal: (1) restrictions on U.S. military assistance to the Nepal Army, and (2) ongoing inclusion of the Communist Party of [...] | 2009-10-01 03:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER MARR KDEM NP |
| 09KATHMANDU906 | NEPAL: CONTROVERSIAL ARMY GENERAL COULD BE PROMOTED [...] (C) Summary: Based on media reports that Nepal Army (NA) Major General Toran Singh, who is alleged to be complicit in human rights abuses, was soon to be promoted to Lieutenant General, the Defense Attache met with two cabinet ministers and the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) to voice U.S. conc [...] | 2009-10-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR PREL PINR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU929 | NEPAL: CONTROVERSIAL GENERAL'S PROMOTION ON HOLD [...] (SBU) Nepal's Cabinet deferred on October 8 a decision on the promotion of Army Major General Toran Singh. Singh, who is alleged to be complicit in human rights abuses, was under consideration for promotion to Lieutenant General (reftel). The Cabinet reportedly discussed Singh's appointment b [...] | 2009-10-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MARR PINR NP |
| 09KATHMANDU972 | NEPAL: P-5 AMBASSADORS VISIT MAOIST CANTONMENTS [...] (C) Summary. During an October 23 visit to a Maoist cantonment in eastern Nepal, the P-5 plus Japan chiefs of mission underscored UNSC support for the Nepali peace process and called for the rapid discharge, integration, and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants. The Maoist Division Commander [...] | 2009-10-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR UN NP |
| 09KHARTOUM1029 | KENYA STRIKES DIFFICULT BALANCE BETWEEN NORTH AND [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Kenyan Ambassador Robert Ngesu on September 2. During the discussions, Ngesu commented on the Sudan People's Liberation Movement's (SPLM) perceptions of U.S. efforts to facilitate implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and addressed Kenya's bal [...] | 2009-09-07 13:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1076 | New Attacks in Jonglei State Pose Destabilizing Threat to [...] (U) Summary: Attacks by Luo Nuer on a Dinka village in Duk Padiet county in Jonglei on September 20 have raised new concerns over the destabilizing effects of militia activity in Jonglei state and overall security in southern Sudan. While local authorities attempted to negotiate an agreement w [...] | 2009-09-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PINS SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1105 | BEYOND THE TRILATERALS: RETURNEES, UNMIS, AND WILDLIFE [...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy (SE) General Scott Gration facilitated the fourth round of trilateral talks with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and National Congress Party (NCP) in Juba, Southern Sudan from September 9-10. Recently returned members of the Southern Sudanese diaspora [...] | 2009-09-29 09:48:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREF SENV SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1122 | FIGHTING IN BENTIU RAISES CONCERNS OVER PRIVATE ARMIES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces loyal to Deputy Chief of Staff Paulino Matip and bodyguards of Governor of Unity State, Brig. Gen. Taban Dang Gai clashed in the town of Bentiu resulting in the death of sixteen people and twenty-one injured. GOSS press [...] | 2009-10-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1146 | SUDANESE BREAKTHROUGH ON RELATIONS WITH CHAD? [...] (C) Summary. GOS presidential adviser and lead negotiator on Darfur, Dr. Ghazi Sallah Eddin, told Charge Whitehead that his October 10-11 trip to Ndjamena will potentially have a huge impact on normalizing relations between Chad and Sudan as well as forging a durable peace in Darfur. He des [...] | 2009-10-13 13:01:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1191 | BACKGROUND ON UNREST ALONG SOUTH SUDAN'S BORDER [...] (sbu) During a meeting with Kenyan Ambassador Robert Ngesu on IGAD issues, Charge raised reported clashes between Sudanese Toposa, Kenyan Turkana and Kenyan security forces in the border area not far from Lokichoggio. Local press reports reported the death of 16 Kenyan soldiers in one recent [...] | 2009-10-22 11:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PBTS PREL SOCI SU KE |
| 09KHARTOUM1250 | U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION MEETS WITH SAF GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. In a November 3 meeting, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) General Esmat Abdulrahmam told U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, General Scott Gration, that the Government of Sudan (GoS) does not, and never has, supported the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). He also stated that allegations by the Go [...] | 2009-11-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR SU |
| 09KHARTOUM1272 | SUDAN: 49th Plenary of the AEC [...] (U) Summary: The November 8, 49th Plenary of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) tackled the following issues: preparations for upcoming elections and referendum, post referendum arrangements, voter registration and border demarcation problems in Abyei. State Minister at the Minis [...] | 2009-11-10 13:45:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM SU |
| 09KHARTOUM250 | FIGHTING ERUPTS IN MALAKAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Calm is slowly returning to Malakal following a multi-hour firefight in the center of the state capital provoked by Gabriel Tanginiya's return to the South. The SAF-aligned militia commander was directly responsible for the bloody 2006 confrontation between the SAF and SPLA in M [...] | 2009-02-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU |
| 09KHARTOUM252 | NEW MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO CURB SPLA CORRUPTION [...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 8 2. (C) SUMMARY: SPLA Affairs Minister Nhial Deng Nhial is attempting to move against commanders he suspects of corruption within the SPLA's senior echelons less than one month into his ministerial tenure. The Minister's political cover for the i [...] | 2009-02-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS EFIN MOPS MARR KDEM KCOR SU |
| 09KHARTOUM262 | MALAKAL TENSIONS PERSIST AFTER TANGINIYA DEPARTS [...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Erstwhile SSDF Commander and current SAF Major General Gabriel Tanginiya returned to Khartoum February 24 following his evacuation from Malakal via a chartered Antanov flight. GOSS Vice President Riek Machar, who arrived in [...] | 2009-02-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU |
| 09KHARTOUM278 | JIU DISARMAMENT IN UPPER NILE STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU |
| 09KHARTOUM307 | GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN ASSURES SAFETY OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, GOSS Minister for Regional Cooperation Barnabas Benjamin assured the international community that the GOSS has taken multiple steps to ensure their safety in the face of ICC indictments of GNU President Omar al Bash [...] | 2009-03-06 13:30:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS ECON KPKO UNSC ASEC MARR MOPS SU |
| 09KHARTOUM328 | GOSS MINISTER BENJAMIN SAYS EGYPT WILL RECOGNIZE AN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 5th meeting with the international community in Juba, Government of South Sudan (GOSS) Minister for Regional Cooperation (the GOSS' de facto foreign ministry) Barnabas Benjamin gave a briefing on his latest tour of regional capitals on behalf of the GOSS. His top acco [...] | 2009-03-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD MOPS MARR KPKO UNSC SU EG CF UG RU |
| 09KHARTOUM40 | WESTERN EQUATORIA GOVERNOR CALLS FOR ARMED CIVILIAN FORCE [...] (SBU) Western Equatoria State Governor Jemma Kumba has requested that the SPLA arm her state's civilian population in the face of renewed and increasingly violent LRA activity in her state since the UPDF bombing of suspected LRA areas in Garamba Park in early December 2008. SPLA Chief of Staff [...] | 2009-01-13 16:04:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS ASEC SU UG |
| 09KHARTOUM501 | SE GRATION MEETING WITH UN RC DAVID GRESSLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Resident Coordinator for Southern Sudan told U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration that with 20 months left until the 2011 Referendum, the international community, and particularly partners to the CPA, must re-focus their energies on achieving implementation of only t [...] | 2009-04-13 08:32:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MCAPS EFIN EAID ASEC AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM508 | SE GRATION MEETING WITH SPLA LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister for SPLA Affairs Nhial Deng Nhial briefed SE Gration on the status of SPLA transformation and the importance of this process for the Southern military to continue to be a credible, and respected, guarantor of the CPA. He underscored SPLM and SPLA willingness to assist [...] | 2009-04-14 05:41:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP KPKO UNSC AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM78 | UPPER NILE VIOLENCE CONTINUES - WITH ALLEGED POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNMIS/Malakal continues to report fresh violence following an altercation between Dinka and Shilluk tribal members on the margins of celebrations surrounding the 4th anniversary of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). However, NGOs based in Upper Nile's state capital dis [...] | 2009-01-22 08:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS ASEC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM849 | SPECIAL ENVOY MEETING WITH NISS DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (u) This is an action request. 2. (c) I met with NISS DG Salah Ghosh and Government of Sudan (GOS) Presidential Advisor on Darfur Ghazi Salah Eddin for an hour on July 16. A full report will follow in other channels, but I wanted to convey the following messages and ask Embassy Chad's fo [...] | 2009-07-17 07:11:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KPKO MARR MOPS PINS PREL UN SU |
| 09KHARTOUM881 | GOK/GOSS AGREE ON TIMETABLE FOR SECOND TANK [...] (C) GOSS xxxxxxxxxxxx has admitted that, on the margins of the Washington "Forum for CPA Partners," he pressed Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on the need to expedite delivery to South Sudan of tanks off-loaded from the MV Faina. Three months had passed since Nairobi initially agreed -- alb [...] | 2009-07-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PREL PINR EFIN KE MARR SU UNSC UG |
| 09KIGALI197 | WHITE PAPER DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN/ AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 11:55:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MOPS MARR RW |
| 09KIGALI588 | RWANDA NO "ISLAND" - KAGAME PREACHES REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 13 meeting with visiting senior State Department officials, President Kagame said his country's future success depended on the stability and prosperity of the region as a whole. Accordingly, Rwanda wanted closer ties with neighbors such as the Democratic Republ [...] | 2009-09-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CG RW |
| 09KIGALI775 | CEPGL STAFF DESCRIBE REGIONAL GROUPINGS TO SPECIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) senior staff on November 10 briefed U.S. Great Lakes Special Advisor Dr. Howard Wolpe on CEPGL activities in the areas of peace and security, energy, and transportation, as well as on how the CEPGL coordinates with other regio [...] | 2009-11-23 10:53:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EAID MARR CG BU RW |
| 09KIGALI793 | GOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ECONOMICS & SECURITY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Rwandan officials led by Health Minister Sezibera met on November 9 with U.S. Great Lakes Special Advisor Dr. Howard Wolpe and urged continued military pressure against the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC [...] | 2009-11-27 14:21:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID MARR PINS KCRM CG RW |
| 09KIGALI859 | NKUNDA'S ATTORNEY CONTINUES TO ARGUE HIS CLIENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Canadian defense attorney for detained CNDP leader Laurent Nkunda told Emboffs December 9 that Rwanda's Supreme Court had agreed to hold a hearing on January 13, 2010 about the legality of Nkunda's detention. The attorney claimed to have had no direct communication with Nkunda [...] | 2009-12-16 12:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS MARR CG RW |
| 09KINGSTON58 | JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR JOHNSON'S FAREWELL CALLS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM KCRM |
| 09KINSHASA1034 | FOLLOW-UP TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Subsequent to vetting request cable: 000974, Post has received derogatory information from MONUC, regarding two candidates: Colonel Willy Bonane and Mulimbi Lufungula. As a result, post revokes its earlier recommendation regarding eligibility for training of these two candidates. They ar [...] | 2009-11-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1049 | HOW MANY FARDC SOLDIERS ARE IN THE KIVUS? [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) completed a census of troops assigned to newly integrated units in the Kivus. Although registration was below projections, the numbers represent the first credible manpower base-line for chain of payments analysis, assessments [...] | 2009-12-02 06:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MCAP CG |
| 09KINSHASA1077 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to attend U.S.-sponsored training in the DRC. Post found no derogatory information on any of the candidates. 2. Names of proposed candidates are as fol [...] | 2009-12-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1078 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following two candidates selected to attend a total of six months training at the Defense Language Institute and Institute of International Legal Studies in the United States. Post found [...] | 2009-12-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1099 | AMBASSADOR HOLMES PRESS BRIEFING [...] (SBU) Summary: During his briefing with local press on December 14, Ambassador Anthony Holmes, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military activities, stated that AFRICOM seeks to help African countries build capacity in security sector in order to more effectively protect their own civi [...] | 2009-12-17 08:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA1107 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 21, 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candida [...] | 2009-12-17 17:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1108 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin January 2010 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidate [...] | 2009-12-18 07:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1129 | DRC-RWANDA BILATERAL COMMISSION DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC-Rwandan Joint Grand Commission met in Kinshasa December 17-19, after a recess of 21 years. Minister for International Cooperation Raymond Tshibanda led the DRC delegation and his former homologue and newly appointed Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo led the Rwandan c [...] | 2009-12-22 17:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EPET EAIR MARR PREF RW CG |
| 09KINSHASA1132 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin December 11, 2009 in the DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidat [...] | 2009-12-23 13:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1143 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.- [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidate selected to participate in the ACSS Next Generation of African Leaders Seminar to be held in Washington D.C. from January 25-February 26, 2010. 2. (U) Post h [...] | 2009-12-24 11:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA1153 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.- [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in the January 14, 2010 DIILS Training Course held in Kananga, DRC. 2. (U) Post has no derogatory information on the following candi [...] | 2009-12-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA250 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] (C) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates who have been selected to participate in a U.S. sponsored training for a Rapid Reaction Force course to begin May 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory infor [...] | 2009-03-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR MASS PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA281 | U.S. COAST GUARD EXPECTED TO FIND DRC PORTS ISPS COMPLIANT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Program conducted an Official Country Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) March 16-20 and found significant improvements in security at all port facilities. The USCG delegation evaluated the security measure [...] | 2009-03-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD KHLS PTER ASEC MARR ECON CG |
| 09KINSHASA310 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CG PK |
| 09KINSHASA314 | A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL JOHN NUMBI [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of March 31, Ambassador Garvelink met with General John Numbi and discussed a range of issues. Topics included the GDRC-GOR joint operations in North Kivu, the demise of the CNDP, MONUC, the resignation of Vital Kamerhe as President of the National Assembly, and [...] | 2009-04-02 06:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MARR MOPS IN CG |
| 09KINSHASA316 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] | 2009-04-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA321 | DCM AND DATT MEET WITH BELGIAN COUNTERPARTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission and Defense Attache met March 31 with Belgian counterparts to discuss possible U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Security Sector Reform (SSR) as mentioned ref (A). Belgians were receptive to idea of working more closely with the U.S. to advance military aspe [...] | 2009-04-06 06:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MARR MOPS SOCI MNUC BE CG |
| 09KINSHASA334 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL ADAM SMITH TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] | 2009-04-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA336 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM WARD TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with fundamental security challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country, making it one of the most fragile and volatile states in the world. Armed groups, including the infamous Lord's Resistance Arm [...] | 2009-04-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CG |
| 09KINSHASA454 | SSR IN THE DRC: EMBASSY CONVENES GREAT LAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: We convened a meeting of the DCMs and DATTs from the Great Lakes Contact Group countries and organizations on May 4 to hold a discussion on the way forward on SSR (defined as military reform issues for the purposes of this meeting) and to generate field input for the upcoming C [...] | 2009-05-08 10:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR CG |
| 09KINSHASA639 | SRSG MEETS WITH SENIOR DIPLOMATS ON EVE OF TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Following are notes on July 5 meeting between Alan Doss with representatives (ambassadors or DCM's) of Belgium, France and the U.S. just prior to his departure for New York to attend the Security Council's July 10 on MONUC. UK rep was unable to attend. Ambassador will meet th [...] | 2009-07-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR RW CG |
| 09KINSHASA769 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin August 31, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2. ( [...] | 2009-08-20 14:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA782 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin August 31, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2. ( [...] | 2009-08-25 09:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA813 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored training to begin September 14, 2009 in the DRC. Post has no derogatory information on any of these candidates. 2 [...] | 2009-09-03 08:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR MASS PREL PHUM CG |
| 09KINSHASA922 | DRC BRIGADIR GENERAL ADDRESSES CORRUPTION AND [...] (U) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador and Transparency International Co-founder Michael Hershman, DRC Brigadier General Celestin Mbala Musense discussed issues concerning corruption, salary payment, and personnel management in the FARDC. Reftels are reports on Hershman' [...] | 2009-10-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PGOV PREL CG |
| 09KINSHASA945 | PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF TELLS CHARGE ALL [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires met October 8 with Adolphe Lumanu Mulenda, President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff, to review a number of issues. Also present were econ counselor and Mulenda's private secretary. Charge raised the issue of the "list of five" senior military officials suspected of se [...] | 2009-10-15 17:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS MARR PHUM KWMN CG |
| 09KOLONIA128 | BURIAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR SGT YOUVERT LONEY [...] (U) On September 5, FSM citizen and U.S. Army Sergeant (Sgt) Youvert Loney , a 28-year-old soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, died of wounds suffered after an attack by enemy forces in Abad, Afghanistan. Sgt Loney's sp [...] | 2009-09-22 06:30:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV FM |
| 09KOLONIA30 | BURIAL AND MEMORIAL SERVICE OF SOLDIER DEMONSTRATES FSM AND [...] (U) On February 19, FSM citizen and Specialist (SPC) Cwislyn K. Walter, a 19 year old member of the Hawaii U.S. Army National Guard, died in a vehicle accident in Kuwait City, Kuwait. SPC Walter's parents reside in Hawaii, but they asked the U.S. Army Casualty Office in Honolulu to bring thei [...] | 2009-03-12 06:38:00 | Embassy Kolonia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PGOV FM |
| 09KUALALUMPUR1013 | MALAYSIAN F-5 ENGINES CASE AND ACTION REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 09:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PM PREL PGOV MARR MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR147 | MALAYSIAN COAST GUARD SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has taken the first steps to establish a maritime criminal investigation division (MCID) and has requested access to USG expertise as it does so. Embassy Kuala Lumpur and its Law Enforcement Working Group support a coordinated, i [...] | 2009-02-27 06:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MCAP MARR MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR193 | MALAYSIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL PIRACY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Malaysia has officially invited United States participation in a May 18-19 "International Conference on Piracy and Crimes at Sea" hosted by the Foreign Ministry. The conference aims to share experiences in the Straits of Malacca and Southeast Asia in support of th [...] | 2009-03-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHSA MARR EWWT MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR291 | MALAYSIA/PIRACY - CONTACT GROUP, SHIP DEPLOYMENT, [...] (S) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry remains very interested in Malaysia's prospects for joining the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) and requests an update on planned meetings. Malaysia is rotating its current naval vessel in the Gulf of Aden and, according to DAO repo [...] | 2009-04-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PHSA MARR MASS SCUL SO MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR351 | FOREIGN MINISTER ANIFAH AND AMBASSADOR ENDORSE [...] (C) Malaysia's new Foreign Minister Anifah Aman endorsed strengthened relations with the U.S. during the Ambassador's May 11 introductory call, which precedes Anifah's travel to Washington and May 14 meeting with Secretary Clinton. The Minister called for increased and institutionalized offic [...] | 2009-05-11 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ECON SENV KNNP IR PK AF MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR378 | NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND U.S.-MALAYSIA [...] (S) Newly appointed Defense Minister Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi emphasized Malaysia's desire to strengthen our bilateral military relationship during the Ambassador's May 11 introductory call. The Ambassador congratulated Zahid on Malaysia's anti-piracy efforts, while the Minister highlighted the [...] | 2009-05-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR404 | MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Post conveyed reftel points on the Somali piracy Contact Group to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on May 20. The MFA official proposed no changes to the draft CGPCS agenda and offered that Malaysia will be represented at the CGPCS by its PermRep and staff from its Perm [...] | 2009-05-26 09:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KCRM MARR ECON EWWT MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR426 | MALAYSIAN AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MARR SMIG PK MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR452 | MALAYSIA'S ANTI-PIRACY CONFERENCE, MAY 18-19 [...] (SBU) The Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Piracy and Crimes at Sea, May 18-19, was both well-timed given the global focus on piracy and well-placed near one of the epicenters of global shipping. Participants from 66 countries included Ambassador Keith and representatives of six U.S. [...] | 2009-06-08 06:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PHSA KHLS KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR483 | MALAYSIANS DOWNPLAY MARITIME TENSIONS WITH [...] (S) Malaysia continues to downplay tensions with Indonesia stemming from naval incidents in late May in the disputed Ambalat maritime area off of Borneo. After an initial period of silence from Malaysian officials and minimal coverage in the Malaysian press, Defense Minister Zahid went on the [...] | 2009-06-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ID MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR484 | CHARGE REVIEWS MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES WITH MFA [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin and the Charge held a broad-ranging discussion of multilateral political and security issues on June 9. Zainol noted Prime Minister Najib's directive to build stronger, more substantive ties with Washington. The Charge pressed Zain [...] | 2009-06-16 03:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG MARR KNNP IAEA ASEAN IR MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR490 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia. Your visit comes during a transitional period for U.S.-Malaysia relations offering both new opportunities and challenges. After almost three months in office, new Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is proving to be a more pragmatic and action-orien [...] | 2009-06-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR515 | MALAYSIA'S CONTACTS FOR PIRACY GROUP [...] (U) The Malaysian government points of contact for the Contact Group on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia are: (a) Datuk Hamidon Ali Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Tel: 1 (212) 986-6310 Fax: 1 (212) 490-8576 email: malnyun@kln.gov.my (b) Ganeson Sivagurunatha [...] | 2009-06-26 08:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR617 | LTG MIXON'S MEETINGS WITH ARMY CHIEF AND JOINT [...] (SBU) USARPAC Commanding General Benjamin Mixon conducted a courtesy calls with Deputy Chief of Army LTG Datuk Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin and Joint Force Commander LTG Allatif bin Mohamed Noor on July 24, as part of closing activities of the Keris Strike combined exercise with the Malaysian mil [...] | 2009-07-28 07:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR653 | OVERVIEW FOR MALAYSIA-US STRATEGIC TALKS (MUSST), [...] (C) The current transitional period in U.S.-Malaysia relations offers both new opportunities and challenges for the relationship. After four months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is proving more pragmatic and action-oriented, and more inclined to move Malaysia away from Mahathir-er [...] | 2009-08-07 09:22:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR80 | MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF SENIOR U.S. [...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia at a juncture that offers new prospects in the bilateral relationship. Malaysia has cautiously welcomed the new U.S. Administration as it approaches its own leadership transition in late March. Malaysia is an economically successful, relatively [...] | 2009-02-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PTER ECON OVIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR956 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...] | 2009-11-25 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET//NOFORN | MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR99 | MALAYSIAN COAST GUARD RECEIVES ITS FIRST U.S. [...] (U) For the first time in its nearly four-year history, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) hosted the port visit of a U.S. Coast Guard vessel. The 378-foot High Endurance Cutter Boutwell arrived in the East Malaysia port of Kota Kinabalu on February 4, 2009. The crew of 178 US [...] | 2009-02-13 00:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MCAP MARR MY |
| 09KUWAIT1003 | KUWAIT CHARGING FULL PRICE FOR JET FUEL [...] (C) As part of our review of potential outstanding issues for the -- now postponed -- Joint Military Commission, post wants to follow-up on reftels (particularly Ref A request for guidance to which a response was never received) and provide an update on the status of Kuwaiti fuel allocations fo [...] | 2009-10-20 03:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR EPET PREL KU |
| 09KUWAIT1048 | ICRC-LED TEAM FINDS POSSIBLE IRAQI REMAINS FROM [...] An ICRC-led team that included representatives from the U.S., UK, and Iraqi Embassies in Kuwait, the GOK's Ministries of Interior and Justice, and the GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA),on November 3 discovered bones in a desert site outside of the capital that may be [...] | 2009-11-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
| 09KUWAIT1054 | AMIR URGES IRAN TO COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Ambassador, during a November 5 meeting with Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, queried him about a brief, November 3 meeting between the Amir and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, that had not been previously announced and was the subject of only a brief mention by Kuwait's [...] | 2009-11-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1101 | TRIPARTITE CELEBRATES IRAQI EFFORTS, REMAINS [...] This is an Action Request. See Para 6. 2. Summary. Ambassador led the U.S. delegation to the 32nd Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting on November 18, which though it closed only one official remains file, registered a spirit of optimism that was in stark contrast to last year's negative [...] | 2009-11-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT1119 | KUWAITI MINDEF GREENLIGHTS KC130J SALES [...] (C) Kuwaiti MinDef Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah conveyed to Ambassador on November 23 his support for the long-delayed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the purchase of the KC130J aircraft. He attributed the delays in signing the LOA to bureaucratic and budgetary processe [...] | 2009-11-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MASS MARR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1130 | KUWAITI SECURITY DIALOGUE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) The responses below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) The United States and Kuwait participate bilaterally in two established dialogues: The Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) and the Joint Military Commission (JMC). Details on these dialogues are provided below. Gulf Security Dial [...] | 2009-12-02 11:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KU |
| 09KUWAIT1136 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: BUQAMAZ, AHMAD (DOB: 9-28-1984, Kuwaiti Passport # 002849913) ALMUTAIRI, MESHAL (DO [...] | 2009-12-03 10:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS KU |
| 09KUWAIT1153 | EMBASSY ENDORSES ARCENT DU CONTAINERIZATION PLAN [...] (S/NF) Incoming Kuwaiti Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Ahmad Al-Khalid Al Sabah has made resolution of the long-running depleted uranium (DU) round reside issue a top priority. In several conversations with OMC-K, most recently on December 9, he has indicated his desire to see the USG [...] | 2009-12-10 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPPS KU |
| 09KUWAIT1220 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: ALKHADHER, Mohammad KH M DOB: 4 Oct 1955 Kuwaiti Passport # 001684954 who intend [...] | 2009-12-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS KU |
| 09KUWAIT180 | DEPLETED URANIUM DETECTION AT RANGE PROMPTS [...] (C) Kuwaiti MinDef Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah convoked Ambassador on March 1 to express his concern over a February 21 radiological survey that detected uranium oxide at a firing range shared by USG and GOK military forces. While clearly uncomfortable raising the issue, the MinDef acknowledged hi [...] | 2009-03-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KU |
| 09KUWAIT354 | EMBASSY INITIATIVE TO LOCATE IRAQI KIA [...] An Embassy-prompted multilateral effort to locate potential burial sites in Kuwait of Iraqi Gulf War killed in action (KIA) sparked hopes of excavation activity and produced the sole deliverable from the March 31 Technical Subcommittee (TSC) meeting of the Tripartite Commission. The TSC was [...] | 2009-04-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
| 09KUWAIT362 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING SPECIFIC [...] (U) There is an action request in para 5. 2. (C) Ambassador, accompanied by Afghanistan's Ambassador to Kuwait Abdul Rahem Karemy, delivered ref A demarche on April 14 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah describing outcomes of the Afghanista [...] | 2009-04-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF KU |
| 09KUWAIT445 | KUWAITI NSB DEPUTY WARY OF AL-MALIKI AND IRAN [...] (C) Key points: -- Kuwait highly appreciates recent high-level engagement with Secretary Clinton and other consultations on regional issues. -- Kuwait is keen to maintain the GSD, but recommends a review of its parameters. -- The GOK is wary of GOI's Al-Maliki and his perceived callou [...] | 2009-05-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT477 | KUWAIT MULLING END TO OIF JET FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] (C) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Managing Director Abdullatif Al-Houti said that there was a reasonable likelihood that Kuwait would discontinue its discount pricing for Jet A-1 fuel used by U.S. forces in their operations in Iraq. Houti said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minist [...] | 2009-05-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EPET KU |
| 09KUWAIT565 | ACTION REQUEST: RECOMMENDED ENGAGEMENT ON [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 10. Key Points ---------- 2. (C) -- Currently the Council of Ministers is seriously considering ending discount pricing for Jet A-1 fuel supplied to the U.S. military for use in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Council is awaiting recommenda [...] | 2009-06-04 12:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EPET KU |
| 09KUWAIT566 | RENEWED IRAQI EFFORT ON KUWAITI MISSING A POSITIVE [...] (U) In a tone more upbeat than in recent Tripartite Commission (TC) and Technical Subcommittee (TSC) meetings (Refs A, B),the ICRC on June 1 praised delegates from Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, France, UK and the US for their increased efforts -- since the March 31 TSC -- to locate the remains [...] | 2009-06-04 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT587 | ICRC'S BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON MISSING PROVIDES [...] Capitalizing on the positive atmospherics of the June 1 Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee meeting (ref A),ICRC assembled a panel of forensics experts for a June 7 "brainstorming session" on ways to accelerate the search for the missing -- on both sides of the border -- from the [...] | 2009-06-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT633 | KUWAIT H1N1 LESSONS LEARNED -- WALKING THE LINE [...] (C) Summary: Reports of multiple H1N1 influenza cases among U.S. military personnel in Kuwait in mid-May strained U.S.-Kuwait relations and threatened the seamless monthly flow of 50,000 OIF troops. Emboffs and senior Army officers worked diligently to maintain GOK trust in the USG's ability [...] | 2009-06-28 03:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR MOPS AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO |
| 09KUWAIT702 | U.S. MILITARY O/CONUS AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that discussions are ongoing among DOD, HHS and DOS regarding primary responsibility for reporting PHEIC (public health emergencies of international concern, e.g., H1N1 influenza outbreaks) among U.S. military personnel serving outside CONUS. Embassy Kuwait -- where t [...] | 2009-07-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU MOPS MARR PREL AMED KU |
| 09KUWAIT765 | KUWAIT H1N1 CASES ACCELERATE [...] (C) Summary: The GOK's Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported significant increases in H1N1 influenza cases in recent days, with 265 cases confirmed as of August 2. Separately, U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) in Kuwait has reported a spike in suspected H1N1 transmissions among personnel serv [...] | 2009-08-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR PREL TBIO KPAO KU |
| 09KUWAIT779 | IRAQ STEPS UP EFFORTS TO LOCATE MISSING KUWAITIS [...] (U) Key points: -- The ICRC-brokered Technical Subcomittee meetings (TSC) continue to serve as a constructive venue for Iraq-Kuwait bilateral engagement. -- In recent months, the GOI has shown a "new determination" in following-up on leads in the search for those still missing from the [...] | 2009-08-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ |
| 09KUWAIT903 | GOK ESTIMATES H1N1 CASES EXCEED 16,000 [...] (C) Summary: While publicly reporting over 1,600 confirmed H1N1 influenza cases, the GOK's Ministry of Health (MOH) privately estimates that over 16,000 citizens and residents have been, or are, infected with the virus. There have been five fatalities, all relating to individuals with pre-ex [...] | 2009-09-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU MARR PREL TBIO KPAO KU |
| 09KUWAIT959 | WRITING ON WALL FOR TARASOV MANDATE [...] (C) Ambassador Gennady Tarasov, UN High-Level Coordinator for the repatriation of Kuwait's missing persons and archives, expressed to Ambassador on October 5 his concern that an end to his mandate in June 2010 would be perceived by Kuwait as a mass surrender by UN officials to political exped [...] | 2009-10-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MARR KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT972 | TSC APPLAUDS RECENT IRAQI EFFORTS TO RECOVER [...] (U) The ICRC opened the 62nd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) October 6 with praise for recent efforts by Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) to advance the search for missing Kuwaitis from the 1990 Iraqi invasion. Echoing these plaudits, the Kuwaiti del [...] | 2009-10-09 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ |
| 09KYIV1301 | UKRAINE TOO STRAPPED TO ENHANCE CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (SBU) On August 4, we followed up on our earlier delivery of reftel demarche encouraging enhanced contributions to the effort in Afghanistan. Olga Timysh, Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Central Asia in MFA's Asia, Africa, Middle East Directorate, made it clear that Ukraine's economic cri [...] | 2009-08-06 18:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UP |
| 09KYIV1614 | UKRAINE: MISSILE TRANSFER CASES; ARMS SHIPMENTS TO [...] (S) Political Counselor delivered talking points and nonpapers on arms transfers to Burma, and missile-related transfers to Pakistan and Iran (reftels) with Director for the Department of Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Nykonenko on September 18. Polcouns informed Nykonenko th [...] | 2009-09-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | ETTC MARR PARM MTCRE MOPS MNUC MASS PREL PTER |
| 09KYIV1728 | ASD VERSHBOW IN KYIV: UKRAINIANS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, led the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Kyiv September 28-29. In a series of bilateral meetings and engagements with media and academic [...] | 2009-10-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UP |
| 09KYIV1817 | ACTION REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S AND [...] (SBU) Head of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department for Military Technical Cooperation Viktor Matsko confirmed to us on October 19 that Ukraine supports Serbia's membership in the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial, and also supports immediate membership for Montenegro. Ukraine, he add [...] | 2009-10-19 11:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL UP |
| 09KYIV1944 | U.S. STRATEGY FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR THE [...] (C) We delivered reftel message November 6 to Anatoliy Oliynyk, new director of the MFA's NATO Directorate General. Oliynyk, a former Ukrainian ambassador to Serbia, volunteered that he was "happy for Montenegro," and appeared to accept the idea of multiple paths to NATO membership. He said i [...] | 2009-11-10 04:28:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UP |
| 09KYIV2061 | REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel message to MFA A/S-equivalent Ihor Hrushko November 25, noting favorably the decision earlier in the week by the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to triple the size of Ukraine's deployment to Afghanistan from ten to thirty personnel. Charge re [...] | 2009-11-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF UP |
| 09KYIV315 | UKRAINE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SYRIA [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Directorate Export Control Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenaar Arrangement officer Artem Vorobyov on February 13, and left talking points as a non-paper. Per instructions, we noted Ukraine' [...] | 2009-02-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER ETTC UP |
| 09KYIV344 | DEFENSE MINISTER ASSAILS "BUDGET OF RUIN" [...] (C) Defense Minister Yekhanurov has publicly called the 2009 defense budget "a budget of ruin" and demanded a revision. Yekhanurov had earlier told the Ambassador that he had held "very unpleasant conversations" with PM Tymoshenko about defense spending and warned the government "not to play [...] | 2009-02-20 14:46:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV UP |
| 09KYIV36 | UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: BILATERAL [...] (C) Reflecting the poor state of bilateral ties beyond the natural gas crisis, the Russia-Ukraine presidential commission charged with coordinating the overall relationship and resolving disputes has been inactive since the August Georgia-Russia conflict. Russia refuses to engage with Ukraine [...] | 2009-01-06 15:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UP RS |
| 09KYIV363 | SUPPORTING NATO TRAINING MISSION IRAQ; POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Polcouns met February 25 with MFA Director for NATO Affairs, Myhailo Osnach, and delivered ref A demarche on NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Osnach said that despite Ukraine's economic crisis, the GOU intends to maintain its commitment to NTM-I. Ukraine currently has 10 troops in t [...] | 2009-02-26 06:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ UP |
| 09KYIV685 | UKRAINIAN ACQUISITION OF PERRY CLASS FRIGATE: [...] (SBU) Summary. On 23 September 2008, in a letter from First Deputy Minster of Defense V.V. Ivashenko addressed to U.S. Ambassador William Taylor (MoD Letter #220/3918) the GoU formally requested the U.S. to consider providing an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate FFG) to the Ukrainian Navy. Fo [...] | 2009-04-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP MARR PREL UP |
| 09KYIV741 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UKRAINE'S VAT FOR MILITARY [...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 29. Yaroslav Brisiuk, head of the MFA's U.S.-Canada Division, told us that the MFA would review our request for VAT exemption for official purchases in support of the Sea Breeze and Rapid Trident exercises and [...] | 2009-04-30 11:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL UP US |
| 09LAGOS83 | AMBASSADOR AND FONMIN DISCUSS PROPOSED NIGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 19, the Ambassador again discussed with Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe the question of Nigeria's commitment to deploy a battalion of peacekeepers to AMISOM. Drawing on ref A talking points, the Ambassador reiterated the importance of Nigeria standing by its previous c [...] | 2009-02-25 14:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR NI SO |
| 09LAPAZ294 | EVO BLAMES CIA FOR YPFB SCANDAL; POLICE'S MILGP BAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite overtures to the Obama Administration in general, President Morales and Government Minister Rada continued the GOB's now familiar barrage of U.S.-blaming and blasting February 20-21. This time the target was the CIA, blamed for the corruption and murder scandal involving [...] | 2009-02-26 14:57:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EAID EPET MARR OFDP |
| 09LAPAZ416 | BOLIVIA: MOD ANNOUNCES USG BLOCKED JET SALE [...] (C) Summary: After meeting with CDA and MILGP Commander March 16, the spokesman for the Bolivian Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel announced the United States had "vetoed" the sale of Czech L-159 military jets to Bolivia. Post suspects San Miguel was expecting to be told that the sale was [...] | 2009-03-17 21:39:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MCAP SNAR KTIA BL |
| 09LIBREVILLE245 | GABON: REGIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Gabon is concerned about the future of the MICOPAX peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, maritime security, potential Hezbollah activity in West and Central Africa, and other issues, Defense Minister Ali Bongo Ondimba told the Ambassador in a wide-ranging conversation. End [...] | 2009-06-02 16:22:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PINR GB FR |
| 09LIBREVILLE256 | GABON CLAIMS NIGER DELTA MILITANTS IN SAO TOME [...] (C) Gabon's defense minister claims that a senior official in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) recently told him that militants from Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have infiltrated the Portuguese-speaking island nation off Nigeria's coast. Meanwhile, in Gabon, of [...] | 2009-06-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Libreville | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL MARR SNAR GB TP NI |
| 09LIBREVILLE56 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: COUP PLOT FOILED? [...] (U) According to information trickling out of Sao Tome and Principe (STP),security forces thwarted a suspected coup plot by arresting several suspects on the evening of February 11. Information is sketchy, but initial reports indicate that the former paramilitary group known as the Buffalos [...] | 2009-02-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Libreville | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CASC GB TP |
| 09LILONGWE348 | UN ACCEPTS MALAWI FOR MISSION IN CHAD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: During its recent inspection, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO),accepted a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) infantry battalion for deployment to the U.N. Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). Coming on the heels of a nine-week African Conti [...] | 2009-06-23 15:12:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI |
| 09LILONGWE519 | MALAWI: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 10:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MI |
| 09LILONGWE573 | MALAWI DEFENSE FORCE AT GOLFINHO EXERCISE: [...] (C) At the recently completed SADC Standby Force GOLFINHO exercise in South Africa, problems with organization, logistics, and communications marred an otherwise positive experience for the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). The MDF's presence does signal Malawi's continued desire to participate in [...] | 2009-10-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO MI |
| 09LILONGWE85 | MALAWI: COMMANDER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEPLOY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko confirmed to emboffs that Malawi will seek to deploy to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in June 2009. Chiziko said the GOM has purchased 30 Toyota Landcruisers and provided the MDF over $1 mill [...] | 2009-02-18 15:36:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI |
| 09LIMA1177 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM ON COLOMBIA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde on August 11 to discuss the Colombia "non-bases" issue and Honduras. Garcia Belaunde imparted two key messages: (A) We are not out of the woods on the Colombia DCA controversy, and B) the USG needs to be seen as doing conside [...] | 2009-08-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SNAR CO HO PE |
| 09LIMA1620 | PERU: SUPPLEMENTAL TO FY'10 1206 COUNTER-IED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 21:55:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1635 | Garcia's Peace Initiative Gathering Steam [...] (C) Summary: MFA interlocutors have told us that President Garcia's recent "Peace and Security Cooperation" initiative is a serious effort to promote regional stability and contain defense costs at a time of global economic distress. Garcia's proposals seek to prevent an arms race in the regi [...] | 2009-11-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR PBTS PE |
| 09LIMA1647 | Peru: Chile Military Purchases Rankle [...] (C) Summary: Reports that Chile is poised to make significant arms purchases from the U.S. have caused rankles in Peru, and are being connected in the media to the capture of a Peruvian Air Force officer alleged to have been spying for Chile. The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ga [...] | 2009-11-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PE |
| 09LIMA1661 | PERU: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) Please find below Embassy Lima's responses to questions posed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Q: Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Please report on all established or ad hoc dialogues of a pol-mil nature, regardless of the terminol [...] | 2009-11-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PE MOPS |
| 09LIMA225 | SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in a Peru relatively well-positioned to deal with the unfolding global economic crisis but deeply concerned about its longer-term implications. Thanks to several recent policy successes and a tactical shift to the left, President Garcia's nation-wide poll numbe [...] | 2009-02-19 17:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR PE |
| 09LISBON111 | PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 16:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR |
| 09LISBON112 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 11:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MOPS PREL PO |
| 09LISBON125 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 08:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
| 09LISBON137 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...] | 2009-03-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO |
| 09LISBON164 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS KFOR MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL MARR PO |
| 09LISBON182 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 12:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PREL MARR MOPS PO |
| 09LISBON183 | AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 14:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PREL MOPS MARR |
| 09LISBON208 | PORTUGAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
| 09LISBON226 | PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...] | 2009-04-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO |
| 09LISBON254 | PORTUGAL-US BILATERAL COMMISSION; PROGRESS ON ISAF [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission met in Lisbon on May 4 as part of its regular semi-annual meeting schedule and reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship. Portuguese MFA PolDir Brito said the GOP continues to study options to make good on the Prime Minister's promis [...] | 2009-05-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO |
| 09LISBON265 | PORTUGAL IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT PBTS PHSA PO |
| 09LISBON273 | PORTUGUESE FM'S MEETING WITH S; HELP ON GTMO, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese FM Luis Amado May 20 to prepare for Amado's June 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington. Amado recognized the need to use Lajes Air Field for the process of transferring detainees from Guantanamo to resettlement countries and str [...] | 2009-05-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IR IS AF PO |
| 09LISBON306 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT - [...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on June 8, a farewell lunch prior to the Ambassador's departure from post. The discussion focused primarily on the economy and on Portugal's consideration of further deployments to Afghanistan. On the economy, Cavaco [...] | 2009-06-09 10:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PO |
| 09LISBON307 | PORTUGAL ON NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL PO |
| 09LISBON376 | US, PORTUGAL RESOLVE LAJES WAGE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On July 11, 2009 Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado signed agreements for a new wage increase procedure for Portuguese employees at Lajes Air Base in the Azores, resolving one of our most difficult bilateral issues. Although the economic [...] | 2009-07-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO |
| 09LISBON380 | CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 07:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PO |
| 09LISBON385 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S 12 JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg met on 12 July with Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The meeting lasted 30 minutes; it took place on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial conference in Lisbon. Min [...] | 2009-07-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PO KN |
| 09LISBON399 | PORTUGAL REQUESTS TWO SPECIFIC GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On July 23, Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito called in Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Counselor to pass the names of two Guantanamo detainees that Portugal is willing to accept for resettlement at this time. The two are Muhammad KHANTUMANI (SY-312) and Moammar Badawi DOKHAN (SY-317). P [...] | 2009-07-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS PO |
| 09LISBON406 | PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO |
| 09LISBON502 | CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO |
| 09LISBON503 | CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO |
| 09LISBON504 | CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PREL PO |
| 09LISBON513 | POTENTIAL PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a surprising development, Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alberto Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told poleconoff September 23 that the GNR is poised to deploy a [...] | 2009-09-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EZ MARR PREL PO |
| 09LISBON514 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Lisbon comes on the heels of the most closely contested parliamentary election in many years. With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a ten-point lead over the Social Democrats led by former Finance Mi [...] | 2009-09-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OTRA PREL PGOV ECON MARR PO |
| 09LISBON530 | UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On October 7, an official with the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is charged with administering the resettlement of the two Syrians transferred from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, provided us an update on their resettlement process. 2. (C/NF) The two i [...] | 2009-10-08 09:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO |
| 09LISBON540 | UPDATE ON DAILY ROUTINES OF TWO GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Further to information provided reftel regarding the two Syrians transfered from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, at our request the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which adminsters the resettlement, has provided further details on the transferees' daily routines. [...] | 2009-10-15 12:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO |
| 09LISBON561 | SUBMARINE PURCHASE SPARKS DEBATE IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese prosecutor's office filed fraud charges September 30 against seven Portuguese and three Germans involved in the controversial one billion Euro purchase of two German-built diesel submarines for the Portuguese Navy, sparking debate about whether Portugal needs -- or [...] | 2009-10-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PO |
| 09LISBON599 | PORTUGAL ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points on November 25 to Ambassador Nuno Brito, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Foreign Policy. Brito said, &We were expecting this.8 He said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado and Minister of Defense Santos Silva had [...] | 2009-11-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PO |
| 09LISBON607 | PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD POISED TO DEPLOY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told us December 3 that the Portuguese government had made a decision to deploy a GNR contingent of [...] | 2009-12-04 06:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EZ MARR PREL PO |
| 09LISBON66 | PORTUGAL EXPECTS TO HANDLE NATO ACCESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR PARM PREL PO |
| 09LISBON79 | AMBASSADOR'S FEB. 3 MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met February 3 with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado to discuss a range of issues. Their last extended discussion was on November 13 (ref A). Amado told Ambassador that the January 26 GAERC had made progress on the issue of Guantanamo detainees and th [...] | 2009-02-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PO |
| 09LJUBLJANA120 | SLOVENIA: AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS WAITING ON [...] (C) Officials from the ministries of Defense (MOD),Interior (MOI),and Foreign Affairs (MFA) told CDA in separate meetings that Slovenia will contribute equipment to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),but decisions on police mentoring teams (PMT) and an operational liaison and mentor [...] | 2009-04-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA124 | SLOVENIA: CHOD'S OUSTER FAVORS REFORM, TIES WITH [...] (U) The Government of Slovenia announced on April 23 that Major General Alojz Steiner will become the new Chief of the General Staff (CHOD) on May 1, replacing Lieutenant General Albin Gutman. Brigadier General Branimir Furlan will become the deputy CHOD. Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic told [...] | 2009-04-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA142 | SLOVENIAN MOD PREPARING TO WHIP UP AN OMLT [...] (C) Brigadier Branimir Furlan, newly named Deputy Chief of Defense, told us on May 12 in response to our request (ref A) that Slovenia plans to lead an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan, with its state partner Colorado Army National Guard (CO ARNG) augmenting the OMLT [...] | 2009-05-15 02:31:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA163 | SLOVENIA: COUNTER-PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to Andrej Slapnicar in the MFA's Security Policy Division. Slapnicar did not have an initial response on Slovenia's position or possible contributions to NATO's long-term counter-piracy effort. He undertook to provide a response as Slovenia dete [...] | 2009-06-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA18 | DEMARCHE: ALERTING ARAB CAPITALS TO U.S.-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 15:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL PBTS PHUM KWBG IS SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA21 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS: U.S.-EUROPEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In farewell calls on Slovenian President Daniel Turk and National Assembly speaker Pavel Gantar, Ambassador Ghafari: highlighted the importance of U.S.-European partnership; stressed the need for prompt parliamentary ratification of Croatia's membership in NATO; and urged Sloven [...] | 2009-01-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN MARR HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA212 | SLOVENIA PLANS INCREASE IN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Emboffs delivered demarche on assisting Afghanistan beyond the August elections (ref A) and encouraged Slovene officials to commit additional military and civilian resources to Afghanistan. Jure Rifelj, the MFA's coordinator for Afghanistan and currently working in the Defense Ministry's [...] | 2009-07-24 12:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA224 | SLOVENIA: BUDGET CUTS DELAY MOUNTAIN WARFARE [...] (SBU) Representatives from Slovenia's Mountain Warfare School (MWS) and Ministry of Defense officials confirmed to ODC Chief in mid-July that Slovenia was no longer asking the U.S. to be a supporting nation for its proposed NATO MWS Center of Excellence (COE) in 2009. They explained that Slov [...] | 2009-07-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA24 | SLOVENIA: COMMITTEE SUPPORTS CROATIA'S NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a push by the Prime Minister to lobby wavering MPs, Slovenia's parliamentary foreign policy committee voted 16-3 on January 26 in support of ratification of Croatia's NATO accession. The three votes against ratification came from one Slovene People's Party (SLS),one S [...] | 2009-01-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA28 | SLOVENIA: UNRELATED DISPUTE DELAYS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Former PM Jansa's opposition SDS party blocked a parliamentary vote on NATO membership for Croatia and Albania January 29 ecause of a dispute over domestic budget legislaion. With parliament not scheduled to meet again n regular session until the end of February, the government plans to c [...] | 2009-01-30 19:08:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA291 | SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR MOD STATE SECRETARY [...] (C) State Secretary Uros Krek, Slovenia's Deputy Minister of Defense, is visiting the U.S. primarily to determine if there is true U.S. political support /appreciation for Slovenian past and current military efforts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and NATO. This is an opportunity for senior U.S. offi [...] | 2009-09-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA32 | SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO [...] (U) Slovenia's 90-seat National Assembly voted 75-11 on February 9 to approve Croatia's NATO accession protocol. The vote followed a brief debate, during which all representatives of the People's Party (SLS) and the Nationalists' Party (SNS, headed by Jelencic) spoke out and subsequently vote [...] | 2009-02-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA327 | SLOVENIA SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO'S AND SERBIA'S [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Zlatko Vehovar, acting head of the Ministry of Defense's Defense Policy Agency, told emboff on October 16 that "we fully support the U.S. view" on Serbian and Montenegrin membership in the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM). Vehovar noted that [...] | 2009-10-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA337 | SLOVENIA: POLITICAL DECISION ON OMLT, CAVEATS [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are both preparing for the government to make a decision on the possibility of a Slovene-led Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in late October or early November, according to MOD State Secretary Uros Krek and MF [...] | 2009-10-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA359 | SLOVENIA LARGELY CONCURS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) Danilo Vidic, advisor in the MFA's NATO section, told emboff on November 13 that Slovenia concurred on most of the U.S. goals for the December NATO foreign ministerial (reftel). Vidic said Slovenia would support MAP for Montenegro, while also hoping that an invitation MAP would be forthc [...] | 2009-11-19 07:57:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO PARM MARR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA367 | SLOVENIA WILL DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:31:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA384 | SLOVENIA: COALITION PARTY LEADER EMPHASIZES UN [...] (C) Summary: CDA met December 9 with Zares Party President Gregor Golobic, the leader of one of Prime Minister Pahor's junior coalition partners, as part of the Embassy's strategy to actively engage Slovenia's leadership in support of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. MP and Foreign Policy Co [...] | 2009-12-17 15:09:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA385 | PUTTING U.S.-SLOVENIA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN NATO MARR HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA40 | SLOVENIA/CROATIA: THE NATO REFERENDUM NOBODY WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Marjan Podobnik, a one-time agrarian politician and head of a patriotic NGO called the June 25th Institute, formally submitted more than 5,300 signatures to parliament on February 16 to initiate a request for a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession protocol. Unless a compromise [...] | 2009-02-17 18:13:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA45 | POSITIVE READ-OUT OF SLOVENIAN PM'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Advisor, Marko Makovec, gave us a read-out of the February 24 meeting between PM Pahor and Croatian PM Sanader, which he characterized as more positive than portrayed by the media. Makovec explained that after the press conference, during which both side [...] | 2009-02-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EUN HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA50 | SLOVENIA AGREES WITH USG'S NEW APPROACH IN [...] (C) ADCM met with MFA Security Policy Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 and with MOD Deputy Director General of Defense Planning Primoz Savc on February 26 to: outline the "anchor points" of the Afghanistan-Pakistan review; seek Slovenia's input for the strategy review; and encou [...] | 2009-02-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA51 | SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR NTM-I [...] (C) Emboff met with MFA Security Division Chief Stanislav Vidovic on February 24 to encourage Slovenia to support the continuation and expansion of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I),per reftel. Vidovic explained that although Slovenia withdrew its two trainers from NTM-I in December in [...] | 2009-02-27 08:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA57 | SLOVENIA DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID A TRAIN WRECK [...] (C) The Government of Slovenia is pursuing a multi-track approach to try to assure Croatia's entry into NATO. PM Pahor's government will continue to try to persuade the marginal Party of the Slovene Nation (SSN) to pull the plug on its campaign for a referendum about Croatia's NATO accession. [...] | 2009-03-03 18:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV MARR HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA59 | PRIME MINISTER SAYS NATO RATIFICATION PROCEDURE [...] (C) Clearly anticipating the subject of our conversation, Prime Minister Pahor pre-empted CDA's delivery of reftel's points on March 5 by opening with the news that the government believed it had the legal means to cut short the seven-day follow-up for submission of signatures in favor of a re [...] | 2009-03-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA62 | SLOVENIA TO COMPLETE CROATIA'S NATO RATIFICATION [...] (C) There is progress on turning off the referendum initiative on Croatia's accession to NATO before March 26. With the announcement March 9 by Marjan Podobnik's Institute 25 June of its non-entrance into the signature campaign, it has become clear that the non-parliamentary Party of the Slove [...] | 2009-03-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR EUN PGOV HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA83 | SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Gaja Peric, counselor in the MFA's security policy division, on March 27, and encouraged contributions to the key deliverables for the NATO summit (ref A). Peric confirmed Slovenia's prior decision to send ten additional troops to contribute to security [...] | 2009-03-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA85 | SLOVENIA TO DEPOSIT NATO RATIFICATION INSTRUMENT [...] (SBU) Slovenia's president, Danilo Turk, signed the parliament's ratification of Croatia's NATO accession into law around 1 p.m. on March 27. He explained to the press that he had received the official determination from Pavel Gantar, Speaker of Parliament, that SSN had not met the conditions [...] | 2009-03-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO KTIA PARM MARR PGOV HR SI |
| 09LJUBLJANA93 | SLOVENIA CONSIDERING SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) CDA raised with Ambassador Benedejcic, Director of the MFA's Directorate for Policy Planning and Multilateral Policy, on April 2 our specific requests for additional contributions in Afghanistan (reftel). Benedejcic thanked the U.S. for its leadership on the situation in Afghanistan. He n [...] | 2009-04-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF SI |
| 09LONDON1039 | A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES [...] (C) The British Overseas Territories (BOT) are fourteen far-flung possessions under British sovereignty that hearken to the era when Britannia truly ruled the waves. One Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official accurately characterized the BOTs as "remnants of empire" -- acquired by G [...] | 2009-05-01 15:02:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS MARR AY CJ FK GI |
| 09LONDON1156 | HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...] | 2009-05-15 07:00:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL |
| 09LONDON1344 | UPDATE ON STATUS OF HMG PROPOSAL FOR MARINE [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains committed at the most senior levels to establishing a marine reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),which includes the island of Diego Garcia, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officer told Poloff June 3. UK officials have made little progress [...] | 2009-06-05 11:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL |
| 09LONDON1374 | NATO COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS: UK SUPPORTIVE BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 16:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL NATO UK |
| 09LONDON1628 | HMG DEFENDS AFGHANISTAN MISSION AS BRITAIN'S DEATH [...] (SBU) Summary. In the past week, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth have unequivocally and publicly reaffirmed Britain's commitment to its mission in Afghanistan. "This is a very hard summer, it's not over, but it's vital that the inte [...] | 2009-07-13 17:06:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MASS UK AF |
| 09LONDON1652 | BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...] | 2009-07-16 18:09:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ |
| 09LONDON1692 | (SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...] | 2009-07-23 17:01:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK |
| 09LONDON1707 | (SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...] | 2009-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP |
| 09LONDON2180 | HMG'S POSITIVE REACTION TO POTUS' EUROPEAN-BASED [...] (S) HMG will adopt a "supportive position" regarding President Obama's decision about European-based missile defense, Judith Gough (Protect),Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Security Policy Group, told Poloff September 17. (Ref) She said that HMG "would like to help" by [...] | 2009-09-18 15:38:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL RU UK |
| 09LONDON2186 | DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP [...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...] | 2009-09-21 13:20:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF |
| 09LONDON222 | AFGHANISTAN: FCO AFGHANISTAN DIRECTOR SAYS FS [...] (C) The UK is looking forward to hearing details about the new U.S. Administration's plans for military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan, and sees the weeks remaining before the April 3 NATO summit as critical to coordinating ISAF strategy, particularly in RC-South. FCO Afghanistan Office [...] | 2009-01-26 16:19:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR AF UK |
| 09LONDON2222 | SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 15:46:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV |
| 09LONDON2311 | (SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...] | 2009-10-07 17:27:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2318 | HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING [...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...] | 2009-10-09 11:11:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO |
| 09LONDON2346 | BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS [...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...] | 2009-10-15 16:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER |
| 09LONDON2347 | HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USN PLAN TO [...] (C) COMUSEUCOM has requested a host nation sensitivity survey for the USN plan to homeport a submarine tender to Diego Garcia in 2010. For the reasons discussed below, there is no expected negative reaction by HMG to this change. 2. (C) HMG considers continued presence of military ships and i [...] | 2009-10-15 16:46:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV UK IO |
| 09LONDON2449 | LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...] | 2009-10-29 18:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK |
| 09LONDON2499 | MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 15:47:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC |
| 09LONDON2535 | UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...] | 2009-11-10 15:07:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK |
| 09LONDON2543 | BRITISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR DROPS ON EVE [...] (U) Summary: The murder of five British police trainers by a rogue Afghan officer, the unsatisfying conclusion to the Afghan election, public challenges to UK policy by leading politicians, and a wave of wrenching television interviews with grieving family members this week combined to dampen [...] | 2009-11-10 16:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS SOCI ECON UK AF |
| 09LONDON2569 | HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...] | 2009-11-16 17:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
| 09LONDON2575 | PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...] | 2009-11-17 17:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK |
| 09LONDON2581 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 15:16:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2596 | PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...] | 2009-11-19 16:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK |
| 09LONDON2639 | (S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...] | 2009-11-24 17:28:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK |
| 09LONDON2690 | HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2707 | BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...] | 2009-12-03 17:22:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2768 | SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...] | 2009-12-10 16:48:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS |
| 09LONDON2774 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...] | 2009-12-10 17:44:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK |
| 09LONDON2780 | CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK |
| 09LONDON2816 | PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL) [...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...] | 2009-12-15 14:34:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO |
| 09LONDON2862 | MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 15:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK |
| 09LONDON288 | HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD; [...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:54:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK |
| 09LONDON331 | HMG FULLY SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF 92 EXCESS HOUSING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 12:35:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL UK |
| 09LONDON380 | DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE [...] (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon, Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff that stated: "Further to our earlier discussions, I have been [...] | 2009-02-11 16:45:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK |
| 09LONDON521 | UK FOREIGN OFFICE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TURKS CAN [...] (C) Summary. Ankara's response to a February 26 joint UK/Belgian/Dutch demarche on the planned multilateral Egemen naval exercise was "surprisingly positive and pragmatic," according to the Foreign Office's Turkish Team leader, Jason Moore. The Turks will speak to Athens through military cha [...] | 2009-02-26 16:57:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK |
| 09LONDON557 | S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY'S MEETINGS WITH UK OFFICIALS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey met with UK officials from the Cabinet Office and the FCO February 26 to review our CT operations and policies in South Asia and East Africa. Dailey: -- briefed HMG on the trilateral meetings in Washington with Afghani [...] | 2009-03-03 13:07:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS MARR UK SO PK IN AF YM |
| 09LONDON744 | UK PREFERS "CONDITIONS BASED" KFOR DRAWDOWN [...] (C) HMG agrees that the unpredictable security situation in Kosovo warrants a "robust" KFOR presence, properly resourced and staffed to ensure the continued success of an independent Kosovo. According to FCO NATO Team Leader Omar Daair, the UK concurs with U.S. view expressed reftel that we [...] | 2009-03-26 10:43:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL UK NATO KPKO KV |
| 09LONDON776 | AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:45:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UK |
| 09LONDON860 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met April 3 with British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne to offer an overview of USG policy in the region and to urge HMG (under possible future Conservative [...] | 2009-04-09 15:51:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK |
| 09LONDON905 | UK TO INCREASE RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) HMG concurs with reftel view that additional civilian and military resources are needed to implement a strategy to stabilize Afghanistan, and appreciates USG efforts, as reflected in the comprehensive target audience for reftel demarche, to broaden burdensharing. MOD Joint Commitments D [...] | 2009-04-17 12:12:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF |
| 09LONDON954 | SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...] | 2009-04-24 14:41:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK |
| 09LONDON993 | UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...] | 2009-04-27 17:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR |
| 09LUANDA107 | CONCERNED OVER ECONOMY, DOS SANTOS PRAISES [...] (C) Responding to remarks made by Ambassador Mozena during a February 17 call, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos agreed that the U.S. and Angola have made significant progress over the past year in strengthening our bilateral ties, especially in the areas of health and military-to-military coop [...] | 2009-02-17 18:29:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR MARR ECON ETRD EFIN EAID AO |
| 09LUANDA235 | MIL-MIL MOU WITH ANGOLA: TAKING A BREATHER [...] (C) Summary. With budgets tight and its international agenda as yet undefined, the Angolan Ministry of Defense has asked that we put on hold plans for a bilateral mil-mil memorandum of understanding. Vice Minister of Defense Ruffino told visiting DOD official Dan Pike and Charge that, despit [...] | 2009-04-08 18:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AO |
| 09LUANDA338 | FOREIGN MINISTER BULLISH (MOSTLY) ON DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Visibly enthusiastic, Angolan Foreign Minister Dos Anjos told Ambassador Mozena during June 2 meeting that his recent visit to Washington was a "highlight of his life" and termed "deepening the relationship" as the major result. Seizing on the momentum of the visit, the Ambassado [...] | 2009-06-03 19:00:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | AO EAIR ECON ETRD MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09LUANDA375 | MIL-MIL MOU BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. On June 16, Vice Minister of Defense Nelumba told Ambassador the Foreign Minister's May visit to Washington "had surpassed expectations" and that his ministry was interested in deeper cooperation with United States. In particular, he confirmed that his ministry had assembled a " [...] | 2009-06-16 18:38:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AO |
| 09LUANDA760 | ANGOLA SEEKS STABILITY IN DRC [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with AFRICOM Deputy Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes, Angola's top defense decision-makers were categorical: the GRA's primary objective in the DRC is stability, and Angola has nothing to do with ongoing security incidents in Congo's Equateur province (Ref [...] | 2009-12-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AO CG |
| 09LUANDA85 | GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION READY FOR US ENGAGEMENT [...] Summary: During a February 9 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission Miguel Trovoada expressed support for engagement with the US on security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea. To this end he proposed that the USG work with the commissio [...] | 2009-02-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR AO |
| 09LUXEMBOURG18 | LUXEMBOURG EXPECTS NATO ACCESSION COMPLETION LATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 16:06:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG302 | LUXEMBOURG: ALBRIGHT-JUNCKER COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker for a brief courtesy call on the margins of the October 15-17 NATO Strategic Concept Conference held in Luxembourg. Juncker committed to maintaining his government's current level of financial and m [...] | 2009-10-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | KDRG PGOV PREL MARR LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG325 | LUXEMBOURG SOLDIER DIES IN KOSOVO [...] (U) A Luxembourg soldier died in Kosovo on 4 November near Mitrovica. Defense Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf held a hastily-called, extremely terse press conference that lasted three minutes, during which he only announced the death, the age of the soldier (28),and the fact that the death was n [...] | 2009-11-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PINR KV LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG89 | LUXEMBOURG IN KOSOVO: NO PLANS TO LEAVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KVIR LU |
| 09LUXEMBOURG98 | LUXEMBOURG EXCEEDS USG REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Luxembourg announced on 31 March a five-year annual contribution of $5.4 million to the Afghan National Army (ANA),fulfilling a pledge made by Minister of Defense Schiltz to SecDef Gates in October 2008 and exceeding the USG ask for $4 million annually. Foreign Minister Assel [...] | 2009-04-03 10:01:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LU |
| 09MADRID1017 | SPAIN RECEIVES SEDM DEMARCHE [...] Reftel points were delivered to MFA desk officer for the U.S., Fernando Prieto, who will undertake to circulate our views more widely to Spanish foreign policy makers in advance of the October 20-21 ministerial hosted by Bulgaria. Prieto was pleased that the U.S. position on Serbian membersh [...] | 2009-10-16 16:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL SR MW SP |
| 09MADRID1019 | SPAIN'S VIEWS ON UNIFIL HANDOVER [...] (C) MOD Director General for Defense Policy, General Raggio, shared information about how Spain is preparing for a proposed UNIFIL command handover. Spain is still working towards a transition sometime in February, although they have heard that there have been "rumblings" from the Italian m [...] | 2009-10-19 06:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT LE IS SP |
| 09MADRID113 | CHARGE'S JANUARY 29, 2008, LUNCH WITH SPANISH MOD [...] (C) Summary: During a January 29 lunch, the CDA and Spanish MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed a possible MOD visit to Washington in June, Afghanistan, the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation, an incident during a port call in Barcelona, Gaza arms smuggling, and so-called [...] | 2009-02-02 17:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF SP |
| 09MADRID1132 | SPAIN COMMITTED TO ADDITIONAL AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Charge spoke to Secretary General of the Presidency (and former Deputy Foreign Minister) Bernardino Leon on November 23 to convey reftel points. Leon, President Zapatero's closest foreign policy advisor, who was in the Middle East on travel with Zapatero, said that Spain was committed [...] | 2009-11-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP |
| 09MADRID114 | SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...] | 2009-02-03 10:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP |
| 09MADRID1166 | DASD TOWNSEND OPTIMISTIC AFTER HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend concluded two days of discussions November 18 by telling his counterpart, Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta, he was optimistic after what he called a "meeting of the minds." Dur [...] | 2009-12-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP |
| 09MADRID1195 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE GC 0411-09 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer and Air Force Attache made site visit requested in reftel A in order to confirm the delivery in March 2009 of three Bell 212 helicopters transferred to Spain from Sweden and to confirm that the end user continues to "evaluate the mechanical status of the helico [...] | 2009-12-18 07:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP SW MARR |
| 09MADRID201 | CHARGE'S FEBRUARY 24, 2009, MEETING WITH SPANISH [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met February 24, 2009, with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta. They discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, the possibility that Colombian troops would join the Spanish there, Manas, Spanish interest in a drawdown in KFOR, the Agreement on Defense Cooperation [...] | 2009-02-24 17:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SP AF CO |
| 09MADRID216 | SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION [...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...] | 2009-02-27 14:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP |
| 09MADRID31 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...] | 2009-01-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR |
| 09MADRID314 | AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] (C) CDA spoke March 26 with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta to convey the points contained in reftel. Cuesta had no substantive comment, but promised to reengage March 27 (Note: we understand MOD Chacon is scheduled to speak by telephone with SECDEF March 27 at 8:00 am EDT. Her [...] | 2009-03-26 14:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP |
| 09MADRID612 | SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...] | 2009-06-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP |
| 09MADRID653 | MANAS: SPAIN PREFERS TO STAY WITH THE U.S., WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the news of Kyrgyz approval of a continued U.S. presence at Manas Transit Center, Spanish MOD and MFA have reiterated Spain's desire to partner with the United States, currently in Manas, in supplying coalition forces in Afghanistan. Because Spain was notified two [...] | 2009-07-02 13:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SP |
| 09MADRID751 | ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09MADRID861 | JOB CUTS AT MORON COULD HAVE SERIOUS NEGATIVE [...] (C) Summary and action request: U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) has set in motion a procurement process that is likely to result in the discharge of 50-100 Spanish workers at Moron air base in April 2010, followed by an additional 20-100 job cuts in October 2011. At the same time, we unde [...] | 2009-08-28 06:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SP |
| 09MADRID951 | SPAIN INFORMED OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY [...] (C) Initial GOS reaction to the USG's new Phased, Adaptive Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been positive. Embassy Madrid on September 17 and 18 widely conveyed to GOS officials the reftel points and the White House press release to ensure that the GOS understood the reasons fo [...] | 2009-09-24 09:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MARR PREL SP |
| 09MAJURO5 | CREEPING TOWARDS AN LUA? [...] SUMMARY: In response to a request from president Tomeing, Ambassador Bishop met with the President to deliver a letter reaffirming USG commitments under the Military Use and Operating Rights Agreement (MUORA) of the Compact. In addition to delivering the letter the Ambassador also discus [...] | 2009-01-28 05:27:00 | Embassy Majuro | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EAIR RM |
| 09MANAGUA1324 | (U) Nicaragua Signs Military Logistics Sharing Agreement [...] (U) On November 20, 2009 in a ceremony at Nicaraguan Army Headquarters in Managua, representatives of the United States and Nicaragua signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). Signing for the United States was LTG P.K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and [...] | 2009-12-14 21:34:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU |
| 09MANAGUA369 | NICARAGUA SOFA -- GON AGREES TO ONE-YEAR ROLL-OVER [...] (C) As noted in REF A, on August 8, 2008, AmEmbassy Managua and the Government of Nicaragua completed an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and customs procedures for U.S. Forces in Nicaragua for exercises, visits and other cooperative activities durin [...] | 2009-04-03 22:58:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU |
| 09MANAGUA672 | NICARAGUA: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS [...] (U) On July 1, Econoff and visiting U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Liaison Officer delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Nicaragua's three port and maritime security agencies, the National Port Agency (EPN),the Ministry of Transportation's Office of Aquatic Tran [...] | 2009-07-08 22:39:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA ECON NU |
| 09MANAGUA795 | LOGISTICS SHARING (ACSA): NICARAGUA READY TO SIGN [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for action. 2. (U) On August 4, we received diplomatic correspondence (letter MRE/DGA-AN/0092/08/09) from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MINREX) responding to our request (diplomatic note number 2008-280, dated 12 December 2008) to conclu [...] | 2009-08-12 19:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR OPDC PREL MOPS NU |
| 09MANAGUA854 | NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) General Fraser, your visit to Nicaragua on September 1 and 2 comes at a moment when we face a challenging political environment here with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: econom [...] | 2009-08-28 23:03:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL MOPS MARR NU |
| 09MANAMA102 | BAHRAIN'S CROWN PRINCE ON IRAN, QATAR, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Bahrain's Crown Prince said developments in the region had strengthened radicals, and urged the USG to show Qatar that there were "consequences" for unhelpful policy choices. End summary. 2. (C) Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman discussed Iran, Qatar, and the Israeli-Palestinian [...] | 2009-02-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR IR QA BA |
| 09MANAMA141 | BAHRAIN: KING ON REGIONAL SECURITY, IRAN, [...] (S) Summary: King Hamad encouraged the U.S. military to base P-3s in Bahrain, asked that GCC governments be kept in the loop on any U.S.-Iranian engagement, and commented on Morocco's dispute with Iran. He reiterated offers of help in Afghanistan and with anti-piracy efforts. End summary. [...] | 2009-03-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR AF AEC IR MO BA |
| 09MANAMA151 | BAHRAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (S) Summary and introduction: Bahrain's strong ties with the U.S. are the key to the country's security, and it has long been a solid military and diplomatic partner. The Bahraini leadership is enthusiastic about the Obama administration's early engagement in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Fore [...] | 2009-03-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IR AF BA |
| 09MANAMA197 | BAHRAIN: SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref A demarche to MFA Bilateral Relations desk officer Hussein Alam on April 1. Alam's non-committal reply echoed that received by Post last September (ref B). 2. (C) Bahrain is not able to provide a positive response to the specific request for monetary assistance to t [...] | 2009-04-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF BA |
| 09MANAMA199 | ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS: BAHRAIN WELCOMES SURVEY [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told CDA April 1 that the GOB would welcome an immediate visit from CENTCOM survey teams (ref A) to examine Isa Airbase in Bahrain for possible relocation of tanker missions from Manas. 2. (C) Embassy POC for the survey teams is COL Ke [...] | 2009-04-01 14:33:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA |
| 09MANAMA23 | BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT'S SYMBOLIC VOTE AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting Bahrainis' strong feelings over Gaza, the elected chamber of Bahrain's parliament called on other Arab parliaments to work together to close all U.S. military bases in the region. End summary. 2. (SBU) Members of Bahrain's elected lower house of parliament, usual [...] | 2009-01-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KWBG BA |
| 09MANAMA313 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MAY 20 MEETING WITH KING HAMAD [...] (U) Participants: United States: General David Petraeus, Commande, USCENTCOM Ambassador Adam Ereli General JohnAllen, Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM Mike Gfoeller POLAD USCENTCOM Saadi Othman, Adviser to Genera Petraeus Ali Khedery, Adviser to General Petraeus olonel Mike Iverson, Executiv [...] | 2009-05-27 11:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MARR SY BA |
| 09MANAMA314 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MAY 20 MEETING WITH KING HAMAD [...] (U) Participants: United States: General David Petraeus, Commander, USCENTCOM Ambassador Adam Ereli General John Allen, Deputy Commander, USCENTCOM Mike Gfoeller, POLAD USCENTCOM Saadi Othman, Adviser to General Petraeus Ali Khedery, Adviser to General Petraeus Colonel Mike Iverson, Exe [...] | 2009-05-27 11:26:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MARR SY BA |
| 09MANAMA33 | BAHRAIN: U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (C) Per reftel, CDA informed Bahrain's MFA Friday morning, January 16, that the U.S. intended to sign an MOU with Israel to address the problem of weapons transfers to terrorists in Gaza. Shaikh Abdulaziz undertook to brief the foreign minister immediately, and asked that we share any detai [...] | 2009-01-16 08:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM ASEC IS BA |
| 09MANAMA356 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JUNE 6 MEETING WITH BAHRAIN'S [...] (C) Summary: SRAP Holbrooke obtained from Bahrain's foreign minister a pledge to contribute t Pakistan IDP relief and reconstruction efforts;Bahrain's cabinet would announce the amount soon Holbrooke expressed appreciation for King Hama's offer to Secretary Clinton of a company of Bahaini spe [...] | 2009-06-14 07:47:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MARR PTER AF PK BA |
| 09MANAMA377 | FORMALLY SEEKING ACCESS TO MANAS AIR BASE [...] (S) In the absence of foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, who is traveling to the U.S. with Crown Prince Salman, CDA made reftel demarche to Ambassador Saeed Al Faihani, advisor to the foreign minister, at the MFA June 23. Assistant Defense Attache accompanied. Al Faihani confirme [...] | 2009-06-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA |
| 09MANAMA442 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, King Hamad of Bahrain was unwavering in his support for United States policies in the Gulf, welcomed any new [...] | 2009-07-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ QA BA |
| 09MANAMA472 | BAHRAIN APPROVES P-3 AND TANKER MOVES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 10:43:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BA |
| 09MANAMA611 | AFCENT COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: During USAFCENT Commander Mike Hostage and CDA's October 12 meeting with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, the CP assured them that Bahrain would keep the pressure on Iran to live up to the commitments it made in Geneva (reftel). Lt Gen Hostage explained that the t [...] | 2009-10-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL MARR IR AF BA |
| 09MANAMA642 | GENERAL PETRAEUS WITH KING HAMAD: IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour-long meeting on November 1 with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Bahrain's King Hamad said Arab states need to do more to engage Iraq, discussed Afghanistan and the positive role India could play, urged action to stop Iran's nuclear program, and reviewed regional pla [...] | 2009-11-04 06:44:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR ENRG BA AF IZ IR NATO |
| 09MANAMA679 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 13:05:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA680 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651 [...] (C) Jeff, you will arrive in Bahrain at a time of introspection for the Bahraini regime as this year's IISS Manama Dialogue coincides with the tenth anniversary of King Hamad's accession to the throne, on December 17, 1999. During those ten years, the political and security situation has improved c [...] | 2009-12-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA681 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13REF: A. MANAMA 660 B. MANAMA 628 C. MANAMA 651Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel nor reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA691 | SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL KDEM MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA702 | BAHRAINI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 11:49:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP MARR BA |
| 09MANAMA713 | MINSTATE FOR DEFENSE ON FMF AND GSD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR BA YE |
| 09MANAMA714 | BAHRAINI CROWN PRINCE MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND A/S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR IS PA IZ IR BA |
| 09MANAMA715 | BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS A/S FELTMAN AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MARR UNGA IS PA IZ IR TU BA |
| 09MANAMA79 | BAHRAIN,S F-16S GROWING OBSOLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary of the Air Force's Office for International Affairs (SAF/IA) has informed Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) leadership several times over the past four years that their 21 F-16 aircraft will require avionics and engine upgrades in order to remain interoperable with coali [...] | 2009-02-12 04:36:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PGOV BA |
| 09MANAMA90 | ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR MK 54 TORPEDO CLASSIFIED [...] (U) Summary: This country team assessment anticipates a request from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to have a classified brief regarding the MK 54 Torpedo and its eventual procurement. 2. (U) Reason Kingdom of Bahrain may desire a classified brief for the MK 54 Torpedo: During the recent [...] | 2009-02-17 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PGOV BA |
| 09MANILA1107 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Gates, we appreciate your engagement with Philippine officials at Shangri-La and your visit to the Philippines. The Philippines has undergone many positive changes since the last visit of a U.S. Secretary of Defense in September 2000; many as a result of sustained U.S. [...] | 2009-05-22 07:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA1269 | SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN MINDANAO [...] (C) In a significant counterterrorism success, elements of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) June 11 captured Ansar Bernardino Venancio, a known Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG) member and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) associate, in Marawi C [...] | 2009-06-15 07:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PINR PREL RP |
| 09MANILA1653 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL TIMOTHY KEATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Keating, we look forward to welcoming you back to Manila for the 2009 Mutual Defense Board/Security Engagement Board (MDB/SEB). The robust U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship has recently withstood court challenges to the Visiting Forces Agreement, but remains very [...] | 2009-08-06 04:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA1717 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator and Mrs. Nelson, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continue to remain strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providi [...] | 2009-08-13 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA1835 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DUNCAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General McNabb, welcome to the Philippines! The relationship between the United States and the Philippines continues to remain strong. U.S. interests in this Major Non-NATO Ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrorism, and providing s [...] | 2009-08-28 06:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OVIP PINR PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA1839 | INVITING ARF MEMBERS TO SEPT 16-18 ARF DISASTER [...] On August 27, POLOFF met with Philippine government ASEAN Affairs officer Bryan Baguio. Baguio, who was already well aware of the event, was enthusiastic about the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting planned for September 16-18 in Honolulu, saying that the Philippine government [...] | 2009-08-28 09:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ARF EAID MARR PREL RP |
| 09MANILA192 | JOINT PHILIPPINE OPERATION NABS TERRORIST LEADER [...] (S/NF) Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 29, involving elements of the Philippine military and law enforcement agencies, that resulted in the arrest of Mokasid Dilna, Chief of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front Special Operations Group (MILF-SOG). Dilna was appreh [...] | 2009-01-29 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
| 09MANILA1943 | FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private September 14 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo pushed for the next U.S.-ASEAN Summit to be held in the United States, and said that a prominent Filipino Senate critic would soon raise the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) [...] | 2009-09-14 11:38:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UNGA MARR KNNP LY KN IR RP |
| 09MANILA2000 | SENATORS CALL FOR VFA RENEGOTIATION [...] (C) On September 14, seven Philippine Senators introduced a resolution calling on the Arroyo administration to renegotiate the U.S.-Philippine Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The seven Senators are important legislators, including the Chair and Co-Chair of the Legislative Oversight commissio [...] | 2009-09-18 07:31:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RP |
| 09MANILA2071 | UPDATE ON FATAL IED ATTACK ON U.S. AND PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the picture is far from complete, additional information is now available regarding the September 29 roadside attack on a U.S.-Philippine convoy in Jolo that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. and one Philippine servicemen (Ref A). It is not yet known whether U.S. troops w [...] | 2009-09-30 09:52:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MARR ASEC RP |
| 09MANILA2220 | IRISH PRIEST IS LATEST FOREIGNER KIDNAPPED IN [...] (C) Summary: An Irish priest, Father Michael Sinnott, was abducted on October 11 in what appears to be the latest in a series of kidnappings for ransom of foreigners in the southern region of Mindanao. Concern is growing for the health of Sinnott, who requires daily medication, since the kid [...] | 2009-10-22 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RP |
| 09MANILA2232 | DEFENSE SECRETARY ON DISASTER RELIEF, ARMED [...] (C) Summary: In a private October 22 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Defense Secretary and ruling party presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro praised U.S. disaster relief assistance, requested reconstruction funds, and described the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as [...] | 2009-10-23 09:26:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR RP |
| 09MANILA2271 | MANILA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Suva (for Tonga),Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo (for Maldives) met with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) representatives in Bangkok in August 2009 to finalize FY2010 regional 1206 proposals approved by PACOM with a [...] | 2009-10-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE |
| 09MANILA2391 | KIDNAPPERS RELEASE IRISH PRIEST AFTER ONE MONTH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Irish priest Michael Sinnott was released by his kidnappers in the early morning hours of November 12, one month after his abduction in Pagadian City in the southern island of Mindanao. While no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, Philippine prosecutors have file [...] | 2009-11-16 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS MARR PREL PTER RP |
| 09MANILA2408 | DEFENSE SECRETARY RESIGNS, REPLACED BY NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 16, Secretary of National Defense Teodoro resigned in order to focus on his campaign for President. Norberto "Bert" Gonzalez will serve as Acting Secretary until the presidential transition in June 2010, and is likely to continue to serve concurrently in his current [...] | 2009-11-18 08:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR RP |
| 09MANILA246 | SUPREME COURT POISED TO RULE ON CUSTODY OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine Supreme Court appears poised to issue a decision next week on whether the Philippine government acted properly in transferring custody of U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith to the U.S. Mission following his conviction in December 2006. The custody issue hi [...] | 2009-02-05 10:01:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA307 | SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS VFA, BUT RULES MARINE LCPL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine Supreme Court ruled February 11 that the Visiting Forces Agreement, which governs the presence of U.S. military personnel in the Philippines, is constitutional. However, it also ruled that an agreement between the Ambassador and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs th [...] | 2009-02-11 10:11:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA326 | NEXT STEPS ON VFA AND MARINE LCPL DANIEL SMITH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continued its intensive efforts to ascertain Philippine government views and intentions following the Philippine Supreme Court's Feb. 11 decision upholding the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) but directing the Philippine g [...] | 2009-02-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA329 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL BIRD'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Bird, welcome back to the Philippines! Our recent meetings with senior Philippine officials have underscored that our bilateral security relationship is robust and that the Philippines is a valued strategic partner, but we are keenly aware of the sensitivity surrounding [...] | 2009-02-13 07:12:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MPOS PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA438 | NEXT STEPS ON VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Arroyo Administration is showing increasingly strong public support for the Visiting Forces Agreement, despite continued calls from some Filipino legislators and activists for abrogation of the Agreement. On February 25, the Philippine government filed a motion asking the Phil [...] | 2009-02-27 09:28:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KCRM MARR PREL RP |
| 09MANILA46 | PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES CAPTURE KEY TERRORIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Philippine authorities conducted a joint operation on January 7 that resulted in the capture of a Jemaah Islamiyah facilitator wanted for murder in the 2005 Valentine's Day bombing in Davao and suspected of planning numerous other bombings, assassinations, and extortion activit [...] | 2009-01-08 07:32:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
| 09MANILA549 | PREPARATIONS FOR BALIKATAN 2009 ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: With strong public support from senior Philippine officials and provincial leaders, preparations for Balikatan 2009 continue as scheduled. Senior Embassy officials traveled to the central Philippine region where the majority of Balikatan humanitarian assistance projects will b [...] | 2009-03-12 08:24:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA572 | MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST SUSPECTED ICRC HOSTAGE [...] (C) On March 16, Philippine forces launched a combined operation on Jolo island in the southern Philippines against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists suspected of kidnapping three members of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on January 15 . The Swiss, Italian, and Filipin [...] | 2009-03-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
| 09MANILA610 | LCPL SMITH ACCUSER BOWS OUT OF CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Philippine woman who accused U.S. Marine LCpl Daniel J. Smith of rape in November 2005 has settled the civil judgment against Smith and filed a sworn statement March 17 with the Court of Appeals raising serious questions about the events on the night of the alleged rape. The [...] | 2009-03-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA611 | ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT ENHANCES U.S.-PHILIPPINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his four-day visit to the Philippines March 11-14, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Robert Willard, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro and Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Alexander Yano and [...] | 2009-03-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PINS PREL RP |
| 09MANILA630 | RED CROSS HEAD VOICES CONCERN OVER HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 20 with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Jean-Daniel Tauxe to discuss the tense situation surrounding the three ICRC hostages kidnapped January 15 by the Abu Sayyaf Group on Jolo island (ref B). Tauxe assured the Ambass [...] | 2009-03-20 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MCAP PREL PTER RP MASS |
| 09MANILA631 | EMBASSY PRESSES MARINE CASE AT HIGHEST LEVELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The public about-face by the accuser in the rape case against Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith has created a public furor. The sworn affidavit by Smith's accuser, Suzette Nicolas, raising doubts whether any rape took place in November 2005, has caused the Philippine public [...] | 2009-03-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA699 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF AFGHANISTAN - [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel request, Post delivered white paper regarding the Afghanistan - Pakistan Strategic Review, and followed up by discussing reftel talking points with Assistant Director Corina Apostol of the Office of American Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affai [...] | 2009-03-31 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RP |
| 09MANILA753 | EIGHT FEARED DEAD IN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The burning wreck of a Philippine helicopter belonging to the Presidential Airlift Wing has reportedly been located after going missing in the evening of April 7 in rugged mountainous northern Luzon. The craft carried a team of six government officials, including two undersecre [...] | 2009-04-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP |
| 09MANILA754 | AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES PHILIPPINE SURVIVORS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador offered keynote remarks at an April 7 ceremony honoring surviving Filipino veterans of Bataan and Corregidor. The event, held at the Philippine Shrine of Honor atop Mount Samat in Bataan, was attended by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, high-ranking Phil [...] | 2009-04-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER RP |
| 09MANILA764 | PRESIDENT GRATEFUL FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of a tragic April 7 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight civilian and military Malacanang Palace aides, the Ambassador represented the Mission at a highly emotional April 11 service for the victims. Clearly shaken by the calamity, an anguished President [...] | 2009-04-14 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP |
| 09MANILA829 | SWISS RED CROSS HOSTAGE GAINS FREEDOM FROM ABU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped January 15 on Jolo island in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists made his way to freedom early Saturday morning, April 18. Initial reports indicate he escaped from his [...] | 2009-04-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL RP |
| 09MANILA833 | FOREIGN SECRETARY ON ASEAN, BURMA, AND UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid and free-ranging April 17 private discussion over breakfast with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed disappointment that recent ASEAN meetings in Thailand had to be canceled due to antigovernment protests, and he underscored Presiden [...] | 2009-04-20 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL RP BM |
| 09MANILA864 | PHILIPPINE COURT OF APPEALS ACQUITS U.S. MARINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. More than two years after he was convicted of rape by a trial court in December 2006, the Philippine Court of Appeals has acquitted U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, ending a three-year incident that has blighted an otherwise strong and productive bilateral relationship [...] | 2009-04-23 11:08:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA903 | FOREIGN SECRETARY CONCURS WITH RAPID SMITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following intense media pressure following the Philippine Court of Appeals' April 23 acquittal of Lance Corporal Daniel J. Smith, press interest has begun to subside. The public focus remains whether the U.S. and Philippine governments followed proper procedures in transferring [...] | 2009-04-27 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KCRM CASC RP |
| 09MANILA984 | PIODURAN PEOPLE GRATEFUL FOR BALIKATAN ROAD PROJECT [...] The municipal council of Pioduran, Albay Province passed a resolution April 27 expressing gratitude and appreciation to the U.S. government for its assistance in the rehabilitation of a key road in their community as part of the recently concluded 2009 Balikatan military exercise. A combined [...] | 2009-05-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RP |
| 09MAPUTO284 | ACOTA VISIT PRESSES FOR GRM PKO FOCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 visit, AF/RSA's ACOTA Deputy Director for Southern African Operations met with members of the Mozambican military (FADM) to press for a GRM commitment to a specific peacekeeping operation (PKO),in order to allow ACOTA to begin planning for training and assista [...] | 2009-02-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR MASS MZ |
| 09MAPUTO852 | MOZAMBIQUE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE SHARED ACCORD [...] (C) Summary: On June 15, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) formally notified Post of its intention to participate in Exercise Shared Accord 2010 (ESA),a large-scale, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM),bilateral training exercise designed to enhance multi-national peacekeeping operations (PKO) r [...] | 2009-07-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO MASS MARR MZ |
| 09MASERU105 | LESOTHO: POSITIVE ABOUT OBAMA, NO CONCERNS ABOUT POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS AF PK LT |
| 09MEXICO2562 | MEXICO'S RESPONSE TO BLANKET DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE [...] Reftel requested U.S. Embassy Mexico City to obtain renewal of blanket overflight clearance for WC-130 Aircraft to conduct aerial weather data collection and research in tropical disturbances, tropical storms, and hurricanes from initial development through dissipation. (Note: The GOM has n [...] | 2009-08-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR SENV SOCI TPHY |
| 09MEXICO2676 | MEXICO: PROMISING FIRST TALKS WITH SEDENA ON HUMAN [...] (c) Summary: DATT, ODC Chief, DOJ Attache and Pol MinCouns met with officials from the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) on September 7 to discuss initiating a human rights dialogue with the Mexican military that would allow us to understand the legal process in the Mexican system of milit [...] | 2009-09-09 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
| 09MEXICO2830 | GOM VALUES USG TRANSPARENCY ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Poloff raised reftel points with Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs' (SRE) Director General for Nuclear, Security, and Legal Issues, who underscored that he appreciated the USG's effort to brief the GOM on this matter. While this issue does not impact directly Mex [...] | 2009-09-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MX MARR PREL EG |
| 09MEXICO353 | THE U.S.-MEXICAN RELATIONSHIP: MEETING CHALLENGES, [...] (U) Action request for Department -- AF, IO, NEA, SCA. See paras. 2, 3, and 5. 2. (C) Summary. Mexico's successful bid to secure a seat on the UN Security Council (2009-2010) should be viewed through the prism of President Calderon's desire to raise Mexico's international profile. In [...] | 2009-02-08 02:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM MARR PINS PTER UNSC XA XF MX |
| 09MEXICO674 | MEXICO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN (C-AL8-02836) [...] (S/NF) Summary: Mexican President Calderon has not/not made enhancing ties with Iran a priority of his administration notwithstanding Iran's efforts to increase its political and religious influence in the region. The Iranian Ambassador to Mexico has taken an activist role in promoting Iran' [...] | 2009-03-06 23:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETRD IR MARR MX PARM PINR PREL PTER SNAR |
| 09MEXICO680 | MEXICO PASSES LEGISLATION TO CONTROL CHEMICAL [...] (C) Summary: Mexico's Lower House passed a bill February 24 to control chemical substances that could be used in chemical weapons, paving the way for signature by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and publication in the Diario Oficial. The law, which will be administered by Mexico's High-Lev [...] | 2009-03-09 17:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR PARM ECON KCRM |
| 09MEXICO822 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MEXICO823 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MEXICO827 | U.S.-MEXICO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (SBU) Summary. A U.S. delegation headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organizations James Warlick met March 13 with Mexico's UN team for consultations focusing on the UN budget, challenges facing Mexico as UNSC President in April, and human rights. Mexico shar [...] | 2009-03-20 21:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM MARR AF KN CG SU SO WI HA MX |
| 09MILAN214 | DAL MOLIN UPDATE: VICENZA COMMUNITY MOSTLY [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with local Vicenza politicians across the political spectrum, the general consensus was that the ugliest period of contentious and politically charged opposition to the U.S. army's Dal Molin base construction has passed. Their assessment is that most community residents [...] | 2009-11-10 13:25:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PINS PREL IT |
| 09MONROVIA310 | LIBERIA: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON SHIP RECYCLING AND PIRACY [...] (U) Econoff delivered Ref B demarche regarding the May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to Bureau of Maritime Affairs Commissioner Binyah Kesselly on May 1 and Ref A updated information and talking points on May 5. Commissioner Kesselly welcomed the me [...] | 2009-05-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA MARR PREL SENV LI |
| 09MONROVIA374 | LIBERIA:MAY 29TH MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (U) The May 29 meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) will be attended by Liberia. The following individuals plan to attend: * Margaret Ansumana, Deputy Commissioner and Delegation Leader, BMA *David Friesen, Head of Maritime Security, LISCR *Victor Do [...] | 2009-05-29 11:51:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA LI |
| 09MONTEVIDEO365 | COMPLETION OF JOINT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 18:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PINR SNAR KJUS UY OAS |
| 09MONTEVIDEO491 | COMPLETION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCESS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 17:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR PINR PHUM SNAR UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO498 | URUGUAY: DAS MCMULLEN EXPLAINS U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] (C) WHA DAS Chris McMullen visited Montevideo August 26 to provide background and information on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to Foreign Minister Fernandez and to the Uruguayan public. Fernandez told him that Uruguay would do what it could to ensure the success of the [...] | 2009-08-27 19:14:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP MOTT UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO562 | COMPLETION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCESS FOR [...] Embassy Montevideo is pleased to inform that Uruguayan nominee for attendance to the FBI National Academy, 240th session has been successfully vetted at post. In accordance to Leahy vetting, Uruguay is part of the Fast Track approved countries, State 87762, therefore; this cable completes the [...] | 2009-09-28 18:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR PHUM SMIG SNAR |
| 09MONTEVIDEO565 | COMPLETION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCESS FOR [...] Embassy Montevideo is pleased to inform that Uruguayan nominee for attendance to the "Major Financial Crimes Conference" to be held in Rio de Janeiro has been successfully vetted at post. In accordance to Leahy vetting, Uruguay is part of the Fast Track approved countries, State 87762, theref [...] | 2009-09-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR PHUM SMIG SMAR |
| 09MONTEVIDEO627 | Uruguay: Low-Level Representation at Next UNASUR Defense [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion on defense issues November 23, Uruguayan Defense Minister Gonzalo Fernandez told Charge Matthewman that ALBA countries are pushing for another UNASUR Defense Council ministerial, which is to be held in Quito. The principal agenda item would again be t [...] | 2009-11-23 19:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO656 | Uruguay: MFA offers End-Use, Retransfer, and Security [...] Reftels instructed post to encourage the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to enter into a new agreement to establish end-use, retransfer, and security obligations that satisfy statutory requirements, and that may be applied to articles and services provided pursuant to the Global [...] | 2009-11-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR KPKO MASS UY |
| 09MOSCOW1 | DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...] | 2009-01-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1021 | CODEL LEVIN MEETS MARGELOV -- MD, Iran, Afghanistan, DPRK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with CODEL Levin, Russian Federation Council International Relations Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov said momentum on missile defense had been lost when the U.S. did not take up Russia on its offer on using the Gabala and Armavir radar stations, but state [...] | 2009-04-21 11:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1047 | CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAN AND MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. In an April 14 roundtable at his foundation, former President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed to Codel Levin cautious optimism on improving bilateral relations and called attention [...] | 2009-04-23 06:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1076 | MFA ON NATO PFP EXERCISES IN GEORGIA, CHOD MEETING [...] (C) In an April 23 meeting, MFA General European Cooperation Director Vladimir Voronkov said the upcoming NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Cooperative Longbow/Cooperative Lancer 2009 exercises were a "sensitive issue" for Russia. He pointed out that the U.S. and Georgia conducted military mane [...] | 2009-04-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR RS NATO |
| 09MOSCOW1111 | FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Lavrov told visiting Codel Levin April 15 that arms control issues were Russia's top priority. Noting that Moscow was waiting for concrete proposals, including specific language, from the U.S. on a post-START treaty agreement, Lavrov said he recognized that the [...] | 2009-04-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KACT IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1116 | PATRUSHEV TELLS CODEL LEVIN RUSSIA WANTS CLOSER [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Patrushev told visiting CODEL Levin on April 15 that Russia wanted closer intelligence cooperation on Iran, and said that the GOR would pass to the USG via intelligence channels a list of Western companies assisting Iran in its nuclear ambitions. Medvede [...] | 2009-04-30 06:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM PINR PINS MARR MCAP MASS MNUC |
| 09MOSCOW113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...] | 2009-01-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW1149 | RUSSIA SURPRISED BY URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A demarche on May 5 to MFA Department of New Threats and Challenges Attache Azamat Nurgushiyev, who expressed the MFA's surprise at the U.S. proposal to hold a Contact Group meeting on May 29 in New York. The GOR had expected the meeting to be held in July, following th [...] | 2009-05-05 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1184 | CFE: A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Although Russian Foreign Ministry officials would like to overcome the impasse over the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE),other Russian interagency voices argue for its annulment. As noted in the non-paper provided to A/S Gottemoeller April 24, the MFA is prepared to c [...] | 2009-05-08 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE PGOV MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW12 | RUSSIA AND POLAND HOLD MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C) On December 19 a Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Lieutenant-General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy hosted a Polish delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister (and former Ambassador to the United States) Przemyslaw Grudzinski to discuss Polish missile defense (MD) t [...] | 2009-01-08 14:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MASS MCAP RS PL |
| 09MOSCOW1225 | RUSSIA'S HARDENING VIEWS ON SPHERE OF INFLUENCE [...] (C) As the Kremlin's new national security strategy (septel) reasserts the priority of strengthening Russian influence in the CIS, well-connected Russian analysts and government-supported institutniki increasingly call for "positive neutrality" or the "Finlandization" of Russia's neighbors. [...] | 2009-05-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON NATO OSCE RS |
| 09MOSCOW1280 | RUSSIAN VIEWS ON AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary: Russia favors some form of an international tribunal as the best means to ensure that suspected pirates are tried by uniform legal standards and to allow for thorough investigations to help build evidence against the criminal bosses directing piracy operations. Among the options [...] | 2009-05-20 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA RS |
| 09MOSCOW1331 | START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, OPENING SESSION, [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the first meeting between the United States and Russian Delegations to conclude a START Follow-on Treaty, the Russian Delegation reiterated that Russia's approach was provided to the United States in its Aide Memoire, dated December 15, 2008. The Russian Delegation also m [...] | 2009-05-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1337 | START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, SECOND SESSION, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of [...] | 2009-05-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1347 | CORRECTED COPY: START FOLLOW-ON DISCUSSIONS, [...] (S) Summary. U.S. and Russian delegations continued and concluded the first round of START Follow-On Negotiations on May 20. On missile defense, Russia believed a statement that would recognize a link between offensive and defensive forces should be included, possibly within the preamble of t [...] | 2009-05-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL KACT MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1348 | MFA CONTEMPLATES RETURN TO CFE [...] (C) Summary: MFA DVBR Counselor Federyakov told us May 21 that recent press reports that Russian intended to propose a "revised version" of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty were referring to the proposals in the aide memoire passed to A/S Gottemoeller on April 24, not a new Russi [...] | 2009-05-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1440 | FSVTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting with Washington analysts, Aleksandr Y. Skobeltsyn, Chief 2nd Department for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS),reiterated FSVTS's role in Russia's arms export policy (reftel),stressing that his office focused on reviewing proposed arms sales to foreign c [...] | 2009-06-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW1459 | FSVTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS [...] (C) Summary. In a recent meeting with Washington analysts, Aleksandr Y. Skobeltsyn, Chief 2nd Department for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS),reiterated FSVTS's role in Russia's arms export policy (reftel),stressing that his office focused on reviewing proposed arms sales to foreign c [...] | 2009-06-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW1469 | CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE BECOMING A REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will gather in Moscow on June 14 to create a Moscow-based CSTO rapid reaction force (KSOR). MFA officials and experts agree that Russia's principal motivation for creating KSOR is to counter a possible northern influx [...] | 2009-06-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS PINR MCAP MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1475 | RUSSIA EAGER TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENT ON LETHAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 06:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW1487 | RUSSIA EAGER TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENT ON LETHAL [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials expressed genuine interest in overcoming obstacles to conclude an agreement with the U.S. on lethal transit to Afghanistan during May 27 talks, and passed a draft agreement to the U.S. delegation. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that there might be [...] | 2009-06-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW1491 | MISSILE DEFENSE, JDEC, NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (S) Summary. During interagency delegation discussions in Moscow May 28 on prospects for developing joint cooperation on ballistic missile defense (MD),outstanding issues regarding establishment of the Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC),and non-proliferation deliverables for the July summit, [...] | 2009-06-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM RS |
| 09MOSCOW1509 | DFM GRUSHKO ON NATO-RUSSIA AND EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador June 8 that the GOR could not prepare in time for a formal NRC ministerial June 27, but would support an informal meeting, which would provide the political signal to allow reengagement on military to military cooperation. He was unwill [...] | 2009-06-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO UP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1539 | NONPAPER DELIVERED: JDEC/PLNS NON-PAPER: "RARE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR PARM PREL KTIA RS |
| 09MOSCOW1591 | IMPLICATIONS OF REARMING GEORGIA FOR U.S.-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: A decision to move towards a more robust military relationship with Georgia will imperil our efforts to re-start relations with Russia, if it is not carefully calibrated and deployed. While Medvedev understands the strategic and personal benefits of crafting a productive partnersh [...] | 2009-06-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV RS GG |
| 09MOSCOW1599 | RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NONPAPER ON AN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, MFA Legal Department Section Chief Titushkin provided a response to reftel nonpaper laying out U.S. opposition to an international piracy court. He explained that the GOR considered an international tribunal an appropriate forum to prosecute suspected pirates, espe [...] | 2009-06-18 08:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW1606 | CSTO RAPID REACTION FORCE LAUNCHED WITHOUT BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on June 14 signed documents to create the Moscow-based CSTO rapid reaction force (KSOR). Though in attendance at the summit, Uzbekistan did not sign the KSOR agreement, possibly for fear that KSOR may be used to settl [...] | 2009-06-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCAP MARR RS ETRD BO |
| 09MOSCOW1642 | NO OFFICIAL GOR POSITION ON PATRIOT MISSILES IN [...] (C) MFA North America Desk First Secretary Aleksey Ivanov told us the GOR had no official position on the possible rotating-basis deployment of Patriot anti-missile systems in Poland. He told us that many GOR officials, however privately oppose such a move because they interpret Polish statem [...] | 2009-06-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS MCAP MARR RS PL |
| 09MOSCOW1650 | RUSSIA-UKRAINE TALKS ON BLACK SEA FLEET "MOST [...] (C) Summary. The MFA was at pains to stress the success and cooperative tone of the June 10 Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Fleet sub-commission talks. The sides agreed on a mechanism for rapid exchange of information on urgent issues and a scheme to inventory land parcels used by the BSF, plus di [...] | 2009-06-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP RS UP |
| 09MOSCOW1652 | RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER DRAFT U.S.-RUSSIA POINTS OF [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA European Cooperation Section head Pavel Knyazev on June 23. Knyazev said all the points looked fine at first glance, although the point on Trafficking in Persons struck him as "on a different scale," and did not address all of the issues in this area, where [...] | 2009-06-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1660 | RUSSIAN REACTIONS TO REVISED DRAFT OF THE RUSSIA [...] (C) Embassy delivered the revised draft of the Russia Afghanistan Transit Agreement (reftel) to MFA North America Deputy Director Nikolay Sofinskiy and European Cooperation Deputy Director Yuri Gorlatch June 24. Set forth below are their initial questions and comments on the text. We also pa [...] | 2009-06-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF US RS |
| 09MOSCOW1664 | START FOLLOW-ON: A/S GOTTEMOELLER PRESENTS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller led an inter-agency delegation that presented U.S. papers on SNDVs and ODSNWs, a draft Joint Understanding (Refs C and D),and the U.S. non-paper containing comments on the Russian "vision" paper to a Russian interagency delegation June 15-16. [...] | 2009-06-25 08:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KACT START MARR KNNP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1793 | ASD VERSHBOW DISCUSSES SUMMIT WITH ROUNDTABLE OF [...] (C) Summary: A panel of experts told ASD Vershbow the July 6-8 POTUS visit had been a success, with both sides working hard to ensure a positive outcome. Experts praised Obama's rhetoric as defending U.S. values without meddling in Russia's internal affairs. Being Obama's primary interlocut [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EAID RS |
| 09MOSCOW1804 | EXPERT TELLS ASD VERSHBOW GOR HAS CHANGED ATTITUDE [...] (C) Summary: PIR Center Director Vladimir Orlov told ASD Vershbow on July 8 that the attempts to reset U.S.-Russia relations, culminating in the July 6-8 summit, had improved the GOR's attitude toward the United States. He expressed optimism that genuine U.S.-Russia cooperation would be poss [...] | 2009-07-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP MNUC RS |
| 09MOSCOW181 | UNHCR SECURITY ADVISOR IN NORTH CAUCASUS HOPEFUL [...] (C) Summary: According to UN security officials based in Vladikavkaz, Ingushetia's new president has made a promising start as he tries to restore calm to the restive North Caucasus republic. Recent attacks on civilians in North Ossetia, meanwhile, do not appear to these observers to portend [...] | 2009-01-27 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF MARR UNHCR PINR PTER RS |
| 09MOSCOW1827 | THE GOR'S "SECRET" VISIT TO KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7 Russian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Serdyukov and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin made a brief, unannounced visit to Kyrgyzstan to discuss Russia's interest in opening a second Russian military base in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh. The base is expected to house [...] | 2009-07-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP EINV EMIN RS KG |
| 09MOSCOW1828 | EXCHANGE OF AFGHAN TRANSIT AGREEMENT NOTES [...] (SBU) On July 15 EmbOff delivered to Russian MFA North America Department Second Secretary Ruben Malayan the original and one copy of Embassy Note No. MFA/104/09, initialed on July 8, referring to the Afghan Transit Agreement signed on July 6. In exchange, Malayan delivered to EmbOff the origi [...] | 2009-07-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW1835 | DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1847 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS: OBAMA'S VISIT FIRST STEP ON LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions to President Obama's July 6-8 trip to Moscow have been largely positive among Russia's analytic community and political activists, most of whom saw the summit as setting the stage for a further improvement in the bilateral relationship. The President's approach, parti [...] | 2009-07-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL RS US XH MARR MCAP PARM PHUM KMDR |
| 09MOSCOW1873 | U/S BURNS JULY 7 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with U/S Burns July 7, on the margins of the President's visit to Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin said he was optimistic about the chances of a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He urged the U.S. and Russia to be transparent on dealings in [...] | 2009-07-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG GG AZ AR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1925 | RUSSIA: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 11:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR |
| 09MOSCOW1936 | DFM KARASIN WARNS AGAINST US PARTICIPATION IN EU [...] (C) Summary. In a discussion July 28 that covered Georgia, Central Asia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, and VP Biden's WSJ interview, DFM Grigoriy Karasin expressed strong opposition to the idea of U.S. forces participating in the renewed EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, calling the idea "surpri [...] | 2009-07-29 11:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG UK RS |
| 09MOSCOW2 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST [...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...] | 2009-01-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS |
| 09MOSCOW2067 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. MARINES TO TRAIN GEORGIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG AF |
| 09MOSCOW2168 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL SO RS |
| 09MOSCOW2180 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ARF EAID MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW2202 | NONPAPER DELIVERED: CLARIFYING THE U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL CO RS |
| 09MOSCOW2294 | SENATOR MARGELOV ON COOPERATING, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a September 2 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov said Russia is hesitant to work outside the P5 plus 1 format when discussing possible sanctions against Iran. Margelov invited Ambassador Beyrle to present U.S. [...] | 2009-09-04 05:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC IR MARR PARM PGOV PREL RS SU UP |
| 09MOSCOW232 | WORKING WITH RUSSIA TO STABILIZE AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The February 10 interagency consultations led by SCA DAS Moon should launch a sustained effort to engage Russia on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia that reduces the zero-sum nature of U.S.-Russian relations in the region and increases the chances of our success in Afghanis [...] | 2009-02-02 08:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR SNAR NATO AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW2339 | DELIVERY OF THE AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT -- GENERAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel General Authorization Agreement to Nikolay V. Sofinskiy, Deputy Director, Alexey Lisenkov, Counselor, and Alexander Pashedko, Third Secretary, of the MFA's North America department. U.S. Air Force Colonel Ray Schultz, Air Attache, also attended. 2. (S) Sofinskiy wel [...] | 2009-09-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | MARR PREL US RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW2349 | MEDVEDEV'S DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON DEFENSE [...] (U) On September 9, the Duma passed the first reading of President Medvedev's draft amendment the Law on Defense. Medvedev's proposed amendment addresses the operational use of Russia's armed forces outside Russia. Current legislation only allows the use of the armed forces outside Russia fo [...] | 2009-09-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS |
| 09MOSCOW2360 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA 4th CIS Department Deputy Director Alexei Dvinyanin September 14 -- Quad partners had been instructed to deliver the points separately. Dvinyanin welcomed the U.S. engagement with Georgian authorities, and confirmed that the GOR had been weighing on th [...] | 2009-09-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG GM FR UK |
| 09MOSCOW2391 | RUSSIA AND MD: AWAITING CONFIRMATION [...] (C) Official Moscow took the news that the U.S. would "shelve" MD plans in the Czech Republic and Poland calmly, awaiting an official confirmation. Neither President Medvedev nor PM Putin have commented on the purported decision. Duma, defense, and commentators did not pass up the opportuni [...] | 2009-09-17 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL RS |
| 09MOSCOW240 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN JANUARY 30: [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin told Ambassador January 30 that the GOR hoped for more flexibility and a move away from "unilateralism" by the new Administration. He said, while the international community could discuss the status and future of the region, Georgia neede [...] | 2009-02-02 10:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG AF KG UP RS |
| 09MOSCOW2486 | REQUEST TO GOR FOR HELICOPTERS TO UNAMID DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 11:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR SU RU RS |
| 09MOSCOW252 | GOR SUPPORTS ISAF TRANSIT OF GOODS TO AFGHANISTAN, [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In response to ref A dipnote, the MFA has indicated that, provided all usual requirements for commercial shipments on Russia's rail network are met, there should be no difficulties with the proposed shipment of non-military goods to ISAF in Afghanistan using [...] | 2009-02-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS MARR MASS RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW2529 | ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S SEPTEMBER 30 VISIT TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations with GOR officials on September 30, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed ways to implement bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas of mutual interest. Both sides praised progress since t [...] | 2009-10-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS IR AF UP GG |
| 09MOSCOW2579 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-001. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 12, 2009 Time: 10:05 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The first meeting of the two delegations to the START Follow-on (SFO) Treaty ne [...] | 2009-10-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | JCIC KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2600 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 13, 2009 Time: 4:10 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The second meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Minis [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2607 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 14, 2009 Time: 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: MFA Guest House (Osobnyak),Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) The third meeting of the START Follow-on (SFO) delegations was held at the Guest [...] | 2009-10-19 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2658 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW): [...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-004. 2. (U) Meeting Dates: October 12 and 14, 2009 Times: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.; 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Osobnyak, Moscow ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) During two receptions - October 12 and October 14 [...] | 2009-10-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09MOSCOW2754 | INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) The USG and GOR have four existing, formal mechanisms for conducting security dialogues with the Russian Federation; all four are scheduled yearly. 1) Joint Staff Talks (JSTs): This event is hosted annually by U.S. Joint Staff J-5 or the GOR Chief of the Main OPS Directorate on a rotational [...] | 2009-11-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR |
| 09MOSCOW281 | CSTO ESTABLISHES RAPID REACTION FORCE [...] (U) On February 4 the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) agreed at a summit in Moscow to establish the Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF),to be based in Russia and under a single command. Medvedev proclaimed the CRRF would be "well-trained" and receive the most modern equipme [...] | 2009-02-05 16:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PTER MARR MCAP ECON RS ZK XG |
| 09MOSCOW2839 | DELIVERY OF MD AND NON-PRO NON-PAPERS TO DFM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT KNNP KTIA MARR PARM PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW2878 | GOR NOT INTERESTED IN "TAKING THE NRC FORWARD" [...] (C) Summary: The MFA European Cooperation Desk told us the GOR remains interested in improving the NATO-Russia Council, but believes strategic-level agreement should precede reform of NRC structures, hence Russia's decision to disengage from the "Taking the NATO-Russia Council Forward" paper. [...] | 2009-11-24 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR NATO RS |
| 09MOSCOW2900 | GOR OPEN TO NRC STRUCTURAL REFORM, BUT NOT NOW [...] (C) DFM Grushko confirmed Russia sees no urgency in completing the NRC "Way Forward" document prior to the NATO ministerial. He claimed this move should not be interpreted as a lack of interest in the NRC, but reflective of Russia's desire to "put substance first" before taking decisions on s [...] | 2009-11-27 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR NATO RS |
| 09MOSCOW2906 | AMB BEYRLE AND DFM RYABKOV DISCUSS EURO SECY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov November 30 at the MFA and discussed, inter alia, the European Security Treaty, the Afghanistan transit agreement, and the upcoming visit to Moscow of Under Secretary Tauscher. Ryabkov thanked the Ambassador f [...] | 2009-11-30 12:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR NATO RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW291 | AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH DFM [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin told Ambassador February 6 that Russia was prepared to cooperate with the U.S. to "assure American success" in Afghanistan, citing economic and humanitarian assistance, the NATO transit agreement, planned SCO conference in March, infrastructure pr [...] | 2009-02-06 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG AF IR KS KN RS |
| 09MOSCOW3 | DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...] | 2009-01-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS |
| 09MOSCOW302 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ACQUISITION OF FINNISH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | AFIN FI MARR MAS PARM PREL RS |
| 09MOSCOW3056 | MEDVEDEV'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY: HOW [...] (C) After considerable build-up, President Medvedev unexpectedly released a draft European Security Treaty on November 29 and Russia introduced a parallel draft NATO-Russia treaty at the December 4 NATO ministerial (collectively the ESTs -- European Security Treaties). The ESTs seek to redre [...] | 2009-12-21 07:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PMIL PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS |
| 09MOSCOW3120 | AFGHAN LETHAL TRANSIT TALKS STALL OVER ICAO [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting that lasted longer than three hours, MFA North America Deputy Director Nikolay Sofinskiy noted that the transit of lethal goods over Russia to Afghanistan had the full support of POTUS and Medvedev. The GOR and USG now had to work out the modalities to mak [...] | 2009-12-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAIR RS AF |
| 09MOSCOW313 | MFA REJECTS CLAIMS OF ARMS TRANSFERS TO ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary: Russian Minsk Group co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov February 6 dismissed charges of recent Russian arms deliveries to Armenia, claiming the supporting documents were forged. Experts agree with that assessment, and join the MFA's January 21 statement that it would not be in Russia's int [...] | 2009-02-10 11:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS AJ AM MARR |
| 09MOSCOW3138 | A PREVIEW OF RUSSIA'S NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE [...] (C) Summary: Experts and media reports suggest Russia's new military doctrine, intended to project defense policy to 2020, will be issued in the near future. News headlines will focus on the fact that the new doctrine lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons if other countries infr [...] | 2009-12-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM PTER MARR MCAP MNUC RS |
| 09MOSCOW355 | DFM GRUSHKO ON GEORGIA, ENERGY SECURITY, AND [...] (C) In a wide-ranging meeting February 10, Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador the GOR had concluded that the only way to guarantee security in Georgia was through the presence of Russian troops. He said a renewed OSCE mandate would have to take into account South Ossetian vi [...] | 2009-02-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS PREL ENRG EU GG RS |
| 09MOSCOW4 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS COMPLAIN U.S. HAS BETRAYED RUSSIA'S TRUST [...] (SBU) Summary: A roundtable of Russian analysts described -- often in emotional terms -- for visiting Representatives Ellen Taushcer, Doug Lamborn, Rick Larsen, and Loretta Sanchez, the deep displeasure with which many Russians view the U.S. government. They blamed much of this on America's f [...] | 2009-01-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR OREP PINR RS |
| 09MOSCOW405 | RUSSIA DELAYS DELIVERY OF S-300S TO IRAN? [...] (S) In response to media reports surrounding the visit of Iranian Defense Minister Najar to Moscow February 16-18 that Russia would move ahead with the delivery of the S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, Ambassador expressed strong concern to DFM Ryabkov February 17 (ref A). Ryabkov repl [...] | 2009-02-18 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETTC MCAP MARR MOPS PARM PINR PTER |
| 09MOSCOW413 | DAS MOON'S FEBRUARY 11 MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. MFA 2nd Asia Director Aleksandr Maryasov reiterated Russia's interest in strengthening cooperation with the U.S. on Afghanistan during a February 11 meeting with SCA DAS for Afghanistan Patrick Moon. Maryasov said the situation in Afghanistan required "drastic changes," and prais [...] | 2009-02-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SNAR AF IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW416 | U.S.-RUSSIA CONSULTATIONS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia expressed strong support for U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and offered practical steps to expand Russian assistance during the February 10-11 U.S.-Russia consultations on Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation, headed by SCA DAS Moon and accompanied by the Amba [...] | 2009-02-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ETRD MARR SNAR NATO AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW456 | RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE ON AFGHANISTAN: LETHAL TRANSIT, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG RS |
| 09MOSCOW457 | RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE ON AFGHANISTAN: LETHAL TRANSIT, [...] (C) Summary. Russia has repeatedly signaled its openness to considering additional transit agreements to Afghanistan, with the implication these could include lethal equipment. As we begin shipments of non-lethal supplies through the Northern Dimension Network (NDN),and with the future of U [...] | 2009-02-25 06:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG RS |
| 09MOSCOW465 | MFA ON UKRAINE AND BELARUS [...] (C) In a February 17 meeting, MFA Director for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine Sorokin told us Russia remained prepared to continue discussions on a USD 5 billion loan to Ukraine, which he said had stalled due to Ukrainian internal divisions. He said that Ukraine's Soviet-era external debt cou [...] | 2009-02-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ECON BO UP EU RS |
| 09MOSCOW467 | UPDATE ON RUSSIA'S POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF IGLA-S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETTC MCAP MARR MOPS PARM PINR PTER |
| 09MOSCOW511 | RUSSIA AND NATO AFTER GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: As the Alliance debates the nature and future of the NATO-Russia relationship, and with the more positive approach by the U.S. and Russia, we have an opportunity now to set NATO-Russia relations on a new path that acknowledges our common commitment to strengthening transatlantic [...] | 2009-03-03 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW611 | DFM RYABKOV ON IRANIAN POLICY REVIEW, S-300S [...] (S) Summary: In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Ryabkov said that the March 3 P5 1 joint statement at the IAEA, coupled with Russia's decision to delay delivery of the S-300s, had sent a clear message to Tehran of the international community's common purpose. Ryabkov expressed [...] | 2009-03-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR RS IR |
| 09MOSCOW635 | GOR PREOCCUPIED BY TENSIONS WITH SOUTH OSSETIA, [...] (C) Summary: At a time when tensions near the administrative borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are on the rise, Duma officials and well-connected Russian experts do not see signs of a spring offensive between Russia and Georgia. What has generated greater interest are the public signs of [...] | 2009-03-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON RS GG |
| 09MOSCOW68 | SECURITY DIALOGUE DISCUSSIONS, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary. Acting U/S Rood and DFM Ryabkov led U.S. and Russian delegation security discussions in Moscow December 15. The discussion focused heavily on the proposed U.S. missile defense (MD) deployment in eastern Europe and the Transparency and Confidence Building Measures (TCBMs) offered [...] | 2009-01-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV KACT PARM MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW746 | MEDVEDEV APPROVES EXPANDED COOPERATION ON [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev has approved a proposal by FM Lavrov to expand Russian cooperation with the U.S. and NATO to stabilize Afghanistan. Lavrov made the formal proposal to Medvedev following his successful first meeting with Secretary Clinton, drawing the suggested areas for cooper [...] | 2009-03-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW812 | ENCOURAGING U.S. SHIP VISITS TO RUSSIA [...] Resetting relations with Russia is a key foreign policy objective for the Obama administration. We need to reduce levels of tension and mistrust, and refocus the relationship on ways to integrate Russia into regional and global institutions as a responsible player that can dramatically affect [...] | 2009-04-01 11:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PGOV RS |
| 09MOSCOW818 | MFA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH DAS MOON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Second Asia Director Aleksandr Maryasov and SCA DAS Moon covered a range of Afghan-related issues during a March 26 meeting held on the eve of U.S. participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Conference on Afghanistan. Maryasov said that FM Lavrov would be [...] | 2009-04-01 12:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RS |
| 09MOSCOW861 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...] | 2009-04-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS |
| 09MOSCOW895 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...] | 2009-04-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS |
| 09MOSCOW985 | PRESSING RUSSIA TO ASSIST US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Significant Russian assistance to stabilize Afghanistan remains a possibility that will require continued engagement by the U.S. Our dialogue with Russia has produced some positive results, with the GOR allowing the transit of non-military material to ISAF and offering to expand t [...] | 2009-04-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF RU |
| 09MUNICH307 | GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: SCENE SETTER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. The 46th annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) runs from Friday afternoon, February 5, 2010 to mid-day Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. The draft agenda, which follows at paragraph 9 (NOTE: please [...] | 2009-12-17 06:53:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO EUN PARM PGOV ASEC RS AF ZL |
| 09MUSCAT1029 | OMAN - U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) The United States has two security dialogues with the Sultanate of Oman: the Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). 2. (SBU) The JMC is held between the Department of Defense and the Omani Ministry of Defense. It meets reciprocally in Muscat and in [...] | 2009-11-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MU |
| 09MUSCAT1079 | OMAN: THE DHOFARI TAKE ON YEMEN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A week after the Ambassador presented his credentials to the Sultan he visited Oman's second largest city, Salalah, and the near-by Omani air force base, Thumrait. During meetings with various local officials several topics were discussed including Yemen, economic and cultural de [...] | 2009-12-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SCUL MARR CASC MU |
| 09MUSCAT1097 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL SHEREIQI, ZAHIR MOHAMMED (DOB: 12/15/1977; Omani Passport # 02543728) [...] | 2009-12-27 07:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1099 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL WAAILI, SAID ALI ABDULLAH (DOB: 01/01/1969; Omani Passport # 02202578) [...] | 2009-12-28 12:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1107 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL GHAFRI, QAIS ABDULLAH SAID (DOB: 03/01/1982; Omani Passport # 00845576) [...] | 2009-12-30 06:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1109 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL KHATFI, SAID KHAMIS SALIM (DOB: 08/21/1973; Omani Passport # 00858989); [...] | 2009-12-30 06:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1111 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL SHAMLI, DAWOOD SULAIMAN SALIM (DOB: 01/11/1978; Omani Passport # 0254038 [...] | 2009-12-30 06:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1113 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL SAIFI, MOHAMMED YA'RUB MAJID (DOB: 01/01/1966; Omani Passport # 00864833 [...] | 2009-12-30 06:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1115 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. (SBU) The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL BUSAIDI, KHALID ALI NASSER (DOB: 06/01/1980; Omani Passport # 02269556); [...] | 2009-12-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT293 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN: OMAN [...] (C) Post delivered general ref A points via diplomatic note April 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On April 6, Pol-Econ Chief met with Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, to highlight relevant ref A informatio [...] | 2009-04-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS MARR NATO AF MU |
| 09MUSCAT303 | ALTERNATIVES TO MANAS AIRBASE: OMAN [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered relevant reftel points April 8 to Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi and requested timely approval for the visit of a U.S. military site survey and airfield assessment team to the Sultanate. Sayyid Badr said he understood th [...] | 2009-04-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS KG MU |
| 09MUSCAT40 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MARR KWBG IS MU |
| 09MUSCAT407 | H1N1 Update Oman [...] (U) Summary: -- No incidence or suspected cases of H1N1 -- MOH Official confirmed active surveillance program -- H1N1 tests kits to arrive later this week [...] | 2009-05-07 12:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KFLU MU |
| 09MUSCAT417 | SURVEY TEAM FOR ALTERNATIVE TO MANAS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) The Embassy received May 10 official permission from the Omani Government for a U.S. Air Force survey team visit to the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) base on Masirah Island to evaluate its potential use as a replaceme [...] | 2009-05-10 14:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS KG MU |
| 09MUSCAT603 | IRANIAN COMMUNICATIONS WITH OMAN ON ANTI-PIRACY (C-NE9-01111 [...] (S/NF) This is in response to reftel request for additional information. Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (YBA),told the DCM and poloff in a May 31 conversation that the Iranians had not approached Oman with any infor [...] | 2009-06-09 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR MARR PHSA DJ IR SO YM MU |
| 09MUSCAT697 | OMAN WILL NOT SIGN AMENDMENT TO BASE ACCESS AGREEMENT [...] (C) Colonel Salim Bin Nasser al-Salmi, the Office Director for the Undersecretary of Defense H.E. Mohamed bin Nassir bin Mohamed Al-Rasby, told Embassy OMC officials on July 6 that Oman will not sign the amendment to the Base Access Agreement (BAA) that would change the percentage distribution [...] | 2009-07-06 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MU |
| 09MUSCAT845 | OMAN ESTABLISHES PROCESS TO TRANSIT WEAPONS TO EMBARKED [...] (C) Summary: Driven by private industry interest, Embassy civilian and military engagement with the public and private sector, and the encroachment of the piracy threat into Omani waters (ref A, B, C),Oman has established a process to transport both lethal and non-lethal equipment through the [...] | 2009-08-05 12:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MARR PHSA KHLS PREL MU |
| 09MUSCAT907 | OMAN PORTS: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Muscat continues to make slow but steady progress in efforts to press forward the USG agenda for ports in Oman. In a September 13 meeting, the Undersecretary for Ports reacted favorably to the possibility of U.S. Naval use of port Duqm and promised to confirm proposed dat [...] | 2009-09-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EWWT MOPS MU |
| 09MUSCAT967 | ALL ABOARD: GCC COUNTRIES SET TO AGREE ON RAILWAY [...] (SBU) Meeting in Muscat on October 17, ministers of the national economy from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states approved the proposed GCC railway at the 82nd annual meeting on Financial and Economic Cooperation. The English-daily "Oman Observer" reported that the meeting was chaired by Ahm [...] | 2009-10-18 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR ECIN ELTN EWWT MU |
| 09MUSCAT971 | COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY: RAYTHEON VIES FOR AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) On October 18 the Ambassador and EconOff met with the Undersecretary for Transport and Communications Nu'aimi, the Director General of Metrology and Air Navigation (DGMAN),and representatives from the consulting firms COWI - Larsen and Aeroports De Paris Ingenierie (ADPI). The meeting is [...] | 2009-10-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON BEXP MARR MU |
| 09MUSCAT989 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW OF DOD-FUNDED TRAINING ACTIVITIES [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: AL-HARTHY, SAID KHALFAN 'OBAID (DOB: 03-13-1975, Omani Passport # 0077577) Of th [...] | 2009-11-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS MU |
| 09MUSCAT991 | GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CHAIR HANDOVER - OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (SBU) Oman holds the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) chair for the year 2009. Following GCC practice, the year ends with a flurry of ministerial meetings ramping up to the leaders' meeting. The Chairmen of GCC Audit Institutions (ministerial level) met in Muscat on October 24, the GCC Minister [...] | 2009-11-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD MARR GCC MU |
| 09NAHA63 | POST-ELECTION MANEUVERING IN OKINAWA OVER FRF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Okinawa's newly elected Diet delegation, encouraged by the local media, is seeking to present a united front in calling for the new government to revise the 2006 agreement to relocate MCAS Futenma to Camp Schwab. While the local chapters of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) [...] | 2009-09-09 02:05:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA |
| 09NAHA67 | DPJ SENSES USG FLEXIBILITY ON FRF RENEGOTIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Hatoyama administration is working towards an early decision over implementation of the 2006 Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) plan, but deep rifts remain between the Defense and Foreign Ministry leadership. Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa's September 25-26 visit to Okinawa [...] | 2009-10-05 09:30:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA |
| 09NAHA77 | TOKYO'S INDECISION FUELS OKINAWAN RALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 8 rally to oppose the Futenma Relocation Facility (FRF) was directed as much at Tokyo's inability to take a clear policy position on Okinawa as it was on the merits of the realignment plan. Beyond the normal politics of Futenma relocation, the rally showcased growin [...] | 2009-11-12 10:29:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS JA |
| 09NAIROBI1010 | SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB TAKES KEY MIDDLE SHABELLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR EAID SOCI PINR SO |
| 09NAIROBI1037 | SOMALIA - TFG ATTACKS IN MOGADISHU, ROBOW RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) launched its long-promised offensive in Mogadishu in the early morning hours of May 22. After impressive initial gains, al-Shabaab and its allies pushed back. However, as of early afternoon (local),the TFG reportedly remained in the " [...] | 2009-05-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV MARR PTER SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1047 | SOMALIA - CONTRASTS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEES [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 22 - 25 weekend in Mogadishu began with an unsuccessful counterattack by TFG forces (reftel),and ended with a surprise visit by UN Special Representative Ould-Abdallah. Sandwiched in between was a suicide bombing near the Police Academy that claimed the lives of six p [...] | 2009-05-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PTER MARR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1072 | SOMALIA - TFG LAUNCHES RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: An optimistic Prime Minister Sharmarke disputed media reports that the TFG was making overtures to any of the warlords as it struggled to expand its influence in Mogadishu. Sharmarke thought al-Shabaab was "stretched thin," and predicted that TFG forces would soon begin anothe [...] | 2009-06-01 17:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MARR MOPS EAID SOCI PTER SO |
| 09NAIROBI1112 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES TFG OPPONENTS, [...] (C) Summary: At a June 2 evening meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Ambassadors Yamamoto and Swan, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke described recent battlefield successes in Mogadishu where fighting continues, the state of negotiations with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, and the st [...] | 2009-06-05 06:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PINR SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI1211 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...] | 2009-06-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO |
| 09NAIROBI1244 | SOMALIA - TFG SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) representatives on June 21 formally concluded an agreement to cooperate. The Prime Minister told us after the signing ceremony that military cooperation would b [...] | 2009-06-22 11:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV PTER MARR PINR SO |
| 09NAIROBI1245 | KENYAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action message; request at para 4. 2. (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered ref A and B talking points and nonpapers to Beatrice Karago, Principal State Counsel for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government's primary point of contact on piracy issues, on June 19. [...] | 2009-06-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI1273 | INTERNATIONALIZING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EAST [...] (SBU) On June 23, the British High Commissioner convened a meeting with Canada, Australia, and the United States to garner support for their efforts to internationalize Kenya's peacekeeping training centers. The British see this step as necessary to maintain the momentum to turn the East Afric [...] | 2009-06-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL XA CA UK AS |
| 09NAIROBI1297 | SOMALIA - AHLU SUNNA WAL JAMMA GROUPS REQUEST [...] (C) On June 23 and 24, Somalia Unit officers met with two groups of representatives from Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamma (ASWJ). Abdikadir Moalim Noor, signatory of the June 21 agreement (ref a) between ASWJ and the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),led the first group. This group, although [...] | 2009-06-26 15:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR PGOV SO |
| 09NAIROBI1326 | SOMALIA - CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT SHARIF [...] (C) Somali President Sheikh Sharif called me on June 28 to discuss the situation in Mogadishu and the upcoming African Union summit. 2. (C) Sharif said that the tempo of fighting in Mogadishu has reduced in recent days, but he has no doubt that the al-Shabaab will maintain a strong offensiv [...] | 2009-06-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR MOPS KDEM SO |
| 09NAIROBI1371 | SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES HIS [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) armed forces commander Yusuf Hussein Osman "Dhumaal," who is recovering in Nairobi from a bullet wound sustained in Mogadishu fighting, traced his government's lack of success on the battlefield in a July 3 conversation to well-trained and mo [...] | 2009-07-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MOPS MARR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1394 | SOMALIA - SPORADIC FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TFG [...] (SBU) Our contacts tell us sporadic fighting continued on July 6 in the Karaan and Shibis districts of Mogadishu. According to Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur, TFG forces held their ground. Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh stated the TFG had plans to counter-attack, perhaps with help [...] | 2009-07-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PINR MARR PTER SO |
| 09NAIROBI1395 | SOMALIA - THE TFG, AL-SHABAAB, AND AL QAEDA [...] (S//NF) Summary: In his recent speech at the AU Summit in Sirte, President Sharif echoed others in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),like Prime Minister Sharmarke, in holding al-Qaeda responsible for some of the TFG's current problems in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia. Recent end [...] | 2009-07-06 16:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MOPS PINR MARR PGOV SO |
| 09NAIROBI1445 | SOMALIA - ASWJ LEADERS PROVIDE MILITARY COMMAND [...] (C//NF) Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamma (ASWJ) signatories to the TFG-ARS declaration of cooperation, in response to our June 23 request (reftel),provided the Somalia Unit with information about ASWJ military command structure and force strength. Operational ASWJ forces are largely limited to central S [...] | 2009-07-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS SO |
| 09NAIROBI1451 | SOMALIA - A/S CARSON'S JULY 8 PHONE CONVERSATION [...] (C) On July 8, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson telephoned Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif at Sharif's request. Sharif summarized his July 8 meeting with President Museveni in Kampala. Museveni, he said, was "enthusiastic" about Somalia and the TF [...] | 2009-07-09 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR PINR SO UG |
| 09NAIROBI1552 | SOMALIA - MANEUVERING TOWARD JUBALAND [...] (C) Summary. In early-mid July momentum for the formation of a Jubaland State appeared to be increasing as political, clan, and military players in the region began to shift alliances and maneuver for political positions. Our contacts tell us multiple Juba factions, to include would-be Ras Kam [...] | 2009-07-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PINR PTER SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI1565 | SOMALIA - ANTI-SHABAAB EFFORTS LANGUISH IN HIRAAN [...] (C) Summary. Since TFG Minister of National Security Omar Hashi's June 18 murder in Beledweyne, Hiraan region, the Transitional Federal Government's efforts to challenge al-Shabaab in Hiraan have seemingly stalled. A large number of anti-Shabaab fighters are reportedly present, but they may [...] | 2009-07-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR PINR SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI1594 | SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB ATTEMPTS TO CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, after a two-month lull, fighting resumed in Somalia's central regions. Al-Shabaab and Hisbul Islam fighters attacked Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) in Gobo village, Mahaas district (Hiraan region). Sources in Gobo report that ASWJ fighters forced al-Shabaab to retreat, [...] | 2009-07-24 09:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER MARR PGOV SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1604 | SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," during a July 23 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, remained noncommittal about a possible meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and repeatedly signaled his intention to work toward greater Puntlan [...] | 2009-07-27 16:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1641 | SOMALIA - TFG TROOPS UNDERGO BASIC TRAINING IN [...] (C) Summary. On July 24, Somalia Unit Poloff visited Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in training at an army camp in Djibouti. The Djiboutians had adequately housed, fed and uniformed the troops, who were engaging in well-organized close-order drill after four weeks at [...] | 2009-07-29 10:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PTER SOCI EAID SO |
| 09NAIROBI1647 | SOMALIA - UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS PLAGUES AMISOM TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: An as-yet undiagnosed illness that has resulted in the deaths of three Burundian AMISOM troops appears to have spread to separately-based Ugandan AMISOM troops in Mogadishu, and caused three more deaths. The ill soldiers are being medevaced to Nairobi where doctors, with assista [...] | 2009-07-29 15:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV EAID PINR SOCI UG BU SO |
| 09NAIROBI1648 | SOMALIA - LOWER JUBA FORCES STEPPING UP [...] (C) Summary. In late July anti-Shabaab forces in Lower Juba were preparing for stepped up attacks against al-Shabaab militia, most likely encouraged by support from regional business leaders and an evolving Ogaden-clan led Jubaland administration. These developments follow reports from numerou [...] | 2009-07-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS MARR PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1698 | SOMALIA - BUOYANT TFG PRESIDENT DESCRIBES OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, just before returning to Mogadishu following his meeting with the Secretary (septel),a buoyant Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif provided more detail to the Ambassador on some of the TFG's efforts to make progress on the ground in Somalia. Shari [...] | 2009-08-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EAID MARR PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1710 | SOMALIA: MADOBE PREPARING JUBA OFFENSIVE; GEDO [...] (C) Summary: Darod/Ogaden clan heavyweight Ahmed Madobe, in coordination with TFG officials, appears to be stepping up efforts to take Kismayo and consolidate control of Lower Juba. (Note: Hassan al-Turki is the nominal head of the Ras Kamboni group, which has been working to overthrow the TFG. [...] | 2009-08-12 17:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PTER SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1732 | SOMALIA - JUBA OFFENSIVE MOVING FORWARD; POWERFUL [...] (C) Summary A TFG-backed Juba offensive, aimed at pushing al-Shabaab out of Kismayo, appears to be moving forward, but competing Ethiopian and/or Marehan clan interests could complicate matters. TFG Minister of Defense "Gandi" reports that the TFG is in contact with local players in Juba, incl [...] | 2009-08-18 05:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV MOPS PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI1771 | SOMALIA - NEWLY-ENERGIZED TFG BUILDS BRIDGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) appears to be newly energized following President Sharif's August 6 meeting with the Secretary (septel) and months of drift in the wake of an extended al-Shabaab offensive in Mogadishu that began May 7. Recent developments: an apparent [...] | 2009-08-20 14:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PINR SOCI EAID SO |
| 09NAIROBI1796 | SOMALIA - TFG/Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a Experience Gains, [...] (SBU) Summary: The last week marked a period of heightened military activities in parts of Somalia involving TFG troops and the allied forces of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) against al-Shabaab and allied Hisbul Islam fighters. Several towns, including Bula Hawa and Luq in Gedo region which al [...] | 2009-08-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS PTER SOCI MARR SO |
| 09NAIROBI1955 | SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK AMISOM [...] (C) Summary: On September 17 al-Shabaab suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks against AMISOM and Dyncorp positions in Mogadishu, wounding more than 40, including an American contractor, and killing as many as nine. According to AMISOM Special Envoy Bwakira, AMISOM Burundi D [...] | 2009-09-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC MARR MOPS PGOV PTER SO |
| 09NAIROBI1962 | SOMALIA - SECURITY MINISTER ON MOGADISHU, HIRAAN, [...] (C) Summary: TFG Security Minister Abdullahi Ali "Sanbaloshi" confirmed to us that there are joint TFG and AMISOM plans to mount an offensive in Mogadishu, but he doubted that would occur by September 20, as advertised. "Sanbaloshi" estimated that al-Shabaab had 4000 - 5000 troops in Mogadish [...] | 2009-09-18 07:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PINR PTER MOPS SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI1963 | SOMALIA - REQUEST FOR MILITARY SUPPORT TO PUBLIC [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. Objectives ---------- 2. (SBU) Post requests Department of Defense support to produce two videos to support regional training of the Somali National Security Forces (NSF). Both films will be shown to Somali trainees who will undertake m [...] | 2009-09-18 07:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR KPAO PGOV SO |
| 09NAIROBI1966 | SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: During the week that ended on September 11, 463 Somali military recruits concluded eight weeks of basic training by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD)at Djibouti's primary military education center. One hundred fifty Somali military recruits (including 10 officers) also concluded si [...] | 2009-09-18 15:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SO |
| 09NAIROBI2063 | FRIENDS OF EASBRIG DISCUSS UPCOMING FTX [...] SUMMARY: The East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) is preparing to conduct its first Field Training Exercise (FTX) in November. While much has been done to prepare for the exercise, in which approximately 1,300 soldiers from 10 of EASBRIG's member states plan to participate, logistical challen [...] | 2009-09-29 14:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS MCAP PREL KE XW |
| 09NAIROBI2069 | SOMALIA-TFG-ALIGNED FORCES STRUGGLING TO HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, TFG-aligned forces again moved into eastern Beledweyne but may not be able to hold the strategic town due to risk aversion and lack of ammunition and reinforcements. TFG General Mukhtar on September 28 told Somalia Unit Poloff that al-Shabaab forces retreated fr [...] | 2009-09-30 12:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PTER PINR SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI2103 | SOMALIA - KISMAYO ACCORDING TO MADOBE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 telecon from Kismayo, Ahmed Madobe told Somalia Unit Poloff that his alliance, after having been largely expelled from Kismayo on October 1 (ref a),remained determined to fight al-Shabaab and would accept help from any forces offering to support his regional alli [...] | 2009-10-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER PGOV PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI2132 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TFG TROOP [...] (C) Summary: During an October 7 telecon, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke updated the Somalia Unit on Yemeni support to the TFG, the status of TFG forces in Djibouti, and TFG support to Ahmed Madobe's alliance in Lower Juba. Sharmarke said the Yemenis have provided the TFG with AK47s, other equi [...] | 2009-10-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL MOPS PINR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI2140 | SOMALIA - KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PULSES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Foreign Minister Wetangula on October 8 convened EU representatives and the U.S. for what he said was an informal discussion of Somalia. Wetangula stressed several times that the GOK believed there was no alternative to the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),but ackn [...] | 2009-10-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID MOPS PTER SO KE |
| 09NAIROBI2141 | SOMALIS IN KENYA BEING RECRUITED TO FIGHT IN [...] (C) Summary: Reports from the Garissa Member of Parliament (MP) and UNHCR officials that Government of Kenya (GOK) officials and Somalis aligned with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are supporting the recruitment of Kenyan-Somalis in North East Province and Somali refugees from the [...] | 2009-10-09 06:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | KE MARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER SO |
| 09NAIROBI2159 | SOMALIA - JOINT MEETING SURVEYS SOMALI SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Joint Security Committee (JSC) of Somali government security officials and international donors met in Nairobi on October 13. This was its third meeting under its current mandate to coordinate government and donors' security sector initiatives. At the meeting, the U.S.-le [...] | 2009-10-14 09:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO |
| 09NAIROBI2169 | UPDATE ON RECRUITMENT OF KENYAN SOMALIS TO FIGHT [...] (C) On October 9, Garissa town's Member of Parliament Aden Duale told PolOff that during a second conversation with Kenyan Minister of Defense and fellow Kenyan Somali Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Haji not only told him that Somalis were recruiting young men in Kenya to fight in support of the Transiti [...] | 2009-10-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | MARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER KE SO |
| 09NAIROBI2341 | SOMALIA - AMISOM COMMANDER COMMENTS ON TFG SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 the Africa Mission to Somalia's (AMISOM) new Deputy Force Commander detailed AMISOM's recent support to the TFG's effort to stand up a national army. He said the TFG lacks the capacity and funds to sufficiently house, feed, water, equip and pay newly trained and [...] | 2009-11-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL PGOV SO |
| 09NAIROBI2387 | ENTRY OF ARMS FOR SECURITY PROTECTING U.S. FLAG VESSELS [...] Ref A requests procedures to transport firearms, ammunition, and related equipment into air and seaports in Kenya. As indicated in Ref B, U.S. flag vessels wishing to do so should contract with a freight forwarder which will navigate the Kenyan bureaucracy on their behalf. U.S. flag ships sh [...] | 2009-11-23 07:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KPIR ASEC MARR PARM PREL KE |
| 09NAIROBI2397 | SOMALIA - RAS KAMBONI LEADERS DENOUNCE AWEYS; [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, key Ras Kamboni leaders denounced Hisbul Islam leader Sheikh Dahir Aweys, discussed recent fighting between the Darod/Kabalah alliance and al-Shabaab in Lower Juba and recounted recent events. Ras Kamboni leaders said that they [...] | 2009-11-23 16:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV MOPS PTER PINR SOCI KDEM SO |
| 09NAIROBI2400 | SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF CRITICIZES ASWJ [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne met with President Sharif in Nairobi on November 13. Sharif said he feared an upcoming IGAD conference would force the TFG into closer cooperation with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ),an organization he thought might be positioning itself to challenge th [...] | 2009-11-25 04:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PTER SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI2443 | KENYAN RECRUITMENT FOR SOMALIA CONTINUES, [...] (S/NF) As the fight for control over Somalia's Kismayo and Lower Juba region drags on, the Government of Kenya appears determined to send 2,000-4,000 newly trained recruits into Somalia, reportedly in December. Recent discussions indicate that many if not most of these recruits are in fact Ken [...] | 2009-12-03 09:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER KE SO |
| 09NAIROBI2457 | SOMALIA - CLAN ALLIANCE RE-GROUPS AS AL-SHABAAB [...] (C) Summary: The reportedly tactical withdrawal of Ahmed Madobe and clan militia from Dhobley this week resulted in an unopposed al-Shabaab move into that key Lower Juba town. Multiple contacts tell us Madobe's move, rather than signaling an end game in Lower Juba, indicates a shift in Ogaden- [...] | 2009-12-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER PGOV SOCI SO ET |
| 09NAIROBI2458 | SOMALIA - TFG MOVES FORWARD IN WAKE OF DECEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke is pushing forward with plans to replace the TFG's controversial Police Commissioner and lackluster Armed Forces Commander in the wake of the December 3 suicide bombing that took the lives of three TFG ministers and left a fourth near death in a Nair [...] | 2009-12-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO |
| 09NAIROBI2487 | Kenya's Conventional Arms End-User Violation [...] Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Vicki Huddleston and Kenya-U.S. Liaison Office Chief Col. McNevin delivered reftel demarche regarding transfer of Ukrainian-origin LME by the government of Kenya (GOK) to the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to Kenyan Assistant Minister for Defe [...] | 2009-12-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS KE SU UG UP |
| 09NAIROBI2497 | Kenya responds to Sudan tank demarche [...] On December 15, Ambassador Ranneberger discussed the tank transfer issue with Prime Minister Odinga, who said that the GOK was committed to assisting the GOSS and that there was "intense pressure" from the GOSS to deliver the tanks. He hinted that the GOK might instead transfer the tanks to Uganda [...] | 2009-12-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU |
| 09NAIROBI2535 | Security Sector Assistance in Kenya: Navy Special Boat Unit [...] Due to the threat of spillover effects from fighting in Somalia, the Government of Kenya views effective border control as its top national security concern. Using multiple funding sources, including 1206 funding, the United States' security sector assistance in Kenya supports the development o [...] | 2009-12-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS MARR KE SO EAID |
| 09NAIROBI2545 | Somalia - December 3 Suicide Attack Deepens Long-Standing [...] (C) Summary: Long-standing intra-Shabaab tensions, apparently exacerbated by the December 3 suicide bombing in Mogadishu, were brought to the surface in late December when al-Shabaab faction leaders began to publicly voice their internal disagreements about the way forward in Somalia. Our [...] | 2009-12-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV SO PTER PINR MARR |
| 09NAIROBI347 | SOMALIA - CAPITALIZING ON TFG'S MOVE TO MOGADISHU [...] (C) The February 21 confirmation of a clan-sensitive cabinet by the transitional Parliament in Djibouti (septel) and the near-immediate, February 22 move of President Sheikh Sharif and his government to Mogadishu offer an important opportunity for the USG to cement its relationship with the ne [...] | 2009-02-23 16:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV MARR SO |
| 09NAIROBI43 | EASBRIG UPDATES ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) On November 25, the East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) used the occasion of its first-ever Command Post Exercise (CPX) to bring donors together for an update on EASBRIG's progress and to request further support. While the meeting's agenda focused on capacity building for the still-nas [...] | 2009-01-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL KE XW |
| 09NAIROBI597 | DEMARCHE ON KENYAN TRAINING OF SPLA IN SOUTHERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OFDC KY SU KE |
| 09NAIROBI735 | SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting, TFG Foreign Minister Omar, accompanied by Minister of Defense "Gandi," described a recent visit to Rome, and the state of his efforts to elicit financial support for the Sheikh Sharif government from the UAE, Iraq, and Kuwait. Rome, he said, had promised $4 million [...] | 2009-04-11 08:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO |
| 09NAIROBI737 | SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-11 08:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO |
| 09NAIROBI782 | SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT ON PIRACY [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 tour d'horizon between President Mohamud "Faroole" and his team, and the Ambassador and Mission team, Faroole defined his Puntland Administration's main tasks as re-organizing the security forces and improving revenue collection mechanisms. Faroole told the Ambass [...] | 2009-04-21 09:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR PINR SO |
| 09NAIROBI784 | SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER REPORTS ON EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke had a long tour d'horizon discussion with the Ambassador and Mission team on April 16. He stressed that the TFG's highest priority is establishing the Joint Security Force, and emphasized the need for urgent international support for this effort. He [...] | 2009-04-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID SOCI MARR SO ET |