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08TASHKENT1291	PDAS CAMP'S MEETINGS WITH UZBEK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Donald Camp met with Uzbek Foreign Minister (FM) Norov and National Security Advisor (NSA) Atayev during an October 28-29 visit to Tashkent. Camp exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, pushing back on Uzbek statements that the solution to the probl [...]	2008-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR 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
08TASHKENT238	ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...]	2008-02-21 13:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ
08TASHKENT446	UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...]	2008-04-16 07:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08TASHKENT49	THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...]	2008-01-15 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT561	PENTAGON AND DEA OFFICIALS PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Summary: As part of the military-to-military Action Officers Working Group (AOWG),on April 17, 2008 a separate meeting was held with Uzbek officials to discuss possible counternarcotics cooperation and border security-related issues as part of a Counternarcotics Working Group. Two visiti [...]	2008-05-16 12:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR 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
08TASHKENT634	UZBEKISTAN'S OLDEST "POLITICAL PRISONER" RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4, authorities released from prison 83-year old Akhmadjan Adilov, a highly controversial figure whom some human rights activists considered to be Uzbekistan's oldest political prisoner. Adilov, who operated Uzbekistan's largest agro-industrial complex in Namangan provin [...]	2008-06-06 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT730	UZBEK INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE A BIG SHOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan organized a "Media Freedom in a Modern Democratic Society" conference on June 9-10 in Tashkent which provided little debate on press freedom in Uzbekistan. The event was originally to be co-sponsored by the EU, but EU Embassies pulled out of the con [...]	2008-06-24 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL 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
08TASHKENT794	UZBEKISTAN: LARGE EXPLOSIONS REPORTED IN TOWN NEAR [...] (SBU) Several Embassy contacts reported a series of explosions occurring in or near the town of Kagan, about 15 kilometers away from Bukhara, during the early morning of July 10. Preliminary reports are sketchy, but it appears that some type of accident occurred at an army depot used to store [...]	2008-07-10 05:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT802	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON EXPLOSIONS NEAR BUKHARA [...] (SBU) Summary: As the day progresses, more reports have come in from Embassy contacts and local and international news sources regarding the series of explosions which occurred during the morning of July 10 in the town of Kagan, approximately 15 kilometers from Bukhara (reftel). All reports i [...]	2008-07-10 13:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ
08TASHKENT807	UZBEKISTAN: KAGAN EXPLOSIONS: DAY TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Later in the day and evening of July 10, the state-controlled media carried several stories on the series of explosions which occurred early that morning at an army depot in the town of Kagan, near Bukhara (reftels),reporting "preliminary data" as showing that 3 individuals wer [...]	2008-07-11 13:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER UZ
08TASHKENT838	BUKHARA PANICS AS KAGAN IS EVACUATED AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, authorities again evacuated Kagan, a town near Bukhara that was the scene of a series of explosions at a nearby army munitions depot on July 10 (reftels). An official told poloff that authorities planned to divert a nearby canal to flood the munitions depot, which w [...]	2008-07-17 13:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PINR PREL PTER 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
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
08TBILISI1341	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP 2: GEORGIA CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: President Saakashvili in an August 8 conversation with the Ambassador, and Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili in a briefing to the diplomatic corps, claimed that Georgia now controlled most of South Ossetia, including Tskhinvali, although fighting was continuing near the northern to [...]	2008-08-08 10:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
08TBILISI1355	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA, SITREP 6 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: French FM Kouchner and Finnish FM Stubbs met with President Saakashvili August 11 in Tbilisi to discuss a cease-fire package, with the goal of presenting it to Russian officials in Moscow later the same day. Swedish FM Carl Bildt and EUR DAS Bryza are both expected to arriv [...]	2008-08-11 09:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
08TBILISI1380	GEORGIA: SITREP 11: RUSSIANS HOLD IN PLACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: There were few reports of Russian troops movements on August 17, following a day of conflicting reports on the status, location, and direction of Russian forces in Georgia. It is clear that Russian troops control the east-west corridor through Georgia from Poti north and eas [...]	2008-08-17 13:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1386	GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Begin Summary: On August 14, Minister of Defense David Kezerashvili spoke with DAS Bryza, the Ambassador, and DATT about the MOD's current situation following Russia's invasion. Kezerashvili said Georgia's army troops are now at Vaziani and other bases around Tbilisi, trying to regroup. [...]	2008-08-18 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1409	GEORGIA: SITREP 15: LITTLE OR NO CHANGE ON THE [...] (U) Summary. Observers are not reporting any real movement to withdraw by Russian troops in Georgia. According to the Georgian press, the Russians say they intend to set up a double line of checkpoints around South Ossetia with a buffer zone in between; however, Gori will not be in that zo [...]	2008-08-21 12:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI141	IRAKLI BATIASHVILI-BACK IN POLITICS? [...] (C) In a January 29 meeting with Poloffs, Irakli Batiashvili, recently amnestied from Georgian prison on January 11, said that he sees his role as a coordinating force for the opposition prior to the Parliamentary elections, although he has not decided where in the spectrum of the opposition [...]	2008-01-30 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI1522	CLAIMS OF ATROCITIES IN GEORGIA MERIT SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In advance of S/WCI Ambassador Williamson's September 8-11 visit to Georgia, the Embassy has compiled a preliminary list of the many reports we have received of "ethnic cleansing" and accusations of "war crimes" that have taken place in the conflict zones and areas [...]	2008-09-05 14:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC RU GG
08TBILISI1523	GEORGIA: SITREP 25: NO CONFIRMATION OF AN ABKHAZ [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG has been unable to confirm press reports of a wall planned by Abkhaz "authorities" along the administrative border. The OSCE was finally allowed to patrol north of Russian checkpoints and came within four km of Tskhinvali, but was again refused access to Akhalgori. Polit [...]	2008-09-05 15:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1550	GEORGIA: SITREP 28: GEORGIAN POLICEMAN KILLED AT [...] (C) Summary. A Georgian police officer was shot while manning his regular post in Karaleti, reportedly by an Ossetian irregular according to the Interior Ministry. Russian vehicles and South Ossetian militias seem to have begun withdrawing from positions inside Georgia proper on a limited ba [...]	2008-09-10 14:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI1987	GEORGIA: IRI NATIONAL VOTER SURVEY: GEORGIANS [...] (C) Summary: The latest USAID-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, based on 1,500 surveys conducted from September 23 to October 1, showed that the August war with Russia dominated the national mood. IRI said the poll showed that Georgians believed that Russian aggression wa [...]	2008-10-24 13:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI2053	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA: VIOLENCE CONTINUES, TROOPS DIG [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two disturbing trends have emerged in Abkhazia in recent weeks. Abkhaz and Russian forces have taken steps to establish firmer control over the administrative boundary, such as reducing crossing points, extending trenches and limiting cooperation with UNOMIG. De fac [...]	2008-11-04 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GG
08TBILISI2107	GEORGIA: CHANGES AT THE BORDER POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: General Zaza Gogava, former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defense, was appointed Chairman of the Georgian Border Police on November 4, following the resignation of Badri Bitsadze. This new position is widely seen as a demotion for G [...]	2008-11-12 05:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
08TBILISI2271	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA SITUATION UNTENABLE [...] (C) Summary and comment. During December 2-3 meetings in Zugdidi, government officials, EUMM and UNOMIG monitors, and NGO representatives all told the Ambassador that the security situation in and outside Abkhazia is precarious, with frequent violent incidents and provocations. Georgian poli [...]	2008-12-08 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2498	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) New Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze's first visit to the United States will be an auspicious one, featuring the signing of the US-Georgian Charter on Strategic Partnership. The Georgian government is enthusiastic about the content and timing of the Charter, viewing it as a majo [...]	2008-12-31 10:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
08TBILISI483	SOUTH OSSETIANS AGAIN BLOCK WORK OF OSCE [...] (SBU) OSCE officials have described to us how representatives of the South Ossetian de facto army and de facto intelligence service stopped an OSCE/UN team March 19 and confiscated cameras and video equipment. OSCE intends to send a letter to de facto officials to protest this interference, w [...]	2008-03-20 13:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE GG
08TBILISI64	POST SUPPORTS EUCOM FY08 PROPOSAL FOR TACTICAL [...] Chief of Mission fully supports EUCOM J2/USAREUR G2 FY08 proposal to train tactical military human intelligence (HUMINT) operators. This training program will provide the Georgian military a better understanding of the commander's intelligence needs, how to gather, report, analyze, and dissem [...]	2008-01-16 13:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PINR GG
08TBILISI665	GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE APRIL 18 [...] (U) This cable contains current items of Political, Economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of April 4-18. New Director of Public TV ------------------------- 2. (U) Levan Kubaneishvili, the new Director of Public Television, is the former head of TBC Studios, a [...]	2008-04-18 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1063	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO HONDURAS' MOSQUITIA COAST [...] Summary. On 12 Nov, the Ambassador visited Puerto Lempira, in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras accompanied by the Honduran Minister of Health (MoH),Vice Minister of Education (VMoE) and 20 media. The purpose of the visit was to 1) inaugurate USG-funded school facilities, 2) inaugurate a [...]	2008-11-25 18:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS SNAR PGOV KJUS MARR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA211	ANOTHER JOINT POLICE-MILITARY OPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary. Police and military authorities were summoned to a late meeting at Casa Presidencial by President Manuel Zelaya on March 4 to discuss measures to combat the current wave of violent crime in Honduras. On March 5, they announced the joint police-military "Operation Hunter," consist [...]	2008-03-07 17:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC HO
08TEGUCIGALPA213	THE OLANCHO REGION OF HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary: Considered the "Wild East" of Honduras, Olancho is famous for its meat, milk and cheese. Nonetheless, new industries, including aquiculture, mainly sugar and corn, are doing well in this fertile land. The family farm is slowly disappearing, being replaced by corporate farms. S [...]	2008-03-07 19:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ECON HO
08TEGUCIGALPA27	ZELAYA CABINET SHUFFLE: NEW MINISTERS ARE EITHER [...] (C) Summary. On January 6, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the cabinet changes he had been considering since the raids on Hondutel and its Director, Marcello Chimirri, on November 9, 2007. The changes seem to be geared towards installing those who are either more compliant or more loya [...]	2008-01-10 13:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA572	HONDURAS: EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Despite comparatively strong economic growth for the last four years, Honduras remains unprepared to reassimilate 80,000 of its citizens living in the United States on Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Job growth remains slow, and poverty, despite some measured declines the pa [...]	2008-06-17 14:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA682	POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...]	2008-07-23 17:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA684	POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...]	2008-07-23 21:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA871	VISAS BEAR: MEZA LOPEZ, VICTOR ORLANDO, HONDURAN [...] (C) Victor Orlando Meza Lopez (DOB 02 OCT 1945),the Honduran Interior Minister, has applied for a visa to visit the US from September 20 to 25, 2008 on official business. His CLASS record shows a '28' hit dated May 25, 1993. Post records indicate that the '28' refers solely to Meza's prior [...]	2008-09-22 18:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	CVIS HO CLOK
08TELAVIV1002	REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Embassy Tel Aviv's Defense Attache Office (DAO) has nominated the following individuals for participation in events during International Special Operations Forces week, scheduled to run during the last week of May in Tampa, Florida. Embassy Tel Aviv has no derogatory information in its [...]	2008-05-06 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PHUM IS
08TELAVIV1005	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Israel is preparing to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 8 with a characteristically Israeli mix of pride in their achievements and worry about the future. One point that unites virtually all Israelis -- except for the extreme left and right -- is [...]	2008-05-06 17:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS IS XF
08TELAVIV1010	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 60th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except the ultra-Orthodox papers, prominently and extensively covered, and commented on, events related to Israel's Memorial Day and 60th Independence D [...]	2008-05-07 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1012	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ISRAELI'S OPERATIONAL DEFENSIVE [...] (S) During the May 1 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Israeli Cluster Munitions Working Group (CMWG),Israeli MOD, IDF and MFA officials warned that the current U.S. legislative prohibition on exporting cluster munitions seriously degrades Israel's operational capabilities to defend itself. The [...]	2008-05-07 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MASS MARR MCAP PTER LE SY IS
08TELAVIV1038	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 08:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1040	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 08:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1081	MOUNTING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL'S ARAB AND JEWISH CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over the past few years, Israel has witnessed a slow but steady worsening of relations between its Jewish and Arab citizens. Populist and in some cases extremist rhetoric from leaders in both communities has inflamed passions and become an increasingly acceptable d [...]	2008-05-22 08:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI IS
08TELAVIV1147	BIBLE BURNING HIGHLIGHTS GROWING ANTI-MISSIONARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 15 mass public burning of New Testaments in the Tel Aviv suburb of Or Yehuda highlights a growing trend toward anti-missionary incitement in Jewish neighborhoods throughout Israel. Other notable incidents include the October firebombing of a Jerusalem church shared by [...]	2008-05-30 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV IS
08TELAVIV1197	NETANYAHU OUTLINES LIKUD'S APPROACH TO PEACE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON OVIP IS
08TELAVIV121	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 PRE-LICENSE CHECK [...] (SBU) Acting on instructions in ref A, Embassy Blue Lantern officer and senior commercial specialist visited Astronautics C.A., Ltd.'s office in Petah Tikva, Israel on January 14 and met with Ground Systems and Business Development Manager Eli Avraham to discuss the proposed transaction covere [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
08TELAVIV1214	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni are scheduled to meet today to discuss a proposed Egyptian-bro [...]	2008-06-10 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1226	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1258	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV127	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1272	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 05:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1273	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 05:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1304	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Egypt and Hamas announced on Tuesday that a cease-fire (tahdiya) between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will go into eff [...]	2008-06-18 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1314	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 10:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV133	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-16 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1346	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported (lead stories in the three main Hebrew-language stories) that the chief military rabbi, Brig. Gen. Avihai Ronsky, began deliberations yesterday on whether the soldiers ki [...]	2008-06-24 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1359	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in The Jerusalem Post and Makor Rishon-Hatzofe) reported that yesterday the Water Authority unveiled an emergency plan to combat the "worst water cr [...]	2008-07-09 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1512	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported on new police accusations against PM Ehud Olmert that 12 of his trips received multiple funding -- one trip was allegedly funde [...]	2008-07-14 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV157	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1574	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in The Jerusalem Post) reported that PM Ehud Olmert will be replaced as Kadima leader in mid-September, barring unforeseen circumstances, after the Kadima council re [...]	2008-07-22 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1599	MOD CONFIRMS BARAK APPROVED NEW MASKIYYOT [...] (C) On July 24, Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to Ministry of Defense (MOD) Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad, confirmed to econoff press reports indicating that Defense Minister Barak approved the construction of 20 new homes in the Maskiyyot settlement, located in the Jordan Valley. In response to [...]	2008-07-24 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV1617	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1624	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global War on Terror 2. Lebanon 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that diplomatic officials told the newspaper yesterday that while acknowledging that an agreement with the Palestinian [...]	2008-07-29 09:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1635	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muslim-Jewish Interfaith Dialogue ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media covered Defense Minister Ehud Barak's visit to the U.S. Barak was quoted as saying that Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised that the U.S. w [...]	2008-07-30 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1646	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 09:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1657	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1696	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted senior PA officials as saying that a victory by Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz in next month's Kadima Party leadership race would be a disaster for the peace process. [...]	2008-08-06 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1706	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-07 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1755	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Fighting in Georgia 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend almost all media led with the fighting in Georgia. Today Yediot bannered: "Russia's Iron Fist." Ha'aretz quoted Foreign Ministry officials as saying that Is [...]	2008-08-11 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1792	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media repotted that yesterday Defense Minister Ehud Barak unleashed a fierce attacks against FM Tzipi Livni. He was quoted as saying: "The Foreign Minister, with her background as it i [...]	2008-08-14 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1806	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Georgia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted UNIFIL Force Commander Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano as saying that Israel violated UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in at least three areas: overflights of Lebanon; [...]	2008-08-15 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1814	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday Maariv listed security arrangements that Israel has drafted for any future final status arrangement with the Palestinians. The Israelis would like to submit this list and to hav [...]	2008-08-18 10:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1831	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert is considering firing Defense Minister Ehud Barak for opposing the budget draft. Ha'aretz reported that clashes over the budget could bring down the [...]	2008-08-19 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1837	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Governance 2. Pakistan: Musharraf Resignation ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that PM Olmert sent a stern warning to Beirut yesterday, pledging that Israel would not restrain itself if Lebanon sanctioned a ne [...]	2008-08-20 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 2. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah yesterd [...]	2008-08-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz cited a Reuters report of a Russian diplomat as saying that the Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of an increased military presence in the Mediterranean. The [...]	2008-08-28 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV197	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1979	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted a senior GOI source as saying that Hamas recently increased the number of Palestinian prisoners it wants released in exchange for Gilad Shalit, from 1,000 t [...]	2008-08-29 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1990	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2002	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2007	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2020	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV203	Codel Voinovich Meeting with Prime Minister Olmert [...] Summary: On January 2, Codel Voinovich met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Prime MinisterQs Office in Jerusalem. Senator Voinovich was accompanied by Representatives Rob Bishop (R, Utah); Phil Gingrey (R, Georgia); Steve Pearce (R, New Mexico) and Michael Turner (R, Ohio) as w [...]	2008-01-24 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR OREP IS
08TELAVIV204	CODEL Voinovich Discusses the Way Forward in Gaza with [...] Summary: On January 2, 2008 Codel Voinovich met with Israeli Minister of Internal Security, Avraham QAvi Dicter, at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Senator Voinovich was accompanied by Representatives Rob Bishop (R, Utah); Phil Gingrey (R, Georgia); Steve Pearce (R, New Mexico) and Michael Turner [...]	2008-01-24 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR OREP IS
08TELAVIV2040	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Diplomatic correspondent Ben Caspit wrote on page one of the popular, pluralist Maariv: "[The Americans] want to promote [some kind of agreement with the Palestinians] with the Israeli government, but where is the Israeli government? There is no I [...]	2008-09-08 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2084	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. 9/11 Anniversary ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the killing of two IAF airmen yesterday evening when their Cobra attack helicopter crashed in the Galilee, apparently due to a technical failure. Ha'aretz [...]	2008-09-11 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2106	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. 9/11 Anniversary ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that until a few months ago back-channel talks took place in Turkey, London, and Israel/the occupied territories between Israelis, headed by journalist Yit [...]	2008-09-15 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV211	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] World Financial Crisis 2. Mideast 3. U.S./India Nuclear Agreement ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The headlines in today's media were split between the world financial crisis, the Kadima primaries, and Iran's nuclear threat. The m [...]	2008-09-17 09:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

08TELAVIV221	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2218	EXTREME RIGHT WING VIOLENCE REEMERGES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late in the night of September 24, Israel Prize winner Ze'ev Sternhell was wounded in the leg by a pipe-bomb that exploded next to the gate of his Jerusalem residence. Sternhell, a political science professor known for his opposition to the settlers and the nationalist right-win [...]	2008-09-26 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV2219	ISRAEL DISPUTES "COORDINATED RETURNS" OF AFRICANS [...] (C) SUMMARY Post delivered demarche (Reftel A) on September 17 as a non-paper to Eviatar Manor, MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for International Organizations and the United Nations. Manor and Simona Halperin, MFA Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, res [...]	2008-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS ER SU AF
08TELAVIV2247	U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for NEA Jeffrey Feltman chaired an Embassy Tel Aviv-Washington interagency delegation participating in the first joint U.S./Israeli dialogue on Lebanon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Jerusalem. Overall, the Israelis [...]	2008-09-29 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR IS LE SY IR UN
08TELAVIV2250	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2255	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that the index of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange dropped by 4.5% yesterday. Both Yediot and Maariv listed the losses sustained by the richest Israelis. Maariv bannered: QT [...]	2008-10-03 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell to its lowest level since September 2006. The blue-chip TA-25 index lost 6.3 percent to fall below 800 for the first time [...]	2008-10-06 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2315	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV232	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Final Winograd Report 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with the political situation on the eve of the publication of the final Winograd report. Ha'aretz and other media quoted associates of PM Ehud Olmert a [...]	2008-01-29 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and The Jerusalem Post quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying yesterday that she would leave "no stone unturned" in order to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal b [...]	2008-10-15 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2329	IDF REGIONAL COMMANDERS SPEAK OUT IN PRESS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Within the span of several days, the Israeli Defense Force Regional Commanders made direct and frank comments in separate interviews to the press regarding the state-of-play in Israel's northern, central, and southern regions. On the northern border, Maj. Gen. Gadi [...]	2008-10-15 13:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR PGOV MOPS MCAP IS
08TELAVIV2360	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2400	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Politics 2. U.S. Operation against Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday PM-designate Tzipi Livni told President Shimon Peres that she has exhausted all options of forming a government. Peres is [...]	2008-10-27 10:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2402	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying that he would remain caretaker until the formation of a new government early next year. HaQaretz quoted police sources as saying on Monday that e [...]	2008-10-28 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2432	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERNAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter October 30. They discussed the GOI's plans for dealing with extremist settler violence, Israeli security cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas' ongoing efforts to develop its military capabilities in [...]	2008-10-31 16:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS
08TELAVIV2446	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S. Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Shin Bet security service chief Yuval Diskin warned at yesterday's cabinet meeting that a government decision to evacuate more territory m [...]	2008-11-03 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV245	WINOGRAD FINAL REPORT -- HARSHER ON IDF THAN ON [...] (C) Jerusalem's first snowstorm of the season coincided with the public release of the Winograd report that has created a political storm of its own. How the media describe the findings of the report will determine, in large measure, the magnitude of that storm. Our initial assessment is tha [...]	2008-01-30 18:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS IS LE
08TELAVIV2468	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S. Elections 2. Middle East ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media covered the last day of the U.S. electoral campaign. The printed media predicted that Sen. Barack Obama would clinch the presidency. This morning the electronic me [...]	2008-11-05 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2479	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 06:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV249	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2509	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2520	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on a wave of layoffs in Israel, and quoted Finance Minister Roni Bar-On as saying that Qthe man in the street wonQt pay for the tycoonsQ ills. The media reported that [...]	2008-11-13 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2534	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WHERE THE CANDIDATE IS KING [...] Summary: Israeli voters went to the polls November 11 to choose their mayors and municipal councils. Incumbent Ron Huldai won re-election in Tel Aviv, while secular candidate Nir Barkat (formerly affiliated with Kadima) defeated ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) candidate Meir Porush (UTJ) in Jerusale [...]	2008-11-13 17:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR IS
08TELAVIV2576	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-20 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2582	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2591	US-ISRAEL CONSULTATIONS ON UN AFFAIRS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 28, Assistant Secretary Brian Hook and MFA Deputy DG for International Organizations Evyatar Manor led a bilateral consultation on United Nations Affairs with the Foreign Ministry. The discussions covered the Security Council role in the ongoing peace negotiations, Leb [...]	2008-11-21 16:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL UNEP MOPS KPKO UN LE PA IS
08TELAVIV262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2634	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Mumbai Terror Attacks ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the past two days all media highlighted the multiple terror attacks in Mumbai, in particular on the cityQs Chabad Hasidic headquarters, where up to 20 Israelis are bei [...]	2008-11-28 14:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2677	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the return of the remains of the Israeli victims of MumbaiQs terror attacks. The Jerusalem Post reported that yesterday senior Foreign Ministry offici [...]	2008-12-03 05:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2696	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran: --------- Summary: -------- The conservative, independent Jerusalem Post editorialized: QThe best place to hit-the-ground-running is on the Iranian issue.... If Iran gets the bomb, Hamas and Hizbullah will be emboldened and Muslim moderates throughout the world will be marginalize [...]	2008-12-03 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2720	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Hebron Violence 2. Obama Administration 3. Global Economy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the IDF and police are preparing for a wave of violence by extremist West Bank settlers against Palestinians after yes [...]	2008-12-05 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV274	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Islamic Extremism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the Likud primaries. According to the electronic media MK Gideon Saar came in first, followed by Gilad Erdan, Reuven Rivlin, Benny Begin, Mo [...]	2008-12-09 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2774	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Human Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told the newspaper that Likud is behind him and far-right-winger Moshe Feiglin will soon disappear. The Jerusal [...]	2008-12-11 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV279	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered Monday's suicide bombing in Dimona, in which a woman was killed and 48 others wounded. The media reported that the IDF fears that the terrorists may hav [...]	2008-02-06 05:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Olmert as saying yesterday in London that he hopes for peace with Syria. Media reported that on Monday he will travel to Ankara for a meeting with Turkish PM Recep [...]	2008-12-19 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2860	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that dozens of rockets and mortar shells fell on southern Israel from Gaza over the weekend. The media reported that the attacks have sparked a heated debate in Israel o [...]	2008-12-22 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2865	ISRAEL: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Israel. Embassy Tel Aviv's point of contact for this report is: Jason Grubb, Political-Military Officer, Tel: 972-3-519-7460; e-mail: GrubbJB@State.gov. 2. Begin Text: Israel Twenty-four Israeli civilians [...]	2008-12-22 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IS
08TELAVIV2887	ISRAEL: DAS HALE'S DECEMBER 17 DISCUSSION WITH BG [...] (S) Summary: NEA DAS Hale met with IDF Strategic Division Head Brigadier General Yossi Heimann on December 17. DAS Hale gave a brief update of USG discussions regarding a Third Party Mechanism (TPM) in the Palestinian territories within the context of a two-state solution, noting the USG has [...]	2008-12-24 05:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2928	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Senior Middle East affairs analyst Zvi Bar'el wrote in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: QHamas can rack up its first victory, as several European countries are already talking about a QhumanitarianQ cease-fire, and Egypt has been fixed in t [...]	2008-12-31 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV293	CODEL VOINOVICH DISCUSSES GAZA SMUGGLING ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-07 04:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL IR IZ
08TELAVIV343	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Islam and Democracy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Defense Minister Ehud Barak told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday that one of Israel's goals in the Gaza Strip is to [...]	2008-02-12 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV357	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media quoted Hizbullah as saying that Imad Mughniyah, the senior Hizbullah military leader believed to be the mastermind behind the attack against a [...]	2008-02-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV388	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Imad Mughniyah's Assassination 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a recorded video message at Imad Mughniyah's funeral in Beirut on Thursday, Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah vowed to [...]	2008-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV460	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations 4. DPRK ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Wednesday afternoon a student at the Sapir College near Sderot was killed by a Qassam rocket and that Grad-style Katyus [...]	2008-02-28 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV489	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Ahmadinejad in Baghdad ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- This morning the electronic media reported that the IDF's "Operation Hot Winter" in Gaza has come to an end. The pull out of Infantry and armored forces was completed in [...]	2008-03-03 11:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Iraq Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the prevalent feeling in Jerusalem is that despite the recent flare-up in Gaza, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's discussions in Cairo wi [...]	2008-03-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV518	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV545	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV592	PRIVATE ISRAELI COMPANY COLLECTS COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) On March 7, Econoff received a briefing from senior executives at Hazard Threat Analysis, Ltd. (HTA),a private company specializing in internet-based counter-terrorism (CT) intelligence gathering. Founder and CEO Aviram Halevi explained that all of HTA's research is based on open source [...]	2008-03-13 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PINR PTER KOGL KTFN IR IS
08TELAVIV61	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV613	EZRA OUTLINES ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a speech on February 26, Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection (MEP) outlined the most pressing environmental concerns facing Israel today. He touched on both the well-known issues, such as the Ramat Hovav toxic waste dump site, as well as on longer-term problems such [...]	2008-03-14 15:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
08TELAVIV629	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global Stock Market 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except The Jerusalem Post, led with the financial crisis on Wall Street and all capital markets, including Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, whic [...]	2008-03-18 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV653	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Global Stock Market --------- Â [...]	2008-03-20 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV691	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Vice President Dick Cheney's second meeting with PM Ehud Olmert on Monday morning, like their first meeting on Saturday night, was shrouded [...]	2008-03-25 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV701	MARCH SETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES [...] (C) The following paragraphs seek to capture Israeli settlement activity in March, and where possible, provide GOI clarification or confirmation to reports of approved or planned GOI settlement construction. -------------------------- MOD Moves Against Outposts -------------------------- [...]	2008-03-26 06:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV724	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Intellectual Property Rights ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that at a press conference with the foreign media last night, PM Ehud Olmert hinted at the prospect of secret talks with [...]	2008-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV736	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV776	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV78	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 04:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV785	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Zimbabwe Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that senior advisers of President Bush (headed by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley) and PM Ehud Olmert (Yoram Turbowicz and Shalom Turgeman) met over t [...]	2008-04-03 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV812	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA President Mahmoud Abbas have decided to meet every two weeks until the November 4 deadline for striking a deal, regardless of developments on t [...]	2008-04-08 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV830	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz quoted U.S. sources as saying yesterday that President George Bush is likely to visit Masada during his visit to Israel next month. The newspaper reported that PM [...]	2008-04-10 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV837	COORDINATOR FOR GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coordinator for Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT) Major General Yossef Mishlev heard the Ambassador's concerns about stalled U.S. commercial imports into the West Bank, continued demolitions of Palestinian homes, and ground clearing in Area E-1. Mishlev was not able [...]	2008-04-11 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PHUM KPAL IS
08TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that three IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza and four others were injured. The radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying that four Hamas activists [...]	2008-04-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Editor-in-Chief Amos Regev wrote on page one of the independent Israel Hayom: "Israel must now remove the constraints it placed on itself.... The target should be the elimination of Hamas as a fighting force." Senior Middle East affairs analyst [...]	2008-04-21 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV924	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading electronic media cited a report published today by the Syrian news agency Sham-Press that PM Ehud Olmert has relayed messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad affir [...]	2008-04-23 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV941	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (S) Summary: On February 26, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hosted the latest meeting of the U.S.-Israel JCG. State S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led the interagency U.S. delegation. The two sides discussed the spread of Islamic extremism and changing regional threat [...]	2008-04-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR SY LE EG JO IZ
08TELAVIV954	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 10:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV961	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media highlighted the IDF's version of the deaths of a mother and her four small children in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza, yesterday: The army maintains that the deaths occurred when two [...]	2008-04-29 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV967	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV973	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV996	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGUE109	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: EXTENSION PLANS IN [...] (C) Summary: Dutch MOD working-level officials agree enhanced task force and Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) training is vital for new partners contributing toward the Dutch-led ISAF extension in Uruzgan, but argue obtaining financial and political support for such training will [...]	2008-02-04 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE595	ICC PROSECUTION FILES APPLICATION FOR BASHIR'S ARREST [...] (U) The Prosecutor's Office has filed an application for an arrest warrant against Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad AL BASHIR. It is now up to the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) to decide whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that AL BASHIR committed one or more of the alleged crimes [...]	2008-07-14 17:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PGOV PREL 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
08THEHAGUE740	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CAUTIOUS SUPPORT OF ARMY [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 06:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MACP AF AR NL
08THEHAGUE826	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008 [...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...]	2008-10-02 09:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE998	RC-SOUTH BILATERALS, NOVEMBER 13, THE HAGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The day prior to the Regional-Command South (RC-South) Senior Officials Meeting in The Hague on November 14, 2008, DAS Patrick Moon had bilateral meetings with delegations from Australia, Estonia, Romania, United Kingdom, Denmark, and The Netherlands. Because of logistical issues [...]	2008-12-02 13:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR MOPS AF AS CA DA EN NL RO UK
08THESSALONIKI11	NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2008 [...] Things heated up in January with regard to the long-discussed privatization of the cargo facility at the Port of Thessaloniki. In early January, Minister of Merchant Marine George Voulgarakas provided a detailed description of the plans for the port's privatization and stressed the significan [...]	2008-02-06 16:17:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SMIG ECON GR
08THESSALONIKI68	GEORGIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KILLED BY LANDMINIES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four illegal immigrants from Georgia lost their lives on September 26, after accidentally entering a minefield. The minefield was fenced-off and had warning signs in three languages. Police maintain that smugglers often suggest the crossing of the minefield to their charges, a [...]	2008-10-09 12:53:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREF PREL PGOV GR TU GG
08THESSALONIKI80	NORTHERN NOTES - OCTOBER 2008 [...] For a second month, the scandal involving controversial land swaps between the GoG and Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos was a dominant story (Ref A.) Media and post contacts speculate the scandal could claim more GoG officials beyond the two ministers it has already claimed, as a Parliame [...]	2008-11-06 06:05:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG GR MK BK BU MW AL HR
08TIJUANA698	HUDDLED MASSES ON THE BORDER: TIJUANA'S MIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Tijuana is a magnet for migrants and is dotted with shelters serving those who have either tried, and failed, to cross illegally into the United States or, more commonly, those that have been recently deported or repatriated. NGOs that work with migrants report an increase in deportati [...]	2008-06-27 18:16:00	Consulate Tijuana	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MX
08TIRANA116	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE SPECIAL (FEBRUARY [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. This special edition focuses on the average Albanian's impressions and expectations of an expectecd declaration of independence by [...]	2008-02-15 15:31:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KV 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
08TOKYO1061	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1074	RUSSIAN FM LAVROV SAYS AIM AND INTENT OF JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. The aim and intent of Japan's ballistic missile defense system are "obvious" and "understandable," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on April 14. The Russian FM "indirectly admitted" that a Russian strategic bomber in [...]	2008-04-18 09:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM ENRG JA RS
08TOKYO1153	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-25 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1190	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-01 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 8-11, 2008, visit to Japan by Deputy Secretary Negroponte and delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Marc Forino. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5467 Home phone: [...]	2008-05-02 05:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1247	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN C. GEIS [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 13-23, 2008 visit to Japan by John C. Geis. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone: (81- [...]	2008-05-08 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN AND BRIAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of DASD Brian Green and Brian Bohannon to Japan from May 13-16, 2008. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-05-12 03:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1342	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/16/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 01:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo welcomes and grants country clearance for the May 28-29, 2008 visit to Japan by CODEL Lieberman. 2. (U) Logistics Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 M [...]	2008-05-16 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AFIN OREP JA
08TOKYO145	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1463	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO1471	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1472	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - QUAKE RELIEF IN CHINA [...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top coverage to a GOJ decision to use SDF aircraft in response to a Chinese request that Japan send relief goods for victims hit by the recent massive earthquake in central China. 2. "SDF Should Join Relief Efforts" On a Chinese request for Ja [...]	2008-05-29 01:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1474	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1479	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1497	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 01:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1538	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1564	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian-Pacific Security Affairs, James Shinn, Col. Buhl, Suzanne Basalla, and LtCol. Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Da [...]	2008-06-09 04:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1595	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO161	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO162	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS PATRICK MOON AND MR. [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 3-7, 2008 visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Moon and Mr. Neil Kromash. SIPDIS 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-01-22 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL AF JA
08TOKYO1626	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes care must be taken to avoid pushing China too hard on the Tibet issue, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns June 9, and suggested that a statement made on the subject by the G-8 Foreign Ministers acce [...]	2008-06-13 09:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XE CH RS IR AS JA
08TOKYO1642	G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...]	2008-06-16 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK
08TOKYO1667	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 01:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1668	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the June 19-20, 2008, visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP Special Assistant Chrisotpher Klein, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, and NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will [...]	2008-06-18 01:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08TOKYO1726	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO175	PACOM COMMANDER KEATING'S JAN 18 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Senior Chinese officials were considerably less belligerent on the issue of Taiwan during his January 13-18 visit to China than in May 2007, likely due to consistent messages from the U.S. Government and the results of Taiwan's legislative elections, visiting PACOM Commander ADM Timothy K [...]	2008-01-23 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH JA
08TOKYO1772	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1795	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1802	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1808	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 01:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1821	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1880	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LTCOL MARC CZAJA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 22-31, 2008 visit to Japan by LTCOL Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunninig. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile phon [...]	2008-07-08 08:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1881	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD THOMAS G. MAHNKEN AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-18, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD Thomas G. Mahnken and delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)322 [...]	2008-07-08 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO1936	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD WILKES AND PARTY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 14-17, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD for Central Asia Bobby Wilkes, Director Operations Division at the U.S. Mission to NATO Steve Mirr, Country Director for Japan at OSD/APSA Jason Hamm, and Country Director for Afghanistan at OSD/ [...]	2008-07-11 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OSD/APSA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 29-31, 2008 visit to Japan by OSD/APSA Principal Director for East Asia John Hill, OSD/APSA Country Director for Japan John Geis, and Joint Staff/J5 LtCol Leonard Kosinski. 2. (U) Control Officer for the Okinawa portion of the [...]	2008-07-23 23:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2042	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the July 31 - August 2, 2008, visit to Japan by Senate Appropriations Committee Professional Staff Member Paul Grove, Senate Armed Services Committee Professional Staff Member Kate Eltrich, and United States Marine Corp Major Benjamin Venn [...]	2008-07-24 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2071	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2075	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 01:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2076	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HELVEY, ABRAHAM [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 26-29, 2008, visit to Japan by USD Director for China, Mongolia and Taiwan David Helvey, USD Country Director for China Affairs Abraham Denmark, and USD Country Director for Japan Jason Hamm. 2. (U) Control Officer for the v [...]	2008-07-30 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2085	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2121	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 8-12, 2008, visit to Japan by Staffdel Mixter. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 Mobile phone: [...]	2008-08-01 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC JA OTRA PREL ID AS
08TOKYO2236	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 19-21, 2008, visit to Japan by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Mary Wilson. She can be reached at: Office phone: (8 [...]	2008-08-14 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2237	BOUCHER FINDS GOOD PARTNER IN TOKYO ON INDIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Tokyo August 7-8 to discuss India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia with a number of senior government officials. On the India civil nuclear deal, he was told that while Japan is "bas [...]	2008-08-14 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV JA
08TOKYO2242	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2283	JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the August 26-30, 2008, visit to Japan by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney, and Country Director for Japan LtCol Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political-Military Affairs Officer John Nylin. [...]	2008-08-19 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2285	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-19 07:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2288	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-20 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2380	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 03:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2431	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 03:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2434	JAPAN ON EXPANSION OF AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Japan will support a call by Afghanistan at the September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting for the expansion of the Afghan National Army to an authorized strength of 134,000, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. However, Japan will ha [...]	2008-09-05 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF JA
08TOKYO2476	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO249	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. JCMB DELEGATION TO JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 03-08, 2008, visit to Japan by the U.S. JCMB Delegation led by Ambassador Christopher W. Dell. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Evan Reade. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5 [...]	2008-01-30 23:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2495	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2505	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2536	JAPAN TARGETED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires raised points contained in Ref A with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho on September 16 and reminded him that the United States is still waiting for a response to our requests for further assistance to Afghanistan, to include: CH-47 and C-130 air [...]	2008-09-16 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF JA
08TOKYO2627	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUZANNE BASALLA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24--October 9, 2008, visit to Japan by Suzanne Basalla. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 M [...]	2008-09-23 23:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2638	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO27	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 7, 2007, visit to Japan by EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, NSC China Director Paul Haenle, and EAP Special Assistant Chrisotpher Klein. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Politic [...]	2008-01-07 00:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT JA KN KNNP MNUC OTRA PREL CH
08TOKYO2730	BIO INFO ON IRAQI AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia Dr. Ghanim Alwan Al-Jumaily currently serves as Iraq's Ambassador in Tokyo, where he is a well-known and close Embassy contact. To correct reftel, which indicates Jumaily is a career diplomat who served in the Saddam era, in fact Jumaily [...]	2008-09-30 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR IZ JA
08TOKYO2741	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 5-8, 2008, visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Mr. John C. Geis, LtCol Leonard J. Kosinski, and Mr. Patrick W. Graff. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Sangmin "Simon" Lee. He can be re [...]	2008-10-01 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2754	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2813	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2830	TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL (15-17 [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 15-17, 2008, visit to Japan by Senator Chuck Hagel, Mr. Rexon Ryu, and Colonel Phil Skuta. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-555 [...]	2008-10-10 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGMT ASEC AFIN JA CH KS
08TOKYO2913	TOKYO COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PLUNKETT [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 21-30, 2008, visit to Japan by the STAFFDEL led by Ms. Vickie Plunkett and including Ms. Catherine Garman, Mr. David Sienicki, Mr. Paul Arcangeli, Ms. Lynn Williams, Ms. Eryn Robinson, Mr. Thomas Hawley, Ms. Lara Battles [...]	2008-10-20 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS JA
08TOKYO294	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES P. ZUMWALT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 23-26, 2008 visit to Japan by James P. Zumwalt. 2. (U) Post understands that point of contact for the visit is Osaka CG Russel and that Osaka will handle all trip arrangements including lodging. ---- Visa ---- 3. [...]	2008-02-05 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2953	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2969	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO300	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTINE CHAN-DOWNER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 28 - March 1, 2008, visit to Japan by Christine Chan-Downer for TIP-related meetings. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Ho [...]	2008-02-05 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3000	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3033	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3065	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3069	ASO MOVES DECISIVELY TO LIMIT FALL-OUT FROM ASDF [...] (C) Summary: "To say our country was an aggressor nation in World War II is a false accusation," Air Self Defense Force Chief Toshio Tamogami concluded in a prize winning essay made public on October 31. Already a delicate time politically, the government took steps to control the fallout, a [...]	2008-11-04 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3070	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 08:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3083	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3114	U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]	2008-11-10 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3143	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3164	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/17/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-16 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3175	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3188	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO319	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-06 22:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Inouye's November 30 through December 5, 2008, visit to Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa). 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Political Officer Jamie Roane. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-11-21 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3233	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3253	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 06:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2-3, 2008, visit to Japan by A/S Hill, Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks Sung Kim, NSC Director Paul Haenle, DAS for ISN C.S. Eliot Kang, Special Assistant Yuri Kim, Chief of DPRK Unit EAP/K Eric Richardson, and DPRK Desk [...]	2008-12-01 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3272	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3277	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2008, visit to Japan by DASD Sedney (8-10 Dec),Suzanne Basalla (4-11 Dec),and Marc Czaja (4-11 Dec). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: [...]	2008-12-01 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3303	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSSELL C. BILLS TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 3-6, 2008, visit to Japan by Russell C. Bills. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile [...]	2008-12-03 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3323	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3330	STAFFDEL FARRELL--VISIT TO JAPAN 10-13 DECEMBER [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes Ms. Alycia Farrell and LTC Michelle Greene for their December 10-13, 2008, visit to Japan. 2. (U) Embassy POC for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile pho [...]	2008-12-08 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL OREP AFIN JA
08TOKYO3351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KATHERINE WARD + 5 TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy grants country clearance for the December 4-20, 2008, visit to Japan of the following DoD civilian/military personnel. Jeffrey M. Avery, 14-19 December Timothy B. Baltz, 7-19 December Troy Mueller, 15-19 December Lee A. Nickel, 14-19 December George G. Vergos, 4-20 December K [...]	2008-12-10 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3370	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3383	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-15 00:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3447	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3466	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3518	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3527	PART 2 OF 2 -- DEC 18 JAPAN-AUSTRALIA FOREIGN [...] Both defense authorities share the intention to conduct the following joint defense activities. (a) High Level Exchange i. Hold annual bilateral Defense Ministerial meeting. ii. Hold regular visits between the Vice-Minister of Defense of the MOD and the Secretary of the ADOD; between t [...]	2008-12-30 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON AU JA
08TOKYO382	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND MARC CZAJA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 19-22, 2008 visit to Japan by John Hill and Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 M [...]	2008-02-13 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO394	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 01:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO409	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 01:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO423	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 01:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO425	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VICTORIA SEGAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 20-21, 2008, visit to Japan by Interpreter Victoria Segal. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-685 [...]	2008-02-19 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO426	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL AND PARTY TO JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 20-21, 2008, visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, S/A Christopher Klein, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, and NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scot [...]	2008-02-19 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO433	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO441	Country Clearance for Steven Tepp, U.S. Copyright [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Steven Tepp, Policy Planning Advisor, U.S. Copyright Office for February 26 through March 1, 2008. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact for this visit is Economic Officer Scott A. Smith. He can be reached at any time through the embassy switch [...]	2008-02-20 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR OTRA JA
08TOKYO454	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO465	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO473	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO543	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-29 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO56	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO567	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA

08TOKYO571	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO597	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO603	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL FARKAS (MAR 22-25, [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 22-25, 2008 visit to Japan by Staffdel Farkas. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Christopher Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile [...]	2008-03-07 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO65	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO669	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO71	JAPANESE VIEWS OF SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Japan shares the concerns and views of the United States, as expressed ref A, and agrees that efforts must be made to keep Pakistan on the path to democracy, according to Principal Deputy Director Masaki Ishikawa of MOFA's Southwest Asia Division. Ishikawa told Embassy Tokyo Political Offic [...]	2008-01-10 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK JA
08TOKYO723	COUNTERTERRORISM TRILATERAL BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Government officials from Australia, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo on February 26 for the Counterterrorism Trilateral Border, Transport, and Maritime Security Sub-Group meeting. The meeting was chaired by Paul Fujimura, Director for Asia-Pacific, Department of Homeland [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS PTER PGOV PREL AS ID MY RP JA
08TOKYO758	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL ROHRABACHER (MARCH [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 25-28, 2008 visit to Japan by CODEL Rohrabacher. 2. (U) Points of contact for the visit: Substantive Control Officer: Raymond Greene Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6801 Mobile phone: (81-80)-122 [...]	2008-03-20 05:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO776	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR POL M/C AUBREY CARLSON [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 25-30, 2008 visit to Japan by Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Joyce Ogier. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5332 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6970 Mo [...]	2008-03-21 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO835	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO849	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO862	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN D. HILL DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 3, 2008 visit to Japan by John D. Hill, Suzanne Basalla, Leo Kosinski, Wesley Ishizu, David Bice, Lynn Hicks and David Spasojevich. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He ca [...]	2008-03-31 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO863	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAYMOND D. RICHHART [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 4, 2008 visit to Japan by Raymond D. Richhart. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 M [...]	2008-03-31 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO881	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO883	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN [...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave top play to yesterday's expiration of gasoline surcharges for road construction, noting that pump prices fell at a number of stations across Japan at midnight. 2. "'Six-Day War' Highlights Instability" The liberal Asahi reported from Cairo (4/1) [...]	2008-04-01 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO91	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 13-18, 2008, visit to Japan by David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Russell Morales, Richard Weir, Leonard Kosinski, Richard Morefield and Peter Batten for the purpose of consultations with Embassy, USFJ, and GOJ officials. 2. (U [...]	2008-01-11 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA KS
08TOKYO927	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J POL-MIL OFFICER DAVID [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 7-13, 2008 visit to Japan by David A. Schlaefer. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: [...]	2008-04-04 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO942	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 6-11, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Patrick Graff, and LtCol Richard Weir. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]	2008-04-07 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO960	AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) Recent incidents involving U.S. servicemen have highlighted the need for the United States and Japan to make efforts to strengthen grassroots public support for and understanding of our alliance's strategic importance, the Ambassador told VFM Yabunaka on April 8. While VFM Yabunaka agreed [...]	2008-04-08 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RU CH JA
08TOKYO967	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO98	JAPAN NEW ABDUCTEE NGO CHAIRMAN HOPES FOR SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The newly-appointed chair of Japan's leading abduction NGO expressed appreciation for the letter sent by President Bush to DPRK leader Kim Jong-il in December, which NGO members believe would "raise the hurdle for the DPRK on the nuclear and abduction issues." He expressed hope tha [...]	2008-01-11 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TORONTO165	ONTARIO AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) has been working more effectively to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in the Greater Toronto Area. Law enforcement contacts within the TPS Sex Crimes Unit tell us initiatives to increase awareness of TIP related issues hav [...]	2008-05-28 19:32:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM PHUM CA
08TRIPOLI227	BACK TO THE FUTURE? QADHAFI CALLS FOR DRAMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE IN GPC SPEECH REF: TRIPOLI 166 TRIPOLI 00000227 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LY
08TRIPOLI889	TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-16 16:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI LY SU
08TUNIS1216	CODEL MEEK PRESSES GOT ON SOFA, OBSERVES JCET [...] (C) CODEL Meek used its December 6 meeting with Defense Minister Morjane to press for a Status of Forces Agreement. Morjane noted that he would be meeting with President Ben Ali later that day and that he might raise the issue. He also planned to discuss peace-keeping operations with Ben Ali; [...]	2008-12-12 11:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS189	CODEL CRAMER FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY TIES [...] (SBU) During his February 21-23 visit to Tunisia, Representative Bud Cramer (D-AL) was warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were familiar with his role as co-founder of the Tunisia Caucus and eager to express their hopes for stronger bilateral ties. GOT officials stressed the need for more i [...]	2008-02-29 16:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS299	SWISS: BEN ALI SON-IN-LAW WANTED RESIDENCY [...] (S/NF) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told the Ambassador on March 21 that President Ben Ali's son-in-law Sakher Matri had requested a residency permit for Geneva, apparently to facilitate his business interests in Europe. Faessler said that the Swiss denied Matri's request to send a signal about their fr [...]	2008-03-24 14:10:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL TS
08TUNIS448	SCENESETTER FOR US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Tunisian military officials, including Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, are looking forward to the twenty-third US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington on May 12-14. The Government of Tunisia is proud of our long history of strong military cooperation [...]	2008-05-06 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PTER EAID TS
08TUNIS75	2006/2007 TERROR CELL IN TUNISIA: WHAT HAPPENED [...] (S/NF) A new narrative is emerging about the chain of events culminating in the December 2006/January 2007 disruption by Tunisian security forces of a terror cell in the southern suburbs of Tunis (Reftels). The new information derives from the public "Soliman trial," in which 30 Tunisians wer [...]	2008-01-24 15:52:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER SOCI PINR TS
08ULAANBAATAR73	NEW MONGOLIAN SHELTER FOR DPRK REFUGEES UP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korean refugees at a new Mongolian Border Force shelter are receiving adequate treatment while being processed for resettlement. On February 5 we visited the Nalaikh shelter, which opened in late October 2007 and is located one hour outside Ulaanbaatar. We were joined by M [...]	2008-02-07 09:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KREF EAID SOCI MG
08UNVIEVIENNA523	VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:48:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08USNATO120	ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." The statement ) separate from the Summit communique ) was designed to reinforce to Allied and Partner publics why NATO went to Afghanistan, to hig [...]	2008-04-08 17:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AFDB PK
08USNATO126	CORRECTED COPY - ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT [...] (U) Correted copy sent to include additional addresses. Reference below to (para 4) was incorrectly noted in the previous cable as (para 9). 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." [...]	2008-04-09 13:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO16	USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]	2008-01-11 16:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO185	NORWAY PROPOSES SPLITTING NATO MISSIONS IN KOSOVO; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Norway has proposed that NATO create a stand-alone mission in Kosovo, separate from KFOR, to implement the Ahtissari tasks relating to new security structures in Kosovo. Supported by Hungary and Italy, Norway argued that keeping these tasks separate from the existin [...]	2008-05-29 05:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO KFOR KV
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO2	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOUR OF AFGHAN REGIONAL LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, USNATO sponsored a NATO tour for Afghan provincial officials to Brussels and Berlin December 11-14. This joint effort with Embassy Kabul brought influential decision makers and leaders of society from vital Afghan provinces to the centers of decision making an [...]	2008-01-03 15:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO200	ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO205	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]	2008-06-11 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO206	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]	2008-06-11 17:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO212	ISAF COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC POL-MIL PLAN (CSPMP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. With Bucharest well behind us, we should use the new ISAF internal plan to strengthen ISAF's commitment to conduct counterinsurgency operations, to give more direction to NATO's drifting ANA training and equipping support, broaden Allies' involvement in police training, and keep [...]	2008-06-18 13:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO225	HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO239	RUSSIA OFFERS PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov informed the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) during its June 25 meeting that although Afghanistan is a more civil place than in 2001, the mission in Afghanistan was failing and that much more needed to be done in the areas of counter-narco [...]	2008-07-10 07:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV MOPS AADP RS AF KV UP
08USNATO25	D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]	2008-01-18 16:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO285	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR DECRIES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 11 letter to the NATO Deputy Secretary General (see para 2 for full text),Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin accused the Georgian army of creating an ongoing humanitarian disaster in South Ossetia. Specifically, he asserted that the Georgian army killed 2 [...]	2008-08-13 09:54:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO307	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-28 18:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO310	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-29 08:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP
08USNATO320	AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]	2008-09-05 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO337	SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]	2008-09-18 10:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO347	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]	2008-09-25 13:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO353	UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]	2008-10-01 12:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO354	A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08 [...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...]	2008-10-01 12:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO374	NAC MEETING WITH KAZAKHSTAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Kazakhstan, Defense Minister (DEFMIN) Danial Akhmetov extolled Kazakhstan's defense and domestic reforms and announced contributions to ISAF. Allies acknowledged Kazakhstan's progress, but pressed for further assistance and [...]	2008-10-16 11:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV ECON PREL KZ
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO380	NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]	2008-10-17 13:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO397	CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]	2008-10-24 14:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO399	UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]	2008-10-24 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF
08USNATO40	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]	2008-01-31 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO448	COMMUNIQUE OF THE DECEMBER 2-3 NATO FOREIGN [...] (U) The following communique was approved and released by NATO Foreign Ministers following their December 2-3 meeting: BEGIN TEXT: MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD AT NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, ON 2-3 DECEMBER 2008 FINAL COMMUNIQUE Â [...]	2008-12-03 16:43:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO MARR PARM PHSA PTER XG ZM XA XF
08USNATO453	ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE â€œGLOOMY,â€ [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO456	NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 10:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE187	OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...]	2008-07-18 14:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC
08USOSCE194	OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...]	2008-07-24 16:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE221	FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...]	2008-09-22 06:06:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE271	DAYTON ART. IV: 41ST SRCC A COOPERATIVE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary: The 41st Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC) met October 14-15 in Montenegro and included the signing of key amendments to the agreement that formally integrated Montenegro into the treaty as an independent state party. Four decisions were taken, which i [...]	2008-11-11 14:17:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE ZL
08USUNNEWYORK1004	MONUC REQUESTS 2,785 MORE TROOPS, AIR ASSETS FOR [...] (SBU) See ACTION REQUEST, paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wrote to the Security Council on October 31 (text forwarded to IO),asking for expeditious consideration of MONUC's request for additional security assets. The request, drafted by the UN's Department of Peac [...]	2008-11-03 22:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1062	UN ON DRC: GIVE TROOPS, PRESSURE KAGAME; 85 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Le Roy on November 11 called on the Security Council to approve rapidly the UN request for more MONUC troops. He warned MONUC was "all alone" in the east and reinforcements were desperately needed to defend Goma and protect civilians. Le Roy said Co [...]	2008-11-13 00:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08USUNNEWYORK1077	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council received a quarterly briefing on November 14 from Staffan de Mistura, head of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and from Ambassador Khalilzad, on behalf of MNF-I. Iraqi PR Bayati also addressed the Council. All participants, including members of the [...]	2008-11-17 22:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1105	ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: POWER SHARING STALLED, COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Menkerios told the Security Council on November 20 Zimbabwe's power sharing negotiations were stalled. He warned of dire humanitarian and economic crises, and said the control of the police was the most pressing issue. South Africa, Russia, China, and Viet Nam suppor [...]	2008-11-21 23:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZU
08USUNNEWYORK1129	MONUC AT UN: GIVE US CLEAR DIRECTIONS FOR DRC-AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Alan Doss asked the Security Council on November 26 for clear operational guidelines for MONUC, especially regarding use of force. He also said a temporary stabilization force is sorely needed as we await the additional MONUC troops the Council recently authorized. He sa [...]	2008-12-03 00:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG
08USUNNEWYORK1130	ICCâ€™S OCAMPO: BASHIR ARREST WARRANT IN JANUARY OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo on December 2 spoke with Ambassador Wolff at the UN on the situation in Sudan. Ocampo said the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir would be issued in January or February. He said Arab leaders were frustrated with Bashir, and French President Sarkoz [...]	2008-12-03 21:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AX CG UG
08USUNNEWYORK1185	MONUC AT UN: WE ONLY HAVE PLEDGES FOR HALF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary-General Le Roy on December 15 told the Security Council that diplomatic efforts are thawing the relationship between the DRC and Rwanda. He said direct talks between the DRC and Nkunda's CNDP stalled, but were set to resume December 17. Le Roy said he had r [...]	2008-12-19 00:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG
08USUNNEWYORK1203	CHISSANO TO UN: KONY WON'T GO TO ICC; TO U.S.: TRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council issued a Presidential Statement on December 22 condemning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks and LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony's failure to sign the Final Peace Agreement. Special Envoy Chissano told the Council on December 17 that Kony would "rathe [...]	2008-12-23 21:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG UG SU XA
08USUNNEWYORK122	SUDAN CONTACT GROUP AGREES TO FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK127	LEBANON: RISING CONCERN ABOUT UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, the Israeli Mission, Secretariat officials, and departing UN Special Coordinator SIPDIS for Lebanon Geir Pedersen have expressed concern to USUN about increasing risks to the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as attention in Lebanon has largely been focused on th [...]	2008-02-11 22:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK222	LEBANON: COUNCIL DIVISIONS HARDEN ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on March 10, senior UN Secretariat officials reported that the continuing Lebanese political crisis had blocked meaningful progress on UNSCR 1701 implementation. They praised continued UNIFIL-LAF cooperation; noted the significant increase in I [...]	2008-03-11 15:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE
08USUNNEWYORK404	SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...]	2008-05-05 21:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZM
08USUNNEWYORK511	LEBANON: IDF GENERALS BRIEF UNSC MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) IDF Generals Yossi Baidatz and Yossi Heymann briefed UNSC delegations June 5 on Israel's assessment of the situation in south Lebanon and the performance of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers. They said Hizballah had fully re-armed in south Lebanon since summe [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK530	UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS JUNE 4 - 10, 2008. [...] On June 13, Security Council President Khalilzad (United States) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of June 4-10, 2008. 2. Begin text of briefing note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 9 June, Government and FNL delega [...]	2008-06-16 20:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
08USUNNEWYORK553	UN VIEWS ON SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) UN DPKO U/SYG Guehenno shared a downbeat report on his recent trip to Afghanistan and the UN perspective on the outcome of the recent Paris Conference in a June 19 meeting with PermReps from key coalition countries. In comparison to his last visit in 2005, Guehenno described a sense of [...]	2008-06-24 17:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK689	SOMALIS PUSH STABILIZATION FORCE, UN RESISTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: In meetings during the week of July 21-25, Somali representatives and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials offered sharply different perspectives on prospects for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) [...]	2008-07-31 21:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SO
08USUNNEWYORK738	UNIFIL: GENERAL GRAZIANO CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT [...] (C) Summary: UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Graziano told Ambassador Khalilzad August 14 that he prefers a simple, technical roll-over of UNIFIL's mandate since it will take a few months to assess how Lebanon's new political realities may impact UNIFIL's mandate. He expressed concern o [...]	2008-08-15 22:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP KPKO LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK87	NEW YORK CONSULTATIONS ON UN EFFORT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Following recent consultations on UNAMI with senior UN officials, including U/SYG Pascoe, Special Representative de Mistura, and UNHCR New York Director Bertrand USUN has confirmed the following. On staffing, UNHCR has placed a senior professional staff member full-time in Baghdad, assig [...]	2008-01-30 00:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC IZ

08USUNNEWYORK916	UN REFORM TO TAKE ON EARLY RECOVERY FOR CONFLICT [...] SUMMARY: Over the next year, the United Nations will try to overhaul its peacebuilding infrastructure in order to better respond to the stabilization needs of immediate post-conflict and post-crisis states. While a Security-Council mandated report on "Early Recovery" will provide the overal [...]	2008-10-08 14:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNDP UNGA UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK937	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCT 13 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide outlined to Ambassador Khalilzad a complex tapestry of opportunities and solutions for Afghanistan's tenuous situation, emphasizing the need to act now to shift the balance in our favor. He said that the October 11 cabinet re-shuffling by Afghanista [...]	2008-10-14 23:01:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK956	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCTOBER 10 MEETING WITH KRG [...] (C) In a meeting October 10 with Ambassador Khalilzad, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Head of Foreign Relations Falah Bakir pressed the oft-heard Kurdish line that the Iraqi constitution must be respected as Iraq faces upcoming elections, decisions on disputed boundaries, and pressure to [...]	2008-10-20 22:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV IZ
08VALLETTA107	UPDATE ON FMS CASE FOR MALTA; FUNDING REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Armed Forces of Malta has an urgent requirement to acquire modern helicopters capable of safely operating over water at long distances from its shores for Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Narcotics, Border Control, and Maritime Law Enforcement missions. In 2004, a Senate Delegatio [...]	2008-03-17 13:55:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL PGOV MT
08VANCOUVER198	ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen rumored to be connected to a Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) Special Group attempted to assassinate independent Shia cleric Sayid Aqiel Fadil Abbass Jamal al-Deen on July 16. The attack is one of a series of recent assassination attempts that underscore the fragile nature of Basrah [...]	2008-07-27 07:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	SECRET	PGOV PINR PBTS PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
08VIENNA1272	GEORGIA: AUSTRIA TO SEND FIRST OF UP TO 5 OSCE MILITARY [...] (u) Austria plans to send "up to five" military observers to Georgia within the framework of the OSCE mission, Austrian officials said in Vienna September 2. According to Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPO),Austria will dispatch one military observer as soon as possible to Georgia. Darabos [...]	2008-09-05 07:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OSCE GG AU
08VIENNA1544	AUSTRIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 10:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR AF AU
08VIENNA1731	AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: FM SPINDELEGGER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Michael Spindelegger, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Foreign Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Spindelegger was born in the city of Moedling south of Vienna on December 21, 1959. He obtained a la [...]	2008-11-25 13:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AU
08VIENNA320	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2008 [...] The trial of two people on charges connected with terrorism threats will continue at a Vienna court today. Prosecutors are planning to show a video clip which one of the defendants, Mohamed M., allegedly took part in producing. The video was released on the internet last March and threatened at [...]	2008-03-06 15:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA424	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2008 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the Social Democrats has received general approval from the SPOe party executive of his compromise position on tax reform at a special meeting on Tuesday. Gusenbauer said following the meeting that although he had not succeeded in bringing forward from 2010 to 20 [...]	2008-03-26 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA498	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2008 [...] The Austrian Parliament ratified the EU Reform Treaty on Wednesday after a heated and at times emotional debate. Along with the coalition partners OeVP and SPOe, the opposition Greens also supported the Treaty. The two other opposition parties, the FPOe and the BZOe, vehemently opposed ratifica [...]	2008-04-10 15:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA522	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 14, 2008 [...] A preliminary report of the Austrian Court of Audit sees considerable shortcomings in the climate policy during the past few years. Austria emits about one third more CO2 than allowed and the tendency is growing. Only half-hearted measures were taken in the sectors of transportation, industry a [...]	2008-04-15 14:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA548	AUSTRIAN SECURITY POLICY: MINISTER [...] (C) Driven by a desire to win domestic political standing and to keep Austria engaged in the development of European security structures (other than NATO proper),Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos has both supported and compelled a re-orientation of his Ministry's mission, according to [...]	2008-04-21 11:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM PGOV AU
08VIENNA568	AUSTRIA: NEXT STEPS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Austrian MFA Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik outlined the status and next steps in the Oslo Process to ban cluster munitions in a conversation with Econ/Pol Counselor April 24. Marschik averred that the outlook for the Oslo process was good. He noted that 39 African states had sig [...]	2008-04-24 14:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL AU
08VIENNA734	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2008 [...] The coalition government's controversial healthcare reform is encountering resistance not only from doctors and the Austrian Medical Association, but also from Parliament. The three parliamentary presidents have dismissed the SPOe-OeVP cabinet's wish to have the reform law passed before Parliam [...]	2008-05-29 14:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENTIANE485	U.S. AND LAOS CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THIRD BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bilateral military talks held at historic Lockwood Hall on Pearl Harbor August 14-15 confirmed progress in U.S.-Lao military relations and widened the range of activities the Lao will consider during the coming year. One key focus for both sides was the upcoming exchange of Defe [...]	2008-09-04 03:03:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA
08VIENTIANE525	AMBASSADOR MARCIEL'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS WARMER [...] (C) Summary: Senior Lao foreign affairs, defense and law enforcement officials confirmed to EAP DAS Ambassador Scot Marciel their interest in expanding bilateral cooperation. Lao Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC) Chairman Soubanh Srithirath hailed a new spirit of results-ori [...]	2008-09-23 09:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR SENV MARR LA
08VIENTIANE562	DASD CLAD VISIT TO LAOS CONTINUES MIL-MIL PROGRESS; LAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OSD's DASD James Clad may be the highest-ranking Pentagon policy official to have visited Vientiane since 1975. While senior DPMO officials involved in the MIA accounting process have visited regularly, Dr. Clad's visit sends another positive signal about the improving and broad [...]	2008-10-16 08:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA
08VIENTIANE61	PACAF AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP FOR LAO MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) medical specialists helped organize and funded a five-day "train the trainers" workshop on avian influenza (AI) rapid response for Lao medical personnel. More than seventy specialists -- including 35 from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) -- at [...]	2008-01-24 08:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU LA MOPS PREL TBIO MASS
08VIENTIANE645	U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICE OPENS IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new U.S. Defense Attache (DATT) to Laos, LTC Jamie McAden, was warmly welcomed by senior Lao military and Foreign Affairs officials December 5 to mark the opening of the U.S. Defense Attache Office in Vientiane. This restores the bilateral defense relationship with Laos broken [...]	2008-12-15 03:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA MARR MOPS PINR PREL MASS
08VILNIUS1030	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 5, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Youth Leader Denied Readmission (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Briefly Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Rallies Banned (para. 4) - Brest Opposition Activists Fi [...]	2008-12-08 05:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS505	BELARUS: MEDVEDEV'S SYMBOLIC VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 22, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev paid a first official visit to Belarus, at the invitation of President Lukashenko. Meeting at the site of the Nazi invasion of the USSR during World War II, the presidents discussed a range of bilateral issues. While [...]	2008-06-27 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
08VILNIUS54	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Welcome to Lithuania. Your interaction with your hosts during the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers comes at the right time, in the perfect setting, to positively impact Lithuanian contributions to the GWOT. As we broadly urge allies to increase effort [...]	2008-01-31 08:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PINS MARR LH
08VILNIUS880	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 17, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Central Election Commission Dismisses Appeals (para. 2) - Lukashenka Places Restrictions on Respite Programs for Children (para. 3) - EU Suspends Travel Ban for Six Mo [...]	2008-10-21 05:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08VILNIUS958	(U) PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW TO EQUATE NAZI AND [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania,s outgoing parliament on November 6 failed to outlaw praise or denial of Soviet aggression against Lithuania, but backers of the measure expect to try again next year. They said their bill was the first step in an effort to have the European Union legally equate the Sovi [...]	2008-11-06 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PREL EUN
08WARSAW1010	CODEL LIEBERMAN URGES UNITED SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Codel Lieberman met separately August 21 with Polish FM Sikorski and PM Tusk to express solidarity over events in Georgia. FM Sikorski said Western Europeans were starting to understand the nature of the Russian threat, although he warned of Russian "purchases" of leading Europ [...]	2008-08-28 15:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON ENRG GG PL
08WARSAW1039	POLES SUPPORT AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION [...] (C) Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski thanked DCM September 4 for reftel information about plans to increase the capabilities of the Afghan National Army, and expressed support for the effort. Komorowski reminded that Poland has been seeking to join the Joint Coordination Board. [...]	2008-09-05 07:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF PL
08WARSAW1093	THE END OF A SUCCESSFUL IRAQ MISSION: EVALUATING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, Poland will bring to a close her five-year mission in Iraq. On balance, the Polish military presence in Iraq must be seen as a success. The deployment dates from the earliest days of the coalition in 2003; it survived two changes in government in Warsaw; and the [...]	2008-09-19 10:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PL
08WARSAW1278	BLUE LANTERN SITE VISIT TO WB ELECTRONICS POST [...] SUMMARY: Staff from Embassy Warsaw, including Political Officer Duncan Walker, DHS/ICE official Glenn Spindel, and ODC representative Lt. Marek Strosin, accompanied Blue Lantern team on site visit to WB Electronics (WBE). Team met with WBE representative Justyna Dytrych who verified order, pr [...]	2008-11-06 11:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PL
08WARSAW1281	MDA VISIT ADVANCES PROSPECTS FOR RATIFYING MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 28-30 visit to Poland, Missile Defense Agency Director Obering and Incoming Director O'Reilly described the benefits of the planned interceptor Missile Defense (MD) interceptor site to Slupsk area residents and, in Warsaw, reviewed U.S.-Russian consultations o [...]	2008-11-06 15:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP PL
08WARSAW984	POLAND ASKING WHAT'S NEXT? RESPONSE TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. In an August 22 meeting with DCM, Polish National Security Advisor Wladyslaw Stasiak commended the creation of the NATO Commission on Georgia as "a good first step," but had little to offer in terms of Polish thinking on follow-up, despite President Kaczynski demonstrated flair for [...]	2008-08-25 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG PL
08WELLINGTON140	DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH GNZ ON THE [...] (C) Summary. During EAP DAS Christensen's April 7 visit to New Zealand, MFAT officials explained that the China-NZ free trade agreement (FTA) derived from New Zealand's concern over becoming marginalized in emerging East Asian trade relationships, coupled with China's willingness to enter int [...]	2008-04-23 23:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PHUM PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON15	CODEL HOYER MEETS WITH GNZ LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 9, a 13-member Congressional delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) met with Deputy and Acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Chief Executive Simon Murdoch to discu [...]	2008-01-18 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KGHG MOPS MARR AF NK NZ
08WELLINGTON201	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-30 23:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NZ
08WELLINGTON202	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 01:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NZ
08WELLINGTON264	DASD CLAD/MAJOR GENERAL CONANT'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During a joint visit by DASD James Clad and PACOM J-5 Major General Conant to New Zealand, both met with Minister of Defense Phil Goff, Secretary of Defense John McKinnon, and Vice Chief of the Defense Force Jack Steer. Senior MOD officials welcomed enhanced bilateral military [...]	2008-08-27 01:12:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS NZ
08WELLINGTON310	NZ DEFENSE REPORT REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS, CREATES DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The publication of the 2008 New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) Annual Report created recent media controversy as it revealed shortfalls in the country's military preparedness. The NZ Defense Chief and Defense Minister defended the status of the NZ military. A subsequent report [...]	2008-09-19 07:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR EFIN NZ
08WELLINGTON322	NEW ZEALAND AND ANA EXPANSION [...] (C) On September 18, A/DCM met with Wayne Higgins, Director for the Ministry of Defense International Relations Division, MOD defense policy and planning analyst Greg Mitchell, Ron Logan, MOD staff officer to the Chief of Defense Force, and Richard Prendergast from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...]	2008-09-30 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL AF NZ
08WELLINGTON356	A/S FORT'S OCTOBER 9-10 VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. During an October 9-10 visit to New Zealand, INR A/S Randall Fort met with members of the External Assessments Bureau (EAB),the Chief Executive of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Secretary Caroline Forsyth, and official [...]	2008-10-24 01:29:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08YAOUNDE103	CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT BIYA TELLS AMBASSADOR HE [...] (C) On January 31, Ambassador met for one-and-a-half hours with President Paul Biya, at our request. Biya outlined his plans to change the constitution in March to eliminate term limits. He hoped this would reduce internal friction within his government. He plans to create a Vice Presiden [...]	2008-01-31 18:04:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON ENIV MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08YAOUNDE1227	ACOTA SCORES WIN-WIN WITH CAMEROON TRAINING [...] (U) This cable is supplemented by photographs and other records of the event available on Yaounde's unclassified website at http://yaounde.usembassy.gov/ln_121209.html 2. (U) Summary: A Cameroonian battalion of 600 soldiers has completed ACOTA training in preparation for an eventual pea [...]	2008-12-18 16:29:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM KPKO KWMN KTIP AORC PREL CM
08YAOUNDE190	CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...]	2008-02-27 16:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM
08YAOUNDE193	CAMEROON: BIYA'S SPEECH OUT OF TOUCH AND UNHELPFUL [...] (SBU) President Paul Biya addressed the Cameroonian people February 27 on the recent violence in Cameroon. He minced no words, blaming opposition politicians (whom he labeled "demons") for manipulating the country's youth to "obtain through violence what they were unable to obtain through the [...]	2008-02-28 11:56:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO ASEC CM
08YAOUNDE199	CAMEROON: UPDATE ON RIOTS, NATIONWIDE TAXI STRIKE, [...] (U) Embassy Yaounde convened the Emergency Action Committee at 09:45 am local time on February 26 to discuss the security situation throughout the country and to reaffirm the hold-fast travel policy in place for USG employees and other American citizens throughout the country. In attendance [...]	2008-02-29 06:46:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PHUM ELAB PINR PGOV KPAO CM
08YAOUNDE211	CAMEROON: STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS...WHAT NOW? [...] (C) Summary. On February 25-27, Cameroon experienced its worst period of violence since the early 1990s. Violent protests and looting left major property damage and 16-17 dead (according to government estimates; nonofficial estimates are much higher). The causes were a mix of political and e [...]	2008-03-04 15:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL MARR ECON ELAB CM
08YAOUNDE256	DAS SWAN'S VISIT TO CAMEROON: RIOTS, THE [...] (C) Summary: During a March 7-9 visit to Yaounde and Douala, DAS Jim Swan met with President Biya, other senior government officials and representatives of business, media and civil society. Publicly and privately, Swan expressed USG concerns about Cameroon's recent riots, President Biya's [...]	2008-03-14 14:56:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON PGOV PHUM PREL
08YAOUNDE266	CAMEROON PRESS FREEDOM AT RISK [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 10:02:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI OPRC CM
08YAOUNDE521	Snapshot of Douala Post-Riots [...] (U) Summary: Douala -- CameroonQs business capital, largest city, and hotbed of the opposition -- remains calm following riots in February and a constitutional amendment in April. However, there is rising frustration about the price of food. End summary. 2. (U) Douala has remained calm [...]	2008-06-02 06:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ASEC CM
08YAOUNDE762	CAMEROON: GOV'T OFFICIALS ON IMPENDING BAKASSI [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) is not well-positioned to understand or deal with on-going violence in Bakassi and likely will not be so until well after the planned August 14 handover, according to meetings the Ambassador had with GRC officials and others during the week of J [...]	2008-07-30 06:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAID MOPS NI PBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI MASS
08YAOUNDE784	CAMEROON: BIYA THANKFUL FOR USG ROLE, BUT WORRIED [...] (S) Summary. Although concerned by efforts within Nigeria to derail the Greentree Accords, President Biya is confident that Nigerian President Yar'adua is committed to an August 14 handover of the Bakassi Peninsula. In an August 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Biya was effusively appreciativ [...]	2008-08-08 09:30:00	Embassy Yaounde	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS KCOR MOPS MARR NI UN CM
08YAOUNDE9	CAMEROON'S PRESIDENT BIYA SIGNALS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic December 31 New Year's Message, Cameroonian President Paul Biya stated he would "reconsider" term limits in the constitution. He saw 2007 as a transition year toward a higher growth path with improved living conditions. He discussed three priorities for 2008: rev [...]	2008-01-03 16:15:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PREL
08YAOUNDE987	NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND HIGH COMMISSIONER IN [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, speaking at the launch of the Nigeria-Cameroon Joint Commission in Yaounde, praised the peaceful resolution of the Bakassi dispute and heralded "a new day" in Cameroon-Nigeria relations. He outlined the "urgent" need for joint military p [...]	2008-10-10 12:48:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CM MARR MAS NI PGOV PREL
08YEREVAN113	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: ARTUR [...] (C) Ex-parliament speaker and 39-yr-old presidential hopeful Artur Baghdassarian of the centrist-opposition Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) party continues to run a consistent second in mission-sponsored polls. The only challenger with double digit poll numbers, the charismatic Baghdassarian al [...]	2008-02-13 11:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM AM
08YEREVAN117	LIKELIHOOD OF STREET PROTESTS, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, [...] (C) The Armenian political scene is growing more, rather than less, unpredictable as Election Day draws near. It is clear to us that both ex- President Levon Ter-Petrossian's (LTP) and PM Serzh Sargsian's camps are each "all in" on this election outcome. Neither will be prepared to accept a [...]	2008-02-13 15:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC AM
08YEREVAN140	BITTER LEMONS: ELECTION TENSION TURNS FUNERAL [...] (C) During a pre-election regional reporting trip to the northwestern city of Stepanavan, PolOff uncomfortably watched a funeral gathering degenerate into a tense shouting match between friends and family when discussion turned to Armenia's approaching February 19 presidential election. Forget [...]	2008-02-15 14:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PROG PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN144	VOTERS FOR SERZH SARGSIAN -- ARMENIA'S MOST [...] (C) Although he is the front-runner in Armenia's February 19 presidential election, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsian nevertheless remains little known by the Armenian electorate. While many despise him and accuse him of being sinfully corrupt, countless others respect him as an experienced mili [...]	2008-02-19 14:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN168	MR. KOCHARIAN'S WORLD: WHERE THE GOVERNMENT NEVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kocharian called in CDA February 28 to discuss election-related violations, recent opposition arrests, and the possible use of force to clear the square. He alleged that the recent arrests were necessary to deter oppositionists from bringing firearms to the square, and s [...]	2008-02-28 15:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN186	ARMENIA SITREP: ARMY CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER; [...] (C) Calm prevailed in Yerevan March 3, after pitched battles between opposition protesters and security forces ended in the early hours of March 2. Official GOAM reports state that eight people died in the armed clashes, 33 police were injured, and 100-200 injured overall, although a higher d [...]	2008-03-03 14:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN187	ARMENIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 1, Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree declaring a state of emergency in the city of Yerevan. The state of emergency is to last until March 20, unless extended. It prohibits or limits any opposition political activity, independent news reporting, and ce [...]	2008-03-03 14:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN190	PRESIDENCY PROVIDES OFFICIAL VERSION OF YEREVAN [...] (C) In briefings for selected diplomats including CDA during and immediately following the violent events in Yerevan on March 1-2, Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian provided the official version of events. Gevorkian asserted that "all political responsibility" for the violence rests [...]	2008-03-04 16:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN199	ARMENIAN SUPREME ALLEGES FIXED DECISION AGAINST LTP [...] (S) Late on March 6, Valery Poghossian, one of Armenia's nine Constitutional Court justices, secretly approached the Embassy for an urgent meeting at his home. Poghossian alleged to Emboffs that President Kocharian has fixed the court's upcoming March 8 decision to decide against the complain [...]	2008-03-07 14:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN202	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER PESSIMISTIC THAT CRACKDOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential national security adviser Garnik Isagulian conceded to polchief March 9 that the March 1 morning crackdown was authorized by President Kocharian the day before, contrary to the government's official line. Isagulian believes that PM Sargsian -- bolstered by hardline ad [...]	2008-03-10 13:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
08YEREVAN228	GOAM'S SPIN CYCLE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) The suspension of independent media in Armenia following the March 1 imposition of a State of Emergency has allowed the GOAM to construct its own narrative of recent events without the inconvenience of opposition challenge or independent scrutiny. Not surprisingly, the GOAM has used this [...]	2008-03-14 15:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN296	ARMENIAN GENERAL'S SON ALLEGEDLY INVOVLED IN MURDER, BUT [...] (SBU) Armenia's Association of Investigative Journalists has reported that the son of a notorious retired army general and Member of Parliament, Seyran Saroyan, has escaped justice for his alleged participation in the March 13 murder of a youth from Edjmiadzin. The murder allegedly took place a [...]	2008-04-07 03:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS AM
08YEREVAN302	SARGSIAN BLOGS WITH ARMENIAN PUBLIC, DENIES JOB [...] (SBU) Although the events described herein are some four weeks old, we believe there is still value in sharing them on the eve of President-elect Sargsian,s inauguration. They reflect an interesting attempt on his part to reach out to the Armenian public, using some of the same tools heretofor [...]	2008-04-08 14:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC AM
08YEREVAN313	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MARCH 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training begins; FY09 SA Planning Coordination meeting conducted by ODC; SASWG conducted by EUCOM in Ramstein. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. On 24 Mar 08, ten Kansas National Guard instructors and two representatives from EUCOM's Humani [...]	2008-04-10 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
08YEREVAN368	SIMMERING POST-ELECTION DISCONTENT IN ARMENIA'S [...] (C) Returning to the city where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the early 1990s, Poloff got an earful from disenchanted citizens in the northwestern Armenian town of Stepanavan who fret over their bleak economic future. People there bitterly complained of the imminent hike in gas price [...]	2008-04-30 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON AM
08YEREVAN390	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-APRIL 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: EMEDS equipment deliveries; Humanitarian Demining training; OSD Policy and Strategy Conference in Washington DC. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. ODC Armenia is currently working closely with the office of the Secretary of the Air Force-International Affairs (SAF/IA),o [...]	2008-05-13 08:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
08YEREVAN415	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF, MAY 24-25, 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes during a critical phase in post-independence Armenia's political development, and democracy is firmly at the top of the U.S. agenda. After flawed and hotly disputed presidential elections February 19, violent clashes, a 20-day state of emergency, and the arrest [...]	2008-05-21 02:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KDEM AM
08YEREVAN451	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) conducted Final Planning Meeting; FMF equipment for Peacekeeping Brigade arrives; Orphanage in Gyumri provided with furniture from EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program; FMF updates; Humanitarian Assistance updates. 2. SIGNI [...]	2008-06-03 10:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
08YEREVAN507	SCENESETTER FOR A/S KRAMER VISIT TO YEREVAN, JUNE [...] (C) Your visit comes during a critical phase in post-independence Armenia's political development, and democracy and human rights are at the top of the U.S. agenda here. After significantly flawed and hotly disputed presidential elections February 19, violent clashes, a 20-day state of emerge [...]	2008-06-19 11:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL OTRA OVIP KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN515	UNSANTIONED LTP RALLY PROCEEDS PEACEFULLY, DRAWS [...] (SBU) In defiance of the authorities who rejected his applications to hold a large opposition rally, former President Levon Ter-Petrosian (LTP) nonetheless drew approximately 20,000 supporters on June 20 in his first rally appearance since the fatal March 1-2 clampdown. The rally, which proce [...]	2008-06-23 15:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN551	DOJ HOLDS TOPICAL CRIMINAL LAW SEMINAR IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) The Armenian criminal justice system is in need of virtually a complete overhaul, as it is institutionally corrupt, with almost no rights being afforded to suspects or defendants. Moreover, the situation has grown worse since March 1 as the presidential authorities have gone after politic [...]	2008-07-07 11:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
08YEREVAN602	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-JULY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Defense Language Instructor month-long assistance and assessment; Crisis Response Table Top ExerciQwith Armenian Rescue Service; Strategic DeQse Review Workshop with CCMR; JCTP and SPP events conducted 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. An instrQor from the Defense Langua [...]	2008-07-30 03:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
08YEREVAN89	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: VAHAN HOVANISSIAN [...] (C) Deputy parliament speaker Vahan Hovanissian is the presidential standard bearer of the 117- year-old Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF),more often known simply as the Dashnaks, (after the Armenian word Dashnaksutyun, meaning "federation"). Hovanissian brings a literate, articulate [...]	2008-02-06 14:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM AM
08YEREVAN97	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-JANUARY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Demining familiarization event and assessment conducted; Postponement of Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) training; Planning meeting for Crisis Response table-top exercise (TTX) conducted. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. From 22-24 Jan 08 Kansas National Guard Eng [...]	2008-02-07 12:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
08ZAGREB153	CROATIA'S UNBEARABLE PENSION BURDEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With a quarter of its population receiving pensions, Croatia's pension expenditures amount to 11% of GDP and a third of the proposed 2008 state budget. The ratio of pensioners to contributors, currently 1:1.4, is expected to improve slightly over the next decade as employment lev [...]	2008-02-27 13:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB SOCI HR
08ZAGREB286	NEW ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS: CROATIA'S GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatia has steadily expanded its contribution to ISAF and has assumed increasingly complex missions. Croatian forces are currently in their 11th rotation with 203 soldiers. The MoD plans to increase this to 280 troops this summer and has Parliamentary approval to raise this to [...]	2008-03-28 09:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB333	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - APRIL 23, 2008 [...] (U) CROATIA COMPLETES FIRST ROUND OF NATO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS: MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Bianca Matkovic led the Croatian delegation in its first round of accession negotiations at NATO HQ on April 21. Matkovic, who also serves as coordinator for Croatia's EU negotiations, [...]	2008-04-24 10:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM HR
08ZAGREB334	PM/WRA VISIT REINFORCES CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PolOff and PM/WRA Senior Advisor Mark Adams on April 15-16 visited key Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss possible assistance for destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). During meetings and site visits at Velika Buna [...]	2008-04-24 10:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB410	CROATIAN GENERAL CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES, ANOTHER GENERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 30 May, Zagreb's County Court returned verdicts against Croatian generals Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, the highest-ranking Croatian military officers to be tried for war crimes in domestic courts. Both men were accused of commanding troops who killed 28 civilians and POWs and [...]	2008-06-03 11:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB465	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - JUNE 19, 2008 [...] (U) MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO MINNESOTA, WASHINGTON DC: Croatian Minister of Defense Branko Vukelic headed a delegation that consisted of State Secretary Zejlko Gorsuc, Deputy Chief of Defense LTG Slavko Baric, and Army Commander LTG Mladen Kruljac on a visit to Minnesota and Washington DC. The [...]	2008-06-20 15:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS PHUM PREF EAIR PGOV HR
08ZAGREB554	CROATIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] (C) After an April visit to Croatian Army logistics facilities to discuss the destruction of the military's excess Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) (ref A),the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD) sent a formal letter on June 11 requesting USG assistance in destroying 929 of the app [...]	2008-07-24 12:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM HR DEFENSE REFORM
08ZAGREB661	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (U) HUNGARY IS FIRST NATO MEMBER TO RATIFY CROATIAN AND ALBANIAN ACCESSION: The Hungarian Parliament on September 15 voted overwhelmingly in favor of Croatia's and Albania's Accession Protocol, making Hungary the first NATO member state to approve this round of NATO enlargement. having serve [...]	2008-09-18 13:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB694	CROATIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) Pol officer discussed reftel points in a meeting at the Croatian Foreign Ministry with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department and Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head for Peace Support Operations. Nakic noted that earlier this year the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) had authorized an increase in Cr [...]	2008-10-03 12:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR EAID AF HR
08ZAGREB726	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 16, 2008 [...] (U) NEW MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND JUSTICE SWORN IN: New Minister of Interior Tomislav Karamarko, formerly head of the Security Intelligence Agency, and Minister of Justice, Ivan Simonovic, a law professor with a long diplomatic career, were approved by parliament on Friday, October 10 and swo [...]	2008-10-17 08:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB797	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 20, 2008 [...] (C) POSSIBLE DELAY OF GoC PURCHASE OF ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: On November 17 the local press, citing unnamed government sources, reported that the GoC would delay the tender for the purchase of new fighter jets until 2010 at the earliest for both political and economic reasons. Contacts i [...]	2008-11-20 12:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR
08ZAGREB853	CROATIA: UPDATE ON MISSING GOTOVINA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian officials stress that the political will exists to resolve the issue of missing documents in the Gotovina case before The Hague, but are uncertain whether ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz can be persuaded that the GoC has done all that it can. Croatia's Chief State Prosecutor al [...]	2008-12-12 14:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KAWC ICTY HR
08ZAGREB864	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 17, 2008 [...] (SBU) CROATIAN TROOPS DEPLOYED TO ISAF RECEIVE ADDITIONAL 150 IMPROVED FIRST AID KITS FROM U.S.: On December 11 Croatian troops deployed to Afghanistan received another 150 Improved First Aid Kits (IFAK) from U.S. forces. When used in trained hands, the kits give soldiers a greatly improved [...]	2008-12-18 10:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
09ABIDJAN104	FORCES NOUVELLES SPOKESMAN CLARIFIES OUAGA IV [...] (C) Summary. In a February 10 meeting, Minister of Tourism and Forces Nouvelles (FN) Spokesman Sidiki Konate confirmed that the Ouaga IV agreement returns civilian control of the north to the government but stressed that the FN will retain military control of the north until after the election. [...]	2009-02-11 12:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM EAID IV
09ABIDJAN166	COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT POSTPONES HANDOVER OF [...] (C) Summary: Just hours before it was to take place, Minister of Interior Desire Tagro forced the postponement of a March 4 ceremony marking the handover of administrative powers by the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) in Bouake to civilian government authorities. He said that without mixed brigades (j [...]	2009-03-10 16:10:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR SOCI EAID IV
09ABIDJAN214	THE "PEACE AND ZEN" MAN: AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gbagbo's legal advisor (and goddaughter) reveals a different side of Cote d'Ivoire's most senior statesman and political figure, painting him as a man of "peace and zen" who prefers to focus on the intellectual, theoretical side of politics and leave the everyday matte [...]	2009-03-31 14:25:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON IV
09ABIDJAN22	MILITARY ISSUES RESOLVED IN OUAGA IV (THE FOURTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ouagadougou Political Agreement's (OPA) fourth supplementary agreement (often referred to as Ouaga IV) addresses military issues that have blocked disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR),including grades, ranks, and the establishment of a new army. This cable [...]	2009-01-12 16:32:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV KDEM EAID PREL IV
09ABIDJAN220	FATE OF THE COMZONES MAY BE STALLING OUAGA IV [...] (C) Summary. Implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) is proving challenging, particularly with regard to the fate of the comzones. The Office of the OPA Facilitator's Special Representative told Poloff that, according to Oua [...]	2009-04-02 13:43:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM IV
09ABIDJAN226	FPI BLOCKING OUAGA IV TO DELAY ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary. Alain Lobognon, the Prime Minister's Communications Advisor, told Ambassador he believes President Gbagbo's camp is blocking implementation of the fourth supplementary agreement (Ouaga IV) to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) in order to delay elections because they fear [...]	2009-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM IV
09ABIDJAN246	PRIME MINISTER PROMISES PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 15 meeting, Prime Minister Soro told Ambassador that he has sent a draft decree containing a proposed election date to President Gbagbo for approval. With the recent USG statement on HIPC and elections clearly in mind, he sought to reassure Ambassador that the Primature [...]	2009-04-17 12:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR EAID IV
09ABIDJAN265	FORCES NOUVELLES WARNS OPA IN JEOPARDY IF NO [...] (U) Summary. The FN leadership met on April 20 and issued a declaration that said elections are technically possible and must take place in 2009. The FN reserved the right to reconsider their participation in the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA) after 2009. They expressed their confidenc [...]	2009-04-22 15:41:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM IV
09ABIDJAN366	PRESIDENT GBAGBO FINALLY VISITS WESTERN COTE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 7, President Gbagbo amid tight security embarked on a ten day trip to the west and northwest of the country. His visit to the west is a political and personal triumph as he has not been able to travel to the west since the country was divided in 2002. The visit, which [...]	2009-06-10 15:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IV
09ABIDJAN406	ELECTIONS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: THE MYTH AND THE [...] C) Summary: Although key figures in the Ivorian government and opposition continue to insist publicly that elections must be held as scheduled on November 29, resident diplomats are highly skeptical, as are most politically-savvy Ivorians. The gap between public pronouncements and the behind-t [...]	2009-07-02 14:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID IV

09ABIDJAN430	UNOCI SAYS DDR UNLIKELY BEFORE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Ouaga IV (the fourth supplementary agreement to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA)) calls for disarmament of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) and dismantlement of the militias to be completed two months before the presidential election, currently scheduled to be held on Novembe [...]	2009-07-16 14:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KPKO UN IV
09ABIDJAN722	ELECTION DATE PASSES WITH MINOR, PEACEFUL PROTESTS [...] (SBU) November 29, the date scheduled for presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire, came and went with little fanfare. The GOCI made no official announcement on the postponed elections, leaving the November 11 statement (ref a) by Robert Mambe, the President of the Independent Electoral Comm [...]	2009-12-01 09:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV SOCI IV
09ABIDJAN91	OUAGA IV MAY RESOLVE THE CRISIS, BUT AT A COST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the Ouaga IV accord was signed in late December 2008, Embassy has noted widely varying reports about what the accord means, both in terms of what it requires each side to do, and the broader political implications. This message gives our analysis of Ouaga IV. We believe t [...]	2009-02-06 16:10:00	Embassy Abidjan	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID IV
09ABUDHABI1151	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE WARNS DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN ABOUT IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a December 9 meeting in Abu Dhabi (other meetings reported septel),Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman told Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) that the USG shared many energy policy priorities with the UAE, including renewable energy development and th [...]	2009-12-17 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM ENRG IR YM AE
09ABUDHABI557	UAE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YEMEN [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador Jemal Shamayleh told Ambassador that in addition to funding the transfer of Jordanian M113s to Yemen's army, the UAE is also funding the costs of the Jordanian Military training mission to Yemen. OLSON [...]	2009-06-03 06:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS AE YM JO
09ABUDHABI583	(S) UAE DETAINS US MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 16. 2. (C/NF) Summary: On June 3, the UAE authorities detained two Russian IL-76 cargo planes operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA),which were carrying US military cargo and two US service members from Kuwait to Afghanistan. Accor [...]	2009-06-10 15:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KU AE
09ABUDHABI607	UPDATE ON UAE DETENTION OF MILITARY CARGO, PERSONNEL ON [...] (C) Summary: Following overnight indications that four U.S. military escorts (reftel) might be prosecuted along with the Russian crew and carrier, Ambassador met June 15 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Rumaithi and Minister of Interior Saif to seek their intervention in the releas [...]	2009-06-15 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR PTER PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ KUAE
09ABUDHABI845	CROWN PRINCE OFFERS DHS U/S BEERS COOPERATION, SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: During an August 7, 2009 meeting with visiting DHS Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Rand Beers, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) discussed UAE efforts to combat illicit financial flows to Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-08-24 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EFIN AF PK YE AE
09ABUJA1132	NIGERIA: SPECULATION ABOUT NIGER DELTA AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Nigeria's Council of State (an official advisory body including, inter alia, serving Governors, the President, VP, former Heads of State and other senior officials) will meet on June 25 to discuss terms for a possible amnesty offer to Niger Delta "militants," inc [...]	2009-06-24 06:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA1402	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1403	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1404	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1405	NIGERIA: EXTREMIST LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Mission Nigeria sources have confirmed that Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf died late July 30. Boko Haram is the Islamist extremist group that staged a four-day coordinated assault against police and government installations in four northeastern Nigerian states starting last weekend (reft [...]	2009-08-03 10:31:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV SOCI SENV EAGR PREL NI
09ABUJA1757	NIGERIAN GENERALS SUPPORT GREATER ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) During a September 8 to 11 familiarization visit and roundtable planning conference in Stuttgart, six general officers from Nigeria's military training commands expressed support for greater engagement with the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Nigerian military leaders agreed to seek fur [...]	2009-09-23 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS KCOR KPKO NI
09ABUJA1871	INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON GUINEA RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) The October 12 International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea discussed the crisis in Guinea and received reports of "total disorder" within Guinea and "harassment of the civilian population by a military which wants to impose itself on the country." "Les Forces Vivres" representatives gave [...]	2009-10-13 17:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA1891	NIGER DELTA CEASE FIRE ENDS; POST-AMNESTY [...] (SBU) A relative but precarious calm prevails in most of the Delta, and major donors are ready to support GON rehabilitation programs if given a reasonable role to play. However, with "MEND" proclaiming an end to its cease-fire, the persistence of political infighting among key Delta figures [...]	2009-10-16 17:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM NI
09ABUJA1903	ECOWAS ISSUES COMMUNIQUE ON GUINEA AND NIGER; [...] (C) Heads of State from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) called for the UN Secretary General (UNSG) and African Union (AU) to create a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the "mass violation of human rights and humanitarian law in Guinea" and implement an arms embargo. [...]	2009-10-19 17:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	GV NI PGOV PINR PREL
09ABUJA1949	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------- ELECTORAL REFORM HEARINGS ------------------------- 2. (C) The Senate Constitutional Review Subcommittee held public hearings [...]	2009-10-23 18:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB PINR SCUL NI
09ABUJA2040	NIGERIAN MILITARY OUTLINES AMBITIOUS PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) The Nigerian military plans to train 35,000 soldiers for peacekeeping missions by the end of 2009 and may be in a position to send forces to Chad, according to Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Center (NAPC) Commandant and Brigadier General Emeka Onwuamaegbu. He told PolMilOff during an October 3 [...]	2009-11-10 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MCAP NI
09ABUJA2095	NIGERIA CALLS GUINEAN OBSERVER MISSION "PREMATURE" [...] (C) Acting DCM and PolMilOff delivered demarche (Ref A) on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observer Mission to Nigerian Foreign Ministry (MFA) ECOWAS Director Felix Pwol in Abuja November 19. Pwol described the idea as "premature," indicating that the Nigerian Government [...]	2009-11-19 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2130	NIGERIAN SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Security dialogues by the U.S. Government with the Government of Nigeria (GON) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are multifaceted and often informal. Embassy compiled the following information, the substance of which we forwarded earlier via electronic-mail mess [...]	2009-11-24 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM MARR MCAP NI
09ABUJA2173	NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER: YAR'ADUA COMATOSE; [...] (S) As a follow-up to an earlier conversation (ref b) Information Minister Dora Akunyili called Ambassador at 11:45 p.m. at her residence December 1 to discuss the state of President Yar'Adua's health, and as another Southerner, the worries of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan if the President [...]	2009-12-02 17:49:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI
09ABUJA2258	NIGERIA'S ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: MILITARY WILL [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau told Ambassador December 11 that "history has shown that the military has not served the country well in efforts to put it on the right democratic path." Therefore, according to him, the military should [...]	2009-12-12 09:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP PINR PTER NI GV
09ABUJA2331	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------- NEW NIGERIAN COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) [...]	2009-12-23 19:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP NI
09ABUJA261	(S/NF) NIGERIA: VILLA ANALYST DISHES DIRT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging January 29 conversation, Presidential Villa economist and policy analyst Sani Musa (strictly protect throughout) told PolCouns that President Yar'Adua's health appeared to have stabilized in the past couple of months. He added, however, that the Villa remain [...]	2009-02-10 18:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV NI
09ABUJA309	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Police Affairs Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame on February 10. Dr. Lame presented the Nigerian Government,s (GON) efforts to reform the police in order to improve Nigerian internal security as part of President Yar,Adua,s Seven Point [...]	2009-02-20 12:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL NARC NI
09ABUJA332	NIGERIA: CALM RETURNING TO BAUCHI AFTER WEEKEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calm appears to be returning to Bauchi after sectarian violence on both February 21 and 23, which was apparently touched off by a parking dispute. Press reports indicate 11 people killed, houses of worship destroyed, and shops and homes sacked and burned. The army and police are [...]	2009-02-24 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CASC NI
09ABUJA577	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STATUS OF EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki. The Minister affirmed that the Nigerian Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) is in Lagos, awaiting shipment, and would be forwarded to Darfur as soon as possible. In a related conversation, N [...]	2009-04-03 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL PGOV SU NI
09ABUJA74	THE DEFENSE LEVIES BILL -- A NEW WAY TO FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Defense Committee, Oluwole Oke, to discuss the Nigerian military budget and other defense-related matters. Oke reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),but called the USG $ [...]	2009-01-14 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS NI
09ABUJA745	NIGERIA: USCIRF DELEGATION DISCUSSES JOS [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Nigeria March 19-April 3 to analyze the situation of religious tolerance in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on recent incidents of religious tension and violence. Accompanied by Poloffs, [...]	2009-04-29 17:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL NI
09ABUJA919	NIGERIA: THREE NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13 and met separately with three longtime Northern political observers. Our first meeting was with Dr. Usman Ahmed Jalingo, Secretary General of Arewa Con [...]	2009-05-27 15:28:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
09ACCRA132	PRESIDENT MILLS SWEARS IN FIRST MINISTERS AS [...] (U) Summary. President Mills has sworn in ten of his new ministers, in a ceremony where he asked them to give selflessly for the country and to avoid ostentatious lifestyles. An additional four ministers received parliamentary approval on February 18. Parliament continues the process of vett [...]	2009-02-19 15:50:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA312	US EXCHANGE AND TRAINING PROGRAM ALUMNI INCLUDE [...] (U) Summary. Several new members of Ghana's civilian and military leadership have benefited from USG sponsored training and exchange programs. The most senior Ghanaian to participate is President John Atta Mills, who in the early 1970s was a Fulbright scholar at Stanford University. The newl [...]	2009-04-07 16:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PROG PREF EAC GH KPAO OIIP SCUL OEXC
09ACCRA60	MILLS FIRES HEAD OF POLICE IN SHAKEUP OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Mills has made changes in key security service leadership positions, retiring the Inspector General of Police, Patrick Acheampong and the Chief of Defense Staff as of January 28. The President has also named a new director for the country's Narcotics Control Board. The [...]	2009-01-29 08:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SNAR GH
09ADDISABABA1063	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. RICE TO ETHIOPIA [...] (C) At the African Union, we expect your principal interlocutors will be Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha, and Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra. They have welcomed cooperation from international partners on peace and security issues, especia [...]	2009-05-07 12:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA107	ETHIOPIA: MINISTER BEREKET OFFERS EPRDF VIEWS ON [...] (C) The Ethiopian government (GOE) will not release the re-jailed Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) leader Birtukan Mideksa (Ref A) because the state must uphold rule of law and Birtukan violated the terms of her pardon, long-time Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Advisor and newly ap [...]	2009-01-16 09:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1138	SOMALIA: TFG AND ASWJ EXPLORING ALLIANCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Al Sunnah wal Jama'a (ASWJ) leadership committee member Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur (Darood) told PolOff on May 12 that the ASWJ leadership committee would be arriving in Addis Ababa during the week of May 17 to hold discussions with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy P [...]	2009-05-14 13:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1186	ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AMISOM, AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy Addis Ababa avails itself of the opportunity to provide our analysis of the current situation in Somalia, particularly as it relates to Ethiopia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),and suggest options for the United States on a way forward. As conditi [...]	2009-05-19 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA1469	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW TO [...] (S/NF) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 poses a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its [...]	2009-06-23 08:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA1907	PARLIAMENT PASSES 2009/10 FEDERAL BUDGET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ethiopian Parliament passed a federal budget of 64.5 billion birr (USD 5.2 billion) for the 2009/10 fiscal year, representing an 18.9 percent increase in nominal terms from last year. The recurrent budget increased by 14.9 percent, while federal subsidies to regional states i [...]	2009-08-06 09:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA202	SOMALIA: ASWJ SEEKING US HELP TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (S/NF) Summary. Somali Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ) coordinator, and Dubai based businessman from the Darood clan, Mahdi Dahir Sheikh Nur told PolOff on January 24 that ASWJ would fight until al-Shabaab was "defeated and dead," and he said ASWJ was mobilizing to expand its operations. Mahdi [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA2061	USAFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During their August 20 meeting at African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, USAFRICOM Commander General William E. (Kip) Ward and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping discussed U.S./Africa cooperation in combating narco-trafficking through Africa, as well as ongoing USG [...]	2009-08-25 05:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS SNAR KCRM PINR AU
09ADDISABABA2165	USAU: TFG CHIEF OF STAFF ON SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Joint Chief of Staff of the Somali National Armed Forces Major General Yusuf H. Osman (aka Dommal),accompanied by the Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and interpreter/intelligence officer Hussein Sheikh Ali, spoke broadly about the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) fledgling m [...]	2009-09-08 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MCAP MOPS SO ET DJ
09ADDISABABA2402	ETHIOPIA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] In July 2009, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE) increased the projected number of people requiring emergency food assistance between June and December 2009 to 6.2 million people, from previous January to June 2009 estimates of 4.2 million people. In additi [...]	2009-10-05 13:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09ADDISABABA267	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Director Timothy Shortley, met February 1 with Sudanese Presidential Advisers Nafie Ali Nafie and Mustafa Ismael and Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor [...]	2009-02-02 17:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU XA SU CD
09ADDISABABA269	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Timothy Shortley met with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor January 31 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Deng described a L [...]	2009-02-02 17:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU
09ADDISABABA2916	ETHIOPIA: GINBOT 7 TRIALS, CONVICTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ginbot 7 case -- which began on April 24 when security forces rounded up 35 individuals allegedly involved in a coup plot against the Meles Zenawi government -- is currently in the sentencing phase following convictions handed down on November 19. Police investigation and p [...]	2009-12-11 08:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2982	ETHIOPIA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIVE GINBOT 7 DEFENDANTS [...] (U) In a packed courtroom on December 22, Ethiopia's Federal High Court sentenced 40 Ginbot 7 defendants (reftel). The Court sentenced five defendants to death, 33 defendants to life terms, and two defendants to 10 years. The charges in which the defendants were convicted included: conspirac [...]	2009-12-22 14:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA3068	ERITREAN OPPOSITION IN ETHIOPIA ASKS FOR INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The new Head of Foreign Relations for the Eritrean National Salvation Front (ENSF),Dr. Yusuf Berhanu Ahmeddin, told Poloffs the party seeks to replace Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and is broadening contacts with the diplomatic community to keep diplomats informed of the o [...]	2009-12-31 13:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA317	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met Vittorio Scelzo, head of the International Department of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE),and Kpakile Felemou, head of the CSE in Guinea, on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit on 1 February. Discussions focused on S [...]	2009-02-05 15:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU GN AU
09ADDISABABA567	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE OF CONCERN TO TIGRAY [...] (C) In a February 26-27 visit to Mekele, the Ambassador met with Central Committee members from the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF, the core party within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Coalition) to highlight U.S. concerns about Ethiopia's narrow [...]	2009-03-05 05:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA732	USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS ETHIOPIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) at Africa Command, met on March 25 with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Their discussions covered a range of security issues including Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea, as well as the command's fledgling m [...]	2009-03-30 08:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09AITTAIPEI1002	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.' RESCUE AND RELIEF EFFORTS FOR TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1033	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 09:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1210	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1227	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-14 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1246	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-2411 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T official and FN visited Tri-Force International, Inc., and interviewed Company President Terence Hou at address listed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Tri-Force was established in 1989, and now has eight employees. There are two vice presidents, Mr. John T.L. [...]	2009-10-20 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1254	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1359	TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN BROKER CHECK NO. K-1385 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request, AIT/T Econoff and FN visited Vichem Company, Ltd. and interviewed Vichem President Mark Hsu, husband of Vichem Chairwoman Tai Wen-min, and Mr. Rocky Pong, Senior Manager. Ms. Tai was not available for the interview. End summary. 2. (SBU) Vichem was esta [...]	2009-11-16 08:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC TW
09AITTAIPEI1362	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TRIP TO ASIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 14-16 on a merger announced Saturday between two major players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry; on the APEC leaders' summit in Singapore and U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China; on a rally in Taipei Sunday [...]	2009-11-16 12:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1391	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CHINA VISIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage November 20 on U.S. President Barack Obama's China visit and Taiwan's reactions to the joint statement inked by Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on November 17; on developments in cross-Strait relation [...]	2009-11-24 04:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI1400	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 25 on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit in Taiwan; on Premier Wu Den-yih's interview with several major Taiwan papers; and on the year-end city mayors' and county magistrates' elections around the island. The [...]	2009-11-25 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI292	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVY SHIPS CONFRONTATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI328	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA NAVAL CONFRONTATION, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 21-23 news coverage on cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's bid to become an observer in the World Health Assembly in May; on Taiwan's economic situation; and on the controversy caused by the alleged anti-Taiwan remarks by a Toronto [...]	2009-03-23 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI365	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 28-30 news coverage on the legislative by-election in a district of Taipei City Saturday, in which the KMT narrowly defeated the DPP; on Taiwan's economic prospects; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-unificati [...]	2009-03-30 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI4	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the New Year Eve's celebration in Taiwan and around the world; on Chinese President Hu Jintao's delivering of the "Six Points" of China's Taiwan policy; and on a court ruling on the embezzlement scandal invol [...]	2009-01-02 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI413	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused April 7 news coverage on the fraud scandals involving several high-ranking Taiwan military officials; on the year-end city mayors' and country magistrates' elections; on a Taiwan fishing boat which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the I [...]	2009-04-07 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI562	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) From April 6-10, Incident Command Systems Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, was held in Taipei. Forty-one high ranking officials from the National Security Bureau, the Coast Guard, the Office of Homeland Security of the Executive Yuan, the Environmental Protection Agen [...]	2009-05-11 07:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
09AITTAIPEI881	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 22 on a security breach in Taiwan's Presidential Office in late June; on the solar eclipse that happened on the morning of the 22nd; and on developments in cross-Strait relations. In terms of editorials and commentarie [...]	2009-07-22 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI883	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
09ALGIERS1006	SEPTEMBER SUMMARY OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related terrorist activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of September 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should [...]	2009-11-12 08:51:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC AG
09ALGIERS1007	AUGUST 2009 SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major security-related activities, terrorist threats, and incidents for Algeria during the month of August 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news reports, and RSO police contacts. Press-based information should not be taken a [...]	2009-11-12 09:21:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC AG
09ALGIERS1009	ALGERIA: JULY - SEPTEMBER SECURITY TRENDS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is the first of a series of quarterly summaries of security trends in Algeria related to terrorism, social unrest and criminal activity. This report refers to trends observed during the period July - September 2009. The information draws on reporting from local pres [...]	2009-11-12 14:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PINS ASEC AMGT AG
09ALGIERS1069	AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH ALGERIAN [...] (C) Algerian Presidential Counselor for Terrorism Kamel Rezag Bara told AFRICOM Commander General Ward November 26 that Algeria was leading a regional effort with Mali, Mauritania, and Niger against AQIM but that heads of state had yet to set the date for a summit meeting of these countries in [...]	2009-12-02 10:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PINR PGOV PREL AG NG ML MR
09ALGIERS1070	AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Medelci registered AFRICOM General Ward's message that AFRICOM's mission was to reinforce African nations' own security efforts and not establish bases. The minister detailed Algeria's efforts within the African Union and regional partners to promote security and conflict [...]	2009-12-02 10:49:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MARR MOPS AG NG ML MR
09ALGIERS1077	BOUTEFLIKA TO WARD: WE WANT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General William Ward met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika November 25, during Ward's first visit to Algeria since assuming command of AFRICOM. Ward said AFRICOM's strategy was to assist African nations in providing for their own security needs [...]	2009-12-06 07:57:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL KWBG US IR IZ IS
09ALGIERS1117	POLISARIO RESTRICTS ACTIVITIES SEEN TO THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts with UNHCR and American NGOs working in the Polisario camps near Tindouf say that individual Sahrawis have been involved in smuggling activities, but the Polisario "government" severely punishes anyone caught trafficking persons or weapons that could aid terrorist [...]	2009-12-16 09:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PBTS MARR PTER AG MO UN
09ALGIERS113	ALGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BREAKING SCANDAL - JANUARY 31, [...] SUMMARY: Press reports of the CIA station chief in Algiers accused of raping two Algerian women, which broke on ABC News on the evening of January 28, were splashed across the front pages of almost every Algerian newspaper on January 31. The extensive reporting was largely a translation of the [...]	2009-02-01 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER AG
09ALGIERS1157	SUMMARY OF TERRORIST AND SIGNIFICANT SECURITY INCIDENTS IN [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: This cable is a summary of major terrorist incidents and threats as well as significant security-related incidents (including criminal activities and civil disturbances) for Algeria during the month of October 2009. The information was obtained from open sources, news repo [...]	2009-12-29 14:21:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC AG
09ALGIERS119	INITIAL SCANDAL REACTIONS RESTRAINED, LONGER-TERM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Although initial public and government reaction to the ABC News story regarding misconduct by a former Embassy officer (refs A and B) has been polite and restrained, the medium-term impact on our image and public outreach activities may be linked to how the judicial process pl [...]	2009-02-02 18:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR KPAO MARR ASEC AG
09ALGIERS12	GAZA: ALGERIAN DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS ON ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian MFA summoned us and other UN Security Council member missions separately on January 4 to deliver a demarche on the Arab League position developed at the December 31 Cairo ministerial, and to lay out the Algerian position on the situation in Gaza. The MFA informed us [...]	2009-01-04 18:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS AG
09ALGIERS224	ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...]	2009-03-03 18:18:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AG
09ALGIERS226	HOW TO GET AN ALGERIAN TO VOTE IN APRIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Achieving a respectable level of voter turnout for the April election appears to be the key government concern for legitimizing the presidential electoral process and delivering Bouteflika a landslide victory. Voter turnout has been in steady decline in recent years as Algerians [...]	2009-03-04 16:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
09ALGIERS278	BIOLOGY FAVORS BOUTEFLIKA ON ELECTION EVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Larbi Belkheir, known for decades as the kingmaker within Algeria's military establishment, is in declining health and has all but formally faded from the political scene. His impending death will accelerate the decline of the army leaders (the "Janvieristes") who led the [...]	2009-03-23 14:11:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR AG
09ALGIERS35	BOUTEFLIKA'S ARMY: CIVILIAN CONTROL AT WHAT PRICE? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika famously announced his intention to be "more than three-quarters of a president" following his election in 1999, he has struggled to assert greater control over Algeria's army to avoid becoming yet another leader designated and replaced at will [...]	2009-01-13 07:53:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER MARR KISL AG
09ALGIERS355	AUTHOR OF RECONCILIATION CHARTER SAYS BOUTEFLIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's de facto human rights ombudsman, Farouk Ksentini, told the Ambassador during an April 4 meeting that Algeria's relationship with the United States is "essential." The Ambassador raised the need to decriminalize defamation, which was intimidating the press. Ksentini agr [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AG
09ALGIERS397	ALGERIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON MAURITANIA [...] According to acting Director of African Multilateral Affairs Zineddine Birouk, Algeria sees the April 15 resignation of Mauritanian General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as a "positive sign" towards the expected June 6 elections. Birouk told us on April 21 that the Algerian position on Mauritania w [...]	2009-04-21 11:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL USAU MR AG
09ALGIERS765	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS TRANS-SAHARA LEADERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister of State for Africa and the Maghreb Abdelkader Messahel told a visiting Capstone delegation August 14 that trans-Sahara heads of state will meet in Bamako in early October to discuss security cooperation and regional development. Messahel said that Algerian P [...]	2009-08-23 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PGOV AG
09ALGIERS781	POLISARIO VIEWS VIENNA AS POSITIVE STEP, BUT NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polisario "Ambassador" Brahim Ghali praised the positive atmosphere of the Vienna talks and reiterated the Polisario's commitment to continue its cooperation with UNSYG Special Envoy Christopher Ross. Although the talks were a good opportunity for direct dialogue between the part [...]	2009-08-27 17:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MARR PTER AG MO UN
09ALGIERS948	ALGERIA SAYS BAMAKO SUMMIT KEY TO REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister Delegate for Defense Guenaizia told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston October 19 that the Algerian, Mauritanian, Nigerien and Malian chiefs of staff had agreed to set up a regional command for joint counter terrorism [...]	2009-10-25 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09AMMAN1115	Pope's Visit Brings "Twitter", Tight Security, and Hopes [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Pope concluded his four-day visit to Jordan, which took him to Christian and Islamic historical sites and included a mass attended by around 20,000 people. An increased security presence was seen throughout the city with a show of force from both the Jordanian Pol [...]	2009-05-13 12:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO VT
09AMMAN125	JORDAN: JANUARY 14 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Clashes between Hamas fighters and IDF units competed for attention with King Abdullah's statements in Wednesday's newspapers published in Jordan. The King reiterated again the urgency of enforcing UNSCR 1860 on Israel and subsequently reaching a two-state solution. Demonstrators nu [...]	2009-01-14 11:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN137	DELAYED END OF RENT CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS HOUSING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The government is currently drafting amendments to the Tenants and Landlord Law which was set to end Jordan's de facto rent control as of December 31, 2010, by cancelling and requiring the renegotiation of all rental contracts. The amendments, which are backed by the King and PM [...]	2009-01-15 10:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO
09AMMAN1550	EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing. [...]	2009-07-09 12:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2346	EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR NIGHT [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional information requested by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) related to the FMS sale of NVDs to Jordan. The Government of Jordan has requested authorization to purchase several types of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) through Foreign Military Financing [...]	2009-10-22 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN2767	EMBASSY AMMAN ASSESSMENT OF FMS REQUEST FOR IMAGE [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan requests authorization to purchase Image Intensifier Tubes (IITs) for Night Vision Devices. The purpose of this acquisition is to stock an inventory of key spare parts for NVDs in procurement through Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The acquisition of NVDs has a [...]	2009-12-22 07:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MASS PREL JO
09AMMAN28	JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...]	2009-01-05 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN286	DOD PARTICIPATION IN JORDAN,S SOFEX 2010 [...] (U) In anticipation of Jordan's Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX 2010),Embassy Amman strongly supports and encourages direct participation by the Department of Defense in general, and specifically to encourage participation by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). This [...]	2009-01-29 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS BTIO MCAP PREL JO
09AMMAN46	JORDAN: JANUARY 6 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Jordanian media coverage today of developments in Gaza returned to sensational photos and news of civilian casualties and suffering caused by Israel's offensive. Coverage by major news outlets focused on deteriorating humanitarian conditions while the vituperative op-ed commentary se [...]	2009-01-06 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
09AMMAN511	GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]	2009-02-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO

09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN710	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN977	IRAQI REFUGEES IN JORDAN TALK REPATRIATION - [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers attended a focus group of Iraqi refugees in Jordan organized by an international NGO on the topic of repatriation. The Iraqis acknowledged that security in Iraq was improving, and most expressed the desire to return to Iraq in the future. However, attendees una [...]	2009-04-29 11:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SOCI PREL IZ JO
09ANKARA1054	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1073	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1105	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1131	TURKEY: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL NAMES NEW DEPUTY [...] (U) The Supreme Military Council (YAS) results were announced on August 4. Turkish Land Forces Chief of Staff GEN Aslan Guner will replace GEN Hasan Igsiz as the deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and will thus become the lead Turkish representative at the next High Level Defense [...]	2009-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR TU
09ANKARA1179	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1186	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1187	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1194	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1218	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1253	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 10:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1262	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1288	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-31 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1290	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1293	NATO SYG'S INITIAL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During his initial trip to Turkey as the new NATO SYG, Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged senior GoT officials to provide significant additional training support in Afghanistan and received strong push back when he pressed Turkey to show more flexibility to help improve NATO-EU cooperati [...]	2009-09-01 20:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA13	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA1300	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1328	TURKEY: ANKARA BRAVES OPPOSITION TO ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties continue to object vigorously to the Turkish MFA's August 31 announcement of the agreement between Turkey and Armenia to begin consultations on bilateral protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and opening the border. Given the opposition's pre-existing [...]	2009-09-10 04:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
09ANKARA136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA1367	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1393	THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: GOT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. The GOT, via diplomatic note 2009/ALGY/412568 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 17, has requested approval to donate spare Cobra helicopter parts to Pakistan. Original value of the parts is listed as USD 424,705.22 Post [...]	2009-09-24 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR TU
09ANKARA1414	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 05:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1418	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1460	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish National Police candidates for an IMET sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post wh [...]	2009-10-08 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1464	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1472	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (S) Sandy, Glad you'll be able to visit Turkey at this key time. Your short visit will give you an opportunity to engage with key Turkish leaders on, first and foremost in their minds, missile defense. The Turks are keen to learn more about U.S. plans, in particular what role the U.S. wants/e [...]	2009-10-13 08:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
09ANKARA1553	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1554	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1571	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1582	TURKEY: TGS FEELING ERGENEKON SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: Investigations into the Ergenekon case took a nasty turn with the revelation of what purports to be an original of the alleged military-penned anti-government "Action Plan," essentially a roadmap for bringing down the government and the Islamist Fethullah Gulen organization. The [...]	2009-11-03 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1593	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 11:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1594	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1608	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR TRIP TO TURKEY [...] (S) I look forward to welcoming you. Missile Defense is at the top of our crowded agenda with Turkey and the Turks are fully engaged. They will look for you to advance the discussions which were well begun by Sandy Vershbow and others both here in Ankara and at NATO. They will be looking fo [...]	2009-11-09 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL NATO TU
09ANKARA1619	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1640	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1675	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA175	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1751	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA28	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA31	TURKEY: 10TH ROUND OF ERGENEKON ARRESTS ROCK [...] (C) Summary and comment: A new wave of arrests on January 7 related to the Ergenekon investigation (ref a) included two retired four star generals and the former chair of the Higher Education Council (YOK). A former mayor of Istanbul, Bedrettin Dalan, who is in the U.S. currently, is also bein [...]	2009-01-08 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA345	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-05 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA349	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR PLEADS FOR GREATER TURKISH [...] (C) The Afghan Ambassador in Ankara believes that Turkey, as a Muslim country, can provide more effective and acceptable support to Afghanistan than other NATO allies. Military and police training, education, construction, and religious messaging are Turkey's comparative strengths. He argue [...]	2009-03-05 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS AF TU
09ANKARA351	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA363	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-10 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA367	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA394	SCENESETTER FOR USAEUR'S VISIT TO ANKARA, MARCH [...] (S) Thanks to highly successful intelligence sharing against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq over the last 15 months, bilateral military relations are at a high point. Your visit precedes a visit by President Obama in early April, follows the first ever bilateral Army-to-Army staff talks (in J [...]	2009-03-17 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IZ AF AM CY RS TU
09ANKARA403	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA477	TURKEY: DECONSTRUCTING PKK AMNESTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent statements by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani about amnesty for PKK militants are significant, particularly since their comments were not roundly denounced by Turkish officials. While suggesting leniency for PKKers poses political risks for any [...]	2009-03-27 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IZ TU
09ANKARA516	TURKEY: PRAISE FOR POTUS'S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Obama's speech to Turkish Parliament -- the most public aspect of his Turkey visit -- was widely praised among our political and civil society contacts. All segments of the Turkish government and state in attendance resoundingly applauded the President's statement of s [...]	2009-04-07 10:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA523	TURKEY STEPS UP TO THE PLATE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey will more than double its troop presence in Afghanistan, from about 820 to almost 1900. MFA officials provided clarification to the additional Turkish contributions listed in ref a and said that the GOT is actively considering sending an additional PRT to Afgha [...]	2009-04-08 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF TU
09ANKARA534	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: MARCH 2009 [...] (C) TGS Deputy Chief Hasan Igsiz visited Baghdad on March 4 and met with Iraqi Defense Minister Jassem in Baghdad. Igsiz said Ankara was prepared to increase support for the Iraqi army and proposed that the two sides sign a memorandum of understanding (in lieu of a formal agreement) regarding [...]	2009-04-09 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AS IS MARR PINS PREL SR TU
09ANKARA54	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
09ANKARA550	TWELTH ERGENEKON SWEEP HITS ACADEMICS, NGO WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish police on April 14 raided 83 locations and detained 29 suspects across Turkey in the twelfth sweep of suspects linked to the Ergenekon investigation. The detainees include two current and three former university rectors, a "Cumhuriyet" columnist, and officials from the A [...]	2009-04-14 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA557	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA624	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA686	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA692	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA731	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 10:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA764	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA769	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-01 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA782	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA815	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA834	ALLEGED MILITARY PLOT TO UNDERMINE RULING AKP [...] (C) Summary: Speculation swirled in the Turkish press following the June 12 publication in Turkish daily "Taraf" of a "secret military plan" allegedly authored by an active duty colonel serving in the TGS' Psy-Ops department to undermine the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the r [...]	2009-06-16 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA835	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA839	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...]	2009-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PTER TU
09ANKARA847	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 10:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA862	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA899	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA903	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA920	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 04:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA922	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 10:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA930	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA940	MOVE ALLOWING CIVILIAN COURTS TO TRY MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Tension between the civilian government led by PM Erdogan's party and the military is sharpening, sparked by the military's denial of any involvement in an alleged secret military plan to undermine the government (reftel) and the government's successful effort to rush through legi [...]	2009-07-02 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA957	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA969	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA976	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA985	GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...]	2009-07-10 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR TU
09ANTANANARIVO113	MADAGASCAR: STALLED DIALOGUE (CON'T) [...] (C) Summary: A dangerous game of cat-and-mouse over launching dialogue between President and Mayor continues here, with each side professing its willingness to meet immediately -- and yet no meeting taking place. SADC "Troika" ministers were here today to see both sides, and the President [...]	2009-02-19 13:20:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PREL PINR
09ANTANANARIVO150	COMOROS AND IRAN: UN SANCTION BREAKING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Iranian president Ahmedinejad's February 25 visit to the Comores (ref a),the French Ambassador in Moroni reported to Emboff that the GOC entered into bilateral military agreements with the GOI that may directly violate UNSCR and US laws (ref B). These agree [...]	2009-03-03 15:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PARM PREL IR CN XA
09ANTANANARIVO166	MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C) Summary. The political situation in Madagascar is more fuild than ever after the Wednesday take-over of the military command structure by "the Colonels", but the crumbling security situation appears to have settled down in Tana -- at least for now -- as a result of their move. I have m [...]	2009-03-12 10:45:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO203	MADAGASCAR: MFM AND THE NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20, Ambassador Marquardt met with Manandafy Rakotonirina, president of political party MFM and former special advisor to ex-President Ravalomanana. In Rakotonirina's view, this week's events amounted to a coup d'etat, and he is now working with the former president's par [...]	2009-03-24 13:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO218	SUSPENDED PARLEMENT APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the "suspended" Malagasy parliament - almost all belonging to Ravalomanana's TIM party -- published a statement Thursday condemning the recent coup d'etat, denying that Marc Ravalomanana resigned willingly, and calling on the international community to help restore and [...]	2009-03-26 14:10:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO282	MADAGASCAR: BAPTISM BY FIRE -- RAJOELINA'S FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina took power on March 17 in a military coup, and has spent his first month fending off political attacks, economic crises, and international condemnation. Rajoelina's High Transitional Authority (HAT) has a tenuous hold on the country, and his government retains an [...]	2009-04-17 11:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO292	MADAGASCAR: TENSION RISES AGAIN IN TANA, [...] (U) SUMMARY: GOM security forces clashed with pro-Ravalomanana opposition demonstrators on April 20, resulting in three reported dead, 15 wounded, and significant property damage in the Anosy (government) district where the disturbances were centered. After three weeks without any bloodshed o [...]	2009-04-21 14:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO312	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: [...] (SBU) Embassy Antananativo is referring Yvan RANDRIASANDRATRINIONY and his family to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Randriasandratriniony is the former President of the Malagasy Senate and President of political party Tiako-i-Madagasikara (TIM),and fled to Mauritius following t [...]	2009-04-30 11:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PHUM PREF MA MP
09ANTANANARIVO353	MADAGASCAR: TGV RENEGES, AU TAKES OVER, AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Andry "TGV" Rajoelina now explicitly conditioning his decision not to run on Zafy, Ravalomanana, and Ratsiraka following suit, it is unclear whether this key provision of the "Transition Charter" under negotiation here is still viable. The EU "Political Dialogue" is schedule [...]	2009-05-18 11:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MA UN
09ANTANANARIVO354	EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened on May 18, 2009. The main topic was a review of Post's ordered departure (OD) status. The committee unanimously recommended that OD be lifted. The EAC also reviewed the current security and political situation in Antananarivo and [...]	2009-05-18 11:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO476	MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA SEEKING USG HELP HE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the ambassador in Johannesburg on June 22, former president Marc Ravalomanana requested USG help with his desired return to Madagascar and stressed the key role he must play as head of state in returning the country to "constitutional order". The ambassador re [...]	2009-06-25 12:58:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PREL PINR
09ANTANANARIVO486	MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...]	2009-07-01 14:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER
09ANTANANARIVO495	YEMENIA AIRLINES CRASH IN THE COMOROS [...] Following the June 30 crash of Yemenia Airlines flight 626 off the coast of the Comoros, Africa Command and CTJF-HOA responded to the GOC request for assistance by sending a C-130 Search and Rescue Team. The team arrived July 1, less than 24 hours after the crash. CTJF-HOA SeaBees and Civil A [...]	2009-07-02 13:24:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CASC CN
09ANTANANARIVO586	POLITICAL DIALOGUE MOVES TO MAPUTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's "Big Four" political leaders are entering their second day of talks in Maputo, Mozambique (reftel B),under the tutelage of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano. After a "satisfying" (but ceremonial) first encounter on the evening of August 5, the leaders were [...]	2009-08-06 13:42:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO596	MADAGASCAR'S MAPUTO DEAL: SHAKY SUPPORT, BUT STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four days after Madagascar's feuding political leaders reached agreement at talks in Maputo (reftel B),a majority of the population appears to cautiously accept it as a good first step - but significant opposition remains among factions that stand to lose out once the deal is fin [...]	2009-08-14 11:28:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA MZ
09ANTANANARIVO615	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 24 to 28, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITI [...]	2009-08-28 09:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO629	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 31 to September 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-09-04 09:37:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MA
09ANTANANARIVO68	REFLECTIONS ON THE CURRENT MALAGASY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Whatever we might decide to do here to help defuse the current political crisis -- perhaps a phone call to the President from the Secretary -- should first be coordinated with Paris. They, unlike us, have extensive interests in Madagascar and are properly in the lead of any intern [...]	2009-01-29 10:30:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	MA PGOV PINR PREL
09ANTANANARIVO682	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (09/25/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 21 to 25, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-7) - Rajoelina at the UN General Assembly [...]	2009-09-25 08:11:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MA

09ANTANANARIVO756	SUBJECT: MADAGASCAR: WORRIED MALAGASY CHOD WARNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malagasy Army Defense Chief, (newly-promoted) Brigadier General Andre Ndriarijaona, and his Chief of Staff, Colonel Raphael Ramasy called on the Ambassador and Defense Attache November 3, at their request. General Ndriarijaona expressed concern over the lack of concrete progress [...]	2009-11-03 14:31:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MA MOPS PREL PGOV
09ANTANANARIVO811	COMOROS STILL VERY FRAGILE AS ELECTIONS APPROACH [...] (C) Summary. During a three-day visit to Grande Comore, only my second visit to the country in 2009, I found the country busily if somewhat tensely preparing for December legislative elections. President Sambi was typically upbeat in his assessment and asked again for the USG to increase its [...]	2009-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPIR MA IR
09ANTANANARIVO832	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (04-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 30 to December 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - TRANSITION CABINET REMAINS [...]	2009-12-04 07:35:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
09ANTANANARIVO868	MADAGASCAR'S TGV: MAPUTO PROCESS DEAD, EYES TURN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's transition president Andry "TGV" Rajoelina formally has ended the troubled mediation and consensus-building process that has struggled haltingly forward since international mediators first arrived here in February. In a televised interview on December 16, he outlined [...]	2009-12-17 13:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO870	MADAGASCAR: HOLDING AN ICG IN JANUARY -- BEFORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18, Ambassador Marquardt hosted the COMs of France, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa, the European Union, and the United Nations to discuss Rajoelina's recent public address, plans for a future meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Madagascar, and the a [...]	2009-12-18 09:19:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MA
09ANTANANARIVO872	OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...]	2009-12-21 18:33:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MA SF
09ANTANANARIVO874	OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...]	2009-12-22 04:46:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MA SF
09ANTANANARIVO876	ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (22-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for December 7 to 22, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 1-5) - Rajoelina kills the Maputo process [...]	2009-12-23 10:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA
09ANTANANARIVO90	MADAGASCAR: ABANDONING RAVALOMANANA [...] (C) KEY CONTACTS ARE TELLING THE AMBASSADOR THAT SUPPORT FOR RAVALOMANANA FROM WITHIN THE MILITARY AND HIS OWN GOVERNMENT IS WEAKENING. KEY MINISTERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO RESIGN THIS MORNING, WHILE THE MILITARY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES AND LET THE POLITICS PLAY OUT. 2. (C) [...]	2009-02-09 08:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MA
09ASHGABAT1109	HAZING PERSISTS IN THE TURKMEN ARMY [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Inherited from Soviet times, the practice of hazing still occurs widely in the Turkmen army. Recruits are usually hazed because of their ethnicity or tribal affiliation. As it can involve violations of human [...]	2009-09-02 07:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MCAP KCRM SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT1398	TURKMENISTAN: "THE SANDPIT GENERALS" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of Turkmenistan's Independence Day, President Berdimuhamedov conferred the rank of the Major General (MajGen) to the Minister of Defense (MOD) and the Chief of the State Border Service (SBS). S [...]	2009-11-02 06:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT143	TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan spoke in frank terms of his country's difficulties. He said he hopes that the U.S. will now pay more attention to resolving the war in Afghanistan, where he served as a diplomat both during the rule of the Tali [...]	2009-01-29 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PREL AF PK TX
09ASHGABAT190	TURKMENISTAN: DECREPIT ASHGABAT GLASS FACTORY [...] As part of Post's language program, a small group of Embassy Officers on January 30 visited a small glass factory still operating in the heart of Ashgabat. The Saparmurat Niyazov Glass Factory, located just a few miles from the Embassy, has been in operation since 1936. According to its cu [...]	2009-02-06 07:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EIND TX
09ASHGABAT2	: TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...]	2009-01-05 06:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASHGABAT291	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER REPORTS LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, talked with poloff on March 2 about the company's failure in 2008 to find hydrocarbons in two Caspian blocks. Although Wintershall continues to talk to Turkmen officials about onshore work, the discussions have m [...]	2009-03-04 05:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET GM TX
09ASHGABAT334	THREE-DAY PRESIDENTIAL JUNKET IN TURKMENISTAN'S OUTBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the course of a well publicized three day program beginning March 4, President Berdimuhamedov and a procession of government and diplomatic representatives traveled around Mary and Lebap Provinces to atten [...]	2009-03-13 15:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU FR
09ASHGABAT344	TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-ARRIVED AFGHAN DIPLOMAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A newly-arrived Afghan diplomat in Ashgabat recently shared his views about the current situation in Afghanistan. He stressed that there needs to be a focus on reconstruction, democratic government and an end to the interference in Afghan affairs emanating from Pakistan. Accordin [...]	2009-03-16 13:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF TX
09ASHGABAT378	TURKMENISTAN: MILITARY CONSCRIPTS STILL PROVIDING [...] (U) The March 18 edition of Neytralniy Turkmenistan published a presidential decree ordering the call up of 18 year-old men here to fulfill their 18-month military service obligation. Young men can be drafted into the Army, Internal Affairs (MVD),National Security (MNB),Border Service, Mi [...]	2009-03-24 11:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT605	TURKMENISTAN COMMEMORATES VICTORY DAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 9 Victory Day commemorations in Ashgabat focused on the fact that it has now been 64 years since the end of World War II. Russian representatives held some special events marking the heroic roles pl [...]	2009-05-13 11:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI TX RS
09ASHGABAT671	TURKMENISTAN: TRADITIONS OF NOHUR CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nohur, a remote settlement of about 5,000 people located in a mountainous area near Iran in the Western part of Ahal province, is notable for its traditional culture and animalistic-superstitious variant of Islamic belief. Living conditions are primitive and the economy is based [...]	2009-06-01 09:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS SCUL SOCI EAGR TX IR SA TC
09ASHGABAT723	TURKMENISTAN: NONDENOMINATIONAL PROTESTANT GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Pastor Vladimir Tolmachev, his registered Greater Grace Church encounters numerous government hindrances, despite its legal status. Religious literature, youth camps, property ownership, registration of branches, and invitations for foreign visitors all need govern [...]	2009-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT83	TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, CENTCOM Commander, General Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov for over an hour. Berdimuhamedov was accompanied by Foreign Minister Meredov. Berdimuhamedov paid close attention to the detailed strategic briefing of th [...]	2009-01-19 07:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TX
09ASHGABAT992	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CENTCOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits of Assistant Secretary Boucher in April, Special Envoy Morningsta [...]	2009-08-05 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX
09ASMARA11	TIGRAY PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IN ERITREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The anti-TPLF Tigray People's Democratic Movement (TPDM) based in Eritrea recently selected a new leader after the death of the group's founder. Eritrean television often commends the TPDM for its armed actions against the Ethiopian government, but these stories are uncorrobora [...]	2009-01-08 14:19:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV PBTS ET ER
09ASMARA110	ERITREA AND SUDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea is on bad terms with all of its neighbors except Sudan. Sudan is Eritrea's closest and most important friend, as it supplies petroleum, grain, consumer goods, political support, and cooperates on military issues. Eritrea, in turn, provides strategic political depth to B [...]	2009-04-06 08:55:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ER SU
09ASMARA14	GSE STALLS SPLM DESERTER REPATRIATION [...] (C) For the past four weeks, the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) has been unable to repatriate 105 deserters from the Sudanese People's Liberation Army currently in the Eritrean border city of Tessenai. The GOSS is currently waiting for the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) to appr [...]	2009-01-08 14:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU ER
09ASMARA195	CHINESE MINING WOES IN ERITREA [...] (C) LOWERED CHINESE EXPECTATIONS: The Chinese mining company "Eritrea-China Exploration and Mining Company" (ECEM),one of four Chinese mining or exploration companies operating in Eritrea, has run into substantial problems and is pessimistic about its prospects, according to a well-placed Ch [...]	2009-06-25 12:29:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PINS PREL ER CH
09ASMARA196	SITUATION DIRE FOR ERITREAN REFUGEES IN SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are more than 62,000 Eritreans registered in UNHCR refugee camps in eastern Sudan, and tens of thousands more living in Khartoum and in refugee camps in the east that have been officially closed over the years. Eritreans in Sudan face discrimination from the Sudanese governm [...]	2009-06-25 13:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SU ER
09ASMARA363	ISAIAS ZEDONG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, who trained as a political commissar in China during the depths of the Cultural Revolution, continues to idolize Mao, remains fond of China, and governs Eritrea and its relations with the outside world based on his decades of experience as a rev [...]	2009-10-20 10:12:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ER CH
09ASMARA429	ERITREAâ€™S SQUABBLING COLONELS, FLEEING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Things are getting worse and worse in Eritrea. The regime is facing mounting international pressure for years of malign behavior in the neighborhood. Human rights abuses are commonplace and most young Eritreans, along with the professional class, dream of fleeing the country, even to [...]	2009-12-15 11:19:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PGOV MOPS SOCI PREF ER
09ASMARA433	RDFF ACCUSES GSE OF COLLABORATING WITH JEM [...] (SBU) The leader of a small Darfuri rebel group is suspicious of Eritrea's interest in Darfur. Salah Abdurrahman Abualsurra, president of the Revolutionary Democratic Forces Front (RDFF),an Arab-aligned Darfur movement, told poloff the group is skeptical of Eritrea's interest in Darfur. "Ev [...]	2009-12-17 14:50:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU ER
09ASTANA1320	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, July 27-31 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-08-04 07:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
09ASTANA1416	KAZAKHSTAN: USCENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an August 13 meeting in Astana, USCENTCOM CDR General Petraeus and Minister of Defense Dzhaksybekov discussed: -- further Kazakhstani assistance in Afghanistan, including staff officers for ISAF HQ in Kabul, noncombatant trainers and instructors for the Explosive Ord [...]	2009-08-19 04:18:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR OSCE AF KZ
09ASTANA1450	KAZAKHSTAN: IN VINO VERITAS [...] (C) On August 28, I hosted a reception at Embassy Astana's Chief of Mission Residence in honor of USNAVCENT Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Thomas Cropper and his team. Deputy Minister of Defense Rear Admiral Ratmir Komratov attended as the senior-most Kazakhstani military official, and stayed [...]	2009-08-31 05:44:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SOCI KZ
09ASTANA1967	KAZAHKSTAN: DAS KROL COMPARES NOTES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS George Krol met with Security Council Deputy Chairman Marat Shaikhutdinov in Astana on October 29. Their meeting was a refreshingly open "exchange of views," in which Shaikhutdinov, hand-picked from the Foreign Ministry by Security Council Chairman Marat Tazhin, asserte [...]	2009-11-05 03:45:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR SNAR CH RS AF ZK
09ASTANA2006	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...]	2009-11-13 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ
09ASTANA22	KAZAKHSTAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER [...] (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Your visit will foster our bilateral cooperation and our strategic interests, and will provide you the opportunity thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support to Operation Iraqi Freedom and continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom, to encourage and support [...]	2009-01-09 02:19:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR MCAP MASS AF KZ
09ASTANA371	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 21-27 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of February 21-27, the Kazakhstani media continued to speculate about the regional ramifications of Kyrgyzstan's decision to close the Manas airbase, as well as about the future of both the U.S. dollar and the Kazakhstani tenge amidst the continuing global economic cr [...]	2009-02-27 10:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASTANA376	KAZAKHSTAN: THE CENTRAL ASIAN PIVOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have enormous equities at play in Afghanistan, Russia, and China. Kazakhstan in particular, and Central Asia more widely, has a pivotal role to play in securing our national interests. With the advent of a new Administration, we need to take hold of the opportunities in a f [...]	2009-03-03 06:50:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS AF KZ
09ASTANA418	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6 [...] This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest and [...]	2009-03-06 09:28:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EAGR SOCI KISL KDEM KZ
09ASTANA444	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, MARCH 7 - 13, 2009 [...] (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media, as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citizens of Kazakhstan. Our goal is to choose what might interest [...]	2009-03-13 09:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SENV KZ
09ASTANA482	KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL FUND TO SAVE THE ARAL SEA HEAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Almabek Nurushev, Executive Director of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea (IFAS),told us on March 12 that IFAS would like to fashion a bilateral Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan agreement on use of water resources. [...]	2009-03-17 10:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF ZK KZ
09ASTANA587	KAZAKHSTAN: OPINION POLL INDICATES PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a U.S. Government-funded survey commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and conducted by Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization, 41 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the Unit [...]	2009-04-03 10:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO RS KZ
09ASTANA588	KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE IN A SMALL MINING TOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Ridder, a mining town in East Kazakhstan oblast March 8-12, and had an opportunity to observe the local socio-economic environment. Close to the Russian and Chinese borders, Ridder seems almost lik [...]	2009-04-03 10:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EMIN SENV SOCI CH RS KZ
09ASTANA596	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 25-APRIL 1 [...] SUMMARY: During the week of March 25-April 1, there was no one topic that dominated the Kazakhstani media. Independent weekly "Delovaya Nedeleya" ran a lengthy interview with Deputy Defense Minister Bulat Sembinov regarding Kazakhstan's participation in Afghanistan, and pro-government weekly [...]	2009-04-06 08:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR SOCI KPAO KCRM AF RS KZ
09ASTANA959	KAZAKHSTAN: KOSTENAI, THE WHEAT AND SLAVIC HEARTLAND OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24-26, the Charge d'Affaires visited Kostanai -- a northern city of 250,000 people located in a heavily agricultural area -- to attend a concert by visiting American jazz musicians and to open Kazakhstan's n [...]	2009-06-08 02:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ
09ASUNCION1	PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE'S ARMY STARTS NEW YEAR WITH BANG [...] (S/NF) Armed individuals claiming to be members of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) attacked a small military outpost in San Pedro Department around midnight December 31, stealing weapons and burning it to the ground. The Paraguayan government responded January 1 with police roadblocks and [...]	2009-01-02 19:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PINS MOPS PA
09ASUNCION13	PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...]	2009-01-09 22:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM MASS PTER SNAR PA
09ASUNCION14	PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...]	2009-01-09 22:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	MASS PTER SNAR PREL PARM PA
09ASUNCION188	SUCCESSFUL SOUTHCOM VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM Military Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Spears conducted a successful visit to Paraguay March 24-26. Defense Minister Barreiro Spaini voiced his support to pursuing a general agreement on military cooperation (while cautioning that he is but one of many voices in the governm [...]	2009-03-28 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PA
09ASUNCION190	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Pe [...]	2009-03-30 20:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION228	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training assistance (refs A-D). Many were previously vette [...]	2009-04-13 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION240	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan Army that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the Peacekeeping [...]	2009-04-20 18:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION261	BOMB EXPLODES AT SUPREME COURT BUILDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At approximately 12:15 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at the Paraguayan Palace of Justice (Supreme Court). The explosion caused only minor property damage and no physical injuries. The building was quickly evacuated. RSO Asuncion assisted the Police with id [...]	2009-04-29 22:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PA
09ASUNCION264	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled for the Interage [...]	2009-04-30 17:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION284	FAKE BOMB CAUSES DOWNTOWN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At approximately 8:30 am on May 5, 2009, the Paraguayan police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) in downtown Asuncion. After securing the area, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) requested U.S. Government assistance. RSO, FBI and SOCFWD elements re [...]	2009-05-05 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PA
09ASUNCION3	PARAGUAY ARRESTS SOLDIERS FOR STOLEN (USG-ORIGIN?) [...] (C) Paraguayan police arrested two Paraguayan Army soldiers January 5 for possessing and attempting to sell apparently U.S.-sourced military ordinance -- including hundreds of packets of C4 plastic explosives -- possibly stolen from military stockpiles. The suspects -- apprehended while driv [...]	2009-01-05 22:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MASS PTER PA
09ASUNCION30	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Teresa Concepcion Britez M [...]	2009-01-14 20:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION326	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend Antite [...]	2009-05-21 18:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION338	MIXING THE MILITARY AND POLITICS IN PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The May 8-12 holding of a South American leftist, anti-imperialist youth convention at a Paraguayan military facility continues to cost the Lugo government scarce political capital. President Lugo publicly denied authorizing the use of the military facility to hold the political event [...]	2009-05-22 17:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MARR PA
09ASUNCION344	THREATS AND FAKE BOMBS IN ASUNCION [...] (U) SUMMARY: There have been 58 bomb threats in greater Asuncion since April 29, with one device actually detonating and four mock explosive devices found. This is likely part of a harassment campaign against the Government of Paraguay. The presence of multiple devices specifically designed t [...]	2009-05-26 21:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL PA
09ASUNCION355	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Amalio Rios Rolon DOB: [...]	2009-06-08 12:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION376	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. This individual, who is [...]	2009-06-17 20:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION377	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual who is a member of the Paraguayan [...]	2009-06-17 20:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION384	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. This individual who is a member of the Paraguayan [...]	2009-06-18 19:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION49	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Felix Raul Benitez Velazqu [...]	2009-01-22 22:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION50	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend a Join [...]	2009-01-22 22:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION504	TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR MISSION SPA2010TRP502W, [...] (U) The Ambassador, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (USODC),Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),US Agency for International Development (USAID),and CHOD Benitez concur with the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion Military Information Support Team (MIST) deployment as outlined here ( [...]	2009-08-07 15:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PHUM MARR PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA MASS
09ASUNCION512	PARAGUAYAN PEOPLE'S ARMY CAMP DISCOVERED [...] (C) Police discovered a rudimentary forest encampment of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) on August 1. The site is located on the land of Alejandro Ramos, a former Free Homeland Party (PPL) member, in Concepcion Department. Police were unable to capture the occupants, who escaped into the f [...]	2009-08-13 19:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PREL PA
09ASUNCION59	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Christian Saturnino Centurio [...]	2009-02-02 12:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA
09ASUNCION613	Kidnapping by Paraguayan People's Army or EPP Seizes [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) kidnapped well-known rancher Fidel Zavala on October 15. According to initial reports, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of US $5 million for Zavala's release. The Zavala family initially refused involvement of the Paraguayan National Police, b [...]	2009-10-21 22:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR
09ASUNCION617	AMBASSADOR AYALDE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUGO TO REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met with President Lugo late October 16 at Lugo's request. Lugo was in good spirits but very concerned about the kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Zavala in Concepcion Department. Lugo recognized that the EPP (Paraguayan People's Army) was "very dangerous" and hoped for Zavala's saf [...]	2009-10-22 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PA
09ASUNCION637	LUGO SACKS MILITARY LEADERSHIP; U.S. DONATES MILITARY [...] (U) President Lugo replaced several military service chiefs November 4, for the third time during his presidency. Lugo spoke of "pockets of disloyalty" in the military November 3, but did not publically provide a rational for the changes to the senior uniformed commanders of the Army, Ai [...]	2009-11-05 20:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MASS PGOV PREL PA
09ASUNCION641	LUGO INSTALLS NEW COMMANDER OF THE ARMED FORCES [...] (U) President Fernando Lugo replaced armed forces commander Cibar Benitez November 6 with former army commander Juan Oscar Velazquez Castillo, who was relieved of his army post November 4. Post has worked with Velazquez in his capacity as army commander since May 20. 2. (U) Velazquez en [...]	2009-11-06 16:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL PGOV PINR PA
09ASUNCION67	DEFENSE MINISTER ON U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 30 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Paraguayan Defense Minister Bareiro assessed his Government's response to the New Year's Eve attack on a small army outpost in Tacuati (San Pedro Department) and shared his thoughts regarding expanded security cooperation with the [...]	2009-02-04 22:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL MOPS PA
09ASUNCION675	SCENESETTER FOR A/S VALENZUELA'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela December 17-18. Your visit will serve as a boost to Paraguay's nascent democracy. An inexperienced President Fernando Lugo promised the electorate he would deliver change, but he has dashed expectations by failing [...]	2009-12-07 18:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PA
09ASUNCION681	PREPPING FOR A/S VALENZUELA: PARAGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Lacognata met December 10 to review the bilateral agenda before WHA Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December 17-18 visit. The Ambassador told Lacognata that we believe the investment climate is deteriorating. She also expressed concern about the sustain [...]	2009-12-15 17:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS ECON PREL MASS PA IR
09ASUNCION72	SCENE-SETTER FOR CAPSTONE FELLOWS [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CAPSTONE fellows February 22-24. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents an historic transition after the Colorado Party's 61 years of rule. Lugo's challenges are many: An inexperienced team, exceedingly high expectations for change, endemi [...]	2009-02-06 12:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR SNAR MASS MCAP PGOV PA
09ATHENS1257	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) Greek Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Theodora Bakoyannis told Deputy Secretary Steinberg May 15 that although she had stopped negotiations on an OSCE mandate in Georgia, her last proposal remained on the table in case Russia were to reconsider its position. She agreed that Russ [...]	2009-07-17 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
09ATHENS1535	WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...]	2009-10-07 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1563	MOD VENIZELOS LAYS OUT VIEWS BEFORE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos recently told Parliament that he will take an "extremely cautious" view towards NATO's Strategic Concept, that he wants to avoid Aegean tensions but will resist flagrant Turkish violations of international law and threats of violence, an [...]	2009-10-23 10:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1577	Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...]	2009-10-26 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM
09ATHENS1605	MOD VENIZELOS: POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT SOME TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos expressed his commitment to a strong bilateral defense relationship in the Ambassador's first one-on-one meeting with him November 4. Well-briefed on Afghanistan, he said Greece would keep its medical teams (there for the elections suppo [...]	2009-11-05 17:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR AF TU
09ATHENS1629	ISAF: GREEKS WON'T GO TO RC-WEST AFTER ALL, NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) As foreshadowed by MOD Venizelos in his November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek press reports that the Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA),Greece's NSC equivalent, decided November 13 to reverse the previous government's commitment to re-deploy the Greek ISAF [...]	2009-11-13 15:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR GR AF
09ATHENS1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) Welcome to Greece. There have been a lot of changes here since you last visited in June. We are now building on the opportunities presented by new Administrations in both Washington and Athens to cement a partnership that can confront common strategic challenges beyond the regional issue [...]	2009-11-25 16:34:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR NATO GR AF TU MK
09ATHENS175	CHOD GRAPSAS ON TURKEY AND AEGEAN, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a February 4 lunch at the Ambassador's reQence, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General of the Army Demitrios Grapsas, termed recent Turkish behavior in the Aegean "childish" and made clear that the perception of the Turkish threat drives Greek military procur [...]	2009-02-06 15:46:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF GR
09ATHENS18	GREEK PRESIDENT AND FM CONDEMN TURKISH ACTIONS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 16:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU GR MOPS PARM
09ATHENS235	FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYIANNIS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyiannis will use her visit to Washington to define, publicly and privately, Greece's relations with the Obama administration. A charismatic yet practical politician, Bakoyiannis relishes her job as Foreign Minister, and will offer to work with us on a broad r [...]	2009-02-23 05:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
09ATHENS266	OSCE CIO/GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS ORGANIZING IRAQ VISIT [...] (C) During a discussion of ref A points on the review of U.S. policy in Iraq, MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs Counsellor Gregory Karahalios, who has responsibility for Iraq, told DepPolCouns that FM Dora Bakoyannis, who is also currently OSCE CiO, is trying to organize a visit to Ir [...]	2009-03-03 11:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MOPS IZ GR
09ATHENS471	Greek Contributions to Afghanistan [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to ref A instruction to urge Allies and partners to provide specific support for Afghanistan, Post has reached out to a range of Greek contacts in the MFA and MOD. Ambassador spoke on April 2 with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Chief of the Foreign Minister's Diplomati [...]	2009-04-03 14:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR GR
09BAGHDAD1011	DIYALA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FORMED DESPITE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In a tense atmosphere, with the threat of arrest looming over several members of the Tawafuq bloc, the newly-formed Diyala Provincial Council convened the third meeting of its first session on April 11 and elected it [...]	2009-04-13 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1024	DIVIDED GOVERNMENT -- TENSIONS RISE IN EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Tensions that could impede political progress have grown further between the Prime Minister and the Presidency Council (PC) over different conceptions of executive authority, failed promises, and anxiety about the internal balance of power after national elections. PM Maliki has e [...]	2009-04-14 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1027	RRT ERBIL: KRG LEADERS WELCOME GREATER U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Top Kurdistan Regional Government decision makers (the President, Security Chief and Prime Minister) are interested in USG proposals to reduce tensions in Kirkuk and welcome greater USG involvement in resolving Kurd-Arab tensions. KRG leadership did not eliminate the possibility [...]	2009-04-14 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1030	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF: BRINGING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In recent weeks, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has steadily increased the pressure on the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK),prohibiting entry of additional categories of supplies and personnel. The GOI recently announced its intention to move the residents of Camp Ashraf from their curr [...]	2009-04-14 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1032	CHARGE AND MOHR DISCUSS MEK, KUWAITI MIAS, HUMAN [...] (C) Minister of Human Rights (MoHR) Wijdan Salim expressed satisfaction with the program G/IWI has planned for her official April 19-26 visit to Washington, D.C., during which she will meet with senior USG officials and human rights organizations. An issue Salim is likely to raise in her U. [...]	2009-04-15 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1033	NINEWA: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTS ALNUJAIFI AND [...] (SBU) Summary. In its first official act, Ninewa,s new Provincial Council elected Al-Hadba leader Atheel Alnujaifi as the province,s new governor. Hadba and its political allies, who control an absolute majority of the seats on the PC, elected Hadba members to all of key political leadership [...]	2009-04-15 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PMIL IZ
09BAGHDAD1049	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES AIR FORCE MODERNIZATION, [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi chaired the April 12 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in the absence of Prime Minister PM) al-Maliki and strictly adhered to a three-point agenda: Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) force generation; interagency recommendations on a p [...]	2009-04-17 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD1090	SOME DISPLACED FAMILIES RETURN TO MIXED BAGHDAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Poloff, Embedded PRT governance specialist and Coalition Force (CF) leaders met on April 19 in Baghdad's Hurriya section with local Iraqi officials, area sheikhs and Iraqi Army (IA) officers involved in the resettlement of internally displaced (IDP) families. Hurriya had [...]	2009-04-22 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREF PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1092	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-04-23 04:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL

09BAGHDAD1093	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-04-23 04:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1096	Nasiriyah's Old and New Refineries [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Dhi Qar Deputy Team Leader and visiting Embassy Baghdad EconOff met with Nasiriyah Refinery manager Abdul Hasan al-Lawi on April 12. The 30,000 barrel per day Nasiriyah Refinery is representative of the small refineries scattered throughout Iraq. Lawi came across as a dedi [...]	2009-04-23 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD1103	IRAN IN IRAQ: STRATEGY FOR PRESSURING IRGC-QF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers are active in Iraq, conducting traditional espionage and supporting violent extremists as well as supporting both legitimate and malign Iranian economic and cultural outreach. Iraqis and their government have dem [...]	2009-04-24 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR MOPS ECON ETRD IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1106	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF:MEK COOPERATIVE IN FACE OF NEW GOI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) continued its efforts to establish civil authority over the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) community at Camp Ashraf. The GoI has taken over responsibility for the hospital, and is in discussions to take over electric and water services. The GoI conducted a do [...]	2009-04-24 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1117	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, AIR FORCE CAPACITY, [...] (C) Summary: During the April 19 Iraqi National Security Council meeting, the Chief Justice complained that there is inadequate coordination between security agencies and the judiciary, resulting in improper handling of evidence and problems prosecuting prisoners and inappropriately lengthy de [...]	2009-04-27 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD113	MEK UPDATE: DEFECTOR CLAIMS MEK HAS CONTINGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A defector from Camp Ashraf, home to the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MeK) in Iraq, says the group's leadership at Camp Ashraf is prepared to order residents to kill themselves to protest any arrests of Ashraf residents. The defector (now under the care of the Ministry of Human Rights a [...]	2009-01-15 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1130	SPECIAL OPERATION ACTION DAMAGES U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S / / REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary: A deadly American operation in a residential area of Al Kut has seriously set back cooperation between the United States and Iraqis in Wasit province. A unilateral U.S. action in the early hours of April [...]	2009-04-28 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ
09BAGHDAD1138	DISPLACED FAMILIES IN BAGHDAD DESCRIBE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Poloff, Refcoord, and Embedded PRT governance specialist met April 26 with approximately 15 displaced (IDP) families in Baghdad's Hurriya neighborhood, in 2006-2007 the site of some of the capital's most intense sectarian violence. Most heads of household said they had [...]	2009-04-30 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREF PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD1167	NAJAF MACHINATIONS BEFORE SELECTION OF NEW GOVERNOR [...] (C) Amid uncertainty over the election of the next governor, Senior Advisor for Southern Affairs Gordon Gray and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) leader Fred Fonteneau on April 27-28 met the newly elected chairman of the Najaf Provincial Council Shaykh Fayad al-Shimmeri (State of Law) and [...]	2009-05-04 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD118	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1184	AMBASSADOR HILL'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MASOUD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 2 meeting with KRG President Barzani in Erbil, Ambassador urged Barzani to reach out to PM Maliki on issues that divide them. He assured Barzani the U.S. is committed to supporting Iraqi leaders in what may be a long and sometimes difficult political process. Barzani a [...]	2009-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD119	NINEWA: AL-HADBA CANDIDATES IN WEST NINEWA TELL [...] (C) Summary: Al-Hadba candidates in Western Ninewa told visiting PMIN and MND-N DCG January 7 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is intimidating them and their supporters through arbitrary arrests and beatings. Murad Kishto, a Yezidi from Khanasur, Sinjar district, said that he has b [...]	2009-01-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD121	NINEWA: HADBA LEADER CLAIMS HIS PARTY IS THE [...] (C) Summary: In a January meeting with PMIN DCG of MND-N, Al Hadba ("The Gathering") leader Atheel al-Najaifi, said his party would score do well in the Ninewa election as it was the only party actively campaigning in all parts of Ninewa. Despite his confidence, Najaifi said he was concerned a [...]	2009-01-16 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1222	ARAB-KURD CONFLICT NARROWLY AVERTED MAY 8 [...] (C) On May 8, a potential armed confrontation between Ninewa Governor Atheel Alnujaifi and Kurdish Peshmerga, 20 kilometers northeast of Mosul in disputed Hamdaniya province, was averted when the event the governor was scheduled to attend was cancelled. Peshmerga manning a checkpoint on the [...]	2009-05-10 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1229	IRAQ-TURKEY-U.S. TRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE: ONE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 30, the Iraq-Turkey-U.S. Trilateral Working Group (WG) discussed the final plans for opening the Trilateral Intelligence Sharing Office (TISO) at Camp Zaytun, Erbil with a planned inauguration date of May 24. MNF-I Future Operations representative CDR Hesser provided [...]	2009-05-11 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU IZ MARR
09BAGHDAD1238	KARBALA SECURITY IN QUESTION AS GOVERNMENT DRIFTS [...] (C) Summary: There is a widespread perception among Karbalans that security here is eroding. Crime has increased, as have reports of extremists and weapons moving into the province. The new provincial leadership appears detached and disinterested in addressing problems. Maneuvering by Karba [...]	2009-05-12 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI IR IZ
09BAGHDAD124	ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: At the direction of Prime Minister Maliki, Support Councils (SC) (Arabic: majilis al-isnad) were first established in Maysan and Basra in conjunction with ISF security operations in March and May 2008. The first Support Council, established in Basra, didn't develop much due to [...]	2009-01-16 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1249	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES CF [...] (C) Summary: During its May 10 meeting, the Iraqi National Security Council discussed preparations for the withdrawal of Coalition Forces from Iraqi cities by June 30. PM Maliki commented that General Odierno's recent remarks to the media, indicating a residual CF presence in Baghdad and Mosul [...]	2009-05-12 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD1255	SPEAKER PELOSI'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI [...] (S) During a May 10 meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Maliki stressed that security in Iraq has improved significantly but emphasized the need to continue strong intelligence cooperation to help Iraq combat terrorism. Maliki said Iraq wants a close bilateral relationship with [...]	2009-05-13 11:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD1287	PRT NINEWA: NEITHER VICTORS NOR VANQUISHED . . . [...] (SBU) Summary: The cacophony of modern warfare receded for a day, replaced by the imagined din of ancient armies clashing on an Iraqi plain. Americans and Iraqis walked the ground at Gaugamela where in 331 BC the army of the Alexander the Great defeated that of Darius III of Persia. Soldiers a [...]	2009-05-17 11:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1294	ARREST OF SUNNI LEADER HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES ON [...] (S) Summary: On May 12, the Iraqi Army arrested prominent Sunni Tribal leader Sheikh Mutlab Al-Massari, on suspicion of collaborating in efforts to reconstitute the Ba'th Party. The arrest of Mutlab, who is a close contact of the U.S. Embassy and Coalition Forces, highlights many of the challe [...]	2009-05-18 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS IZ
09BAGHDAD1312	BAGHDAD RESIDENTS DISCUSS IMPACT OF UPCOMING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent encounters with emboffs, Baghdad residents and community leaders offered their views about security and the effect of U.S. combat forces' withdrawal, to be completed by the end of June, from urban areas. Iraqi attitudes toward the withdrawal are somewhat schizophrenic [...]	2009-05-20 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD1320	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY,S MEETING VP HASHEMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and members of his Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to discuss a myriad of national issues. IIP expressed confidence t [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1326	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-05-21 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1327	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-05-21 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1328	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-05-21 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1333	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY'S MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (U) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with DOS U/S Bill Burns and DOD U/S Michele Flournoy, Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Al-Samarraie said he saw US-Iraqi relations as a two-stage process: the past and the future, with the SFA linking the two. Looking forward rather than backwar [...]	2009-05-21 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1343	KARBALA: ANOTHER ATTACK ON A PRT CONTACT [...] (U) This is a PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. On May 18 a close PRT contact and leader of a local women's NGO was attacked by assailants seeking to punish her for her association with the United States. In addition to injuring the director and other women in the NGO, the perpetrators [...]	2009-05-22 13:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1395	KARBALA MODE: SECOND EDITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala Mode is a vehicle for capturing observations and anecdotes about life in the world Shi'a pilgrimage capital that otherwise might not be reported. End Summary. Where's Abbas? -------------- 2. (SBU) Since being sworn into office in April, Karbala's government l [...]	2009-05-28 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD140	ERBIL RRT: DOHUK IDPS SPEAK ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Christian, Yezidi and Arab IDPs in Dohuk Province want to participate in the upcoming provincial elections, but have questions and doubts about the electoral process. Personal experience of fraud in the 2005 elections makes many skeptical of the legitimacy of election results. [...]	2009-01-20 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1428	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-01 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD146	MUTHANNA: MAJOR SHIA PARTIES LIKELY TO DO WELL IN [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: The coming provincial elections in Muthanna are expected to be marked by high voter turnout and a low level of violence. The major political parties will likely do well; the leading candidate for governor is from the ISCI party. The high rate of illiteracy among the adul [...]	2009-01-20 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD1478	PRT SALAH AD DIN: PC CHAIRMAN EMERGING AS KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Ahmed Abdullah Abid Khalaf (aka Abu Mazin) is emerging as an influential leader and skillful politician in the SAD provincial government. In his first few weeks as chairman, Abu Mazin has asserted his authority with officials from all levels of go [...]	2009-06-05 03:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINS PINR ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD1558	RETURNING IDPS TO ABU GHRAIB - PLAN OR PUBLICITY? [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4, the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) presented its plan for large-scale returns to Abu Ghraib. The MODM wants to facilitate the return of 11,600 displaced families from Abu Ghraib. According to the MODM, most of Abu Ghraib,s displaced are squatters in [...]	2009-06-16 05:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1585	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-18 07:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1587	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2009-06-18 07:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1599	UPDATE ON ARREST OF PROMINENT TRIBAL LEADER [...] (C) On June 9, Emboffs conducted a follow-up visit to detainee Sheikh Mutlab al-Massari, a prominent West Baghdad Sunni tribal leader and SOI affiliate who had close cooperation with the Embassy, the Baghdad PRT, and the U.S. Military. As outlined ref B, Mutlab's case is significant in that i [...]	2009-06-18 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD162	NINEWA ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS: COUNTERING [...] (S) Summary: Credible provincial elections are key to creating the conditions for sustainable political and economic development in Ninewa Province. They are also critical to the resolution of the disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) issue as well as to Arab-Kurd relations within Ninewa and [...]	2009-01-22 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD165	DIWANIYAH ELECTION UPDATE: PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, [...] (C) Summary: Diwaniyah provincial election authorities are doing well with preparations for the upcoming election, despite playing catch-up on a few details. Based on an informal PRT poll and other data, much of the public seems comfortable with details of the voting process and intends to v [...]	2009-01-22 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1669	MEK BLUSTER, IRANIAN ACCUSATIONS HINDER CHANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leader Miriam Rajavi wrote to Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on June 22 to assail the Iranian government and urge greater accommodation of the MEK's Camp Ashraf, even as Iranian media carried accusations that the MEK instigated deadly post-election rioting i [...]	2009-06-23 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1702	KRG PARLIAMENT PASSES CONSTITUTION CERTAIN TO [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) has unexpectedly passed a constitution for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),and approved its going to a referendum on July 25. The draft contains a number of provisions that may conflict with the Iraqi constitution. Politically, the [...]	2009-06-26 12:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD1705	PRT SALAH AD DIN: LOCAL OFFICIALS RESENT GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salah ad Din (SAD) provincial government officials complain of Government of Iraq (GOI) interference in provincial affairs, such as the direct role the GOI has taken in Samarra's security, and its recent decision to expand its direct authority over the local police into two addit [...]	2009-06-26 13:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER PINS KCRS IZ
09BAGHDAD1744	IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30: THE VIEW FROM SADR CITY [...] (C) Summary. As the June 30 deadline for withdrawal from the cities approaches, Sadr City remains unstable and dangerous. Security there and in surrounding low-income Shi'a neighborhoods remains fragile but has not significantly deteriorated. Information about the two-thirds of Sadr City [...]	2009-06-29 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID IZ
09BAGHDAD1745	IRAQI LEADERS CALL FOR UNITY IN CONFRONTING [...] Summary: The Ambassador attended the sixth anniversary commemoration of the death of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, the founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) political movement. A Who's Who of the political class attended the ceremony, PM Maliki addressed the importance [...]	2009-06-29 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI PGOV KISL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1753	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-06-30 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1762	DISPUTED AREAS: KURDS AND ARABS MEET, AGREE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNAMI Arab Kurd High-Level Task Force (HLTF) met on Monday, June 29, and held productive discussions on the disputed Makhmour district. Despite UNAMI's concerns that the recently passed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Constitution draft might undermine the talks, both t [...]	2009-06-30 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1811	GOI PLANS ULTIMATUM TO CLOSE ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings between GOI and USG officials last week, the GOI committee responsible for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's Camp Ashraf appeared increasingly intent on closing Camp Ashraf. GOI officials informed acting Pol-Mil Couns that plans are underway to enter the camp, est [...]	2009-07-06 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD183	DHI QAR ELECTIONS UPDATE: PREPARATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The PRT met with Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) leadership on January 21 and found preparations for elections satisfactory. Voter outreach efforts continue throughout the province. Rumors of potential malfeasance abound but according to the GEO no serious infractions have [...]	2009-01-25 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1889	TO SHIA, "RECONCILIATION" MEANS BA'THIST REVIVAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SA IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1911	A STEP FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS: MOD TRANSFERRING [...] (C) In response to a recent prison abuse scandal (ref A),the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) has ordered its operational commands to transfer detainees to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to bring the Iraqi Army in compliance with CPA Order number 10. CPA Order 10 vests full authority and contr [...]	2009-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KJUS PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1915	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-07-15 08:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD192	PM REPLACES WASIT POLICE CHIEF, FUELING BROADER [...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office replaced Wasit Province Chief of Police MG Abed al-Haneen Faisal on January 14 with the Da'wa-affiliated former Karbala Police Chief, MG Ra'ad Shaker Jawdat al-Hasnawi. The move to replace the police chief, broadly viewed as non-partisan and effective [...]	2009-01-26 06:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD1927	VP BIDEN DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 09:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ KDEM UN
09BAGHDAD1969	RRT ERBIL: PROVINCIAL POWERS COME TO THE KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 20, 2009 the Iraqi-Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) passed a Provincial Powers Law (PPL) which defines the authority of the Provincial Councils (PCs) of the Kurdistan Region (KR) but provides for less decentralization than its counterpart Government of Iraq (GOI) PPL law. Th [...]	2009-07-21 11:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD198	ANBAR LOOKS AHEAD TO AN ORDERLY ELECTION, AND A [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Anbar is on track for an orderly election, according to recent soundings of the Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) and local security officials. The GEO says that the parties have thus far brought only minor campaign infractions to [...]	2009-01-26 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS IZ
09BAGHDAD1981	IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE IN ABU GHRAIB GATHERS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. personnel arranged a visit by representatives from the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) and Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al-Essawi's staff to Abu Ghraib July 12 to discuss potential for large scale IDP returns to the area with local council members, tribal leaders [...]	2009-07-22 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ PHUM PREF PREL
09BAGHDAD199	SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES TO IRAQ; [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. After providing humane treatment and security assurances to the USG, the Government of Iraq (GOI) successfully took custody and control of four former Guantanamo detainees from U.S. forces January 17. The four are currently being detained for investigation into crimes possibl [...]	2009-01-26 18:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KDRG IZ US
09BAGHDAD2027	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: INTRANSIGENCE LEADS TO VIOLENT [...] (C) Summary. Following a stalemate between the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) (reftel),Iraqi police and army forces entered Camp Ashraf July 28 to establish an Iraqi police presence, encountering violent resistance from camp residents. According to GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali A [...]	2009-07-29 05:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2033	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: VIOLENT CLASHES LEAD TO DEATHS [...] (C) Summary. Violent clashes between GOI forces and residents of Camp Ashraf entered their second day. USG officials met with GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery to stress the importance of the GOI fulfilling its commitment to the USG to treat camp residents humanely and [...]	2009-07-29 18:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2034	PRT DIYALA: IRAQI GENERAL CLAIMS CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq Army (IA) Staff Major General Tariq ab-al-Wahab Jasim Mahdi al-Izzawi, commander of the Diyala Operations Center (DOC),informed PRT and U.S. 1-25 Brigade Officers at a project brief on July 21 that Prime Minister Maliki put him in charge of Diyala Province, and that Diyala [...]	2009-07-29 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL MOPS ASEC
09BAGHDAD2039	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: U.S. PROVIDING MEDICAL AID [...] (C) Summary. The GOI has agreed to allow U.S. forces to provide medical assistance to the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) and a U.S. team is doing so. The GOI, however, is amassing forces on the perimeters of Ashraf. The GOI have relieved COL Sa'di Habib Hussein al-Dulaymi of command of the forces [...]	2009-07-30 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2059	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: USG OFFICIALS VISIT ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. On July 31, USG officials visited Ashraf to assess the state of the current standoff. During this visit, USG officials expresed to both the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) the need for dialogue and restraint. The GOI fully embraced this message, but the MEK showed no desire [...]	2009-07-31 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2068	VISIT TO DETAINED SUNNI TRIBAL FIGURE [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs conducted a prison visit on July 8 to see Sheikh Mutlab al-Massari, a close Embassy and U.S. military contact, prominent West Baghdad tribal leader and Sons of Iraq (SOI) affiliate. Mutlab was detained by the Iraqi Army on May 12, suspected of association with the "New Ba [...]	2009-08-02 06:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD2093	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: DETAINEES MOVED; RUMORS OF [...] (C) Summary. According to TF-134 local military officials, on August 2, the GOI relocated 36 Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees to a facility in Khalis, making it more difficult for USG officials to ensure that the GOI are abiding by the assurances to treat the MEK in accordance with Iraqi l [...]	2009-08-03 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2101	NAJAF GOVERNOR MEETS MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2108	FM ZEBARI URGES MORE SUPPORTIVE USG STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary: FM Hoshyar Zebari, during an August 4 introductory call by Pol M/C, called for greater USG effort to help Iraq get out of Chapter VII, as it had committed to do. He criticized the initiative of recently departed SRSG de Mistura and blamed him for the current complications with [...]	2009-08-05 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PTER KU IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2120	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: DISPELLING MEK CLAIMS OF [...] (C) Summary. U.S. military medical personnel will enter Ashraf, Diyala Province, in the next 24 hours to determine the extent of the hunger strike (reftel). While the residents of Ashraf have refused food shipments from the GOI, the residents' claims of GOI blockage of food shipments to Ash [...]	2009-08-06 13:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2132	MALIKI-BARZANI MEETING: AN ICEBREAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The long awaited meeting between Prime Minister Maliki and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani took place on August 2 and resulted in agreement to establish a joint GOI-KRG team to address contentious Arab-Kurd issues. KRG insiders tell us Maliki agreed to int [...]	2009-08-07 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD215	PRT SALAH AD DIN: MOD TRIES TO EVICT RESIDENTS OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. (U) Summary ------------ 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued orders to the 4th Iraqi Army (IA) Division to expel thousands of people, some of them IDPs, from various neighborhoods in Tikrit that MOD considers its prop [...]	2009-01-28 07:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD2163	ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN ANBAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Six car bombing and suicide bomber attacks in Anbar Province since mid-July appear to have been conducted by remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) or by nationalist insurgent groups to create an atmosphere of instability and to degrad [...]	2009-08-11 17:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD2179	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. If possible, please expedite this request as the start date of training is September 2009. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who [...]	2009-08-12 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD218	NINEWA: SUNNI ARAB AND KURD POLITICAL ENTITIES [...] (C) Summary. Representatives of the Sunni Arab al-Hadba list, the National Iraqi Project Group (Hewar),and the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) alleged that they are victims of Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP)-inspired intimidation and violence. The KDP has also levied accusations of elections malfeas [...]	2009-01-28 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2237	SENIOR IRAQI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN-IRAQ RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 17 meeting with Post's Iran Watcher (IW),Ambassador Taha Shukr al-Abbassi, head of the MFA's Neighboring Countries department responsible for Iran-Iraq relations (A/S equivalent),made the following points: (1) Iraq seeks a bilateral relationship with Iran base [...]	2009-08-18 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2239	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON PM'S TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: Acting National Security Advisor Dr. Safa al-Sheikh told Pol M/C August 16 that PM Maliki would travel to Damascus August 18 armed with specific intelligence about SARG support for Baathists in Syria, and he would demand that it cease. Al-Sheikh noted that many Iraqi officials c [...]	2009-08-18 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2246	PM MALIKI, CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS KIRKUK, MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: In an August 14 meeting with PM Maliki, Senator McCain congratulated the PM for the impressive progress in Iraq since his last visit. PM Maliki acknowledged the significant security gains and pointed to the tremendous sacrifices of both Iraqis and Americans. Regarding Arab-Kur [...]	2009-08-18 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SY IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2256	MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY HAS A PLAN, BUT LACKS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging initial meeting with DCM for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach, Minister of Electricity Karim Hasan outlined Iraq,s significant infrastructural challenges; discussed his plans for short-term financing of an ongoing multi-billion dollar electricity generation [...]	2009-08-20 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD2285	IRAQI JOURNALISTS PROTEST GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraqi journalists took to the streets on August 14 to protest a perceived Government of Iraq (GOI) crackdown on freedom of the press. Estimates of the number of participants in the demonstration range from 150 to 1,500. GOI police provided security for the event, a [...]	2009-08-24 10:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2302	DEATH OF SHIA LEADER ABD AL-AZIZ AL-HAKIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Shia political world marked a major milestone with the death today of Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, the chairman of the influential Shia party the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). Hakim's death could herald a generational shift within ISCI and the Hakim dynasty that could bri [...]	2009-08-26 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2303	SADR CITY SHI'A IMAMS NOT SANGUINE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shi'a imams and community activists told Emboffs that: Sunni-Shi'a reconciliation would be impossible in the near- to mid-term; Iraqis would continue to vote on sectarian lines in upcoming elections; no existing political party enjoys genuine credibility; a major effort on voter [...]	2009-08-26 16:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF KCOR PTER PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2304	FM ZEBARI ON TRILATERAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 26 meeting at the MFA with Pol M/C, FM Zebari said that in light of Syria's involvement with Baathists suspected in the August 19 bombings, the GOI would have to defer participation in the upcoming U.S.-Syria trilateral border assessment that had been planned to begi [...]	2009-08-27 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UNSC IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2319	"BLAMESTORMING" OVER BAGHDAD BOMBINGS SHARPENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 19 bombings in Baghdad prompted a flurry of finger-pointing, with government officials and politicians blaming various Sunni groups, especially Ba,athists in Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)and rival Shi,a groups. The Saudis and Syrians, too, have come und [...]	2009-08-28 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PTER SA SY POL
09BAGHDAD2320	EMBASSY BAGHDAD SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hill welcomes your visit to U.S. Embassy Baghdad. Your visit comes as we shift to a higher gear on transition amidst the initial stages of the U.S. military drawdown. We look forward to discussing in depth the 2011-2012 planning and explaining in detail our assistance, rig [...]	2009-08-28 18:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AMGT IZ
09BAGHDAD2363	FM ZEBARI ON GOI PURSUIT OF UN CRIMINAL INQUIRY, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 1 meeting, FM Zebari told Pol M/C the GOI has sent a letter formally requesting the UNSC to support formation of a UN-led fact-finding commission into the August 19 bombings, including Syrian complicity vis a vis Iraqis operating from Syria, and the broader scope o [...]	2009-09-02 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2369	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-03 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2427	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2428	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please expedite as course start date is September 19, 2009. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for trainin [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2429	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. Th [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2430	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2431	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. Th [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2432	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. The na [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2433	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-09 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2434	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. Th [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2435	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. Th [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2436	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. The na [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2437	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for visit to the United States to meet with OSD and DOS staff. 3. Th [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2438	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2439	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. Please expedite as course start date is September 19, 2009. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for trainin [...]	2009-09-09 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2441	PM MALIKI, CODEL LEVIN DISCUSS FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki told CODEL Levin Iraq faces interference from neighboring countries intent on fomenting sectarian discord, and Syria-based Iraqi Ba'athists and al-Qaeda in Iraq elements conspired to perpetrate the August 19 bombings. He expressed confidence in Iraqi Security Forces' (I [...]	2009-09-10 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN KIRF IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2442	DPM ISSAWI: ATTACKS ON INTERIOR MINISTER UNFAIR; [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Issawi told Pol M-C that criticism of Interior Minister Bolani in the wake of the August 19 Baghdad bombings was unfounded and designed to pressure Bolani to stay in the Shi'a fold for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Issawi was optimistic about reducin [...]	2009-09-10 06:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ

09BAGHDAD245	ANBAR CANDIDATES CONFIDENT FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of recent discussions in the week before Provincial Council (PC) elections, Anbari candidates and the Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) expressed enthusiasm and confidence that the elections will be a strong step forward for Anbar. Candidates predicted the number o [...]	2009-01-30 13:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2453	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-09-11 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2463	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO [...] (S/NF) Mr. Vice President, your upcoming trip to Iraq comes at an important time in Iraq's political calendar. As the Islamic month of Ramadan draws to a close, Iraqi political leaders are furiously at work negotiating potential alliances in advance of the January 2010 parliamentary elections [...]	2009-09-12 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ENRG KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2478	MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON MEK, RESOURCES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 7 meeting with the POL M/C, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim criticized the GOI's handling of the Mujahadeen el-Khalq (MEK) issue, noting that Iraq has already lost the battle for public opinion within the international community. In addition, Salim cited a l [...]	2009-09-14 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD248	PRT DIYALA ELECTIONS PREPARATION AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala and ePRT South Diyala reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Provincial Leaders in Diyala express confidence that preparations are on track for the January 31 Provincial Council (PC) elections. The Governorate Election Office (GEO) reports necessary resources are in pl [...]	2009-01-30 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD250	MAYSAN DAWA DEPUTY PC CHAIR CONCERNED ABOUT VOTER [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Provincial Council (PC) Chairman and Da'wa provincial party head Latif Abud Kaseem expressed concerns about pre-election security and the potential for voter fraud committed by voting centers staff on election day in a meetin [...]	2009-01-30 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD251	MALIKI TO FORM BASRA POST-ELECTION COALITION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Leading provincial contacts told Senior Advisor Gordon Gray on January 26-27 that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki's State of Law list will form a post-provincial election coalition on the Basra Provincial Council (PC),including Fadhilah, Iraqi National Accord, National Dialogue Fron [...]	2009-01-30 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2547	PRT DIYALA: DG FOR OIL FIRED-TESTING THE [...] THIS IS A PRT-DIYALA REPORTING CABLE 2. (C) SUMMARY: On July 28, 2009 the Diyala Provincial Council terminated the Director General for the Administration of Petroleum Products for professional malfeasance. Though the termination order is supported by the Provincial Governor, the Ministry [...]	2009-09-23 06:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2563	PRIME MINISTER ON DISPUTED INTERNAL BOUNDARIES AND [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that he felt the Council of Representatives (CoR, the Iraqi Parliament) is no longer effective and cannot be relied upon to pass legislation. The GOI, he said, is effectively at a standstill. The CoR is no [...]	2009-09-24 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2570	Response to MERO Interim Report on Regional Embassy (REO) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dated March 24, 2009, State IG Middle East Regional Office (MERO) Interim Report on Role, Staffing, and Effectiveness of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Hillah, Iraq (MERO-IQO-09-04) made a number of recommendations about the future of the REO. Specifically, it recommended [...]	2009-09-24 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASIG AMGT ABLDG ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD2649	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE OCTOBER 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recent focus by the Commission on Integrity (COI) on validating credentials of government employees has expanded to other public documents, i.e., forged deeds that are now being investigated in Basra. Also in Basra, media reports alleged widespread bribe-taking by local poli [...]	2009-10-02 11:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR EPET IZ
09BAGHDAD2659	CORRECTED VERSION: ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE OCTOBER [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-03 10:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2704	CHALABI OFFERS VIEWS ON IMPROVING IRAQ'S ECONOMY, [...] (C) Summary. On October 6, A/DCM Grappo discussed with Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi the poor state of Iraq's private economy, the INA's campaign platform of improving services and taming corruption, and his opinion about Saudi Arabia and Iran. Chalabi opposed the Amendmen [...]	2009-10-07 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV IZ
09BAGHDAD2711	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-10-07 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2714	DISTURBANCE AT BAGHDAD CENTRAL PRISON LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of a disturbance at Baghdad Central Prison (formerly Abu Ghraib) on September 10, the US Embassy and MNF-I facilitated the Ministry of Justice,s transfer of 2,630 inmates and 273 Iraqi Correctional officers (ICOs) to the recently completed USG funded Chamchamal [...]	2009-10-08 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD2715	CHINA TRAINS IRAQI ARMY PERSONNEL IN DEMINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Defense Attach to Iraq confirmed September 21 that the Chinese military is providing training in demining to approximately 20 Iraqi Army officers and 20 Afghan Army officers in the vicinity of Nanjing. People's Republic of China (PRC) Defense Attach Senior COL Wang Ru [...]	2009-10-08 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PARM EPET KHDP AF CH IZ
09BAGHDAD2718	EPRT ANBAR 1: FALLUJAH SHEIKS FEAR SECURITY RISKS [...] (U)This is an ePRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On September 24, Fallujah's city council sheikhs complained that reduced U.S. aid and GoI budget austerity are spurring unemployment and creating fertile ground for Al Qaida recruitment. They lobbied for increased U.S. aid proje [...]	2009-10-10 07:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG PTER PHUM ASEC KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD2727	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2730	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. 3. The name of the proposed candi [...]	2009-10-10 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD2731	DPM ISSAWI ADVANCES NINEWA'S ARAB-KURD DIALOGUE [...] (U) This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Rafi al-Issawi visited Mosul and Erbil on October 1 to further efforts to resolve the (Kurdish) Ninewa Fraternal League's (NFL) boycott of the Ninewa Provincial Council (PC) and its r [...]	2009-10-10 19:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2751	PM MALIKI ON THE ELECTION LAW, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the Ambassador to help stave off efforts in the COR to remove the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Chairman for fear it could dissolve the entire organization and possibly lead to a dela [...]	2009-10-13 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KREF EPET PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2788	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador Rice, your upcoming trip to Iraq comes at an important time in Iraq's political calendar. Iraqi political leaders are furiously at work negotiating potential alliances in advance of the January 2010 parliamentary elections. The maneuvering will become even more frenetic after [...]	2009-10-16 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM IZ
09BAGHDAD2798	PRT NINEWA: AMBASSADOR'S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, joined Ninewa PRT on September 22-24 for a tour of Ninewa, meeting key political and religious leaders and gaining a first-hand view of the province. In extended conversations, the Senior Advisor heard from Sun [...]	2009-10-18 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2804	Dyncorp CP Incident Highlights Need for Additional PSD [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, Iraqi soldiers manning an international zone (IZ) checkpoint beat four U.S. citizen members of a Dyncorp International (DI) personal security detail (PSD) convoy. The DI PSD had violated at least two Embassy checkpoint policies, as well as Iraqi instructions. N [...]	2009-10-19 10:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS CASC IZ
09BAGHDAD2814	IRAQI MFA STRUGGLES TO REBUILD, EVEN AS IT [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Iraqi MFA hosted a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the August 19 bombing that killed some 30 MFA employees. PM Nouri al-Maliki and other senior officials delivered eulogies to the fallen. In the days and weeks leading up to this event, the MFA has [...]	2009-10-19 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2821	INCONSISTENCIES IN ARREST OF YEZIDI POLITICIAN [...] (C) Summary. Outspoken critic of Kurdish security forces, Yezidi Progress Party (YPP) Head Wa'ad Hammad Matto was arrested by Iraqi military intelligence at his Ninewa home and continues to be held in communicado. The warrant for his arrest was issued four days after his detainment. According [...]	2009-10-20 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2824	INITIAL AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: GOI, KRG and U.S. senior officials agreed on the text of a Northern Security Initiative that would create a joint security architecture for the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas in the northern provinces of Ninewa, Kirkuk and Diyala. The plan would bring select [...]	2009-10-20 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD2844	KURD LEADERS IN DIYALA: INCREASED ARAB [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT Message. 2. (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders in Khanaqin (Diyala Province) claimed increasing tensions between Arabs and Kurds in nearby Jalula and Saadiya are a result of intimidation from Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a Ba,athist resurgence in the area. The Kurdis [...]	2009-10-23 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD286	US LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING NEEDED TO RETURN IRAQ,S [...] (C) Summary: Security gains have started to reverse the tide of displacement in Iraq ) UNHCR estimates that 185,000 IDPs and 23,000 refugees returned in 2008, out of nearly three million Iraqis displaced in 2006 and 2007. If security and other conditions continue to improve, UNHCR estimates [...]	2009-02-04 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2889	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's USG Assistance Coordination Working Group has identified areas of immediate need following the October 25 bombings in response to GOI requests. We are providing vehicles, office equipment, and generators to the affected government offices, and continuing to support forens [...]	2009-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2905	SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER,S MEETINGS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Sta [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2906	CORRECTED COPY: SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Staf [...]	2009-10-30 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2911	LEADER OF SABEAN-MANDEANS SAYS COMMUNITY UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of Iraq's Sabean-Mandean community, Sheikh Sittar Hillo, tells us that the Mandeans have received new death threats from extremist elements over the past ten days and that 10 Mandeans have been murdered over the past year. Hillo complained that the GOI has been neglige [...]	2009-10-31 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KJUS PHUM SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD2927	ICCTF COMBATS CONTRACT FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To address corruption and fraud that pervaded the government procurement process during the initial stages of the USG's Iraq reconstruction effort, DOJ created the International Contract Corruption Task Force (ICCTF) in March 2006. The ICCTF is a joint law enforcement task forc [...]	2009-11-02 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI IZ KCRM KJUS
09BAGHDAD2930	WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...]	2009-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR
09BAGHDAD2934	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq continues to recover from the October 25 bombing. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is preparing to move into its new quarters on November 8 and will receive some equipment from INL. The Minister of Justice has appointed the DG for Administration and Finance [...]	2009-11-03 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEX PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2937	SUNNIS CONVINCED OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ARREST [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: On October 24th, Iraqi press reported the issuance of arrest warrants for Diyala Provincial Council (PC) member Hisham al-Hiyali and his wife, Council of Representatives (COR) member, Tayseer al-Mashandani. These arrest warrants are the lat [...]	2009-11-04 07:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2946	INL Baghdad October Highlights [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Baghdad's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office supports the development of rule of law in Iraq through police, judiciary, corrections, and anti-corruption programs. In response to challenges facing the GOI, INL Baghdad has worked throughout October t [...]	2009-11-05 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2950	NAJAF POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES TO COURT CONTROVERSY [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Najaf police chief MG Karim continues to hold onto his job, despite having become a lightning rod for criticism in the province. Governor Zurfi has been forthright in expressing his wish to have Karim replaced, and sever [...]	2009-11-05 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2968	VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: 04 November 2009 CHAIR: Consul General David Schwartz COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: RSO, ECON, POL/MIL, FBI, PAS, CONS 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWI [...]	2009-11-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
09BAGHDAD2993	MANDATORY FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Embassy Baghdad requests that State include a mandatory military field training component in the series of training courses currently requ [...]	2009-11-13 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER AFSI AMGT AFIN IZ
09BAGHDAD2998	PM MALIKI AND PRESIDENT TALABANI DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. On October 25, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hosted General David Petraeus at his residence, shortly after returning from visiting the blast sites at the Ministry of Justice and Baghdad Provincial Council. The PM stressed that there continued to be successful operations aga [...]	2009-11-15 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PARM IZ KU
09BAGHDAD3	SECURITY TRANSITION FOR CAMP ASHRAF - ALL QUIET ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After receiving what Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leaders at Camp Ashraf described as "three blows" in the last week - a visit by Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, an Iraqi NSA press release on the vi [...]	2009-01-03 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD3035	PRT NINEWA: A RISE IN ARAB-KURD RHETORIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary. A recent increase in public rhetoric and posturing between al-Hadba Gathering (AHG) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials in Ninewa Province has raised political tensions to a level not seen since the Ap [...]	2009-11-18 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PMIL IZ
09BAGHDAD3036	PRT NINEWA: A RISE IN ARAB-KURD RHETORIC [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary. A recent increase in public rhetoric and posturing between al-Hadba Gathering (AHG) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials in Ninewa Province has raised political tensions to a level not seen since the Ap [...]	2009-11-18 07:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PMIL IZ
09BAGHDAD3054	RRT ERBIL: PUK PLENUM - WOOING THE DISAFFECTED [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) political party held its first party plenum since 2006 on October 29-31 with the goal of reinvigorating the party and increasing party unity in the lead up to the national elections in January. The pa [...]	2009-11-20 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3057	ANBAR CORRUPTION UPDATE NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Officers of the Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Embassy Anti-Corruption Coordinator's Office met October 31-Nov 2 with local officials and PRT officers to discuss anti-corruption efforts in Anbar. Anti-corruption institutions are gaining legitimac [...]	2009-11-21 08:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM MOPS IZ
09BAGHDAD306	RESULTS OF IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: AN INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: A complex and nuanced political picture is emerging out of Iraq's provincial elections as preliminary results are announced. Across the board, the results are diffuse: in all but one case, no electoral list secured more than 38%, and in a number of cases, the leading parties sec [...]	2009-02-05 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3065	PRT DIYALA: PROSECUTOR CLAIMS CONFESSION LED TO [...] This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) Summary: Multiple sources claim that the recent Anti-Terrorism Law-based warrants for Diyala Provincial Council member Hisham al-Hiyali and his wife, Council of Representatives (COR) member Tayseer Mashandani, originate with the un-coerced confession of [...]	2009-11-22 08:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3090	ATTACKS IN NAJAF MAY SIGNAL TREND IN LEAD-UP TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3095	EDUCATING ALI -- TEACHING SADDAM,S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Illiteracy plagues Dhi Qar. Thirty-seven percent of the residents of this Shi,a heartland province, and a higher percentage of women, can neither read nor write Arabic, according to Dhi Qar,s Director General (DG) of Education. Coa [...]	2009-11-25 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD31	GEN PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting, CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki discussed the security situation in different regions of Iraq, the implementation of the Security Agreement, and the drawdown of coalition forces. General Petraeus congratulated the Prime M [...]	2009-01-07 09:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD314	DIWANIYAH CALM AFTER ELECTIONS, DA'WA SET TO [...] (C) Summary: Following peaceful voting in Diwaniyah Province, calm has prevailed as voters await preliminary and final results. Preliminary results, released February 5, show that Prime Minister Maliki's State of Law coalition came in first with over 23 percent of the vote. ISCI, which cur [...]	2009-02-06 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD3143	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANNING "SOFT MOVE" OF ASHRAF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to senior GOI officials, the GOI will send buses and trucks to Ashraf on December 15 in order to encourage voluntary defection and departure of Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) residents from Ashraf. The GOI still ultimately plans to relocate residents to Camp Sama [...]	2009-12-05 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3145	E-PRT FALLUJAH: AUTUMN VIOLENCE FUELS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is the final e-PRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the embedded PRT (e-PRT) in Fallujah prepared to close in mid-November, e-PRTOffs held a series of farewell meetings with various local partners. They heard a common theme of rising anxiety from renewed vi [...]	2009-12-05 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3154	COMPENSATION FINALIZED TO REPAIR "HEART" OF IRAQ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 20, a compensation agreement in the amount of USD $981,405 was finalized between MNF-I and the Chaldean Church of Iraq for rents incurred from the use of and damages caused to the Babel College seminary that Coalition forces occupied from March 1, 2007 until November 5 [...]	2009-12-07 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD3158	RRT ERBIL: RAPID GROWTH IN KURDISTAN REGION,S AIR [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The growth of two international airports in the Kurdistan Region (KR) -- Erbil International Airport (EIA) and Sulaimaniyah International Airport (SIA) -- has significantly increased air travel options for consumers and paved the way for b [...]	2009-12-08 09:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3174	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM CONVENES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach convened Post's interagency Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) in response to the December 8 bombings in Baghdad. The blasts damaged the Karkh courthouse, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOL [...]	2009-12-09 17:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3178	PRT DIYALA: ARAB AND KURD LEADERS ACCUSE GOI OF [...] This is a PRT Diyala cable. 2. (C) Summary: During recent meetings with PRToffs, Kurd and Arab sheikhs and mayors in the disputed areas in Khanaqin agreed that their communities face ongoing neglect by both the GOI and Diyala provincial government (PGOV). They also voiced concerns about [...]	2009-12-10 15:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3180	SALAH AD DIN'S PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR DISPUTE HEATING [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Political maneuvering both in Baghdad and in the Salah Ad Din Provincial Government (PG) have led to an increasingly tense impasse in the province. Since the Iraqi Supreme Court upheld the Salah ad Di [...]	2009-12-10 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3181	SALAH AD DIN'S PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR DISPUTE HEATING [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. Political maneuvering both in Baghdad and in the Salah Ad Din Provincial Government (PG) have led to an increasingly tense impasse in the province. Since the Iraqi Supreme Court upheld the Salah ad Di [...]	2009-12-10 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTER IZ
09BAGHDAD3192	Four Iraqi Journalists Given Awards for Courageous [...] Summary: The leading Iraqi NGO media watchdog, the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO),held the first ever Press Courage Awards ceremony in central Baghdad on December 6, 2009. Four journalists, one of whom was badly injured in a recent assassination attempt, received awards for reporting [...]	2009-12-13 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3205	RRT ERBIL: GORAN (CHANGE) LEADERSHIP ON KURDISH [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary. Goran (aka Change) Movement leadership has consistently said in meetings with USG officials that it does not want to be seen as differing with the two main Kurdish parties, the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdist [...]	2009-12-14 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3206	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI EXPECT "QUIET DAY" FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 17:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD323	UNSYG BAN KI MOON IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial February 6 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Odierno, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said he was deeply impressed by the progress Iraq has made since his last visit in March 2007. The international community, led by the U.S., has achieved much and the c [...]	2009-02-08 08:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
09BAGHDAD3232	VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] (U) Visas Viper 2. (U) Post: Baghdad MEETING DATE: December 6, 2009 CHAIR: DCM Robert Ford COORDINATOR: CONOFF David Brownstein ATTENDEES: POL, ECON, CONS, MNFI (CJ9),OHA, POLM, FBI, DHS, PAS, RSO, MNF-I 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION [...]	2009-12-15 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PTER ASEC CMGT CVIS KPRV IZ
09BAGHDAD3236	MEK/ASHRAF: NO VIOLENCE, NO MEK DEPARTURES ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 16:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD3267	AMBASSADOR AND CG DISCUSS OIL AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 17 meeting, Ambassador Hill congratulated Prime Minister Maliki on the recent successful and transparent oil development bidding round, but cautioned the PM to resist pressure to renegotiate the terms of the signed contracts. Maliki agreed the contracts should stand [...]	2009-12-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EWRG ECON IZ
09BAGHDAD3295	DEC 8 BOMBINGS RESULT IN FINGER POINTING, NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The combination of Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) high profile questioning of senior Iraqi security officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Maliki's own public effort to coordinate intelligence agencies is doing little to bolster Iraqi public confidence i [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3314	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH DPM AL-ISSAWI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rafi al-Issawi said that while erosion of the Kurdish, Shi'a and Sunni blocs that had dominated the last national election potentially opened opportunity for a more cross-sectarian, nationalist a [...]	2009-12-23 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC IZ
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3335	DIYALA GOVERNOR HIGHLIGHTS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Growing tension between Baghdad and provincial governments was highlighted during NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feldman,s meeting with Diyala Governor Abd al-Nasir al-Mahdawi on December 16 in Baqubah. The Governor raised his concern that the central government of Iraq was not [...]	2009-12-26 14:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3344	IRAQ: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Iraq remained a committed partner in counterterrorism efforts. As a result of the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, Iraqi security forces assumed primary responsibility for the security and stability of Iraq, with support from Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I, which became U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF- [...]	2009-12-27 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IZ
09BAGHDAD3346	RRT ERBIL: SULEYMANIYAH RIOT UNDERSCORES PUK,S [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A riot, unusual in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR),recently broke out in the small town of Peramagron, Suleymaniyah Province, after the local mayor claimed in a television interview that his constituents were unaware of the benefits they [...]	2009-12-28 09:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3353	IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...]	2009-12-29 04:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3355	PRT NINEWA: PERCEPTIONS OF SECURITY IN NINEWA [...] (U) This is Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary. The PRT queried a number of contacts throughout Ninewa Province to gauge perceptions of security, safety, and service delivery. These contacts came from a variety of economic, political, ethnic, tribal, and [...]	2009-12-29 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCOR IZ
09BAGHDAD3358	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI SAYS IT WILL NOT MOVE MEK UNTIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD3362	DPM ISSAWI ON NINEWA MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (C) In a meeting with POL M/C and MG Lanza on December 28, DPM Rafi al-Issawi said that for "well-known" political reasons he strongly doubted that further progress could be made before national elections in March to reconcile the feuding (Sunni) al-Hadba Gathering (AHG) and (Kurdish) Ninewa F [...]	2009-12-30 10:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGO KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD3369	HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE MEETS ON DIBS ISSUES [...] (C) The High-Level Task Force (HLTF) - a contact group of GOI, KRG and UN officials run under the auspices of UNAMI to address issues in the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas - met on December 23. Sadiq Rikabi (advisor to PM Maliki) and Faruq Abdullah (an Iraqi Turkoman and former member [...]	2009-12-30 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD3373	PRT DIYALA: CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR IRAQ'S PROBLEMS [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT With its long border with Iran, Diyala remains a strategically vital focal point for some of Iraq's most pressing problems, yet its Provincial Government remains ill-equipped to confront the challenges facing it. Although Diyala [...]	2009-12-30 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KTER PTER KDEM PINR PINS PHUM PREF
09BAGHDAD3374	CHURNING IN NORTH BAGHDAD'S SUBURBAN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) This is a Baghdad ePRT North message. 2. (U) Summary: Sub-provincial public managers and councils in North Baghdad's districts (qadas) of Tarmiyah, Taji, and Istiqlal, with a combined population of roughly 1.2 million, are unsure of their roles vis-a-vis the provincial and national g [...]	2009-12-31 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR IZ
09BAGHDAD3377	PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI INTERFERENCE IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah Ad Din reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following a two month standoff with the GOI central Government, the Salah Ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) is poised to forcibly remove the former Provincial Governor (PGOV) of SAD--which it voted from office on October 27 [...]	2009-12-31 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KJUS IZ
09BAGHDAD3378	FOLLOW ON REPORT FOR RAMADI PGC ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 16:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER
09BAGHDAD344	DHI QAR: APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF RAISES LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. At a recent meeting with PRT Team Leader, Dhi Qar Provincial Police Commander MG Sabah al-Fatlawi stated that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had abandoned previous plans to transfer Sabah to Baghdad, and instead had appointed him permanently to his current position as Chief of Pol [...]	2009-02-10 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD347	AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Al Maqal port, one of five ports in Basra, is keen to become an important shipping center again, but requires a permanent bridge to replace the pontoon bridges blocking most ships. Al Maqal port was neglected by Saddam Hussein after Shia uprisings in favor of Umm Qasr port. Silt has ac [...]	2009-02-10 13:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD359	BAGHDAD CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY 2009 [...] Baghdad's Consular Section marked the 2009 Consular Leadership Day with a series of events and programs that highlighted the Section's teambuilding inside the DOS community and beyond. The day began by concluding a two-day Military Passport Acceptance Agent training program for five U.S. Army [...]	2009-02-11 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS CASC
09BAGHDAD363	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES PLANS TO EXPAND THE NAVY, [...] (C) Summary: At the February 8 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki acknowledged the need to improve the Iraqi Navy's ability to defend Iraq's ports and oil platforms, and that Iraq needed a more uniform posture when negotiating riparian border disput [...]	2009-02-12 08:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD364	DA'WA WHEELING AND DEALING IN KARBALA [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent attempt to minimize the influence the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) will have in the new Provincial Council (PC),Da'wa leaders in Karbala are working furiously to form alliances with the second-place Hope of the Two Rivers and the fourth-place Independent [...]	2009-02-12 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD379	PM MALIKI: STRENGTHENED CENTER OR EMERGING [...] (C) With the strong performance of the Da'wa Party in the January 31 provincial council elections, Prime Minister Maliki will claim a public mandate. While many media analyses have tended to overstate this case (as Maliki won no more than 38 percent in two provinces, and less elsewhere) it is [...]	2009-02-13 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KISL IZ
09BAGHDAD386	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: FOCUSING EFFORTS POST [...] (U) Summary. On February 9-10, Embassy Baghdad Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Addressing the post-provincial elections theme, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next 18 months will be pivotal to Iraq's [...]	2009-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD413	NEGOTIATING WITH IRANIANS: THE MEK IN IRAQ AS A [...] (S) Summary: In a case study of significant face-to-face dealing with Iranians, the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MeK) at Camp Ashraf in Iraq have been exasperating negotiators during six months of talks with Embassy and Multi-National Force ) Iraq (MNF-I) interlocutors on their future in Iraq. We believe [...]	2009-02-17 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD420	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF UPDATE: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Iraqi National Security Staff and some of the internal security forces agitate for rapid movement against the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf, Minister of Human Rights Widjan Salim has moved to a more prominent position on the GOI Ashraf Committee. She visited C [...]	2009-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD428	PRT KIRKUK: ARTICLE 23 COMMITTEE - LIMITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Article 23 committee of the Council of Representatives followed up on its initial visit to Kirkuk last week (REFTEL) by returning on February 17. A promising agenda proposed by UNAMI covering voter registries, land issues and power sharing was derailed by the Committee's del [...]	2009-02-18 23:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD442	CDA, CG AND PM DISCUSS CONTRACTS, RECONCILIATION, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In their regular weekly meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on February 19, Charge d' Affairs Butenis and Commanding General MNF-I Odierno pressed al-Maliki to get GOI action on critical, long-delayed civil aviation contracts, emphasized that Iraq should be aware of [...]	2009-02-20 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD446	ARAB-KURD RELATIONS: CURRENT TENSIONS THREATEN [...] (C) Summary. Tension between Arabs and Kurds is historical, multifaceted, and currently fueled by unresolved conflicts over oil revenue sharing, disputed internal borders (DIBs),and the struggle for authority between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the central government (GOI). P [...]	2009-02-21 10:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD469	ROMANIAN FORCES IN IRAQ SET TO RESUME FULL [...] (C) Summary: Romanian forces are engaged in operational support of Coalition and Iraqi forces but are not conducting off base activities in Tallil pending the establishment of a Joint Committee for the implementation of their January 26 MoU. This is on track to be completed in conjunction wit [...]	2009-02-23 13:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD475	SADR CITY POST-ELECTION: HIGH EXPECTATIONS AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of informal conversations with Poloff, a diverse group of Sadr City residents -- ranging from day laborers and students to shopkeepers -- voiced overall confidence in the fairness and credibility of the January 31, 2009, Provincial Council (PC) elections, in which can [...]	2009-02-24 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD477	DA,WA FORMING PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE OF TWO RIVERS [...] (C) Summary: The State of Law Coalition (Da'wa) and the Hope of the Two Rivers (disaffected Da'wa, tribal and others) each won nine Provincial Council (PC) seats in last month's provincial elections. Both separately have announced that their lists may form a governing partnership. State of L [...]	2009-02-24 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD49	CALLS TO POSTPONE DIYALA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During his December 30-31 visit to Diyala Province, Kurdish and Shi'a political leaders explained to visiting PMIN their demands for a postponement of the January 31 provincial elections in Diyala. The leaders cited security and logistical concerns to justify a delay, though it s [...]	2009-01-09 09:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD515	CDA, CG AND PM DISCUSS DRAWDOWN OF U.S. FORCES IN [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on February 26, Commanding General MNF-I Odierno briefed the details of the new Administration's plan for the responsible drawdown of U.S. Forces in Iraq. U.S. Forces will cease all combat operations, except for counterterrori [...]	2009-02-27 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER IZ

09BAGHDAD536	MOD HOSTS INAUGURAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Defense's (MOD) first-ever conference on human rights on February 10 highlighted the actions the Ministry has undertaken to promote respect for human rights, including: education and training programs for soldiers; establishment of internal procedures to handle [...]	2009-03-02 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ

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