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08NAIROBI2619	SOMALIA - Political Perspectives from Dubai [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the second of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora (Reftel). The Somali community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drives Somalia's economy, and is intimately involved in its political landscape. Commercial ties within the Dubai business community are cross-cl [...]	2008-11-20 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE

08NAIROBI2715	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: LATE NOV/EARLY DEC '08 [...] (SBU) CENTRAL BANK PREPS FOR ECONOMIC HEADWINDS 2. (SBU) DEMAND FOR KENYAN TEA FALLS SHARPLY 3. (SBU) TEA WORKERS GET PAY HIKE; GOK FORMS LABOR BOARD 4. (SBU) INTERPOL-KWS MAKE PROGRESS ON POACHING 5. (SBU) PM CONTINUES PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT 6. (SBU) CORRUPTION: FORMER FINANCE [...]	2008-12-04 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
08NAIROBI2719	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER REBUFFED BY SPEAKER IN [...] (C) Summary: A dejected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hussein told us December 3 that his one-day trip to Mogadishu and Baidoa in a bid to win parliamentary confirmation of his transitional cabinet and the November 26 Djibouti unity government communique had been rebuff [...]	2008-12-04 17:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID SO ET
08NAIROBI2755	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB GAINS BUT BATTLES CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite partnering with the moderate Islamist Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) to create a unity government, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has been unable to influence security on the ground. TFG control in Somalia is limited to pockets of Mog [...]	2008-12-11 09:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SOCI MOPS MARR SO ET
08NAIROBI2806	SOMALIA - Ambassador Hosts Humanitarian Roundtable [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Ranneberger hosted a roundtable meeting at Embassy Nairobi on December 10 with some of USAID's Somalia implementing partners. The discussion focused on the increasingly challenging operating environment in which aid assistance is being delivered in Somalia and the r [...]	2008-12-16 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2872	KENYA'S STAGNATING ECONOMY [...] (U) Economic growth registered 2.1 percent in the third quarter, falling over one percent from the second quarter rate of 3.4 percent. Continuing double-digit inflation (particularly for food and fuel),declining agricultural production, and a struggling tourist sector (still recovering from [...]	2008-12-24 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
08NAIROBI2878	MAIZE FLOUR CRISIS IN KENYA: THE UNSTABLE POLITICS OF [...] (U) Rising maize flour prices, up 119 percent from November 2007 to November 2008, combined with the Kenyan staple's reduced availability and higher prices for other staple foods, are putting approximately 5 million Kenyans at risk of "severe hunger and destitution," according to a recent Mini [...]	2008-12-29 11:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2883	SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR A UNPKO [...] (C) Summary: A decision to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Somalia offers the best, and probably only, opportunity to preserve and advance the important and hard-won gains our policy has made in Somalia. Specifically, the Djibouti Process is making serious steps towa [...]	2008-12-29 16:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID SOCI USUN SO ET
08NAIROBI339	KENYA - JANUARY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM - opposition) Member of Parliament for Ainamoi (Kericho District) David Kimutai Too (ethnic Kalenjin) was shot dead in Eldoret by Police Constable Andrew Moache (ethnic Kissi). Moache was arrested and will be transferred to Nakuru [...]	2008-01-31 13:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI354	KENYA - FEBRUARY 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The talks continue, but there are signs that the PNU continues to search for means of peeling away ODM members of parliament, encouraging ODM schisms and otherwise finding a way out that does not involve actual power sharing with Raila Odinga. The ODM tried unsuc [...]	2008-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI384	KENYA - FEBRUARY 6 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted in ref C, the Kofi Annan-lead negotiations entered their most critical and difficult phase today as the parties began talks on power-sharing. The parties begin these discussions far apart and continued interference by hardliners from each camp threaten to [...]	2008-02-06 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI417	KENYA - FEBRUARY 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted ref B, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi entered their most critical and difficult phase February 7, as the parties began talks on power-sharing. We spoke with one ODM negotiator at their 1430 break and were told that the parties were making si [...]	2008-02-08 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI446	Somalia - Tour d'Horizon with the Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein offered his perspectives on establishing security in Mogadishu, reconciliation, training troops, selecting ministers, and focusing on transitional tasks during a February 8 lunch meeting. The Prime Minister reviewed many of the same [...]	2008-02-11 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID SO
08NAIROBI472	KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance met with foreign mission reps on February 6 to brief them on the February 5 CEOs statement to politicians, and to ask the European missions to clarify their public position on aid cutoffs and to revise their travel advisories. They confirmed the [...]	2008-02-12 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELAB ETRD EIND EINV KE
08NAIROBI477	KENYA - FEBRUARY 13 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The Kofi Annan-led negotiations made limited progress on Monday, February 11, as both sides were busy consulting with MPs who were assembled in Nairobi in advance of an informal session of parliament scheduled for the following day. (Comment: We consider this con [...]	2008-02-13 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI493	KENYA: PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATION [...] The text of the U.S.-Kenya Partnership Presentation was first reported via reftel in January 2007. It is repeated below for your information. In preparing the Secretary for her trip to Nairobi on Monday, the presentation serves as a reminder that, the current political crisis notwithstandin [...]	2008-02-15 10:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KE
08NAIROBI507	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] KENYA DOES NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES OR RESOURCES THAT WOULD FIT THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/KEY RESOURCES (CI/KR) VITAL TO THE U.S. AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF REFTEL. 2. KENYA DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL PLAN FOR PROTECTION OF CI/KR. THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT IS [...]	2008-02-20 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ETTC KE PTER EAGER
08NAIROBI514	KENYA - FEBRUARY 20 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: On the heels of the Secretary's successful visit, which is being reported in septels, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi resumed in earnest on February 19. Annan says that the parties are close to a deal on political power-sharing and we are optimistic t [...]	2008-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI763	KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]	2008-03-18 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI803	Kenya After the Crisis: The Ambassador's Visit [...] (U) Summary. On March 1-2 the Ambassador visited several areas of Rift Valley which were hit hard by the post-election violence. While all these areas were calm in the wake of the signing of the February 28 political accord, they remain traumatized by what happened. People are hopeful that [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC PHUM KE US
08NAIROBI855	KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND [...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...]	2008-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NASSAU62	BAHAMAS REMAINS COMMITTED TO DEPORTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Top Bahamian government officials remain committed to implementing IOM's State Department-funded Deportee Reintegration Pilot Project, voicing no regional reservations or caveats. The Bahamian position indicates that there is no "CARICOM consensus" to decline U.S. aid on depo [...]	2008-01-23 22:38:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BF EAID
08NDJAMENA111	NEW SRSG FOR MINURCAT/EAST CHAD GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is an action message: See para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) New MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo briefed ambassador 3/21 on progress since he arrived two weeks ago, especially signing a Status of Mission Agreement with the GOC, after having successfully for now resisted GO [...]	2008-03-25 10:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF MARR EAID UN EU SU CD
08NDJAMENA123	DARFUR: TENSIONS MOUNT BETWEEN JEM AND URF REBELS [...] (C) Two Darfur rebel movements--JEM and the URF--are on the verge of "war" and conflict has erupted between their forces in Chad in recent weeks, according to the chief URF commander. While JEM's military strength is declining as a result of a recent Sudanese offensive and widespread defectio [...]	2008-03-28 14:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD SU
08NDJAMENA171	CHAD PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. HELP IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas urgently asked for U.S. assistance in requesting the postponement of what he fears may be a World Bank decision to terminate activities in Chad. We agree that the new government should be g [...]	2008-04-21 17:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID CD
08NDJAMENA228	NEW SRSG FOR MINURCAT/EAST CHAD GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The PRM Chad Program Officer met with UN Mission to the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) Police Commissioner Antero Lopes to discuss the status of MINURCAT,s deployment. The deployment has been delayed several months but seems to be finally picking up speed under the current [...]	2008-05-22 09:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MARR EAID UN EU SU CD
08NDJAMENA583	DEBY'S TONE MORE CONCILIATORY TOWARD SUDAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby's December 10th speech marking Freedom and Democracy Day contained a more conciliatory tone toward the Government of Sudan and Chadian rebels than previously, even as he presided over a massive demonstration of the GOC's ongoing military rearmament campaign. De [...]	2008-12-16 15:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM MARR PINR EAID UN SU CD
08NDJAMENA83	GOC ASKS FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT FOR EASTERN [...] (U) AMBASSADOR CALLED MARCH 4 ON YOUSSOUF SALEH ABBAS, PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND RECENTLY APPOINTED SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MINURCAT AND EUFOR IN CHAD, AND AS SUCH, CHIEF OF A NEW GOC AGENCY, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL FORCES IN CHAD (CON [...]	2008-03-10 13:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD EU
08NDJAMENA95	CHAD: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] Summary: Despite efforts by the World Bank and other donors to improve accountability and transparency in Chad's budget, the country's fiscal transparency has deteriorated since the last fiscal transparency report in 2003. End summary. 2. Chad's national budget is available in print but th [...]	2008-03-17 14:10:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PGOV CD
08NEWDELHI1044	INDIA DOUBLES ITS ANTE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid positive press reporting and official press statements, Indian and African leaders concluded the two-day New Delhi based India-Africa Summit by unanimously accepting drafts of the Delhi Declaration and the India-Africa Framework for Cooperation. Nations agreed in principle [...]	2008-04-11 11:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN
08NEWDELHI1279	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TO CALL BURMESE [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Secretary Menon on May 10 to follow up on the Secretary's call to Foreign Minister Mukherjee, and to urge India to use its influence with the Burmese government to allow"international aid to reach Cyclone Nargis disaster areas. Menon noted FM Mukherjee had promis [...]	2008-05-10 06:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL BM IN
08NEWDELHI1296	BURMESE FM TELLS MUKHERJEE ALL COUNTRIES CAN SEND [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV BM IN
08NEWDELHI1325	INDIA EXPECTS BURMA TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL [...] (C/REL AGCU) In a May 14 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, the Ambassador thanked him for conveying to the Burmese junta the U.S. concern about the immense difficulty in foreign assistance reaching the cyclone victims. Menon said that while the message seems to have had an imp [...]	2008-05-14 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL BM IN
08NEWDELHI1344	UPDATE ON MAY 13 JAIPUR BLASTS [...] News outlets have published e-mails sent by "Indian Mujahideen," claiming responsibility for the May 13 bomb blasts in Jaipur. The messages included video attachments that purported to show bombs strapped to the bicycles that were used in the blasts, and included the details of a bicycle frame [...]	2008-05-15 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV EAID IN
08NEWDELHI1441	GOI TO SEND MINISTER, NOT MONEY, TO PARIS [...] (C/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: MEA Deputy Secretary (Afghanistan) Piyush Srivastava disclosed to Poloffs May 28 that the GOI will likely send a Minister level GOI representative to the June 12 International Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, corroborating what the Australian PolOff told Post at a May [...]	2008-05-28 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF
08NEWDELHI1562	INDIA URGED TO PRESS BURMA ON ALLOWING AID TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/PolCouns urged MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma) I.M. Pandey on June 6 to press Burma harder to allow international aid supplies and workers to reach victims of Cyclone Nargis. Pandey cited India's difficulties in getting aid into Burma, noting that direct access [...]	2008-06-06 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID BM IN
08NEWDELHI1578	GOI TO SEND MINISTER SHARMA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF
08NEWDELHI1667	CONNAUGHTON DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE WITH INDIA'S MINISTER [...] Summary. During his visit to exchange views with the Government of India (GOI) on the upcoming Major Economies Meeting in S. Korea and the G8 Meeting in Japan, James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),met on June 16, 2008 with Ministry of Enviro [...]	2008-06-18 05:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG IN
08NEWDELHI2163	COUNTER-TERROR, NEW AID MONEY, REAFFIRMATION OF [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and terrorist bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, President Karzai's August 3-5 visit to New Delhi focused on discussing counter-terrorism with Indian officials. Karzai and his Indian interlocutors emphasized the sh [...]	2008-08-07 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID AF IN
08NEWDELHI2567	GOI CURRENTLY HAS NO PLANS TO OFFER AID TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 02:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS IN
08NEWDELHI2606	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we welcome your upcoming visit and offer this overview of the bilateral relationship. Coming only hours after hoped-for congressional approval of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, your visit gives us a chance to mark this milestone in the relationship while pus [...]	2008-09-30 07:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM ECON PGOV PTER EAID IN
08NEWDELHI2771	INDIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS, DETAILS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on "Elections in Afghanistan" to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary (Pakistan Afghanistan, and Iran),Piyush Shrivastava on October 14. Shrivastava assured PolOff that India would contribute to the Afghan elections, but was vague about w [...]	2008-10-22 12:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF IN
08NEWDELHI2828	INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TEHRAN TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: India,s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tehran on November 1 to attend the annual Joint Commission meeting with his Iranian counterpart Davood Jafari. Mukherjee,s visit to Iran will focus on economic issues related to trade and is unlikely to result in any s [...]	2008-10-31 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EPET IR PK IN
08NEWDELHI2874	INDIA,S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a November 5 meeting with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Michael Delaney, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan discussed India,s involvement in reconstruction and development efforts in Afg [...]	2008-11-07 09:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV AF PK SA IN
08NEWDELHI3003	INDIA RELUCTANT ON TALIBAN TALKS, CONSULTING [...] (C) Summary: In a 24 November meeting with PolCouns, Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) T.C.A. Raghavan expressed his government's concern over ISAF members' willingness to engage the Taliban. Raghavan welcomed a USAID proposal for a Trilatera [...]	2008-11-26 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KDEM AF IR PK XD IN
08NEWDELHI970	INDIA REVITALIZES TIES TO AFRICA: INDIA-AFRICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON AORC EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN
08NEWDELHI984	CHINA SPURS INDIA TO REVITALIZE TIES TO AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India will host the India-Africa Summit April 8 to April 9 in New Delhi, having extended invitations to leaders of fourteen AU nations and representatives of eight Africa-centric multilateral fora. The GOI seeks to partner with African nations in key areas including technology, [...]	2008-04-03 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN
08NIAMEY1093	NIGER: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT TANDJA ON [...] (U) Summary. On November 11, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by USAID Country Program Manager (CPM) Wentling and USAID/MCC Threshold Program Manager (TPM) Schulman, met with President Tandja, his Cabinet Director Maman and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dagra to discuss supplemental food s [...]	2008-11-14 11:27:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMCA EAID SOCI SCUL NG
08NIAMEY1114	NIGER: COURTESY CALL BY ICRC MISSION CHIEF [...] (SBU) On October 29, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission Chief Nicolai Panke paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Allen, with DCM and RSO joining. Panke, who arrived in Niger in August 2008, said the ICRC's staff included seven expatriates, including one based in Agadez, and [...]	2008-11-25 05:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV AORC ICRC NG
08NIAMEY1116	NIGER: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE (USIP) NEGOTIATION TRAINING [...] Summary. Government of Niger (GON) High Commissioner for the Restoration of Peace (HCRP) Mohamed Anacko made a request in June 2008 (reftel) to former U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs' Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss for assistance in securing negotiation and conflict r [...]	2008-11-25 10:07:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL EAID NG
08NIAMEY113	NIGER: AMBASSADOR JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH GON [...] (U) Summary. On January 24, I met with Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Seini Oumarou to discuss the status of Niger,s MCA Threshold Program, human rights issues (including reports of military/police abuse of civilians and whether the GON or independent organizations were invest [...]	2008-01-25 11:30:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL EAID NG
08NIAMEY1135	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2008 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for the second half of November 2008 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- Travel Warning Extended for the North -- Prison Letter from Former PM Hama Amadou [...]	2008-12-03 16:44:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY1139	NIGER: GON EXPANDS HIGHER ED TO NIGER'S INTERIOR [...] SUMMARY: On October 28-30, 2008 the GON opened three new University Institutes of Technology (IUTs) in the interior cities of Zinder, Maradi, and Tahoua. This represents the largest expansion of the national university system since 1985. According to GON officials, the purpose of the IUTs is [...]	2008-12-04 14:03:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY1151	BG HIGGINS VISITS NIGER; DEFENSE MINISTER PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 courtesy call by visiting Commander of Special Operations ) Africa Brigadier General Patrick Higgins, Minister of National Defense Djida Hamadou welcomed the latter,s familiarization visit to Niger and commended AFRICOM's progress. Minister Hamadou provided a [...]	2008-12-11 10:16:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID NG
08NIAMEY1170	MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NIGER IN CRITICAL CONDITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly-arrived FSHP has completed her tour of medical facilities in Niamey to assess availability of emergency care. Aging equipment and lack of repair facilities in country have resulted in extremely limited capabilities to support basic testing. Immediate medical evacuati [...]	2008-12-19 10:30:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC EAID NG
08NIAMEY1176	NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 1 - 21, 2008 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for the first three weeks of December 2008 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- PNA Convenes; Jackou Declares Presidential Candidacy; -- SONITEL Employees D [...]	2008-12-24 07:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SCUL EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY1181	GOVT OF NIGER FY09 BUDGET INCREASES 28 PERCENT [...] Summary: On Friday, November 14, 2008, the National Assembly approved the Government of Niger's proposed budget of USD 1.532 billion for 2009, representing an increase of 28.41 percent over the 2008 budget and including significant additional spending for capital projects. The 2009 budget in [...]	2008-12-29 13:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ETRD EAID NG
08NIAMEY178	NIGER: DCM MEETS WITH UN SECGEN SPECIAL ENVOY TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 15:30:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PREF EAID NG
08NIAMEY197	NIGER: WHAT'S IN A NUMBER? [...] Summary. Setting his sights on an improved position for Niger on the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI),Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja chose a February 13 launching ceremony for the 2007-2008 HDI World Report as an occasion for experts to inform Nigeriens [...]	2008-02-14 16:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PREL PGOV EAID
08NIAMEY303	NIGER: DONORS DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (U) There is an action request in paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GON has proposed an ambitious timetable to create a new voters registration list in preparation for elections in 2009, although it is not clear that registration can take place in the north given the security situation th [...]	2008-03-11 13:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KDEM NG
08NIAMEY334	NIGER: SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. The March 17, 2008, signing ceremony to launch a US$ 23 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program for Niger was a huge success. USAID/WA Director Henderson Patrick and GON Finance Minister Lamine Zeine signed the agreement; MCC Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Ambassador [...]	2008-03-20 13:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD NG
08NIAMEY414	CONFLICT, POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND FOOD: A PERFECT [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing conflict in the north, tensions surrounding the 2009 elections, adverse economic developments and rising food prices all combine to threaten Niger's stability. End summary. 2. (C) Conflict: The rebellion that broke out in February 2007 is the dominant issue in Nige [...]	2008-04-10 10:52:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY446	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) As one of the poorest countries in the world, Niger will be among the hardest hit by rising food prices. Post has reported on food developments (refs b, c, and especially d),and will continue to do as the situation evolves. Much will depend on the fall harvest, which will in turn depend [...]	2008-04-23 09:41:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NG
08NIAMEY447	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) As one of the poorest countries in the world, Niger will be among the hardest hit by rising food prices. Post has reported on food developments (refs b, c, and especially d),and will continue to do as the situation evolves. Much will depend on the fall harvest, which will in turn depend [...]	2008-04-23 09:41:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NG
08NIAMEY452	CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN NIGER [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 14, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger gave an interview to the Nigerien weekly newspaper "La Griffe" (The Claw). In the article he summarized China's aid projects in Niger. He stated that Chinese aid to Niger was given "without selfishness and without conditions." The Ch [...]	2008-04-29 13:33:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECPS EMIN EPET EAID EFIN MARR SENV TRGY
08NIAMEY470	ADDENDUM: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Following up on reftel report on the impact of rising food prices on Niger, and after consultation with local WFP and FEWSNET personnel, Embassy estimates that Niger will need approximately 120,000 mt of food to tide the country over until next fall's harvest. The 120,000 mt should be a c [...]	2008-05-05 13:49:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV NG
08NIAMEY481	GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) PRESIDENT TANDJA HOSTS THE NIGER [...] Summary. On April 30, 2008, GON President Mamadou Tandja hosted the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Eighth Heads of State and Government (HOSG) Summit (much of it held behind closed doors) in Niamey. Three presidents (Benin, Chad and Mali),a prime minister (Burkina Faso),senior government offici [...]	2008-05-07 14:19:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL EAID EINV SENV EAGR TPHY NG XY
08NIAMEY534	THIRD SPAIN AND AFRICA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - EMPOWERMENT OF [...] Summary. The Government of Niger (GON) played host to the 3RD annual Spain and African Women's Conference, held May 12-13, 2008, in Niamey. GON President Mamadou Tandja (the only male speaker),Government of Spain (GOS) Vice President (VP) Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega and GON Foreign Min [...]	2008-05-20 15:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN ECON EAID SCUL PHUM XA NG SP
08NIAMEY605	(C) NIGER: TESTY FOREIGN MINISTER (FM) MEETS WITH [...] (U) Summary. Responding to a diplomatic corps request of several weeks ago for an update on the security situation in the north, the status of 2009 election preparations and a review of food security issues, Government of Niger (GON) FM Aichatou Mindaoudou convoked the resident ambassadors and [...]	2008-06-13 09:49:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY608	NIGER: AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. ------------------------- On June 1, 2008, Department of State Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss met with several Government of Niger (GON) officials (including President Mamadou Tandja) and a human rights organization, participated in [...]	2008-06-16 15:01:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY619	UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE (UNHAS) [...] Summary. The UNHAS launched an inaugural flight in Niger on June 12, 2008, with a short trip from Niamey to Agadez to Niamey. The UNHAS will facilitate travel to remote locations in country as well as offer limited service from Niger to other countries in west and central Africa. This most w [...]	2008-06-23 14:13:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CASC AEMR AMED PREL ASEC NG CD CM CT
08NIAMEY689	NIGER: UNITED NATIONS (UN) SECRETARY GENERAL [...] Summary. UN Secretary General SA on Conflict Prevention, Jan Egeland, made a June 5-6 visit to Niger to investigate the nexus between climate change issues and conflict. UN Development Program (UNDP) Senior Representative Khardiata Lo N'Diaye (concurrently the senior UN system official in Nige [...]	2008-07-10 09:39:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS SOCI EAID PREF NG UN
08NIAMEY725	GOVERNMENT OF NIGER FOOD REQUEST [...] The Government of Niger requests 60,000 tons of rice and 15,000 tons of wheat. 2. Following is post's unofficial translation of a dipnote from the Nigerien Foreign Ministry dated July 21: Complimentary opening... and requests the Embassy to transmit to the appropriate authorities of the U [...]	2008-07-24 10:57:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL NG
08NIAMEY739	NIGER: GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS MSF-FRANCE OPERATIONS [...] (U) The Nigerien Interior Ministry in a decree dated July 18 suspended the operations of Medecins Sans Frontieres-France (MSF-F) in Niger. 2. (SBU) In a July 29 meeting with the DCM, the head of the French chapter of MSF in Niger, Emmanuel Lavieuville, explained that, contrary to press rep [...]	2008-07-29 10:45:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SOCI FR NG
08NIAMEY951	NIGER: APPLYING LETTER OF THE LAW TO [...] (C) Summary. USAID Country Manager attended a donors' meeting to discuss the current working environment for NGOs. The tense relationships between the Government of Niger (GON) and two NGOs, Medecins Sans Frontier/France (MSF/F) and Agence Contre le Faim/Espagne (ACF/E),after the NGO operati [...]	2008-09-11 08:55:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB PREL PGOV EAGR NG
08NIAMEY958	Nigerien Gov't Delegation Departs for China [...] On September 15, Prime Minister Seini Oumarou led a delegation bound for Beijing. The delegation included: -- Minister of Agricultural Development Mahamane Moussa; -- Minister of Mines and Energy Mohamed Abdoulahi; -- Minister of National Education Ousmane Samba Mamadou; -- Minister [...]	2008-09-15 14:23:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAGR EPET EMIN EAID CH NG
08NICOSIA263	CYPRUS: TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT EBRD [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post conveyed on April 22 the USG's position concerning Turkey's application to change its membership status in EBRD to Kyriacos Kakouris, Senior Economic Officer, Ministry of Finance. Kakouris said he saw merit in the USG's proposal for an accelerated six-month strat [...]	2008-04-22 11:54:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL CY
08NICOSIA264	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (SBU) Following is our response on the impact of rising food/agricultural commodity prices in Cyprus, keyed to Ref A questions. DEMAND: Cyprus has an open, prosperous economy and continues to enjoy an abundance of imported foods and agricultural commodities sufficient for the needs of both [...]	2008-04-23 08:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA303	CYPRUS PLEDGES 30,000 EURO FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 16:05:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL CY
08NICOSIA325	CYPRUS SUPPORTS, BUT NOT INVITED TO, BURMA DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 13:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM CY
08NICOSIA354	CYPRUS: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMP) [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, on May 15 Post delivered demarches on the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) initiative to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Communications and Works at the ministerial level. We followed up with [...]	2008-06-02 08:24:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PINS
08NICOSIA426	GREEK CYPRIOTS DROP EU ASSISTANCE LAWSUITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing its satisfaction with a compromise reached days earlier, the Republic of Cyprus on June 3 announced the withdrawal of eight appeals to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over tenders originating in the European Union's 259-million euro financial aid package for Turkish Cyp [...]	2008-06-05 14:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON CY TU
08NICOSIA436	CYPRUS SHARES U.S. CONCERN FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS, [...] Per reftel, PolOff on June 3 demarched MFA Asia Desk Officer Nikos Panayi concerning the international assistance community's continued, inadequate access to Cyclone Nargis victims, as well as the Burmese regime's demand that victims return to their still-devastated communities. Panayi stated [...]	2008-06-10 03:50:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM CY
08NICOSIA440	CYPRIOT FM KYPRIANOU WEIGHING PROPOSAL TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 11:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM
08NICOSIA70	CYPRIOT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES [...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy Nicosia's assessment of critical infrastructure and key resources on Cyprus which, if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. Embassy responses are keyed in Reftel order. 2. (SBU) Reftel Pa [...]	2008-01-29 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN CY
08NICOSIA730	CYPRUS: SUPPORT FOR EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CY
08NICOSIA937	PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE: CYPRUS RECEPTIVE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 14:44:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IMF CY PK
08NICOSIA966	CYPRUS PREFERS NEW TIMING OF PAKISTAN DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 09:56:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IMF CY PK
08NOUAKCHOTT294	MAURITANIA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:07:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08NOUAKCHOTT365	EMERGING MAURITANIAN "SOFT" COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and the U.S. have chosen similar paths to fight the root causes of terrorism in Mauritania. In April 2008, the GIRM developed an draft Action Plan addressing &Social and Economic Aspects of the National Strategy Against T [...]	2008-07-13 14:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT405	ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCE CORPORATION GIVES $40 [...] Summary. The Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) signed a $40 million agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) to improve food security, agricultural productivity, and land management. Of the $40 million package, $14 million will be for increasing food [...]	2008-08-03 16:18:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECIN PREL
08NOUAKCHOTT421	SITREP 6: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Ambassador received a message from Presidential protocol the afternoon of August 9, inviting him to meet with individually with General Aziz. Once US and EU Ambassadors determined that General Aziz preferred meeting with us individually rather than to receive the joint demarche, the ambas [...]	2008-08-11 09:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT683	A BARREN HOMECOMING: THE REFUGEE SITUATION IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Living conditions of the approximately 5,000 Mauritanians who returned to their homeland in 2008 after ethnic-based fighting in the country,s 1989-1992 "Passif Humanitaire" remains sub-standard with little hope for improvement. Despite claims of the opposite by junta leaders -- [...]	2008-11-18 19:04:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID ECON MR
08OSLO123	NORWAY'S 2008 AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Norway's Minister of Defense told Ambassador Whitney on February 28th that Norway had little more to give on Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains Norway's largest military commitment and with the 50 percent increase in aid for 2008 Afghanistan will become its leading aid recipient. No new mi [...]	2008-03-05 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF NO
08OSLO302	NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]	2008-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO326	NORWAY'S INTEREST IN IRAQ PRIMARILY BASED ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 11:36:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL IZ NO
08OSLO330	IF NOTHING'S FISHY, NORWEGIANS MIGHT JOIN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Trade gave a cautious though positive reception to the idea of membership in the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP). A further response will be forthcoming from the GON after a July 1 interagency meeting. Rather than an unqualified [...]	2008-06-16 14:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08OSLO337	NORWAY'S LIBERIA POVERTY REDUCTION PLANS AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable details the composition of the Norwegian delegation to the June 26-27 Liberia Poverty Reduction Forum in Berlin, as well as Norway's expected and prospective aid to Liberia. Norway does not plan to make any announcements of new aid pledges at the Forum. End Summary. [...]	2008-06-18 14:53:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN LI NO
08OSLO377	NORWAY CONTINUES ITS SUBSTANTIAL AID TO THE HORN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Norway shares our concern about the crisis in the horn of Africa, and is currently the third largest donor in Somalia. Norway does not have the naval materiel or manpower to escort WFP ships around the horn, and claims not to have good access to information [...]	2008-07-03 13:58:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO NO

08OSLO506	NORWAY AND US ON THE SAME PAGE FOR AHLC [...] (C) Poloff met with Signe Gilen, Senior Advisor in the MFA Near East section, to deliver reftel points. Gilen will attend the AHLC meeting in NYC along with FM Stoere. Gilen responded very positively to the USG objectives in reftel, as they also reflect GON priorities, especially improving the [...]	2008-09-12 15:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EU KPAL PGOV PREL IS WBG NO
08OSLO532	NORWAY UNLIKELY TO REPROGRAM FUNDS FOR KOSOVO DEBT [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Toril Langlete, Senior Advisor in the West Balkan section of the MFA to deliver reftel points. Langlete said it was highly unlikely that Norway would be able to reprogram funds for the Kosovo Debt Management Support Program (KDMSP). Norway has pledged 48.38 million Euro [...]	2008-09-29 12:56:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV PREL EU KV NO
08OSLO547	NORWEGIAN ATTENDANCE AT SHARM EL-SHEIKH AVIAN [...] (SBU) The GON thanked us for reftel nonpaper and confirmed the following delegation attendance for the October 25-26 Avian and Pandemic Influenza (A&PI) conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. Norway is in the "final process" of determining its financial contribution on next year's budget related to A [...]	2008-10-08 07:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL NO
08OSLO559	NORWEGIANS WILL DONATE: GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 08:37:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS NO
08OSLO621	NORWEGIANS DOUBTFUL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR DOHA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GON, while sharing our stated aims for the Doha Monterrey follow up conference, is disappointed in the US, the EU and the G77, and believes little can or will be accomplished. If little is accomplished in Doha, Norway thinks another follow up before 2015 is both inevitable and [...]	2008-11-20 14:37:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID UNGA NO
08OSLO647	NORWAY KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE LACEY ACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Norwegian government has showed keen interest in the Lacey Act's impact on tropical timber issues. Embassy Oslo arranged a thorough presentation to the Deputy Minister of Environment, NGOs, and other government officials, which generated spirited discussion. An EU represen [...]	2008-12-04 11:56:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO NO
08OSLO666	NORWEGIANS HESITANT TO COMMIT ON PAKISTAN DONORS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the Pakistan/Afghanistan section of the Norwegian MFA, a former ambassador to Pakistan, was unwilling to commit at this stage to high-level Norwegian participation or any promise of money for the Pakistan donors' conference we are proposing for January. Post believes [...]	2008-12-12 14:42:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN NO
08OSLO688	NORWEGIANS RELUCTANT TO CUT AID FOR NICARAGUA [...] (C) Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, head of the Latin America section of the MFA, who expressed official concern over developments in Nicaragua but little interest in actually reducing Norway's budget support. At the same time, Rodsmoen said that Norway would limit its 2009 budget support t [...]	2008-12-23 13:22:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU NO
08OSLO99	NORWEGIANS RECEIVE SOMALIA POINTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 14:55:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID NO
08OTTAWA1122	CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...]	2008-08-21 15:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1144	CANADA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS [...] (U) On August 22, Econoff delivered reftel points to Jean-Yves Bourque, Program Officer, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Bourque stated that Canada does not have an aid program with Liberia and therefore is unlikely to attend the September Development Ministers meeting in Mo [...]	2008-08-28 17:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL CA LI
08OTTAWA1149	CANADA: MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 15:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID SOCI
08OTTAWA1172	CANADA WILL DISCUSS BRAZIL'S PARTICIPATION IN PDG [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Planning officer Helen Fytche told poloff September 4 that Canada would be pleased to discuss Brazil's participation in the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) at the October 17 Steering Group meeting. Canada felt [...]	2008-09-05 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KDEM BR CA
08OTTAWA1203	AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: CANADA WILL ATTEND, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CA
08OTTAWA1232	CANADA: NO NEW PLEDGES AT AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] (sbu) Canada plans no new pledges at the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in New York, according to Louise Corbin, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. Corbin told Econcouns that Canada had pledged C [...]	2008-09-17 20:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG
08OTTAWA1234	U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...]	2008-09-17 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1243	CANADA EYEING C$10 MILLION ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 16:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08OTTAWA1313	CANADA WILL DONATE TO UNRWA'S RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 19:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL LE CA
08OTTAWA1331	CANADA TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski confirmed to pol/miloff on October 15 that the just re-elected Conservative government "soon" would announce Canada's "substantial" donation to support the 2009 and 2010 [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV KDEM AF CA
08OTTAWA1343	CANADA TO PLEDGE C$3 MILLION AT GEORGIA DONORS' [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08OTTAWA1345	CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE $35 MILLION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski told pol/miloff on October 20 that Canada has budgeted $35 million to support the 2009 and 2010 elections in Afghanistan. In her follow-up to ref a, she also specifie [...]	2008-10-20 18:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1393	CANADA WELCOMES U.S. - CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (U) Action request - please see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Michael Kaduck told pol/miloff on October 29 that Canada is keen to participate in the U.S. - C [...]	2008-10-30 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SNAR KJUS EAID MASS XL CA
08OTTAWA1424	OTTAWA HOSTS LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted an informal meeting of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe in Ottawa on October 30. Delegates agreed that MDC and ZANU-PF are in the midst of a power struggle to which there is no easy solution in sight. Several countries expressed concern at the Like-Minded Group,s [...]	2008-11-07 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
08OTTAWA1441	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) In response to November 12 ref a demarche, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) voiced Canada's full support, while expressing concern that the meeting now appears to be turning into more of a donors' meeting, des [...]	2008-11-13 22:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA
08OTTAWA1443	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN: CANADA SEEKS BROAD SECURITY [...] (C) On November 13, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) elaborated on Canadian views of the upcoming Friends of Pakistan meeting (reftels). According to Fawcett, Canada seeks a "robust and broad" security discussion, [...]	2008-11-14 19:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA
08OTTAWA1503	CANADA STILL MULLING ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Asia Pacific security policy advisor Jean-Francois Lacasse, Canada is still consulting internally on how it can best match its interest in participating in the May 2009 Asean Regional Forum disaster relief exercis [...]	2008-12-01 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EAID ARF CA
08OTTAWA1550	CANADA PLANS TO ATTEND PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 21:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PK EAID ECON EFIN IBRD CA
08OTTAWA1590	DELIVERY OF NICARAGUA MUNICIPAL ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 24 delivered reftel demarche to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Latin America Division Deputy Director Patric Picard. There was no substantive response. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/s [...]	2008-12-24 18:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID NU CA
08OTTAWA1595	CANADA SEEKS ORTEGA MEETING TO DELIVER STRONG [...] (C) Canada shares U.S. concerns over the flawed November municipal elections (reftels),but will not contemplate cutting its annual aid worth about C$11 million or canceling official visits, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Nicaragua desk officer Sand [...]	2008-12-29 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NU CA
08OTTAWA192	CANADA TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR JUBA PROCESS, WITH [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer, following up on reftel demarches on the Juba process, confirmed that Canada will -- after extensive internal reviews -- go ahead and make its programmed disbursements. She no [...]	2008-02-06 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM UG CA
08OTTAWA271	MORE CANADIAN AID FOR HAITI ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: Shortly before Foreign Minister Bernier's ongoing visit, the Canadian Government announced nearly C$125 million in support to Haiti, much of which will be used to construct and rehabilitate roads. The rest will be targeted to improve reproductive health; provide technical assista [...]	2008-02-21 21:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI CA HA
08OTTAWA274	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: CANADA'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (CI) AND KEY RESOURCES (KR) [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CA EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETTC KHLS PGOV PREL PTER
08OTTAWA279	CANADA TO MEET IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION PLEDGE [...] (SBU) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada is well on track to provide the CAD 300 million (approximately USD 295.39 million, at the current exchange rate) it pledged in 2003 to provide for Iraq reconstruction through 2010. As of September 2007, Canada [...]	2008-02-22 22:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ CA
08OTTAWA288	CANADA SUPPORTS FORMING CLUSTER GROUPS IN ICG ON [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Canada supports the establishment of cluster groups within the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia, although it is also open to other ideas to improve the ICG's effectiveness. Canada would be interested in joining one [...]	2008-02-25 22:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO CA
08OTTAWA289	CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: Over the last week, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) announced C$8 million under its University Partnership in Cooperation and Development program to support Canadian educational institutions to help three developing countries increase their ability to meet local [...]	2008-02-25 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI ECON CA ET MI VM
08OTTAWA294	CANADA ON CUBA [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on February 26, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James M. Lambert expressed appreciation for reftel views on seeking meaningful political change in Cuba leading toward a democratic end [...]	2008-02-26 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID CU CA
08OTTAWA312	CANADIAN AID TO KOSOVO (AND BALKANS) TO END BY 2010 [...] (C) Acting Director General for Europe of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Sean Boyd confirmed to PolMinCouns on February 29 that Canada was in the processing of "wrapping up" all of its assistance programs in the Balkans, including Kosovo, with an end date of 2010. He n [...]	2008-02-29 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EU KV CA
08OTTAWA336	CONSERVATIVES EASILY SURVIVE FEDERAL BUDGET VOTES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservatives' third budget marks another legislative accomplishment for the minority government, as it easily survived three confidence votes, concluding on March 4. The budget is a lean, low-key document, constrained by prior commitments of C$60 billion in tax cuts and o [...]	2008-03-05 17:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV KCRM EAID AF CA
08OTTAWA428	MONEY FOR CANADIAN HEALTH PROJECTS IN HONDURAS [...] During her recent visit to Honduras, International Development Minister Bev Oda announced that the Canadian government is providing C$18 million to help youth and other marginalized groups in Honduras through new school-feeding, health, and water and sanitation initiatives. "These projects w [...]	2008-03-27 15:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI CA HO
08OTTAWA429	CANADA EXPRESSES CONCERNS, ANNOUNCES AID TO SUDAN AND CHAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF EAID CA CD SU
08OTTAWA467	HAITI: THE CENTERPIECE OF CANADA'S LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 13. 2. (C) Summary: Following the roll-out in 2007 of a higher priority to Latin America in its foreign policy, Haiti has emerged as the key component of Canada's Latin America strategy. During a mid-February 2008 visit, Foreign Minister Bernier [...]	2008-04-07 17:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EAID ECON CA HA
08OTTAWA491	CANADA'S RENEWED FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: PM Harper has made Latin America one of a very few focal points for Canada's foreign policy, alongside Afghanistan, improving relations with the U.S., and developing stronger ties with the rising economic powers of Asia. Of the three pillars of the Latin America strategy -- secu [...]	2008-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM XM CA
08OTTAWA505	CANADA DEVELOPMENT AID FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 18:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID PGOV PK PREL
08OTTAWA536	DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...]	2008-04-17 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA545	SUPPORT FOR LONGER AFGHAN MANDATE IN CANADIAN [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on April 18, Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Chairman Colin Kenny described a strong bipartisan consensus within his committee for a much longer-term commitment to Afghanistan than authorized by the March 13 Commons motion extendin [...]	2008-04-18 20:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA563	CANADIAN REPRESENTATION AT CSD-16 [...] (SBU) Embassy made demarche requested reftel and discussed U.S. views on Zimbabwe chairing the 16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) with Pamela O'Donnell, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Sustainable Development Division. [...]	2008-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON CA
08OTTAWA572	CANADA ATTENDANCE AT PARIS INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (sbu) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier will likely lead Canada's delegation to the June International Support Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, according to Richard Arbiter, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Acting Director for Policy and Advocacy on the Afghanistan [...]	2008-04-24 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA581	CANADA AND AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID EU IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG
08OTTAWA619	CANADA RESPONDS TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EMERGENCY [...] Summary: In response to an urgent appeal from the United Nations' World Food Program (WFP),Canada announced that it is allocating C$230 million in food aid programming, C$50 million more than last year. The package includes C$10 million in food aid for Haiti. Canada is also fully untying re [...]	2008-05-02 21:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI WFP CA HA
08OTTAWA638	CANADA AND PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR AGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 17:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CA EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA639	CANADA AND PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL EINV
08OTTAWA646	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (sbu) Canada is committed to providing emergency aid to Burma, but remains stymied by the Burmese regime's actions blocking humanitarian relief, Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Disasters Response Group Leslie Hope told Econcouns on May 9. Joined [...]	2008-05-09 20:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM CA
08OTTAWA653	CANADA'S POST-CONFLICT STABILIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's "Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force" (START) has become a key component of its foreign affairs architecture. Its Ottawa headquarters works on policy formulation, while inter-agency teams now operate in Haiti, Uganda, Colombia, and Kandahar -- and soon also in [...]	2008-05-13 18:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PINS KDEM KJUS MCAP PGOV CA
08OTTAWA693	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, in response to reftel invitation to attend the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, sent the following reply: Begin text Thank you very much for the invitation to the Friends of Iraq Conference in Abu Dhabi. The Department [...]	2008-05-22 11:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ CA
08OTTAWA701	CANADA AND THE BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Canada will highlight its current Cyclone Nargis aid pledges (see paragraph 2 and ref b) at the May 25 UN-ASEAN Conference in Rangoon and will stress the need for increasing access for international relief efforts in Burma, Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Director of Hu [...]	2008-05-23 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM CA BM
08OTTAWA724	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE DRAFT AGENDA PASSED TO [...] (U) Poloff passed a copy of the draft agenda for the Friends of Iraq Conference to Iraq Desk Officer David Leach of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30. Leach thanked us for keeping Canada in the loop, but reconfirmed that Canada would not send a representative [...]	2008-05-30 18:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS KDEM EAID ECON CA IZ
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OTTAWA789	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR ARF STATEMENT ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Deputy Director for Regional Security Elizabeth Baldwin Jones of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Defence and Security Relations Division confirmed to PolMinCouns on June 11 Canada's support generally for an ARF statement on Regional Disaster Preparedne [...]	2008-06-11 19:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA801	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (U) As yet another sign of Canada's continued attention to and concern for the people of Somalia (reftels),Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Emerson on June 11 lauded the new peace accord between the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re- [...]	2008-06-13 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SO CA
08OTTAWA821	CANADIAN PARTICIPATION AT LIBERIA POVERTY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN CA LI
08OTTAWA882	NEW CIDA DIRECTOR NAMED [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named veteran civil servant Margaret Biggs to replace Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) president Robert Greenfield on July 1. Biggs has been a deputy secretary to the Cabinet in the Privy Council Office with responsibility for plans and consultati [...]	2008-06-27 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV CA
08OTTAWA900	CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE BURMA ON ACCESS [...] (SBU) According to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Burma Desk Officer Chrystal Waddington, Canada fully agrees with the U.S. view (reftel) that the international community should continue to make clear to Burmese authorities that further assistance will depend o [...]	2008-07-03 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID BM CA
08OTTAWA909	CANADIAN OBSERVER TO KOSOVO DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to ref a demarche, Director General for East, Central, and South Europe Robert Hage of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada would send an observer [...]	2008-07-07 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV UNMIK CA
08OTTAWA950	CANADIAN VIEWS ON ARF REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed ref A demarche with Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones, Deputy Director of the Defence and Security Relations Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on July 14. Baldwin-Jones said she and her colleagues had been in direct contact with EAP/RS [...]	2008-07-14 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KNNP PARM ARF ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA977	CANADIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on June 30 to Director General for Africa David Angell of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, DFAIT's Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer confirmed on July 18 that Canada "shares the United States' [...]	2008-07-18 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO CA
08OUAGADOUGOU1024	BURKINA FASO: SIGNFICANT INCREASES IN CEREAL PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: A joint assessment conducted in October 2008 predicted that cereal production in Burkina Faso would reach a record 4,157,714 metric tons this year. This figure represents a 34.6 percent increase from the previous year's production. Analysts credit this success to a combination of good [...]	2008-11-17 14:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU272	French DCM on Cote d'Ivoire Peace Process [...] (C) Summary: The French DCM told us April 8 that progress at the latest round of Cote d'Ivoire peace talks held March 21 in Ouagadougou was modest, with good results in issuing almost 500,000 birth certificates to identify Ivorian citizens, but little success in disarming northern Cote d'Ivoir [...]	2008-04-10 14:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM UV IV
08OUAGADOUGOU332	BURKINA FASO TO HOST AFRICAN "COTTON UNIVERSITY" [...] Key Point: -- A French foundation and business school, with the financial backing of France and the European Union, are working with a regional producers association to found a "Cotton University" in Burkina Faso for students from 15 cotton-producing nations. 2. Key Judgment: -- The i [...]	2008-04-24 07:56:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID PREL USTR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU394	BURKINA FASO: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO TOUT SAMANDENI DAM [...] Key Points: - In earl 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) annouced that it had secured financing for the long-aticipated Samandeni dam and that construction woud begin in 2009. With a projected storage capacity of 1,050 million cubic meters, the Samandeni would be Burkina Faso's thi [...]	2008-05-09 11:18:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID SENV EFIN PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU395	BURKINA FASO: LOCAL NGO REPORT SAYS CORRUPTION ON THE RISE [...] Key Points: -- NGO RENLAC's recently released anti-corruption report criticized the GOBF's lack of political will to address corruption, which it believes is worsening. -- Burkina Faso's ranking in Transparency International's (TI) 2007 Corruption Perception Index also suggest a worsening [...]	2008-05-12 07:58:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EFIN UV
08OUAGADOUGOU404	UN SECGEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL, GLOBAL ISSUES WITH UNSC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22-24, U.N. Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki Moon visited Burkina Faso as part of a regional tour including Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Liberia. With President Compaore, the Secretary General discussed: -- Cote d'Ivoire peace process (praising Compaore's leadership),-- R [...]	2008-05-12 15:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM EAID ECON UNSC SENV ZI IV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU420	BURKINA FASO'S POVERTY INCREASED IN 2007, MAY INCREASE [...] Key Points: - Despite numerous poverty reduction programs, the incidence of poverty in Burkina Faso rose from 42.1 percent in 2006 to 42.6 percent in 2007, April 3 consultations between the host government and donors revealed. - Burkina Faso was unable to reach its poverty goal of a 39.2 [...]	2008-05-16 10:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU427	BURKINA FASO: ESTH DEVELOPMENTS IN MINING, WILDLIFE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 9-14 mission to Burkina Faso, the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) officials (Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Environment, National Tourism Board) and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineerin [...]	2008-05-20 17:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EMIN SENV GH UV CH TW
08OUAGADOUGOU432	SUBJECT: Burkina Faso: Compaore Seeks to Win Favor [...] (C) Key Points: -- President Blaise Compaore visited Israel May 13-15 for that country's 60th anniversary celebrations - the first ever visit by a Burkinabe head of state. -- Compaore was one of only three African heads of state attending. -- Previously, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi re [...]	2008-05-22 14:49:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UV IS RW UG TO
08OUAGADOUGOU439	BURKINA FASO SURVEY ON THE IMPACT OF RISING [...] Following is Embassy Ouagadougou's response to ref A: ------------------ SUPPLY AND DEMAND ------------------ 2. Official statistics released by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulics and Fisheries estimated national cereal production for the 2007/2008 agricultural campaig [...]	2008-05-29 08:58:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI EAGR PGOV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU490	Burkina Faso: AF DAS Moss Meeting with Prime Minister Zongo [...] This is an action request for IO Bureau. Please see para 17. 2. (U) Summary: In a June 4 meeting with AF DAS Todd Moss, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo explained his government's efforts to promote good governance, fight corruption, improve Burkina Faso's business climate, and boost agricultu [...]	2008-06-09 16:03:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID UNSC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU492	Burkina Faso: AF DAS Moss Meeting with Foreign Minister [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bassole told AF DAS Moss June 3 that Burkina Faso hoped to help organize an international conference to seek an overall solution to Tuareg unrest in the Sahel region; Moss, by contrast, advocated targeted diplomatic efforts, believing that there was no single solu [...]	2008-06-10 13:27:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP EAID UNSC UV
08OUAGADOUGOU493	BURKINA FASO: ANTI-CORRUPTION HIGH AUTHORITY DELIVERS FINAL [...] On June 3, the Burkinabe Anti-Corruption High Authority (HACLC) submitted to Prime Minister Tertius Zongo its 2007 report on the status of corruption in Burkina Faso. The report was the fifth and last of its kind as the HACLC is merging with two other anti-corruption agencies to create the Aut [...]	2008-06-10 14:47:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EFIN UV
08OUAGADOUGOU596	BURKINA FASO SEEKS TO WIN BACK TITLE AS AFRICA'S TOP COTTON [...] Summary: During the 2007/2008 growing season, drought and localized flooding, coupled with a softening of world cotton prices, led to widespread dissatisfaction among cotton farmers and the subsequent defection of many producers to cereal production. To encourage cotton production, farmers are [...]	2008-07-03 17:16:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID EFIN PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU653	BURKINA FASO'S LONG ROAD TO LAND REFORM [...] Key Points: -- In September 2007, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) finalized a draft national land reform policy that could eventually allow citizens in rural areas to obtain clear title to their land for the first time since Burkina Faso's independence in 1960. -- In recent months, t [...]	2008-07-17 14:55:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON EAID EFIN PREL UV
08OUAGADOUGOU820	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 16:50:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KHIV UNGA UV
08PANAMA284	PANAMA: U.S. REP. GENE TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH GOP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 24, 2008, U.S. Representative Gene Taylor (Mississippi) met GOP Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis. During the wide ranging 90-minute meeting, they discussed the Panama Canal expansion project, Manta relocation, 2009 Panamanian elections, the Colombia-Ecu [...]	2008-04-09 21:04:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG NAS PM
08PANAMA461	PANAMA: SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT GREENLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Panamanian Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell secured unanimous approval for three of eleven elements of a long-pending USG-GOP anti-corruption program funded by USAID, Mitchell informed USAID Director on April 25, 2008. --------------------------------------------- ----- Mitchel [...]	2008-06-03 21:00:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS PM
08PANAMA537	PANAMA: PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH FIRST [...] (U) Peace Corps Director Ronald Tschetter's meeting with First VP and FM Samuel Lewis. -------------------- TIME, DATE AND PLACE -------------------- 2. (U) 8:00 am, Thursday, June 26; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Panama City, Panama. ------------ PARTICIPANTS ------------ 3. (U [...]	2008-07-01 22:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM PGOV EAID ECON EDEV
08PANAMA74	PANAMA: NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Recognizing that Panama's judiciary has "a corruption problem" and believing that he has limited powers to sway the opinion of the court's other magistrates, newly installed Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell told Ambassador on January 14 that he planned to use his authority and bul [...]	2008-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM EAID ECON PM
08PANAMA882	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN BOCAS DEL TORO, COLON [...] Heavy rains have occurred in the departments of Bocas del Toro, Colon and Chiriqui, overtopping river banks and flooding extensive areas of the affected provinces. According to the U.S. hurricane Center in Miami: heavy rainfall and localized flooding is expected over the next couple of days. As [...]	2008-11-24 16:45:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC PREL PGOV PM
08PARAMARIBO177	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food prices, in particular of the Surinamese staple, rice, have received extensive play in the media, but did not result in public disorder or runs on foodstuffs. Political attention was high, with the opposition blaming the government, the government looking towards in [...]	2008-04-30 21:02:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON BTIO NS
08PARAMARIBO200	SURINAME INTRODUCES RICE REGULATING MEASURES [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Suriname implemented a new export license requirement on rice exports. Border inspections will include a search for rice being smuggled out of the country. Local rice producers and exporters have criticized these new measures, stating local demand is only proje [...]	2008-05-12 21:33:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON BTIO NS
08PARAMARIBO218	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD [...] (U) Per reftels, EconOff delivered demarches "President's Global Food Initiative" and "Request to End Food Staple Export Restrictions," along with a copy of fact sheet "Leading the Fight Against Hunger," to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) o [...]	2008-05-22 21:19:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NS
08PARAMARIBO236	SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL MARITIME [...] (U) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS),with a dipnote requesting the Ministry to indicate to Post specific Global Maritime Partnerships activities that GOS would be i [...]	2008-06-02 19:56:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08PARAMARIBO33	NATIONAL INTEREST FUELS FRENCH EXPANSION OF [...] (C) Summary. The Government of France (GOF) will significantly expand its development assistance to Suriname, particularly in its economically depressed eastern district, Marowijne, which borders French Guiana. This aid will be provided mainly by the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD). [...]	2008-01-30 18:47:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ENRG SOCI NS
08PARAMARIBO52	WIREC DELEGATION: SURINAME [...] (U) Post supports the participation of the Government of Suriname (GOS) in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). The GOS has just provided Post with information on their planned delegation. 2. (U) Suriname's ministerial delegation to WIREC 2008 will be comprised [...]	2008-02-12 18:53:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV NS
08PARAMARIBO65	HOST COUNTRY PLEDGE TO ADVANCE THE UPTAKE OF [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered the demarche to Terence Craig, head of the America's Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Craig had no immediate reaction as to whether Suriname would make a pledge. 2. (U) Post will report any additional reaction from Government of Suriname. GENTON [...]	2008-02-19 17:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG NS
08PARAMARIBO99	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN SURINAME [...] (U) The following response is keyed to reftel; government fiscal matters are largely transparent in Suriname. Q: Does Suriname receive foreign assistance from the United States? A: Yes. Q: Are there relevant laws and regulations in Suriname governing the public disclosure of revenues [...]	2008-03-10 20:23:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL NS
08PARIS1004	France on Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the President's global food security initiative with Francois Giovalucchi, advisor to Cooperation Minister Joyandet, and Florence Lasbennes, Cooperation Economic and Agricultural Development Office Chief, on May 19. Giovalucchi and Lasben [...]	2008-05-28 09:21:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO FR
08PARIS1024	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE DRAFT AGENDA PASSED TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 15:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS KDEM EAID ECON FR IZ
08PARIS1083	FRANCE URGES INCREASED PRESSURE ON BURMA TO SPEED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 15:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM BM FR
08PARIS118	INFORMAL FRENCH RESPONSE TO S/I SATTERFIELD'S [...] (U) See action request in the second sub-tick of para 3. 2. (C) French MFA Iraq desk officer Olivier Masseret on January 8 gave us an "informal" response to the paper S/I David Satterfield passed to the Elysee and the MFA on December 28. Masseret explained that we would receive an "off [...]	2008-01-23 16:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM FR IZ
08PARIS1201	PARIS CLUB: June 2008 Session, Private Sector Meeting, [...] Summary: At the Paris Club's June 10-12 session, the tour d'horizon addressed Burundi, Central African Republic, Grenada, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Sudan and Togo. Germany requested an informal update on Argentina; Russia sought resolution of its promissory note issue. As for methodological iss [...]	2008-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR

08PARIS1203	PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: DONORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $20 billion at the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12. This amount doubled the pledge total achieved at the 2006 London Conference and demonstrated th [...]	2008-06-25 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV AORC FR AF XB XF XG XR
08PARIS129	TOGO: COOPERATION MINISTER BAWARA'S VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo Cooperation Minister Bawara focused on restarting bilateral and multilateral development assistance programs for Togo during his January 16-18 visit to France. According to MFA Desk Officer Daniel Westerink, Togo has developed a possible roadmap that could result in the r [...]	2008-01-24 16:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN MARR TO FR
08PARIS1292	FRENCH MFA ON KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT, PARIS DONORS [...] (SBU) We informed French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille July 8 of the substance of reftel demarche on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Pouille agreed with our assessment that Arab contributors tend to be the laggards in terms of meeting pledges they made at last D [...]	2008-07-09 13:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID ECON FR IS
08PARIS1293	AID FOR HORN OF AFRICA: FRANCE DISCUSSING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 13:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO FR
08PARIS1306	HORN OF AFRICA: FURTHER ON FRENCH ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 14:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO FR
08PARIS1423	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]	2008-07-24 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1436	GOF HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING ON GLOBAL FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: On 7/23 FranceQs Ministry of Agriculture hosted an informal meeting with international partners to further thinking on a Qglobal partnership for food and agriculture.Q The proposal fleshes out an initiative initially raised by President Sarkozy at the June 3 High-level Food S [...]	2008-07-28 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON FR
08PARIS1872	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 17 session, Club Chairman Musca briefed creditors on recent contacts with the Government of Argentina (GOA),which revealed that Argentina intends to clear arrears excluding late interest and resume debt service on future installments. Creditors in [...]	2008-10-10 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1886	CUBA ALSO BLOCKS FRENCH BILATERAL HURRICANE [...] (C) The United States is not the only country or group of countries whose aide has been refused by Havana after a series of deadly hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean nation (ref a),said French MFA desk officer Anne Suard. Suard told poloff on October 14 the Cuban government is still retaliati [...]	2008-10-15 14:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL CU FR
08PARIS1983	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA DONORS, [...] (C) French MFA DAS-equivalent for Eurasian Affairs Alexandre Vulic told us that the Georgia donors conference in Brussels on October 22 served as confirmation that the European Union has addressed the conflict in Georgia from every angle. All pledged money will be controlled by either the E [...]	2008-10-29 18:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR RU GG
08PARIS2003	UNEXEPCTED DIFFICULTIES IN PARIS CLUB NEGOTIATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. What should have been easy negotiations with Djibouti during the second day of the October 2008 Paris Club meeting turned out to be unexpectedly difficult due to a knotty problem of inter-creditor equity and to Djibouti's last-minute desire to exclude some loans that had already [...]	2008-10-31 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID FR DJ
08PARIS2004	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Congo-B, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DRC, Iraq, Liberia, the Seychelles, and Togo. Paris Club Co-Chairman Coeure reported that, in an earlier conversation with the Paris Club Secretariat, Argentine Minister Fernandez had re [...]	2008-10-31 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS2023	MEDITERRANEAN UNION MINISTERIAL ENDS UP A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) The Marseille ministerial on the Union for the Mediterranean concluded November 4 amid wrangling over organizational details to include in the final declaration continuing well past the allotted time for the working plenary session. French FM Kouchner and Egyptian FM Abu al-Ghayt, how [...]	2008-11-05 14:32:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EUN FR EG CZ IS AG TU
08PARIS2056	FRENCH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 10 EU GAERC [...] (SBU) French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona responded on November 7 to reftel points on the upcoming EU GAERC. He began by observing that this one would be the most complicated of the current French presidency, since it would also involve a joint [...]	2008-11-07 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID XA FR RS LE CG CH IZ BK
08PARIS2302	FRANCE GOES GLOBAL --REFORM AT THE QUAI D'ORSAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Proposed reform at the French Ministry of Foreign and European affairs (MFA) will create a new "globalization" directorate (to be headed by E equivalent Christian Masset),designed to encourage proactive policy in dealing with global issues. In development, the MFA will focus o [...]	2008-12-19 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON AMGT SENV PREL FR
08PARIS2319	FRENCH MEETING ON AGRICULTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FOCUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: The French EU Presidency hosted a December 8 high-level meeting on Investing for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following day, a seminar on West African regional agricultural policy launched discussion of a regional agricultural policy (ECOWAP) modeled on the EU's Commo [...]	2008-12-23 13:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID FR
08PARIS2344	PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Togo. Argentine Economy Minister Fernandez had told the Secretariat that repayment was [...]	2008-12-31 08:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS265	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's January 22-24 session, the U.S. and other creditors signed an accord with Guinea to resume interim debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The Paris Club (PC) also granted The Gambia 100 percent cancellation of its [...]	2008-02-14 09:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OECD EAID FR XA XB XF XM
08PARIS295	FRANCE TO CONSIDER U.S. IDEAS ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 18:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS304	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield discussed Iraq at the French Presidency and the MFA February 14 and 15. The French provided their formal response to the paper Satterfield had presented at the end of December. In addition to briefing the French on our view of the situation in Iraq, Satterfield [...]	2008-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN SHUM FR IZ
08PARIS307	Partnership for Democratic Governance - Readout on [...] Summary. The PDG Steering Group convened for the first time on February 13-14 in Paris. Secretary General Gurria chaired the meeting, which was attended by the nine Steering Group countries, plus the UNDP. Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan re [...]	2008-02-21 15:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KDEM OECD
08PARIS361	FRENCH OPEN TO REFORMING THE SOMALIA INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 06:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS406	FRANCE: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] After mission-wide consultation, Embassy Paris did not identify any physical infrastructure or resources in France whose loss would immediately affect the security, national economic security, and/or national public health or safety of the United States. Our CI/KR report is therefore negative. [...]	2008-03-06 10:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGER EFIN
08PARIS633	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND [...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]	2008-04-07 10:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
08PARIS662	JAPAN'S GROWING DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's diplomatic presence in Africa is growing, with new embassies in Mali, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso in 2008-2009. Hiroki Nakamura, the new Africa-watcher at Japan's embassy in Paris, told us on April 8 that this was an effort to raise Japan's profile i [...]	2008-04-10 08:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC EAID XA JA FR
08PARIS751	RESPONSE : IMPACT OF RISING FOOD / COMMODITY PRICES - [...] SUMMARY: The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) recently announced the creation of a working group on the global food security issue. This working group will present to the Government of France (GOF) proposals for both immediate actions and medium and [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS781	SOMALIA ICG MEETING: FRANCE TO ATTEND AS PART OF [...] (SBU) In response to ref A demarche, MFA acting Somalia desk officer Frederic Bouvier said on April 23 that the French had been in discussion with the Norwegian organizers of the April 30 Somalia International Contact Group meeting. Bouvier said that France would attend, but only as part of [...]	2008-04-24 09:00:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO FR
08PARIS826	PARIS CLUB - PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's April 16-17 session, the U.S. and other creditors signed an accord with Liberia to begin interim debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. During the Tour d'Horizon, France, Germany, and the U.S. reported on recent bi [...]	2008-04-29 07:14:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS865	ZIMBABWE/UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: [...] (C) MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Isabelle de Boisgelin on May 2 said that France would send "senior representatives" (but not at ministerial level) to the May 5-16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16),to be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, [...]	2008-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI FR
08PARIS889	UNESCO - Internationalized Domain Names [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNESCO held a May 6, 2008 Information Meeting on Internationalized Domain Names (IDN),entitled "Using Your Script to Access the Internet." Assistant Director General (ADG) for Communication and Information (CI) Abdul Waheed Khan (India) hosted, with the Latvian Ambassador to U [...]	2008-05-09 11:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO KPAO EAID EINT ETRD
08PARIS901	INITIAL FRENCH RESPONSE ON ATTENDANCE AT STOCKHOLM [...] (SBU) French MFA Iraq desk officer Olivier Masseret told us late May 7 that the GOF had not yet decided who would lead its delegation to the ICI ministerial in Stockholm at the end of May. As he has previously indicated, Masseret said that FM Kouchner would like to attend, but Kouchner's sch [...]	2008-05-09 16:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV FR IZ
08PARIS960	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER WILL NOT/NOT ATTEND ICI [...] (SBU) Further to ref a, French MFA desk officer Olivier Masseret informed us May 19 that French FM Kouchner would not lead his country's delegation to the May 29 ICI ministerial in Stockholm. Instead, MFA Secretary General Gerard Errera (essentially a D-equivalent) would replace Kouchner as [...]	2008-05-20 09:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EINV EFIN FR IZ
08PARIS961	Partnership for Democratic Governance - Readout on Second [...] Summary. The PDG Steering Group (SG) held its second meeting on May 7. Deputy Secretary General Amano chaired the gathering, which was attended by the nine SG countries, plus the UNDP. USOECD Charg d'affaires Paul Reid represented the USA. The Head of the PDG Advisory Unit (AU) presented [...]	2008-05-20 13:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KDEM OECD
08PARIS965	FRANCE/ANGOLA: MAY 23 SARKOZY TRIP A STEP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials said that President Sarkozy's May 23 trip to Angola was intended as a further step in improving relations and in moving the relationship beyond the Falcone Affair and other legacies of the past. The French hope to establish new assistance programs in Angola tha [...]	2008-05-20 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AO FR
08PARIS983	France on Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Counselor raised reftel points on the President's global food security initiative with Francois Giovalucchi, advisor to Cooperation Minister Joyandet, and Florence Lasbennes, Cooperation Economic and Agricultural Development Office Chief, on May 19. Giovalucchi and Lasben [...]	2008-05-23 09:32:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO FR
08PARTO7	(U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser D [...]	2008-02-28 19:12:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU
08PESHAWAR391	PAKISTAN'S PROSPECTS FOR CURBING MILITANCY [...] (C) Despite the presence of over 100,000 combined military/security forces in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and over 50,000 in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),the government has been losing space to militants since 2002. The pace of loss has accelerated over the past [...]	2008-07-08 13:02:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV EAID PINR PK
08PESHAWAR428	FATA: BAJAUR AIR STRIKES CONTINUE, CIVILIAN POPULATION [...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Ghani relayed that operations in Bajaur are still "hot but moving in the right direction." He expects air strikes on militant positions to continue for another 4-5 days. Senior al-Qai'da leader Abu Saeed al-Masri was reportedly killed during one [...]	2008-08-15 11:05:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV EAID PK
08PESHAWAR434	NWFP: OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN SWAT WHILE BUSINESS DECLINES [...] (C) Noor Muhammad Khan, a resort and business owner in Swat who has been a regular contact of the Consulate, detailed the decline of business interests in Swat during a meeting with Principal Officer on August 18. He said that while the recent round of operations (Ref A) in Swat have been more [...]	2008-08-25 10:07:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID PGOV PINR ASEC PK
08PHNOMPENH1003	CAMBODIA'S RACE FOR HYDROPOWER CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) continues to pursue its hydropower potential with 22 ongoing and proposed projects. With primarily Chinese support, the RGC hopes to generate enough electricity to meet domestic needs and eventually profit from energy exportation. Donors [...]	2008-12-18 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND VM LA CH CB
08PHNOMPENH270	PRIME TIME FOR TELEVISED CANDIDATE DEBATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To support prime time TV access for some of NDI's planned candidate debates during the June-July campaign season, the Ambassador March 21 called on Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of media access for all parties in advance of [...]	2008-03-21 10:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID CB
08PHNOMPENH418	CAMBODIA ON FOOD STAPLE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol/Ec Chief May 21 delivered food security initiative demarche (Ref C) to Secretary of State H.R.H. Sisowath Chivannariddh in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and relayed points on food staple export restrictions and agricultural biotechnology (Re [...]	2008-05-22 08:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO
08PHNOMPENH419	CAMBODIA ON BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec chief May 23 delivered demarche (Ref A) to Kan Pharidh, Director General of the ASEAN Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the Royal Ploughing Day holiday. Kan Pharidh understood the significance of our points, took on board the distinct [...]	2008-05-23 07:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM BM CB
08PHNOMPENH453	CAMBODIA CONCERNED ABOUT HAMPERED RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief June 3 conveyed reftel points on the growing concern over lack of access for aid workers in the cyclone-ravaged disaster areas of Burma to MFA Secretary of State Dr. Kao Kim Hourn who is in charge of ASEAN affairs. Noting the potential for the ASEAN-UN-Burma cooperative eff [...]	2008-06-03 12:14:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM BM CB
08PHNOMPENH626	OBSERVATIONS FROM EMBASSY STAFF: POLLING STATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Forty-seven Embassy teams observed the July 27 elections in 18 provinces and found above-average professional behavior from the more than 15,000 PSCs (Polling Station Commissions) in the country. PSC staff were generally seen as timely, competent, evenhanded, and impartial in [...]	2008-07-30 13:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID CB
08PHNOMPENH786	EMBASSY IFTAR REACHES CHAM COMMUNITY, ANSWERS QUESTION, [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy hosted a successful Iftar for over 130 guests, mainly from the Cham Islamic minority in Cambodia. At the end of the event, while looking over the Muslim Life in America paper show that PA translated into Khmer, a teenage guest asked an Embassy staffer "are there really Mu [...]	2008-09-19 09:42:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KIRF EAID CB
08PHNOMPENH822	CAMBODIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FFD NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to H.E. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce October 2, urging the direct involvement of Royal Government of Cambodia Commerce officials in the FfD negotiations. Pan indicated that he would share our message with H.E. Sok Sopheak, [...]	2008-10-07 01:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN CB
08PHNOMPENH826	CAMBODIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FFD NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to H.E. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce October 2, urging the direct involvement of Royal Government of Cambodia Commerce officials in the FfD negotiations. Pan indicated that he would share our message with H.E. Sok Sopheak [...]	2008-10-07 10:28:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN CB
08PHNOMPENH841	CORE DONORS UPDATED ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) Deputy Director Knut Rosandhaug and UNDP Country Director Jo Scheuer October 9 briefed core donors on their recent trip to New York to follow up on the conclusion of ASG David Tolbert's mission to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (E [...]	2008-10-10 11:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PGOV EAID PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH883	SOK AN ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to a coordinated donor strategy to engage Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on corruption allegations in the Cambodian administrative side of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and in the context of ongoing discussions with othe [...]	2008-11-03 12:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS EAID PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH944	CAMBODIA: PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche and talking points November 24 to officials at the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD),Council of Ministers, and also shared the talking points with officials at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. Mr. Srun Darith, D [...]	2008-11-26 10:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH95	U.S.-CAMBODIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE STRENGTHENS TIES, [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel led U.S. participation in a successful senior-level U.S.-Cambodia bilateral dialogue hosted by the Royal Government of Cambodia Ministry of Foreign Affairs January 17. Both sides opened with statements of enthusiasm for strengthening ti [...]	2008-01-22 10:53:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV KJUS PHUM PTER KWMN PREL BM CB
08PHNOMPENH981	CAMBODIA'S DRAFT NGO LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Hun Sen recently told the Council of Ministers in a public address that drafting an NGO law is a priority for the RGC. He indicated that the law may be used as a tool to fight terrorism, and to ensure that NGOs and their workers are paying appropriate taxes. Hu [...]	2008-12-11 09:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM EAID CB
08PORTAUPRINCE1229	MFJM01: Impact of Hurricane Gustav on Haiti [...] Category One Hurricane Gustav hit Haiti on August 26. The Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Civil Protection (DPC) lifted the hurricane alert in the early morning of August 28. DPC figures indicate, as of August 28, 59 deaths, 7 missing, 25 injured, 8082 people in shelters, 1283 homes de [...]	2008-08-29 15:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE1274	HAITI: STORM STIUATION REPORT 7 [...] (SBU) Embassy Assistance Working Group met September 9 at 0745 HRS to discuss efforts to deliver and distribute emergency food and other supplies to various regions of the country impacted by recent hurricanes and tropical storms. The Haitian Civil Protection Department (DPC) estimated Septemb [...]	2008-09-09 20:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE1284	HAITI: USS KEARSARGE ENGINEERS ASSESS BRIDGES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) As of this drafting, four U.S. engineers with the USS Kearsarge U.S. Navy vessel are currently conducting informal aerial surveys of damaged bridges in areas of the country affected by recent flooding and [...]	2008-09-10 21:08:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1285	Haiti's School Season Delayed by One Month [...] (U) The education of Haiti's children has become another victim of the recent catastrophic hurricane damage, lack of foresight by the government, and continuing inflation. The Ministry of Education has failed to make the financial and logistic preparations for the reopening of schools this fal [...]	2008-09-11 12:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT EAGR EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE1294	HAITI: DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES [...] (U) USAID Acting Deputy Director Alex Deprez reported on a September 10 meeting hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (TPTC) to discuss infrastructure challenges as a result of recent flooding. Donors represented included: USAID, the European Union, Canada, Ger [...]	2008-09-11 20:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1303	HAITI: DONORS URGE GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS [...] (SBU) Donors, representing the U.S., Canada, the European Union (EU),the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank and France, met September 11 with the intention to discuss findings from an initial Government of Haiti assessment of infrast [...]	2008-09-12 22:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1313	MGHH01 HAITI: PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER CALL FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis are publicly seeking to redirect international community attention beyond Haiti's emergency food needs toward the longer-term r [...]	2008-09-15 19:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1319	HAITI: DONOR RESPONSE UPDATE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The information reflects contributions made or pledged to respond to recent hurricanes and [...]	2008-09-16 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE1336	HAITI MOVES TO EXPEDITE HUMANITARIAN AID ENTRY [...] Under an emergency plan enacted September 15 following devastation wrought by successive hurricanes, the Government of Haiti (GOH) authorized measures to temporarily suspend certain customs regulations and facilitate the entry of supplies intended for victims of recent hurricanes. End summary. [...]	2008-09-19 19:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC EAID ETRD PGOV PREL ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1345	HAITI'S ECONOMY HIT HARD BY HURRICANES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The hurricanes that struck Haiti beginning in August have battered the country's economy. The storm damage has reduced projected growth and increased anticipated inflation. The sectors [...]	2008-09-22 18:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1356	AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE UPDATE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -*please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This report is an updated interim assessment of damage to Haiti's agricultural sector following recent hurricanes. (ref A, B). 3. (U) New Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MARNDR) Joanas Gue [...]	2008-09-24 12:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1357	PRESIDENT PREVAL'S FOCUS AT UNGA AND BEYOND: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent series of hurricanes that devastated Haiti has boiled down the political agenda of President Preval to a single point: disaster relief and reconstruction, and rallying the internationa [...]	2008-09-24 16:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AEMR EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1364	HAITI TAPS PETROCARIBE REVENUE FOR DISASTER [...] (U) Summary: Haiti is using state of emergency legislation to withdraw nearly USD 200 million from PetroCaribe funds held in the national bank to finance reconstruction projects and other urgent government needs after the country was devastated by hurricanes and flooding beginning in August. [...]	2008-09-25 15:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1377	HAITI: FAVORABLE POLITICAL WINDS FOR NEW [...] (SBU) The government of Michele Pierre-Louis entered its first 100 days facing the monumental challenge of a national disaster, but enjoys a political honeymoon with a parliament disposed to give her the support she needs to help victims and rebuild the country, and with a public unaccustomed t [...]	2008-09-30 17:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1388	HAITI: PRESIDENT PREVAL REJECTS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Returning to Haiti after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, President Rene Preval used themes of his UNGA address to appeal for more reconstruction and development aid and less ''charity'' for Haiti. Echoing a belief we sometime encounter among high-level GOH [...]	2008-10-03 12:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1414	PRIME MINISTER PIERRE-LOUIS ON HAITI'S URGENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER MICHELE PIERRE-LOUIS (MPL) GAVE ME A CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF HER FIRST MONTH IN OFFICE DURING OUR BREAKFAST MEETING OCTOBER 2. SHE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE ASSISTANCE HAITI HAS RECEIVED IN THE WAKE OF THE HURRICANES, AND FOR US SUPP [...]	2008-10-06 14:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID SOCI EAGR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1430	PREVAL TO USAID: HAITI NEEDS URGENT [...] (U) President Rene Preval told visiting USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and Ambassador Sanderson that his first priorities in response to devastation wrought by recent hurricanes were to rapidly repair damaged infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and provide emergency relief to assist the populat [...]	2008-10-08 12:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1439	CITE SOLEIL - REPOSITIONING A HAITIAN ICON [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified ) please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2 (U) Cite Soleil, historically the most volatile zone in Port-au-Prince and a base for crime on a nationally destabilizing scale appears to have lost some of its explosive soc [...]	2008-10-09 18:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1511	GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...]	2008-10-29 16:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU
08PORTAUPRINCE1533	PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH CORE FOUR AMBASSADORS [...] (C) At our request, Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis (MPL) met with the Brazilian, Canadian, French and U.S. Ambassadors, as well as UNSRSG Hedi Annabi, on October 27. The PM acknowledged that she has yet to satisfactorily organize her office, and remains very much a prisoner of he [...]	2008-10-31 17:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1555	HAITIANS DISSATISFIED WITH SLIGHT PRICE DECREASE AT PUMP [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 18:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1575	HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begin the blame game, prosecutors have already arrested the director of the school and [...]	2008-11-13 12:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID HA PHUM
08PORTAUPRINCE1576	HAITI SCHOOL COLLAPSE: NO SHORTAGE OF BLAME [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Rescue teams have transitioned from rescue work to recovery of bodies buried in debris after the collapse November 7 of a primary and secondary school in Port au Prince. As Haitian officials begi [...]	2008-11-13 12:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1592	ADDITIONAL FUEL PRICE DECREASES IN HAITI [...] (U) Fuel pump prices have now been reduced twice since the reductions announced October 21 (reftel). Public transport drivers, the Association of Fuel Distributors (ANADIPP) and a number of senators were dissatisfied by the initial small decrease. The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced [...]	2008-11-17 19:31:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1673	CLOUDY PROSPECTS FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: There is still no political consensus or final executive decision to hold long-delayed partial Senate elections next April. Two powerful political parties have criticized the Provisional Electoral Council's (CEP's) halting preparations for these elections. Most political parties [...]	2008-12-04 15:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1757	HAITI ELECTIONS: DONOR FRUSTRATION GROWS, [...] (C) Summary: Frustration grows in the international donor community as President Rene Preval has yet to issue a Presidential Decree (''Arrete'') to hold elections for one-third of the senate, planned for April. Canada and the European Commission have made clear they will not disburse funds w [...]	2008-12-24 15:06:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA CA
08PORTAUPRINCE1773	REQUEST FOR OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE HAITI STABILIZATION [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 2. -------------------------------------------- Summary and Request for Operational Analysis -------------------------------------------- 2. Action request: The U.S. Embassy to Haiti requests, through SOUTHCOM, that the Joint Center for Operatio [...]	2008-12-30 19:20:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SNAR PGOV MARR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1776	HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE --------------------------- 2. (U) THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB). IDB approved a USD 12.5 million grant for the rehabilitation of Haiti's [...]	2008-12-31 15:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
08PORTAUPRINCE198	PETIT GOAVE POSTCARD: HARBINGER OF POLITICAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The coastal city of Petit Goave (West Department),historically the vanguard of major uprisings in Haiti, is now largely calm - both politically and with respect to crime. Former sworn politica [...]	2008-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC SOCI HA
08PORTAUPRINCE234	CHEVRON SIGNS PETROCARIBE AGREEMENT WITH GOH [...] (C) Michael Lecorps, Director General for the Government of Haiti's (GoH) Office of Monetization within the Ministry of Finance, told Econoff on January 25 that Chevron signed a three-year contract the week of January 21 with the GoH under the PetroCaribe arrangement to purchase refined oil pro [...]	2008-02-15 18:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON POL EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE237	EVOLVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN CITE SOLEIL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy has witnessed increasing presence of apparent gang youth in Cite Soleil that could pose a security threat to Embassy activities in that area, including HSI, as well as undermine the security improvements resulting from MINUSTAH's intervention in late 2006-early 2007. Embass [...]	2008-02-15 18:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC HA
08PORTAUPRINCE276	HAITI: PCI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Per reftel criteria, Haiti possesses only one critical dependency relevant to the United States: the Haitian side of the Windward Passage, an 80 km-wide strait between the northwest corner of Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba, which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and which [...]	2008-02-20 17:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PREL ECON ETTC EAID EFIN HA
08PORTAUPRINCE341	HAITI IN 2008: FOUR YEARS AFTER ARISTIDE [...] (C) Summary: Four years after the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti now enjoys a degree of stability not seen here in almost a decade. A democratically elected President and Parliament, a growing national police force, strong international support, led by the United State [...]	2008-02-29 17:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID HA KCOR KCRM KDEM KJUS KPKO PGOV
08PORTAUPRINCE686	HAITI: BANKERS AND ECONOMISTS SPEAK OUT ON FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Bankers and economists, including some in the government, question the viability of President Rene Preval's rice subsidy proposal presented in response to recent food riots. Economists and bankers consulted agree an immediate response that targets food needs of the poor is war [...]	2008-05-09 17:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR ETRD HA
08PORTAUPRINCE709	HIGH LEVEL INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO HAITI [...] (C) A High-Level International Mission to Haiti April 24-25 that included WHA A/S Shannon told political leaders that the international community continues to stand by Haiti after the recent rioting, but that Haitian leaders must strive for improved consensus across party lines and branches [...]	2008-05-14 16:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EAGR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE801	AID/LAC ACTING ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting AID/LAC Acting Assistant Administrator Jose Cardenas met with President Preval May 31 for 45 minutes. During the meeting, the two discussed US emergency food assistance for Haiti. Preval said that he no longer wanted the USG dols 1 million we had identified for his rice s [...]	2008-06-03 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE895	HAITI: AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HAITI [...] Acting Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gue announced June 11 that 11 positive cases representing four outbreaks of the H5N2 avian influenza virus were identified in four areas of Haiti. Gue attributed the cause of the outbreak in at least one area to fighting cocks that originated in the Dominic [...]	2008-06-19 17:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	EFLU ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL HA DR
08PORTAUPRINCE898	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL, EMPHASIZES [...] (C) Summary: Provisional Electoral Council President Frantz-Gerard Verret's unilateral cancellation of a June 4 elections roundtable reinforced misgivings among international donors that the CEP, and President Preval, are reluctant to move forward with Senate elections. The Ambassador subse [...]	2008-06-20 16:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE90	PM ALEXIS: 2008 IS "HAITI'S PIVOTAL YEAR" [...] (C) Summary. In meeting January 16, Prime Minister Alexis termed 2008 Haiti's "pivotal year." His priorities for the period will be education and grassroots development. The PM has launched the PIC program, aimed at bringing project assistance to the communal level and is seeking USG support [...]	2008-01-17 17:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE959	GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS - HAITI NEEDS MORE [...] (SBU) The Government of Haiti requires additional engagement with the Embassy before it can understand the benefits of the Global Maritime Partnership Initiative (GMP). The GOH has consented to future meetings with Embassy officials on the issue. Embassy will make clear GMP linkages to previ [...]	2008-07-02 18:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS
08PORTLOUIS325	MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...]	2008-09-23 14:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP
08PORTLOUIS342	SEYCHELLES- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $20,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to four diverse projects. While one of the projects is complete, the rest are still in progress and performing satisfactorily. Post is cautiously optimistic that all projects will b [...]	2008-09-30 13:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN EAID ECON EGOVSY
08PORTLOUIS343	MAURITIUS- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. While some of the projects are complete, most are still in progre [...]	2008-09-30 13:12:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN EAID ECON EGOV MP
08PORTLOUIS409	PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] Post delivered ref talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agro Industry on November 25. 2. In a follow-up conversation on November 26, Premila Appadu, Second Secretary in the Bilateral Directorate at the MFA requested a few days to review the proposal with [...]	2008-11-26 12:03:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MP
08PORTOFSPAIN127	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following assessment of fiscal transparency in Trinidad and Tobago. 2. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) publishes revenue and expenditure information each year in presenting its annual budget to Parliament. Current projections as well as pri [...]	2008-03-12 12:10:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL TD
08PORTOFSPAIN257	HURRICANE SEASON PLANNING - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940 Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2205 [...]	2008-06-12 11:48:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI SENV TD

08PORTOFSPAIN493	UPDATED MDRO CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] Embassy Port of Spain primary and alternate Mission Disaster Relief Officers are as follows: Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) --------------------------------------- John Ries Economic Chief Tour Ends: July 2009 Tel: (868) 822-5940-work Tel: (868) 633-2623-home Cell: (868) 684-2 [...]	2008-11-06 14:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI SENV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN535	AMBASSADORS TO THE CARIBBEAN DISCUSS HIV/AIDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Seventh Annual Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, eight U.S. Ambassadors discussed the future of U.S. regional assistance in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Focusing on the Partnership Compacts envisaged under PEPFAR II legislation, the Ambassadors as [...]	2008-11-24 17:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV EAID PREL OVIP TBIO KPAO TD XL
08PORTOFSPAIN71	SIXTH ANNUAL SONG AND VERSE CONTEST FOCUSES ON DISASTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Education and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) joined forces with Post to co-sponsor the sixth annual "Ambassador's Song and Verse Contest." Spotlighting ODPM's public awareness campaign ("Disaster Preparedness Begins with Yo [...]	2008-02-08 16:18:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL SENV KCIP KPAO TD
08PRAGUE132	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ (C-RE8-00009) [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003, and its support will continue at a reduced level through 2008. While no final decision has been made on 2009, the Foreign Ministry would like to see a small number of Czech troops remain in Iraq so long as the NATO Trai [...]	2008-02-27 16:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL EZ
08PRAGUE298	CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN JUNE CONFERENCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE308	CZECHS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 15:48:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ EZ EUN
08PRAGUE350	CZECHS ATTENDING JUNE 23 CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 09:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA EZ EUN
08PRAGUE453	CZECHS MIRROR USG PERSPECTIVE ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 14:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID BM EUN EZ
08PRAGUE545	CZECH RESPONSE ON BURMA DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Burma Desk officer, Hana Flanderova, thanked us for our details on the additional U.S. sanctions outlined in the JADE Act of 2008. She commented that the Czech focus is currently on humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. The MFA has already provided 10.6M crow [...]	2008-08-15 16:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV BM EZ EUN
08PRAGUE586	CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND MONROVIA DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: No one from the Czech Republic will attend the Monrovia Development Ministers Meeting due to other priorities, including preparations for the upcoming Czech EU presidency. The GOCR concentrates its assistance on ten long-term priority countries -- including Iraq and Afghanist [...]	2008-08-29 06:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EZ EU
08PRAGUE633	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS EZ
08PRAGUE637	CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche September 30 to MFA South and South East Europe Officer Josef Zrzavecky and MFA Development Officer Jana Korbelova. Zrzavecky confirmed that the Czechs pledged four million Euros over four years at the July 11 Kosovo Donors' Conference (one million per year). [...]	2008-10-01 15:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE734	CZECH RESPONSE: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The regional FAS officer and EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 25 to First Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivo Hlavac. Hlavac agreed that food security is an important issue but had two concerns. First he asked whether [...]	2008-11-26 17:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE768	CZECHS OBJECT TO THE LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS [...] On December 2, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Head of Department of EU Relations to Non-EU Countries Petr Kulovany. Kulovany noted that he understood the purpose of the Lacey Act amendments but said that the Czech Republic considers them as a potentiall [...]	2008-12-12 16:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO EZ
08PRAGUE786	CZECH COMMENTS ON PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (C) Czech MFA Desk officer for Pakistan, Martin Basta, thanked us for our additional details related to a possible Pakistan donors' conference in early 2009. As noted in Ref B, the Czechs, who assume the EU Presidency on January 1, 2009, are working to put things in place related to an EU-Pak [...]	2008-12-18 16:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF EZ EUN
08PRAIA105	CODEL FRANK ON-POINT WITH GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE [...] Summary: During two one-day visits during the week of March 24, Congressman Barney Frank and seven accompanying Members of Congress met with local and senior officials, conveying continued USG interest in and support for Cape Verde. Despite unfortunate Sunday afternoon timing, the GOCV schedu [...]	2008-04-02 18:25:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL EAID MARR CV
08PRAIA187	DETERMINED TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS, CAPE VERDE REFUSES [...] SUMMARY: On July 2, the GoCV and the Transition Support Group (TSG) for Cape Verde's -- a group of about two dozen bilateral and multilateral donors that coordinate efforts to smooth Cape Verde's graduation from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries (LDC) to that of Developing Countries [...]	2008-07-09 13:52:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON ECIN EFIN ENRG CV
08PRAIA189	CAPE VERDE SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 16, Charge delivered reftel points to an enthusiastic audience of senior GOCV civilian and military officials. Those present who endorsed the concept included Director General (effectively Vice Minister) of Defense Pedro dos Reis Brito, Commandant of the Cape Verde Coast Guard Colonel [...]	2008-07-11 12:48:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08PRETORIA1167	SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION POINTS OF CONTACT FOR GLOBAL MARTIME [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in South Africa works closely with a range of South African counterparts to promote bilateral and multilateral maritime issues. For example, the mission supports U.S. Coast Guard programs such as the upcoming International Ship and Port Security Country Visit in July. Sev [...]	2008-06-02 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID MARR SF
08PRETORIA1278	SEACOM ONLY UNDERSEA FIBER-OPTIC CABLE PROJECT SLATED TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary. SEACOM representatives called on Ambassador Bost on June 4 to discuss SEACOM's undersea cable project. SEACOM (developed by U.S. group Herakles Telecom) is based in Mauritius with 75 percent African ownership and 25 percent U.S. ownership. The project will provide the first true [...]	2008-06-12 05:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EINT ETRD EAID BEXP TINT SF
08PRETORIA1506	Anglo-American Targets Workers' Families to Tackle HIV in [...] Summary: Anglo American Plc (Anglo) has approved a country-wide expansion of its employee HIV and anti-retroviral treatment program (ART) for AIDS to encompass the families of its 75,000 workers. South Africa's Business Times reported that this is the first time a major South African company ha [...]	2008-07-11 08:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO ECON EMIN EAID KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA1634	Donor Coordination on Health Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: Health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang (Minister) at a recent high-level Annual Donor Consultation Meeting stressed that the national Department of Health (DOH) must coordinate donor efforts in the health arena in order to ensure equitable allocation of resources across provi [...]	2008-07-25 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA SF
08PRETORIA2217	LAPTOPS IN LIMPOPO: INTERNET COMES TO A SOUTH [...] MIT Media Labs' "One Laptop Per Child" initiative has arrived in South Africa, bringing portable computers and internet access to an initial few hundred school children in deprived communities of Soweto, Durban, and Limpopo. U.S. college students from Indiana University raised $60,000 to buy [...]	2008-10-09 10:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SF
08PRETORIA2261	SOUTH AFRICA SELF HELP PROGRAM: FY 2007 STATUS REPORT [...] In FY07, Embassy Pretoria selected ten projects for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program with total allocations of USD 100,000. All of the projects are on-going and performing satisfactorily in providing social and economic services to the vulnerable populations of the affected communiti [...]	2008-10-16 13:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SF
08PRETORIA2466	AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Bost hosted members of the Pretoria diplomatic corps to discuss African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's recent visit to the U.S. and the latest developments on Zimbabwe power-sharing talks (report septel). The Ambassador briefed on Zuma's official meeting [...]	2008-11-07 09:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CG EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SF
08PRETORIA2574	UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] Post delivered the talking points to Mr. Andile Hawes, Deputy Director General, Production Resource Management, South Africa National Department of Agriculture . END SUMMARY. 2. Senior Agricultural Attache received a non-response from Mr. Andile Hawes. Mr. Hawes indicated by email that he [...]	2008-11-25 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08PRETORIA483	RESULTS FOR FY 2007 SOUTH AFRICA AMBASSADOR'S [...] Per reftel request, U.S. Mission to South Africa implemented ten Special Self Help (SSH) projects during FY 2007. Following are the results for these projects: Total number of people benefited from SSH projects: 3,380 Of total, number of women: 945 Of total, number of men: 480 Of total, [...]	2008-03-07 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SF
08PRETORIA639	HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TAKE WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 27 March, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its last Interagency Contingency Planning meeting on Zimbabwe before the 29 March election. Everyone in the room agreed that a spontaneous mass exodus of Zimbabweans into neighboring countries is the least likel [...]	2008-03-28 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ZI SF EAID
08PRETORIA756	Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa [...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...]	2008-04-10 13:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA782	NO NEW FUNDING FOR SOUTH AFRICA/CONGO BINATIONAL [...] (U) Amid concerns that South Africa has not lived up to its promises to fund projects agreed to during past binational commissions, President Mbeki on 2-3 April hosted Congolese President Kabila in Pretoria for the 5th South Africa-DRC Bi-National Commission. Press reports note that the two c [...]	2008-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SF CG
08PRETORIA937	DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16, [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...]	2008-05-05 12:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE
08PRETORIA998	Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid? [...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...]	2008-05-09 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRISTINA103	KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting USOP candidates selected for an EXBS-sponsored strategic enforcement tracking training in Gjakova, Kosovo April 7 - April 11, 2008. Post would greatly appreciate Department's expediting this request s [...]	2008-03-07 09:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS
08PRISTINA128	KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART ONE OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. (Note: On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo to be an independent state. On February 18, 2008 the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with [...]	2008-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM ELAB
08PRISTINA129	KOSOVO: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION PART TWO OF TWO [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 16:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV PHUM SMIG
08PRISTINA166	KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...]	2008-03-26 12:54:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA187	KOSOVO ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly passed its new, fully Ahtisaari-compliant Constitution with 97 votes in favor during an April 9 extraordinary session. Prime Minister Thaci, President Sejdiu, and Constitutional Commission president Hajredin Kuci spoke during the brief session, while Assembly [...]	2008-04-11 13:00:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EAID KV UNMIK YI
08PRISTINA239	KOSOVO: ICR FEITH CHAIRS SECOND ISG MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith convened the second meeting of the International Steering Group (ISG) on May 7 in Pristina, at which he polled members on ISG expansion, discussed transition and ICO growth, and previewed the agenda for the May 22 ISG Balkans Di [...]	2008-05-09 16:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA24	KOSOVO: COM URGES PM THACI AND PRESIDENT SEJDIU TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A day after the installation of the new government in Kosovo (reftel),COM and ICOPT head Jonsson paid a call on newly re-elected President Sejdiu, PM Thaci, and Thaci's two deputy prime ministers. COM and Jonsson used the opportunity to urge the government to make its top prio [...]	2008-01-14 16:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA243	KOSOVO: AVOIDING CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE GAPS IF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 15, Kosovo's constitution will enter into force. In principle, authorities currently exercised by UNMIK should be transferred to relevant Kosovo Government institutions, though the discussion of UNMIK "reconfiguration" continues and the nature of the actual transition re [...]	2008-05-14 14:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA249	KOSOVO: THACI GOVERNMENT TAKING KEY STEPS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since taking office in January 2008, Prime Minister Thaci's government has taken some key steps in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Kosovo. In hopes of achieving better results in the future, the Kosovo government recently adopted a law enforcement-centered app [...]	2008-05-19 11:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA274	KOSOVO: PASSAGE OF AHTISAARI LAWS NEARLY COMPLETED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo has made solid progress in passing the required Ahtisaari legislation, with the Assembly having pushed through 26 laws and the remaining five set to reach the Assembly the week of June 2. Important laws and regulations, not technically part of Ahtisaari but necessary for [...]	2008-06-02 11:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK KDEM
08PRISTINA28	KOSOVO: COM EMPHASIZES AHTISAARI LEGISLATION, SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a January 14 meeting, COM encouraged PM Thaci to reach out quickly to new opposition party leaders Bexhet Pacolli and Nexhat Daci and make certain their representatives were included in the preparation of Ahtisaari settlement legislation and of Kosovo's new Constitution, in th [...]	2008-01-16 17:15:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA308	KOSOVO CELEBRATES ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The entry into force of Kosovo's constitution was celebrated on June 15, just four months after the country declared independence. The day included President Sejdiu signing into effect 41 Ahtisaari Plan and related laws as local and international media looked on. Sejdiu and PM Th [...]	2008-06-18 14:37:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV
08PRISTINA312	KOSOVO: CODEL ENGEL WELCOMES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) led a a delegation to Kosovo June 13-16 to mark the entry into force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15. Accompanying him on the trip was Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH),who visited Kosovo for the first time, and a prominent group of Kosovar-American bus [...]	2008-06-20 14:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PINR EAID KV
08PRISTINA320	KOSOVO: TREASURY DAS ASSESSES TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Larry McDonald visited Kosovo from June 1-4 to assess Treasury,s in-country resident advisor program. In meetings with government counterparts within the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF),DAS McDonald reaffirmed Treasury,s co [...]	2008-06-24 09:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA34	KOSOVO: USOP ESTABLISHES STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Strategic Communications Group (SCG),comprised of USOP, USAID, the Kosovo Government, KPS, UNMIK's Office of the Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC),KFOR (including USKFOR),UNMIK, the International Civilian Office Planning Team (ICOPT),and the British Office, was [...]	2008-01-18 17:43:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA348	KOSOVO: HANDOVER PLANNING FOR THE POLICE MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with European Union Planning Team (EUPT) Head Roy Reeve on June 27 to discuss the evolution of plans for UNMIK's handover to the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX). Reeve noted that the UN's instruction cable of June 24 to UNMIK enabled handover planning to move forward. He [...]	2008-07-05 11:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA354	KOSOVO: JULY 11 DONORS CONFERENCE A MILESTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) will host a donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to mobilize funding for Kosovo's continued development in the wake of independence. The Government of Kosovo (GOK) will need 1.5 billion dollars over three years in donor support to address existin [...]	2008-07-07 15:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA36	KOSOVO: COM ADVISES FINANCE MINISTER SHALA ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 15 meeting with new Minister of Economy and Finance Ahmet Shala, COM emphasized the importance of demonstrating government support for the Kosovo Serb community through implementation of meaningful projects in minority areas, with real budgetary resources behind the [...]	2008-01-23 12:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA37	KOSOVO: NEW GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO MAKING AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17 COM joined ICOPT head Jonas Jonsson at an all-ministerial meeting convened specifically to urge PM Thaci's new cabinet to make finalization of Ahtisaari Plan legislation and Kosovo's new Constitution a top priority. The meeting, which included all 15 ministers and t [...]	2008-01-23 12:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA38	KOSOVO: NEW ASSEMBLY SPEAKER PLEDGES CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on new Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi, COM pointed to the importance of the Assembly in passing Ahtisaari final settlement legislation and Kosovo's new Constitution at the appropriate time, expeditiously and without change. COM also reiterated that move [...]	2008-01-23 12:39:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV EAID
08PRISTINA388	KOSOVO: DONORS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Donors Conference held in Brussels on July 11 garnered 1.2 billion euro to support Kosovo's socio-economic development and gave the Kosovo Government a high-profile opportunity to tell its story, informing donors about progress made since independence and of its futur [...]	2008-07-21 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA40	KOSOVO: NEW MITROVICA MAYOR PROMISES TO URGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM met January 22 with former PM Bajram Rexhepi, the newly elected mayor of the divided city of Mitrovica, to urge him to use his moral authority to send a message of restraint and calm to his constituents in the run-up to and aftermath of Kosovo's final status resolution. She [...]	2008-01-23 13:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA417	KOSOVO OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (SBU) On July 31, Embassy Pristina held a meeting to establish a Kosovo Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Organized by the Embassy RSO and EconOff, a select group of U.S. businesses and non-profit representatives attended the meeting to gauge the level of interest in establishing such [...]	2008-08-12 13:51:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN KV YI
08PRISTINA431	KOSOVO: THE WAY FORWARD ON TRANSITION TO KOSOVO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's privatization process, once highlighted as an UNMIK economic success story, has ground to a halt. Nearly two months after the country's new Privatization Agency of Kosovo (PAK) was to assume the work of the Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA),an UNMIK entity, UNMIK still does no [...]	2008-08-19 10:51:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA453	KOSOVO: EULEX DEPLOYMENT MOVES FORWARD, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite prior delays, EULEX is now proceeding with the operational aspects of deployment with reasonable efficiency and speed. On August 18, EULEX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNMIK that expedites the transfer of physical assets to EULEX. EULEX expects contrib [...]	2008-08-25 17:25:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA47	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FILES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 2, the U.S.-supported Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office (KSPO) filed an indictment in the Peja District Court against three Kosovo Albanian men and three Moldovan women for human trafficking, facilitating prostitution, and money laundering. This groundbreaking indic [...]	2008-01-29 17:38:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA472	KOSOVO: CHALLENGES OF PROPERTY AGENCY TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following its transition from UNMIK to Kosovo Government/ICO stewardship, the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) faces a challenge to its continued effectiveness. Unless the Serbian government agrees to cooperate with the refashioned KPA, the KPA will run out of property disputes to a [...]	2008-09-09 16:48:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA517	BATTLING CORRUPTION AND IPR VIOLATIONS: KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the endemic battle to prevent corruption in Kosovo, one notable effort stands out. Kosovo,s Independent Media Commission (IMC) recently took an unusually pro-active initiative to stop cable providers from broadcasting unlicensed television content. The IMC has struggled to i [...]	2008-09-27 09:48:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA55	KOSOVO: KOSOVO POLICE SERVICE INFORMATION SHARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Strategic Communications Group (SCG) -- the USOP-led effort to coordinate information flow among key local and international actors in Kosovo in the run-up to and aftermath of status resolution (ref) -- the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) has shared with USOP its new [...]	2008-02-04 10:49:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA561	KOSOVO: KEK PRIVATIZATION REQUIRES RELIABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Kosovo (GOK) has publicly announced its commitment to move forward with privatization of the distribution functions of the country's public electric utility, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK). While the pledge to privatize is both significant and necessary, t [...]	2008-11-06 09:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA58	KOSOVO: UNMIK POLICE MOVES ADDITIONAL OFFICERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting on information that ethnic Serb Kosovo Police Service (KPS) officers are being pressured to accept the Government of Serbia's direction and possibly desert the KPS in the event of a Kosovo declaration of independence (DI),UNMIK Police moved an additional 42 international [...]	2008-02-05 17:28:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA584	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SECURITY INSTITUTIONS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo, in cooperation with NATO advisors, is making progress developing its security institutions in line with the Ahtisaari Plan, and the new Kosovo Security Force is on schedule to be established January 5, 2009. Work continues on implementing the North Atlantic Council's [...]	2008-11-24 15:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA608	EULEX DEPLOYMENT: FIRST DAYS CALM CHALLENGES AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following weeks of angst and recrimination over the UN/Belgrade "six-point" document, EULEX deployed throughout Kosovo on December 9 without incident. EULEX had 1,054 civilian police officers on the ground as of the first day, of which 84 officers were assigned to replace UNM [...]	2008-12-11 06:28:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KVPR
08PRISTINA62	KOSOVO: GOVERNMENT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and USOP/USAID team met February 8 with the PM Thaci, Deputy PM Kuci, Finance Minister Shala, and other members of the government, including the Kosovo Serb ministers, to discuss measures the Kosovo government could take to provide support to the Serb community. Chief amon [...]	2008-02-08 18:02:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA63	KOSOVO PREPARES FOR POST-STATUS SERBIAN EMBARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is preparing for the economic consequences of an independence declaration, including the likelihood that Serbia will close the border and implement an economic embargo. Government officials and local businesses are actively engaging their colleagues and international coun [...]	2008-02-08 18:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA639	KOSOVO: PROMOTING REFORM AND RATIONALITY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For many Kosovars, the declaration of independence in February was a sign that tough economic times were coming to and end, leading to more development, more jobs and more benefits for all. Nearly a year after independence, Kosovars are still waiting for and expecting signific [...]	2008-12-24 14:00:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA646	KOSOVO: EULEX DEPLOYMENT GOING WELL ENOUGH, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Since December 9, the beginning date of its mission, EULEX continues to deploy throughout Kosovo without meeting any significant protest or resistance. As of December 22, EULEX had 1,241 police officers on the ground, of which 23 were posted in north Mitrovica, plus two strength [...]	2008-12-30 10:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA71	KOSOVO: POLICE RAID UNCOVERS FIVE TRAFFICKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following an eight-month long Kosovo Special Prosecutors Office (KSPO) and Kosovo Police Service (KPS) Trafficking in Human Beings Section (THBS) investigation into trafficking rings in Gjakova, police raided six sites connected to Lulzim Thaqi and his uncle Sadik Thaqi on Janua [...]	2008-02-15 15:30:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA85	KOSOVO: NEW SERBIAN CUSTOMS POLICY HARDENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After violent demonstrations temporarily closed two border crossings along the Kosovo-Serbia border last week, UNMIK Customs officers have yet to return to these crossings (Gates 1 and D31) in northern Kosovo. International police have returned to duty at these gates but logistic [...]	2008-02-26 18:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA97	KOSOVO PROPERTY AGENCY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) is continuing its work adjudicating property claims cases, mostly involving displaced Kosovo Serb owners, but still struggles with enforcement and funding issues. In a meeting with us, KPA head Rosandhaug also mentioned that KPA activity in the S [...]	2008-03-04 11:37:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI PINR KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA99	KOSOVO: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's hardline church leader Bishop Artemije Radosavljevic has responded to independence by ordering his clergy to break off contact with any organization or person supporting independence, including the Kosovo government and foreign diplomats. He has also deemed invalid the [...]	2008-03-05 17:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08QUITO1043	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL McGovern to Ecuador on November 8-13. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval of a new constitution. While we do not agree with the Correa government o [...]	2008-11-07 17:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
08QUITO1081	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CHRIS MCMULLEN, DAA TULLY [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes DAS McMullen, Deputy Assistant Administrator Tully, and the U.S. delegation of the Bilateral Dialogue on November 24. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval [...]	2008-11-19 19:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID MASS MOPS SNAR PTER OVIP EC
08QUITO225	ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RAINS AND FLOODING TOPS $125 MILLION [...] (U) Summary: Following a month of heavy rains in Ecuador, agricultural losses due to extensive flooding now total nearly $91 million. Repairing roads will likely cost more than $35 million. The Ecuadorian and U.S. weather services estimate the rains will continue through at least mid-March, [...]	2008-03-06 20:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EAID ELTN SENV SOCI EC
08QUITO232	ECUADOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2008 [...] The Government of Ecuador is recipient of U.S. assistance monies under the FY2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The following is a narrative on fiscal transparency in Ecuador, as requested in reftel. The Government of Ecuador publishes budget data, which is reasonably transparent [...]	2008-03-11 10:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL EC
08QUITO345	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE-USAID ECONOMIC STRATEGY; PETROBRAS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Correa Approves USAID economic growth strategy --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) President Correa has agreed to support a sectora [...]	2008-04-16 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EPET EINV EAGR EC
08QUITO358	GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...]	2008-04-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC
08QUITO439	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: APRIL INFLATION; BANK OF THE SOUTH; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Intervention of Banking Cooperative ----------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 7, the Superintendent of Banks announced that Mutualista Benalcaz [...]	2008-05-15 19:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EINV EC
08QUITO442	CORREA ADOPTS USAID-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: At the close of a two hour meeting with President Rafael Correa on May 9, Correa adopted USAID's proposed production and investment promotion program. The program is market-driven, private sector oriented, and designed to improve Ecuador's competitiveness in world markets. At t [...]	2008-05-16 19:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PREL EC
08QUITO488	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISIT TO QUITO [...] (C) Please accept a warm welcome on your first visit to Ecuador on June 9-12. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks and change as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its Constituent Assembly. It is also a time of significant change in military leadership. [...]	2008-06-04 23:34:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
08QUITO610	SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The expansion of oil palm plantations into Ecuador's primary forests is having severe environmental impacts. Esmeraldas province, where a majority of African oil palm is grown, has a deforestation rate of 4.5%, higher than that of any other province or neighboring country. Th [...]	2008-07-07 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EINV ENRG EPET EAGR EAID PGOV EC
08QUITO754	Ecuador Buys in (Literally) to USAID Northern Border [...] (U) Summary: Security Minister Larrea confirmed that the GOE will match USAID funding for USAID's Northern Border Municipal Program. Larrea pledged $6 million dollars for Plan Ecuador to match USAID's investment, and will work through USAID's contractor, the International Organization for Mi [...]	2008-08-15 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO811	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH COORDINATING MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a one hour courtesy call with Coordinating Minister for Production, Susana Cabeza de Vaca, on August 26, 2008. In their wide-ranging discussion, Cabeza de Vaca shared with the Ambassador her programmatic priorities, challenges, and interesting insights into [...]	2008-09-03 15:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAID PREL SENV EC
08QUITO830	ECUADOR'S TARGETED CASH TRANSFER AND HOUSING SUBSIDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOE has two targeted subsidy programs, direct cash transfers and a housing bond, that aim to improve food security, assist in human capital development through child education, and provide financing for housing to low and middle-income families. The Correa Administration d [...]	2008-09-05 16:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO836	COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY PAEZ [...] (C) Summary. In his September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy Pedro Paez suggested areas to enhance U.S.-Ecuador economic cooperation and asserted that he is a believer in the market and the private sector. Reflecting his leftist orientation, he adde [...]	2008-09-08 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL EC
08RABAT1025	MEPI 4TH QUARTER UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights the MEPI programs and initiatives undertaken in Morocco from July 1 - September 30. During the quarter the Women in Technology (WIT) program was launched. Highlights from existing programs included activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Bet [...]	2008-10-24 16:24:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT1058	RENEWABLE ENERGY FOCUS OF DOE VISIT [...] (U) Summary: DOE/EERE Chief Operating Officer Paul Dickerson met with key government, industry, and development officials central to Morocco's efforts to expand its renewable energy portfolio and reduce its 96 percent dependence on imported energy sources during an October 28 visit to Rabat a [...]	2008-11-07 15:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY ETRD ECON EAID MO
08RABAT1063	MOROCCO: DELIVERY OF 2009 INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and MCC Country Director delivered advance copies of Morocco's 2009 indicator scorecard in November 5 meetings with Minister of Economic and General Affairs Nizar Baraka and Primature Secretary-General Mohamed Hajoui, and then subsequently with officials at th [...]	2008-11-10 12:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL ECON KMCA MCC
08RABAT1161	Special Media Reaction: Election of Barack Obama [...] Summary: Reflecting broad Moroccan interest in the U.S. presidential elections, the Moroccan press has been filled with reporting and commentary on the election of Barack Obama as America's 44th president. Commentators variously aver that Obama's leadership will be to Morocco's benefit, detr [...]	2008-12-17 09:28:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
08RABAT1167	PRIME MINISTER TOUTS PROGRESS IN MCC SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: As previewed during the delivery of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard for Morocco for 2009 (Ref A),Secretary General to the Prime Minister Mohamed Hajoui provided to the Ambassador a copy of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi's December 12 letter to Ambassador J [...]	2008-12-17 16:12:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KMCA MO
08RABAT117	MOROCCO ON THE SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) On February 5, Embassy conveyed reftel Note Verbale on the Lebanese political crisis to Mohammed Azeroual, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs and the Foreign Minister's point-man on Middle East and Islamic Affairs. 2. (C) Responding in detail to the points in the Note Verba [...]	2008-02-07 13:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV EFIN MO LE SY
08RABAT155	THE AMBASSADOR'S VISITS TO ZAGORA AND AGADIR [...] Summary: During January 24-25 visits to the provinces of Zagora and Agadir, the Ambassador called on ranking local officials, met with local civil society leaders, and visited a range of USG-funded projects. The Ambassador and Embassy team found in Zagora a rural and remote province beset by [...]	2008-02-19 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL KPAO KMCA PREL MO
08RABAT157	DAS PATTON VISITS MOROCCO [...] (U) Summary: DAS Kent Patton and MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Casablanca and Rabat January 16-19 to discuss post's democracy reform activities, introduce the new Democracy Working Group program, and meet with Moroccan contacts from both the government and civil society. Patto [...]	2008-02-19 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KMPI ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI MO
08RABAT158	MOROCCO PRESS FREEDOM: DAS PATTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 16-19 visit to Morocco, DAS Kent Patton discussed Morocco's media environment and press freedom with local stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds. Embassy officials stressed that passage of a revised press code eliminating prison sentences remained a ke [...]	2008-02-19 18:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO EAID KMPI KDEM PREL MO
08RABAT20	AMBASSADOR,S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 3, on the eve of his departure for the next round on UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri expressed his frustration with Algeria's unwillingness to move beyond the status quo to resolve the issue and truly cooperate on economic and securi [...]	2008-01-09 06:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EAID KMCA KPAL MO
08RABAT321	MOROCCO: CODEL BOEHNER'S VISIT - PARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE AND MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Both parliamentarians and executive branch officials warmly welcomed CODEL Boehner during a March 27-30 visit to Morocco. Representative Boehner,s counterpart, Chamber of Deputies Second Vice President Baha from the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party (PJD),was very [...]	2008-04-14 10:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID SY MO
08RABAT391	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Rising food prices have quickly become Morocco's principal domestic issue, sparking sporadic protests and threatening to bring the ongoing "social dialogue" between the Moroccan government and labor unions to an impasse. The government and the King will handle this cautiously, rememberin [...]	2008-04-30 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV MO
08RABAT4	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit, the third by a congressional delegation in the New Year, following visits by delegations headed by Senators Martinez and Harkin, will help to underscore the importance the United States accords to our r [...]	2008-01-03 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON EAID PGOV PREL SENV MO

08RABAT413	ADVANCING THE PRESIDENTQS FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] Summary: To further the PresidentQs Freedom Agenda (Ref A),the Ambassador, DCM and other Mission officers have met with a variety of activists and interlocutors to highlight the importance of continued democratic and human rights reforms in strengthening MoroccoQs position as a moderate, de [...]	2008-05-09 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM EAID PREL MO
08RABAT434	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. During the quarter, NEA DAS Kent Patton visited Morocco and post approved a new local grant proposal. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employabil [...]	2008-05-14 13:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT512	MOROCCAN RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is very much an African country. Its foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan African countries, like its worldwide foreign policy, is dominated by a single issue: promoting its sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara issue, in parallel with the broader rivalry bet [...]	2008-06-03 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL EAID PREF KPKO XA MO
08RABAT593	THE OIC'S JERUSALEM FUND AGENCY ASKS FOR USG HELP [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Abdelkebir Alaoui M,Daghri, Director General of the Morocco-based Agence Bayt Al-Mal al Qods (the Jerusalem Fund Agency) appealed to Ambassador Riley in a June 13 meeting for USG help in attesting to the bona fides of his organization. The Agency, subordina [...]	2008-06-27 08:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PTER ECON IS MO
08RABAT617	AMBASSADOR AND KING MOHAMMED VI DISCUSS MILLENNIUM [...] (C) During the Ambassador's June 30 meeting with King Mohammed VI, they briefly went over the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) program. The Ambassador expressed his pride in its focus on creating sustainable jobs for the poorest sectors of the economy, much like the King,s own National Ini [...]	2008-07-03 12:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KMCA MO
08RABAT623	FREEDOM OF PRESS IN MOROCCO: BATTERED BUT NOT [...] (C) A rash of incidents over the past month have taken a toll on Morocco,s reputation for relative press freedom. These incidents have included several cases of police harassment or abuse of journalists, Government of Morocco (GOM) efforts to restrict the operations of foreign news agencies i [...]	2008-07-03 17:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI PREL MO
08RABAT716	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1 through June 30. During the quarter MEPI Women's Pillar Program Manager Olivia Ricchi visited Morocco to assess breast cancer awareness, and the Mission approved two new local grant proposals. Other activ [...]	2008-08-01 16:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT852	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF SECRETARY [...] Summary: Moroccan press coverage of Secretary Rice's September 6-7 visit to Morocco was principally factual and positive, focused on statements she made that the press described as supportive of the Moroccan perspective on Western Sahara negotiations. The Moroccan press also highlighted her [...]	2008-09-10 15:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO
08RABAT89	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. During the quarter, two representatives from MEPI's Washington offices visited Morocco. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a B [...]	2008-01-28 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RANGOON102	BURMA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Since March 2006, the Burmese Government has responded to ten avian influenza outbreaks throughout the country, with one human infection case. Responding to these outbreaks, the Livestock Veterinary and Breeding Department (LBVD) culled more than 430,000 chickens, 357,000 quail [...]	2008-02-11 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON112	BURMA: NO COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) has confirmed that despite outbreaks in neighboring countries, there have been no new outbreaks of avian influenza in 2008. LBVD officials continue to monitor border areas close to Thailand, Bangladesh, and Laos. [...]	2008-02-13 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON203	NASCENT HEALTHCARE IN IRRAWADDY DIVISION [...] (C) Summary. The Hinthada region of Irrawaddy Division is one of Burma's backwaters. Few roads exist for transportation, families have an average of seven children, and dengue, malaria, and diarrhea are the most common killers. While a single midwife provides healthcare in a few villages, m [...]	2008-03-18 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM AMED TBIO EAID
08RANGOON220	BURMA: REGIME TELLS NGOS TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE [...] (C) Summary. Although most NGOs continue to conduct business as usual, the Burmese Government in recent weeks has encouraged them to maintain a low profile until after the May referendum. Politics played a role in the recent requests: Secretary 1 and the Minister of Industry 1, both of whom [...]	2008-03-24 09:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON249	BURMA: GOB PLANS TO RELOCATE LIVE BIRD MARKET AS AI [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon's main live bird market sells more than 40,000 poultry and two million eggs and poultry products each day. Aware that the live bird market poses potential avian influenza threats for those living near the market, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Yangon [...]	2008-04-03 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON278	THE CHALLENGES OF COMBATING TB IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing health concern in Burma, with more than 130,000 new cases of TB diagnosed a year. The WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of Burma's population could be infected with the disease. The Burmese Government, through its National TB Program (NTP) is w [...]	2008-04-22 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON279	BURMA: LACK OF TB DRUGS A LOOMING PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma is one of 22 tuberculosis high-burden countries in the world. The Government's National TB Program (NTP),active in all of Burma's 324 townships, reported a case detection rate of 95 percent of all infectious cases and had a treatment rate of 83.6 percent in 2006. The [...]	2008-04-22 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON282	BURMA: COMBATING MDR-TB IN RANGOON AND MANDALAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing concern in Burma, with the Ministry of Health ranking it as the second priority disease after HIV/AIDS. As the TB prevalence rate increases throughout the country, the risk of multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB also inc [...]	2008-04-23 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON303	BURMA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Although food and agricultural commodity prices are rising worldwide at unprecedented rates, Burma has not experienced the same rise in prices. Aggregate prices of rice, Burma's most important food staple, have remained relatively stable - the nationwide average price per kilo [...]	2008-04-30 12:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON306	BURMA: PREPARATIONS FOR CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyclone Nargis is headed for Burma's Irrawaddy Delta and expected to make landfall this evening. Embassy Rangoon has issued warden messages and phoned coastal beach resorts. The DATT's office is attempting to establish direct contact with the regional commander of the effected [...]	2008-05-02 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON308	3D FUND ANNUAL REVIEW SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS, IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON309	BURMA: MONITORING THE 3D FUND [...] (C) Summary. The 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),the largest and newest donor in Burma's health sector, has taken steps during the past year to improve the administration of its programs. Aware that monitoring and evaluation (M/E) of its programs are key to securing future funding from donors, the 3D [...]	2008-05-02 10:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON310	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS DISASTER ALERT [...] Cyclone Nargis winds hit Rangoon shortly after 0000 local time on May 3. The storm picked up intensity around 0200 local time until 0600 when the eye of the storm passed over Rangoon. From 0700 to 1030 local time, heavy rain added to the winds. Reports indicate that the storm also severely [...]	2008-05-05 07:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON315	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS DECLARATION OF DISASTER [...] This is an action cable. Please see paras 5 and 9. 2. As a result of Cyclone Nargis, which occurred on May 3, 2008 (Ref A),the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Governme [...]	2008-05-05 12:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TBIO EAID VM
08RANGOON319	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 1 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Embassy facilities suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis on May 3, five residences are currently without water, and one residence has been rendered uninhabitable. Post is working to secure fuel and food supplies for facilities and personnel, and has requested authorized [...]	2008-05-05 13:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON320	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 2 [...] (SBU) The GOB reported Cyclone Nargis killed over 15,000 persons, most in the Irrawaddy delta region. Food, water, and fuel shortages continued throughout Rangoon. While some neighborhoods had limited water service restored, government-provided electricity was still out. There were reports [...]	2008-05-06 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON323	BURMA: CYCLONE DRIVING UP FOOD AND FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of southern Burma, including Rangoon and the Irrawaddy Delta. Trees and power lines are down, many homes are inhabitable, potable water supplies have been compromised or destroyed, and roads are blocked with debris. In the aftermath of the storm [...]	2008-05-06 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON327	BURMA: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, the regime announced it would proceed with its constitutional referendum, except for the five regions it had declared disaster areas, including Rangoon. Aung San Suu Kyi weathered the storm, but the "vote no" campaigns of both the NLD and 88 [...]	2008-05-06 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON330	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 3 [...] (SBU) POST OPERATIONS: As of May 7, Embassy Rangoon resumed operating on city power again. We continue to receive two diesel shipments per day. The consular section has suspended visa operations until May 21 to focus on American Citizen Services. Post's Authorized Departure Task Force met [...]	2008-05-07 08:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON335	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and we expect to top off our diesel tanks tomorrow. All FSNs will be allowed administrative leave at 1200 on May 9 to repair their homes. The American Center will reopen on May 12. So far 22 family members have e [...]	2008-05-08 08:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON336	BAGO DIVISION: IT COULD BE WORSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southern Bago Division, among the areas that the Burmese government declared a disaster area, suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis, although significantly less than the Irrawaddy Delta. The roads to and from Bago were clear and relatively undamaged. The city of Bago appear [...]	2008-05-08 09:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON338	BURMA: BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to the GOB's limited response to Cyclone Nargis, private Burmese businesses have stepped up to the plate, providing both relief and recovery assistance to thousands of Burmese. Staff from several of Burma's largest companies volunteered to lead Rangoon's clean up eff [...]	2008-05-08 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON342	BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, FUEL PRICES DECREASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite government efforts to reopen supply roads into Rangoon, food supplies remain limited, resulting in skyrocketing prices. Rice stocks throughout the city are almost depleted, and the few traders who still have rice sell it for approximately 40,000 kyat ($36) a bag, 67 pe [...]	2008-05-08 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON345	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 5 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Four eligible family members are scheduled to depart for Bangkok on May 9. The remaining eight EFMs who want to depart are scheduled to leave on May 13. The Embassy continued to operate on city power, and we continued to receive diesel shipments. New welfare and [...]	2008-05-09 07:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON352	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 6 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and had topped off its diesel fuel tanks. On May 9, four EFMs departed post for Bangkok. On May 13, six more EFM will depart post for Bangkok. Only one new welfare and whereabouts inquiry came in overnight and co [...]	2008-05-12 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON357	FIRST TRANCHE OF USG CYCLONE ASSISTANCE ARRIVES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy J. Keating on May 12 delivered the first tranche of USG assistance to Burma, including bottled water, blankets, and mosquito nets. During a meeting with Burmese Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Soe Thei [...]	2008-05-13 04:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON358	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 7 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon continued to operate on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. On May 13, the remaining six EFMs who had requested to depart will leave post for Bangkok. No criminal incidents involving American staff or families were reported 2. (SBU) C-13 [...]	2008-05-13 07:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON365	BURMA: NO EVIDENCE RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE BEING [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Rangoon has combed all of Rangoon's markets and found no evidence that donated humanitarian relief supplies have been diverted and sold. Likewise, NGOs and UN staff in the Delta told us they have seen no evidence relief supplies have been diverted from there either. T [...]	2008-05-13 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON367	BURMA: FUEL [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...]	2008-05-13 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON368	BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...]	2008-05-13 10:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON371	BURMA: SOME PROGRESS ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Resident coordinator Dan Baker briefed donors on his meetings in Nay Pyi Taw where the Deputy Foreign Minister informed him that visas for all UN assistance experts would be issued and said the GOB was issuing clearances for relief flights with only one-day notice requi [...]	2008-05-13 12:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM BM PGOV EAGR MARR
08RANGOON376	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 8 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. As of May 13, all EFMs who asked to leave had departed post and were in Bangkok. Further to pending welfare and whereabouts inquires, consular currently has only two Amcits unaccounted for and [...]	2008-05-14 07:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON379	BURMA: HEALTH SITUATION IN IRRAWADDY DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),health conditions in the Irrawaddy Delta continue to deteriorate, as hundreds of thousands of people lack access to food, potable water, shelter, and medicines. Shipments of water were beginning to reach the delta and a senior [...]	2008-05-14 11:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON384	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 9 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. The EAC reviewed post's authorized departure and will recommend that the Department extend it, subject to another review in ten days. All Amcit welfare and whereabouts inquires have been resolve [...]	2008-05-15 07:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON392	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 10 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Consular received no new Amcit welfare and whereabouts inquires and all previous inquiries have been resolved. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RE [...]	2008-05-16 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON394	BURMA: UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator John Holmes was granted a visa and will visit Burma May 18-21. The UN has made no progress on obtaining permission for international staff to visit the field, and national staff are having increasing problems traveling to the Delta. The A [...]	2008-05-16 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM BM PGOV
08RANGOON398	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 11 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Amcit, reported in Rangoon 376 as being diagnosed with gastroentitis and dehydration at the Mawlamyine hospital, departed Rangoon for Germany on May 20. The consular section will resume visa se [...]	2008-05-20 07:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON400	BURMA: CRONIES TOLD TO REBUILD THE DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Nay Win Maung, director of local NGO Myanmar Egress, shared with pol/econ chief a list of GOB ministers given responsibility and oversight for the rescue and rehabilitation of seven townships in the cyclone affected areas, and the various cronies the government assigned to finan [...]	2008-05-20 12:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON401	BURMA: FOOD PRICES DROPPING, FUEL COSTS BACK TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, food prices have begun to drop, although most prices remain higher than pre-cyclone levels. While certain food items - rice, cooking oil, and chicken - remain scarce, prices of these prices have dropped slightly in the past few [...]	2008-05-21 02:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON404	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 18 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. The consular section resumed visa services on May 21. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplie [...]	2008-05-21 07:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON408	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO.13 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Consular operations have returned to normal. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplies were cl [...]	2008-05-22 06:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON409	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14 [...] U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to media reports. Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Task Force airlifted five flights of [...]	2008-05-22 11:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO BM PREF
08RANGOON411	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 14 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplies [...]	2008-05-23 06:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON413	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 15 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. (SBU) U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS: Over the three-day weekend, five C-130 flig [...]	2008-05-27 06:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON417	BURMA: DONORS FOCUS ON ACCESS AT CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (C) Summary: The regime's hope for a cash-rich pledging conference fell flat as donors held on to their checkbooks despite Than Shwe's promise to Ban Ki Moon to allow access for international humanitarian workers to the Delta. In his opening remarks to the conference, the Prime Minister spe [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON422	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 16 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY OPERATIONS: Embassy Rangoon operated on city power and had full diesel fuel tanks. Most Embassy residences have returned to city power, and Management is now focusing on clearing debris away from properties. No criminal incidents involving American staff were reported. 2. [...]	2008-05-28 06:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON427	BURMA: ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON ACCESS TO THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Social Welfare is granting UN international staff permission to travel to the Delta with two days notice. Six staff applied for permission to travel on May 26 and all requests were granted. NGO international staff are also being granted permission to travel, th [...]	2008-05-28 11:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON434	FORCED RELOCATION AND MORE DEATH IN BURMA'S DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Over the last week, Embassy Rangoon has received increasing reports the regime is forcing Cyclone Nargis victims to leave government-run and private shelters and return to their villages. Local sources and UN employees confirm that forced relocation by the military in storm aff [...]	2008-06-02 08:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON441	BURMA: UN STRATEGY ON FORCED RELOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: UN field workers have reported specific cases of mass, forced relocation throughout Rangoon Division and the Irrawaddy Delta. Two-thirds of relief camps in Labutta have been emptied, large numbers of victims in shelters in Bogale Township are being forced home on a daily basis, [...]	2008-06-03 11:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON448	BURMA: RELIEF COORDINATING GROUP STRUGGLES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) has met twice since its formation to work out difficult issues related to Nargis relief efforts. According to the UN and ASEAN representatives, discussions have been frank and open. While some progress was made on procedures for access, visas, a [...]	2008-06-04 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON453	BURMA: CLEARER PICTURE EMERGING ON FORCED [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR representatives told us they observed no instances of violent, forced relocation during a recent trip to the Delta, but spoke with a military commander who said he had orders to vacate unofficial camps north of Labutta and Bogale. The government was moving victims in an [...]	2008-06-05 08:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON467	MANDALAY: RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The people of Mandalay have responded to the crisis in the Irrawaddy Delta by sending relief into the affected areas. While the Government was slow to respond, and even slower to allow foreigners into the Delta assist, the people of Burma are focused in their efforts. Traditio [...]	2008-06-10 08:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON468	BURMA: HELICOPTERS RESOLVED, ACCESS STILL A PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Advance teams for the post Nargis assessment visited the Delta June 5-7 and found that 50-75 percent of the population in the worst affected areas perished in the cyclone. Some teams confronted difficulties with access in the areas they visited. World Bank and ADB officials wh [...]	2008-06-10 12:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON471	BURMA: STRUGGLES AT THE TOP AFFECTING RELIEF EFFORT [...] (C) Pol/econ chief met with the well-connected journalist and leader of the local NGO Myanmar Egress, Nay Win Maung, who described the latest state-of-play regarding the senior generals' management of the Cyclone Nargis relief effort, emerging factions among the generals stemming from disagree [...]	2008-06-11 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON48	NGOS UNCONCERNED WITH RENEWED REGIME INTEREST [...] (C) Summary. During a January 11 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with local officials from international NGOS, the Ministry of Health reiterated that organizations must work within the NGO guidelines and coordinate with government officials on projects and programs. NGO expatriate staff, who must be [...]	2008-01-22 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON508	BURMA'S SENIOR GENERAL SHAKES UP THE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On June 20, Senior General Than Shwe announced over one hundred key promotions, retirements, and changes for high and mid-ranking military officers. Three senior members of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) were retired from their military positions, although it is [...]	2008-06-23 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON518	BURMA: PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC CHANGE THROUGH CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Except for a few isolated cases highlighted by the Burmese exile press, private relief efforts in the Delta are proceeding unhindered by the GOB, including those undertaken by pro-democracy groups. These efforts are widespread and crucial to covering gaps in the government's inept [...]	2008-06-27 11:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON526	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #33 [...] According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),initial analysis of the preliminary village tract assessment (VTA) data suggests that widespread destruction was caused by strong wind combined with storm surge and excessive rainfall, faulty early warning systems [...]	2008-07-01 06:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON528	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA POST NARGIS JOINT ASSESSMENT [...] Following the May 25 International Pledging Conference, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) coordinating body initiated the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) to produce a common assessment report that covers immediate humanitarian needs through the Village Tract Assessment (VTA) and reconstruc [...]	2008-07-02 04:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON531	BURMA: TRACKING TB CASES IN THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma May 2-3, destroyed much of the Irrawaddy Delta, including more than 125 many public and private health facilities. Consequently, many tuberculosis (TB) patients living in the delta lost access to their medications and stopped treatment. Offi [...]	2008-07-02 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON532	LABUTTA TOWNSHIP: LIVELIHOODS A TOP CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18 and 20, USAID/OFDA shelter expert and Poloff traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta region to assess recovery efforts. Six weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit, most people had sufficient shelter, either rebuilt from indigenous materials or plastic sheeting or living in communal [...]	2008-07-03 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV PREF TBIO BM PHUM EAGR VM
08RANGOON534	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT #35 [...] On July 3, Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) and Government of Burma (GOB) representatives attended a "sounding session" to consult on the Village Tract Assessment preliminary findings. As of June 30, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) had completed phase I of the early recovery Basic Serv [...]	2008-07-07 08:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON540	BURMA: POST NARGIS BOGALE - DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) On a recent three-day trip to the delta, rural cyclone victims in Bogale township told us that they most needed cash to help re-establish their livelihoods. All three of the villages we visited suffered extensive damage as a result of Nargis, but had begun rebuilding on their own. The [...]	2008-07-09 08:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON577	BURMA: DELTA HEALTH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN and NGO officials working in the Irrawaddy Delta, the health situation in the delta after Cyclone Nargis continues to improve. While there have been no disease epidemics, health NGOs report cases of dengue, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection throughout t [...]	2008-07-18 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON585	BURMA: CHALLENGES TO PLANTING RICE IN THE DELTA REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away farm implements, including seeds, draft animals, and plows. Farmers in the delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Governme [...]	2008-07-22 09:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON591	BURMA: 40 PERCENT PRODUCTION CUT REDUCES FISHERIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis severely damaged Burma,s fisheries sector, destroying the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen and aquaculture. Despite widespread damage, there are no indications that there will be a domestic shortage of freshwater fish and fish products, critical elements of [...]	2008-07-24 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BM SENV ECON PGOV ETRD EFIS
08RANGOON592	BURMA: U/SGY HOLMES DISCUSSES CYCLONE RELIEF, WAYS [...] (C) Summary. During his July 22-24 trip to Burma, UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes met with UN officials, NGOs, and the Diplomatic Corps, highlighting the GOB's improved cooperation with the UN and NGOs on relief efforts over the past two months. Cyclone Nargis opened [...]	2008-07-25 02:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON596	BURMA: FEC CONTINUES TO DEPRECIATE; NGOS, UN LOSE [...] (C) Summary. Burma's Foreign Exchange Currency (FEC),which should have 1:1 parity with the US dollar, continues to depreciate against the dollar. Historically, the FEC/US dollar exchange difference has averaged 50 kyat; the current difference is currently more than 250 kyat. Since May, the [...]	2008-07-28 07:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON600	BURMA: CYCLONE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN and ASEAN on July 21 released the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) report, which detailed the findings of more than 300 experts surveying more than 100 townships in the Irrawaddy Delta. The storm had a significant sociological impact on Burma: of the more than 150,000 peopl [...]	2008-07-29 10:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON604	BURMA: GOVERNMENT BUDGET FUNDS SOES, MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government published its FY08-09 budget in late April, along with the FY07-08 supplementary expenditures figures. Once again, the GOB's budget data sheet provided only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds a [...]	2008-07-31 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON644	BURMA: LIVESTOCK AND HEALTH MINISTERS DELIVER [...] (C) Summary. During an August 7 farewell visit to Nay Pyi Daw, Charge met separately with Livestock and Fisheries Minister Maung Maung Thein and Health Minister Dr. Kyaw Myint. Both ministers favorably noted the outpouring of international assistance following Cyclone Nargis and considered [...]	2008-08-09 02:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID ECON PGOV PREL
08RANGOON650	BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT CABLE #6 [...] On July 29 and 30, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) disaster specialist traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta on a U.N. Development Program (UNDP) sponsored assessment trip to highlight early recovery programs instituted by UNDP and the international non-governmental or [...]	2008-08-11 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV KSCA TBIO VM EAGR PREF
08RANGOON663	BURMA: UN, NGOS COPE WITH FEC DEPRECIATION [...] (C) Summary. Burma's Foreign Exchange Currency (FEC),which should have 1:1 parity with the U.S. dollar, has lost 25 percent of its value in the past three months, affecting international organizations' in-country humanitarian and relief operations. On August 14, the Tripartite Core Group a [...]	2008-08-15 05:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON728	PREVENTING AVIAN INFLUENZA ALONG BURMA'S BORDERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a 2006 GOB ban on the border trade of poultry products, these products continue to enter Burma illegally from avian influenza-infected countries, risking the importation of the disease. Livestock Breeding Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials, under the Ministry of Li [...]	2008-09-17 08:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON747	BURMA: FARMERS PLANT RICE IN DELTA; YIELDS UNKNOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away seeds, draft animals, plows, and other farm implements. Farmers in the Delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Government, [...]	2008-09-22 23:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON753	MARKERS REGARDING A NEW USAID PROPOSAL FOR BURMA [...] (C) Embassy Rangoon offers a few thoughts as the interagency considers how best to address assistance for Burma. A new assistance mechanism to allow a rapid, flexible response to new opportunities for democratic development in Burma is important. We stand ready to work closely with Washing [...]	2008-09-24 09:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM
08RANGOON764	BURMA TO REAPPLY FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) The Burmese Government will again apply for assistance under the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM),three years after the GFATM withdrew from Burma due to GOB travel and operational restrictions. Ministry of Health officials have coordinated with the UN, but less so [...]	2008-09-29 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON786	GLOBAL FUND'S PROPOSAL TO RETURN TO BURMA: A [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Charge conveyed, point-by-point, USG concerns and conditions regarding Burma's potential application for Round Nine of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM at an October 2 meeting in Rangoon to select a donor representative to the Country Coordin [...]	2008-10-03 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON797	BURMA EYES A GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION [...] (C) The Burmese Government held its first Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting on October 7, revising its existing oversight mechanism for health assistance on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria with an eye toward a Global Fund Round 9 application. UN, NGO, and donor representa [...]	2008-10-09 10:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON805	MEETING WITH BURMA MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK AND [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Dinger met with Government of Burma Minister of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF) BrigGen Maung Maung Thein in Nay Pyi Taw on October 10. The meeting was in response to a U.S. request for introductory calls on GOB ministers whose portfolios relate to U.S. interests. Exce [...]	2008-10-15 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EAGR EFIS PINR BM
08RANGOON838	BURMA: INAUGURATION OF NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA LAB [...] (SBU) The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries on October 25 presided over the inauguration of the GOB's new Biosecurity Level 2 (BSL-2)Enhanced Animal Health Laboratory in Rangoon. The new lab, constructed by the Ministry's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department with funds from the Foo [...]	2008-10-28 05:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON842	BURMA: NGOS, UN IN FAVOR OF GLOBAL FUND RETURN [...] (C) International NGOs and UN agencies active in Burma have been approaching us, seeking USG support for the Global Fund's possible return to Burma, citing their perception of an urgent humanitarian need for increased health assistance and their experience that they can achieve life-saving a [...]	2008-10-29 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON844	BURMA: ANALYZING 3D FUND'S OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Three Diseases Fund (3DF),the single largest health donor in Burma, has successfully worked for the past 18 months to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria, according to 3DF Manager Mikko Lainejoki. The 3DF's mandate prevents it from f [...]	2008-10-29 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON846	DEMARCHE ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 05:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON854	MEETINGS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) DCM and Consul visited Nay Pyi Taw October 29-30 for courtesy calls at the Foreign Ministry, part of Post's effort to expand contacts with mid-level GOB officials. The meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs was particularly productive, as he pledged to bypass his superio [...]	2008-11-05 00:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM
08RANGOON867	BURMA HOSTS SECOND CCM MEETING FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) chaired the second Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw October 31 in preparation for its planned Round Nine Global Fund Application. During the meeting, participants reiterated the humanitarian need for a Global Fund application, a [...]	2008-11-07 08:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON879	INFORMING BURMA OFFICIALS ABOUT USG VIEWS ON [...] (C) As authorized (Ref A),Embassy Rangoon has conveyed USG views to the regime on a potential Burma Round 9 Global Fund (GF) application. In conversations with Minister of Health Dr. Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Mya Oo, and MOFA Americas Director Yin Yin Oo, the Charge relayed R [...]	2008-11-12 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON883	BURMA: SUPPORTING ASEAN'S ROLE IN THE TCG [...] (C) The Tripartite Core Group (TCG),established by the UN, ASEAN, and the Burmese Government after Cyclone Nargis, has effectively worked to improve disaster assistance coordination and resolve operational issues related to assistance delivery to cyclone-affected areas. The TCG's mandate e [...]	2008-11-13 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON888	STAFFDEL GROVE'S NOVEMBER 8-10 VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) Staffdel Grove visited Burma November 8-10 to monitor USG Cyclone Nargis assistance, assess the current political climate, and discuss the future of USG humanitarian assistance to Burma (see septel). During Mr. Grove's trip to the Cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta, villagers expressed gra [...]	2008-11-17 05:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON SOCI BM
08RANGOON889	BURMA: STAFFDEL GROVE ON STATE/AID PROPOSALS [...] (C) Embassy discussed the State/AID proposals for additional assistance for cyclone-recovery activities ("Element 2") and a new mechanism for civil society support ("Element 1") with Senate Appropriations Committee Minority Clerk Paul Grove during his November 8-10 visit to Burma. 2. (C) [...]	2008-11-17 05:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI BM
08RANGOON897	BURMA: FOOD INSECURITY IN CHIN STATE PERSISTS; [...] (C) Although food insecurity in northern Chin State has become more acute during the past six months due to crop destruction caused by a burgeoning rat population, the situation has not deteriorated into famine, according to World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director Chris Kaye. WFP, with [...]	2008-11-19 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM

08RANGOON920	BURMA MEETING ON TB DRUGS; BIG PUSH FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) Pledged donor funding for anti-tuberculosis drugs in Burma will decline in 2009 and fall off sharply thereafter. At a GOB-convened meeting December 1 to address this gap, the Health Minister committed to increase government funding for anti-TB drugs to 3 percent of the 2010 requirement [...]	2008-12-03 07:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON929	BURMA: UPDATE ON POST-NARGIS EFFORTS [...] (C) Seven months after Cyclone Nargis, the UN, most international donors, and NGOs are shifting their focus in the Delta from relief and early recovery to longer-term recovery efforts. The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) will soon formally launch the Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan ( [...]	2008-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON94	GOB SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Responding to repeated outbreaks among poultry in Burma, the Burmese Government has dramatically strengthened its avian influenza (AI) response program during the past two years, culminating in the successful rapid detection and response to Burma's first human AI case in Decemb [...]	2008-02-07 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON951	POSITIVE SIGNS AT NAY PYI TAW MEETINGS: MINISTRIES [...] (C) PAO and APAO visited Nay Pyi Taw on December 10 for courtesy calls at the Ministries of Information, Culture, and Education. The meeting with Ministry of Information officials was particularly productive, as they asked for Embassy assistance in obtaining English-language programming for [...]	2008-12-19 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM KPAO
08RANGOON96	3D FUND PROMOTING HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. After getting off to a slow start, the 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),run by UNOPS, has started moving: 26 implementing partners are fulfilling 38 health contracts worth $21 million in 300 townships throughout the country. 3DF activities target the most vulnerable and under-served po [...]	2008-02-08 06:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RIGA222	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - LATVIA [...] Per reftel, the following is Post's summary of the impact of rising food and commodity prices in Latvia, related to the seven topics identified: ---------------- DEMAND ---------------- 2. According to the Latvian Institute for Agricultural Economy, the most essential food staples and b [...]	2008-04-30 14:24:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA227	LATVIA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON BURMA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 6 to Iveta Skrastina of the Asia and Oceania Division at the MFA. Noting that the GOL shares U.S. concerns about the Burmese regime's suppression of democracy, Skrastina stated that the GOL will continue to support the EU common policy on Burma. She a [...]	2008-05-06 09:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BM LG
08RIGA258	LATVIAN ASSISTANCE IN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] Post recently sent in a demarche response stating the GOL was not planning to provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. However, we have subsequently learned the following about public and private efforts: --On May 13, the GOL's cabinet approved a 20,000 EUR donation for [...]	2008-05-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EAID BM LG
08RIGA301	LATVIA: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 15:02:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LG
08RIGA38	LATVIAN PLANS IN IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE EUROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) Latvian leaders believe that they have made their contribution to Iraq with their [...]	2008-01-16 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PINR MARR PREL MOPS EAID NATO EUN IZ LG
08RIGA389	LATVIAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 09:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV LG
08RIGA396	LATVIA TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 14:34:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LG
08RIGA478	TFGG01: MFA STATE SECRETARY UNUSUALLY BLUNT IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 13:51:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID PINR EUN NATO RS GG LG
08RIGA566	LATVIA CANNOT VOTE IN UNAIDS EXEC DIR SELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 13:07:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC KHIV UNGA LG
08RIGA578	LATVIA WILL ATTEND CAIRO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN FLU [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LG
08RIGA641	LATVIA TO PLEDGE AT GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 14:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN GG PREL RS EUMEM KMCA KCRS LG
08RIGA730	LATVIA NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON GPAF [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points to Juris Stalmeisters, director of the MFA Economic Relations Department. There was no substantive reply. LARSON [...]	2008-11-26 15:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LG
08RIGA792	LATVIA NOT LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN PAKISTAN DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 13:20:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF LG
08RIYADH1232	SAUDI OFFICIAL DISCUSSES MAURITANIA COUP, AID [...] (S) SUMMARY. A Saudi MFA official, who is responsible for Arab League issues, confirms that the SAG condemns the Mauritania coup. While he did not have firm information on possible impact to the Saudi aid package for Mauritania, he did leave open the possibility that aid could be withheld. EN [...]	2008-08-12 08:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR SA
08RIYADH1400	SAUDIS WAITING ON IRAQIS TO MOVE FORWARD ON DEBT [...] (C) In a September 6 courtesy call, Econoff discussed Iraqi debt relief with Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Hamid al-Baz'y. Dr. al-Baz'y said that though there had been significant progress toward an agreement on the amount of the debt's principal at a previous meeting in September 2007, there h [...]	2008-09-14 13:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECIN ECON SA IZ
08RIYADH1808	PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) In a short phone conversation with Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Hamid al-Baz'y on December 14, Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche regarding a possible donors conference for Pakistan to be held in early 2009. Econ Counselor also asked Baz'y to comment on press reports to the effect [...]	2008-12-16 11:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN SA PK
08RIYADH1831	ADDITIONAL SAUDI RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor sought additional information on ref B demarche from the Saudi government (SAG) in a December 21 meeting with Deputy Economic Minister Hamad Al-Baz'y. Al-Baz'y said that Saudi Arabia has always been a friend of Pakistan and they would likely attend a donors' conference whe [...]	2008-12-21 14:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV SA PK
08RIYADH509	SAG REQUESTED TO ALLOCATE DONOR PLEDGES TO [...] (C) Ambassador Fraker delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a March 16 dinner at the Ambassador's residence. Dr. Jindan commented that the assistance should be for all Palestinians, no [...]	2008-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SA
08RIYADH573	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Saudi Arabia's annual budget is publicized through government sources, analyses by local banks, and the local media. Officially-released budget data is timely, but not highly-detailed. Most information is limited to broad sectoral allocations. Officially-available information is typically [...]	2008-04-06 12:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SA
08RIYADH649	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH AND SENIOR PRINCES ON SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, General Presidency of Intelligence Chief Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz, and Interior Minister Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz during their Apri [...]	2008-04-20 08:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL MOPS SA IR
08RIYADH707	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - SAUDI [...] (U) Summary. Driven primarily by rising rents and food prices, inflation in Saudi Arabia hit a 27-year high of 8.7% in February. Rents are up 18%, food prices have risen 13%, and Saudi food imports increased 44% for the 12 month period ending in January. The Saudi government has announced [...]	2008-04-30 15:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SA
08ROME1170	ITALY/UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA KHIV EAID IT
08ROME1210	EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...]	2008-09-26 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT
08ROME1219	ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DECREASE 60% IN [...] (SBU) On 23 September, Counselor Massoni of the Italian MFA told Econoff that Italy's foreign assistance in 2009 is expected to decrease by 60% from 2008, dropping to 0.11% of GDP. This is expected to produce, in the year of the Italy's G8 presidency, a sharp reduction in Italy's humanitari [...]	2008-09-30 16:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08ROME1273	ITALY TO GIVE ONLY 1.6M EUROS IN BILATERAL AID FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) On 16 October Econoff delivered reftel A demarche on assistance to Georgia to Stefano Soliman, Deputy Director for Balkans/ Middle East Development Cooperation at the MFA. According to Soliman, Italy will provide a minimum of 1.6 million euros in bilateral general aid for displaced person [...]	2008-10-17 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN GG KMCA PREL RS KCRS
08ROME1326	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME1327	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME148	ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...]	2008-02-01 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT
08ROME1509	ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12. Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors conference was necessary to provide more time for potential donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He agr [...]	2008-12-12 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK
08ROME1539	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT
08ROME1540	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT
08ROME204	ITALY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed reftel request for information about critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Italy and has not identified any whose loss would have an immediate, first-order impact on the national security, economic stability, and/or national public health or safety of th [...]	2008-02-15 15:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN IT
08ROME217	SOMALIA ICG: ITALY AWAITING RESPONSE TO SWEDISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Africa Armando Sanguini February 22 and sought Italian concurrence on proposed changes to the International Contact Group on Somalia. Sanguini said Swedish Ambassador Marik [...]	2008-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO IT
08ROME263	ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...]	2008-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT
08ROME357	U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...]	2008-03-20 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID
08ROME484	AFGHANISTAN/ITALY: AMBASSADOR WOOD URGES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary. During an April 14-16 visit to Rome, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood praised Italian civilian and military efforts in Afghanistan while encouraging a vigilant military posture in Regional Command-West and urging greater involvement in police training activities. He re [...]	2008-04-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME541	CSD: ITALIAN HIGH-LEVEL/POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials told Emboffs that the head of Italy's delegation to the May 5-16 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD),like that of the U.S., likely will be a senior career official, rather than a high-level or political figure. This is largely due to [...]	2008-04-30 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI XA IT
08ROME546	IRAQ: ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ICI [...] Poloff delivered ref a points to Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Director of the MFA Iraq Task Force, on April 29. De Martino said that Italy will have a new government by the ICI Ministerial and was hopeful that the new Foreign Minister would attend. De Martino noted that as IRFFI co-chair, Ita [...]	2008-04-30 11:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT
08ROME585	ITALY: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL
08ROME613	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANT PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with Italian MFA Director General for Asia Iannucci on May 14 to discuss Iannucci's upcoming trip to Kabul and Farah Province and to discuss the new Berlusconi Government's plans for Afghanistan. Iannucci said that Italy had not yet decided what sort of pledge [...]	2008-05-14 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME662	BURMA: ITALY PLANS LOW-LEVEL PARTICIPATION AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM BM IT
08ROME716	ITALY TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA IT
08ROME743	BURMA: ITALY SEES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asian Office Director Alberto Vecchi June 9, urging Italy to press the Burmese regime to improve humanitarian access and halt forced relocation of cyclone victims. Vecchi, who represented Italy at the May 25 pledging conference in Rangoon, [...]	2008-06-11 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM BM IT
08ROME772	ITALY: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE OFFICIAL TO ATTEND LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN LI IT
08ROME779	ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...]	2008-06-20 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT
08ROME871	BURMA: ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM EUN IT
08ROME954	DESIGNATION OF MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER AND [...] (U) Below is the contact information for the Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and the MDRO Alternate. The Alternate, as recommended, is an FSN who works closely with the MDRO. 2. (SBU) MDRO Name: Christopher P. Curran (effective 29 August) Title: Economic Officer [...]	2008-07-30 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI IT
08SANAA1078	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 10:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08SANAA1461	DIESEL PROBLEM MORE CRISIS OF SUPPLY THAN PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Persistent diesel shortages attributed to high demand, low refinery capacity and corruption have plagued Yemen since May 2008. As a result, the ROYG has decided to take a number of measures to increase diesel supply. The high international price of oil has forced the ROYG to p [...]	2008-09-02 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV DJ SA SO SU YM
08SANAA1755	AMBASSADOR DECLARES DISASTER IN HADRAMOUT AND MAHRA [...] Summary and Action Request: Ambassador Seche declares a humanitarian disaster in the Hadramout and Mahra governorates of eastern Yemen following a tropical storm and related flash flooding that occurred between October 23 and October 25. The Ambassador requests that DCHA/OFDA immediately commi [...]	2008-10-27 15:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID YM
08SANAA1923	YEMEN PUSHING FULL STEAM AHEAD ON GAS PRODUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Construction of the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Project (YLNG) is near completion and YLNG expects to export natural gas in the second quarter of 2009. The ROYG Ministry of Oil and Minerals is also eyeing other oil production and exploration blocks for additional supplies of na [...]	2008-12-01 12:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV YM
08SANAA256	SECOND POST-CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW-UP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) officials, Gulf Cooperation Council representatives (including the Secretary General) and a large number of bilateral and SIPDIS multilateral donors gathered in Sana'a on February 4 to discuss the status of the pledges allocated to Yemen and the [...]	2008-02-11 09:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM
08SANAA396	YEMEN INPUT FOR FOAA-08 REPORT [...] In response to reftel, Post's input for the FY 2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act (FOAA-08) report follows. 2. The budget is made public in Yemen through written publications, the mass media and the internet. Nevertheless, many observers believe [...]	2008-03-08 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KMPI PREL YM
08SANAA541	IF THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING OUT OF MONEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ROYG apparently does not have enough revenues to cover its expenses. Against this background, it has promised to increase salaries, pensions and social welfare payments by USD 372 million. Raising General Sales Tax revenues, reducing smuggling/tax evasion, eliminating "gh [...]	2008-03-26 08:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL YM
08SANJOSE11	U.S.-BELIZE TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OVERSIGHT [...] SUMMARY: REO attended the U.S.-Belize Tropical Forest Conservation Fund Oversight Committee meeting held on November 9 in the Rio Bravo Conservation Areas. The meeting considered recipient NGO expenditures and plans for the coming year, PACT Foundation grants, and PACT Foundation Board Compo [...]	2008-01-07 21:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG BH
08SANJOSE138	COSTA RICAN DELEGATION FOR WIREC [...] After much deliberation, the GOCR proposed three individuals for travel to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in Washington, DC, on 3-4 March (reftel A): - Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy - Paola Arias, Ministry of Energy expert in renewable energy is [...]	2008-02-20 23:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID ECON ENRG EPET SENV
08SANJOSE146	TOOLS FOR A GREEN ISLAND: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENT AND [...] SUMMARY. While in Kingston October 21-24, 2007, REO met with UNEP, GOJ environmental officials, and U.S. Mission environmental partners to discuss priorities and potential tools. UNEP's Franklin Macdonald shared his views on WW2BW's future. Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency [...]	2008-02-22 17:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG JM
08SANJOSE15	COSTA RICA INVITATION TO WIREC CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 15:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08SANJOSE347	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Costa Rica has experienced rising food prices which have had minimal political impact to date. There have been no food shortages, although local price increases have been high as Costa Rica imports 100 percent of its wheat, yellow corn, and soybean consumption; 50 percent of its rice cons [...]	2008-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE479	COSTA RICA: PROPOSALS FOR 2008 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] Please find below Embassy San Jose's submission two projects for the 2008 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. Post provided full texts of the proposals to Kate Pongonis, PRM/ECA, in April. 2. PROJECT 1 DESCRIPTION: USD 14,992 to local NGO "International Advisors and Consultants Association" (AC [...]	2008-06-05 20:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL ELAB EAID CS
08SANJOSE71	RE-BUILDING BRIDGES IN COSTA RICA: A THREE-WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual three-way partnership, the GOCR, the Costa Rican private sector and the U.S. military have embarked on a campaign to replace key bridges damaged or washed out by flooding in the heavy 2007 rainy season. Most of the work will be undertaken by the National Emergency [...]	2008-01-30 15:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID MASS PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE817	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO [...] On October 7, we delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Antonio Alarcon, FonMin's Chief of Staff, and to Herbert Espinoza, U.S./Americas Desk Officer. The MFA thanked us for the information but provided no substantive response. Alarcon promised to pass the information to FM Stagno right away. [...]	2008-10-14 17:13:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL CS CU
08SANJOSE886	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] For the record, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies on September 19. No substantive response was received. CIANCHETTE [...]	2008-11-13 15:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV UNGA EAID CS
08SANJOSE928	COLD FRONT AFFECTING CARIBBEAN COAST OF COSTA RICA AND [...] As result of flood damage caused by the interaction of a high and low pressure systems on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from November 22-26, 2008, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. The damage has exceeded [...]	2008-11-26 22:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM KFLO CS
08SANSALVADOR1183	GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR1242	WHA/CEN DIRECTOR WEBSTER'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During his October 19-22 visit, WHA/CEN Director Christopher Webster met with key figures on the Salvadoran political and economic landscape. He spoke with members of both (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA and the (left-wing) FMLN about their respective campaigns and party platforms. We [...]	2008-10-30 22:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG MARR MASS SNAR
08SANSALVADOR1254	EL SALVADOR: MCC FY09 SCORECARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 19:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1338	DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO ES
08SANSALVADOR1382	FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing organization. Quiros has broad experience in road constructi [...]	2008-12-18 20:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1386	FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing entity. Quiros has broad experience in road construction an [...]	2008-12-19 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR700	EL SALVADOR: COUNTRY CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. government should extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living in the United States. El Salvador has still not finished reconstructing infrastructure damaged by the two severe earthquakes which struck the country in 2001. [...]	2008-06-12 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	EAID ES PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SANSALVADOR717	EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-17 15:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PHSA
08SANTIAGO1115	CHILE ACCEPTS INVITATION TO MARCH 9-20, ILEA LATIN AMERICA [...] Post delivered reftel invitation to GOC officials Jorge Chocair, Director of International Cooperation, Public Ministry (national prosecutors) and Jorge Vio, advisor to Deputy Ministry of Interior and head of the GOC Inter-Ministerial Task force on TIP. Both confirmed GOC acceptance of the in [...]	2008-12-18 18:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO569	CHILE: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMP) [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP CI
08SANTIAGO73	EMBASSY SANTIAGO'S RESPONSE REGARDING TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 18:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08SANTIAGO812	CHILE'S TRANSANTIAGO: IN STORMY WATERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery, DAS O'Neill, and Ambassador Simons received a readout on Transantiago from Transportation Minister Cortazar and Finance Minister Velasco September 1. The public transport system is a thorn in the side of the Bachelet Administration, and its woes have increa [...]	2008-09-05 21:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELTN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO816	TREASURY A/S LOWERY AND CHILEAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury A/S Lowery and Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar agreed, September 1, to a joint-effort on helping countries throughout Latin American and the Caribbean build infrastructure. A/S Lowery proposed an Infrastructure Finance Expert Corps that would draw from U.S. and C [...]	2008-09-09 12:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO979	TREASURY DAS MCDONALD AND CHILEAN MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS McDonald and Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar agreed, September 30, on next steps to build an Infrastructure Finance Expert Corps with U.S. and Chilean experts. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Ambassador Simons, U.S. Treasury DAS Larry McDonald, Treasury Associate Dire [...]	2008-11-03 21:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTODOMINGO1023	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON, [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...]	2008-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1265	COLOMBIAN AMB DISCUSSES MASSACRE, CONCERNS ON DOM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Fannin received Colombia's new Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Juan Jose Chaux on August 6 for a courtesy call that quickly turned substantive. Ambassador Chaux's message was that the Dominican Republic must address three key challenges to preserve its democracy: [...]	2008-08-08 11:40:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM ENRG PGOV PTER KJUS EAID
08SANTODOMINGO1657	U.S.-CARIBBEAN SECURITY DIALOGUE: DOMINICAN [...] On October 28, the Ambassador delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-Caribbean Security Dialogue to Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. Morales expressed Dominican interest in the meeting and said that he would pass the invitation to Minister of Defense Pena Antonio. In addition, the Dom [...]	2008-10-29 18:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KJUS PTER EAID MASS MOPS DR
08SANTODOMINGO17	PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DOMINICAN [...] This cable responds to Reftel request for Post's assessment of the suitability of the Dominican Republic for possible pilot projects under the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). Background ---------- 2. The USG's Democracy and Governance assistance program in the Dominican Rep [...]	2008-01-04 19:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1807	GODR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] FAS Counselor delivered talking points as per reftel to Minister of Agriculture Salvador Jimenez. On November 25, Jimenez responded by letter conveying his support for the proposed Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Jimenez said he views GPAF as having the potential to reasse [...]	2008-11-26 15:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1974	DOMINICAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS WARY AS ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The tourist havens of Punta Cana and La Romana in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic are beginning to feel the effects of the global economic downturn, but the impact remains limited and most new development is continuing. However, Cap Cana, a large scale luxury resort projec [...]	2008-12-30 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID DR
08SAOPAULO117	BRAZIL,S ECONOMIC GROWTH, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AND [...] (SBU) Despite the mostly encouraging news regarding Brazil's rapid economic growth, new trade and industry development is increasingly coming into conflict with the country's indigenous communities. The demarcation of indigenous lands allows for a degree of legal protection; however, even wh [...]	2008-03-10 14:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL SOCI EAID ELAB ECON BR
08SAOPAULO38	GOVERNMENT EXPANSION OF "BOLSA FAMILIA" BENEFITS DRAWS [...] On the last working day of 2007, President Lula expanded the scope of Bolsa Familia, the federal monthly stipend benefiting some 11 million poor families, to include an additional payment for each child aged 16 and 17. Opposition politicians called the action unethical and possibly in violati [...]	2008-01-28 18:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI EAID EFIN ECON BR
08SAOPAULO630	SEVERE FLOODING IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL [...] (U) Heavy rains in the Southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina have left at least 68 dead and over 50,000 homelesss. Santa Catarina State Governor, Luis Henrique da Silveira reported that this is the worst climatic tragedy faced by Santa Catarina state in its history. He said heavy rainfal [...]	2008-11-26 10:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID CASC PREL BR
08SARAJEVO1036	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 24-25 PEACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will take place in the warm glow of Bosnia's June 16 signing of its Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Though this fulfills one of the two conditions set by the PIC in February for closure of OHR. Prog [...]	2008-06-18 16:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KAWC MARR ECON EAID EU
08SARAJEVO1088	BOSNIA - CORRUPTION VERDICTS HIGHLIGHT RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent verdicts in corruption cases against senior Bosnian political leaders have highlighted the vulnerability of the judiciary to political attacks and the systemic weaknesses in the judicial system that continue to require the attention of the international community. On June [...]	2008-07-02 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1090	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, and I am pleased that you will be able to join me on July 11 for the commemoration in Srebrenica of the 1995 genocide that took place in and around the municipality. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly [...]	2008-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KJUS KAWC KCRM EAID BK EU
08SARAJEVO1114	BOSNIA - RUSSIS WALKS OUT OF PIC AND REFUSES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC),PIC member states, except Russia, reiterated their commitment to a benchmarks-driven approach to determining OHR's closure date. PIC member states also underscored to Bosnian political leaders that they would consider national [...]	2008-07-09 11:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KJUS KAWC KCRM RU BK
08SARAJEVO1231	BOSNIA - THE LONG, SAD SAGA OF BOSNIA'S HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The appointment of a single state-level Ombudsman for human rights, a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and Council of Europe post-accession requirement, remains incomplete almost two years after the Bosnian parliament adopted legislation mandating it. The initial att [...]	2008-07-31 08:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1408	BOSNIA'S DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post delivered reftel information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Multilateral Division and the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Rural Development Dusan Neskovic, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. Neskovic,s office will likely be responsible for a [...]	2008-09-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08SARAJEVO1807	BOSNIA - SNAPSHOT OF RECENT INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS [...] (U) The INL-funded programs implemented by OPDAT and ICITAP programs are critical to our efforts to strengthen rule of law in Bosnia, and more broadly speaking, the state. In keeping with the Embassy's priorities, much of this assistance is geared to state-level institutions (State Border Po [...]	2008-12-02 18:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO790	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary. Rising food prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contributed to the overall 4.9% inflation rate in 2007 (Central Bank figures). As a net food importer, BiH experienced across the board food price increases, but particularly troublesome was the effect on the price of bread, a stapl [...]	2008-04-30 12:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BK

08SECTION01OF03CAIRO1416	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETIGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, AND ABOUL GHEIT [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 eetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Direcor Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODELAckerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Paestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goalsfor building upon the current "calming period"),Eypt's regional rela [...]	2008-07-07 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL EAID ENRG IS
08SECTION01OF04HARARE754	ZIMBABWEAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENING AS BAN [...] (SBU) The Mugabe government continues to deny nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) access to 1.3 million at-risk Zimbabweans to provide food, water, seed, fertilizer, and hygienic support. Currently, less than 300,000 people are receiving assistance [...]	2008-08-28 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EAID PHUM ZI
08SEOUL1020	UK AMBASSADOR TO DPRK: NORTH KOREA IS CHANGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Ambassador to Pyongyang, John Everard, told the DCM and Poloffs on May 16 that the there has been slow but noticeable change in North Korea during the two years that he has been serving there. North Korean elites were more openly flaunting their wealth in Pyongyang where it w [...]	2008-05-20 01:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KNNP EAID KS KN
08SEOUL1060	ROK IN SYNC WITH U.S. POSITIONS ON BURMA AID [...] (C) Seo Eunji, MOFAT Deputy Director for Humanitarian Assistance, said on May 23 that the ROK had the same views as the U.S. concerning the priorities of the May 25 conference. The ROK was concerned about the lack of access granted by Burmese officials to international humanitarian aid workers, [...]	2008-05-23 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PHUM BM EAID
08SEOUL1215	ROK URGED BURMA TO ACCEPT AID WORKERS, INCLUDING [...] (C) Hong Sang-hun, MOFAT Deputy Director for Humanitarian Assistance, said on June 9 that the ROK had urged Burma to fully implement measures permitting humanitarian assistance personnel, regardless of nationality, to travel to areas affected by Cyclone Nargis in dire need of relief assistance. [...]	2008-06-18 01:14:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PHUM BM EAID
08SEOUL1314	ROK PREFERS TO WAIT ON ARF MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] (C) Oh You-jin, MOFAT Deputy Director for South Asian and Oceanian Regional Cooperation, said that there was not enough time before the Singapore ARF Ministerial to adequately discuss a Ministerial Statement on Regional Disaster Preparedness. Rather, such a document on disaster relief should [...]	2008-07-01 07:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN KS
08SEOUL1528	DPRK FOOD AID VISIT: GOOD BEGINNING [...] (C) During a June 30-July 5 visit to the DPRK to observe the beginning of the U.S. food aid program, USAID and Embassy Seoul officers met with World Food Program (WFP) and U.S. NGO representatives who said cooperation with DPRK authorities on launching the program was good. The WFP and NGOs ha [...]	2008-08-01 09:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS EAID PGOV
08SEOUL1581	BLUE HOUSE OFFICIAL HOPEFUL OF IMPROVED ROK-DPRK [...] (C) Assistant Secretary to the President for Unification Yu Joon-ha (protect) told poloff August 7 that the Lee administration is committed to improved ties with the DPRK, but does not expect any movement until next year. The ROKG is determined to establish reciprocity as part of the ROK-DP [...]	2008-08-11 07:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KS KN
08SEOUL1663	MT. KUMGANG: HYUNDAI ASAN WAITING ON ROKG TO TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Hyundai Asan Senior Vice President Jang Whan-bin told poloff August 13 that only the ROKG could resolve the stalemate with the DPRK over the Mt. Kumgang shooting incident. He does not believe financial incentives will compel the North Koreans to negotiate, saying the matter had [...]	2008-08-20 23:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KS KN
08SEOUL1936	CLARIFIED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) On Tuesday, October 30, Poloff delivered ref B demarche to First Secretary Kim, Hyun-du in the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division of MOFAT. Poloff clarified the language in ref A on the USG's request for ROKG support for the expansion of the Afghan National Army. Poloff informed Kim [...]	2008-10-02 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	EAID PREL KS AF
08SEOUL2061	ROK RESPONSE TO GEORGIA DONORS' CONFERENCE REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 00:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL RS KMCA KCRS KS
08SEOUL2177	MOFAT-WHA CONSULTATIONS: ROK'S EXPANDING TIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korea is actively expanding ties with Latin America through trade, investment, overseas development assistance and high-level engagement, according to ROK Foreign Ministry officials who met with WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon on October 15 for consultations. The Ministry's Lati [...]	2008-11-06 22:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV ETRD SK BR BL CU CI MX PE
08SEOUL2304	KOREAN ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Econoff discussed ROKG participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) with Mr. Lee, Young-joon of the South Asian and Oceanian Regional Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) [...]	2008-12-02 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08SEOUL2333	DEMARCHE REQUEST - REPUBLIC OF KOREA PARTICIPATION [...] On December 4, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Development Cooperation Division's Jong-ho Kyun. Below are responses to questions posed in reftel. -- The ROK is planning to end participation in the RRT because their RRT members will be unpr [...]	2008-12-05 07:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KS IZ
08SEOUL2354	ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE: LIMITED ROKG [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 25 to MOFAT Southeast Asian Affairs Deputy Director Lee Yong-joon. Lee said an interagency meeting is required before he could provide a response. 3. (SBU) On December 3, Lee stated that [...]	2008-12-09 08:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08SEOUL2361	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD
08SEOUL499	SOUTH KOREAN NGOS' UPHILL STRUGGLE IN NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) In early March, DPRK officials faxed a request to their ROK counterparts at Mt. Kumgang saying that South Korean aid workers should "temporarily" halt visits to Mt. Kumgang and Kaesong, but noting that aid would still be accepted, with no further explanation. The message encapsulated No [...]	2008-03-13 06:31:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS KN ECON EAID
08SEOUL622	ROK OFFICIALS, ACADEMICS AND NGOS SEE SERIOUS DPRK [...] (C) Summary: In March 17-18 meetings with INR analyst Mark Phelan and poloff, ROK observers cited reasons for serious concern about the DPRK's food situation this year: -- ROK observers expected decreased DPRK crop production because of 2006 and 2007 flood damage in the 'rice bowl' surround [...]	2008-03-28 05:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN ECON EAID EAGR PGOV
08SEOUL774	PRESIDENT LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY: ESTABLISHING [...] (C) Lee Myung-bak won the presidency on a conservative platform, emphasizing a new approach toward North Korea. Candidate Lee repeated over and over that ten years of Sunshine Policy had yielded nothing. During that time, the North, with newly acquired nuclear weapons, had become more dangero [...]	2008-04-16 08:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV EAID PREL
08SEOUL804	SEOUL RESPONSE; DONORS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Development Cooperation Division Acting Director Kyun Jong-ho recently told us the ROKG was prepared to make a "substantial" pledge (involving both grants and loans stretching over three to four years) at the upcoming Af [...]	2008-04-21 06:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM KS PGOV PREL
08SEOUL881	NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES WITH SHORTAGE OF MEDICINE AND [...] (SBU) Famine, natural disaster, mismanagement, a lack of safe drinking water, and shortages of essential drugs and vaccines have left the population of the Democratic Peoples' Republic (DPRK) vulnerable to infectious diseases, despite the existence of an adequately-trained corps of medical per [...]	2008-04-30 01:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PINR ECON SOCI KN
08SEOUL987	SEOUL RESPONSE; PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Development Cooperation Division Acting Director Kyun Jong-ho recently confirmed that Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan will be leading the ROKG delegation to the Paris conference. While the ROKG has not yet finalized its [...]	2008-05-14 07:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM KS PGOV PREL
08SEOUL988	SEOUL RESPONSE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 07:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
08SINGAPORE1057	SINGAPORE HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 08:28:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRS EAID EFIN PREL SN
08SINGAPORE1069	DEMARCHE TO SINGAPORE ON MONTERREY CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) On September 29, Econoff met with Mr. Daryl Sng, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Directorate at Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discussed negotiation of the Outcome Statement of the Financing for Development (FfD) Review Conference per reftel. Mr. Sng sai [...]	2008-10-03 08:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN SN
08SINGAPORE1257	SINGAPORE WILL PARTICIPATE IN ARF DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) Singapore will participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise that the USG will co-host (reftel) in the Philippines in May 2009, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ASEAN Directorate Deputy Director Dominic Goh told Poloff November 26. Goh said that the Singapore M [...]	2008-11-26 09:38:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF SN
08SINGAPORE536	BURMA CYCLONE: NO RELIEF ACCESS LIKELY BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel told Singapore MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan May 9 that the USG is focused on humanitarian concerns in Burma, specifically on ensuring that sufficient international assistance quickly reaches those affected by Cyclone Nargis. Kaus [...]	2008-05-12 01:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID MOPS PREL SN BM ASEAN
08SINGAPORE541	BURMESE EXILES PETITION FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) Four representatives of a Burmese exile group calling itself the Overseas Burmese Patriots (OBP) presented post with a petition May 12 calling on the United States to "immediately enter Burma" to deliver humanitarian relief "regardless of the lack of permission from the military junta." [...]	2008-05-12 09:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID MOPS PREL PHUM BM SN
08SINGAPORE587	SINGAPORE CONCERNED BURMA ILL PREPARED FOR [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA ASEAN Directorate Senior Deputy Director Wong Chow Ming told E/P Chief May 21 that Singapore shares our concern about the need to focus Burma's attention on ensuring international relief reaches victims of Cyclone Nargis as quickly as possible. Wong reca [...]	2008-05-22 10:04:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID PREL SN BM ASEAN
08SKOPJE181	MACEDONIA: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] The GOM has developed a relatively high degree of fiscal transparency, as a result of reforms it has undertaken as part of its effort to join NATO and the European Union. Macedonia, as an EU candidate country, is in the process of raising its budgetary practices to EU standards and receives s [...]	2008-03-07 16:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV MK
08SKOPJE256	MACEDONIA: SOLID 2007 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) In 2007, Macedonia's economy performed solidly, with GDP growth rising to 5.1 percent, relatively low inflation, a balanced budget, a 40 percent increase in exports, and a low current account deficit. In the last few months of 2007, however, analysts began noting a worrying trend of both [...]	2008-04-09 08:16:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EAID MK
08SKOPJE284	MACEDONIA ON TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 11:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL MK
08SKOPJE366	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje interagency team welcome you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when U.S. influence in Macedonia is higher than at any time in recent memory. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at the NATO Summit in Buchare [...]	2008-06-05 13:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE66	MACEDONIA: NEW ERA IN LABOR RELATIONS [...] (SBU) The GOM and the Federation of Free Trade Unions (KCC) signed a collective bargaining agreement for public sector workers on January 16. The agreement will not directly increase civil servants' wages or benefits, since the GOM is already providing public employees with a 34 percent wage [...]	2008-01-28 11:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON EAID PGOV MK
08SKOPJE675	MACEDONIA: COUNTRY DUCKS FIRST WAVE OF FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] The first wave of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) passed Macedonia with no significant impact owing largely to the country's limited links to major global financial markets. However, postponed foreign direct investment, withdrawn portfolio investment from the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE),[...]	2008-11-06 15:29:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PREL EAID MK
08SKOPJE70	MACEDONIA'S MAIN ECONOMIC GOAL: ACCELERATED GROWTH [...] (U) In its macroeconomic policy for 2008, the GOM focuses on policies that it hopes will lead to GDP growth of six percent in each of the next three years. Macedonia's macroeconomic foundation remains sound. GDP growth in 2007 was estimated at about five percent, an increase over the precedin [...]	2008-01-28 12:44:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID MK
08SKOPJE80	MACEDONIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 08:40:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGER EFIN
08SOFIA107	BULGARIA: WIREC DELEGATION LIST [...] (U) The Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy informed us February 20 that the Bulgarian delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference will consist of the following officials: Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Minister, Ministry of Economy and Energy; Ms. Galina Tosheva-Grigor [...]	2008-02-21 05:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU
08SOFIA125	S/CT REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON CRITICAL [...] (U) From what post has been able to determine, there are no critical infrastructure or key resources within Bulgaria which, if destroyed, disrutped or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. 2. (SBU) The only specific infrastructure protection effo [...]	2008-02-29 17:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGR EFIN
08SOFIA157	BULGARIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is an assessment of Bulgaria's fiscal transparency. 2. (U) International standards for budget reporting are in place in Bulgaria, as required by EU membership. Relevant budget documents can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Finance and Parliament [...]	2008-03-18 11:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV BU
08SOFIA266	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 14:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU BU
08SOFIA276	BULGARIA: IMPACT OF RISING GOODS/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is a response to REFTEL. In 2007 - 2008, the Bulgarian economy and consumers witnessed the highest inflation and consumer price increases in the last 10 years. In 2007, Bulgaria -- a traditional exporter of grains -- became a net importer. In the last year, March [...]	2008-04-25 15:07:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV BU
08SOFIA294	BULGARIAN PARTICIPATION AT ICI MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 16:01:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EIVN PGOV PREL IZ
08SOFIA297	HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO BURMA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 15:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BM
08SOFIA315	BULGARIA: NO COMMENT ON PLEDGING AT THE PARIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-19 09:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV AG BU
08SOFIA322	THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] We delivered the Aide-Memoire to Mrs. Hristina Hristova, Head of Protocol at the Ministry of Agriculture; to Mr. Persian Boev, Protocol Deputy at the Ministry of Health; to Mrs. Aisehel Rufi, International Relations Department Deputy at the Ministry of Economy; and to Mrs. Galya Tonkovska, sen [...]	2008-05-22 09:04:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO
08SOFIA324	AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO FIGHT [...] We delivered the Aide-Memoire to Mrs. Hristina Hristova, Head of Protocol at the Ministry of Agriculture; to Mr. Persian Boev, Protocol Deputy at the Ministry of Health; to Mrs. Aisehel Rufi, International Relations Department Deputy at the Ministry of Economy; and to Mrs. Galya Tonkovska, sen [...]	2008-05-22 10:23:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO
08SOFIA330	COMPETENT GOB INSTITUTIONS CONSIDERING FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 12:49:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM BM
08SOFIA356	CYLCON NARGIS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 10:24:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM BM
08SOFIA360	BULGARIA: SUPPORTS GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 14:25:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP BU
08SOFIA388	BULGARIA WILL GIVE 50,000 EURO FOR CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 13:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM BM
08SOFIA399	BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO VIENNA WILL ATTEND VIENNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 10:09:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM LE UNRWA
08SOFIA636	BULGARIA WILL DECIDE ON ASSISTANCE AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 16:03:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS BU
08SOFIA7	BULGARIA: WIREC INVITES DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, post delivered WIREC Invitations to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivailo Kalfin with copies to Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Agriculture and Food Supply Nihat Kabil, and Minister of Environment and Waters Dzhevdet Chakarov on January 7, 2008. Post will [...]	2008-01-07 14:59:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA BU
08STATE100349	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...]	2008-09-19 14:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW
08STATE100914	DEMARCHE PRIOR TO POSSIBLE VISIT BY PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing. See requested action in Para 3. 2. (C) Background: China shares our concern about instability in Pakistan and has requested closer coordination with the United States on Pakistan. China has significant interests in Pakistan and provided s [...]	2008-09-22 13:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PK PREL PTER
08STATE101603	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-23 17:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101606	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-23 17:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101608	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-23 17:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE101610	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-23 17:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE103448	CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE: BACKGROUND & GUIDANCE [...] This is a joint State-USAID action request for Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Honiara, Port Moresby, Bangkok, and Canberra. See para 7. 2. Summary: Posts are requested to provide political and public diplomacy support to highlight USG involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) [...]	2008-09-26 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
08STATE103751	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-29 14:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE103754	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...]	2008-09-29 14:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW
08STATE103757	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 10, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Joel Olard Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: Army-Military Engine [...]	2008-09-29 14:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE105096	FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN MEETING AT THE UN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. A/S Richard Boucher, SCA AFGHANISTAN Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta AUSTRALIA Foreign Minister Stephen Smith CANADA Ambassador John McNee, Permanent Representative to the UN [...]	2008-10-01 21:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UNAMA UNGA KDEM EAID MARR MASS MOPS UN
08STATE105409	LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of date, it possesses no credible information of gross violationsof human rights by the security officers below: a) Name: Seabata NTHABI Gender: Male Date of birth: 17 April, 1968 Passport no.: SA 000205 Date of issue: 01 [...]	2008-10-02 15:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08STATE106010	SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGENT NEED FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The U.S. government is deeply concerned about the lack of financial commitments from donors to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the agenc [...]	2008-10-03 16:25:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PGOV PHUM PREL UNRWA
08STATE106585	EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED'S 9/23/2008 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 23, 2008; 2:00 p.m.; New York, New York. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried UNGA Senior Area Advisor for Europe William Pope Robert Gonzales (EUR/UMB Notetaker) GUAM GUAM Secretary General Valeri Chechelashvili Georgian Foreign Minister Eka [...]	2008-10-06 15:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID UP GG MD AJ
08STATE108377	PAKISTANI NON-PAPERS ON ENHANCING PAKISTAN-U.S. [...] (U) During the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue on September 29, Foreign Secretary Bashir shared with the U.S. side two non-papers; on the Pakistan-U.S. Partnership and on the Strategic Dialogue process (text below). Bashir said the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue is critical but needs more [...]	2008-10-09 15:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PK EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV
08STATE108393	U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] (U) This cable summarizes the economic overview session of the U.S. Pakistan Strategic Dialogue plenary session as well as economic-related issues raised during Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Qureshi,s small group meeting prior to the plenary session. Participants in the sm [...]	2008-10-09 15:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV
08STATE108452	U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Foreign Minister Qureshi hosted the third U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue on September 29 in Washington, D.C. Reftels describe sessions and economic and agriculture issues. On security cooperation, the delegations discussed in detail the Coaliti [...]	2008-10-09 17:21:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PK PREL EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV
08STATE108966	DEMARCHE REQUEST-AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. Purpose ------- 2. (U) Embassy Baghdad would like to selectively expand international participation in the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program (reftel) and has identified agriculture as an element of the PRT program appropr [...]	2008-10-10 16:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PREL IZ AS
08STATE109268	GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER [...] The Department instructs USUN to draw on the points below for its participation in the UN Security Council debate on the Secretary General's September 23 report on the situation in Afghanistan, scheduled to take place on October 14. 2. Begin points: Mr. President I would like to thank [...]	2008-10-10 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PGOV UNAMA MARR MOPS EAID KDEM AF
08STATE111287	A/S SULLIVAN MEETING WITH AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting with A/S Sullivan, Afghanistan's Minister of Finance Ahady spoke of his primary concern that the global financial crisis might mean less international donor assistance for Afghanistan. He also asked for USG assistance in securing greater debt relief from [...]	2008-10-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV
08STATE111761	BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...]	2008-10-20 22:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EAID PREL JA KS
08STATE112442	REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...]	2008-10-22 15:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP
08STATE112584	GEORGIA PM LAYS OUT ECONOMIC CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian PM Gurgenidze told U/S Jeffery October 13 that the economic situation in Georgia was still highly fragile because of the now combined effects of the August Russian invasion and the possible regional contagion from the financial crisis. He stated that in light of the glo [...]	2008-10-22 18:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EU GG KCRS KMCA PREL RS
08STATE113842	IRAQ TELECOM 2008: MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request ) see paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: The third annual Iraq Telecom conference illustrated the potential opportunities and risks that derive from recent policy initiatives by Iraq's new Minister of Communications, including his attempted establishment of state mo [...]	2008-10-24 20:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ECPS EINT IZ PGOV PREL
08STATE115429	PAKISTANI DELEGATION INFORMS U/S JEFFERY OF [...] (C) Summary. In an October 11 meeting with U/S Jeffery, Pakistani Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Shaukat Tareen said that he is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reach an understanding on a formal Fund program before departing Washington, [...]	2008-10-29 19:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PK
08STATE116592	INSTRUCTIONS: U.S. RESPONSE ON PROPOSED RIO+20 [...] Summary. South Korea's Ambassador Park has approached Ambassador Khalilzad and Ambassador McMahan (reftels A and C) about Korea's interest in hosting a Rio-plus-20 (Rio 20) conference on sustainable development in Korea in 2012. He reiterated that it is the right time for Asia to host such [...]	2008-10-31 20:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA SENV EAID AORC
08STATE116623	USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]	2008-10-31 21:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	REF SOCI EAID
08STATE117469	DOL HOSTS SIXTH U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte Ponticelli hosted the sixth annual labor dialogue with Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on October 17, 2008, in Washington. MOLISA Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa led the [...]	2008-11-04 20:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
08STATE117570	CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...]	2008-11-04 22:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC
08STATE11870	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]	2008-02-06 15:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AE
08STATE119783	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING IN ABU DHABI [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3 request to deliver talking points regarding the November 17 Friends of Pakistan meeting. See also paragraph 4 requesting information on host government actions in connection with the security situation in Pakistan,s tribal belt. 2. (SBU) Ba [...]	2008-11-11 00:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK
08STATE122937	ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE GUIDANCE AND ACTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DHAKA, DILI, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PHNOM PENH, PORT MORESBY, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBAATAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. Embas [...]	2008-11-19 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08STATE123494	THE GLOBAL PARTNERHIP CENTER (GPC) PROVIDES [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Established in December of 2007 (ref. A),the Global Partnership Center (GPC) leads efforts to advance the use of results-based, public-private partnerships as a mainstream tool for U.S. diplomacy. A cornerstone of this eff [...]	2008-11-21 01:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AID ABUD AMGT AFIN BMGT EAID ECON EFIN
08STATE125686	COLD FRONT AFFECTING CARIBBEAN COAST OF COSTA RICA AND [...] As result of flood damage caused by the interaction of a high and low pressure systems on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from November 22-26, 2008, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. The damage has exceeded [...]	2008-11-27 02:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM KFLO CS
08STATE127526	VIETNAM LABOR DELEGATION VISIT TO WASHINGTON: [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) participated in a series of informal meetings organized by the Hanoi-based USAID-funded Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR),in the Washington area from October 20 to 22. The meet [...]	2008-12-03 22:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID ECON ETRD WTRO EINV ECPS VM
08STATE130109	IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE & [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 14:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08STATE130227	IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE & [...] (U) Summary: To accelerate Iraq's economic recovery, a roundtable of U.S. experts, convened by the Department, has offered to help Iraq establish and develop its own National Science Foundation (NSF). Science and technology (the application of science) has long been a vital engine of economic [...]	2008-12-11 16:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08STATE130301	CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION [...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]	2008-12-11 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE132020	REPORT: ARF MOVES FORWARD ON DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, [...] SUMMARY: ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) members made important progress on key disaster relief initiatives at ARF's annual Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 4-6. The United States and the Philippines undertook extensive discussions with a numb [...]	2008-12-17 14:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF ASEAN EAID MARR MOPS RP
08STATE132044	DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) The Nicaraguan Government's decision to certify the badly flawed November 9 municipal election results short-circuited a domestic and international effort to review the disputed vote count. Credible sources have reported that the GON close [...]	2008-12-17 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL NU
08STATE133455	SOMALIA - DECEMBER 16, 2008 COMMUNIQUE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met December 16 at the United Nations (UN) in New York to discuss Somalia's ongoing political process, security issues, reconstruction, and the humanitarian situation (reported septel). The meeting concluded with the adoption of a [...]	2008-12-22 16:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
08STATE133489	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD [...] Action request for action addressees (FY09 MCA Compact Eligible and Threshold Eligible countries) in paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of Directors met December 11, 2008, and selected three new countries -- Indonesia, Zambia, and Colombia -- as [...]	2008-12-22 17:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC
08STATE133691	FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS - [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...]	2008-12-22 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID UN AORC
08STATE13442	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-08 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE14169	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-11 20:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE14252	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior officials at Embassy Kigali is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister-level head of offi [...]	2008-02-11 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY RW

08STATE14490	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]	2008-02-12 17:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AJ
08STATE14563	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 4 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official delega [...]	2008-02-12 19:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY TS
08STATE14866	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Consul General or appropriate senior consulate official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the Palestinian Authority Foreign minister or, if known, the PA's designated Minister-level head of official delegatio [...]	2008-02-13 17:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY KPAL
08STATE15117	MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND AND 2008 REVIEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD) was a marked accomplishment for the U.S. and other donor countries as it recognizes the importance of a balanced approach to development. It emphasizes [...]	2008-02-14 01:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN
08STATE1522	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]	2008-01-07 17:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE15502	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that the Maldives and Mauritania are interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now only two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are [...]	2008-02-14 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE15551	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE15566	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15599	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 21:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15608	SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]	2008-02-14 22:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE17307	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Monaco is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post to [...]	2008-02-20 23:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MN
08STATE18041	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Mongolia is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post t [...]	2008-02-22 16:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MG
08STATE19187	LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Last Name: Ngo'o Akoulou, Alphonse First Name: Alphonse Rank: Colonel Posotion: Chief of Investi [...]	2008-02-26 17:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE20329	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...]	2008-02-28 17:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA
08STATE2033	VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]	2008-01-08 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE20685	READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN [...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...]	2008-02-29 04:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU
08STATE24209	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jerome Noel MOUGOULA-SAGUILIBA Rank: Maitre Principal Position: New pilot (MP) DOB: Dec [...]	2008-03-07 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE24211	HUMAN RIGHTA VETTING FOR ACOTA LESSONS-LEARNED [...] (SBU) The department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Robert Owono Ella Anda Rank: Commandant Major Position: Advisor of the Chief of the Army [...]	2008-03-07 21:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE24214	VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Germin Nestor OKOULA Rank: Liteutenant Position: Chief of Criminal Section, Lambarene DOB [...]	2008-03-07 21:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE25483	LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Handy Dimoni KABANGU Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: August 4, 1964 Na [...]	2008-03-11 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CG
08STATE25866	LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 10, 2008, it pssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Galega, Roland Njinouwo Title: Fonctionnaire Gender: Male DOB: November 26, 1967 2. [...]	2008-03-12 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE27868	SPAIN ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON INVITATION TO AHLC [...] (C) Summary. The Spanish Charge d,Affaires to the United States presented a demarche to NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Danin on March 14, asking that the U.S. support Spanish participation in the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in London and that we weigh in with the EU, Norway and th [...]	2008-03-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG ECON EAID IS SP BE UK NO
08STATE33290	RIES REPORTS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, FACES HEADWINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amb. Charles Ries met with congressional staff, business representatives, international financial institution (IFI) staff, journalists, and others interested in Iraq's economic situation during his March 10-14 visit to Washington and New York. Amb. Ries's interlocutors generally [...]	2008-04-01 14:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN IZ
08STATE35860	PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- 2. (U) On June 12, France will host and co-chair (along with the Government of Afghanistan and the UN) a Foreign Minister-level international conference on Afghanistan in Paris. We anticipate Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-04-07 18:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF
08STATE39410	SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. See paragraph six. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on political stability and the economy in many countries around the world. Food and agricultural commodity price rises have wide potential imp [...]	2008-04-30 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08STATE39803	LEAHY VETTING FOR ILEA NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Gervais Ndirakobuca Rank: Deputy Director General Position: Burundian National P [...]	2008-04-16 13:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR BY
08STATE40180	ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. The May 5 - 16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) will be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Francis Nhema. The Zimbabwean chairmanship is particularly troubling in light of [...]	2008-04-16 22:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON
08STATE40360	LEAHY VETTING - CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE CANDIDATES FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Ministry of Security and Public Order: Last name: Makamona First name: Etienne Gender: [...]	2008-04-17 14:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CF
08STATE40362	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TRIPARTITE PLUS [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the persons listed below: Last Name First Name DOB --------- ---------- --- GASANA Tom 1974 SE [...]	2008-04-17 14:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR RW
08STATE41362	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAINERS OF SOMALIA [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of April 18, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below who are overseeing the training of Somalia Transitional Federal Government military units. 2. Name: Ar [...]	2008-04-18 21:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET
08STATE41385	SOMALIA: FOLLOW-UP ON RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host countries and relevant international organizations to pursue the following objectives: -- Inform participants of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia that [...]	2008-04-18 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO
08STATE42157	KUWAIT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 7-9. 2. (SBU) In the lead up to the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12, the U.S. Government is aiming for significant increases in financial support from the Gulf States to bolster the international community's lo [...]	2008-04-22 13:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AE AFIN KU QA SA
08STATE43799	DEMARCHE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The first anniversary International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 29, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Sweden and co-chaired [...]	2008-04-24 23:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
08STATE44359	PLEDGING AT THE PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (U) Summary: The United States views the upcoming Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan as an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its long-term commitment for Afghanistan through support for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and the 2009 and 2010 Afghan electi [...]	2008-04-26 22:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08STATE47433	GUIDANCE: U.S. APPROACH TO THE MILLENNIUM [...] This cable is an action request for USUN (see para. 12) and is intended as a brief overview of current U.S. policy for other posts. More guidance is available on the State/IO Bureau intranet website (see para. 13). 2. Summary. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have gained increase [...]	2008-05-05 19:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL UN
08STATE50798	Secretary Rice's April 23, 2008 meeting with [...] (U) Classified by AF A/S Jendayi E. Frazer, Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) April 23, 2008; 11 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield, AF Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates [...]	2008-05-13 20:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID
08STATE51535	MEETING ON JAPAN'S RICE STOCKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. This cable supersedes guidance provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Yost met with Embassy of Japan Economic Minister and Acting DCM Yokoi on May 14, 2008 to d [...]	2008-05-14 23:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID JA
08STATE5189	PARTICIPANTS FOR ILEA LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of January 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. Name: Shemsu Jemal Sirur Rank: Deputy Commander Organization: Dire Dawa Police Commission Current [...]	2008-01-16 22:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET
08STATE521	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph eight as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's SIPDIS foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official de [...]	2008-01-03 17:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA
08STATE52635	ENGAGING GULF STATES ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar (hereafter referred to as the G-4) have significantly increased foreign assistance to a wide range of countries i [...]	2008-05-16 20:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE KU SA QA
08STATE53934	KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This cable responds to the guidance request in reftel for Department of State-funded training. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the nominees in reftels and possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of May 19, 2008. Please note that if Post subsequ [...]	2008-05-20 21:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KV
08STATE53972	ENLISTING AUSTRALIA TO SOLICIT ASSISTANCE PLEDGES [...] (U) In the lead-up to the June 12 Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan, the U.S. Government will be engaging emerging donors to present U.S. objectives for the conference and encourage participation and financial pledging (Ref A) . At a meeting on Afghanistan in Ottawa last month, Australi [...]	2008-05-20 22:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL
08STATE55375	ORAL MESSAGE URGING FM KOUCHNER TO ATTEND [...] (C) This is an action request: see para 4, below. 2. (C) Per reftel State 43799, Sweden is hosting the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial Meeting in Stockholm on May 29. The Swedish Foreign Minister of State has requested USG support for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's [...]	2008-05-23 13:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FR IZ SW EUN
08STATE55385	DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: OMAN [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Muscat,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on May 6 via video conference. This cable summarizes the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Muscat,s previous democracy strategy (ref A). ---------------- [...]	2008-05-23 13:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL MU
08STATE559	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE563	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE5835	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE5837	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XM
08STATE59149	USG LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION DURING CERTAIN MEMBER [...] This cable provides guidance on USG level of representation during certain member states' official presentations during the June 3-5 UN Food Security Conference in Rome. 2. The Department understands that Iran, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe will be represented by their heads of state at the Ro [...]	2008-06-03 01:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID IR ZI VE CU
08STATE5963	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to STATE 00005963 002 OF 006 SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT WASHINGTON INTERNATION help defray travel costs, including per [...]	2008-01-18 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE59706	2008 ARF Senior Officials Meeting: Making Steps Toward Reform [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) was held May 9 in Singapore. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for ASEAN affairs Scot Marciel led the U.S. delegation to exchange views on key regional issues and further efforts to strengthen ARF (May 10 AS [...]	2008-06-03 22:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PTER MARR EAID SG BM ARF
08STATE5979	GUIDANCE FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE INFORMAL [...] (U) This cable is to provide guidance and instructions for the U.S. delegation to the informal Iraq donors meeting in Naples, Italy on January 23-24, 2008. Reftels give the composition of the delegation. 2. (U) With an eye toward achieving the goals of the International Compact with Iraq, a [...]	2008-01-18 20:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EU UN IT IZ
08STATE60123	ICI ANNUAL REVIEW CONFERENCE - STOCKHOLM, MAY 29, [...] (U) Posts may draw upon this report as needed in their discussions with host governments about Iraq. 2. (U) Summary: In a meeting that most participants and commentators agreed helped to improve international perceptions of Iraq, eighty-four countries and twelve international organizations [...]	2008-06-04 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID IR IZ PGOV PREF PREL SW EUN
08STATE60216	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...]	2008-06-04 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA
08STATE61440	SEEKING VIEWS ON AN ARF STATEMENT ON REGIONAL [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, HANOI, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, USEU BRUSSELS, WELLINGTON (see Para 3). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Department requests that posts seek host go [...]	2008-06-06 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN
08STATE61447	TWELFTH UN CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)'s quadrennial conference took place in Accra, Ghana, April 20-25. On balance, its outcome document, the 221 paragraph Accra Accord represents progress for developed countries and UN reform, and can be used as a reference doc [...]	2008-06-07 00:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV TSPL SMIG PREL ELAB
08STATE63902	DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: YEMEN [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Sana,a,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed March 26 via video conference. Because Embassy Sana,a is on ordered departure, the original time line for implementing these strategies may have to be altered due to [...]	2008-06-13 13:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL YM
08STATE64009	CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 11, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Individuals attending Senior Leaders Seminars at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies i [...]	2008-06-13 15:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE66179	SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 18, 2008 CONVERSATION [...] Classified by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for reason 1.4(d). 2. (U) June 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger Rachel Meyers, AF/E Notet [...]	2008-06-19 18:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP EAID PGOV PREL MOPS KE ZI ZU
08STATE66307	GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 19, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below. 2. (SBU) Information of proposed candidates is as follows: Name: Vanziller Menezes Rank: Aspir [...]	2008-06-19 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE68769	DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC) FOLLOW-UP [...] (U) USG agencies welcome Embassy Baghdad,s follow-up on the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) (REF A). We concur with the division of labor and suggestions for USG action and appreciate Embassy Econ,s work with GOI counterparts to maintain the momentum the DEC afforded to the USG-GOI bi [...]	2008-06-26 15:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG IZ
08STATE71786	DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Riyadh,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on April 9 via video conference. This cable summarizes the Department's understanding of the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Riyadh,s previous democracy [...]	2008-07-03 16:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMPI EAID SA
08STATE71787	FEEDBACK FROM THE BALTIC COUNTRIES ON THE FY 2008 [...] We would like to thank posts for their hard work in completing FY 2008 Operational Plans (Op Plans). This was the first year your posts completed Op Plans, and we appreciate the efforts that went into this process. 2. The Op Plan process is a key aspect of the Secretary,s foreign assista [...]	2008-07-03 16:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EE LG LH AMGT EAID
08STATE71896	DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE 7 JULY IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) This is an action cable for Embassy Baghdad. See guidance in paragraphs 3 through 12. 2. (U) Along with Iraq and the U.S, EU/EC, UN, and World Bank, the info addressee countries of this cable constitute the membership of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Donors Com [...]	2008-07-03 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL
08STATE72005	JOINT LETTER TO G8 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND INFANT [...] (C) Summary: Norway,s Charge d,Affaires Aud Kolberg met EEB PDAS David Nelson July 2 to present a letter (text in para 7) from leaders of Norway and six other countries to Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda urging Japan to lead the G8 in devoting greater attention and funding to combating materna [...]	2008-07-03 21:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BR CI EAID EINV ENRG ETTC JA LI MZ NO SG SOCI TZ
08STATE72081	FY 2008 SUPPLEMENTAL AND FY 2009 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL [...] On June 30, the President signed the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252). This legislation contains funding critical to USAID and Department of State operations and foreign assistance programming. The bill represents strong support for Administration priorities such as [...]	2008-07-04 04:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD EAID PREL KSPR
08STATE74383	ACTION REQUEST: UPDATING ARF ON REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]	2008-07-11 00:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ARF ASEAN KNNP PARM
08STATE74921	(U) Secretary Rice's participation in the June [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Schieffer U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. William Fraser DCO [...]	2008-07-12 14:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL EAID MOPS JA AU
08STATE83009	GUAM BATUMI SUMMIT STRESSES TRADE, TRANSPORTATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 1, the Black Sea port of Batumi played host to the 2008 Summit of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, familiarly known as GUAM for its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Georgia assumed the year-long GUAM presidency from Azerbaijan under [...]	2008-08-01 15:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE83014	EUR DAS MERKEL,S MEETINGS WITH THE GUAM NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Merkel met with the GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) National Coordinators and Secretary General in advance of the GUAM Summit in Batumi on July 1. DAS Merkel also discussed GUAM and the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in a separate meeting on June [...]	2008-08-01 16:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP
08STATE85356	DEMOCRACY STRATEGY AND GOALS: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] (SBU) The Department approves Embassy Abu Dhabi,s proposed democracy strategy for the next twelve to eighteen months as discussed on June 4 via secure telecon. This cable summarizes the new strategy, which is an update to Embassy Abu Dhabi,s previous democracy strategy (ref A). ----------- [...]	2008-08-08 17:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMPI EAID AE
08STATE86278	GAINING HOST GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTA, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, WELLINGTON. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. [...]	2008-08-12 13:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS
08STATE90046	SUDAN - SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION: IF YOU [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. ----------- BACKGROUND ----------- 2. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended 21 years of civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan in January 2005. The United States continues its ardent support of the CPA, which calls fo [...]	2008-08-21 17:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SU BEXP ECON EINV KE UG
08STATE90979	DEMARCHE: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. TRANSPORTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Moscow is requested to inform immediately appropriate senior Russian officials concerning U.S. ships in the Black Sea transporting humanitarian assistance to Georgia. Currently, USS McFaul is scheduled to reach the Georg [...]	2008-08-23 17:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID GG MARR PHUM PREL RS
08STATE91372	DAS KROL REQUESTS MEETINGS WITH UN OFFICIALS IN [...] (U) George Krol, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs responsible for Central Asia, requests mission's assistance in arranging a one - day program in New York during the week of September 8 primarily to meet with relevant UN and mission officials to discus [...]	2008-08-25 22:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON UN TX KG TI KZ UZ
08STATE92335	Support for Egypt's Ministerial Conference on [...] This is an action request for Embassies to demarche host governments (foreign, health and agriculture ministries) to urge high-level participation in this year's major international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, to take place in Egypt October 25- 26. (See para 7.) End Summary. [...]	2008-08-28 00:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08STATE93287	ENGAGING THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN ON ITS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Despite the difficult political context, the precarious economic situation in Pakistan necessitates that we continue to press senior GOP leadership on the urgent need for additional steps to restore confidence and avert an economic crisis. [...]	2008-08-29 22:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PK
08STATE9413	REQUEST FOR EMBASSY TO ENCOURAGE HOST COUNTRY [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 9. --------------- SUMMARY --------------- 2. Summary: This message provides background information on how national governments can make voluntary pledges to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. These national pledges, as [...]	2008-01-30 14:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XL
08STATE9421	REQUEST FOR EMBASSY TO ENCOURAGE HOST COUNTRY [...] This is an action request. Action request in para 9. --------------- SUMMARY --------------- 2. Summary: This message provides background information on STATE 00009421 002 OF 006 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY TO ENCOURAGE HOST COUNTRY PLEDGE TO ADVANCE THE UPTAKE OF RENEWABLE EN [...]	2008-01-30 14:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE95999	LEAHY VETTING OF BURUNDI MILITARY FOR AMISOM [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Floribert Biyereke Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Position: Deputy Chief of Per [...]	2008-09-08 19:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR BY
08STATE96000	HUMAN RIGHTS BETTING FOR IMET TRAINING - [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 3, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Tumsifu Semana Rank: Captain DOB: December 12, 1969 2. (U) Post is permitted to [...]	2008-09-08 19:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW
08STATE96693	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING COURSE - [...] (SBU) The Deparment of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: September 18, 2008 Training Date for Name: Thomas Ndayisaba Rank: Lieutenant DOB: Januar [...]	2008-09-10 13:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR RW
08STATE96828	MILITARY PERSONNEL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - THE [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of September 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Middle Management Course - September 17 - 23, 2008 Name: CNE Messie Ngolla, Jean Vincent [...]	2008-09-10 15:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE97114	DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 4-7. 2. (SBU) Context: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will select a new Executive Director for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) this fall to replace incumbent Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium). Ban has asked the UNAIDS co-sponsoring [...]	2008-09-10 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV UNGA EAID
08STATE97539	DEMARCHE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN TRADE DELEGATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. 2. The interest of U.S. companies operating in Addis Ababa, Kampala, and Nairobi has been encouraging as we continue to plan for the first U.S. trade delegation to Juba, Sudan. (ref) The participating companies represent a broad range of econ [...]	2008-09-11 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID SU
08STOCKHOLM151	SWEDEN WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON CLUSTER GROUPS [...] (C) On February 25 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Swedish Ambassador and Special Envoy of the African Division, Marika Fahlen. Ambassador Fahlen received the same non-paper in Washington last week and gave poloff a prepared, detailed response (available from the Sweden Desk officer, Marti [...]	2008-02-25 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SO SW
08STOCKHOLM176	SWEDEN RESPONSE: MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 10:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV SW
08STOCKHOLM354	SWEDEN PREPARED TO SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM SW
08STOCKHOLM368	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MAY 28-30 VISIT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Stockholm/Embassy Baghdad message. SWEDEN 2. (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Sweden. You are the first sitting Secretary of State to visit Stockholm since Lawrence Eagleburger in 1992. The occasion is historic: Sweden's hosting of the first post-Saddam me [...]	2008-05-19 14:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID ECON SENV IZ SW
08STOCKHOLM369	USAID REPRESENTATIVE IN MAZAR-I-SHARIF URGES [...] (SBU) On May 15-16, Deputy Economic Counselor accompanied USAID Field Program Officer (FPO) from Mazar-i-Sharif to meetings at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Directorate, and the Swedish International Development Cooper [...]	2008-05-20 05:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF SW
08STOCKHOLM414	SWEDEN TO FOCUS ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS RATHER THAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08STOCKHOLM416	SWEDEN: TREASURY DEPUTY'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On May 28, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt raised the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) with Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation; also in attendance were Per Jansson, State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and Anders Turesson, Sweden's Ch [...]	2008-06-09 08:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENGR ENRG SENV EAID TBIO TRGY SW
08STOCKHOLM442	SWEDISH RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 10:58:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA SW
08STOCKHOLM485	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHAPING POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 12:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID BM EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM624	SWEDISH MFA SAYS "WE'RE READY TO INCREASE AID TO [...] (U) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, met with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on September 8 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Walters thanked Sweden for its long-term support of Afghanistan, especially for its commitment to leading [...]	2008-09-15 13:58:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID AF SW
08STOCKHOLM657	SWEDISH RESPONSE: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 12:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL KCRS KMCA EUMEM GG RS SW
08STOCKHOLM751	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BUT BILL DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-07 18:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM752	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BY 100; BILL [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-10 07:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM771	SWEDES INCREASE AID TO AFGHANISTAN BUT CONTINUE TO [...] Summary: On November 13, Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, announced that a new Afghanistan development cooperation bill had been introduced to Parliament that will: -- Focus on promoting democracy, providing education with an emphasis on increasing oppor [...]	2008-11-14 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL KDEM KISL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM835	SWEDEN NOT LIKELY TO DONATE TO PAKISTAN-ONLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 15:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN AF PK SW

08STOCKHOLM842	ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING FRAUDULENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 12:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL
08SURABAYA116	CENTRAL SULAWESI: MEDIA REPORT OF PALU BOMB PLOT TURNS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: A September 30 report titled "Kids Uncover Idul Fitri Bomb Terror Plan in Palu" was carried in the English language daily, The Jakarta Post. Congen Surabaya spoke with local police, and civil society leaders knowledgeable about local media who refuted the Jakarta Post story. W [...]	2008-10-03 09:30:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KIRF PTER EAID PREL ASEC ID PINS
08SURABAYA13	CENTRAL SULAWESI: POSO FEELING SECURE, BUT WORRIED ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On a January 18-20 visit to Central Sulawesi, Surabaya Pol/Econ officer spoke with NGOs, journalists, academics and local residents about the current state of post-conflict recovery in Poso. All agreed that the outlook is positive overall; however there is an equally clear conse [...]	2008-01-31 11:10:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO EAID SOCI PTER
08SURABAYA40	EAST JAVA: MUDFLOW UPDATE: DEMONSTRATORS BLOCK MAIN ROAD; [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 24, residents of nine villages whose homes are being destroyed by the unabated mudflow took their demands for compensation to the street -- blocking the primary transportation corridor linking Surabaya with the rest of East Java for over eight hours. The blockade was li [...]	2008-03-25 07:33:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC EAID ID
08SURABAYA53	SURABAYA CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Surabaya celebrated Earth Day by joining a clean-the-beach campaign organized by a local NGO and planting trees in a nearby park. Later in the week, the Principal Officer participated in a well-attended seminar organized by a group of women's issues activists to discuss t [...]	2008-04-29 05:39:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KPAO ENRG KWMN EAID TPHY TRGY ID
08SURABAYA56	JAWA POS AWARDS INNOVATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE ACROSS EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Media giant Jawa Pos Group's Pro Otonomi Institute (JPIP) presented its annual awards April 30 to regencies and cities throughout East Java which demonstrated innovation across public service sectors. Perennial winners Lamongan and Sidoarjo, famous for employing business techniq [...]	2008-05-05 10:22:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON ID
08SURABAYA57	EAST JAVA: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DISCUSS DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four presidential hopefuls discussed the power of decentralization on economic development at an April 30 seminar hosted by the Jawa Pos Group. All four agreed that the central government had failed to transfer sufficient authority to regional governments and questioned the gove [...]	2008-05-06 10:45:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID PREL ID
08SURABAYA7	SOUTH SULAWESI: DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Daily protests against the Supreme Court's December decision requesting gubernatorial elections be re-run in four South Sulawesi regencies turned violent January 16 when supporters of declared victor Syahrul Yasin Limpo entered the governor's office. The local election commissio [...]	2008-01-18 01:29:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ID
08SURABAYA74	CENTRAL SULAWESI: LOCAL VIEWS OF POST CONFLICT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Former sites of extreme violence between Muslim and Christian communities throughout the Central Sulawesi city of Poso are now safe, although physical signs of the conflict remain. Residents of the Poso and NGO leaders told visiting Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer that economic devel [...]	2008-06-19 09:13:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ID KISL PTER EAID PREL SOCI SCUL
08SURABAYA8	EAST JAVA: DECENTRALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a wide ranging lunch discussion with visiting DCM January 16, six Surabaya-based political observers -- representing the media, academia, NGOs, and religious communities -- offered their frank assessments of the successes and limitations of decentralization in East Java. [...]	2008-01-20 05:36:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EAID ID
08SURABAYA81	EAST JAVA: EDUCATION COOPERATION A PRIORITY FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 4 visit to Surabaya, Ambassador Hume discussed the prospects for enhanced education cooperation between the U.S. and Indonesia with local officials, academics, and business leaders. All stressed the importance of establishing necessary infrastructure and institutio [...]	2008-07-10 08:21:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL ECON EAID ID
08SURABAYA96	EAST JAVA: MALNUTRITION COMPLICATED BY INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malnutrition in children is an enduring problem in Indonesia, not only for rural provinces with weak economies such as East Nusa Tenggara (NTT),but also for more developed provinces such as East Java. Although poverty makes malnutrition worse, ill-prepared local healthcare st [...]	2008-08-07 09:51:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAID PGOV ID
08SURABAYA97	SURABAYA: ICITAP-FUNDED DNA LAB OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM [...] (SBU) Summary: The opening of a Surabaya DNA forensics lab established with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) generated positive press in East Java and the continued appreciation of provincial police. Th [...]	2008-08-08 08:59:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC ID
08SUVA175	DONOR COUNTRIES ADVISE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO [...] (C) On May 7, representatives of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, PNG and the UK told the head of the regional Asian Development Bank Office in Suva they hoped ADB would not push forward with any new initiatives in Fiji for the time being. In light of the recent expulsion of Fiji Ti [...]	2008-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PROV PREL FJ
08SUVA221	EMBASSY SUVA'S RESPONSE: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Embassy Suva delivered reftel talking points to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu on 19 May 2008. Post will forward any responses or feedback, but has received none to date. DINGER [...]	2008-05-28 16:20:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP
08SUVA266	FIJI, TONGA, KIRIBATI, NAURU, AND TUVALU: A STATUS [...] (C) The five small Pacific nations within Embassy Suva's bailiwick all are of interest to the United States, not least because each has a vote in the UNGA. In Fiji, Commodore Bainimarama's December 2006 coup has discolored the bilateral relationship. He is frustrated at not achieving legitima [...]	2008-07-02 04:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR SENV EAID FJ
08SUVA274	PRC AID TO FIJI - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION [...] (C) PRC aid to the Interim Government (IG) is set to increase sharply in the next few years as Fiji begins to tap into the US$375 million soft loan package for the Pacific that PRC Premier Wen announced in Nadi two years ago. PRC Embassy officials insist, however, that reports of increased a [...]	2008-07-08 21:33:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV MARR FJ CH TW
08SUVA289	Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets to [...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation (RT) held a special meeting in Suva, Fiji in late June to consider how the organization and its members can have the greatest positive impact on the region's environment over the next five years. One high-priority need it identified was gov [...]	2008-07-17 07:55:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID FJ XV
08SUVA34	FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT UPDATES FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (U) Summary: On 1/30, Fiji's interim government briefed the international community on the impact of tropical cyclone Gene. Officials said that Gene, which passed over parts of Fiji 1/28 and 1/29, was responsible for seven deaths, considerable flooding and agricultural damage and cut-offs i [...]	2008-01-29 17:40:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV FJ
08SUVA450	OUTCOMES OF THE 38TH SPC CRGA MEETING IN NOUMEA, NEW [...] Summary: Institutional growth and change were the dominant themes of this year's annual SPC meeting in New Caledonia where members endorsed the SPREP Meeting decision on regional institutional restructuring and discussed other sweeping changes, including creation of a new Public Health Division [...]	2008-12-01 03:09:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PHUM EFIS SOCI XV SPC
08SUVA455	First Pacific Island Climate Change Roundtable Meeting [...] Summary: The South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) convened the first Pacific Roundtable on Climate Change (CCRT) in Apia, Samoa from 14 - 17 October with funding from the Government of Switzerland. 133 participants from governments, regional organizations, academia, civil society [...]	2008-12-04 19:28:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KGHG XV WS SZ
08SUVA59	FIJI ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR CYCLONE GENE [...] (U) On 2/13, Fiji's interim government (IG) briefed the international community on its assessment of damage caused by tropical cyclone Gene, which passed over parts of Fiji 1/28 and 1/29. Total damage is estimated by the IG to be FJ$45.4 million (approximately USD 30 million). The IG asked t [...]	2008-02-12 16:05:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV FJ
08SUVA86	FIJI ELECTION PREPARATION: DONOR COUNTRIES [...] (C) Summary: Just twelve months away from the crucial election to return Fiji to civilian rule, there are indications that the interim government (IG) may be dragging its feet in preparations for the polls. An unexpected assertion of authority by the Electoral Commission into the detailed wor [...]	2008-03-03 16:52:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID FJ PGOV PREL
08TAIPEI1400	TAIWAN'S PACIFIC ALLIES SECURE FOR NOW, BUT PRC [...] (C) Summary: While its diplomatic ties to six Pacific island states appear stable for the moment, Taiwan's efforts to expand its dialogue with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) illustrate the problems it faces in implementing President Ma Ying-jeou's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC and his call [...]	2008-09-25 01:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID TW CH
08TALLINN10	ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...]	2008-01-09 15:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN144	ESTONIA'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (U) We contacted Marje Luup, Estonian MFA External Economic and Development Cooperation Division Director, to discuss points in reftel and emphasize the importance the USG places on this initiative. On April 21, Luup confirmed to us that Foreign Minister Urmas Paet plans to attend the confere [...]	2008-04-23 13:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN153	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ESTONIA [...] As requested reftel, below is a readout on the Impact of Rising of Food/Commodity Prices on Estonia. Demand and prices ----------------- 2. In Estonia, the most essential foods/agricultural commodities are dairy products, meat, grain, potatoes, and fodder crops for animal feed. In 2007, [...]	2008-05-02 11:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN161	ESTONIA: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO BURMA [...] On May 9, Poloff delivered reftel points to Eero Saue, Acting MFA Burmese Desk Officer and Marje Luup, MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. In his response, Saue indicated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) is deeply concerned for the fate of people of Burma and has announced a [...]	2008-05-12 10:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BM EN
08TALLINN163	ESTONIA: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN AT THE [...] (U) On April 29, we delivered points in ref A to Marje Luup, Estonian MFA Division Director for Development Cooperation. Luup told us the Government of Estonia (GOE) agrees with the USG suggestion to differentiate between old and new pledges at the Paris Conference. The GOE is planning to all [...]	2008-05-14 13:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN183	ESTONIA: BURMA DONORS CONFERENCE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 09:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM BM EN
08TALLINN264	ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]	2008-07-29 12:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EN
08TALLINN310	Estonia: Red light on HIV prevention in [...] Summary: Estonia's Ministry of Education has resisted pressure to continue funding HIV education courses previously implemented under Estonia's Global Fund program. As a result, few schools have provided any HIV-related courses in 2008. Slowing economic growth and a tight budget could result [...]	2008-09-11 06:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV TBIO EN
08TALLINN407	ESTONIA'S POSITION ON PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP [...] On November 24 we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Tiidemann, the Government of Estonia (GOE) welcomes this global partnership for better coordination of global food security on a political lev [...]	2008-11-28 11:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PFOV EN
08TALLINN423	ESTONIA: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On December 11, in accordance with reftel request, Ambassador sent a letter to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asking him to participate in the proposed Pakistan Donor's Conference. FM Paet's office responded to the Ambassador's letter by phone the same day, highlighting FM Paet's [...]	2008-12-15 12:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM EFIN IBRD IMF PK EN
08TALLINN425	ESTONIA'S POSITION ON AMENDED LACEY ACT: MORE INFORMATION [...] On December 8, we delivered reftel points to Siim Tiidemann, the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),Andres Kruus, the Head of the Nature Protection Department of the Ministry of the Environment (MOA) and Jaan Salulaid, U.S. Desk Officer of the Ministr [...]	2008-12-15 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO EN
08TALLINN57	WIREC: ESTONIAN PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) Per reftel A, on February 7, we sent the official WIREC invitation letters under the Charge's signature to Estonia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Communication Juhan Parts and the Minister of Agriculture's (MOA) Deputy Secretary General for Agriculture and Trade Policies, Andres Oopkau [...]	2008-02-08 12:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08TALLINN69	UPDATE ON ESTONIAN PARTICIPANTS AT WIREC 2008 [...] (U) As of Tuesday, February 20, post has received the following information from the GOE regarding the composition of Estonia's delegation to WIREC 2008: - Minister of Economy Juhan Parts and Minister of Agriculture Helir-Valdur Seeder will not/not be able to participate in WIREC due to othe [...]	2008-02-21 10:26:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08TALLINN97	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA [...] (U) The following information on fiscal transparency in Estonia is provided for use in updating the 2003 country narrative - as requested reftel. -- The Government of Estonia (GOE) has set out transparent policies and effective laws to foster competition and establish "clear rules of the g [...]	2008-03-07 14:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL EN
08TASHKENT1006	UZBEKISTAN: EXPECTING RUSSIA-GEORGIA DISCUSSION [...] (C) On August 27, Charge d'Affaires met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Department Chief Mamadjanov to deliver reftel A demarche urging the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) to condemn and reject Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and A [...]	2008-08-28 10:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ASEC EAID GG RS UZ
08TASHKENT1034	ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DEMPSEY MEETS [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Tashkent on August 28, Acting CENTCOM Commander General Martin Dempsey met separately with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilkhom Nematov and Director of the National Drug Control Center Kamol Dusmetov. He also conducted mil-to-mil meetings with Ministe [...]	2008-09-05 03:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM EAID PINR AF PK GG RS UZ
08TASHKENT1052	UZBEKISTAN: WATER CRISIS DELAYED BUT NOT AVERTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In Uzbekistan the drought of 2008 has not produced the dire consequences that were predicted. In a wide range of meetings with Uzbek officials, we were told that the shortage was predicted in time and that adequate conservation measures were taken. The cotton harvest is predi [...]	2008-09-12 07:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG KTIA PGOV SENV SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1070	REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 07:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS
08TASHKENT1074	CABLE RECALL: REFORMING USG HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-18 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASIG APER EAID KCRM KPAO KIRF MARR MASS
08TASHKENT1140	UZBEKISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR 21-24 OCTOBER NGLOC [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent welcomes you to Uzbekistan for what will be a very important step toward realizing a new Northern Ground Line of Communication (NGLOC). This initiative's significance is increasingly important due to pending USG decisions concerning strengthening our military pre [...]	2008-10-07 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT1193	GOOD TIMES AND GOODWILL FOR UZBEK LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 7 poloff paid a visit to the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary, where eight mid-level Uzbek officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Service (NSS) were wrapping up an eight-week training program funded by t [...]	2008-10-17 05:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR EAID UZ
08TASHKENT1197	UZBEKISTAN: NGOS RECEIVE PERMISSION FOR HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving Embassy Democracy Commission grants have been recently granted permission by authorities to conduct human rights trainings at schools and with law enforcement officials. Their success in engaging local officials on human rights [...]	2008-10-20 05:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KIRF KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1247	UZBEKISTAN STILL PLAYING HARD TO GET ON RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 10 we received a diplomatic note declining a proposal to use INL funds on a rule of law project that would have been implemented by the American Bar Association - Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI). This is the latest in a series of recent setbacks on efforts to invest i [...]	2008-10-28 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1253	UZBEKISTAN: INTER-MINISTERIAL RIVALRIES SEEN AS [...] (C) Reftel pointed to puzzling instances of rejection by Uzbek authorities of certain U.S. programs in such areas as rule of law, health and education -- puzzling because the proposed programs on the face of it do not appear threatening and because the general tenor of U.S.-Uzbek relations has [...]	2008-10-29 10:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT1255	UZBEKISTAN: A PRIVATE CONSULTANT'S VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of a private Uzbek consulting firm gave us his views on the current state of agriculture and water resource management in Uzbekistan. Confirming what we have heard from other sources, he told us that Uzbek farmers have little choice in choosing what to grow, with the [...]	2008-10-30 07:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1307	UZBEKISTAN: THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) sets overall policy and coordinates the financing of regional programs in the Aral Sea Basin. Tashkent IFAS office head Usman Buranov insists the question of regional water management now is exclusively political and is in [...]	2008-11-14 00:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV EAID SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1308	UZBEKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR GENERAL MCNABB, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Tashkent looks forward to hosting you and advancing one more step toward opening a new Northern Distribution Network (NDN) (previously referred to as the Northern Ground Line of Communication or NGLOC) to Afghanistan. The Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) viewed Rear Admiral [...]	2008-11-14 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECON KTIA MARR MASS MOPS OVIP
08TASHKENT1323	UZBEKISTAN: A STEP AWAY FROM COTTON? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 20 the President of Uzbekistan signed a decree reducing cotton planting areas in favor of food crops. The decree is a response to the challenges created by this year's water shortage and the growth of food prices on world markets. Beginning in 2009 raw cotton prod [...]	2008-11-18 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV SOCI EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT133	UZBEKISTAN, 2007 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, Embassy Tashkent presents the required annual End Use Monitoring Report to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) for calendar year 2007. ---------- PROCEDURES ---------- 2. (U) Embassy Tashkent requires the Government of [...]	2008-02-01 02:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
08TASHKENT1356	UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS LAND OF THE "HUNGRY STEPPE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY.Ambassador Norlandmade a day trip to the Syrdaryo Region on November 14. The next province west of Tashkent, Syrdaryo is one of Uzbekistan's poorerregions. Known as the "Hungry Steppe" because of the absence of natural watersources, this predominantly agriculturalprovince is strug [...]	2008-11-25 05:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EAGR EAID UZ
08TASHKENT1379	UZBEKISTAN: NEW LEGAL CLINICS TO OPEN, BUT BAR ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Tashkent Legal Clinic Director reported that authorities have approved the opening of three new legal clinics in Uzbekistan and have granted a six-month Uzbek visa to the AmCit American Bar Association (ABA) office director in Almaty, who is currently in Uzbekistan attending tr [...]	2008-11-26 12:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1403	UZBEKISTAN: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (GPAF) POINTS [...] (U) Post prepared a diplomatic note containing the talking points about the reftel proposal for a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Post delivered this to the MFA's Americas Desk on November 26 with the request that it be transmitted to all interested offices in the GOU. Post [...]	2008-12-02 10:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT1454	UZBEKISTAN: ATMOSPHERE SLOWLY IMPROVING FOR ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: In the past weeks, independent human rights activists have held two human-rights related events attended by government officials. On November 28, the independent Ezgulik human rights group held a conference evaluating the government's recent legal reforms with several other indepen [...]	2008-12-12 06:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT146	UZBEKISTAN TAKES ANOTHER SWIPE AT TAJIKISTAN OVER [...] (C) Summary: The recent publication in Uzbekistan's state-run press of an article critical of Tajikistan's hydroelectric power projects, and flagged by President Karimov in his January 24 meeting with CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon, is the latest move in Uzbekistan's longstanding efforts to [...]	2008-02-04 08:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGR EAID PREL TI UZ
08TASHKENT1480	UZBEKISTAN: NEW LAW ENHANCES RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS, LAWYERS, [...] (C) Summary: In December, Uzbekistan's Parliament adopted a new law on defense attorneys which significantly increases protections for defendants, their lawyers, and witnesses. The former Chairwoman of the Tashkent Bar Association, who provided poloff with a copy of the law, described it as "r [...]	2008-12-22 11:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1536	UZBEKISTAN: IMF ROSY ON UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18 Sena Eken from the IMF told the Tashkent diplomatic community that the Uzbek economy had performed strongly with 9.4 percent GDP growth in the first nine months of 2008. Although Uzbekistan is not immune from the world financial crisis, the IMF predicts that its [...]	2008-12-30 09:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT156	DOING BUSINESS WITH UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO THE [...] (SBU) Nine Jeep Cherokees were provided to the Uzbek State Customs Committee in August 2000. In post's 2004 End Use Monitoring Report (reftel B, paragraph #2-C),we first reported that "two of the vehicles are perhaps being misused" and may have been given to other agencies. The bilateral re [...]	2008-02-05 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC EAID PREL KCRM KCOR UZ
08TASHKENT173	CONTROLS ON TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS OF CASH [...] (SBU) Summary: A December 2007 Central Bank order has resulted in delays for those trying to access foreign currency transfers. Simultaneously, local currency withdrawals have become more difficult as the Central Bank has further limited cash supplies. The two developments appear to be unrelate [...]	2008-02-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN BEXP ECON EAID EIND EINV ETRD PHUM
08TASHKENT177	DIPLOMATS PONDER HOW TO LIFT EU SANCTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary. The French, British and German Ambassadors in Tashkent were pleasantly suprised by a "qualitative improvement" in the Uzbek government's handling of human rights during a Feb. 5-6 visit by Commission representatives. These ambassadors (protect) uniformly endorse termination of [...]	2008-02-08 12:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR EAID EU EUN NATO UZ
08TASHKENT183	UZBEK LEGAL REFORM CONFERENCE TO DRAW "POWER [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan agreed to substantially upgrade the scope of an upcoming March conference on law enforcement and human rights. The two-day conference is being organized by the USAID-funded Open Dialogue Project in conjunction with Eastern Kentucky University, the In [...]	2008-02-12 04:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT190	ARAL SEA TO BE FOCUS OF MARCH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador, USAID Country Director, and Poloff met with Fikrit Akcura of the United Nations Development Program and others who are directly involved with an upcoming international conference on the Aral Sea on March 11-13. Akcura described how Uzbekistan has gr [...]	2008-02-12 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT196	APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING GRANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Post received three submissions for the trafficking-in-persons grant application program announced in reftel A. Application packages were submitted by the February 12 deadline to Embassy Tashkent from (listed in order of receipt) the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (U [...]	2008-02-13 08:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KWMN KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT219	UZBEKS ON REGIONAL TRADE, AFGHAN ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: SCA Special Advisor for Economic Integration Bob Deutsch met in Tashkent January 29 with senior Uzbek officials, to discuss provision of electricity to Afghanistan and prospects for this year's Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meetings. The Uzbeks underscored the importanc [...]	2008-02-19 06:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM AF UZ
08TASHKENT254	DEPUTY INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER OF UZBEKISTAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 26 the Ambassador met with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alisher Sharafutdinov to discuss recent progress and next steps on human rights, legal reform, and ICRC prison visits. The Uzbek side invited journalists to the meeting and interviewed the Ambassador on c [...]	2008-02-27 13:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM ICRC EAID UZ
08TASHKENT266	ICRC PRESIDENT TO VISIT UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni and Deputy Head Raffaello Muller requested a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28 to discuss ICRC's new agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan to resume prison v [...]	2008-02-28 11:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ASEC MCAP SOCI ZK AF KG
08TASHKENT303	CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS LETS WESTERN EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The USAID-funded Open Dialogue Project, under the auspices of the Institute for New Democracies (IND) and the University of Eastern Kentucky, in conjunction with the state-supported Foundation for Regional Policy, sponsored an international conference in Tashkent on March 5-6 fo [...]	2008-03-11 14:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM EAID PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT312	NOT QUITE HABEAS CORPUS, BUT A GOOD STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 a visiting U.S. Federal Judge met on the margins of a USAID-funded conference on human rights and law enforcement in Tashkent with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) Alisher Sharafutdinov and Tashkent State Law Institute Professor Umida Tukhtasheva. The priva [...]	2008-03-13 10:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PREL KCRM PGOV PINR ASEC UZ
08TASHKENT332	TUBERCULOSIS: UZBEKISTAN IS MAKING EFFORTS TO [...] (U) Summary: Per request in reftel, the Government of Uzbekistan is making efforts to fulfill its commitments under the 2007 Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The tuberculosis threat in Central Asia is growing, and Uzbekistan is among the top ten countries in the world for the prevalence o [...]	2008-03-17 06:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TBIO EAID UZ
08TASHKENT363	UZBEKISTAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: A broad array of senior representatives from various governments, international organizations, and donor agencies participated in a March 12 conference in Tashkent dedicated to problems associated with the Aral Sea. Several drivers appear to underpin Uzbekistan's decision to host [...]	2008-03-25 12:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT452	UZBEKISTAN: ENCOURAGING EFFORT TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: During her March 29 - March 30 visit to Bukhara, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (A/DAS) for South and Central Asia and Public Diplomacy Pamela Spratlen held meetings with a diverse array of civil society representatives, including U.S. Government-sponsored exchange pr [...]	2008-04-16 13:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KCRM OEXC EAID UZ
08TASHKENT486	UZBEKISTAN/EBRD: NO SUBSTANTIVE REACTION ON [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel demarche April 22 to Ismat Faizullaev, head of MFA's U.S. Affairs Section. Faizullaev had no immediate reaction but promised to share it with other offices at MFA, including the head of the UN and International Oganizations Office. 2. (SBU) The EBRD's altern [...]	2008-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EBRD ECON EAID PREL TU UZ
08TASHKENT514	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AG COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Food and agricultural commodity prices have risen steeply in Uzbekistan over the past year and a half or more. More recent spikes in world prices have been felt acutely in Uzbekistan, as in other Central Asian countries. Embassy Tashkent maintains its own detailed price survey data for [...]	2008-05-02 04:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UZ EAGR
08TASHKENT517	AMCIT RABBI AND JEWISH-AMERICAN NGO FACE [...] (C) Summary: In the past month, the Ministry of Justice has refused to renew the accreditation of an AmCit Rabbi, who heads the World Wide Lubavitch Movement in Uzbekistan, and threatened the registration of the Joint Distribution Committee, a Jewish-American humanitarian organization. In ad [...]	2008-05-02 12:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON EAID KIRF PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT546	UZBEKISTAN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security, particularly the situation in Afghanistan, on April 29-30. The event illustrates Uzbekistan's continuing concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan as well as growing regional interes [...]	2008-05-13 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PGOV
08TASHKENT590	UZBEKISTAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 05:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UZ
08TASHKENT591	IMF MILDLY UPBEAT ON UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 15 Sena Eken, Assistant Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, briefed a select group from Tashkent,s international community on the conclusions reached by her IMF team during two weeks of Article IV consultations with Uzbek Government officials. [...]	2008-05-23 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT592	UZBEKISTAN: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Poloff delivered a paper encouraging the Government of Uzbekistan to support the use of biotechnology in agriculture, per reftel, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Faizullaev on May 22. Faizullaev pledged that the information would be distributed to interested parti [...]	2008-05-23 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UZ
08TASHKENT604	UZBEKISTAN: ASSISTANCE TO WATER EXPERTS COULD [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Ambassador met with representatives of the Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) to discuss regional water management policy. The water experts indicated that the demand for water in Central Asia has increased in recen [...]	2008-05-30 09:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT611	UZBEKISTAN: NO RESPONSE YET TO FIBER-OPTIC QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (U) We delivered the reftel fiber-optic infrastructure questionnaire and cover letter to the MFAQs Americas Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on May 5. Fayzullaev promised to relay these to the Uzbek Communication and Information Agency. On May 28 one of Fayzullaev's assistants checked on the s [...]	2008-06-01 10:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT742	UZBEKISTAN: EBRD LOOKS TO THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of the EBRD's Tashkent office briefed the diplomatic community on plans for a new country strategy for Uzbekistan to replace the one that has been in place since 2005. The new strategy can be expected to show a marked increase in EBRD involvement in Uzbekistan compared [...]	2008-06-27 09:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV UZ
08TASHKENT748	TRANSPORTATION AID PROVIDES CRITICAL LIFELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Humanitarian supplies delivered through transportation programs funded by the Office of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia (EUR/ACE) continue to fulfill critical needs of NGOs and other institutions in Uzbekistan that serve many of the country's most vulnera [...]	2008-06-27 12:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT779	UZBEKISTAN: FORENSIC LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT [...] (U) As part of an ongoing assistance project funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),a team of forensic experts from the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative and Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) traveled to Uzbekistan in [...]	2008-07-07 06:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT786	UZBEKISTAN: INSTITUTE FOR NEW DEMOCRACIES FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Justice chose the symbolic date of July 4 to announce the formal registration of the USAID-supported Institute for New Democracies (IND) in Uzbekistan. Although IND has successfully functioned in a difficult environment for the past two years without registrati [...]	2008-07-08 11:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT8	UZBEK ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND EXPORT PROSPECTS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met with Botir Teshaboev, the Chairman of state-owned Uzbekenergo, on December 21, to discuss domestic electricity generation, infrastructure and export. Uzbekenergo is modernizing many of its generation facilities, most of which are natural gas fired, increasing effici [...]	2008-01-03 14:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET EAID PGOV PREL ZK AF UZ
08TASHKENT82	SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT STILL FUNCTIONING AND [...] (C) Summary: On January 17 poloff visited the Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was established with the assistance of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expertise and funds as well as funds from the Bureau of International Narcotics and [...]	2008-01-22 14:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT835	UZBEKISTAN: SIX MONTH SCORECARD ON HABEAS CORPUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The USAID-funded Institute for New Democracies (IND) co-sponsored a workshop in Tashkent on July 9-10 to examine efforts to implement a law with habeas corpus elements that took effect in January 2008. There was high-level participation by the Government of Uzbekistan, includi [...]	2008-07-16 11:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT836	OFFICIAL HINTS AT GREATER ROLE FOR WESTERN NON [...] (C) Summary: Furqat Sidikov, an Uzbek diplomat who previously served in Washington and now works at the government-sponsored International Center for Strategic Studies, sought out poloff at a July 15 reception to discuss the future role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Uzbekistan. [...]	2008-07-17 11:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT860	UZBEKISTAN EAGER FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE TO SECURE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action requested is in paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: On July 22 the Ambassador met with President Islam Karimov, who expressed appreciation for and accepted the offer of U.S. assistance in securing unexploded ordnance following the explosion of a munitions depo [...]	2008-07-23 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR EAID PINS UZ
08TASHKENT862	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DECLARES KAGAN EXPLOSION SITE A [...] (U) U.S. Charge d'Affaires, ad interim Duane Butcher, in agreement with Ambassador Richard Norland, declared the area including and surrounding the Kagan Ammunition Depot in Bukhara Province a disaster area. Per reftels the Government of Uzbekistan has accepted our offer of assistance in the [...]	2008-07-24 04:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAID UZ
08TASHKENT901	UZBEKISTAN WANTS TECHNICAL, NOT PERSONNEL HELP [...] (C) Summary: On August 4 Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts, and representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs met with Deputy Minister of Defense Rustam Niyazov and other officers from the Uzbek Ministries of Defense and Emergency Situation [...]	2008-08-04 14:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT917	UZBEK DEFENSE MINISTER LEADS TOUR OF KAGAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 5 emboffs, visiting U.S. Army experts, and representatives of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs met with Uzbek Minister of Defense Ruslan Mirzayev in Bukhara Province to tour the disaster site and discuss details of a U.S. military assistance package. Mirzayev ex [...]	2008-08-07 12:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID PHUM PINR UZ
08TASHKENT924	FREEDOM HOUSE TRIES TO UNITE LAWYERS AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: On July 26-29, poloff observed an offshore Freedom House training conference for Uzbek human rights activists and state-licensed defense lawyers in Istanbul, the first to be conducted under Freedom House's new USAID grant. The conference sought to encourage greater cooperation bet [...]	2008-08-11 12:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI TU UZ
08TASHKENT926	UZBEKISTAN: PUBLIC DEFENDER CENTERS IN NEED OF [...] (C) Summary: During a July 26-29 Freedom House conference in Istanbul for Uzbek human rights activists and state-licensed defense lawyers (septel),poloff had the opportunity to meet with several lawyers who work at Public Defender Centers supported by the American Bar Association Rule of Law [...]	2008-08-12 08:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KJUS PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT951	UZBEKISTAN: COST OF LIVING SOARS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Official GOU figures continue to show robust macroeconomic growth, but the benefits of this growth are slow to be seen in the economic lives of Uzbek citizens. Although gross national income per capita is growing, the official consumer price index of 6.5 percent stands in sha [...]	2008-08-18 07:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID EINV KCRM SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT958	UPDATE ON USG MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (SBU) Per reftels the Government of Uzbekistan accepted the USG offer to provide assistance in the aftermath of powerful explosions at the munitions depot in Kagan, Bukhara Province. As of August 19 the Defense Attache Office (DATT) confirmed that 187 detection devices and 6 underwater detect [...]	2008-08-19 11:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR EAID UZ
08TASHKENT971	UZBEKISTAN: USG MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) At 1700 local time on August 21, Air Attache confirmed that the plane carrying USG-provided equipment and the five-person team of U.S. Army experts to assist Government of Uzbekistan clean-up efforts in Kagan, Bukhara Province, had arrived in Bukhara from Bagram. The equipment includes [...]	2008-08-21 12:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR EAID UZ

08TASHKENT991	UZBEKISTAN: EXPECTING RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON [...] (C) On August 25, Charge d'Affaires met with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Takhir Mamadjanov to urge the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) to press Russia not to recognize the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and to convey the other points in [...]	2008-08-26 12:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC EAID GG RS UZ
08TBILISI1029	GEORGIAN COAST GUARD READY FOR COOPERATION WITH [...] On June 16, Embassy Econoff presented the concept of the Global Maritime Partnership initiative to Ramaz Papidze, Head of the Resources Management Division of the Georgian Coast Guard Department. The Georgian Coast Guard is an organ of the Border Police, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs [...]	2008-06-18 04:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID PREL MARR SNAR GG
08TBILISI1405	USAID/DART GEORGIA COMPLEX EMERGENCY SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] In early August, heightened tension led to armed conflict involving Georgian and Russian armed forces and a South Ossetian separatist group, affecting populations along the Georgia-Russia border and areas within Georgia, including South Ossetia, parts of Abkhazia, and the town of Gori. While [...]	2008-08-21 04:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF SOCI GG
08TBILISI2492	IMPACT OF CLOSING THE OSCE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. The OSCE Mission to Georgia offers the international community several unique tools in monitoring and facilitating Georgia's democratic, secure and prosperous development. As a monitoring mission, it provides information on the situation on the ground, with a special [...]	2008-12-30 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI519	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN GEORGIA [...] (U) Pursuant to reftel request, Embassy Tbilisi submits the following update of information on fiscal transparency in Georgia. 2. (SBU) Fiscal transparency in Georgia is much improved since the Rose Revolution in 2004. The Law on Budgetary Systems (December 29, 2004, as amended) specifies i [...]	2008-03-27 06:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1073	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran voters from the two main parties (National and Liberal) went to the polls November 30 to elect the candidates from their respective parties. The election process was smoothly run, with all observers and the press describing them as a clear success. At this point, they a [...]	2008-12-01 02:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1079	UPDATE ON HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. Preliminary results confirm that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo won in a landslide in the National Party primary election and Vice President Elvin Santos' stand-in Mauricio Villeda won a decisive victory over President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti in the Liberal Party primary election, [...]	2008-12-02 18:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1080	MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...]	2008-12-02 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS
08TEGUCIGALPA1126	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES HONDURAN CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: At a reception December 10, Ambassador told Central Bank President Edwin Araque that his public criticism of the IMF had been a mistake. Araque said that was probably true, but lamented the international community's lack of recent support, and said he is under tremendous politica [...]	2008-12-15 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA242	GOH NEAR AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: Sources here expect the IMF Board next month to approve a Precautionary Standby Agreement with Honduras. Under this agreement, which represents a lower level of ambition than what was being discussed in January (ref B),Honduras is to stabilize its international reserves and deval [...]	2008-03-14 14:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA304	NEW HONDURAN MINISTER OF GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ford paid a courtesy call on the new head of the Ministry of Governance and Justice (MGJ),Victor Meza, on March 14. Meza indicated that his appointment as the only "independent" minister was a signal of the Zelaya administration's intention to depart radically from [...]	2008-04-01 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL SNAR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA518	HONDURAS: IMF MISSION ASSESSES GOH RESPONSE TO [...] 1. (C) Summary: An IMF team that visited Honduras May 13-21 left satisfied with GOH efforts on the fiscal side to accommodate food and fuel price shocks. Meetings with the Central Bank on monetary policy were very tense, but the Central Bank followed IMF advice by raising its base interest r [...]	2008-05-30 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA561	HONDURAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Foreign Policy Director, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mr. Rosales was cognizant of the importance of the partnerships and proposed a three-pronged approach on the part of Honduras. First, he would surface t [...]	2008-06-16 14:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP
08TEGUCIGALPA659	HONDURAN ELECTION SEASON KICK-OFF [...] (C) Summary: July 15 marks the official beginning of Honduran election season when leaders of political party factions turn in their slates to the party councils. By August 24, the names of the official primary candidates will be known. The two main parties are the Liberal Party and the Nat [...]	2008-07-14 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL ECON KCOR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA772	FAINT HOPE FOR IMF STANDBY AGREEMENT IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. After a reluctant IMF assessment visit August 12-15, the IMF officially concluded that fiscal policies are broadly on track, while advising the GOH to strengthen its monetary and exchange rate policies. Underlying the terse public statement was a private consensus among IMF offic [...]	2008-08-21 13:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA824	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MILTON JIMENEZ SEES ARRIVAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Milton Jimenez asked PolCouns for an emergency meeting on the eve of his departure for Venezuela to sign financing agreements. He explained the GOH would receive USD 100 million for bonds to be used for housing projects, and USD 30 million for BANADESA to be u [...]	2008-09-08 18:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA84	GOH SEEKS IMF AGREEMENT TO UNLOCK BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Finance Minister Rebeca Santos and Central Bank President Edwin Araque will travel to Washington January 31 to attempt to lay the groundwork for an IMF Standby Agreement that President Zelaya could finalize and announce when he comes to town for the national prayer break [...]	2008-01-28 18:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA863	CAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOLD? [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is a contrarian with a chip on his shoulder who has nonetheless made it to the pinnacle of Honduran politics. We think his move to the left was in part prompted by his group of leftist advisors, his declining popularity, increasingly shrill personal attacks on him by the c [...]	2008-09-19 18:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN EAID ECON SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA926	HONDURAS APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON CUBAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CU HO EAID
08TEGUCIGALPA930	FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES CHALLENGES BEFORE TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Rebeca Santos called on Ambassador on the eve of her trip to Washington to discuss the overall macroeconomic picture in Honduras, particularly focusing on the challenges she will face at IMF meetings in Washington starting October 11. Santos said she believes Ho [...]	2008-10-10 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO
08TEGUCIGALPA931	HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature acceded to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed ea [...]	2008-10-10 21:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA932	HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature ratified the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed easi [...]	2008-10-11 00:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA954	DECLARATION OF DISASTER - HONDURAS [...] As a result of President Zelaya declaring a National Emergency in Honduras on Oct 20th due to severe flooding and associated damages over the course of the last several days, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. Th [...]	2008-10-21 14:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA996	HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (U) In an emergency session called on November 4 by the President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti, the Honduran Congress approved postponement of the primary elections from November 16 to November 30, by amending article 113 of the Electoral Law. As was agreed in the meetings of the politi [...]	2008-11-05 20:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA997	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his introductory meeting with Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge RODAS Gamero (ret.),the Ambassador laid out his vision for a coordinated, bilateral effort to make the most of the Merida Initiative and tackle Honduras' growing crime and security challenges. For his part, [...]	2008-11-05 21:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS EAID HO
08TELAVIV1489	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONORS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department on July 3. Rav-Ner said that Israel is still not ready to recognize Kosovo, but wants to show its support for the people of Kosovo, with whom, he explained, Israel has long had good relationships [...]	2008-07-10 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV EAID IS
08TELAVIV2499	WATER PROJECT FINANCING WORKSHOP PRESSES FOR ALTERNATIVES [...] (SBU) On November 5-6, the Milken Institute hosted a Financial Innovation Lab in Jerusalem to promote the idea of using public sector bond-issuing mechanisms for financing water, wastewater, and environmental remediation projects in the region. 60 Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials, [...]	2008-11-05 09:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS
08TELAVIV2694	ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN CONTACTS ON LIBYAN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham briefed PolCouns December 3 on ongoing Israeli-Egyptian contacts regarding the Libyan ship bearing humanitarian relief supplies for Gaza. Hacham said the Israeli Navy closely tracked the course of the Libyan ship on its way to Gaza. He noted that Li [...]	2008-12-03 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID UNSC KWBG IS LY EG
08TELAVIV2742	NETANYAHU TELLS REP. WEXLER IRAN TOP PROBLEM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu discussed the new Administration in Washington and its significance for Israel and the region. Netanyahu stressed that he was optimistic about working with President Elect Obama if he becom [...]	2008-12-08 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IR IS
08TELAVIV2906	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 29, 18:00 [...] (C) Summary: The IDF continued its deployment of ground forces around the Gaza periphery on December 29, with elements of at least three armored and two infatry brigades taking up positions opposite Gaza City and Beit Hanoun. Air strikes against strategic and tactical targets continued throug [...]	2008-12-29 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2922	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 30, 18:00 [...] (S) Summary: The IDF continued to reinforce and increase ground forces around the Gaza periphery, including robust logistical support and elements from brigades not typically deployed in the Gaza sector. No ground operations have been initiated; the senior GOI leadership is discussing a range [...]	2008-12-30 17:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2930	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, DECEMBER 31, 14:30 [...] (S) SUMMARY: While IDF troops remained on hold but still poised for a ground attack, rocket fire continues into Israel from Gaza, including increased attacks beyond 30km, and the first hit in the city of Be'er Sheva. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing, although at a slowed tempo, with attacks rep [...]	2008-12-31 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID EFIN IS
08TELAVIV467	PRESIDENT PERES PROPOSES AGREEMENTS ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary and Comment. At the latter's request, the Ambassador called on President Shimon Peres the evening of February 27. Peres said he wanted to ensure that President Bush's May visit produce positive results. Noting that he did not think a political agreement with the Palestinians wo [...]	2008-02-28 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG TU JO JA GE IS
08TELAVIV533	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ISRAEL MAY CONSIDER DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL EINV EUN EU KV IS
08TELAVIV559	ISRAEL EXPEDITING CUSTOMS REVENUE TRANSFERS TO PA [...] (C) Michal Finkelstein, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director General, told EconCouns and DeputyCouns on March 3 that the GOI is doing everything possible to expedite the transfer of the customs revenue it collects on the Palestinian Authority's behalf. She said that Israe [...]	2008-03-11 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL
08TELAVIV652	REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ISRAEL [...] (U) The Government of Israel is a parliamentary democracy with all of the mechanisms of checks and balances associated with this form of government. This includes an active opposition bloc with procedural remedies at its disposal. Israel also has an inquisitive, open civil society with a fre [...]	2008-03-20 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL IS
08TELAVIV818	JAPAN ENVOY: ISRAEL COOPERATING ON INDUSTRIAL PARK [...] (C) Japanese Envoy to the Middle East Ambassador Tatsuo Arima met with Ambassador Jones on April 1 to discuss the Arab League Summit and progress on the planned Japanese industrial park outside of Jericho. The Ambassador also updated Arima on the recent visit of the Secretary. Arima said th [...]	2008-04-08 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AL JA SY LY IZ IS
08THEHAGUE1010	NETHERLANDS/EU: CROATIA CONDITIONALITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 8-9 GAERC, the Dutch are pleased by the draft conclusions on enlargement but concerned about Croatia's cooperation on war crimes issues. The Dutch support progress on WTO negotiations and active responses to the situations in Africa, Kosovo, and elsewhere. [...]	2008-12-05 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID ECON EU HR NL
08THEHAGUE1024	NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: AID DECISION PENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 09:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PK EAID ECON EFIN NL
08THEHAGUE1037	NETHERLANDS/NICARAGUA: SUSPENDING BUDGET ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 11:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL NL NU
08THEHAGUE1046	NETHERLANDS: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO NL
08THEHAGUE183	NETHERLANDS/WIREC: TIMMERMANS TO LEAD DUTCH [...] (U) In separate discussions February 20, Dutch officials Femke Smeets, Policy Officer, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),and Femke Hoogeveen, Senior Policy Officer, Economic and Ecological Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Econ [...]	2008-02-26 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KPAO ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KGHG
08THEHAGUE251	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: DUTCH PLAN TO JOIN ISG [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KV NL
08THEHAGUE300	DUTCH GOVERNMENT INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry officials Dirk Jan Wierenga (Iraq desk) and Nelly Blokker (Humanitarian Aid Division). Wierenga stated that the Dutch government and parliament share U.S. concerns for the humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displ [...]	2008-03-28 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM PREL NL IZ
08THEHAGUE340	DUTCH ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch assistance to Pakistan totals EUR 40 million per year. Development Minister Bert Koenders announced April 8 that the GONL would resume some assistance programs that had been suspended in November 2007 after Musharraf declared a state of emergency. Dutch assistance to Paki [...]	2008-04-16 16:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PK NL
08THEHAGUE362	DUTCH ON TURKEY'S CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD [...] (SBU) Freek Keppels, Head of International Economy and Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance (MOF),told Econoff April 24 that the GONL takes a "positive attitude" towards Turkey becoming a country of operation at EBRD but agrees with USG that a decision should not be made hastily. Keppe [...]	2008-04-24 14:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL TU NL
08THEHAGUE367	NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: AG MINISTER LIKELY REP TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EAGR EAID UN NL
08THEHAGUE377	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While there has been a steady increase in Dutch food producers' prices over the last two years, these increases have only been partially passed on to domestic Dutch consumers. Despite its role as a leading agricultural exporter (in value terms),there are no indications of an [...]	2008-04-29 14:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID ECON PGOV PREL NL
08THEHAGUE38	NETHERLANDS/WIREC: DUTCH FORMING DELEGATION [...] Post forwarded on January 7 ref A letter for the Dutch to attend WIREC to Minister of Economic Affairs Maria van der Hoeven. Post also received and delivered on January 8 ref B invitation for van der Hoeven to serve on WIREC's Bioenergy Feedstocks Panel. 2. On January 10, Econoff spoke w [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KPAO ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KGHG
08THEHAGUE385	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PHUM BM NL
08THEHAGUE394	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: NO NEW PLEDGES, PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV IZ NL
08THEHAGUE395	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORT AT PARIS [...] (SBU) The Netherlands will announce a level or higher pledge at the upcoming Paris Conference than at the 2006 London Conference, according to the point person for Dutch assistance to Afghanistan. Both Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen and Development Minister Bert Koenders plan to attend. [...]	2008-05-09 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL NL AF
08THEHAGUE434	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 16:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ NL
08THEHAGUE439	NETHERLANDS: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 11:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL
08THEHAGUE440	NETHERLANDS: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 11:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NL
08THEHAGUE441	NETHERLANDS:PLANS FOR MAY 25 BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarches May 22 and May 23 to Karin Jager, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jager said the Netherlands shares U.S. concerns about the Burmese regime's limitations on humanitarian relief efforts and supports the same priorities for the May [...]	2008-05-23 13:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM NL BM
08THEHAGUE492	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR [...] Summary: On June 3, PolOff shared reftel A points to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As reported in ref B, on May 22, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen strongly spoke against the actions of the Burmese regime and the continued delay of aid in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. [...]	2008-06-09 07:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM NL BM
08THEHAGUE518	NETHERLANDS/LIBERIA: DUTCH OFFER DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON EFIN NL
08THEHAGUE530	NETHERLANDS: ATTENDANCE AND DONATION AT VIENNA [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points June 5 to Nelly Blokker, Policy Officer, Humanitarian Aid Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Blokker informed EconOff June 16 that the Dutch Embassy in Vienna would represent the Netherlands at the June 23 conference on reconstruction of the Nahr al-B [...]	2008-06-17 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA NL
08THEHAGUE532	NETHERLANDS/PALESTINE: DUTCH PLANS FOR BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 17, Poloff met with Michael Thijssen, Dutch MFA policy officer for Palestine, to discuss Dutch plans for participation at the June 24 Berlin Conference, as well as Dutch contributions to rule of law development. At the invitation of Germany, the Dutch will likely host the [...]	2008-06-17 16:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EU NL PAL
08THEHAGUE584	NETHERLANDS/BURMA: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. VIEW ON AID [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 09:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM NL
08THEHAGUE587	NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: DUTCH VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 1 letter to parliament, FM Verhagen described Dutch efforts to promote democracy in Zimbabwe. In a July 8 telcon with poloff, Dutch MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Melle Leemstra expressed support for further sanctions and U.S. action at the UN, and critiqued the French appro [...]	2008-07-11 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID EU NL ZI
08THEHAGUE596	NETHERLANDS/HORN OF AFRICA: FIVE MILLION EUROS IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 06:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL ER ET KE NL SO
08THEHAGUE598	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...]	2008-07-17 07:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KV NL
08THEHAGUE599	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: SUPPORTING IMF, WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) The Dutch Finance Ministry's Head of International Financial Institutions (IFIs),Freek Keppels, told PolEconCouns July 15 that the Netherlands supports Kosovo's application for membership in the IMF and World Bank. Keppels estimated that countries which have recognized Kosovo represent [...]	2008-07-17 10:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KV NL
08THEHAGUE625	NETHERLANDS/AFRICA: DUTCH VIEWS ON SUDAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Wepke Kingma, MFA Director of the Sub-Sahara Africa Department recently discussed the Dutch position on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Horn of Africa. END SUMMARY. Sudan ----- 2. (C) Regarding the recent ICC indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the Dutch have expressed public [...]	2008-07-24 08:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NL SO SU XW ZI
08THEHAGUE726	NETHERLANDS: DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WILL ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 06:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL NL LI
08THEHAGUE748	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: EU DEMARCHE TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect the EU demarche to Latin American governments to express opposition to recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the Dutch are considering withholding aid to Nicaragua based on that country's Georgia policy and restrictions on domestic political parties. 2. ( [...]	2008-09-11 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID NL GG
08THEHAGUE811	NETHERLANDS/UN: DUTCH COULD "LIVE WITH" USG CHOICE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 10:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV UNGA EAID NL
08THEHAGUE828	NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 13:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EINV PREL NL
08THEHAGUE829	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: DUTCH ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL GG NL
08THEHAGUE953	NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: UNCERTAIN IF BOLIVIA TAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch note that it's "difficult to assess" whether Bolivia takes combating drugs seriously. The Dutch provide significant assistance to Bolivia and are concerned about the domestic political situation. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November 13, embassy shared reftel A points wit [...]	2008-11-14 15:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NL BL
08THEHAGUE975	NETHERLANDS: PRIORITIES FOR DOHA FINANCING FOR [...] (SBU) EconOff shared reftel points November 19 with officials at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Economic Affairs involved with the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD). Gerben Planting, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Head of the UN and International Financial [...]	2008-11-21 12:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON UNGA NL
08THEHAGUE988	NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: EXPECTING AID DECISION SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch expect to offer 112 million euros in Pakistan development aid over the next three years, in support of education, environment and governance initiatives. Funding is limited primarily by Dutch capacity to oversee the aid programs. The Dutch will work quickly to determine [...]	2008-11-28 10:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN NL PK
08TIRANA110	ALBANIA: PARLIAMENT PASSES LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING LAW [...] SUMMARY: On February 4, Albania's Parliament unanimously passed the Local Government Borrowing Law which gives cities the authority to borrow money from commercial banks to finance local development. The borrowing law is the latest milestone in the country's decentralization process and culmi [...]	2008-02-12 15:55:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV AL
08TIRANA187	REPORT ON ALBANIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] Per Reftel, post submits the following report for the Department's congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance: 2. With continual prodding from the U.S., EU, and International Financial Institutions, the Government of Albania (GOA) has taken [...]	2008-03-11 06:23:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL AL
08TIRANA198	ALBANIA: AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS MIL-MIL EXPLOSIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 11:16:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV PARM AL
08TIRANA200	ALBANIA: FATAL EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS DEPOT [...] (U) At approximately 11:45 AM (local) March 15, an ammunition storage facility near the town of Gerdec (N41 deg 24 min 40 sec, E19 deg 37 min 52 sec),between Tirana and Durres, caught fire. Shortly after 12:00, a violent explosion destroyed homes in the immediate vicinity of the depot and cau [...]	2008-03-17 19:15:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA204	ALBANIAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SEEKS URGENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 3. 2. (U) Prosecutor General Ina Rama has assigned the chief of the Tirana district prosecutor's office, Genti Xholi, to head the criminal investigation into the causes of the fatal March 15 explosion. (Note: Xholi is well and favorably [...]	2008-03-19 14:53:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EAID PREL PGOV SENV ASEC AL
08TIRANA219	ADDITIONAL ALBANIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE -- SITE [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gerdec munitions explosion (ref A),the GOA has asked for USG assistance in site clean-up. (See also Ref B, which requests assistance in the investigation.) Deputy Prime Minister (and Defense Minister nominee) Gazmend Oketa sent the following letter to Ambassa [...]	2008-03-21 16:17:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA220	ALBANIA ASKS FOR VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE -- SECOND [...] (U) In the aftermath of the tragic Gervec munitions explosion (ref A),the MOI has now seconded PG Ina Rama's request (ref B) for USG assistance to identify victims' remains through DNA analysis. Interior Minister Nishani sent the following letter to Ambassador Withers on March 21. 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-03-21 16:26:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS EAID NATO SENV AL
08TIRANA221	ALBANIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I hereby declare a disaster in Albania to assist the large number of people that were displaced from their homes and livelihoods by a massive explosion that occurred in Albania on March 15 (reftel). I request USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. 2. At approximately 11 [...]	2008-03-21 16:37:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL AL
08TIRANA335	ALBANIAN ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. POSITION ON TURKEY'S EBRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 12:44:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL TU AL
08TIRANA382	ALBANIA, SCENESETTER FOR HENRIETTA FORE, ADMINISTRATOR OF [...] (SBU) Henrietta Fore, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development and Director of United States Foreign Assistance will visit Albania from May 17-19, 2008. Administrator Fore's purpose in visiting Albania is to convey to the Government of Albania (GoA),judicial officials, busines [...]	2008-05-15 08:55:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID AL
08TIRANA397	GOA SIMPLIFIES TAX PAYMENT PROCEUDRES [...] On May 12, the Finance Ministry eliminated the rule requiring taxpayers to bring in their accounting records to government tax offices for "verification" every month. Whatever the original intent of this "verification" rule, it was not used as an audit mechanism, as the General Directorate of [...]	2008-05-23 14:46:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV AL
08TIRANA424	GOA SIMPLIFIES TAX PAYMENT PROCEUDRES [...] On May 12, the Finance Ministry eliminated the rule requiring taxpayers to bring in their accounting records to government tax offices for "verification" every month. Whatever the original intent of this "verification" rule, it was not used as an audit mechanism, as the General Directorate of [...]	2008-06-06 16:16:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV AL
08TIRANA624	ALBANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET [...] For the third year in a row, tax and customs revenue collection exceeded forecasts for the first half of the year. Collections were seven percent (USD 81 million) above plan, allowing the Parliament to approve a supplementary budget on July 24. Although the GOA has reduced both business and [...]	2008-08-12 16:06:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV AL
08TOKYO100	AFRICANS WELCOME JAPAN'S RESPONSIVENESS IN TICAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) taking place May 28 - 30 in Yokohama will focus on four main topics: economic growth and investment; human security; environment and climate and; consolidation of peace. The GOJ has invited all African [...]	2008-01-11 07:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PREL AF
08TOKYO1009	JAPAN'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN SHIFTING FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ's initial estimates indicate Japanese grant aid and technical assistance to Pakistan in FY 2007 declined from the 2006 total of JPY 7.7 billion ($75.7 million) in funding, according to an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Yen loan assistance, however, [...]	2008-04-11 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PK JA
08TOKYO1133	NEW THINKING ON STEMMING JAPAN'S AID DECLINE? [...] (SBU) Summary: While Japanese legislators would like to stem the decline in Japan's overseas development assistance (ODA),attempting to do so using the GOJ's current revenue base is not prudent politically, according to a Japanese Upper House Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) member. Consequen [...]	2008-04-24 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL EFIN JA
08TOKYO1137	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV AORC EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI JA
08TOKYO1166	AID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S MEETING WITH CHINESE VM YI [...] (SBU) Summary. While China is interested in learning more about U.S. official development assistance (ODA),Chinese Commerce Vice Minister YI Xiaozhun declined to commit to a bilateral dialogue on development issues during an April 7 meeting with USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore. Yi stated [...]	2008-04-28 06:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON JA PREL CH OECD
08TOKYO1194	JAPANESE THOUGHTS ON PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Negotiations within MOFA and with the Ministry of Finance are currently underway to determine Japan's next steps with regard to pledging support for Afghanistan, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. He told Political Officer the Paris co [...]	2008-05-01 11:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO1195	JAPANESE REPRESENTATION AT ICI MEETING [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura and most of his senior deputies will be tied up hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) on May 29 and will therefore not be able to attend the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) meeting in Stockholm that same day. A [...]	2008-05-01 11:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ JA
08TOKYO124	JAPAN PLANS NO ADDITIONAL BURMA AID [...] (C) Summary: Japan has no current plans for development projects in Burma, according to a Foreign Ministry official. Press reports saying Japan will provide new grants of US$20 million for projects in the "east-west corridor" are misleading, the official stressed. Former Prime Minister Abe ha [...]	2008-01-16 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID JA PGOV PREL XC
08TOKYO1250	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS KABUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Kabul May 3, where he met separately with President Karzai, Foreign Minister Spanta, and U.N. Senior Representative Kai Eide. The purpose of the visit was to signal Japan's continued commitment to support the government of Afgha [...]	2008-05-08 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON AF JA
08TOKYO1261	DEMARCHE REQUEST: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 07:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM JA
08TOKYO1263	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]	2008-05-09 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1304	JAPAN'S CONTINUING EFFORTS FOR BURMESE DISASTER [...] (SBU) Japan continues to seek ways to provide assistance to Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, as reported ref A. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura announced May 9 the GOJ will provide USD $10 million in emergency aid to be distributed primarily through international organizations including [...]	2008-05-13 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL BM JA
08TOKYO1322	JAPAN OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO CHINA [...] Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent a message to Chinese President Hu Jintao offering disaster assistance following the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura sent a similar message to State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Chief Cabinet Secretary [...]	2008-05-14 10:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PHUM CH JA

08TOKYO1362	JAPAN LEANING TOWARD DEPLOYING TROOPS TO UNMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will send a survey team to Sudan in the near future to explore the feasibility of dispatching Japanese Self Defense Force (SDF) personnel to join UNMIS, according to MOFA Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama. Nakayama, who led Japan's delegation to the Thi [...]	2008-05-19 06:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID KPKO SU JA

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