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08BEIRUT1228	LEBANON: TALKING, QUIETLY, OF MARONITE PATRIARCH [...] (U) Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch, turned 88 in May and there are quiet discussions about who will succeed him in this religiously and politically significant position. Following our report on the organization of the Maronite church (Ref A),this report [...]	2008-08-20 16:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL KIRF PGOV LE

08BEIRUT1281	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT OPEN; NOT CLEAR WHEN IT WILL TAKE UP [...] (SBU) A senior legal trade specialist at the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) told us on August 27 that, although parliament has reopened, it is not known yet if there will be progress on IPR-related draft laws and amendments that were sent to parliament in 2007. These include an amendment [...]	2008-09-02 13:33:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1286	LEBANON: NEA DAS HALE URGES THAT PRESIDENT SLEIMAN [...] (C) NEA DAS David Hale, accompanied by DCM and Poloffs, stressed to two of President Michel Sleiman's senior staff and an unofficial advisor the importance of Sleiman visiting Washington before or after his address to the UNGA in September. For their part, the advisors expressed concerns abou [...]	2008-09-03 08:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY
08BEIRUT1343	LEBANON: MINISTER BAHIYA HARIRI FOCUSED ON "BACK [...] (C) Minister of Education Bahiya Hariri told the Ambassador on September 11 that if the Ministry of Education could make significant progress during the next school year, which coincides with the same ten-month period of the current national unity government, then she believed Lebanon would be [...]	2008-09-15 06:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID UNSC SCUL SOCI LE SY
08BEIRUT1368	LEBANON: FIRST NATIONAL DIALOGUE SESSION MEETS LOW [...] (C) Most participants characterized the first session of the re-launched National Dialogue as calm and positive; one contact said it was "more than a photo op, but less than a dialogue." Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah welcomed the dialogue, but insisted on expanded participation [...]	2008-09-17 17:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1389	LEBANON: CHALLENGE HIZBALLAH BY FIXING THE DRUG [...] (C) Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Vice President Duraid Yaghi said September 19 one-third of the population of his hometown of Baalbek does not support Hizballah, although it is in an area of strong Hizballah influence. However, according to Yaghi, continued unemployment and increased cul [...]	2008-09-22 15:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PTER PINR EAID SOCI UNSC NAS SY LE
08BEIRUT1496	LEBANON: REGULATOR SAYS BANKING SECTOR STRONG [...] (SBU) Boeing International Sales and Regional Directors, Edward Schacle and Anthony Arvish, met with Ambassador October 14 for an update on Boeing's interest in selling B787 to national aviation carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA),as well as to some private charter companies operating out of Be [...]	2008-10-20 14:37:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1605	LEBANON: GOL APPROVES NEW EPCA (ECONOMIC WEEK IN REVIEW, [...] (SBU) On November 3, the cabinet approved the signing of the IMF's Emergency Post Conflict Assistance (EPCA) II program, and informed the IMF of this decision. During the cabinet session, Chatah also gave a presentation of the 2009 budget proposal, which will be discussed at a separate session [...]	2008-11-10 07:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1637	LEBANON: SEEMINGLY HEALTHY PATRIARCH STILL WORKING [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, in a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed measured optimism that the Maronite League's continuing efforts to reconcile Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Marada party leader Suleiman Franjieh will be successful. Praising President Michel Sleima [...]	2008-11-14 16:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY LE
08BEIRUT1686	LEBANON: FRANCE LOOSENS CONDITIONALITY ON SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) On November 20, during French PM Frangois Fillon's visit to Beirut, France and Lebanon signed an amendment to the Paris III conditions for disbursement of French budgetary support. Lebanon has already received a 150 million euro loan for budgetary support under Paris III. The amendment [...]	2008-11-26 11:53:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1763	LEBANON: NEW SALARY MEASURES COULD BREAK THE BUDGET [...] (SBU) On December 11, a parliamentary committees approved a set of measures which, if implemented, will put a significant additional burden on state finances. While the measures still require approval by the full parliament, their passage would dramatically increase Lebanon's already huge budg [...]	2008-12-16 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT266	LEBANON: AOUN INSISTS ON BLOCKING THIRD, ELECTORAL [...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun stressed the opposition's demand for a blocking third in cabinet and the need for a more representative electoral law if the Arab League initiative was going to succeed. Palestinian refugees was one of the [...]	2008-02-19 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PREF KPAL PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT333	LEBANON: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: In 2007, the Government of Lebanon (GOL) made some important advances in the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). Progress, however, was hindered by continued political instability, the absence of a functioning parliament that could approve new IPR legislation and the d [...]	2008-03-05 07:24:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV LE
08BEIRUT388	LEBANON: HAMADEH DISCUSSES "BEFORE, DURING AND [...] (C) Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh shared with Charge and DCM that he was unable to persuade French Charge Parant to attend the March 14 congress. Regarding the upcoming Arab Summit, he said the GOL is "not in the mood" to attend, but there are issues to be decided before, during a [...]	2008-03-14 15:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT407	LEBANON: NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] (U) On March 7 and 10, a four-member Embassy panel conducted interviews with short-listed applicants for this summerQs MEPI Student Leaders Program. Ten principal candidates and four alternates were selected based on their qualifications for the program and interview performance. The ten pri [...]	2008-03-19 14:40:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KPAO LE
08BEIRUT409	LEBANON: NOMINATIONS FOR MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM [...] (U) On March 7 and 10, a four-member Embassy panel conducted interviews with short-listed applicants for this summerQs MEPI Student Leaders Program. Ten principal candidates and four alternates were selected based on their qualifications for the program and interview performance. The ten pri [...]	2008-03-20 09:19:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KPAO PREL LE
08BEIRUT496	LEBANON: INCREASED HIZBALLAH ACTIVITY IN THE [...] (S) According to the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, who meets occasionally with Hizballah officials, Hizballah is "off-balance" and has not yet decided how to respond to the February 12 assassination of Imad Mougnieh. Hizballah was moving its training operations to the Bekaa, while still pour [...]	2008-04-10 11:54:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT553	LEBANON: FORMER PM STRESSES JOB CREATION TO [...] (C) Charge Sison discussed ways to develop the northern region of Akkar with former PM Najib Mikati as a means to counter Sunni extremism in the area. Mikati argued for legitimizing the existence of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon via identification and work permits as a means to rid Lebanon [...]	2008-04-22 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL PTER IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT562	LEBANON: GOL SHOWS GREAT INTEREST IN MEGAPORTS [...] (C) The Lebanese government has been supportive to date in responding to the offers under the Department of Energy's Megaports initiative to provide radiological/nuclear materials detection equipment in Lebanon's two largest ports, Beirut and Tripoli. However, GOL bureaucracy and some specif [...]	2008-04-23 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EIND ELTN ENRG EWWT PARM PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT608	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES PROMOTE WAYS TO [...] (C) Sayyed Ali al-Amin, Shia mufti of Tyre, remains highly critical of Hizballah, listing examples of its widespread control over state institutions and the media. He said the best way to counter Hizballah is through empowering moderate Shia clerics and through the provision of basic services, [...]	2008-05-05 13:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SY LE
08BEIRUT746	LEBANON: RESIGNED MINSTER OF HEALTH CONTINUES [...] (C) "Resigned" yet still-active Minister of Health (MOH) Mohammed Khalifeh described the reforms he has undertaken at the Ministry since assuming office in 2005. Although he resigned in November 2006 when five Shia ministers left the Siniora cabinet, he told Charge that he continues to push [...]	2008-05-22 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EAID LE
08BEIRUT773	LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...]	2008-05-27 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE
08BEIRUT774	LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...]	2008-05-27 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE
08BEIRUT790	LEBANON: GEAGEA WONDERS IF NEW CABINET WILL BE [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased that Fouad Siniora will likely be re-appointed as PM, cast doubt to the Charge on May 28 that a new cabinet would be formed. Unconcerned, Geagea explained that a caretaker cabinet composed of all of the resigned ministers, headed by Siniora, is [...]	2008-05-28 17:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT798	LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. CAN RESTORE GOL LEGITIMACY [...] (C) Head of Kataeb (Phalange) party and former President Amine Gemayel believes the U.S. can restore legitimacy to the Lebanese government by shifting its endorsement from "the Siniora government" to a focus on newly-elected President Michel Sleiman and the vision outlined in his May 25 maiden [...]	2008-05-29 16:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS SY LE
08BEIRUT820	LEBANON: HOW CAN THE GOL COEXIST WITH HIZBALLAH? [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT822	LEBANON: CARETAKER JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK LOBBYING [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk impressed upon the Charge in a June 2 meeting the importance of him staying on as Justice Minister, for the benefit of the Special Tribunal. Rizk fears the ministry is being politicized, as March 14 politicians are jockeying for representation in the new cabi [...]	2008-06-02 18:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID ENRG UNSC LE
08BEIRUT846	LEBANON: SLEIMAN FOCUSES ON CABINET FORMATION AND [...] (C) On May 31, President Michel Sleiman met with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman in Baabda Palace and expressed his appreciation for the USG's support of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). On the political front, he told us he wants to select the Minister of Inte [...]	2008-06-05 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT859	LEBANON: MP MURR BLAMES AOUN FOR THE DISPUTES OVER [...] (C) Independent MP Michel Murr blamed the disputes around the cabinet formation on Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, saying that Aoun is displeased with the ministerial portfolios offered to him and is intentionally demanding ministries he cannot get in order to challenge Michel Slei [...]	2008-06-06 18:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT884	LEBANON: CABINET FORMATION PROGRESSING; AOUN [...] (C) On day 16 of cabinet consultations, political leaders continue their horsetrading over ministerial seats and most contacts from both the March 14 majority and the March 8/Aoun opposition tell us they are hopeful that the cabinet will be formed relatively quickly. PM-designate Fouad Siniora [...]	2008-06-12 18:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT912	LEBANON: CHARGE'S TRIP TO NABATIEH TO VISIT USG [...] (C) On June 18, the Charge, visiting State Department Policy Planning staff member, and EmbOffs visited five sites of which the Embassy sponsors development, social assistance, and education projects in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. The traveling party also attended a luncheon at the home of [...]	2008-06-19 18:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC AID LE
08BEIRUT919	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES DISCUSS HOW TO [...] (C) On June 19, the Charge and visiting S/P staff member Jared Cohen met with a series of independent Shia, including activist Lokman Slim, journalist Ali Alamine, and political figure Ahmad Assad (ref A covers June 19 meeting with deposed Shia Mutfi at Tyre Syed Ali al-Amine). Slim proposed [...]	2008-06-20 19:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR EAID LE IQ IR SY
08BEIRUT921	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK FOREIGN CURRENCY ASSETS REACH RECORD [...] (U) The Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) mid-June balance sheet showed that CBL foreign currency assets rose by about $188.15 million from end May, reaching a record high $14.66 billion. This is mostly attributed to increased commercial banks' deposits with the CBL, as well as CBL intervention in [...]	2008-06-23 11:29:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT948	LEBANON: APPARENT LULL IN CABINET FORMATION [...] (C) Although there was an uptick in optimism on cabinet formation late in the week of June 23-27, by Monday June 30 all sides seem to be getting ready for a lull in negotiations. Speaker Berri, claiming frustration, is leaving for a conference in Quebec. March 14 has made a tactical withdra [...]	2008-06-30 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT983	LEBANON: ON CABINET, PROGRESS WITH AOUN BUT NOT [...] (C) There was significant progress on cabinet formation July 5-6, when the majority and the opposition reached an agreement on the portfolio distribution. Contacts from both sides told us on Saturday, July 5 there might be cabinet agreement by the end of the day. However, the optimism faded [...]	2008-07-07 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE
08BELFAST142	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BELFAST, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Your visit to Northern Ireland will provide an opportunity to demonstrate our continued support for the historic achievement of creating a power-sharing government and ending Northern Ireland's decades-long sectarian violence, and an opportunity to restate a strong message con [...]	2008-11-13 13:09:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON OVIP UK
08BELGRADE1026	SERBIA'S AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA PRESENTS ITS [...] (SBU) A draft of new governing legislation for the autonomous province of Vojvodina released by the province's Democratic Party (DS)-led coalition has attracted the criticism of nationalist parties, who charge that it is unconstitutional and separatist. DS coalition partners G-17 Plus and the [...]	2008-10-01 14:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE1100	SERBIA AND THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT - [...] One year after Serbia ratified the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Serbian trade with its regional partners is expanding, but Serbian integration into a regional market is still far from a reality. CEFTA's founders envisaged the elimination of all trade barriers and the formatio [...]	2008-10-23 13:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
08BELGRADE1139	Serbia: 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 14:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SR
08BELGRADE118	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENTERS FINAL STRETCH STILL [...] (SBU) In the final week of campaigning, Serbia's two presidential candidates are hot after the votes and each other. President Boris Tadic is taking two campaign messages to the people: A vote for Tadic is a vote for Serbia's European future and economic well-being; and a vote for Radical Par [...]	2008-01-30 16:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SR
08BELGRADE1217	SERBIA: HOLY ASSEMBLY RETAINS PATRIARCH PAVLE [...] (SBU) The annual fall session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) ended with a whimper on November 15. Although the Sabor reportedly discussed the life, organization, and mission of the Church, it failed to resolve decisively the most pressing issues. [...]	2008-11-26 14:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
08BELGRADE1338	CONGRESSMAN POE'S MEETING WITH SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Tangible progress toward European integration in 2009 - namely EU candidacy status and visa liberalization - is necessary for Serbia to weather the coming economic crisis and avoid destabilization, Foreign Minister Jeremic told Congressman Ted Poe on December 19. Jeremic asked for U.S. [...]	2008-12-29 09:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SR
08BELGRADE145	SERBIA: GOVERNMENT STUCK [...] (SBU) The continuing political crisis in the Serbia has brought the government to a standstill. Prime Minister Kostunica refuses to convene his Cabinet and the Speaker refuses to convene Parliament. The first casualty of the show-down between the members of the ruling coalition is the interim [...]	2008-02-06 17:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN SR XG
08BELGRADE146	SERBIA: GOVERNMENT STUCK [...] (SBU) The continuing political crisis in Serbia has brought the government to a standstill. Prime Minister Kostunica refuses to convene his Cabinet and the Speaker refuses to convene Parliament. The first casualty of the show-down between the members of the ruling coalition is the interim agr [...]	2008-02-06 18:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN SR XG
08BELGRADE18	NEXT STEPS IN SOUTHERN SERBIA IN 2008 [...] The Serbian government's Coordinating Body for Southern Serbia (CB) will unveil in early 2008 its engagement and investment strategy for the next two years for the ethnic Albanian-majority Presevo Valley. While serious obstacles remain in the way of a normalized relation between Belgrade and [...]	2008-01-04 11:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
08BELGRADE299	SERBIA: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BISHOP IRINEJ ON KOSOVO AND [...] (SBU) Novi Sad Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) said although the Church disagreed with U.S. policy on Kosovo, he renounced recent violence and said the Church should continue dialogue with the diplomatic community. Irinej did not feel Kosovo independence was a utopia and w [...]	2008-03-27 09:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SR
08BELGRADE367	SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL [...] (SBU) On April 10, refcord met with European Commission Delegation to Serbia's First Counselor and Head of Operations Ferenc Simon to discuss the 2007 and 2008 Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The EC announced on April [...]	2008-04-11 15:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR
08BELGRADE397	SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL [...] (SBU) On April 11, refcoord participated in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) bi-monthly Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) working group featuring the Kosovo Ministry's Coordination Center President Vuko Antonijevic. Participants included a number of IDP associations [...]	2008-04-18 15:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL KV SR
08BELGRADE452	SERBIA: IF THE RADICALS WIN [...] (SBU) A victory of the war crimes indictee Vojislav Seselj-led Serbian Radical Party (SRS) in the May 11 parliamentary elections would bring to power a leadership with no international experience and little common ground on the U.S. or EU priorities for democratic and economic development in [...]	2008-05-07 13:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TAGS
08BELGRADE482	SITREP BOSNIA FROM BELGRADE: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) On April 21 and 22, Belgrade based Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Balkans traveled to Bosnia to meet with local officials and to discuss concerns facing displaced persons and returnees. Durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons and sustainability of return continue to b [...]	2008-05-15 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM BK
08BELGRADE51	SERBIA: CORPORATE SHARE GIVE AWAY - GOOD ECONOMICS? GOOD [...] On December 26, the Serbian Parliament approved a law on the free distribution of shares of privatized and soon to be privatized companies to Serbian citizens. The law was approved less than two months after Economy and Regional Development Minister Dinkic first proposed it. The law started [...]	2008-01-11 16:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPRV SR
08BELGRADE625	SERBIA: SOCIALISTS ACCEPT COALITION WITH PRO-EUROPEAN [...] (SBU) After weeks of slow progress, President Tadic's "For a European Serbia" coalition and the Socialists launched and quickly concluded formal coalition negotiations over the weekend. The Main Board of the Socialist Party voted overwhelmingly on June 23 in favor of a coalition with pro-Euro [...]	2008-06-24 08:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE630	PRM TRIP REPORT: CROATIA'S PROGRESS ON REFUGEE RETURN, [...] (SBU) Belgrade-based Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Balkans traveled to Croatia, June 10-13, to assess the status of refugee returns and to discuss concerns of displaced persons and returnees. Meetings with representatives of the Government of Croatia, the United Nations High Commission [...]	2008-06-24 17:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM HR REFUGEES
08BELGRADE677	SERBIA: DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS FORM NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) After almost two months of coalition negotiations, Serbia's new European-oriented government under Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic was formed on July 7. The cabinet, a mix of old faces and new, contains representatives of seven political parties. The government enjoys the support of a sl [...]	2008-07-08 18:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE913	SERBIA: FORMER PM KOSTUNICA'S PARTY IN DISARRAY, LEAVES [...] (SBU) Following its poor showing in the May parliamentary elections and its failure to form a governing coalition with the Socialist Party, former Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) is struggling to find a new political niche. Many inside the party believe that Kostun [...]	2008-09-08 07:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
08BELMOPAN108	BELIZE: POSITIVE INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial meetings with Prime Minister Barrow and Deputy Prime Minister Vega went well. Both said that they felt bilateral relations were on a good track. They said that the main challenge ahead was to run a clean administration, and while they were optimistic about the future t [...]	2008-02-21 20:45:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR EPET SOCI BH
08BELMOPAN120	BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER/ATTORNEY GENERAL POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belize's new Attorney General and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington told the Ambassador February 20 that he did not see any major problems in the bilateral relationship. He seems likely to focus most attention on the justice system and less on his foreign affairs portfolio. Co [...]	2008-02-25 21:58:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI PINR BH
08BELMOPAN153	BELIZE: PM BARROW'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMMARY: Prime Minister Barrow looks forward to a positive meeting with the President. He has told us that he thinks the bilateral relationship is on a good track. Domestically he has faced several early challenges since he took office less than six weeks ago, the largest one being th [...]	2008-03-13 22:27:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI PINR ASEC BH
08BELMOPAN342	POSITIVE SIGNS AFTER FIVE MONTHS IN OFFICE? [...] (SBU) The GOB released the national budget on July 14, addressing several of the 21 pledges made in the pre-election United Democratic Party (UDP) manifesto. At first glance, the GOB has demonstrated some measurable progress compared to their manifesto and the public remains cautiously optimis [...]	2008-07-24 20:54:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BH
08BELMOPAN503	FORMER BELIZE PM CHARGED WITH THEFT OF USD 10 MILLION [...] (U) Amidst cries from a small crowd shouting, "leave our daddy alone", Said Musa, former Prime Minister of Belize, entered the courtroom today to face a single charge of theft of USD 10 million alleged to have occurred in December 2007 (reftel). Over 40 police officers were dispatched to the s [...]	2008-12-04 22:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BH
08BERLIN1309	MERKEL,STEINBRUECK STAND UP FOR BALANCED BUDGET [...] Summary: On September 16, against a backdrop of the global financial crisis and increasing demands for domestic spending, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck (SPD) introduced an FY 2009 budget of 288.4 billion Euros -- the Grand Coalition's third and last joint budget prior to the national elect [...]	2008-09-23 07:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PGOV ECON GM
08BERLIN1377	GERMANY: OCTOBER 2 CONSULTATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the October 2 German-Russian consultations in St. Petersburg, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier engaged in "friendly" and "non-confrontational" discussions, according to Chancellery and MFA contacts. While stressing that the consultations were limited in s [...]	2008-10-09 14:30:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN1496	New German Agriculture Minister Likely to Follow [...] (U) Summary. Ilse Aigner has been appointed as the German Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, replacing Horst Seehofer who has returned to Bavaria as Minister President. It is unclear how this change will affect Germany's agricultural and trade policy decisions in the comin [...]	2008-11-03 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV INRB GM
08BERLIN1548	GERMAN ENGAGEMENT WITH PAKISTAN AND VIEWS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To help Pakistan deal with its broad range of challenges, Germany has significantly ramped up its diplomatic engagement with Islamabad and plans to double its development assistance. Both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier have met with Pakistani leaders in recent weeks. Germa [...]	2008-11-17 10:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK GM
08BERLIN1663	GERMANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RELATIONS WITH POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA and Chancellery contacts viewed Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's visit to Berlin on December 5-6 and the bilateral government consultations in Warsaw on December 8 as the culmination of a year's worth of hard work by both countries to improve relations. However, Germany is [...]	2008-12-12 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET SENV PL GM
08BERLIN1685	THE GERMAN CREDIT CRISIS: HOW BAD IS IT? [...] SUMMARY. German businesses and banks are debating whether or not there is a credit crisis in Germany. There is no shortage of anecdotes about companies facing credit constraints. The picture is in fact mixed: many large, industrial firms are having problems securing credit at reasonable pri [...]	2008-12-19 09:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL GM
08BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-03-03 08:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BERLIN325	CURRENT GERMAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ: SMALL, STEADY, [...] (SBU) Summary: German engagement in Iraq remains small, but there are a few improvements of note. The opening of a new office in Erbil, revived and additional training programs, and participation in multi-lateral forums demonstrate that Germany is quietly investigating ways to increase its en [...]	2008-03-13 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN
08BERLIN389	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FY-09 [...] (U) This is a joint DOD/DOS message in response to the reftel request for an embassy assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding proposed FY-09 USAREUR force structure changes in Germany, including the reorganization, relocation, activation and inactivation of U.S. Army Europe units in Ans [...]	2008-03-28 17:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL GM
08BERLIN391	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FY-09 [...] (U) This is a joint DOD/DOS message in response to the reftel request for an embassy assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding proposed FY-09 USAREUR force structure changes in Germany, including the reorganization, relocation, activation and inactivation of U.S. Army Europe units in Ans [...]	2008-03-31 07:34:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL GM
08BERLIN421	GERMANY INCREASES CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQI [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to Iraq Unit head Dr. Ruediger Lotz and desk officer Thomas Lenferding on March 31. Dr. Lotz expressed appreciation for the information and noted that in the coming days, a number of announcements regarding assistance for Iraqi refugees would be made. Lotz a [...]	2008-04-03 12:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IQ GM
08BERLIN545	HOFF'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD OPENS DOOR TO NEW GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: German Parliamentarian Elke Hoff's March 25-27 trip to Baghdad was the first of any German parliamentarian since the fall of Saddam's regime. Despite the extremely difficult security situation into which she stepped, Hoff's visit was a notable success that already has sparked i [...]	2008-04-28 13:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IQ EUN GM
08BERLIN628	RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM AND RADIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German officials from the Federal Environment Ministry and the Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS) briefed NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations Admiral Krol on Germany's task force approach to respond to incidents of nuclear terrorism and other radiolo [...]	2008-05-13 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG PREL KGIC GM
08BERN122	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 13:55:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
08BERN35	SCENESETTER: THE 2008 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL [...] (U) The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent international organization, with a self-proclaimed commitment to "improving the state of the world." It can be thought of as a large think tank with global mobility. The WEF's aim is to be a leader in identifying strategic iss [...]	2008-01-17 16:41:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SENV ENRG EAID PGOV SZ
08BISHKEK1165	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS ISSYK KUL CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings October 23 in Karakol, the Ambassador fielded questions about the U.S. political system, learned about civil society programs and fundraising activities, and obtained insights into efforts to improve primary healthcare in Issyk Kul oblast. Representatives of t [...]	2008-11-14 07:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1182	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR SEE EYE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Prime Minister Chudinov discussed bilateral issues during a warm first meeting on November 20. Chudinov expressed deep appreciation for USAID's assistance, in particular the planned provision of back-up generators to hospitals for the winter. Chudinov advised tha [...]	2008-11-21 11:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON MARR KG
08BISHKEK192	KYRGYZSTAN: STATUS OF BERLIN DECLARATION ON TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) Reftel requested a report on the status of implementation of the World Health Organization's Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. The Berlin Declaration, which was signed October 22, 2007, contains specific commitments for combating the disease. 2. (U) Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the [...]	2008-02-27 07:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TBIO WHO KG
08BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2008-02-29 11:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
08BISHKEK288	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, Ambassador met with political consultant and Presidential advisor Valentin Bogatyrev for a wide-ranging discussion on economic reform, politics and the President's health (ref A). Bogatyrev described an economic reform process that is lagging and incompetent decisi [...]	2008-03-26 10:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK290	KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 8 below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyz Deputy FM Ibragimov told Ambassador and DCM on March 26 that Presidential insiders have told him nothing serious is wrong with President Bakiyev. Ibragimov also said he was involved in making flight arr [...]	2008-03-26 11:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK293	EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C/NF) Recommendation 1: Embassy Bishkek should continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to ensure near term installation of locally fabricated mantraps for the vehicle entrances to the embassy compound. (Action: Embassy Bishkek, in coordination with OBO) Ma [...]	2008-03-27 09:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC ASIG AISG
08BISHKEK303	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT BAKIYEV RETURNS TO BISHKEK [...] (SBU) An ambulatory President Kurmanbek Bakiyev returned to Kyrgyzstan the evening of March 28, after a 25-day "vacation" in Germany. Bakiyev walked off the plane and spoke to reporters, dispelling rumors that he was seriously ill (or dead). Without being specific, Bakiyev said that doctors [...]	2008-03-31 12:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK545	KYRGYZ SPEAKER RUNS AFOUL OF PRESIDENT, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Madumarov's $1 million proposal to refurbish parliament drew harsh criticism from the Kyrgyz White House and from members of his own Ak Jol party as wasteful and unnecessary. Madumarov lashed out in response, publicly criticizing Presidential Chief of Staff [...]	2008-05-28 12:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK593	THE PERFECT STORM: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary: Economic woes -- including food price spikes, currency appreciation, low water levels, decreased electricity output, and high natural gas import costs -- have pushed the Kyrgyz government to take increasingly desperate measures. With the specter of government coffers emptying l [...]	2008-06-10 12:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK597	KYRGYZ POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLINED FOR VISITING [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a visiting INR analyst, opposition members, journalists, and former government officials presented a negative assessment of Kyrgyzstan's democratic development. Interlocutors highlighted the increasing control of President Bakiyev and his family over politic [...]	2008-06-11 11:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK667	MUTED KYRGYZ REACTION TO FUEL JETTISONING INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary. On June 21, a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from Manas Coalition Airbase experienced an in-flight emergency that resulted in the jettisoning of fuel prior to returning to Manas for a safe landing. Approximately 54,000 pounds of fuel was dumped at an altitude of over 21,000 feet [...]	2008-06-26 10:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK709	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY, RAMP IN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's farewell call on President Bakiyev, she urged reconsideration of the U.S. proposal to build a parking ramp at Manas Airport; noted the need for continued democratic and economic reforms, including the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Threshold Country Prog [...]	2008-07-07 09:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BOGOTA1	MEDELLIN DREAMS OF SILICON VALLEY [...] SUMMARY. The Department of Antioquia, through its industrial hub Medellin, aspires to become the leading science and technology (S&T) development area of Colombia. The Medellin Mayor's Office has identified S&T as one of its four growth sectors and a priority for channeling public and private [...]	2008-01-02 15:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KCIS PGOV EINV CO
08BOGOTA1178	URIBE OFFERS THE FARC NEW HOSTAGE EXCHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (C) The GOC offered on March 27, to release an unspecified number of prisoners requested by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),even those accused of serious crimes, if the FARC released its hostages--starting with Ingrid Betancourt. Reports that Betancourt remains gravely ill [...]	2008-03-28 23:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PHUM CASC VZ CO
08BOGOTA126	A/S FARRAR'S VISIT TO CHOCO RAISES CONCERNS ON [...] On November 28, 2007, DRL Acting A/S Jonathan Farrar visited Quibdo, Choco to discuss Afro-Colombian land and social issues. Choco Governor Julio Ibarguen said weak infrastructure, poor nutrition, and underdevelopment foster violence and displacement in Choco, especially in Afro-Colombian com [...]	2008-01-10 18:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO SOCI
08BOGOTA1267	FRENCH HOSTAGE MISSION ON HOLD DUE TO FARC \ [...] (C) FARC spokesman Rodrigo Granda issued a statement on \ April 3 dashing hopes the FARC would release hostage Ingrid \ Betancourt. XXXXXXXXXXXX told us there \ was "no possibility" the French medical mission in Bogota \ would succeed in reaching Betancourt. He added that \ President Uribe had i [...]	2008-04-04 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR SP CO
08BOGOTA1304	NEW ARRESTS IN PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL GENERATE [...] (U) Three additional members of Congress, including a former Senate president, were arrested for alleged ties to paramilitaries, bringing to 28 the total of members jailed in the scandal. Twenty-six others remain under investigation. Key members of the GOC coalition are among those detained. [...]	2008-04-08 17:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1441	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 2 VISIT TO CARTAGENA [...] The Ambassador visited Cartagena, capital of the Department of Bolivar, to attend a bilateral summit between the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Colombian Navy (COLNAV),meet with the Mayor of Cartagena And the Governor of the Department of Bolivar, and visit a Little league baseball [...]	2008-04-17 22:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL ASEC EAGR ETRD EAID SOCI CO
08BOGOTA1442	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 2 VISIT TO CARTAGENA [...] The Ambassador visited Cartagena, capital of the Department of Bolivar, to attend a bilateral summit between the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Colombian Navy (COLNAV),meet with the Mayor of Cartagena And the Governor of the Department of Bolivar, and visit a Little league baseball [...]	2008-04-17 22:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL ASEC EAGR ETRD EAID SOCI CO
08BOGOTA172	ICRC/WFP ASSESSMENT OF IDP CONDITIONS AND AID [...] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation and the World Food Program (WFP) mission released a study of the humanitarian response to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Colombia. The two-year study, conducted in eight municipalities with the highest IDP populations, cite [...]	2008-01-14 13:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL ICRC CO
08BOGOTA190	COLOMBIA REDUCES POVERTY THROUGH GROWTH COMBINED [...] SUMMARY. Economic growth and anti-poverty programs have lifted over 5.5 million Colombians out of poverty since 1999. "Families in Action," the GOC's conditional cash transfer program, substantially increased school attendance and children's health for 700,000 families in extreme poverty. T [...]	2008-01-15 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV ECON CO
08BOGOTA2051	COLOMBIA: NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Though Colombia remains a major producer and trafficker of illicit narcotics, the Government of Colombia (GOC) continues as an unwavering ally in the fight against both narcotics production and trafficking. Our core bilateral counternarcotics eradication and interdiction program [...]	2008-06-06 13:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2291	UPDATE ON JIGUAMIANDO AND CURVARADO LAND DISPUTE [...] (U) Legal, bureaucratic, and security issues--exacerbated by resistance from local palm oil interests and divisions within the displaced communities--continue to delay the return of the displaced Jiguamiando and Curvarado communities to their land. Interior and Justice Vice Minister Isabel Ni [...]	2008-06-24 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO

08BOGOTA2545	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In June the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 17,953 hectares. The Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 28.3 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 19.3 metric tons of marijuana, and 22 kilos of heroin. They also captured 26 metric tons of precursor chemicals. [...]	2008-07-14 19:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA2774	THE STRUGGLE OF COLOMBIA'S INDIGENOUS TO PRESERVE [...] (U) Indigenous make up slightly more than 3% of Colombia's total population, but indigenous reserves (resguardos) account for over 30% of Colombia's national territory. Indigenous groups are relatively well-organized, and international conventions and Colombian law on consultations, political [...]	2008-07-30 22:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA310	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) President Uribe told ONDCP Director Walters and five U.S. Congressmen in a 19 January meeting that his Democratic Security policy enjoyed bipartisan support, noting that its economic and social goals had predated the campaign for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Uribe said the GOC had increa [...]	2008-01-24 23:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ VT FR SP SZ CO
08BOGOTA3135	COLOMBIA'S TRADITION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia has a long tradition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Philanthropic foundations and industry associations have, fueled in part by absences of state presence or resources as a result of civil conflict, provided social services and built infrastructure in areas [...]	2008-08-26 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3352	COLOMBIA GAINING ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, BUT A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the 1993 implementation of national health care coverage in Colombia, the GOC has tripled the number of Colombians with access to public health services. However, the expansion has come with fiscal, legal, bureaucratic costs that are expected to rise further with the recen [...]	2008-09-09 12:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TBIO PGOV CO
08BOGOTA3433	VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL TO BOGOTA AND [...] (C) Summary. Senator Chuck Hagel, Southcom Deputy Commander General Glen Spears and delegation visited Bogota and Cartagena from August 28-31, 2008. In Bogota, Senator Hagel, the Ambassador and delegation met with President Alvaro Uribe, who urged support for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promoti [...]	2008-09-15 19:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER ENRG SNAR MARR KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3506	COLOMBIA'S DISPLACEMENT PARADOX [...] (U) Despite significant security, economic, and political gains in Colombia since 2002, new displacements continue at high levels. The GOC registered more than 321,000 new displacements in 2007, and nearly 160,000 have registered in the first seven months of 2008. International organizations [...]	2008-09-18 23:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA36	BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bogota proposes an agbiotech outreach program in Colombia for 2008 focused on engaging executive branch officials, legislators, and agricultural industry representatives regarding policy and regulatory issues associated with agbiotech and its benefits as a tool in poverty r [...]	2008-01-03 17:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PREL CO
08BOGOTA3600	COLOMBIAN-ECUADORIAN ANTINARCOTICS COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR CO EC
08BOGOTA3603	SCENESETTER FOR SEPT 30-OCT 1 VISIT OF U/S JAMES [...] (U) With U.S. assistance, Colombia finds itself safer, economically stronger, better governed, and more democratic than it has been in decades. Rates of murder, kidnapping, and violence nationwide have fallen sharply. The captures or kills of several leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces [...]	2008-09-25 22:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PINR CO
08BOGOTA3887	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, the Government of Colombia (GOC) aerially eradicated 16,524 hectares; the Colombian National Police (CNP) seized 30 metric tons of cocaine and coca base, 17 metric tons of marijuana, and 74 kilograms (kgs) of heroin, and captured 1,973 metric tons of precursor chemic [...]	2008-10-23 21:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA3966	SOCIAL PROTESTS - WHY NOW? [...] (C) Social protests in Colombia are on the rise--recent judicial, trucker, and sugar cane worker strikes and indigenous protests culminated in a one-day, 500,000-person national solidarity strike in 21 cities on October 20. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said there is loos [...]	2008-10-30 17:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4083	COLOMBIAN COUNTERPROPOSAL TO U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On October 23 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Colombia (GOC) delivered its official response to Embassy Bogota on the Defense Cooperation Agreement text that we proposed on August 13. The GOC counterpropos [...]	2008-11-12 16:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PREF PTER MASS CO
08BOGOTA4179	CODEL MEEKS FOCUSES ON AFRO-COLOMBIAN ISSUES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) traveled to Bogota, Cali, and Guapi, Colombia November 6-10. During meetings with President Uribe and other public and private sector leaders, Congressman Meeks emphasized that the Obama administration would continue to embrace Colombia as a [...]	2008-11-19 20:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EAID PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4261	URIBE THIRD TERM SETBACK: 2010 REELECTION REJECTED [...] (U) The First Commission of the Colombian House of Representatives rejected in a razor thin vote on November 26, a proposal to change the constitution to allow President Uribe to run for a third term in 2010. The Commission later approved language that would allow Uribe to seek reelection in [...]	2008-11-26 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4310	MAPP/OAS COMMENDS PEACE PROCESS, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) The MAPP/OAS (OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process) twelfth draft report commends GOC progress made under the peace process, including increased victim participation, expanded services for ex-combatants, and advances in investigations of paramilitary crimes. The report recommend [...]	2008-12-02 19:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4396	LA GUAJIRA AND CESAR--SHARED INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Cesar and La Guajira departments share significant indigenous populations and security issues, including the presence of FARC, ELN, and criminal groups. The indigenous in the region have great cultural differences, but express a common distrust for the National Indigenous Organization of [...]	2008-12-12 22:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CO VE
08BOGOTA442	USG ASSISTS COLOMBIAN LABOR PROTECTION EFFORTS [...] Summary: The USG, through USAID and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),supports GOC efforts to improve labor rights and enforcement. Programs include assistance for a new risk-based labor inspection system, extending the oral justice system to labor cases, outreach on labor rights, strength [...]	2008-02-04 19:42:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID KJUS ECIN ECON ILO CO
08BOGOTA4499	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November, only 4,492 hectares of coca were sprayed due to bad weather and lack of support from the Colombian National Police (CNP); this setback slowed our progress toward the annual eradication goal of 130,000 hectares sprayed. Eradication aircraft were involved in four ho [...]	2008-12-19 19:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
08BOGOTA4588	URIBE REJECTS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) The FARC announced on December 21 their intention to release six hostages to a group of Colombian "intellectuals" led by Piedad Cordoba, and reiterated its demand for a demilitarized zone. Cordoba said President Chavez should participate in the process, but President Uribe quickly rejecte [...]	2008-12-24 19:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA501	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: COLOMBIA, [...] Embassy Bogota's update of worst forms of child labor information request follows. 2. LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INDICATORS: -What laws have been promulgated on child labor, such as minimum age(s) for employment or hazardous forms of work? Are there [...]	2008-02-08 00:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM CA CO
08BOGOTA540	COLOMBIA'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: IS IT UP TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's demography and topography make transportation infrastructure development particularly challenging. Security problems and constitutional earmarks for social services and local governments hobbled public investment in transportation in the 1990s. Today the GOC is emb [...]	2008-02-12 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD ECON CO
08BOGOTA812	LABOR CONFEDERATIONS CRITICIZE GOC'S LABOR REFORM [...] (U) Colombia's three main labor confederations criticized the GOC's labor reform package which is pending in Congress. The unions applauded the proposed transfer of authority for declaring whether a strike is legal from the executive to the judiciary, but said the two bills (Legality of Strike [...]	2008-03-04 20:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA940	COLOMBIA'S EIGHT ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 48 hours preparing the report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]	2008-03-10 22:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
08BRASILIA1000	USDA UNDER SECRETARY KEENUM CO-CHAIRS 3RD U.S.-BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Mark Keenum, USDA Under Secretary Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services co-chaired the 3rd U.S.-Brazil Consultative Committee on Agriculture in Brasilia May 19-20, 2008 which was successful in expanding bilateral dialogue and in nudging the agricultural trade agenda with Br [...]	2008-07-24 10:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD BR
08BRASILIA1036	USOAS AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Summary. Brazil's coordinator for the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA) told visiting USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales that the Concept Paper provides ample scope for cooperation and the proposed three pillars are very pertinent. Brazil broadly shares U.S. objectives for the SOA, althoug [...]	2008-07-28 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN EAGR ENRG SENV KSUM XM HA TD
08BRASILIA1151	SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2 VISIT OF [...] (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and econom [...]	2008-08-27 20:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
08BRASILIA12	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FINDS OPPORTUNTIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Clifford Sobel met with Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao on December 12 to advance the public health cooperation agenda. The Ambassador said the USG would work with the Health Ministry, the NGO "Malaria No More," and the State of Amazonas to develop a program [...]	2008-01-03 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID KHIV BR
08BRASILIA1219	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 112 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-12 15:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1262	REQUEST BY U.S. MISSION BRAZIL TO PARTICIPATE IN RHYTHM [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF EVENTS: U.S. Mission Brazil is very interested in programming a Rhythm Road quartet for musical performances, workshops, and educational outreach as part of our continuing efforts to promote mutual understanding and cross-cultural awarene [...]	2008-09-22 20:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO HO
08BRASILIA1291	BRAZIL: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS: UPDATED [...] Per REFTEL, Post's officers responsible for handling requests for marine scientific research authorizations are as follows: - Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Counselor Richard J. Driscoll - tel. 55 61 3312-7401, email DriscollRJ@state.gov (through summer 2010) - ESTH [...]	2008-09-29 20:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KRVC EWWT KSCA SENV BR
08BRASILIA1294	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 113 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-09-30 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA130	BRAZIL: USTR OCR MEETING WITH GOB OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 15, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Chris Wilson and delegation met privately with Hadil Vianna, Director for Scientific and Technical Affairs (DCT) at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and later with members of the [...]	2008-01-25 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
08BRASILIA1334	BRAZIL: UPDATE ON SPACE COOPERATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 1, 2008, Environment, Science, Technology and Health Counselor met with Luis Maria Pio Correa, the Acting Director of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Oceans, [...]	2008-10-08 17:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPA TSPL SENV BR
08BRASILIA1356	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 16-17 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, the CEO Forum, racial integr [...]	2008-10-10 20:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
08BRASILIA1406	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR USDEL TO PREP MEETING FOR THE JOINT [...] SUMMARY: The overall relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been, with an excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. A variety of cooperative mechanisms have been created or revitalized in [...]	2008-10-27 09:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG BR
08BRASILIA1418	Brazil: Scenesetter - Economic Partnership Dialogue October [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The third meeting of the Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD) provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the importance USG attaches to deepening and expanding the positive economic agenda between the United States and Brazil now, through the transition, and into a new Adminis [...]	2008-10-29 09:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR BR
08BRASILIA1427	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO INFO GATHERING REQUEST SUMMIT [...] (U) The following is in response to Ref A action request for information gathering leading up to the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, November 15, 2008. Post also recommends Refs B, C, E, F and G which all address Brazil's reaction and response to the U.S. fin [...]	2008-10-31 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BR
08BRASILIA1465	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 114 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-11-07 18:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA1504	SOUTH AMERICAN MINING SECTOR DOWNTURN CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Between 2002 and 2008, South America experienced a sustained, successful expansion of its mining sector, with strong growth in Brazil, Chile, and Peru. This expansion brought environmental costs to some fragile ecosystems and public health concerns to vulnerable populations - impacts [...]	2008-11-20 15:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR
08BRASILIA1523	Brazil: Economic Partnership Dialogue meetings [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian External Relations Ministry (MRE) U/S Mendonca welcomed the continuation of the Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD) in the October 30 meeting with WHA A/S Tom Shannon and EEB A/S Dan Sullivan. The EPD agreed to expanded substantive cooperation in third countries on de [...]	2008-11-24 18:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BR
08BRASILIA1572	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 115 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2008-12-08 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA160	GOVERNMENT PUSH FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TAX [...] (SBU) Summary. In the months-long unsuccessful effort to renew the tax on financial transactions ("CPMF"),the Lula administration tried to win congressional votes by distributing jobs and federal funds, meddling in the legislative agenda, and seeking favors for key legislators. The episode [...]	2008-01-31 15:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KCOR EFIN BR
08BRASILIA1603	PRODUCTIVE U.S.-BRAZIL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIALOGUE, [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 30-31, representatives of the USG scientific and technological community met with Brazilian counterparts in Brasilia. The Brasilia meeting was generally viewed as very productive [...]	2008-12-12 17:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KSCA SENV ECON ETRD EINV BR
08BRASILIA1640	BRAZIL RESPSONE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY ACT - [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On December 9, Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) Counselor briefed Antonio Carlos Hummel, Director for the Department of Forests, in the Brazilian environmental agency (IBAMA) abo [...]	2008-12-22 10:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO BR
08BRASILIA210	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2008-02-13 15:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL BR
08BRASILIA226	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has s [...]	2008-02-19 10:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL BR
08BRASILIA228	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 106 [...] The following is the 106th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-02-19 16:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA254	BRAZIL: 2008 Special 301 Recommendation [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the 2008 Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Special 301 Watch List based on the GoB's ongoing commitment to a strong overall anti-piracy enforcement regime and its determin [...]	2008-02-26 11:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
08BRASILIA278	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 107 [...] The following is the one-hundred-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2008-02-29 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA318	BRAZIL: RANF DEMARCHE - GOB OPEN TO DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On February 27, 2008, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Counselor met with the Deputy Director of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technolog [...]	2008-03-06 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY ENRG IR IAEA BR
08BRASILIA323	BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA COOPERATION ON URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian President Lula and Argentine President Kirchner met on February 22 and announced a joint effort regarding uranium enrichment. This new initiative is part of Brazil's overall polic [...]	2008-03-07 13:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG IAEA PREL ECON AR BR
08BRASILIA35	BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON [...] (C) Summary: After much hesitation, President Lula was finally forced to wade into the public security debate in light of consistent polling that places crime as the number one concern of most Brazilians. The result, a public security plan called the National Program on Public Security with C [...]	2008-01-07 13:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA440	COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE [...] (U) Summary: After a drawn-out process that began in 2004, President Lula on March 25, 2008 issued the decree that will reform the Government of Brazil's intelligence apparatus, including its counterterrorism (CT) structure. The reform is intended to provide a more robust intelligence capabili [...]	2008-04-02 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN AR PA BR
08BRASILIA454	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108 [...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-04-09 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA469	SCENESETTER FOR POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR GORDON [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and economi [...]	2008-04-04 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
08BRASILIA534	BRAZIL: CHINA AND BRAZIL STRENGTHEN RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Sino-Brazilian relations are officially excellent, characterized by a booming economic relationship and a political relationship that has become increasingly closer, especially since 2004. Both governments are taking a long-term view and are trying to focus on crafting a pati [...]	2008-04-22 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV BR CH XR
08BRASILIA551	Brazil: CEO Forum April 28 Scenesetter [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, with an excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva [...]	2008-04-25 10:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN CVIS BR
08BRASILIA56	BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON [...] (C) Summary: As part of the Lula government's plan to take on the crime issue, the government proposed a multi-pronged plan to address both the social causes of crime and the weakness of the law enforcement community to fight it. Lula's proposal, the National Program on Public Security with Ci [...]	2008-01-09 17:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA57	BRAZIL: (KIND OF) MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR [...] (C) Summary: For the world's fourth largest democracy, the promotion of democracy abroad remains an important, if secondary goal of Brazil's foreign policy, but its focus and execution has been only loosely defined under the Lula government, limiting potential efforts to forge bilateral initi [...]	2008-01-09 17:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EAID BR
08BRASILIA618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 109 [...] The following is the 109th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2008-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA707	BRAZILIAN GENERAL BREAKS RANKS ON INDIGENOUS [...] (C) Brazilian Army General Augusto Heleno, military commander of the Amazon region, spoke out on April 16 against the GOB's indigenous policy calling it "chaotic," specifically in reference to a traditionally indigenous area in northern Roraima state planned to become a protected reserve. Thi [...]	2008-05-20 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PHUM PREL PGOV
08BRASILIA712	Brazil - Focus on Forest Fire Prevention [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian environmental protection agency (IBAMA) and its forest fire prevention unit (PREVFOGO) are seeking ways to better control forest fires. These efforts included the organization of two seminars in March 2008 focused on promotion of inter-agency coordination and advanced [...]	2008-05-27 10:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG EAGR EAID SOCI BR
08BRASILIA877	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110 [...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2008-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA895	INFRASTRUCTURE THREATENS AMAZON FOREST CONSERVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vulnerability of Amazonian rainforests is increasing as a result of rising commodity prices and regional infrastructure integration, as well as global climate change and fire practices. This is the first in a two-part series addressing the regional impacts of agricultural expansion [...]	2008-07-01 16:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRASILIA922	AMAZON FOREST STRESSED BY FIRE AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. This is the second in a two-part series addressing the impacts of climate change and fire (Part 2),and agricultural expansion and infrastructure integration (Part 1) on Amazon rainforest vulnerability and conservation. Most climate change models predict a 21st century warming and d [...]	2008-07-09 10:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON XR BR
08BRASILIA94	BRAZIL CIVAIR: AVIATION BILATERALS HELD IN RIO DEC. 5-6, [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and Brazilian delegations met in Rio de Janeiro December 5-6, 2007 for their first formal bilateral aviation consultations in 10 years to focus on liberalization. While the Brazilian negotiators offered a limited number of increased frequencies to limited destinations in t [...]	2008-01-16 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON MARR PGOV PREL EINV BEXP BR
08BRATISLAVA128	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In an one-on-one meeting conducted in Slovak on March 19, President Gasparovic stressed the importance of strong U.S.-Slovak and U.S.-EU ties; urged a NATO agreed approach to missile defense; and expressed concerns about the potential precedent Kosovo sets for Slovakia's Hungari [...]	2008-03-20 16:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO LO AF
08BRATISLAVA266	STRAINS SURFACE (AGAIN) IN FICO-KUBIS RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Following a burst of media coverage suggesting that Foreign Minister Kubis's days in office could be numbered, signs of strained relations between Prime Minister Fico and FM Kubis were apparent, once again, during Fico's June 3 visit to the MFA. According to a senior MFA official [...]	2008-06-06 12:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA316	SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN RELATIONS: NO BREAKTHROUGHS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA32	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S COURTESY CALL ON FORMER [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial and lively one-hour conversation, former Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda outlined his strategy for wooing voters back to his party, the Social Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU). In an series of public meetings throughout the country over the next several months, [...]	2008-01-24 13:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	LO PO PREL PGOV
08BRATISLAVA342	PM FICO RIDING HIGH...SO, WHAT AILS HIM? [...] (C) Summary. By most measures, Robert Fico has enjoyed great success in his two years as Slovakia's Prime Minister. Buoyed by economic statistics that are the envy of his regional counterparts, Fico's popularity is extraordinarily high among voters (ranging between 42-48 percent). Unemploymen [...]	2008-07-30 16:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA81	BOOMING ECONOMY REMAINS ON TRACK FOR EURO ADOPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Slovakia's economy continues to grow at an astronomical rate - 10.3 percent for 2007 - keeping the country on track for euro adoption in 2009. A few signs of a possibly overheating economy are present, such as creeping inflation, but these do not appear serious at this point. P [...]	2008-02-25 13:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
08BRATISLAVA93	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY ---------------------------- A. Slovakia is steadily moving forward in its fight against TIP. In addition to allocating a substantial increase in anti-TIP funding (by multiplying it fourfold, from USD 91,000 to USD 364,000) the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has increased bot [...]	2008-03-03 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRIDGETOWN116	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 [...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC, a.k.a. "Invest Barbados"),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. [...]	2008-02-25 14:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV XL
08BRIDGETOWN21	BARBADOS ELECTION UNPREDICTABLE TO THE END [...] (U) SUMMARY: With elections scheduled for January 15, the Barbados political landscape has heated up with accusations flying between the two main parties, the launch of their political manifestos, and the increased vigor of on-the-ground canvassing and media campaigning. Statistically, the op [...]	2008-01-11 14:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CN TW BB XL
08BRIDGETOWN349	ST VINCENT LABOR UNIONS PRAGMATIC ON ECONOMIC [...] (u) Summary: St. Vincent's labor commissioner, public service union general secretary and the national workers movement general secretary were all upbeat in recent meetings, in contrast to the general downbeat assessment of the labor scene they portrayed six months earlier. The labor moveme [...]	2008-05-29 20:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL
08BRIDGETOWN507	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USG DEL TO CEP IGM [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dave Hermann (State/OES),Elizabeth McLanahan (NOAA),Patrick Cotter (EPA),Matthew Burton (State/L),Timothy Lattimer (State/EST REO San Jose),and Ed Kruze (NOAA) to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from September 7-14, 2008 to attend the 13t [...]	2008-08-14 17:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV XL
08BRIDGETOWN638	BARBADOS NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Mary Thompson, RN, of Barbados, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). A highly qualified registered nurse and president of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Mary Thompson has become a leading adv [...]	2008-10-24 15:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN643	GRENADA NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) I am pleased to nominate Dr. Beverly Theresa Nelson-La Qua, of Grenada, for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for 2009 (biodata at end of cable). Dr. Nelson is unique in Grenada for recognizing an unfilled need and then volunteering her time to find a solution. She [...]	2008-10-27 18:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM XL
08BRIDGETOWN649	U.S. INVESTOR AT WIT'S END IN DOMINICA [...] (SBU) AGGPIT Caribbean, L.L.C. (incorporated at 14900 Intracoastal Drive, New Orleans, LA 70129),a startup quarry investment into Dominica, is facing difficulties in obtaining the final permits needed to start operations and has requested U.S. government assistance. This US $1 million invest [...]	2008-10-29 21:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KTDB ETRD PGOV SENV XL
08BRIDGETOWN699	BARBADOS - DOIN' THE CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) A comprehensive cabinet reshuffle announced November 24 saw only five of Barbados, thirteen cabinet positions remain unchanged. The move, sold as a positive step to put the right people in the right places by the Prime Minister, was predictably criticized by the opposition. Despite the [...]	2008-12-02 20:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
08BRIDGETOWN700	BARBADOS - DOIN' THE CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) A comprehensive cabinet reshuffle announced November 24 saw only five of Barbados, thirteen cabinet positions remain unchanged. The move, sold as a positive step to put the right people in the right places by the Prime Minister, was predictably criticized by the opposition. Despite the [...]	2008-12-02 20:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
08BRIDGETOWN715	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) At the 2008 CARICOM-Cuba Summit, Antigua and Barbuda publicly declared its commitment to deepening its relationship with Cuba further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number of areas such as renewable energy, sports, health, education, agriculture, engineering, d [...]	2008-12-10 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
08BRIDGETOWN726	ANTIGUAN AUTHORITIES BRACING FOR RECESSION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the current global economic crisis, the Antiguan government remains bullish on tourism, and several large tourism real estate development projects continue to move forward. The effect of the global crisis has yet to affect the real estate market, largely due to the ongoi [...]	2008-12-12 19:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN CVIS EINV OFDP PINR XL
08BRIDGETOWN728	DOMINICA'S ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE DESPITE [...] (SBU) Despite recent turmoil in world markets, Dominica is showing some signs of improved economic vitality, with new infrastructure projects coming on line and economic growth projected to reach a respectable three percent. Economic contacts remain cautiously optimistic that Dominica will be [...]	2008-12-15 16:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EINV PREL XL
08BRIDGETOWN751	SECURITY, ECONOMY, HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (C) In her farewell call on St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, the Ambassador highlighted successes in building cooperation between our countries during her tenure and expressed her hope for continued close cooperation in the future. The Ambassador cited ongoing cooperation o [...]	2008-12-30 18:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV MASS PHUM XL
08BRUSSELS1001	BRUSSELS BILAT BREW: JULY 1, 2008 [...] Summary: This issue of the Brussels Bilat Brew covers a review of cost-of-living adjustment and social benefits in Belgium as well as the desire for increased competition in the food, power distribution and telecom sectors in order to counter Belgium's rising inflation rates. Farmers, taxi [...]	2008-07-01 14:50:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB BE
08BRUSSELS108	EUROPEAN UNION VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 13:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EAID PREL EUN KDEM MARR NATO GR NL TU
08BRUSSELS1117	JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES [...] (C) U.S. and European Union (EU) officials discussed counter-drug trends and developments during a wide-ranging U.S.-EU Troika Meeting on Drug Issues on June 26. The discussions demonstrated considerable convergence on these issues, including strategies to use at Commission on Narcotic Drugs [...]	2008-07-22 15:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM
08BRUSSELS1120	QUAD POLDIRS ON GEORGIA-ABKHAZIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 11:05:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KINR EAID ECON EUN GO XH
08BRUSSELS1587	EU MIGRATION PACT: WHAT'S IN, WHAT'S OUT [...] Summary: EU heads of state are expected to approve the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the Oct. 15-16 European Council summit. Not a legally-binding document, the Pact gives overarching policy direction. Member states will then pass national legislation to operationalize the goals [...]	2008-10-14 15:03:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG EUN
08BRUSSELS1599	AFTER THE FINANCIAL EARTHQUAKE: A NEW BANKING [...] (C) While a large part of the francophone bourgeoisie in Brussels is still reeling from the fire sale of the country's largest bank, Fortis, to BNP Paribas last week, Belgian officials and Flemish politicians are fighting vigorously to strengthen Dexia and KBC, the only two remaining large Be [...]	2008-10-17 11:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BE
08BRUSSELS1649	BELGIUM LIKELY TO VOTE YES ON DE-ALERTING, ABSTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Belgium intends to vote yes on the UN First Committee resolution on de-alerting after abstaining in 2007. It will not co-sponsor the resolution, but it does want to increase pressure on nuclear weapons states to disarm. It would like to see more attention paid to targeting of nuc [...]	2008-10-24 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA PREL BE
08BRUSSELS1671	EUROPEAN COMMISSION FINDS EXISTING NANO REGULATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In its Communication on the Regulatory Aspects of Manufactured Nanomaterials issued June 17, 2008, the European Commission concluded that existing regulation is sufficient to handle nanomaterials, but left the door open for new legislation if the Commission determines it needs to [...]	2008-10-29 15:42:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EU EUN TPHY TSPL
08BRUSSELS170	BRUSSELS BILAT BREW: FEBRUARY 1 [...] (U) Persistent rumors that Fortis faces additional write-offs on its subprime exposure has caused its share price to fall by as much as 10 percent during one day of trading (January 22),alarming the Belgian financial watchdog CBFA to the extent that it forced Fortis to issue a statement alle [...]	2008-02-01 16:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SENV BE
08BRUSSELS1720	EU OUTLINES TRANSATLANTIC PRIORITIES FOR PDAS RIES [...] (U) EU officials took advantage of the timing of EUR PDAS Marcie Ries's Nov. 4-6 visit to Brussels to outline Europe's priorities in working with the incoming Obama administration. Building on consensus reached by EU foreign ministers at the November 3 informal Gymnich meeting on transatlantic [...]	2008-11-10 16:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1740	EU OUTLINES TRANSATLANTIC PRIORITIES FOR PDAS RIES [...] (U) EU officials took advantage of the timing of EUR PDAS Marcie Ries's Nov. 4-6 visit to Brussels to outline Europe's priorities in working with the incoming Obama administration. Building on consensus reached by EU foreign ministers at the November 3 informal Gymnich meeting on transatlantic [...]	2008-11-14 13:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS1824	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) led the U.S. delegation to the semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP). The discussions covered a wide range of subjects in th [...]	2008-12-02 18:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP EUN IR KN SY RS CH MY
08BRUSSELS184	NANOTECHNOLOGY: EUROPEAN UNION VIEWPOINTS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission wants to continue cooperation with the U.S. in nanotechnology research and regulation to avoid divergent policies which could harm transatlantic cooperation and trade. Given the Community's possible influence over global approaches to nanotechnology, U [...]	2008-02-05 16:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EUN TPHY TSPL

08BRUSSELS1879	DISCUSSIONS AT NOVEMBER 14 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING [...] (C) Discussions at the November 14 U.S.-European Union (EU) Troika meeting on Drug Issues confirmed U.S.-EU convergence on most drug issues. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Affairs David Johnson led the inter-agency U.S. Delegation as a sign [...]	2008-12-12 15:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1892	EU LEADERS SET PATH FOR NEW IRISH VOTE ON LISBON TREATY [...] SUMMARY: Irish PM Brian Cowen at the December 11-12 European Council committed to put the Treaty of Lisbon to another referendum before the end of October 2009 in exchange for assurances on Irish concerns which motivated the "No" in June 2008. The leaders concurred that the Commission would c [...]	2008-12-15 15:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN EI
08BRUSSELS1965	BELGIUM: COMPOSITION OF NEW GOVERNMENT HEADED BY [...] (U) Herman Van Rompuy became Belgium's Prime Minister on December 30, and will lead a government mostly composed of the same Ministers who served outgoing PM Yves Leterme. The few ministerial changes are Stefaan de Clercq at Justice (replacing Jo Vandeurzen),Guido de Padt at Interior, repl [...]	2008-12-31 11:34:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR BE
08BRUSSELS317	DAS BRYZA AND EU OFFICIALS AGREE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) EU officials and DAS Bryza agreed that the UN should take advantage of the opportunity a new Cypriot president offered to energize negotiations on Cyprus. EU accession negotiations on Turkey will continue its moderate pace under the Slovene and French presidencies, with two or even three [...]	2008-02-29 13:35:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN CY TU
08BRUSSELS34	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (KOSOVO) [...] SUMMARY: Kosovo generated the most interest at an all day donor coordination meeting hosted by the European Commission (EC) on December 13 to solicit bilateral input in advance of a new EC strategy for the Balkans. The meeting was attended by representatives from individual European Union ( [...]	2008-01-09 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS348	PRESSING THE EU'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: FACTS, [...] (C) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will soon have a political discussion about Afghanistan. We believe this is an opportune time for the USG to make a renewed effort at convincing the EU to increase its contributions. The EU institutions have participated in Afghanistan reconstruction since [...]	2008-03-06 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EUN PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF EU
08BRUSSELS43	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (SERBIA) [...] SUMMARY: At a recent donor coordination meeting in Brussels, European Commission (EC) representatives hoped for a "smooth" Kosovo settlement while affirming that the relationship between Europe and Serbia is now at a "crossroads". Against this backdrop, the main EC development objective in [...]	2008-01-10 16:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS451	EU NOT REVEALING ITS HAND YET ON 08 FUNDING FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 16:07:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM EAID EUN
08BRUSSELS532	BELGIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQI REFUGEES -- [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel points April 8 to Jan Meuleman, Attach, Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, Special Programs in the Belgian Ministry for Cooperation and Development. Meuleman thinks Belgium intends to again contribute money to UNHCR this year, but said budget disc [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL EAID IZ SY BE
08BRUSSELS560	TAKING STOCK OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The dramatic increase in annual European Commission (EC) assistance from EUR 19 million per year (2002-2006) to EUR 50 million (2007-2010) underscores the EC's deepening commitment to development in Pakistan. Programs are implemented through a mix of project and sector support, i [...]	2008-04-14 15:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN PK
08BRUSSELS610	EU RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU considers the Maghreb an area of high priority due to its proximity, its historic ties to Member States, and the role of Maghreb immigrants in the EU. While the EU shares U.S. concerns on CT issues, its primary focus is promoting trade, development and human rights. In Janu [...]	2008-04-23 05:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AG LY MO MR TS EUN XI
08BRUSSELS640	EC ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission would like to coordinate with the United States in the lead-up to the June 12 International Support Conference on Afghanistan. Commission contacts agree (and have made this point to the French government) that the total pledge must surpass the $10.5 billion [...]	2008-04-25 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF EU EAID ECON EFIN EUN KDEM
08BRUSSELS704	YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13 TRANSATLANTIC [...] The U.S. Mission to the European Union and I welcome you to Brussels for the May 13 meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. This meeting will help realize President Bush and Chancellor Merkel's aspiration for greater transatlantic economic integration, but much will depend on the app [...]	2008-05-09 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG WTO EUN
08BRUSSELS729	U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 09:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BRUSSELS770	TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] Summary: At the 25 April High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF),senior U.S. and EU regulators discussed strengthening EU-US cooperation on import product safety, enhancing information sharing, collaborating on risk analysis, and the final joint OMB/Secretariat General report on the [...]	2008-05-22 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND SENV SOCI EUN
08BRUSSELS881	LUNCH SESSION OF TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: At the May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council meeting in Brussels, principals held a private lunch where they discussed how to combat protectionism, responses to food crises, biotechnology and biofuels, and our respective approaches to Russia. On combating protectionism, p [...]	2008-06-11 13:10:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EAGR EIND EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD EUN RU
08BRUSSELS903	REFUGEE NUMBERS PROVE DIFFICULT MEASURE OF EUFOR [...] (U) Summary: Three months into the European Union's military mission to Chad and Central African Republic (EUFOR),officials at the Operational Headquarters (OHQ) told USEU officers the mission has been more logistically challenging than expected, but is fulfilling its goal of protecting refug [...]	2008-06-13 15:00:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EUN
08BRUSSELS962	DIRECTOR WALTERS DISCUSSES DRUG FLOWS AND [...] (C) During his recent visit to Brussels, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, discussed a wide range of drug issues with European Union (EU) counterparts and media. He briefed EU officials and journalists on U.S. domestic counter-drug e [...]	2008-06-25 12:58:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KCRM PREL SNAR PTER EUM BE CO MX
08BRUSSELS98	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (ALBANIA) [...] SUMMARY: Development programs in Albania were among several discussed during a recent all-day donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. EC assistance programs in Albania, estimated at around 55 million euros in 2007, are expected to increase by 15 per [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BUCHAREST1016	ROMANIA: NEW COALITION'S ECONOMIC PLAN A MOVING TARGET [...] (SBU) The new PDL-PSD coalition government announced a ruling program full of campaign promises and political sweeteners prior to officially taking power on December 22, but has just as quickly begun to back away from many of those positions in its first two weeks in office. New Prime Ministe [...]	2008-12-29 14:23:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST112	ROMANIA CONSIDERS ENACTING THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE ON [...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu has asked Minister of the Environment Attila Korodi to take preliminary steps toward enacting a provisional safeguard clause to ban planting of MON 810 Bt corn, according to local agricultural biotechnology industry representatives. They speculate tha [...]	2008-02-11 15:55:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO RO
08BUCHAREST140	ROMANIA: ROMPETROL'S DINU PATRICIU ON ENERGY IN [...] (C) In a meeting with econoffs on February 6, Dinu Patriciu, Romania's richest man and CEO of the Rompetrol oil company, discussed his views on regional energy security and the announced deal between Gazprom and Serbia to sell a 51% stake in NIS, the Serbian state-owned oil company. According [...]	2008-02-21 11:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST178	QROMANIAQS EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 14:34:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD
08BUCHAREST183	ROMANIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims ) primar [...]	2008-03-10 13:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08BUCHAREST504	ROMANIA: SMALL FIRST QUARTER BUDGET SURPLUS MASKS LIKELY [...] (SBU) Recently released data shows the Government of Romania (GOR) posted a small consolidated budget surplus of USD $32.3 million in the first quarter of 2008, or the equivalent of 0.02 percent of expected GDP. For this year, the GOR has already cut its deficit target by 0.4 percent to 2.3 p [...]	2008-06-19 10:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST561	ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA: WARY NEIGHBORS, HESITANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOR interlocutors, including President Basescu, have made clear that prospects for concluding a border regime treaty between Romania and Moldova prior to parliamentary elections and the selection of a new Moldovan president are very low, even if there have been some limited posit [...]	2008-07-11 14:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MD PBTS PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST601	ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 1: AILING PUBLIC SYSTEM HOBBLES [...] (SBU) Romania's public healthcare system is at a crossroads. At present, the system's resources are distributed unevenly and unreliably throughout the country. The quality and accessibility of care, cost of services, and competence of personnel remain unpredictable, ranging from tolerable to [...]	2008-07-30 13:41:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI AMED RO
08BUCHAREST604	ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 2: PHARMACEUTICAL DEMAND RISING, [...] (SBU) As incomes rise in Romania, pharmaceutical consumption is also increasing. Better awareness of useful medications has put pressure on the Government of Romania (GOR) to expand the national drug list and to include more cutting-edge medications. While any pharmaceutical which has been o [...]	2008-07-30 14:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO
08BUCHAREST607	ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 3: PRIVATE HEALTHCARE STRUGGLES [...] (SBU) While the public healthcare system remains the primary source of medical care for the majority of Romanians, it is under-funded, and the unpredictable quality of care has begun to lead some wealthier consumers towards the growing private healthcare sector. Revenues from this private sec [...]	2008-07-31 07:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO
08BUCHAREST786	ROMANIA: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) EconCouns met October 3 with Anamaria Almasan, Acting Director for EU External Relations and Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to convey reftel information on U.S. aid to Georgia and to inquire about Romanian plans for both bilateral and EU-coordinated assis [...]	2008-10-07 14:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUN PREL GG RO
08BUCHAREST789	ROMANIA: PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE BATTLE THREATENS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Last week's parliamentary vote to increase national teacher salaries by an eye-popping 50 percent has thrust the Government of Romania (GOR) into a fierce wrestling match with labor unions less than two months before November 30 elections. Prime Minister Tariceanu's governmen [...]	2008-10-08 13:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST812	ROMANIA: BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE CENTRAL BANK KEEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several factors particular to the Romanian economy have reduced the local impact of the global financial crisis. Overall, Romania's financial and banking system has sufficient liquidity and is not expected to experience any negative short-term repercussions from the current cr [...]	2008-10-23 09:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND RO
08BUCHAREST818	ROMANIA: LABOR SHORTAGE CRISIS AND SOARING WAGE INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Romania has one of the most acute labor shortages in the European Union (EU),which has led to rapidly rising wages. The construction industry has been the hardest hit, with skills and talent increasingly moving west following Romania's EU accession. Since 2005, the overall aver [...]	2008-10-24 06:16:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB AFSN RO
08BUCHAREST838	ROMANIA: TEACHER WAGE HIKE DELAYED, BUT POLITICAL BATTLE CONTINUES AS MARKET ANALYSTS FRET [...] (SBU) The Government of Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu threw down the gauntlet with public sector unions on October 28 by issuing an emergency ordinance that postpones implementation until April 1, 2009 of the new law granting teachers a 50 percent salary increase (reftel). The ordinance wa [...]	2008-10-30 15:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST9	ROMANIA PASSES 2008 BUDGET WITH VOTERS IN MIND [...] (SBU) Clearly padded to reflect political calculations ahead of local and national elections over the next 24 months, the Government of Romania's 2008 budget includes sizable increases for education, health care, social services, and retirement pensions. The Parliament approved the state and [...]	2008-01-09 07:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI RO
08BUCHAREST915	ROMANIA: PARTIES' POCKETBOOK PROMISES [...] (SBU) Fiscal profligacy has been the leitmotif of the current parliamentary campaign. While the governing National Liberal Party (PNL) has hardly been a paragon of fiscal prudence -- ramping up social spending and allowing the expected budget deficit to rapidly increase in the third quarter -- [...]	2008-11-24 15:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST920	ROMANIA'S ECONOMY SET FOR A LANDING, BUT HOW HARD? [...] (C) The forward momentum in Romania's red-hot economy is already slowing and will definitely hit the brakes in 2009, government officials and outside analysts told visiting U.S. Treasury representatives last week. Still, while Romania can expect sharply lower growth due to the global downturn, the [...]	2008-11-25 15:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EIND ETRD PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST927	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to being awarded the highest honor Romania bestows on civilians, the Star of Romania Grand Cross on November 25, 2008, the Ambassador and President Basescu met for 45-minutes to discuss procurement of F-16s, development of the Constanta port for commercial as well as naval [...]	2008-11-26 10:01:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SOCI RO
08BUCHAREST953	ROMANIA: FDI STILL FLOWING FOR NOW, BUT NEW PROSPECTS MAY [...] (SBU) The high levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) which have fueled economic growth and provided substantial cover for Romania's big current account deficit will likely dwindle in the coming months. While FDI already in the pipeline is expected to continue to flow over the next few mont [...]	2008-12-08 06:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST963	ROMANIA: THREE BOEING 737-800S JOIN TAROM'S FLEET [...] (U) Post EconOffs and Commercial Attache attended a December 4th ceremony at Bucharest Otopeni Airport to mark the arrival of the newest addition to the fleet of state-owned airline Tarom. Minister of Transportation Ludovic Orban, State Secretary Antonel Tanase, Tarom CEO Gheorghe Birla, Boein [...]	2008-12-09 15:39:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BEXP PREL PGOV RO
08BUCHAREST973	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON NEW GOVERNING COALITION: [...] (C) Summary: Senior Presidential Advisor Sebastian Lazaroiu confimed that President Basescu had accelerated the formation of a new cabinet to avoid creating a sense of political drift that might have resulted if no new government were in place during the extended holidays. He was ambivalent a [...]	2008-12-11 12:16:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
08BUCHAREST983	ROMANIA: HPV VACCINATION CAMPAIGN FOUNDERS IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. An effort by the Romanian Ministry of Health (MOH) to address the inordinately high levels of cervical cancer deaths in Romania through a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign has largely failed. With parental refusal rates of up to 90 percent two thirds of the way t [...]	2008-12-16 14:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO
08BUDAPEST1006	THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS HUNGARY [...] (SBU) Following years of high budget deficits and other economic policy mistakes, together with a high reliance on foreign currency-denominated loans, Hungary finds itself particularly vulnerable to the secondary effects of the financial crisis - the increasing cost and drying up of credit, lo [...]	2008-10-17 09:04:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1018	BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN [...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]	2008-10-22 14:29:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUDAPEST1059	THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR...AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE [...] (C) Summary. With the immediate crisis seemingly averted and with discussions underway with the IMF, EU, and the World Bank on the details of the international stabilization package, the economic debate in Hungary is beginning to shift toward a closer examination of the steps the government is [...]	2008-11-06 13:38:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL HU
08BUDAPEST1214	BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS: GOV'T AND BANKS ADAPT [...] (SBU) Summary. The banking industry is undergoing a rapid transformation as the financial crisis and global credit crunch impose new realities on the financial sector in Hungary. Banks find themselves altering their business models to reduce loan deposit ratios and improve the quality of the [...]	2008-12-19 06:09:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL HU
08BUDAPEST122	GET THE REF OUT: THE PARTIES APPROACH THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The parties are getting an early start on the spring political season by finalizing preparations for a March 9 referendum on key elements of the government's austerity package. Riding high on recent polling data, the opposition is casting the referendum as a de facto vote of no co [...]	2008-02-06 17:01:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST123	SCENE-SETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S VISIT [...] (C) As Parliament returns from its winter recess, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will likely begin 2008 where he ended 2007: with his governing coalition under pressure, his domestic reforms under siege and his foreign policy orientation under question. Your meetings in Budapest will help i [...]	2008-02-07 10:40:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST155	MUSICAL CHAIRS; DISCORDANT VOICES: PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Although it was only opening day, Hungarian MPs ) and protestors - were in mid-season form as the spring session began February 11. The governing coalition reaffirmed its support for PM Gyurcsany's health care reforms amidst heated rhetoric, but talk of a cabinet "pre-shuffle" [...]	2008-02-14 13:18:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST261	THE NO'S HAVE IT: PUBLIC REFERENDUM REJECTS REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Record turn-out of 50.5 percent and overwhelming majorities voting against 3 elements of the government's reform agenda gave the opposition a clear victory in Hungary's national referendum March 9. With 82 ) 84 percent of respondents expressing opposition to the payment of nomin [...]	2008-03-10 14:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON HU
08BUDAPEST270	SQUATTER'S RIGHTS: THE GYURCSANY GOVERNMENT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The Gyurcsany government is struggling to go on with business as usual in the aftermath of its losses in the March 9 referendum. Unfortunately, business as usual involves an opposition with the political momentum, party members with a personal grudge, and policy initiatives wit [...]	2008-03-13 08:16:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST317	CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: QUESTIONING THE COALITION [...] (C) Strains within ) and between - the MSzP and the junior coalition partner SzDSz are becoming visible as they approach their respective spring meetings. 2. (C) Ironically, Prime Minister Gyurcsany may be the less lame duck despite the results of the March 9 referendum (reftel). Despite [...]	2008-03-26 10:51:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST341	DANCING ON THE JETTY: HEALTH MINISTER OUT; [...] (C) Summary: Toil and trouble continues within the coalition as the MSzP and the SzDSZ continue to head toward a divorce they may not want but may not be able to avoid. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's decision to dismiss unpopular Health Minister Agnes Horvath of the SzDSz has sparked a confrontat [...]	2008-04-01 14:08:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST354	ECONOMIC LEADERS: MINORITY GOVERNMENT, REFORMS ON [...] (C) Summary: Economic leaders, led by Finance Minister Veres and National Bank Governor Simor, appear to be moving on with preparations for a minority government under the continued leadership of Prime Minister Gyurcsany. The government changes are of particular concern from an economic per [...]	2008-04-04 15:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON HU
08BUDAPEST401	THAT WHICH GOVERNS LEAST: HOW WOULD A MINORITY [...] (SBU) The atmosphere remains one of uncertainty regarding "the day after" the break-up of the coalition even as the SzDSz's April 27 departure date approaches. WHIPPING A MINORITY GOVERNMENT INTO SHAPE 2. (C) Barring a dramatic outcome to what has been a very ponderous crisis, Hungary w [...]	2008-04-17 13:41:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST442	GRAY AREA; DARK HORSES: GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING [...] (SBU) With the overwhelming vote of the SzDSz's national committee on April 27 confirming the party leadership's decision to leave the governing coalition, Hungary has entered the uncharted waters of minority government. SzDSz: GOING, GOING, GONE 2. (SBU) With some discussion but report [...]	2008-04-29 15:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR HU
08BUDAPEST445	FINANCE MINISTER ON THE FATE OF REFORM AND THE [...] (C) Meeting the day after a major restructuring of the Gyurcsany government (reftel),Finance Minister Janos Veres emphasized the GoH's continuing commitment to structural reform, expressed concern over the political impact of an impasse over the 2009 budget, and outlined his recent discussio [...]	2008-04-30 13:55:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG HU
08BUDAPEST485	DAY ONE: MINORITY GOVERNMENT WINS APPROVAL FOR [...] (SBU) Marshaling a surprising majority, the Gyurcsany government secured Parliamentary approval for its government restructuring proposal (ref a) May 13. 2. (SBU) Confronting what many observers here cast as a crucial test of his ability to govern in the absence of a parliamentary majorit [...]	2008-05-15 09:54:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST550	SUMMER RERUNS: A PAUSE IN THE (IN)ACTION [...] (C) The traditional summer "cucumber season" will be longer than usual this year, with Parliament scheduled to be on recess from June 9 through September 15. Although the Parliament has passed bills on issues ranging from our bilateral data-sharing agreement to Papa Airbase in recent days, t [...]	2008-06-05 10:33:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST592	CAMPAIGNING WITHOUT AN ELECTION: THE PARTIES SHIFT [...] (C) As the MSzP and FIDESZ meet in closed session this week to map out strategy for the months ahead, both parties find themselves, in the words of FIDESZ VP Mihalj Varga, "campaigning without an election." SUMMERTIME BLUES 2. (C) In comments following the MSzP party leadership's meeti [...]	2008-06-13 13:14:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON HU
08BUDAPEST69	SLEDDING UPHILL: THE PUBLIC MOOD RE REFORM [...] (C) When Parliament returns from recess to begin its spring session in February, debate will return inevitably to the Gyurcsany government's reform agenda. Although Prime Minister Gyurcsany has pledged "smooth and steady progress," observers predict that the MSzP will tolerate minor modifica [...]	2008-01-18 15:55:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST83	SLEDDING UPHILL ... AND SLIDING BACK DOWN: THE [...] (C) When Parliament returns from recess to begin its spring session in February, debate will return inevitably to the Gyurcsany government's reform agenda. Although Prime Minister Gyurcsany has pledged "smooth and steady progress" and is reportedly preparing legislation on party financing an [...]	2008-01-24 16:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM HU
08BUDAPEST874	THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW TAX PLAN - TAX CUTS WITHOUT [...] (U) Summary. The GOH unveiled its multi-year USD 7 billion tax cut plan last week. Under the plan the government proposes to remove the unpopular 4 percent "solidarity tax" on businesses and to reduce employer social security contributions for lower wage employees, but it also intends to incre [...]	2008-09-04 13:15:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV HU EFIN
08BUDAPEST930	CONTINUOUS LOOP: HUNGARY TWO YEARS AFTER "THE [...] (C) This old joke remains unfortunately topical. Two years after the public disclosure of Prime Minister Gyurcsany's notorious "lies" speech, the political debate remains heated in tone but largely frozen in time. The lingering specter of the speech remains, as do lasting public suspicions [...]	2008-09-23 13:29:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON HU
08BUDAPEST992	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DAS MANISHA SINGH [...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the minority government's attention is largely focused on the passage of its 2009 budget and tax bill in Parliament. Hungary's economic problems, reform fatigue and sharp partisan divisions have resulted in considerable political gridlock. Embat [...]	2008-10-10 12:13:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL HU
08BUENOSAIRES102	ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN ARGENTINA BRINGS NEW RESOURCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Argentine public is paying attention to environmental issues like never before, but measurable progress has been lacking to date. Argentina faces several major environmental challenges: overexploitation of its land resources, which leads to deforestation, desertification, a [...]	2008-01-30 16:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR AR
08BUENOSAIRES1039	ARGENTINA: COURT CONVICTS EX-ARMY CHIEF FOR DIRTY WAR [...] (U) On July 24, 81 year-old Luciano Benjamin Menendez, an Argentine ex-army General, was sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists. Menendez must serve a life sentence in prison since a 2007 law was passed stating that all military offi [...]	2008-07-28 09:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS MARR AR
08BUENOSAIRES1055	U.S.-Argentine Bilateral Consultations Promote S&T, [...] (SBU) USG-GOA bilateral consultations took place on July 10-11 and covered a range of topics including bilateral relations, human rights, science and technology, education and culture, cooperation on global issues, regional economic issues, and issues of hemispheric interest. Four non-binding [...]	2008-07-31 15:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SENV MARR TSPA SCUL ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1124	ARGENTINA'S CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Martin Redrado called his central bank,s aggressive response to the June/July run on Argentine bank deposits wholly successful in staunching the outflow and in punishing currency speculators. This rsponse included the sale of $3.5 billion in dollar reserves over a 60 [...]	2008-08-11 21:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL OREP AR
08BUENOSAIRES1220	GOA ECONOMIC OFFICIALS DEFEND MODEL, PROMISE TO [...] (C) A Buenos Aires Council of the Americas (CoA) conference convoked key members of the GoA's economic team, including new Chief of Cabinet Sergio Massa, Central Bank President Martin Redrado, and Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez. To an audience of domestic and international business leaders [...]	2008-08-29 21:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES1242	ARGENTINA: HIGH-PROFILE GOVERNOR ASPIRES TO LESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Wayne met with the governor of Argentina's prosperous and populous Santa Fe province Hermes Binner August 28 to discuss potential avenues of cooperation which included tax reform, health, education and commerce. The two hours of discussion were also an opportunity t [...]	2008-09-05 17:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1255	CODEL PETERSON'S SEPTEMBER 4 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met September 4 with a U.S. congressional delegation led by Collin Peterson of Minnesota. The President supported holding bilateral discussions later this year to try to resolve market access issues involving Argentine lemons a [...]	2008-09-08 20:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EFIN BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES1270	FED GOVERNOR KROSZNER HEARS LITANY OF LOCAL [...] (C) During a visit that coincided with the Argentine President's surprise announcement that the GoA would pay Paris Club debts (reftels),Federal Reserve Bank Governor Randall Kroszner received a pessimistic message about the future of the Argentine economy from industrialists, economists, ban [...]	2008-09-11 15:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES129	ARGENTINA PERSPECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of outreach efforts during recent friction in U.S.-Argentine relations, Ambassador held one-on-one discussions with key players on the Argentine scene. In each, he explained the U.S. perspective on discord over the Miami court case and on bilateral relations. Inte [...]	2008-02-04 15:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR
08BUENOSAIRES1324	Argentina and Brazil Pledge Increased Cooperation [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (Lula) pledged increased cooperation and agreed on a number of economic and infrastructure deals during a September 6-8 CFK state visit to Brazil. The fact that the summit constitut [...]	2008-09-23 12:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EINV ENRG EFIN EIND MARR MCAP SENV AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES1336	Tri-Border and Argentina Public-Private Dialogue on [...] (SBU) Wayne Paugh, Department of Commerce Coordinator for International Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement, delivered a positive message in support of IP protection during a series of events in Argentina. Paugh met with the Argentine Customs Director, where both emphasized the importance o [...]	2008-09-25 13:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON PREL ETRD AR
08BUENOSAIRES1393	ARGENTINA: SAN LUIS GOVERNOR SAYS GOA LACKS MASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Wayne met with San Luis Governor and 2007 presidential candidate Rodriguez Saa on October 1. A dissident Peronist and critic of the Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) administration, Rodriguez Saa expressed his frustration at the current political situation, alleg [...]	2008-10-09 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES141	INL-FUNDED ASSISTANCE IN ARGENTINA: 2007 END-USE [...] Embassy Buenos Aires' CY-2007 End-Use Monitoring Report follows below: 2. PROCEDURES Post's Narcotics Coordinator does not have PD&S funding and as such is unable to fund on-site inspections or periodic spot checks to perform End Use Monitoring. The Coordinator has relied on DEA officer [...]	2008-02-06 14:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AR
08BUENOSAIRES1478	GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA THINKING OUT LOUD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Five Argentine Cabinet Ministers joined a host of other public and private figures October 9 to launch a two-day workshop on Argentine narcotics policies, offering the first serious public dialogue on decriminalization of consumption since President Fernandez de Kirchner mooted t [...]	2008-10-27 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV EFIN KJUS PHUM SOCI AR
08BUENOSAIRES1495	Argentina: Global Crisis Threatens Export Growth, Trade [...] (SBU) Argentina's strong goods export performance in the aftermath of the 2001/02 financial crisis has stalled, a victim of plunging world commodity prices and slower global growth projections. From a projected 2008 trade surplus in the $12 billion range, local economists now see the 2009 surp [...]	2008-10-30 17:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES1539	ARGENTINA: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 14:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP AR
08BUENOSAIRES1558	ARGENTINA: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Post's submission to USTR's 2009 National Trade Estimate. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Argentina was $1.4 billion in 2007, an increase of $563 million from $797 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $5.9 billion, up 22.6 perce [...]	2008-11-14 20:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EAGR ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1569	ARGENTINA: SAN JUAN GOVERNOR SAYS STATE CAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Wayne and DCM Kelly met with San Juan Governor and Peronist Party member (PJ) Jose Luis Gioja on October 28, shortly before the Governor's travel to the U.S. to observe the presidential elections. Gioja said he maintains a positive dialogue with President Cristina F [...]	2008-11-17 22:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL PGOV ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1580	ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT RULING OPENS THE DOOR FOR TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Argentine Supreme Court declared Article 41 of the Trade Unions Law unconstitutional and upheld the right of a workers' union that lacks official legal recognition to elect its own delegates. The ruling, if widely applied to organized labor, would expand representation right [...]	2008-11-19 19:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES1685	Argentina: Inflation Down as Economy Slows [...] (SBU) In line with Argentina's economic slowdown, real monthly consumer inflation rates have decelerated over the past five months from the 25% range to an something near 20% in November 2008. Food and beverage inflation, an important contributor to poverty measures, is showing the largest dec [...]	2008-12-12 12:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV AR
08BUENOSAIRES1703	Argentina: World Bank's Ambitious Riachuelo River Basin [...] (SBU) Current World Bank (WB) priorities in Argentina include reforming and rationalizing the Argentine social safety net in anticipation of greater needs during this economic downturn, and finalizing a major $2 billion, ten-year loan project to clean-up Greater Buenos Aires' heavily polluted R [...]	2008-12-17 13:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND SENV AR
08BUENOSAIRES1705	Human Rights Day Message Reaches Millions of Argentines [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Buenos Aires used the observance of Human Rights Day on December 10 to reach tens of thousands of Argentines on the importance of respecting human rights both here in Argentina and throughout the world. Post co-hosted a human rights recognition ceremony with the GOA's Na [...]	2008-12-17 17:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO PGOV PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES231	ARGENTINA'S 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) In 2007, Argentine authorities responsible for providing "adequate and effective protection to intellectual property rights" made few meaningful improvements in IPR legislation, regulation and enforcement, and there remain serious weaknesses in each of these areas. Customs authorities' i [...]	2008-02-26 10:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES269	ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CFK ANNOUNCES HER PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) opened the ordinary session of Congress March 1 with the equivalent of a State of the Union address. Speaking extemporaneously for 73 minutes, she was well organized and demonstrated an impressive mastery of statistics. [...]	2008-03-03 19:27:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES272	ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CFK ANNOUNCES HER PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) opened the ordinary session of Congress March 1 with the equivalent of a State of the Union address. Speaking extemporaneously for 73 minutes, she was well organized and demonstrated an impressive mastery of statistics. [...]	2008-03-04 08:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES273	ARGENTINA'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER WANTS [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Argentine Minister of Science and Technology Lino Baranao told Ambassador Wayne February 29 that he would like to develop new bilateral initiatives. Baranao hopes to wor [...]	2008-03-04 10:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TSPA SCUL PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES322	ARGENTINA DISCUSSES SHIFT IN POLICY TOWARD ILLICIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Justice Anibal Fernandez announced this week that the GoA intends to redirect its counternarcotics efforts away from the pursuit of drug users in order to make more resources available for investigating and prosecuting drug traffickers. He argues that Argentina's co [...]	2008-03-13 17:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KJUS PGOV PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES331	Argentina's Mendoza Province: Agriculture-Based Growth and [...] (SBU) During a visit to Mendoza to attend the province's emblematic Vendimia wine harvest festival, Ambassador reviewed the province's strong economic growth -- and burgeoning inflation -- with newly elected Radical Party Mendoza City Mayor Fayad, and briefly with Governor Jaque and Provincial [...]	2008-03-14 18:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV BEXP PREL
08BUENOSAIRES336	Embassy Buenos Aires' IPR Strategic Plan: 2007 Report Card [...] (SBU) Post recently submitted our 2008 Special 301 recommendation that Argentina remain, for the 13th consecutive year, on USTR's Priority Watch List (Ref A). Given the myriad challenges and deficiencies of the Argentine IPR regime, Post in 2007 developed a strategic plan (Ref C) to integrate [...]	2008-03-17 18:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES352	EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES SUPPORTS U.S. NGO PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP [...] (SBU) Summary and Background: Post is pleased to recommend three proposals for G/TIP's "International Collaborative Partnerships to Combat Trafficking" from U.S. NGOs interested in working with local partners to fight trafficking in persons in Argentina. Embassy-Buenos Aires's top priorities i [...]	2008-03-18 19:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SNAR SMIG KJUS ASEC AR
08BUENOSAIRES355	Argentina: PhRMA Unexpectedly Upbeat on IP Environment [...] (SBU) Members of PhRMA's (Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America) Latin American task force, on a two-day visit to Argentina to meet with GoA officials, local affiliates, and pharmaceutical chambers, remain concerned about inadequate data protection for new pharmaceutical produ [...]	2008-03-19 16:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIPR AR
08BUENOSAIRES395	MEDIA REACTION; WAR IN IRAQ; CUBA; LATIN AMERICA; CHINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The main international topics during last weekend were the role played by the US in the war in Iraq; the Cuban Government authorizing the sale of cell phones; Latin American handling of the crisis between Ecuador and Colombia; and China's contribution to world economic grow [...]	2008-03-31 15:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
08BUENOSAIRES421	(U) ARGENTINA: STRIKE'S ECONOMIC COSTS VS. ITS $$ [...] (C) Now that the Argentine farm sector,s strike measures have been lifted, at least for 30 days (Ref A),it is worth examining just why the GoA chose this particular moment to boost export taxes, and what economic costs the three-week strike have imposed on the Argentine economy. In our view, [...]	2008-04-04 16:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV ETRD AR
08BUENOSAIRES471	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, the Ambassador met with Argentina's National Ombudsman Dr. Eduardo Mondino. The Ombudsman spoke at length about the independence of his office, which he said has occasionally incurred the rancor of both Kirchner Administrations. His portfolio includes the protection [...]	2008-04-14 10:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN AR
08BUENOSAIRES540	ARGENTINA POISED FOR RESUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL [...] (C) Summary: The 30-day truce called by Argentine farmers in their conflict with the GOA may come to an end without a negotiated solution to address the agricultural sector's grievances. Agricultural sector contacts tell us that lack of progress in the negotiations is bringing Argentina close [...]	2008-04-25 09:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EIND ETRD ELAB PHUM AR

08BUENOSAIRES58	Argentina: 2008 Investment Climate Statement [...] Argentina remains open to foreign investment. Five consecutive years of real GDP growth over 8 percent have attracted considerable U.S. and other international investor interest in exploring opportunities in the Argentine market. The government of Argentina, in turn, has signaled its desire [...]	2008-01-16 11:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES586	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TIERRA DEL FUEGO GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met April 29 with Tierra del Fuego Governor Fabiana Rios, Argentina's first elected female governor. Governor Rios was straightforward and cordial throughout the meeting, during which she explained her province's abysmal financial state. Rios solicited the Amba [...]	2008-05-05 20:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM AR
08BUENOSAIRES609	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO LA PLATA: A UNIVERSITY TOWN AND HOME [...] (U) The Ambassador reaffirmed the USG commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with Argentina and discussed investment, drugs, and local issues during an April 30 meeting with Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli and series of meetings in the provincial capital. The Ambassador visited a paris [...]	2008-05-07 21:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL OEXC OTRA SCUL SENV AR
08BUENOSAIRES643	ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO VISIT U.S. TO FURTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentina4s Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti will travel to Washington and New York the week of May 19 for meetings at the American Law Institute and the Council of the Americas as part of his effort to strengthen judicial practices in Argentina. Ambassador Wayne met wi [...]	2008-05-15 10:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
08BUENOSAIRES713	(C) ARGENTINA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Embassy Buenos Aires keys the responses below to reftel A questions. 2. (SBU) NATURE OF INVESTMENTS THAT ARGENTINA BUSINESSES HAVE IN CUBA. The GoA imposes no requirement to register foreign direct investment, and the Embassy has been unable to uncover any major investment by Argentine [...]	2008-05-23 20:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETTC PREL ETRD CU AR
08BUENOSAIRES714	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador met with Laura Alonso, Executive Director for Argentine NGO "Citizen Power" (Poder Ciudadano-PC) and discussed its ongoing efforts to promote government accountability and transparency at the federal and local levels. Alonso explained PC's on-going efforts to inv [...]	2008-05-23 21:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCOR PHUM ELAB AR
08BUENOSAIRES751	Argentina: Ambassador Promotes NGOs, U.S. Commercial [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with political, business and military leaders, NGOs, media, and Fulbright scholars during a May 22-23, 2008, visit to Argentina's southwestern province of Neuquen. Ambassador discussed the current political situation and U.S. corporate social responsibility efforts with Gov [...]	2008-05-30 20:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG KPAO BEXP PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES797	ARGENTINA ANNOUNCES SOCIAL INVESTMENTS FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOA announced June 9 that it will direct the marginal proceeds from its March 11 increase in soy export taxes to health (60%),housing (20%) and rural roads (20%). Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) followed the announcement with a 25-minute speech arg [...]	2008-06-11 14:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN EAGR PHUM EAID AR
08BUENOSAIRES802	Argentine Economy Minister to Senator Dodd: The Kirchner [...] (SBU) New Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez highlighted the Argentine economy's strong recovery since 2002 and continuing strength during a May 29 meeting with visiting U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Xavier Becerra. The Minister attributed the fast growth since 2003 to the "K [...]	2008-06-12 10:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB OREP AR
08BUENOSAIRES816	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, JUNE 6 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period June 6 - 13, 2008. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be incl [...]	2008-06-13 20:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
08BUENOSAIRES823	ARGENTINE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Argentine Minister of Science and Technology Lino Baranao (Ba-ran-yow) will visit Washington July 7-9, and he hopes to meet with you during that trip. I believe you would [...]	2008-06-17 17:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TSPA PREL SENV SCUL AR
08BUENOSAIRES976	Argentina: Economy Minister Fernandez on Economic Impact of [...] (SBU) GoA Economy Minister Fernandez, in a meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Treasury DAS O'Neill, and Ambassador, emphasized the "legitimate right" of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to unilaterally impose variable export tariffs on agricultural commodities, but argued tha [...]	2008-07-17 15:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EINV AR
08BUENOSAIRES984	ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT TO TREASURY DAS [...] (C) Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian O'Neill July 11 that he was greatly concerned about the direction of the U.S. and world economies, and the impact on Argentina and Latin America, and called for stronger G-3 statements of [...]	2008-07-18 14:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD AR
08BUJUMBURA183	DAS SWAN SUPPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIATION WITH THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Burundi to facilitate the Tripartite Plus meetings taking place March 24 - 27, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, James Swan met separately with President Pierre Nkurunziza, First Vice President Yves Sahinguvu, and Minister of Defense, Lt. Gene [...]	2008-04-08 16:04:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BY
08BUJUMBURA396	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL PAYNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes as the country grapples with the many challenges facing nascent democracies. The last remaining rebel group, the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, signed a cessation of hostilities agreement in May following several weeks of violent attacks that left over 100 people d [...]	2008-07-31 19:39:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP MARR PGOV PREF PREL BY
08CAIRO1010	AYMAN NOUR UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with imprisoned Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour's lawyer and wife, we were told that, despite recent press reports indicating a deterioration in Nour's health, his health condition is "stable." Nour's wife asked that the USG continue to advocate for Nour's relea [...]	2008-05-19 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO1036	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER YOUSSEF [...] (SBU) Summary: In an upbeat May 15 introductory courtesy call with Finance Minster Youssef Boutros Ghali (YBG),the Ambassador discussed local perceptions of economic reform, Egyptian assistance to Iraq and the Iraq Compact meeting in Stockholm, the Egyptian debt relief proposal, the Minister's [...]	2008-05-21 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PGOV EG
08CAIRO1067	CODEL BAIRD MEETS WITH EGYPTIAN LEADERS ON MARGINS [...] (C) Summary: Codel Baird discussed Egyptian and regional issues with Egypt's political and business leaders on the margins of the May 18 - 20 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. President Mubarak, Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman, and presidential son Gamal Mubarak focused on [...]	2008-05-27 11:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EG
08CAIRO107	UPROAR OVER EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GOE officials have loudly protested the European Parliament's (EP) January 17 passage of a resolution sharply critical of Egypt's human rights record. Among other things, the resolution calls for the immediate release of imprisoned former Al Ghad party leader and presiden [...]	2008-01-23 10:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EU EUN EG
08CAIRO1117	GLOBAL PATRIOT: REQUESTING FORMAL GUIDANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: In conversations June 1, Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy MG Mohammed Al-Assar told us that the GOE is expecting a very large compensation payment to the family, but would not say how much. Al-Assar also said that he hoped that NAVCENT Commander Cosgriff would visit Egypt [...]	2008-06-02 15:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS EG
08CAIRO1118	GLOBAL PATRIOT: REQUEST FOR FORMAL GUIDANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: In conversations June 1, Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy MG Mohammed Al-Assar told us that the GOE is expecting a very large compensation payment to the family, but would not say how much. Al-Assar also said that he hoped that NAVCENT Commander Cosgriff would visit Egypt [...]	2008-06-02 15:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS EG
08CAIRO1191	APACHE NOMINEE FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] We would like to nominate Apache Corporation, the largest U.S. investor in Egypt and Egypt's third largest oil and gas producer, for the State Department's Corporate Excellence award. In addition to achieving business excellence, Apache deserves recognition for its girls school program, suppor [...]	2008-06-10 12:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP AMGT ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV EAID KPAO EG
08CAIRO1560	PARLIAMENTARY MINISTER DETAILS COMING LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 20 meeting, Minister of State for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs Mufeed Shehab detailed for the Ambassador priority legislation that will come before Egypt's parliament when the new legislative session opens in mid-November. According to Shehab, Egypt's delayed anti-ter [...]	2008-07-22 14:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO1567	EGYPT: ESSENTIAL INTERESTS IN THE NILE BASIN AND [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian officials emphasize that Egypt is a leader not only in the Arab world but also in Africa. Outside of projecting regional weight, though, Egypt's core interests in Africa center on maintaining security of Nile water resources and managing the often illegal flow of people a [...]	2008-07-24 12:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SENV EWWT EAGR EG ET SU SO
08CAIRO16	AYMAN NOUR UPDATE AND LETTER TO POTUS [...] (C) Summary: In a December 30 meeting, Gameela Ismail, wife of imprisoned Ghad Party leader and former presidential candidate Ayman Nour, told us that Nour's health is currently "ok" and that he hopes to be released in one of the traditional holiday amnesties granted by President Hosni Mubarak [...]	2008-01-03 11:42:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO1716	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ZIMBABWE AND EGYPTIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a July 31 meeting with Hatem Seif al Nasser, Assistant Foreign Minister for American Affairs, the Ambassador pressed the GOE to play a constructive role with Zimbabwe, to help ensure that March 29 election results are respected. A wide-ranging discussion on Egyptian internal p [...]	2008-08-07 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KIRF PHUM ZI EG
08CAIRO1855	EGYPTIAN OIL MINISTER BULLISH ON RESERVES, [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy told the Ambassador in an introductory call Aug. 21 that Egyptian oil and gas reserves exceed most estimates and will increase with new technology, including a speculative plan by an American company for a novel way to exploit hard-to-rea [...]	2008-08-21 14:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EMIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL EG
08CAIRO201	EGYPT MAKES INCREMENTAL PROGRESS ON IPR PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Egypt continues to make progress on the concerns identified in the Special 301 action plan for Egypt (ref A); more remains to be done. This message responds to request in ref B to update the status of specific concerns, keyed to each item in the action plan. EN [...]	2008-02-05 14:14:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EG
08CAIRO2098	NAZIF AFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF ESF, PLEDGEST CONTINUED REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 13:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2122	APPEALS COURT CONVICTS AND SENTENCES INDEPENDENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-29 11:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG
08CAIRO2152	MUBARAK COMMUTES SENTENCE OF INDEPENDENT EDITOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-07 13:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG
08CAIRO2199	DECISION IN FOUR EDITORS' APPEAL EXPECTED DECEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 16:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2271	REFUGEE PROTESTS OUTSIDE UNHCR CAIRO OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Regional Representative told us October 27 that recent refugee protests, outside the Cairo UNHCR office have grown and become more vocal. Refugees and asylum seekers are upset by the lack of resettlement options and the insufficiency of UNHCR's financial and healthca [...]	2008-10-29 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL SU SO EG
08CAIRO2280	COURT FINES MEDIA COMPANY FOLLOWING BROADCAST OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: On October 26, a court fined the owner of the Cairo News Company (CNC) media transmission firm 150,000 Egyptian pounds (about USD 27,000) and confiscated some of its equipment for operating without licenses. The GOE had shut CNC down shortly after the company provided [...]	2008-10-30 14:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2293	SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON PANDEMIC THREAT, [...] SUMMARY: The October 25-26 Sixth International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in cooperation with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),succeeded in maintaining global focus on the spread of avian influenza and t [...]	2008-11-02 12:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR EG
08CAIRO2297	ACTIVISTS PRESENT DIFFERING VIEWS ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Visiting NEA PDAS Jeffrey Feltman met October 26 with political activists to discuss the current state of reform in Egypt, and opportunities for the U.S. to promote democracy. The activists mostly agreed that the current climate in Egypt is disappointing, citing income dispariti [...]	2008-11-02 15:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2310	NO SURPRISES AT RULING PARTY CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: On November 1-3, nearly three thousand delegates participated in the annual conference of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP.) Convened under the banner "New Thinking for Our Country's Future," the conference heard a robust-looking President Mubarak pledge to continue w [...]	2008-11-04 14:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON EG
08CAIRO2405	AFTER A THAW, DECREASING GOE TOLERANCE FOR PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary and comment: The consensus among observers of press freedom in Egypt is that following a high-water mark for openness in 2005, the GOE has been tightening its grip on the press, particularly over the past year through court cases, detentions and the revocation of licenses. With sever [...]	2008-11-24 13:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2419	HEALTH MINISTER READIES NEW DRUG REGISTRATION RULES, PLANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On November 23, newly appointed Ministry of Health Assistant Minister for Pharmaceutical Affairs Kamal Sabra told FCS and Econ counselor that the MOH would soon put drug registration on-line and that the new drug registration rules are almost finished. The department's new faci [...]	2008-11-25 13:40:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL KIPR EG
08CAIRO2431	APRIL 6 ACTIVIST DESCRIBES GOE HARASSMENT, [...] (S) Summary and comment: "Youth Movement for Change" activist Ahmed Saleh, who advocates replacing the current Egyptian regime with a parliamentary democracy, called on us November 25. He described the harassment he and his colleagues face from Egyptian State Security as a "siege" that compe [...]	2008-11-26 15:51:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG
08CAIRO2445	BIRD FLU IN EGYPT: ALL QUIET ON THE MIDDLE EASTERN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In July 2008, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declared the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus to be endemic in Egyptian poultry. Now, just four months later, some Egyptians are wondering why. Seven months have passed since the Ministry of Health and Popul [...]	2008-12-01 14:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV ECON KSCA EAGR EG
08CAIRO2485	SCENESETTER FOR US-EGYPT MCC [...] (S/NF) Summary: This year's U.S. - Egypt Military Cooperation Committee (MCC),being held in Washington December 16 - 17, will be an opportunity to confirm the mutual benefits of our bilateral security relationship and engage the GOE on transforming our relationship to counter current threats [...]	2008-12-11 13:48:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS MARR PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO2503	QUINT POLICY PLANNING TALKS FOCUS ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The November 18 "Quint" consultations with policy planners from Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt (host) and the U.S. yielded a comprehensive dialogue on a range of regional issues, including Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, piracy off the Horn of Africa, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [...]	2008-12-15 14:25:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL EFIN SY LE SU IR IS IZ EG XF
08CAIRO2543	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: General Petraeus, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, I hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with Egyptian leaders who view the U.S.-Egyptian security partnership as the cornerstone of the bilateral relationship. This visit provid [...]	2008-12-21 15:26:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS EG
08CAIRO2562	UPDATE ON BABY TRAFFICKING NETWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable updates ref (A) which reported ongoing investigation into child trafficking in Egypt. Another Egyptian doctor and couple have been arrested by Egyptian State Security Investigative Services (SSIS) for their involvement in the baby trafficking network uncovered by th [...]	2008-12-23 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD KPAO EG AESC CASC CMGT CVIS KIRF KOCI PHUM SMIG
08CAIRO348	2008 Special 301 Review: Egypt [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Egypt has made incremental progress in the protection of Intellectual Property Rights during the last three years. The GOE has worked with the private sector and USG to improve its system for granting pharmaceutical patents and increase enforcement against copyright pirates, w [...]	2008-02-21 15:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EG
08CAIRO38	EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTRY RAISES DETENTION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 05:04:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER CVIS EG
08CAIRO413	EGYPT AVIAN INFLUENZA: FIRST CASE OF 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt has confirmed its first Human Avian Influenza (AI) case in 2008: a four-year-old girl from the Minya governorate who is currently hospitalized in Cairo. Reacting rapidly and thoroughly, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) disp [...]	2008-03-02 07:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU ECON EAGR PGOV EG
08CAIRO450	AYMAN NOUR LETTER TO AMBASSADOR: I WANT AN [...] (C) Summary: In a verbose six-page handwritten Arabic letter to the Ambassador, delivered to the Embassy late on March 3, imprisoned former Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour makes clear his preference that, "if there has been no specific and serious talk" from the GOE about his being released, t [...]	2008-03-06 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
08CAIRO47	EGYPT: FOREIGN MINISTER ABOUL GHEIT DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit highlighted Egypt's "energetic" Africa policy in a January 6 meeting with the DCM and a CODEL led by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). Both Aboul Gheit and the CODEL confirmed the importance of a good U.S.-Egypt bilateral r [...]	2008-01-13 11:37:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS EG
08CAIRO596	IRAQI REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR FOLEY ASKS ARAB LEAGUE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley pressed Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef on March 24 for Arab League member states to pledge financial commitments for Iraqi refugees at the March 29 Arab League Summit in Damascus. He noted that refugees, particul [...]	2008-03-26 15:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF EG IR
08CAIRO621	EGYPTIANS GLOOMY AND RESTIVE BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rising food prices, long bread lines, working-class economic woes and a daily dose of bad news are contributing to a sense among Egyptians that their country is in trouble. Whether they blame their government, the United States or even at times themselves, Egyptians are unhappy [...]	2008-03-31 08:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON KDEM MARR PGOV PHUM PREL EG
08CAIRO739	EGYPT'S HIV ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS [...] (U) According to media reports, on April 9 five HIV positive Egyptian men were convicted of "the habitual practice of debauchery" andsentenced to three years in prison. The debauchey charges stem from alleged homosexual conduct. awyers for the men intend to appeal the conviction but are not op [...]	2008-04-10 16:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KHIV EG
08CAIRO784	BIRD FLU KILLS SECOND EGYPTIAN THIS MONTH [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: On April 11, the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) confirmed its sixth Human avian influenza (AI) case this year, the 49th overall, and the second in less than a week: a 30-year old woman from Al-Matarya in the Cairo Governorate. The woman's death, which made her the 2 [...]	2008-04-16 12:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU ECON EAGR PGOV EG
08CAIRO786	EGYPT BALANCING EMPLOYMENT, ILLEGAL MIGRATION WITH WORKERS [...] (U) This is a joint US Embassy Cairo-US Embassy Tripoli message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Egyptians have long sought economic betterment by working - usually illegally - in Libya. Although constantly changing Libyan labor restrictions resulted in the return of some Egyptian workers to Egypt in [...]	2008-04-16 14:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM ECON EG LY
08CAIRO90	CENTRAL AUDITING AGENCY CRITICIZES GOE BUDGET MANAGEMENT [...] (U) Parliament witnessed heated debates on January 10 over the Central Auditing Agency's (CAA) report on the FY 2005-06 and 2006-07 budgets. Gawdat El Malt, head of the CAA, lauded the Nazif government's success in spurring economic growth and attracting investment, but noted the oft-repeated [...]	2008-01-21 13:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EG
08CAIRO931	MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION RENEWS [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 16 for action requested. 2. (C) SUMMARY; The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister for International Cooperation Fayza Abulnaga on May 4, accompanied by USAID Mission Director and Econ Counselor (notetaker). During the meeting t [...]	2008-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG KDEM EG
08CANBERRA1003	WESTERN AUSTRALIA ECONOMY - MORE THAN ROCKS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canberra-based econoff visited Perth, Western Australia (WA) September 18-19 for meetings with local government and business figures. On this trip, econoff hoped to meet with people to discuss topics OTHER than Western Australia's booming resources sector, which includes nicke [...]	2008-10-01 07:12:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG AS
08CANBERRA1054	PUBLIC SUPPORTS RUDD BUT PUNISHES LABOR IN STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to a new A.C. Nielsen poll, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's approval rating has increased by 10 points to 71 percent, the highest rating he has ever recorded. Seventy-six percent of those surveyed supported Rudd's handling of the economic crisis and his economic package, [...]	2008-10-20 06:18:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AS
08CANBERRA1102	AUSTRALIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 06:31:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AS
08CANBERRA1141	INTERVENTION REVIEW FUELS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: Sixteen months after the Australian government mounted a controversial intervention in indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to combat reported widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children, a review panel has concluded that the emergency remains acute and has endors [...]	2008-11-13 05:32:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	AS PGOV PHUM SOCI
08CANBERRA1196	RUDD GOVERNMENT - ONE YEAR REPORT [...] (C/NF) The Rudd government has generally been competent and centrist during its first 12 months, notwithstanding some significant foreign policy blunders, and criticism over Rudd's media-focused management style. The Government is unified, has avoided scandal, kept its major election promises [...]	2008-11-28 01:11:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV ECON AS
08CANBERRA133	SCENE SETTER FOR AUSMIN 2008 [...] (SBU) AUSMIN 2008 takes place just three months after the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of Kevin Rudd swept to power, decisively defeating John Howard and his Liberal/National coalition after eleven years in office. While domestic issues such as workers' rights, climate change, healt [...]	2008-02-14 07:36:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR OTRA AS
08CANBERRA185	AUSMIN 2008: SESSION II (DPRK, INDIA, CHINA, [...] (U) February 23, 2008; Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C/RL AUS) U.S. and Australian officials dedicated the second session of the 2008 AUSMIN conference to a consideration of regional security issues throughout Asia. They agreed to coordinate in managing the st [...]	2008-02-25 07:47:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	OVIP MOPS
08CANBERRA310	RUDD MOVES TO OVERHAUL FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since becoming Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader, Rudd has spoken repeatedly about "ending the blame game" between the federal and state governments. At the heart of the "blame game" is the funding imbalance between the federal and state governments. The federal government r [...]	2008-03-28 06:01:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON AS
08CANBERRA370	CONSERVATIVE PARTIES PONDER A MERGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November election loss has created unprecedented momentum for a merger between the Liberal and National parties (who are in coalition at the federal level). The departure of former Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader John Howard, who opposed a merger, and the situation [...]	2008-04-10 05:58:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AS
08CANBERRA374	AUSTRALIA TO DOUBLE ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) confirmed plans to double assistance to Pakistan through 2010. GOA aid is expected to increase from approximately US $23M to US $46M. This growth continues a [...]	2008-04-11 04:50:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PK AS
08CANBERRA403	RUDD HOLDS SUMMIT OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd convened a summit of 1000 of Australia's "brightest and best" on the weekend of April 19-20 to discuss ways of addressing long-term challenges facing Australia. The high-profile summit, "Australia 2020," produced a number of proposals, many of which we [...]	2008-04-21 23:40:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI AS
08CANBERRA490	RUDD DELIVERS FOR WORKING FAMILIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rudd Government's first budget has slowed the growth of government spending and hit "the rich" to combat inflation, while delivering its election promises and looking after Rudd's "working families." There is means testing of family benefits, tax cuts, spending on the ALP's [...]	2008-05-14 07:20:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SENV AS
08CANBERRA521	BUDGET RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS AS LIBERALS SQUABBLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two national polls released May 20 indicate the Rudd government's popularity has not been affected by last week's budget. Both polls, taken after the budget was announced, have the Australian Labor Party (ALP) leading the Coalition 57 percent to 43 with Kevin Rudd thrashing Bren [...]	2008-05-20 07:38:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AS
08CANBERRA644	FORMER HOWARD MINISTER ON RUDD, POLITICS, AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Former Howard Government Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough, who has just been elected president of the Liberal Party in Queensland, told the Ambassador June 25 that complaints of overcentralization in the Prime Minister's office reflected the natural tendency of fellow Que [...]	2008-06-26 07:36:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM AS
08CANBERRA983	AUSTRALIAN WEEKLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP 2008-7 [...] (C/NF) The most recent quarterly Newspolls suggest Australian Labor Party (ALP) state governments in Queensland and South Australia are in trouble. After preferences, the ALP leads the Liberal National Party (LNP) 51-49 in Queensland in the first Newspoll taken since the Queensland Liberals a [...]	2008-09-26 07:06:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AS
08CAPETOWN223	CAPE TOWN'S PREPARATIONS FOR 2010: EFFORTS [...] Summary: The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government showcased their plans and preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup at separate events during the last two weeks. The first event, hosted by the City of Cape Town and the German Konrad-Stiftung NGO, included a lively p [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND SOCI SA
08CAPETOWN233	METHAMPHETAMINE-A GROWING PROBLEM IN CAPE TOWN [...] (U) An article in the November 17 2008 edition of the Cape Times reported that, according to the Medical Research Council (MRC),Cape Town has become the methamphetamine capital of South Africa, with 98 percent of patients seen across the provinces coming from this city. 2. (U) Methampheta [...]	2008-11-25 07:26:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PGOV SF
08CAPETOWN245	CAPE TOWN MAYOR DISCUSSES LOCAL, NATIONAL AND [...] (SBU) On December 12, Cape Town CG, Poloff and Polasst met with City of Cape Town Mayor and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille. Mayor Zille was enthusiastic about the strong gains the DA made in the recent by-elections, particularly in the Western Cape. She said that although the resu [...]	2008-12-18 09:45:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SF
08CAPETOWN255	A TRIP TO THE EASTERN CAPE: POSITIVE STEPS [...] Summary: The Eastern Cape has the dubious reputation of being the most poorly managed province in South Africa. Nevertheless, Cape Town Consul General and Econoff found a variety of organizations and individuals in business, civil society and the government who are developing or implementing [...]	2008-12-23 08:00:00	Consulate Cape Town	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI SA
08CARACAS1090	ENABLING LAW ENDS WITH A BANG OF UNKNOWN [...] (U) Under the broad powers of an enabling law ("Ley Habilitante") that expired July 31 (or August 1, depending on one's interpretation),President Chavez has decreed 26 new laws. The titles of these laws were published in the official Gazette dated July 31 and available August 1. The text o [...]	2008-08-04 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
08CARACAS1266	VENEZUELA ANNOUNCES CUTS TO U.S. AIR CARRIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10 Venezuela's civil aviation authority (INAC) informed the three U.S. carriers with operations in Venezuela that INAC would cut an undetermined number of their flights to and from the United States in retaliation for the September 8 Transportation Security Administra [...]	2008-09-10 22:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV MARR VE ASEC
08CARACAS1365	STRUCTURED NOTE DEADLINE PASSES, ISSUE FIZZLES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24 the deadline for Venezuelan banks to sell their holdings of bolivar-denominated structured notes passed with little apparent effect on the banking sector. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) showed an unusual amount of flexibility in its implementation o [...]	2008-09-29 14:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE
08CARACAS1427	IPR CHANGES FOR PHARMACEUTICALS [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) agency responsible for intellectual property protection issued a press release resurrecting the Industrial Property Law of 1955, which expressly prohibits intellectual property rights for pharmaceuticals and other produc [...]	2008-10-08 20:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN PREL PGOV VE
08CARACAS1453	BRV DEVELOPS PUBLIC FINANCE TOOLS TO SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) public finance system has undergone a series of important changes since 2005 that give the Executive the tools to limit significantly the resources available to state and municipal governments. These governments receive the vast ma [...]	2008-10-16 19:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
08CARACAS146	CHAVEZ MARKS ANNIVERSARIES WITH THREATS [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez delivered combative televised speeches February 2 and 4 to commemorate his ninth anniversary in the presidency and the sixteenth anniversary of his unsuccessful coup. On February 2, Chavez accused Colombia of preparing a conflict with Venezuela, adding that the [...]	2008-02-07 15:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CO VE
08CARACAS1463	TAX AUTHORITY RAMPS UP TAX ENFORCEMENT AND MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, through its tax agency, has ramped up enforcement of Plan Zero Evasion (Evasion Cero) first announced in 2005. The Plan involves audits of company accounting procedures and violations include fines, closures and "voluntary payments" of ta [...]	2008-10-17 20:51:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE
08CARACAS1477	2009 VENEZUELAN BUDGET: OPTIMISM FADES [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 21, Minister of Finance Ali Rodriguez formally presented the 2009 budget to the National Assembly. The budget continues to use unrealistic economic assumptions, such as a low inflation rate and overstatement of oil production and related revenue. Whereas the pres [...]	2008-10-22 21:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE
08CARACAS149	AMBASSADOR VISITS BARQUISIMETO AND LARA STATE [...] (C) Ambassador and Mrs. Duddy visited Barquisimeto and Lara state January 30 - February 1. During the visit, the Ambassador met with local church and business leaders and civil society, all of whom agreed that support for Chavez was being affected by food shortages and a general lack of perso [...]	2008-02-07 16:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV VE
08CARACAS1522	OPEN UP AND SAY AHHHH: VENEZUELA'S HEALTH CARE [...] (C) Summary. Conditions in public hospitals continue to deteriorate and private hospitals face a growing threat of nationalization. Despite multiple 2008 budgetary authorizations for increases in health care worker salaries, labor actions continue by health care workers. One public health [...]	2008-11-03 18:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE
08CARACAS1690	NATIONALIZATIONS WITHOUT COMPENSATION AS GBRV [...] (C) Summary: In 2008 the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has announced but not finalized a growing number of nationalizations. To the best of our knowledge, deals or payments are still pending for three multinational cement companies (Cemex, Holcim, and LaFarge),s [...]	2008-12-09 21:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND VE
08CARACAS1696	VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Post's response to Reftel A questions follow. 2. (C) Has the host country, in post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post sees no evidence that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) has undertaken policies or [...]	2008-12-10 15:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL VE
08CARACAS1724	PSUV STALWARTS RETAIN CONTROL IN SEVEN STATES [...] (C) Summary: The incoming United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) governors of Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Monagas and Sucre States face significant challenges in meeting the needs of their relatively poor, sparsely-populated regions. The new PSUV governor of Merida will have to bal [...]	2008-12-16 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE KDEM
08CARACAS38	THE RESHUFFLE: SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS ON KEY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During his January 6 "Alo, Presidente" television broadcast Chavez formally announced changes to five political cabinet-level positions: the Vice Presidency, the Office of the Presidency, the Ministry of Interior and Justice, Ministry of Communications, and Ministry of Sports and [...]	2008-01-10 21:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VE
08CARACAS514	UPDATE ON MONICA FERNANDEZ; OUTLINES LEOPOLDO [...] (C) Summary. Former judge and director of the judicial NGO Foro Penal Monica Fernandez has resumed her work schedule following an attempt on her life in January. She told Poloff April 7 that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) has not shown interest in investigating the attack against h [...]	2008-04-11 19:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM VE
08CARACAS558	BRV ANNOUNCES 3 BILLION USD BOND ISSUANCE TARGETED [...] (U) The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on April 21 a USD 3 billion sovereign debt issuance. The issuance is composed of two "Sovereign International Bonds" (SIBs),dollar-denominated bonds maturing in 2023 (9 percent coupon) and 2028 (9.25 percent coupon),with each representing 50 perc [...]	2008-04-22 20:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE
08CARACAS566	VENEZUELA'S BANKING SECTOR: ARE THE GOOD TIMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four years, Venezuela's banking sector has registered rapid growth and record profits. The good times may be ending, however. The economy is slowing down; the BRV has tightened monetary policy to counter inflation; and banks are subject to increasing government [...]	2008-04-25 20:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE
08CARACAS64	DENGUE CASES DOUBLE IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) ceased publishing dengue and malaria statistics from July 21 to December 22, during the lead up to Chavez' failed December 2 constitutional reform vote. Now we know why: the latest official epidemiology bulletin, released January 8, [...]	2008-01-17 16:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI PGOV VE
08CARACAS68	VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY IN 2008: A DIFFICULT YEAR AS [...] (C) Summary: 2008 is likely to be a difficult year for Venezuela economically due to continued inflation, shortages, and policy-induced distortions. Nonetheless, the BRV's relatively strong external and fiscal positions, buoyed by record crude prices, should allow it to weather these problem [...]	2008-01-17 20:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET EINV PGOV VE
08CARACAS683	VENEZUELA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) In response to Reftel A, Post sees no evidence that the BRV has undertaken policies or actions to advance democracy, human rights, or fundamental freedoms in Cuba over the past year. On the contrary, President Hugo Chavez is Fidel Castro's closest ally, provides substantial resources to [...]	2008-05-19 21:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU VE
08CARACAS69	BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Per request in reftel, this cable transmits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Begin text ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Given economic and political uncertainties, a recent history o [...]	2008-01-17 20:38:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC VE
08CARACAS79	REP. DELAHUNT MEETS WITH CHAVEZ AND DEPUTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representative William Delahunt met separately with President Chavez, National Assembly Deputies, and opposition mayor Leopoldo Lopez on January 18. He also met separately with the families of three Colombian FARC hostages. During his private meeting with President Chavez, Delah [...]	2008-01-23 12:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM VE
08CARACAS86	BRV CONSUMED WITH NORMALIZING VENEZUELAN FOOD [...] (C) Summary: During January 21 - 22, a somewhat manic Chavez announced a laundry list of agricultural and food distribution "reforms," including increasing the controlled price of milk, closing the Colombian border to food smugglers, threatening to expropriate land and facilities from milk pro [...]	2008-01-23 22:30:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAGR VE
08CARACAS942	VENEZUELA'S CODEX COMMITTEE ATTEMPTS A COMEBACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) may attempt to revive its currently moribund interministerial Codex committee, and recall its former director. Reviving Venezuela's Codex committee will not be easy, because of the very problems that led to its demise a few years ago. [...]	2008-07-07 20:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE

08CARACAS956	INFLATION CONTINUES RELENTLESS MARCH WITH FOOD [...] (U) According to the national consumer price index (CPI-N) compiled by the Central Bank and the National Statistics Institute, inflation for the month of June was 2.4 percent and reached 15.1 percent for the first half of 2008. Annualized inflation (June 2006 to June 2007) topped 32 percent i [...]	2008-07-09 19:54:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AMGT ALOW APER AFIN ABUD VE
08CARACAS968	VENEZUELA'S CODEX COMMITTEE ATTEMPTS A COMEBACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) may attempt to revive its currently moribund interministerial Codex committee, and recall its former director. Reviving Venezuela's Codex committee will not be easy, because of the very problems that led to its demise a few years ago. [...]	2008-07-14 11:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV VE
08CARACAS998	NEW BANKING SUPERINTENDENT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HEALTH [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Superintendent of Banks Maria Elena Fumero (strictly protect throughout) told Ecouncouns she believes the financial sector is generally in good shape. The structured notes (reftel) were problematic, she said, but did not represent a systemic threat to the sector [...]	2008-07-18 23:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN VE
08CASABLANCA115	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] This cable responds to a request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Morocco. While Morocco does not have a record of forced child labor, child labor does exist and is used in the production of some goods, mainly in the handicr [...]	2008-06-03 18:04:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON SOCI MO
08CASABLANCA200	THE JEWS OF CASABLANCA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco is the only Arab country that promotes and protects its indigenous Jewish minority while fostering ties with the state of Israel and with Israeli citizens of Moroccan descent. Notwithstanding the unwavering support of King Mohammed VI, the Jewish community of Morocco con [...]	2008-10-23 17:15:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF MO PHUM PGOV PREL
08CASABLANCA213	POLITICAL THEATER ENERGIZES THE BASE OF MOROCCO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Casablanca regional congress of the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) illustrated why the PJD is the best organized and most popular political party in Morocco and the largest opposition in Parliament. On November 1st, the party employed both populist and Islami [...]	2008-11-10 08:54:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER MO
08CASABLANCA35	MOROCCANS STRIKE OVER RISING FOOD COSTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, Morocco has been hit by a number of national strikes protesting rising costs and other issues and it appears there may be more strikes on the horizon. The GOM, in an early attempt to preempt a national general strike, commenced talks with trade union represen [...]	2008-02-21 14:21:00	Consulate Casablanca	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON ETRD MO
08CASABLANCA39	MOROCCO: 2008 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable responds to action request (reftel) for updated information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat trafficking in persons from April 2007 to March 2008. ------------------------------------- Morocco Headed in the Right Direction ------------------------------------- [...]	2008-02-27 12:42:00	Consulate Casablanca	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM KWMN MO
08CHENGDU156	CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]	2008-07-18 02:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU157	CHINA HIV/AIDS ACTIVIST KEEPS UP THE FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS campaigner Dr. Gao Yaojie discussed with Congenoff during a recent visit to Chengdu her ongoing work and the upcoming publication in Hong Kong of her politically-charged memoirs. She expects to travel through Guangdong and Hong Kong on her way [...]	2008-07-18 02:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KHIV CH
08CHENGDU175	TIBETAN PREFECTURE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA -- HIGH SUBSIDIES [...] (S) Summary: A series of internal government documents recently obtained by post provide an unusually detailed look into the internal workings of the poor and predominantly ethnic Tibetan prefecture of Ganzi in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Massive subsidies are being invested in infra [...]	2008-08-07 05:42:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET	PGOV ECON PHUM CH
08CHENGDU188	LHASA: CONVERSATIONS WITH TAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In a week of meetings with Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) foreign affairs, religion, health, education, and tourism officials, ConGenOffs' interlocutors generally responded readily to questions but at times showed considerable unease. TAR officials apparently believe that the March [...]	2008-09-10 07:09:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU2	HENAN AIDS CAMPAIGNER GAO YAOJIE'S MEMOIRS SET FOR EARLY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Gao Yaojie's youngest sister discussed her two week stay with her sister in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Gao is closely monitored and her family members regularly pressured. Gao's next two books -- on AIDS in Henan and her memoirs -- may tempt the authorities to deal more h [...]	2008-01-03 09:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KHIV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU247	SENIOR TIBETAN MONK ON SECURITY SITUATION IN WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit to Chengdu of G Special Assistant/Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues/Jeannette Windon, a senior monk from the Yachen Gar Monastery in western Sichuan's Ganzi Prefecture discussed China's widespread security clampdown in Tibetan areas (in [...]	2008-10-29 02:16:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENGDU52	TIP IN SOUTHWEST CHINA IMPROVING? AUTHORITIES SHED LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Sichuan and Yunnan authorities insist that effective law enforcement, education campaigns, and victim assistance programs have dramatically reduced human trafficking in southwest China. But a healthy dose of skepticism seems to be in order. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Accompanied [...]	2008-03-24 03:05:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CH
08CHENGDU56	SOUTHWEST CHINA: "PATRIOTIC EDUCATION" FOR TIBETANS -- [...] (C) Summary: Well prior to the recent outbreak of unrest, a "Patriotic Education Campaign" launched by the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) in western Sichuan Province following a series of security incidents during the summer of 2007 provoked considerable resentment among the area's [...]	2008-03-27 07:29:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CH
08CHENNAI114	SOUTH INDIA'S TIGERS ARE HANGING ON, BUT STILL IN DANGER [...] Summary: The number of tigers in South India dropped by about 30 percent in the last four years and the animals disappeared from 17 percent of the districts they previously inhabited, according to the Tiger Census Report (TCR) released in February by the central government's Ministry of Enviro [...]	2008-03-31 10:05:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL IN
08CHENNAI133	RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO DATA [...] SUMMARY: Local government and non-governmental organizations have established innovative rural development initiatives in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An entrepreneurial district administrator has used pre-existing development funds to establish India's first-ever rural business pro [...]	2008-04-11 07:37:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINT EIND PGOV PHUM PTER IN
08CHENNAI153	MORE OF THE SAME: COMMUNIST NATIONAL MEET OUTLINES FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) held its nineteenth Party Congress in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from March 29 - April 3. The CPM promised continued opposition to U.S.-India bilateral ties, which it characterized as a subjugation of India's national interests. The party [...]	2008-04-24 07:58:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PINR IN
08CHENNAI197	CONGRESS, TDP BEAT EXPECTATIONS IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (SBU) Summary: The results of the May 29 by-elections in Andhra Pradesh dealt a blow to separatist aspirations in the southern state's Telangana region. The separatist Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) underperformed despite high expectations, winning only 7 of the 16 seats in the state legislativ [...]	2008-06-04 10:41:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IN
08CHENNAI224	DMK COALITION SHRINKS, EXPECT EVEN CLOSER TIES TO CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17 Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party finally broke its contentious alliance with the PMK, another Tamil Nadu-based regional party. The allies had been feuding for more than a year, but it appears that the DMK preemptively broke ties when it heard that the PMK wanted to ali [...]	2008-06-27 10:47:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
08CHENNAI322	ANDHRA PRADESH ANTI-MAOIST STRATEGY SUCCESSFUL, BUT TOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The South India state Andhra Pradesh, which was once a hotbed of Maoist activity, has made substantial progress in quelling the leftist insurgency within its borders. The state's success can be attributed to improved governance, both in terms of more effective policing and the [...]	2008-09-23 04:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ECON PHUM ASEC IN
08CHENNAI33	HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...]	2008-01-29 10:47:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN
08CHENNAI51	FIRST EVER USG VISIT TO INDIAN CAMPS FOR SRI LANKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Consulate staff visited two camps for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, marking the first official visit to the camps by representatives of the U.S. government. The visit reflects the growing openness of Indian government authorities, particularl [...]	2008-02-14 03:18:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN
08CHIANGMAI10	STAFFDEL YEO FOCUSES ON REFUGEES, IDPS AND BURMESE POLITICAL [...] (C) In meetings with Staffdel Yeo, some politically active Burmese exile groups requested stronger U.S. sanctions against Burma, claimed to play a significant role in organizing recent protests inside Burma, and asked for U.S. support for a constitution they drafted as an alternative to the Bu [...]	2008-01-14 09:00:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI TH BM
08CHIANGMAI125	THA-BURMA CROP SUBSTITUTION PROPOSAL ADVANCING, SLOWLY [...] (C) Thai and Burmese officials met in mid-August to explore a Burmese request for Thai assistance in crop substitution and poverty alleviation in drug-producing border areas. While the project reportedly has the backing of the Thai King, progress is slow as the Burmese have yet to meet the Th [...]	2008-08-21 06:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM PREF TH BM
08CHIANGMAI140	RELOCATIONS HURT HILL TRIBE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Agriculturally-dependent hill tribe or highland people in northern Thailand have become economically strained by forest conservation and drug control policies adopted by the Thai government in the last several decades. These policies have had success in conservation and counternarcotics [...]	2008-09-10 07:18:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI SNAR PHUM TH
08CHIANGMAI160	HIGH-TECH LAMPHUN SHOWS COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL AND INVESTMENT [...] As host to many foreign high-tech manufacturing firms, the Northern Regional Industrial Estate (NRIE) of Lamphun province is both a model for the potential of northern Thailand as a producer of sophisticated electronics products as well as a reality check of the challenges foreign investors fac [...]	2008-10-17 06:53:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EIND CH TH
08CHIANGMAI169	CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPANDS WITH GREATER MEKONG [...] (U) With the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) highway infrastructure project nearing completion, movement of persons and trade in services - not only trade in goods - across the northern Thai border is increasing. While the number of persons entering Thailand at Chiang Khong, the border point fo [...]	2008-11-07 07:51:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV ELAB ELTN ETRD PREL EWWT BM CH
08CHIANGMAI17	KARENNI REFUGEE CAMP FEELING SQUEEZED [...] (C) At the Karenni refugee camp where a violent clash with security forces last December left one refugee dead, order has been restored but follow-up actions promised by local officials have proceeded unevenly. A post-clash formal dialogue involving camp residents, local Thai authorities, and [...]	2008-02-01 02:43:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SOCI TH BM
08CHIANGMAI192	MINORITY HILL TRIBES STILL PLAGUED BY STATELESSNESS, THOUGH [...] Roughly half of Thailand's estimated 900,000 hill tribe minorities lack citizenship. This statelessness contributes significantly to their disadvantaged status. In recent years the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has made strides to improve citizenship eligibility for highlanders, including pass [...]	2008-12-19 09:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG PREF PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR KCRM KWMN TH
08CHIANGMAI51	SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS HINDER [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...]	2008-03-28 09:27:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH
08CHIANGMAI53	CORRECTED COPY: SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...]	2008-03-28 09:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH
08CHIANGMAI91	REDUCED BURNING LESSENED AIR POLLUTION DURING DRY SEASON [...] Chiang Mai's notoriously polluted dry season showed markedly improved air quality conditions from last year. Although the causes of March and April pollution remain the same (crop burning, forest fires, and vehicle emissions),government efforts to make the public more aware of the dangers of [...]	2008-06-09 10:13:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EAGR ECIN TH BM CH LA
08CHIANGMAI97	REMITTANCES FROM THAILAND LIFT INCOMES IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Remittances transferred from the one-to-two million Burmese migrant workers in Thailand are an important source of income for their families in Burma. With migrant workers transferring about half of their incomes to their relatives in Burma, anywhere from $375 million to $1 billion could [...]	2008-06-23 09:59:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PHUM EAID EIND ELAB ETRD TH BM
08CHISINAU1108	MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Summary: Moldova continues to grow as a drug- transit country and drug-related crime rates continue to increase. In 2008, Moldovan law enforcement seized unprecedented quantities of heroin and cocaine. Moldova does not produce a significant amount of narcotics or precursor chemicals. Despi [...]	2008-11-13 07:26:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MD
08CHISINAU113	MOLDOVA'S ECONOMY RESILIENT IN 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Moldova's economy remained resilient in 2007, overcoming the negative impacts of Russian trade bans, higher tariffs for natural gas and a devastating drought. Although GDP growth was less than forecast (below 4 percent) and inflation was higher than projected (13.1 percent),for [...]	2008-02-06 14:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV MD
08CHISINAU132	VORONIN: LOTS OF TALK, NO TRACTION ON TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, the Ambassador met with President Voronin and, separately, with Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan to discuss Transnistria (TN),Article 98, relations with Romania and Ukraine, and the upcoming Gagauzia parliamentary elections. Voronin discussed Moldovan neutrality a [...]	2008-02-13 10:03:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EAID MARR MD RO UP
08CHISINAU175	MOLDOVA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions in ref A, which requests post's contribution to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Moldova mostly were undertaken by NGOs and international organizations (IOs),primarily because [...]	2008-02-21 14:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD
08CHISINAU262	Shevchuk Wants MCC Roadwork Project; while Litskai Too Ill [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transnistrian Speaker Shevchuk expressed strong interest in the proposed MCC road reconstruction projects, which would make an important contribution to the Transnistrian transportation corridor linking Chisinau and the west with Ukraine. Sheriff Company Director Ilya Kazmaly comp [...]	2008-03-07 16:07:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PINR EAID ETRN MD
08CHISINAU268	MOLDOVA: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA'S Foreign Agricultural Service has approved funding for a targeted technical assistance project on Avian Influenza (AI) in the Transnistrian (TN) region of Moldova. Although we face political constraints, TN officials are receptive to the idea, acknowledging that they are no [...]	2008-03-11 12:04:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD
08CHISINAU369	NEW MOLDOVAN CABINET: FEW CHANGES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON [...] (C) This contains an information request for Embassy London. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) Summary: The new 20-member Moldovan cabinet of Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, approved by Parliament on March 31, contains 14 holdovers from the Tarlev administration, five new ministers in establish [...]	2008-04-02 12:07:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU39	MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...]	2008-01-15 12:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08CHISINAU466	THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SMIRNOV [...] (C) Summary: Transnistrian (TN) "president" Igor Smirnov took advantage of the April 30 meeting, the first with an American Ambassador to Moldova since 2001, to declaim Transnistria's Russianness and separateness from Moldova, to expound on Transnistrians' distrust of Moldovan President Voroni [...]	2008-05-02 13:28:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MD
08CHISINAU48	TRANSNISTRIAN BUDGET AND RUSSIAN AID: POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The gap between Transnistria's (TN) legislature (Supreme Soviet) and President Igor Smirnov widened further, as the Supreme Soviet reduced appropriations for the Executive in the 2008 budget. Speaker Yevgeny Shevchuk and his Obnovlenie (Renewal) party continue to ascend, enjoying [...]	2008-01-17 09:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD
08CHISINAU49	TRANSNISTRIAN BUDGET AND RUSSIAN AID: POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The gap between Transnistria's (TN) legislature (Supreme Soviet) and President Igor Smirnov widened further, as the Supreme Soviet reduced appropriations for the Executive in the 2008 budget. Speaker Yevgeny Shevchuk and his Obnovlenie (Renewal) party continue to ascend, enjoying [...]	2008-01-17 09:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD
08CHISINAU496	TN SUPPORTS WORKING GROUPS NOT FULL PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 7 meeting, Charge Keiderling and P/E Chief Daria Fane met Transnistrian (TN) "Deputy Foreign Ministers" Yastrebchak and Simonenko to discuss TN participation in the working groups and USG assistance. The Transnistrians complained about one-sided discussions in the working [...]	2008-05-08 15:11:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD
08CHISINAU762	SOVA WANT 5-PLUS-2 TO TACKLE STATUS [...] (C) Minister for Reintegration Sova believes 5-plus-2 needs to begin work on the status of Transnistria. He had hoped for concrete results in time for Moldova's elections and was disappointed with the slipping time frame. Sova reports that the fire has gone out of Smirnov's eyes, and that t [...]	2008-07-18 11:37:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PBTS MD
08CHISINAU951	AN UNEXPECTEDLY WELCOMING TRANSNISTRIAN [...] (C) We don't expect broad smiles from Transnistrian (TN) "deputy foreign minister" Sergey Simonenko, who some Chisinau officials claim reports back-channel to Transnistrian Minister for State Security (and all-around bad guy) Vladimir Antiufeyev. But that's what USAID Assistant Administrator [...]	2008-09-23 14:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV EAID RS MD
08CIUDADJUAREZ1100	RAIL TRAFFIC DOWN, AND LINES OF POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR BYPASS [...] Summary: In recent days, President Felipe Calderon surprised local officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border by throwing his political weight behind a plan to build a series of underpasses to facilitate the flow of rail traffic through the center of Ciudad Juarez. Mayors John Cook an [...]	2008-12-09 23:17:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ELTN PGOV MX
08CIUDADJUAREZ980	EPIDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: COOPERATION BETWEEN CHIHUAHUA, NEW [...] Summary: The state of Chihuahua has been working closely with Texas and New Mexico health departments for three years to coordinate preparations for a potential outbreak of a highly contagious influenza or similar illness. However, New Mexico and Texas state officials report that their work h [...]	2008-10-01 21:19:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PGOV MX
08COLOMBO1049	SRI LANKA: TERRORISM TRIAL OF JOURNALIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The trial on terrorism charges of journalist J.S. Tissainayagam has entered a critical phase. The testimony in the case has not gone well for the government, with the officer who took Tissainayagam's confession conceding errors. The Judicial Medical officer who examined Tissa [...]	2008-11-20 13:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL CE
08COLOMBO1063	AUSTR DELANEY'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (U) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia Michael Delaney visited Sri Lanka November 11-14 to engage with key government and business leaders, to discuss issues related to U.S.- Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement talks, and to review labor issues raised in [...]	2008-11-26 07:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CE
08COLOMBO1073	SRI LANKA: AUSTR DELANEY DISCUSSES LABOR AND THE AFL-CIO [...] (U) Summary: During a November 11-14 visit, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Michael Delaney met with key Sri Lankan government officials and local trade union representatives to discuss the June 2008 AFL-CIO petition to USTR that alleges Sri Lanka's labor laws do not comply with i [...]	2008-11-28 03:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV KMCA CE
08COLOMBO1145	USAID TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN SRI LANKA [...] USAID /Sri Lanka has completed all projects related to the tsunami disaster of 2004, and funds of $134.6 million have been fully expended. The initial response to the tsunami during the first few months immediately following the disaster focused on emergency relief, providing basic necessitie [...]	2008-12-18 05:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF EAID CE
08COLOMBO193	SRI LANKA: EXPORTS TO U.S. DECLINE BUT STILL NINE TIMES [...] (U) Summary: The United States merchandise trade deficit with Sri Lanka in 2007 was $1.84 billion. Sri Lanka's exports to the United States were $2.1 billion, while U.S. exports to Sri Lanka were $227 million -- a ratio of about nine-to-one. The EU replaced the United States as Sri Lanka's l [...]	2008-02-25 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID CE
08COLOMBO244	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED EX-TIGERS SWEEP LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 10 local elections in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka went off without any serious violations or incidents of violence. The TMVP, a government-backed anti-LTTE Tamil paramilitary, swept the elections, winning 8 of 9 local bodies (and in a coalition with the r [...]	2008-03-11 14:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO245	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED EX-TIGERS SWEEP LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 10 local elections in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka went off without any serious violations or incidents of violence. The TMVP, a government-backed anti-LTTE Tamil paramilitary, swept the elections, winning 8 of 9 local bodies (and in a coalition with the r [...]	2008-03-11 15:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO246	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED EX-TIGERS SWEEP LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 10 local elections in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka went off without any serious violations or incidents of violence. The TMVP, a government-backed anti-LTTE Tamil paramilitary, swept the elections, winning 8 of 9 local bodies (and in a coalition with the r [...]	2008-03-11 15:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO247	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED EX-TIGERS SWEEP LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 10 local elections in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka went off without any serious violations or incidents of violence. The TMVP, a government-backed anti-LTTE Tamil paramilitary, swept the elections, winning 8 of 9 local bodies (and in a coalition with the r [...]	2008-03-11 15:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO248	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT-BACKED EX-TIGERS SWEEP LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 10 local elections in Batticaloa District in eastern Sri Lanka went off without any serious violations or incidents of violence. The TMVP, a government-backed anti-LTTE Tamil paramilitary, swept the elections, winning 8 of 9 local bodies (and in a coalition with the r [...]	2008-03-11 15:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO394	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CAMP'S VISIT TO [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are beginning to show signs of strain from the increasing pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights and military cooperation. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels [...]	2008-04-17 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
08COLOMBO424	G/TIP FY06 PROGRAMS: MONITORING REPORT (SRI LANKA) [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 06:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CE
08COLOMBO478	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS ERICA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are strong, but show some strain from the pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels of the GSL and to play an imp [...]	2008-05-16 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PTER CE
08COLOMBO483	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT NAMES PILLAIYAN CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa swore in the TMVP leader "Pillaiyan" as new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province on May 16. However, it is still unclear whether a block of a few Muslim Provincial Councilors led by M.L.M. Hisbullah will assure Pillaiyan of a majority by supporting him in th [...]	2008-05-20 12:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS MOPS PTER CE
08COLOMBO491	SRI LANKA REMITTANCES UP AGAIN IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan migrant worker remittances rose 15% to $2.5 billion in 2007. Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings to the country, after garment exports. Each year, over 200,000 Sri Lankans -- about one percent of the population -- leave to work abr [...]	2008-05-21 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
08COLOMBO56	MALDIVES: PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR LAUNCH PILOT RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador joined Maldives President Gayoom January 7 for the commissioning of a pilot renewable energy project that uses turbines produced by U.S. company Southwest Windpower. The hybrid wind/solar/diesel micro-grid power systems replace the inefficient generators that most Mal [...]	2008-01-11 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV SENV PREL MV
08COLOMBO58	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2008. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2008 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 95 are exclusive resort islands. The popu [...]	2008-01-14 02:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
08COLOMBO61	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
08COLOMBO620	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS FEIGENBAUM'S VISIT [...] (C) Sri Lanka: Your visit comes at a time when our relations with Sri Lanka are showing signs of strain from the increasing pressure we have applied on key issues, particularly human rights. Nonetheless, we continue to have access at the highest levels of the GSL and to play an important [...]	2008-06-25 13:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE MV
08COLOMBO686	MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR SPEEDY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 15, Foreign Minister Shahid stressed the need for additional enabling legislation -- in advance of President Gayoom's signature on the constitution -- that will allow the police forces to continue to legally operate. He said the President [...]	2008-07-18 05:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON MV
08COLOMBO721	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT FOR THE 15TH [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Your visit for the 15th SAARC Summit finds most SAARC member countries preoccupied with domestic issues. After surviving a no-confidence vote, the Indian government is looking ahead to national elections next year, and frustrated that last minute objections from [...]	2008-07-25 08:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS PINR ECON CE MV
08COLOMBO76	SRI LANKA: INFLATION 17.5% IN 2007; CENTRAL BANK SAYS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Sri Lanka's inflation remained high in 2007, averaging 17.5% for the year after spiking to around 20% at times. Consumers and business both felt the impact, with food and fuel prices rising most steeply. Correspondingly high interest rates compounded the pain. The [...]	2008-01-16 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID CE
08COLOMBO765	MALDIVES: BOUCHER VISITS MALDIVES FOR FIRST BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher visited Male August 6, a day before President Gayoom signed the new constitution (ref A) which provides the legal framework for the first multi-party presidential elections in Maldives' history. Pres [...]	2008-08-15 05:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
08COLOMBO801	SRI LANKA: JOURNALIST TISSAINAYAGAM CHARGED UNDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: State prosecutors charged detained journalist J.S. Tissainayagam on August 25 in High Court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act for conspiracy to discredit the government, intent to aid and abet a terrorist organization, and accepting money from non-governmental organizations to [...]	2008-08-26 14:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
08COLOMBO860	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS US CONCERNS REGARDING SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting, the Ambassador briefed the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollogama on US concerns regarding the rapidly evolving situation in northern Sri Lanka. He expressed concern that the Government Agents would not be able to replace the UN in managing the massive [...]	2008-09-11 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CE
08COLOMBO883	HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SRI LANKA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE: [...] (U) Summary: As the Sri Lankan military makes headway into the Northern Province, UN Agencies and INGOs have been requested by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to pull back to Vavuniya as their safety and security cannot be guaranteed. As a result, the security and humanitarian situation f [...]	2008-09-18 06:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
08COLOMBO92	SRI LANKA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR CONCERNS FOR 2008: [...] (U) Summary: Sri Lanka's garment sector remains healthy, but is concerned about the possible impact of a U.S. recession. An even more pressing worry is the possibility of losing preferential access to the EU market under the EU's GSP+ program. The industry is frustrated that the government [...]	2008-01-24 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX CE
08COLOMBO929	MINISTER OUTLINES PROGRESS ON LANGUAGE TRAINING; [...] (C) Summary: In an October 8 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration Dew Gunasekera described the progress his Ministry is making to increase Tamil language training for Sinhalese-speaking civil servants, police and Buddhist monks to help promote [...]	2008-10-09 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
08CONAKRY105	FIRST LADY SAYS ALL IS WELL [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a private meeting with Poloff on April 15, the First Lady emphasized that all is well in Guinea. She said that relations between the president and the prime minister are "fine," that the president is making his own decisions without undue influence from his entourage, an [...]	2008-04-16 14:42:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL CVIS ASEC GV
08CONAKRY117	ANOTHER VIEW ON THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH [...] (S) When out for walkS in a residential neighborhood, an Embassy EFM staff member often chats with an older Guinean neighbor claiming to be President Conte's cousin. The neighbor said that he goes to see the president once or twice a week and that his job is to "make him laugh" since Conte d [...]	2008-04-18 11:30:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY154	RESPONSE - CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN GUINEA [...] The below information is in response to reftel request regarding China's engagement in Guinea. ------------- CHINESE FOCUS ------------- 2. China's interest in Guinea is primarily economic with significant investment in the following sectors: energy, mining, agriculture, infrastructu [...]	2008-05-02 11:40:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECPS EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY XA
08CONAKRY163	A PRIVATE CHAT WITH GUINEAN PRIME MINISTER LANSANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 3, Ambassador Carter met with Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate at the EMR for 90 minutes. Kouyate, who was traveling to Kuwait that evening, had just come from a meeting with President Conte at his farm in Dubreka where the PM discussed plans for a possible cabinet reshuffle, and [...]	2008-05-05 14:50:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON GV PGOV PHUM SNAR
08CONAKRY164	UNIONS BLOCK PM ON FUEL - UNION LEADER SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Guinea,s labor unions are attempting to block GoG efforts to reduce or eliminate the country,s economically unsustainable fuel subsidy program as they call for consultations. Despite having a doctorate in economics, union leader Ibrahima Fofana demonstrated an appalling lack of [...]	2008-03-05 08:53:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY182	GUINEA - AN ASSESSMENT, PART II [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 15:34:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ECON PREL EAID SOCI SNAR PHUM KDEM GV
08CONAKRY184	SEIZED DRUGS FINALLY INCINERATED...OR WERE THEY? [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 11, 2008, Guinean police seized a shipment of cocaine, exact quantity unknown, and detained six suspects believed to be of Latin American origin (Reftel A, B). All USG requests for additional information regarding the details of the seizure or the suspects have gone unanswer [...]	2008-03-06 14:33:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	ASEC GV PGOV DEA PREL SNAR
08CONAKRY202	(S) NOT THE CONTE I KNOW [...] (S) During a March 12 meeting with Poloff, opposition leader Sidya Toure of the Union Force Republican (UFR) party shared his observations regarding his Monday courtesy call on President Lansana Conte. Toure said that it was the first time he had seen Conte in over eight years and that Conte [...]	2008-03-12 15:27:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY213	PLOTTING KOUYATE'S DEMISE [...] (S) SUMMARY. An LES staff member provides useful insights into an alleged plot orchestrated by former members of government against Guinea's former PM, Lansana Kouyate. Inside information suggests that the PM's demise was well planned and well orchestrated. END SUMMARY. 2. (S) A senior LES [...]	2008-05-21 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY23	CHANTAL COLLE DEPORTED, CONTE RUMORED TO BE IN A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following her March 18 arrest, close presidential confidant Mme Chantal Colle left the country late on March 19 under a deportation order signed by the Minister of Interior and Security. Meanwhile, rumors of President Conte,s deteriorating medical condition have been rampant [...]	2008-03-21 13:35:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY263	GUINEA: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. Reftel requests that post report on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods for a mandatory Congressional reporting request - the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA). Embassy met with government, labor organizations, and N [...]	2008-06-02 13:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY295	GUINEA RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Under a presidential decree signed late last week and announced on national television the evening of June 13, President Lansana Conte authorized an extensive restructuring of the Guinean Government. There are now a total of 33 separate ministries in addition to three independent secreta [...]	2008-06-16 07:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL GV
08CONAKRY313	KOUNDARA UNPREPARED FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Koundara, authorities, civil society and CEPI (prefectoral electoral commission) shared concerns about upcoming legislative elections, stating that preparations are moving slowly with little coordination between the various actors. Some expressed concern tha [...]	2008-06-24 14:06:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY330	ANALYSIS OF TRANS-BORDER CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GUINEA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a series of investigative cables exploring child trafficking in Guinea (reftels),it is clear that in order to successfully address this issue, the USG and its partners must focus on three critical aspects of the problem: supply, demand, and the traffickers themselves. [...]	2008-07-01 07:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY331	EMBASSY HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS IN-REACH ON FEMALE GENITAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 26, the Embassy held the first of a series of planned Human Rights In-Reaches intended to educate American and locally employed staff (LES) about critical human rights issues in Guinea. This first program focused on combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),a practice that [...]	2008-07-01 11:54:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY36	CONTE BACK AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (SBU) Following widespread press speculation about his physical health (reftel A),President Lansana Conte returned to Conakry on March 21 after having spent some weeks at his country home, located about an hour outside the capital. Conte toured the city in his presidential motorcade on March [...]	2008-03-25 14:43:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY440	HEALTH UNIONS HOLD TWO DAY LABOR STRIKE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Guinea's health unions staged a 48 hour nationwide labor strike on Monday and Tuesday due to the GoG's lack of response to demands dating back to 1992. More than half of the country's public health workers reportedly participated in the strike, effectively crippling public heal [...]	2008-08-14 16:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY448	NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE GENERATES HARD-HITTING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The UNDP sponsored a three-day national roundtable in Conakry, which closes a series of roundtables held over the last few months in each of Guinea's 33 prefectures and five communes. While the dialogue itself may have been somewhat routine, the conference was unusual in terms [...]	2008-08-19 15:26:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY45	VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS HELD PREFECT HOSTAGE FOR 3 HOURS [...] (U) Poloff spoke over the telephone with the prefect of Forecariah, Mme Marie Guilavogui, on March 26 in order to confirm a March 21 internet report (Aminata.com) regarding a short-lived military mutiny in her prefecture. The prefect said that a group of armed volunteer soldiers held her hos [...]	2008-03-26 14:23:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PMIL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY500	UNIONS DIVIDED ON POLITICAL STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pessimistic but hoping for peace, union leader Rabiatou's comments during a September 3 meeting with A/DCM suggests that she does not have a clear idea of a strategy to achieve change in the face of what she is convinced will be fraudulent elections. Continued divisions both be [...]	2008-09-05 13:40:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY505	OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PM'S POLITICAL ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recently returned Humphrey Fellow who has been working as the senior political advisor at the PM's office since 2004, shared his impressions of PM Souare, whom he sees as largely ineffective. He also recounted three visits with President Conte over the last four years. The c [...]	2008-09-08 16:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV

08CONAKRY528	HEALTH UNIONS REFUSE TO BACK DOWN, LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's health unions have entered into the second week of a nationwide labor strike they resumed on September 8. Unions leaders are refusing to back down, despite alleged "intimidation tactics" on the part of the government, because they are concerned that the government wi [...]	2008-09-15 16:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY530	POWER BROKERING AND INFLUENCE PEDDLING - A LOOK AT [...] (S) SUMMARY. President Conte's wives appear to be at the center of influence within the presidential palace, with a number of other powerful players circling in the wings. There are a few individuals who may be looking to take over the presidency, but most seem to be trying to stuff their po [...]	2008-09-16 11:28:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV SNAR ASEC GV
08CONAKRY57	RELIGIOUS LEADER SHARES POLITICAL INSIGHTS, OFFERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Archbishop of Guinea,s Anglican Church shared a number of useful insights on Guinea,s political situation and the various actors with the Ambassador. A highly respected leader and one of the key players during the civil unrest in early 2007, Gomez said that if he is asked [...]	2008-01-18 17:11:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ELAB ASEC GV
08CONAKRY600	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - GENERAL BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the first in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics. Guinea has been widely seen as a violence-averse, tolerant country in which various ethnic groups have been able to live together peacefully, avoiding the inter-ethnic conflicts [...]	2008-10-14 14:29:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
08CONAKRY614	OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS END OF REGIME IS IMMINENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Opposition leader Sidya Toure told Poloff that the end of Conte,s regime is imminent, whether through his death or a military takeover. In either case, he said he was certain that some sort of military transition is in Guinea,s future. Sidya said he and other opposition party [...]	2008-10-20 12:57:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PMIL PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY620	YOUTH LEADER TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL COUP AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. An underground youth movement appears to have joined forces with a group of young military officers intent on organizing a coup d,etat. Initially focused on a democratic movement forcing democratic change, the youths may now be facing a slippery slope of choices that could ulti [...]	2008-10-20 16:57:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PMIL PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY623	A DARK PERIOD FOR GUINEA SAYS PROMINENT RELIGIOUS [...] (C)SUMMARY. One of Guinea,s prominent Christian leaders privately told Poloff that Guinea,s most difficult challenges are yet to come. He believes that the current system is fundamentally broken, but that people are so focused on overthrowing the regime that they have neglected to develop a [...]	2008-10-21 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PREL GV
08CONAKRY651	GOG DISPATCHES DELEGATION TO KAMSAR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoG sent a delegation to Kamsar and Boke on October 28 and October 30 in an effort circumvent mass demonstrations planned to begin November 1. The local population is threatening to destroy the railroad if their demands for running water and electricity are not met by Octob [...]	2008-10-30 16:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PGOV ASEC GV
08CONAKRY652	ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF COASTAL GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fifth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). Despite repeatedly affirming their neutrality and broad-based ethnic support, the youths of "Bas-Cote" were clearly pro-Conte and pro-Soussou. During a meeting with [...]	2008-10-30 16:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY72	Second Women's Conference Exceeds 200 Participants [...] SUMMARY: (U) The US Embassy partnered with the Club of Women of Action to host the second annual Women's Conference on March 26 and 27, 2008. This year's theme "Women of Action: Elections and the Democratic Process" drew over 200 participants to the conference. As the sessions went on, the numb [...]	2008-04-04 06:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL KDEM GV
08CONAKRY748	NIGERIAN EMBASSY FRUSTRATED WITH GUINEAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent discussion with a senior Nigerian Embassy official suggests that the Government of Nigeria is increasingly frustrated with the Guinean Government and unsympathetic to the country's political and economic struggles. Contact highlighted concerns over increased crime rate [...]	2008-12-10 16:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR GV
08CONAKRY767	PRESIDENTIAL GUARD CONFISCATES COPIES OF "LA [...] (SBU) Mr. Souleyman Diallo, Director of the independent newspaper "La Lance" told PD LES on December 17 that soldiers from the Red Berets (presidential guard) were in the process of confiscating all copies of the latest edition of the newspaper. Diallo said that Colonel Mamadouba Soumah, an [...]	2008-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY773	GOSSIP FROM CAMP ALPHA YAYA - RUMORS ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A civilian contact at Camp Alpha Yaya says people are speculating widely as to the state of President Conte's health, and in some cases, asserting that he may already be dead. Contact claims that the military has been holding succession meetings at Camp Alpha Yaya. There have [...]	2008-12-18 16:50:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY777	REVISITING THE ELEMENTS OF INSTABILITY - AN [...] (S) Guinea has been traversing a difficult political transition for more than two years now. The country's political situation is unstable and its future, uncertain. Over the past year, Embassy has periodically submitted analytical pieces assessing Guinea's ever-evolving political and social [...]	2008-12-19 14:13:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
08CONAKRY83	UN BRINGS IN FORMER HAITIAN PM AS DIALOGUE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Gerard Latortue, a former prime minister of Haiti, has been in Conakry for three weeks on an official United Nations Mission to encourage dialogue. Despite a professed close friendship with the Guinean PM, Latortue believes that Kouyate has failed to do his job, and is quickly [...]	2008-04-09 14:18:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV ASEC UN GV
08CONAKRY91	UNION LEADER SAYS IT IS TIME FOR A COUP [...] (S) SUMMARY. Visibly disheartened and in poor health, union leader Rabiatou told Poloff that the only way out of Guinea,s political impasse is a coup d,etat. She relentlessly criticized the prime minister, apparently seeing him as yet another corrupt official betraying the public trust. Ra [...]	2008-02-05 06:25:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
08COPENHAGEN617	YOUR VISIT TO COPENHAGEN [...] (C) Madam Secretary, you know Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague, and Denmark as one of our closest allies in Europe. Your "farewell" visit here is much appreciated by the Danes, who are naturally looking ahead to the incoming administration but are also keen to highli [...]	2008-11-25 08:59:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON OVIP DA
08COPENHAGEN668	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]	2008-12-16 15:46:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA
08COTONOU105	COTTON HARVEST NUMBERS RELEASED AND ENDOSULFAN BANNED [...] SUMMARY: Benin's Cotton Stakeholders Association (AIC) estimates the mid-season 2007-2008 cotton harvest at 182,567 metric tons, accounting for about 65 percent of the estimated total production (Reftel). In other cotton news the GOB, citing environmental and health concerns, banned the import [...]	2008-02-14 11:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV BN
08COTONOU162	BENIN TO HOST SAHEL-SAHARAN STATES COMMUNITY SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Benin (GOB) is preparing to host in June 2008 the 10th Summit of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). To help ensure a successful summit, there is massive road and housing construction in Cotonou to increase accommodation capacity for the many delegate [...]	2008-03-14 07:14:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ETRD BN
08COTONOU192	CHINESE FOOTPRINT DEEPENS IN BENIN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Benin Li Beifen, whose husband has joined her at post for the past few months, told the Ambassador on March 22 that she ends her tour in Benin in April 2008 and will be replaced by China's current ambassador in the Seychelles. China/Benin relations expanded g [...]	2008-04-03 09:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD PINR EINV CH BN
08COTONOU290	BENIN WRAP-UP MAY 2 - MAY 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 06:43:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN KMCA PGOV PHUM
08COTONOU294	BENIN FEEDBACK ON UNICEF PROGRAMS [...] Summary: Post welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on UNICEF, a valued partner in development. The UNICEF program in Benin is effective and coordinates closely with the USG, the Government of Benin (GOB),and international donors. 2. UNICEF Program in Benin: Overall, the UNICEF [...]	2008-05-20 04:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID UNICEF UN BN
08COTONOU420	BENIN: POLITICAL STATE OF THE NATION - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The uncertain legitimacy and role of Benin's Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) headed by National Mediator, Albert Tevoedjre, is indicative of the political quagmire that engulfs the administration of reform-minded President Boni Yayi. The latter is beset on one hand by the i [...]	2008-07-15 19:36:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EFIN PINR KDEM BN
08COTONOU617	BENIN: LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL INERTIA HAMPER GOB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judicial inertia and active resistance in Benin's National Assembly temper the positive impact of President Boni Yayi's ambitious anti-corruption and economic governance agenda. Political gridlock continues as opposition parties consolidate control of the National Assembly wrestl [...]	2008-09-29 13:47:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KMCA PINR BN
08COTONOU750	BENIN: PROFILE OF NEW MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the second of two cables concerning the second cabinet reshuffling of the Government of Benin (GOB),which took place on October 22. Reftel highlighted major changes in the new government and provided general background information on the reshuffle. This cable provides prof [...]	2008-12-01 04:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BN
08COTONOU754	BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 10:17:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU797	BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...]	2008-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN
08COTONOU810	COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 05:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
08COTONOU96	BENIN'S G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post has the pleasure to submit four project proposals for G/TIP ESF and INCLE funding for FY 2008. While Benin is a Tier 2 country with a government firmly committed to the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP),Beninese children continue to be victimized by traffickers. The proposals s [...]	2008-02-12 07:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BN ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG
08DAKAR1140	INVESTIGATING SENEGAL'S BUDGET BLACKHOLE [...] (C) Summary: A special investigative IMF team came to Senegal to look into a budget crisis caused by revelations of massive extra-budgetary commitments. To bring back even a semblance of balance, the government must cut USD 240 million in expenditures and raise USD 360 million. The IMF does [...]	2008-10-03 11:15:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL EAID ECON SG
08DAKAR1318	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACT ON SENEGAL [...] Summary: As the White House prepares to host the G-20 Summit to address current risks to the global economy, the likely impact on Senegal of the financial crisis is mixed. Neither Senegal nor the central bank of the Franc CFA monetary zone are holding the sophisticated mortgage and debt inst [...]	2008-11-13 17:15:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID EMIN SG
08DAKAR1416	GUINEA-BISSAU ENTERING PERIOD OF VOLATILITY [...] (C) Summary: Many aspects of the November 23 attack on Guinea-Bissau's President, Joao Bernardo Vieira, remain unclear. According to the official account, the President narrowly escaped an attempted assassination as a prelude to a coup d'etat, which he survived due to the intervention of loy [...]	2008-12-10 19:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PU SNAR
08DAKAR153	SENEGAL'S ACCELERATED GROWTH STRATEGY - MOVING FORWARD OR [...] SUMMARY: On December 31, 2007, Senegal's National Assembly passed a law to speed up the implementation of one of President Wade's cornerstone economic policies, the Accelerated Growth Strategy (AGS). The legislation also combines the AGS' goals into Senegal's 2006-2010 Poverty Reduction Stra [...]	2008-02-07 11:53:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EINV SG
08DAKAR164	GUINEA BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Post proposes one project to combat trafficking of children for forced begging from Guinea-Bissau to other countries in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is a significant source country for children trafficked for forced begging. Thanks to foreign financing and support, local efforts and involvement [...]	2008-02-08 12:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PU
08DAKAR175	GUINEA BISSAU: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] Post proposes one project to combat trafficking of children for forced begging from Guinea-Bissau to other countries in West Africa. Guinea-Bissau is a significant source country for children trafficked for forced begging. Thanks to foreign financing and support, local efforts and involvement [...]	2008-02-14 16:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PU
08DAKAR195	GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]	2008-02-21 21:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR196	GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]	2008-02-21 21:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PU
08DAKAR262	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combat trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel Begin TIP report PARA 27: OVERVIEWS OF A COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Senega [...]	2008-03-04 14:31:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SG
08DAKAR416	GUINEA BISSAU:THE USG SHOULD RE-OPEN EMBASSY BISSAU [...] This is an action request. See para 14. 2. (C) Summary. Prospects for achieving USG goals in Guinea-Bissau are problematic at best as long as the embassy in Bissau remains shuttered. Weak security, porous borders, poor governance, fragile democracy, and unchecked narcotics trafficking m [...]	2008-04-08 12:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR442	IMF MISSION SHARES POSITIVE BRIEF WITH SKEPTICAL DONORS [...] (SBU) On April 9, an IMF mission shared with donors its mostly positive assessment of Senegal's economy and the first review of Senegal's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Mission head Johannes Mueller claimed that Senegal's GDP growth increased from 2.3 percent in 2006 to 4.8 percent in 2007, [...]	2008-04-16 15:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID SG
08DAKAR521	SENEGAL: THE OPPOSITION'S THREATENS TO USE VIOLENT TACTICS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 26, the youth movements of Senegal's opposition parties organized a demonstration to protest rising commodities prices. This heralds a new strategy for the opposition, which is looking to gain some political advantage from the government's poor economic policies. Unl [...]	2008-05-06 12:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
08DAKAR523	RESPONSE ON IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's 2007-08 cereal deficit is estimated at 1.4 million metric tons (MT),a significant increase from previous years. The country could face a cereal shortage of 250,000-400,000 MT in the next six months and with low global stocks and high commodity prices, it is not know [...]	2008-05-06 14:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV SG
08DAKAR661	IMF RESREP SPEAKS OUT ON SENEGAL'S BUDGET PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent press interviews, IMF Resrep Alex Segura underscored growing concerns about Senegal's critical budget deficit. He stated that the deficit (currently estimated at more than USD 300 million) could weaken the economy and speculated that the government could have dif [...]	2008-06-06 14:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV SG
08DAKAR783	Fighting Domestic Violence in Senegal [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 27, 2008 the Committee to Combat Domestic Violence against Women (CLVF) held its annual general assembly to review and assess the situation of domestic violence in Senegal. Participants, representing a wide swath of civil society groups, NGOS and foreign missions, focused [...]	2008-07-03 09:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KJUS SG
08DAKAR825	AN INSIDER'S CRITICAL VIEW OF PRESIDENT WADE'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 28 lunch at a local restaurant with Econ Counselor, one of President Wade's Financial/Economic Advisors, Habib Mbaye, quietly offered a starkly negative view of Wade's policies and priorities, and also the corrupt influence of the President's son, Karim. Mbaye (str [...]	2008-07-15 11:58:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON KMCA SG
08DAMASCUS132	BUDGET DEFICIT THREATENS SYRIA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] The 2008 Syrian budget typifies the lack of SARG transparency by significantly underreporting petroleum revenues, defense expenditures, and the cost of subsidies. Even though the official numbers are suspect, local economists agree that the SARG's acknowledgement of a 128-percent increase in t [...]	2008-02-24 15:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS162	SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]	2008-03-06 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS165	SRYIA: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) THe following is Post's submission of the annual trafficking in persons report. The Embassy's point of contact is Hilary C. Dauer. Office Telephone: (963) (11) 3391-3207. Fax: (963) (11) 3391-3999. Officer spent 30 hours in preparation of the report, which is structured to answer refte [...]	2008-03-10 07:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08DAMASCUS167	HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQI REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a trip report by PRM Jay Zimmerman. The international community's response to the needs of Iraqi refugees has expanded the numbers and scale of humanitarian agencies in Syria, however, humanitarian space remains confused and uncoordinated. Local UNHCR represen [...]	2008-03-11 08:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	HU PREF PREL
08DAMASCUS177	REVERBERATIONS CONTINUE FROM MAKHLUF DESIGNATION [...] (C) The continuing fallout from the designation of Rami Makhluf, President Asad's first cousin, has exposed nascent fissures in the Syrian business community. A senior Alawite told us he had already sold his own shares in Gulfsands and intends to completely divest from Cham Holding in order to [...]	2008-03-13 17:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN KCOR PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS225	IRAQI PALESTINIAN REFUGEES DEPART FOR CHILE - MANY [...] (U) Summary: On April 2, UNHCR Syria representatives informed PolOff that 38 Iraqi Palestinian refugees will be departing Syria for Chile on April 5 for final resettlement. According to UNHCR representatives and Chilean Embassy contacts, all 116 Iraqi Palestinians chosen for resettlement from [...]	2008-04-03 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS304	INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE LEADS TO FIRST DAMASCUS [...] [SBU] Pink balloons, ribbons, and posters festooned a high-traffic area of Damascus on Saturday, April 12 for the first-ever "March for Survival." The walk, organized by the Syrian Breast Cancer Society, inspired by the October 2007 International Visitor Program on "Breast Cancer Awareness." [...]	2008-05-01 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI SY XF
08DAMASCUS311	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) This cable responds to ref A. Although rising food prices do not portend an economic catastrophe in Syria, they are contributing to substantial economic and political pressure on the Asad regime. In the midst of a three-year drought, Syria's 2008 domestic wheat production is projected [...]	2008-05-05 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINF PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS321	DAMASCUS REFUGEE SITREP 3 [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of Embassy Damascus's updates on Iraqi refugee processing in Syria. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Post continued its coordination on Iraqi refugee issues with meetings with the regional IOM director, Canadian Conoffs, and UNHCR representatives. Post is following dev [...]	2008-05-08 16:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS370	IN A SIGN OF CHANGING TIMES U.S. NGO OPENS CLINIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 25, PRM-funded U.S. NGO International Medical Corps (IMC),with the support of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC),inaugurated its first primary health care clinic in Syria. IMC is one of four PRM-funded NGOs to work in Syria and thus far the only U.S. NGO to sign a me [...]	2008-05-27 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS442	SCENE SETTER FOR AMB FOLEY: EBBS AND FLOWS OF REFUGEE ASSISTANCE/RESETTLEMENT IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Since your October 2007 visit to Damascus, there have been significant changes, both positive and negative, with respect to how international organizations and the SARG are coping with the Iraqi refugee population. Assistance continues to flow in and the UN country team, in coor [...]	2008-06-19 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS453	SARG BEMOANS INADEQUATE IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: During a 90-minute discussion, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley briefed Syrian Deputy FM Faisal Mikdad on his mission to assess Iraqi refugee assistance needs and programs. Foley acknowledged that Syria had borne a large economic and social burden in host [...]	2008-06-25 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS455	HEALTHCARE IN SYRIA GIVEN A SHOT IN THE ARM BY [...] SUMMARY: In less than a year, Syrian program alumni from two successful International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLPs) have generated positive change in healthcare in Syria since their return. A FY07 single country program on nursing education (ref A) inspired the seven participants to lob [...]	2008-06-26 08:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PGOV PREL SY XF KWMN
08DAMASCUS469	IRAQI EMBASSY OUTLINES REFUGEE RETURN INITIATIVE [...] Summary: The June 23-26 visit of Ambassador Foley and his subsequent meeting with Iraqi diplomats highlighted the Iraqi government's ambitious plan to facilitate the return of significant numbers of Iraqi refugees residing in Syria. Iraqi diplomats here reported that the GOI is prepared to sp [...]	2008-07-02 15:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS477	FOLEY MEETINGS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In June 23-26 meetings with UNHCR, IOM, WFP, UNICEF, donor country representatives, and other organizations workings on Iraqi refugee assistance and resettlement issues in Syria, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, Ambassador James Foley heard: (1) Iraqis in Syria continu [...]	2008-07-06 16:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS539	SARG BEGINS TRIAL OF 12 DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 15-16. 2. (C) Summary: The trial of twelve members of the Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC) Secretariat began July 30 in front of courtroom packed with diplomats, press, family members, and civil society activists. The presiding judge [...]	2008-08-02 08:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS64	STAFFDEL WAXMAN MEETS WITH SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable replaces Syria 00029. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Senate staffers Sharon Waxman and Perry Cammack, D/FM Miqdad outlined the significant challenges to Syria posed by Iraqi refugees and conveyed the SARG's unhappiness with recent U.S. statements criticizing Syr [...]	2008-01-29 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PINS PREL SY
08DAMASCUS691	MURKY OUTLOOK FOR SYRIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under sweltering, sand-filled and polluted skies -- symptomatic of Syria's environmental challenges -- Amman ESTH Hub officer and Emboffs held environment-related August 27 meetings in Damascus. Low environmental awareness, weak enforcement of environmental laws and regulations [...]	2008-10-06 04:11:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EENV ETRD EAID PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS723	SARG ANTI-TERROR CRACKDOWN - A VIEW FROM THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The SARG remains committed to its gloves-off crackdown on Salafist terror cells within Syria following the September 27 VBIED attack on a Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) branch office (ref A). While the security services have scored successes in raids on suspected safe hous [...]	2008-10-14 10:47:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PTER SY
08DAMASCUS757	PYRRHIC VICTORY: DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 9-10. 2. (C) Summary: Syrian human rights activists and the international community representatives crowded the October 29 sentencing hearing for 12 members of the Damascus Declaration National Council (DDNC). The First Criminal Cou [...]	2008-10-29 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY KDEM
08DAMASCUS842	SYRIAN DISSIDENT TAKES DIM VIEW OF ORGANIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil society activist and economist XXXXXXXXXXXX, released from prison on XXXXXXXXXXXX, met with us recently to share his bleak assessment of pro-democracy and human rights movements in Syria. His appraisals differ from other civil society leaders (refs A-C),especially regarding [...]	2008-11-25 15:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KDEM SY
08DAMASCUS849	SARG FAST-TRACKING EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) An EU diplomat in Damascus confirmed that a delegation would travel to Damascus to publicly "initial" the EU Association Agreement with Syria on December 14, following the successful conclusion of negotiations to update the agreement text on November 24 in Brussels. In her view, President [...]	2008-11-26 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EU SY
08DAMASCUS860	CYBER-DISSIDENT TRIAL WILL CONTINUE; EUROPEANS [...] (C) Web journalist Habib Saleh, arrested on May 6, faced the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on December 1 to answer for articles posted on the internet deemed threateningly critical of the state. The judge in the case prevented the public from attending what was supposed to be an open trial [...]	2008-12-02 10:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS895	DAMASCUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: THE CHANGE WE NEED? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The retirement of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce's long-serving chairman shook up the Chamber's November 2008 elections. SARG attempts to pressure the former chairman's son-in-law to step in as Chairman failed, as the remaining ten board members scrambled to re-form their cand [...]	2008-12-18 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV SY
08DAMASCUS909	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION REPORT: EVENTS IN GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-29 11:43:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
08DARESSALAAM104	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (SBU) Over the past two years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2008-02-11 18:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ECON TZ
08DARESSALAAM275	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES-TANZANIA [...] Tanzania's annual inflation rose from 8.6 percent in January to 8.9 percent in February 2008, due mainly to higher food prices, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS and the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) attribute the increasing inflation to higher average prices of cereals and c [...]	2008-04-29 13:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR TZ
08DARESSALAAM32	TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 12:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TZ
08DARESSALAAM393	TANZANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Over the past two years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2008-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON MOPS TZ
08DARESSALAAM444	ZANZIBAR PRIMER: THE ISSUE, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zanzibar accounts for only three percent of Tanzania's population, yet it is a major preoccupation for the Government of Tanzania due to its longrunning severe political tensions, history of violent and flawed elections, and mediocre governance. The Zanzibar/Tanzania relationsh [...]	2008-07-18 11:23:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TZ IGAD
08DARESSALAAM461	ZANZIBAR: AMBASSADOR GREEN DISCUSSES ZANZIBAR [...] (SBU) President Amani Karume of Zanzibar told Ambassador Green in a recent meeting that he is ready at any time to discuss next steps to break the impasse between the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the Civic United Front (CUF) in Zanzibar. Karume commented that law enforcement authoritie [...]	2008-07-28 07:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID TZ
08DARESSALAAM484	TANZANIA: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (U) The Assistant Regional Security Officer (ARSO) attended the "Mini-Dublin Group," an informal gathering of like-minded countries initiated by the President of Ireland focused on counter narcotics issues. Embassy representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany, Finland, the [...]	2008-08-02 16:32:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR TZ
08DARESSALAAM536	SCENESETTER FOR TANZANIAN PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S OFFICIAL U.S. [...] (SBU) Over the past three years, the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health, education, and natural resource man [...]	2008-08-22 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
08DHAKA1061	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK Q BANGLADESH [...] 1. A new outbreak of Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry occurred in Bangladesh September 24. HPAI was first officially reported in Bangladesh in March 2007. Since that time, outbreaks of HPAI (H5) in poultry have been reported or confirmed on 288 farms. One human HPAI case [...]	2008-10-08 13:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD IN WTO CASC BG
08DHAKA1070	BANGLADESH PARTIALLY INSULATED FROM GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Despite a sharp drop in local stock markets on October 12, Bangladesh's economy is relatively insulated -- for now -- from the effects of the global financial crisis, according to local economists and bankers. Should a global recession last for an extended period, however, Bangladesh co [...]	2008-10-14 12:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAID EAGR PGOV BG
08DHAKA1089	FOOD ADVISER ASKS FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD STORAGE [...] (SBU) Bangladesh Food, Disaster Management and Health Adviser A.M.M. Shawkat Ali believes the Caretaker Government can be proud of its achievements in the food arena. In a meeting with the Ambassador, he highlighted food security, including food production, storage, pricing and consumption. A [...]	2008-10-19 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1121	BANGLADESH AWAMI LEAGUE: COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears in firm control of the Awami League as she prepares to return to Bangladesh to lead the party into Parliamentary elections. Efforts by the military-backed Caretaker Government and her Awami League rivals to topple her have failed, and for now the [...]	2008-10-27 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA114	WITH SHEIKH HASINA'S TRIAL SET TO START, KHALEDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. The extortion trial against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League has again been given the green light, despite delaying tactics on the part of her lawyers. Meanwhile, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutors are putting the finishing touches on charges agai [...]	2008-01-24 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1151	ADDRESSING THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE SITUATION IN THE [...] (U) Previous international assistance for Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has focused largely on those who have been formally registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While this approach has improved the well being of the registered refugees, i [...]	2008-11-04 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BG BM
08DHAKA1159	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December. The return to democracy remains fraught with uncertainties, including whether one of the country's two major political pa [...]	2008-11-10 00:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KREL BG
08DHAKA1201	THE SAO PROCESS IS BROKEN: LET'S FIX IT [...] (U) The Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) process is broken and is damaging both U.S-Bangladesh relations and presumably those in other vital Muslim-majority nations as well. Whether the visa applicant is a parent seeking to rejoin a child, a valued Embassy contact or employee heading for traini [...]	2008-11-20 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG CVIS KISL PREL
08DHAKA128	BANGLADESH: CYCLONE RECOVERY AND ELECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyclone reconstruction and political dialogue in Bangladesh were core themes of a visiting Senate State Foreign Operations Subcommittee staff delegation led by Paul Grove January 16-18. In meetings with the StaffDel, Government of Bangladesh (GOB) representatives and non-gover [...]	2008-01-28 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA1298	REFORM-MINDED GRANDEE OF FARIDPUR FACES TOUGH RACE [...] (C) The race for the Parliament seat representing the Faridpur district capital is a showdown between three high-profile candidates in which party allegiance is being sorely tested. It pits a close in-law of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the Awami League candidate versus the Jamaat-e- [...]	2008-12-14 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1325	KHALEDA ZIA DRAWS BIG CROWDS ON THE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Amid heavy security, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia drew large but less-than-rapturous crowds during a one-day swing through Bogra District on 12/17. Many thousands of people attended each of three major rallies in the district, a stronghold of BNP support. The [...]	2008-12-21 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA193	BIRD FLU IN MORRELGANJ - OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An interagency assessment team (IAT) from State, DOD, and USAID has been in southern Bangladesh's Khulna and Barisal Divisions conducting an assessment of the Cyclone Sidr affected area in support of USG rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. The IAT has been tasked to repor [...]	2008-02-12 08:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTO TBIO CASC AMED IN
08DHAKA219	Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]	2008-02-18 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA242	BANGLADESH--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART [...] (C) Summary: The goal of free, fair, and fully participatory elections in Bangladesh by the end of 2008 remains achievable, but numerous potential obstacles stand in the way of realizing that objective, with some key observers starting to hedge their bets. With less than a year remaining be [...]	2008-02-24 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER ECON BG
08DHAKA250	TWO U.S. ANTI-TRAFFICKING ADVOCATES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two representatives from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW),a U.S.-based anti-trafficking organization, visited Bangladesh February 7-10 to discuss the case of Sigma Huda, the former UN Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons who is currently serving a prison sentence [...]	2008-02-26 04:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA258	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Elena Khan, a barrister and current head of the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR),discussed the current state of affairs in Bangladesh and her own personal legal concerns. She expressed concern for the health of BSEHR's incarcerated former secretary [...]	2008-02-28 04:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA290	EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2007 to March 2008. Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, IVG post-code: 583, fax [...]	2008-03-04 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA327	INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting, the Inspector General of Prisons discussed with POLOFF the health conditions of the two jailed former prime ministers. He also said he was trying to arrange for Sigma Huda, a prominent human rights activist, to be transferred back to the hospital for further [...]	2008-03-13 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA360	BANGLADESH'S NEW ADVISERS HAVE STRONG CREDENTIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) recently reshuffled its top leadership; it forced the resignation of five of eleven Advisers, named five new Advisers, and brought on board five Special Assistants to help the over-extended Council of Advisers. In the last several weeks the [...]	2008-03-24 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ENRG ELAB EAID BG
08DHAKA407	BANGLADESH TO BUY BOEINGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Biman Bangladesh Airlines March 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Boeing to purchase eight wide-body aircraft, representing a total value of $1.26 billion. The purchase involves four 777 aircraft to be delivered in 2013 and four 787 aircraft for delivery in 2017, [...]	2008-04-07 02:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP BG
08DHAKA409	SIGNS OF CHANGE IN ROHINGYA CAMPS, BUT LONG-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The plight of Burmese Rohingyas living in southeastern Bangladesh is dire, but the government of Bangladesh is taking some steps to improve conditions. In a recent visit to the region, POLOFF visited the official and unofficial Rohingya camps and met with local UN representatives [...]	2008-04-07 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG

08DHAKA46	AFTER A TURBULENT YEAR IN OFFICE, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) marks its one-year anniversary January 12, roughly the half-way point between taking office and its self-imposed deadline to restore parliamentary democracy. The CTG can claim some significant achievements, including a massive voter regist [...]	2008-01-10 11:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA470	DISTINCT IDENTITY OF CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (C) A visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeastern Bangladesh by EmbOffs in mid-April found the tribal people who a half-century ago accounted for a vast majority of the population are no longer masters of their land. Bengali migrants dominate cities and commerce, and they continu [...]	2008-04-24 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AID PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA48	CIVIL AVIATION IN BANGLADESH: NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: After years of little or no progress there are signs that the civil aviation sector in Bangladesh is attempting to climb out of its hole of poor safety and abysmal performance. For a decade the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been under a Category Two rating by [...]	2008-01-12 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV BG
08DHAKA565	EMBASSY DHAKA WELCOMES OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER [...] (SBU) As a large moderate Muslim majority nation whose citizens highly value democracy, Bangladesh is a key USG friend in the Islamic world and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Bangladesh has been active in multilateral fora including SAARC and the UN, where it has been a leadi [...]	2008-05-28 06:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA583	NOBEL LAUREATE'S GRAMEEN BANK THRIVING UNDER [...] (C) According to its founder, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank is thriving under the Caretaker Government and has been largely immune to the effects of high food prices and natural disasters that have plagued Bangladesh's economy this year. Grameen continues to expand into new mar [...]	2008-06-01 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PINR BG
08DHAKA628	SHEIKH HASINA SET TO DEPART BANGLADESH JUNE 12 [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now set to depart Bangladesh the morning of June 12 local time, according to her personal staff. She is scheduled to arrive in Boston the evening of June 12 local time. Her staff said they expected she would stay in the States for a couple weeks, m [...]	2008-06-10 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA632	HASINA RELEASED FROM PRISON, SET TO FLY TO THE [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) June 11 released former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison "temporarily" until August 6. In its release order, the GOB cited a medical board's finding that Hasina required medical treatment abroad as the reason for her parole. Media and other so [...]	2008-06-11 12:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR ASEC OVIP BG
08DHAKA64	NEW GOVERNMENT ADVISERS ARE GENERALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Caretaker Government (CTG) marked its first anniversary with a broad shake-up to steady its troubled administration. On January 9, five widely respected Bangladeshis joined the Council of Advisers, replacing members who resigned under pressure after a series of missteps contri [...]	2008-01-13 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA656	IMPRISONED FORMER PM KHALEDA ZIA REMAINS DEFIANT [...] (C) Nearly a week after Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was paroled from prison to seek medical attention abroad, a deal to free imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears elusive. Complicating matters are Khaleda Zia's insistence that her two jailed son [...]	2008-06-18 01:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDE KCOR BG
08DHAKA721	BANGLADESH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVE BUT NOT [...] (S) The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) remains involved in domestic politics, bullying some politicians and plotting behind the scenes with others to advance its agenda. In recent days, senior politicians have told Post how leaders of the intelligence group have privately ou [...]	2008-07-03 04:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA745	BANGLADESH: CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION - TVPRA [...] (U) As a result of poverty and population density in Bangladesh, child labor exists throughout the country. Economic necessity requires millions of children to work for their survival and that of their families. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has limited capacity to enforce its labor laws [...]	2008-07-14 03:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG
08DHAKA833	THE BANGLADESH PARADOX AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: SOME GOOD [...] The USG is contributing to the development of Bangladesh and finds many outstanding, willing partners. On a recent trip to CoxQs Bazaar and Teknaf in south eastern Bangladesh, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers observed several USAID projects which are helping to modernize energy use, p [...]	2008-08-05 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG
08DHAKA877	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL YEO BANGLADESH VISIT [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at an important juncture in the Caretaker Government's (CTG) term. The CTG is working to set the stage for national elections by the end of 2008. It is negotiating with political parties about the transition to a democratically-elected government, as well [...]	2008-08-14 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON OTRA PTER BG
08DHAKA912	SIGMA HUDA SEEKS BAIL EXTENSION AND PERMISSION TO [...] (C) Sigma Huda, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking in Bangladesh, is seeking an extension of her bail, which is set to expire in October. The courts granted Huda - who was convicted in one corruption case and stands accused of corruption, bribery and extortion in several o [...]	2008-08-27 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA982	BANGLADESH POLITICAL RERUN: THE SHEIKH [...] (C) The Caretaker Government's "minus-two policy" has become an "only-two policy." Not long ago the Government envisioned removing former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia from politics as the key to fixing Bangladesh's dysfunctional democracy. In releasing them from jail, where th [...]	2008-09-16 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DILI216	MISSION DILI COMMENTS ON UNFPA CPD FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] In response to reftel, US Mission Dili offers the following comments on UNFPA's Country Program Document for Timor-Leste for 2009-13. 2. General: In general, the proposed Country Program Document (CPD) is analytical, well written and reality/evidence based. The document aptly incorporate [...]	2008-08-28 09:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SOCI TT
08DILI281	MCC ELIGIBILITY: THE CASE FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] Timor-Leste is Asia's poorest country and ranks among the most impoverished nations of the world in terms of illiteracy, maternal and child mortality, malnutrition, low income and other indices of human development. Its infrastructure is shockingly poor, from roads to schools, to telecommunic [...]	2008-11-04 07:31:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT
08DILI297	U.S. PACIFIC FLEET AND U.S. MARINE FORCES PACIFIC EXPLORE [...] (C) Summary. Teams from both U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) concluded an assessment trip to Timor-Leste on November 22 designed to determine how they can provide additional assistance to Timor-Leste's security sector. In doing so, members met with a [...]	2008-11-25 07:04:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR EAID TT
08DILI323	MAJOR PROJECTS AND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) The poorest country in Asia, Timor-Leste faces large gaps in public infrastructure, from roads to ports, electricity, schools and hospitals. Early decisions after independence in 2002 to eschew international debt and to conserve most of the country's future petroleum wealth constrained [...]	2008-12-31 08:59:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT
08DILI41	TIMOR-LESTE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary. Child labor in Timor-Leste is pervasive but difficult to quantify. Hard data is largely unavailable. All stakeholders agree that it is a problem, but the GOTL, preoccupied with the fundamental tasks of preserving public order, has not yet had sufficient means, capacity, or stabilit [...]	2008-02-12 04:33:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TT
08DILI6	THE RAMOS-HORTA ROAD SHOW -- BRINGING THE STATE TO THE [...] (U) On January 7 - 9, PolOff accompanied President Jose Ramos-Horta on a government goodwill mission to two remote eastern towns to build support for his Anti-Poverty Task Force and outline the government's top priorities for 2008: resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs),reaching [...]	2008-01-14 07:14:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MASS ID TT
08DILI67	TIMOR-LESTE 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Dili's submission in preparation for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Timor-Leste is a destination country for trafficking victims. Nearly a [...]	2008-03-01 03:31:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL SMIG ID
08DILI91	TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT RECALLS FEBRUARY 11; PLANS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Ramos Horta warmly thanks President and Mrs. Bush for their recent statement of support. During a March 18 meeting with the Ambassador in a Darwin hospital, Timor's President, critically wounded during a February 11 assassination attempt, said he was unable to expla [...]	2008-03-20 09:53:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TT
08DILI94	TIMOR-LESTE EAGER TO BEGIN WORK ON MCC COMPACT AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili welcomes and is ready to support the initiation on March 25 of discussions between MCC Vice President John Hewko and his team, and senior members of the government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) on a potential MCC Compact as well as Timor's remediation process. The March 25 teleconf [...]	2008-03-21 08:57:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMCA TT
08DJIBOUTI110	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES ADMIRAL [...] (C) Djibouti is a peaceful, tolerant, democratic, Muslim country that contributes remarkably to the national security of the United States as a key security partner. In addition to hosting a U.S. base, it refuels our ships (currently twice a week),broadcasts the Voice of America in Arabic and [...]	2008-02-04 13:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	MASS PREL OVIP PGOV EAID DJ
08DJIBOUTI27	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES GENERAL WARD [...] (C) Djibouti is a peaceful, tolerant, democratic, Muslim country that contributes remarkably to the national security of the United States as a key security partner. In addition to hosting a U.S. base, it refuels our ships (currently twice a week),broadcasts the Voice of America in Arabic and [...]	2008-01-10 14:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	EAID MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER DJ
08DJIBOUTI295	DJIBOUTI CABINET RESHUFFLE: EIGHT NEW FACES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a shuffle widely anticipated since Djibouti's February 8 legislative elections (reftel),President Omar Ismail Guelleh named a new cabinet today. The announcement followed the pro forma resignation of Prime Minister Deleita Mohamed Deleita on March 25, and his reappointment [...]	2008-03-27 14:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR DJ
08DJIBOUTI442	DJIBOUTI - INFLUX OF SOMALI REFUGEES STRAINS RESOURCES AND [...] SUMMARY: Ethiopia-based Regional Refugee Coordinator (REFCOORD) and Washington-based Refugee Officer Matthew Austin recently visited Djibouti on separate occasions to survey the refugee situation and assess the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) activities. During these visi [...]	2008-05-07 15:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID SMIG SO ET DJ XA
08DJIBOUTI753	VISIT TO DJIBOUTI'S PRISON SHOWS IMPROVING CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 10 visit to Djibouti's prison, EmbOffs noted substantial improvements in conditions. While there were some persistent shortcomings--such as unsatisfactory sanitary conditions in the prison kitchen--EmbOffs noted that minors, women, and pre-trial detainees were [...]	2008-09-15 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC SOCI DJ
08DJIBOUTI764	SCENESETTER: EMBASSY DJIBOUTI WELCOMES BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY. A key regional partner in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti hosts not only the sole U.S. military base in Africa, but also broadcasting facilities used by the Voice of America to reach Muslim audiences, one of USAID's primary global warehouses for pre-positioned emergency food stockpi [...]	2008-09-18 14:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EAID DJ ER SO XA
08DJIBOUTI816	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL NORTON A. [...] (C) SUMMARY. A key regional partner in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti hosts not only the sole U.S. military base in Africa, but also broadcasting facilities used by the Voice of America to reach Muslim audiences, one of USAID's primary global warehouses for pre-positioned emergency food stockpil [...]	2008-10-17 16:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MOPS EAID DJ ER SO XA
08DJIBOUTI841	DJIBOUTI'S NOMINATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] Embassy Djibouti nominates Ms. Zahra Moussa Bouh for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award. For nearly two decades, Ms. Bouh has played an instrumental role and has been an important leader in the promotion of women's health in Djibouti. Since 1992, she has served as a midwife, nurse [...]	2008-10-26 17:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR DJ
08DJIBOUTI859	DJIBOUTI'S QUEST FOR NEW ENERGY SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti is completely dependent on expensive diesel-generated power, and its nascent service economy is fast outstripping modest domestic production capacity. Faced with trying to maintain and expand electricity access for a populace already strapped by high food prices, while answer [...]	2008-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV PREL ET DJ
08DOHA151	FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN'S [...] (U) During a February 4-8 visit to Qatar focused on broadening knowledge about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and sources of supply for the U.S. market, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Joseph Kelliher, Director of Energy Projects Mark Robinson, and Director of Ex [...]	2008-02-21 09:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET QA
08DOHA152	QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]	2008-02-21 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DOHA171	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Subsequent to the demotion of Qatar to Tier-3 status last year, information and statistics from Qatari Government and quasi-government stakeholders have been more difficult to obtain. All government stakeholders, including the National TIP Coordinator and the TIP shelter, have been instr [...]	2008-02-28 13:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA172	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Paragraph 29. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) Does the government assist foreign trafficking victims, for example, by providing temporary to permanent residency status, or other relief from deportation? If so, please explain. - In 2005, the government opened a shelte [...]	2008-02-28 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA190	EASY MONEY AND A WELFARE-STATE MENTALITY CREATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Qatar's impressive economic growth over the past few years has been accompanied by increasing economic and social challenges, particularly soaring levels of consumer debt. Meanwhile, the government is trying to wean its citizenry off a welfare state mentality but its own policie [...]	2008-03-05 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB QA
08DOHA213	QATAR CONSIDERS MAJOR CHANGE IN MONETARY POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Reversing all previous official statements, Qatar's Prime Minister indicated March 12 that Qatar might change the peg of its currency from the dollar in an attempt to constrain spiraling inflation. However, he said the government would not make such a major policy change unilater [...]	2008-03-13 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL INRB QA
08DOHA244	QATAR: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (U) The information below, which Post either received in the past week from from the Qatar National Office for Combating Trafficking in Humans (TIP Office) or otherwise just became available, details additional efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Qatar during the reporting period [...]	2008-03-31 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA
08DOHA284	QATARI ORGANIZATION ASSISTING IRAQI REFUGEES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, met with the Director of Reach Out to Asia (ROTA),Omnia Nour, March 27 in Doha. As part of his tour of the region, Ambassador Foley intended to request ROTA's support for UN appeals for assistance to Iraqi r [...]	2008-04-09 06:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL QA SY
08DOHA359	OIC ENVOY SADA CUMBER'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Summary: President Bush's special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) met April 29 with Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. Al-Mahmoud welcomed U.S. initiatives with the OIC but cautioned that changing Muslims' views of the U.S. would also [...]	2008-05-04 13:53:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL QA
08DOHA375	QATAR ANNOUNCES RECORD BUDGET OF USD 28 BILLION [...] The government of Qatar approved last month the largest budget in the country's history. Government officials touted the 2008-09 budget as proof that the country remains committed to its sustainable development plans. Private sector leaders believe the 2008-09 budget creates more favorable c [...]	2008-05-12 06:10:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ECON QA
08DOHA407	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAULSON'S [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, your June 1 visit is an opportunity to discuss four issues of immediate concern to Qatar and the U.S.: - Exchange rates and GCC currency pegs - Counter-terrorist financing - Iran - Sovereign Wealth Funds and Foreign Investment in the U.S. You have meetings confirmed wi [...]	2008-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL ECON EFIN PGOV QA
08DOHA456	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation Jackie Wolcott and an interagency delegation of State Department, Department of Energy (DoE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials met June 12 with MFA and Qatar Foundation [...]	2008-06-22 10:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA
08DOHA460	QATARI PRIVATE COMPANIES CONTINUE ABUSING LOW-PAID [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 400 Nepalese laborers were detained May 29 by the Qatari Ministry of Interior's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over a labor dispute with their employer, Trace Electronics. Despite legal protections for foreign workers, this incident demonstrates that private compa [...]	2008-06-26 09:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM QA
08DOHA521	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART TWO: ASSETS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) holds its estimated USD 60 billion in a wide variety of investments. Not content to sit on Treasury bills and other conservative, low-return assets, the QIA is buying significant stakes in Western and Asian firms, and taking on riskier inve [...]	2008-07-24 13:18:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON QA
08DOHA525	QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART THREE: FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: With plans on track for Qatar's natural gas production to double over the next few years, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) should have no shortage of fresh capital to invest. Beyond finding profitable investments to secure the long-term welfare of its people, the GOQ wants [...]	2008-07-27 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON EAGR QA
08DOHA578	ESTABLISHMENT OF QATARI INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Qatar is rapidly building a world-wide disaster response and humanitarian relief capability, part of the Qatari leadership's efforts to carve out a larger regional and international role for their country. To better coordinate these efforts, a recent Emiri decree established [...]	2008-08-13 11:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV EAID ASEC SOCI QA
08DOHA664	THE NEXT 3 YEARS--AN INTERAGENCY FIELD ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Expected trends in Qatar's internal political situation and foreign policy over the next 36 months include: -- (S) A continuation of a tight grip on power by the Al Thani family, which has controlled pre- and post-independent Qatar for 140 years. -- (S/NF) Within the ruling family, a c [...]	2008-09-16 13:09:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA
08DOHA718	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You are scheduled to meet with Qatar's Attorney General, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, and either the Director or Deputy Director of Qatar State Security (QSS). Dr. Al-Marri may also host a lunch in your honor that would include other Qatari judic [...]	2008-10-15 06:40:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL QA
08DOHA736	QATAR'S LOCAL BANKS RETAIN STRONG FUNDAMENTALS; [...] (C) The message from Embassy Doha's banking sector contacts continues to be that local Qatari banks are weathering the global financial storm well (see reftels). Over half a dozen bankers affirmed to Econoff the last few days that the major danger in Qatar is a psychological ripple effect from [...]	2008-10-20 09:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA
08DOHA745	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Minister of Finance, and Central Bank Governor. When Secretary Paulson was here June 1, he met with all of these officials, except the Amir. The dollar peg and o [...]	2008-10-23 11:12:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EFIN EINV PREL OVIP QA
08DOHA782	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met October 29 with Finance and Economy Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal and Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Deputy Governor Shaykh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani. Also participating in the meetings from the U.S. side were Ambassador, Treasury Deputy Assistant .S [...]	2008-11-05 08:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA IR IZ
08DOHA789	QATAR'S ECONOMIC FORECAST: PARTLY SUNNY [...] (C) Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, Chairperson of the Qatari investment bank Amwal and Deputy CEO of Nasser Bin Khalid Holding, told P/E Chief and Econoff November 4 that the financial and economic situation in Qatar is "still smoky" but there is no question the country is being affected by the glob [...]	2008-11-06 13:00:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON QA
08DOHA812	QATARIS DEBATE FOREIGN LABOR ON BBC [...] (U) In what its organizers said was a major milestone, two former Qatari cabinet ministers squared off during a November 17 session of the "Doha Debates," a joint project of the BBC and Qatar Foundation, which is filmed nine times a year in Doha and aired on BBC World. Former Justice Minister D [...]	2008-11-19 04:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP QA
08DUBAI100	DUBAI ESTH UPDATE: COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amman ESTH Hub officer and PolEconoff held January 30-31 ESTH related meetings in Dubai. Meetings with Nakheel, the developer of high profile Palms and World island projects, highlighted their pioneering aspects as they reclaim additional coastal land. While Nakheel is planning [...]	2008-03-17 12:44:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV AE
08DUBAI186	OIC SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER STRESSES UAE/US COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 1 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber visited Dubai to brief UAEG officials on his OIC mission and to encourage US/UAEG partnership on outreach efforts to the Muslim world. During his meeting with Minister of State for Cabinet Affai [...]	2008-05-14 12:04:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	OIC KISL UNESCO AORC PREL PGOV PHUM AE
08DUBAI227	CODEL GUTIERREZ ENGAGES DUBAI ENTITIES ON SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (U) Summary: UAE Government officials and senior business executives told visiting members of Codel Gutierrez May 28-29 that investments from Dubai-owned companies did not represent a threat to the national security of the United States. The UAE-based officials voiced their concerns that incre [...]	2008-06-11 13:03:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV AE
08DUBAI262	INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS LABOR ISSUES IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary: Dubai-based Indian Consul General Venu Rajamony presented an overview of the Indian labor force in the UAE at a June 18 construction conference in Dubai. Rajamony highlighted the expanding influence of Indian nationals in the UAE economy and noted that the trend is expected to co [...]	2008-07-09 14:33:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM AE IN
08DUBAI272	DUBAI MEGA-PROJECTS PART 2: THE OTHER 90% OF SHEIKH MOHAMMED'S VISION [...] (U) Summary. Taking as gospel Dubai Ruler Sh. Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's oft quoted line, "what you see is only 10 percent of my vision", Dubai's aggressive 2015 Strategic Plan targets 11% per annum planned real GDP growth with a focus on the six key sectors in which Dubai views itself as hav [...]	2008-07-10 14:32:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV AE
08DUBAI286	DUBAI INDUSTRIAL CITY: DEVELOPING THE MANUFACTURING AND [...] (U) Summary: A massive and ambitious Dubai Industrial City (DIC) aims to expand an oft-forgotten (and growing) source of Dubai's GDP: manufacturing and industry. Targeting the "transport and logistic services" and "trade and storage" building blocks of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid's 2015 Strateg [...]	2008-07-21 08:56:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD BTIO PGOV ENRG AE
08DUBAI329	DEVELOPERS AIM TO INCREASE LABOR ACCOMMODATION STANDARD [...] (U) Summary: In the absence of a federal labor housing standard, the UAE's large population of foreign workers lives in a wide variety of lodgings -- from the squalid and unacceptable to the reasonably comfortable. A few large developers across the UAE -- notably in Dubai, with the Emirates' [...]	2008-08-19 06:24:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM AE
08DUBAI358	ONGOING CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN IN DUBAI FINANCIAL AND REAL [...] (S) Summary and Comment. Following the public disclosure of a large real estate/financial scandal involving Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB, in which the Dubai Government maintains a 35% stake) and private property developer Deyaar in April, Minister of State for Finance Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharb [...]	2008-09-08 08:56:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM AE
08DUBAI464	MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE - DUBAI'S MONEY PROBLEMS, AND ITS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Through the fog of Dubai's image management machine, there are signs of economic vulnerability. From official upset regarding an analysis critical of Dubai's finances, to (unconfirmed) reports of substantially decreased passenger loads on Emirates Airlines and murmurings of ev [...]	2008-12-15 09:01:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE
08DUBLIN106	IRELAND - EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: On the verge of passing new comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, Ireland made great strides during the reporting period to shore up protections against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the country. In addition to the new Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007, which [...]	2008-03-03 10:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
08DUBLIN20	2007 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT. [...] (U) Although official Police reports for 2007 will not be available until later in the year, RSO police contacts have reported that crime overall in Ireland has risen over the last twelve months. There has been an increase in activities by organized criminal groups in Ireland. Preliminary rep [...]	2008-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC APER AMGT EI
08DUBLIN260	BRIAN COWEN BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND; [...] (SBU) During the afternoon of May 7, the lower house of the Irish Parliament (Dail) elected Fianna Fail leader Brian Cowen as Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland (reftel). Following his investiture by Irish President Mary McAleese, Cowen announced that his first task would be to ensure rati [...]	2008-05-12 06:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EI
08DUBLIN416	IRISH ECONOMIC DOLDRUMS: THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE. [...] (C) Summary: The Irish government's announcement that public finances have deteriorated rapidly has prompted a mid-year re-think on the government's budget. Driven by a construction-led downturn in the broader economy, the government will cut public spending this year by USD 660 million and n [...]	2008-07-15 10:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PREL EI
08DUBLIN51	IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]	2008-01-28 13:41:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUBLIN571	IRELAND'S 2009 BUDGET: PUNTING THE PROBLEM DOWN [...] (C) Against the backdrop of a steadily worsening fiscal balance, the Irish government delivered its 2009 budget on October 14. In his budget speech Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan emphasized that this budget required shared sacrifice from all Irish citizens. The government expects a 6.5 pe [...]	2008-10-15 16:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EI
08DUBLIN609	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEAHY TO IRELAND [...] (U) Embassy Dublin welcomes Senator Leahy to Ireland. The Senator will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes and uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum i [...]	2008-11-06 18:38:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN616	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) Welcome to Ireland. We look forward to your visit. You will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes and uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in June [...]	2008-11-12 16:53:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN625	BAD NEWS CONTINUES FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) The government of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has suffered a surge of bad news in recent weeks. Declining public support, uncertain relations with the European Union stemming from Ireland's defeat of the Lisbon Treaty, and challenges to his leadership continue to beleaguer him. Th [...]	2008-11-14 16:00:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IE
08DUBLIN662	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL DODD TO IRELAND [...] (U) Embassy Dublin welcomes Senator Dodd to Ireland. The Senator will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes, uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in J [...]	2008-12-07 10:44:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN671	Dioxins in Irish Meat Sparks Recall [...] Summary. The Irish agriculture industry has been thrown into a pre-Christmas crisis with the discovery of dioxins in pork, followed by the discovery of dioxins, albeit at significantly lower levels, in beef. Feedstuffs from a single feed-mill were the source of the dioxin and the Irish author [...]	2008-12-10 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EU EI
08DURBAN38	KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL POLITICAL CONFERENCES: ANC `UNDER [...] (C) Over the last month, both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held provincial conferences in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) which kicked off preparations for the 2009 general election. For the ANC, the June 20-22 conference was about consolidating party President [...]	2008-07-17 15:17:00	Consulate Durban	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SF
08DUSHANBE1316	TAJIKISTAN: END-OF-FISCAL YEAR PROJECT STATUS REPORT [...] (U) Summary: At the end of August, Ambassador Jacobson and Foreign Minister Zarif signed two letters of agreement totaling over $13 million to continue INL border security, policing, and anti-crime programs and to initiate projects in the justice sector. INL Dushanbe provides the following en [...]	2008-10-16 12:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CH TI
08DUSHANBE1318	TAJIKISTAN: NARCOTICS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister signed letters of agreement to provide over $13 million in additional INL border security, police, anti-crime, and justice sector assistance to Tajikistan. This status report and reftel cover these and prior projects. Tajikistan's Drug Control [...]	2008-10-17 07:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
08DUSHANBE1339	CORRECTED COPY Q CAPTION REMOVED TAJIKISTAN: NARCOTICS, [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister signed letters of agreement to provide over $13 million in additional INL border security, police, anti-crime, and justice sector assistance to Tajikistan. This status report and reftel cover these and prior projects. Tajikistan's Drug Control [...]	2008-10-23 11:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
08DUSHANBE1347	US-FUNDED AG PROGRAM PREPARES RASHT VALLEY FOR WINTER [...] (U) Summary: Econoff and USAID representative traveled to the Rasht Valley town of Gharm, four hours northeast of Dushanbe, to attend an agricultural exhibition organized by USAID grantee Mercy Corps. The event highlighted Mercy Corps' efforts to help residents increase food production and pre [...]	2008-10-28 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID TI
08DUSHANBE1350	SCENESETTER FOR DAS KROL VISIT NOVEMBER 10-13 [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit of DAS George Krol. Following is a brief overview of the current situation in Tajikistan and our thoughts on the key issues DAS Krol will confront during his visit. POLITICAL OVERVIEW - STAGNATION IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY 2. (C) Li [...]	2008-10-30 11:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EINV PGOV PHUM TI
08DUSHANBE1372	TAJIKISTAN: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) Tajikistan is not a producer of illicit narcotics, but it is a major transit country after Pakistan and Iran for heroin and opium from Afghanistan. The Republic of Tajikistan has emerged as a frontline state in the war on drugs and is taking the brunt of the boom in Afghan drug production. [...]	2008-11-03 12:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
08DUSHANBE1381	TAJIKISTAN: STRIKE A BLOW AGAINST DRUGS [...] Summary: INL Dushanbe in conjunction with the Karate-do Federation of Tajikistan conducted the 5th International Sato Tecuo Karate-do tournament under the motto "Strike a Blow Against Drugs". The Federation conducted the INL-sponsored tournament in Dushanbe on October 25-26. The tournament lau [...]	2008-11-10 08:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV TI
08DUSHANBE1382	FEEDBACK ON TAJIKTIP PROSECUTORS' U.S. VISIT [...] Summary: INL, Department of Justice/OPDAT and the Educational and Cultural Affairs Voluntary Visitors Division organized a one-week study tour to Washington for attorneys from the Prosecutor General's Office responsible for prosecuting TIP cases. The four prosecutors, accompanied by Embassy D [...]	2008-11-10 12:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS KCRM TI
08DUSHANBE1396	SCENESETTER FOR ARCENT COMMANDER LTG LOVELACE,S 20 [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit of LTG Lovelace. Since Tajikistan,s limited defense capability consists primarily of Russian-influenced ground forces, the position of the ARCENT Commander is ideal to pursue basic and sorely needed reforms as well as further joint Taji [...]	2008-11-14 09:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL TI
08DUSHANBE1401	TAJIKISTAN - DAS GEORGE KROL'S MEETINGS WITH TAJIK [...] (C) Summary: During his three-day visit to Tajikistan, DAS Krol met with representatives of local businesses and foreign investors, international donors, civil society, and journalists. He visited the U.S.-funded bridge to Afghanistan at Nizhniy Pyanj, and Food for Peace-funded agricultural t [...]	2008-11-18 14:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV PREL PHUM PGOV TI
08DUSHANBE1514	TAJIKISTAN: NARCOTICS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND JUSTICE SECTOR [...] Summary: The November visit by SCA DAS Krol provided welcomed insights into U.S. plans for Central Asia. EU and OSCE colleagues are still working to improve technical capacity for drug interdiction and Finland continues to stress strategic border management. Tajik law enforcement agencies hav [...]	2008-12-15 06:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI
08DUSHANBE1518	Crucial Remittances to Tajikistan Will Slow; But How Much? [...] (SBU) Summary: Remittances from relatives working abroad, particularly in Russia, form a crucial source of income for many families in Tajikistan, which in turn helps maintain economic and political stability in this poor and historically fractious country. Many here are worried about whether [...]	2008-12-16 12:04:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB TI
08DUSHANBE1548	Audits of Three Major Tajik Concerns May Not Reveal Much [...] (SBU) Summary: The international donor community in Tajikistan is eagerly awaiting the results of audits of three key institutions: the National Bank of Tajikistan, the state electrical company Barki Tojik, and the country's largest industrial concern, the Talco aluminum smelter. The audits we [...]	2008-12-19 12:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB TI
08DUSHANBE169	TAJIK PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES GOVERNMENT, SAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25 and 26, the Government of Tajikistan met to discuss its performance during 2007, and to outline its plans for 2008. President Rahmon presided over the session from a flower-adorned stage in one of the Presidential Palace,s large halls. Ministers and regional gove [...]	2008-01-29 06:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TI
08DUSHANBE2	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS HELP TO REBUILD TAJIK [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister Kasimov summoned donor country representatives December 27 to request assistance for rebuilding the National Medical University, which had burnt to the ground the day before. Kasimov stated that primary responsibility for the emergency response re [...]	2008-01-02 11:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TI
08DUSHANBE217	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - DUSHANBE 02/08/08 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Department's request, Ambassador chaired an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting February 8 to discuss preparations and next steps in light of the current weather and energy problems in Tajikistan. Regional Security Officer, Management Officer, Political/Economics Chie [...]	2008-02-08 10:55:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PTER TI
08DUSHANBE219	COMPLEX AND CHRONIC -- TAJIKISTAN'S EMERGING [...] Summary: President Rahmon instructed his top foreign policy and economic officials the week of Feb 4 to rally donors and multilateral agencies to assist Tajikistan in dealing with the increasingly evident shortfalls in energy supplies. As of February 8, the government has stopped short of i [...]	2008-02-08 16:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ENRG EFIN EAGR TI
08DUSHANBE227	Ambassador Jacobson Declares Humanitarian Disaster in [...] Summary and action request: Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson declares a humanitarian disaster in Tajikistan due to severe food insecurity, exacerbated by a nationwide energy crisis and extreme winter weather. Ambassador and regional mission request that DCHA/OFDA immediately commit USD 50,000 to [...]	2008-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TI
08DUSHANBE515	THE ORIMA DEFENSE TEAM SPEAKS; BUT WHAT ARE THEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post reported in reftel on the April 8 conviction of local entrepreneur Marouf Orifov, majority owner of the ORIMA chain of supermarkets, for bribery and tax evasion. Orifov's defense team corroborated the generally held view that the trial lacked basic elements of fairness. Wh [...]	2008-04-14 06:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EINV ECON TI
08DUSHANBE516	TAJIKISTAN - BACK IN THE USSR AT TALCO [...] (U) Summary: TALCO, Tajikistan's state-owned aluminum company, which accounts for perhaps one third of the country's gross domestic product, faces a number of challenges. During a recent visit to the plant, EmbOffs observed that the Soviet-style company remains dependent on electricity at belo [...]	2008-04-14 07:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ECON TI
08DUSHANBE521	TAJIKISTAN'S CIVIL SOCIETY AND BUSINESS LEADERS NEED RULE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan's business advocates and civil leaders cited corruption and the lack of coherent laws and policies as the greatest impediments to business or reforming social institutions. In separate open and free- [...]	2008-04-15 07:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KPAO TI
08DUSHANBE522	FEED THE PEOPLE; STARVE EXTREMISM: CONTINUING NEEDS FOR [...] Embassy Dushanbe appreciates the opportunity for senior review of its Mission Strategic Plan via digital video conference April 10 (ref A). The robust attendance from representatives of State and other agencies clearly demonstrated a keen level of interest in several of our most pressing iss [...]	2008-04-15 07:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PHUM PREL WFP TI
08DUSHANBE735	TAJIKISTAN - VISIT TO RASHT VALLEY HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...] Summary: Ambassador spent two days in the poor but picturesque Rasht Valley this week, meeting with local government officials, U.S. Government grantees, and visiting villages receiving the final food distribution from the Food for Peace (P.L. 480) Program (FFP),through USAID implementing part [...]	2008-05-30 12:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID ASEC TI

08DUSHANBE760	TAJIKISTAN - SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 16-19 VISIT OF [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit of DAS George Krol. Following is a brief overview of the current situation in Tajikistan and our thoughts on the key issues DAS Krol will confront during his visit. Political Overview - Cracks in the Facade --------------------------- [...]	2008-06-09 13:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI
08DUSHANBE781	UTAH DELEGATION VISITS TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Utah State Senate visited Tajikistan from June 9-12 at the invitation of Tajik parliamentarians who participated in an Open World exchange program in December 2007. They received a warm welcome and several high-level meetings. This was one of the few visit [...]	2008-06-12 08:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM TI
08DUSSELDORF22	THE WORD FROM GERMANY'S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND: IMPACT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior interlocutors in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) told EMIN April 16-17 that the international financial crisis and the weakening U.S. economy have had a limited impact on the real economy. There would, however be "indirect impacts" as growth in Asian and other developing e [...]	2008-04-23 14:16:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EU GM
08DUSSELDORF23	THE WORD FROM GERMANY'S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND: IMPACT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior interlocutors in North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) told EMIN April 16-17 that the international financial crisis and the weakening U.S. economy have had a limited impact on the real economy. There would, however be "indirect impacts" as growth in Asian and other developing e [...]	2008-04-23 14:36:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV EU GM
08DUSSELDORF25	BONN-VIBRANT: A GROWING CITY AFTER CAPITAL MOVES TO BERLIN [...] (U) Summary: The gloom that descended upon Bonn in the wake of the German government's 1991 decision to move the capital back to Berlin has lifted as the city booms economically and retains its strong international orientation. Through the Bonn-Berlin Law and other initiatives introduced in t [...]	2008-04-29 13:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON GM
08FESTTWO1	NDJAMENA 001: AN EERIE NORMALCY RETURNS [...] Summary: Life is slowly returning to what passes for normal in N'Djamena as Chadian citizens emerge from hiding or flight to view the newest scars on this historically war-torn city. The U.S. Embassy transferred operations from a temporary site at the French base to the Chancery and other fa [...]	2008-02-17 15:50:00	US Delegation FEST TWO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF CASC SU CD
08FESTTWO12	NDJAMENA 006: EU PRESSURES CHAD ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As a result of EU and French pressure (linked with the expected upcoming visit of French President Sarkozy, possibly accompanied by an EC official),the Government of Chad has publically agreed to set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the disappearances of political l [...]	2008-02-22 18:05:00	US Delegation FEST TWO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM SU CD
08FESTTWO13	NDJAMENA 005: CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS OF PRECARIOUS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of the February 2-3 "Battle of N'Djamena," Chadian civil society is expressing new levels of concern at the deteriorating human rights situation and the apparent single-minded determination of President Deby to proceed with a military solution to what they perce [...]	2008-02-22 18:15:00	US Delegation FEST TWO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM SU CD
08FRANKFURT1001	German Economy Holds its Breath for Financial Crisis to [...] SUMMARY. The international financial crisis has so far had a limited impact in Germany and many analysts contend the EU and emerging markets will pick up most of the slack from lower exports to the U.S. The soaring euro and a continuing stream of write-downs by German banks have shaken confid [...]	2008-04-04 09:07:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EU GM
08FREETOWN102	SIERRA LEONE 2008 TIP SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone lost momentum in the fight against trafficking in 2007. The run-up to the national elections, and the elections themselves in August and September, 2007, distracted many government officials from their duties, including on the TIP front, and their interest and attention was n [...]	2008-03-07 13:27:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
08FREETOWN11	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in December 2007 Included articles surrounding the arrival of the Amistad and programs organized to raise awareness about it, Ambassador Perry's maiden press conference, the performances of Devin Philips and New Orleans Straight Ahead jazz ensemble in Sierra [...]	2008-01-09 18:13:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN188	AMBASSADORS' WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS [...] Embassy Freetown is very pleased to support the proposed "Ambassadors' Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (AWASH) Initiative." 2. Sierra Leone continues to rank the lowest on the Human Development Index and is seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. About 52% of the people live on [...]	2008-04-18 13:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO SOCI SL
08FREETOWN189	EMBASSY/FREETOWN SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST [...] Embassy Freetown greatly appreciates the opportunity to submit two proposals in response to reftel A, each addressing priority and urgent needs. With a small USAID/Sierra Leone budget, Post is limited in its ability to assist the new Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) in several key areas of nee [...]	2008-04-18 16:26:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR SL
08FREETOWN274	AMBASSADOR PERRY VISITS SIERRA LEONE'S NORTHERN [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Perry, accompanied by USAID and PAS staff, visited Port Loko and Bombali Districts in northern Sierra Leone on May 29, 2008. Included in the Ambassador's site visits were two Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) schools and meetings with key regional, local and po [...]	2008-06-09 12:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KDEM PGOV SL
08FREETOWN379	UNDP ENHANCING COLLABORATION & FOCUS IN SIERRA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry and Poloff met with Samuel Nyambi, Resident Representative for UNDP, on July 10. Mr. Nyambi will spend approximately two months in Sierra Leone to provide needed guidance to the UNDP mission, which has suffered somewhat over the past seven months due to lack of le [...]	2008-08-01 10:49:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN388	PRESIDENT KOROMA'S FIRST MEETING WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On 16 July 2008, President Koroma hosted the first official State House meeting between the Government of Sierra Leone and the international donor community since his inauguration in September 2007. The international community had requested such a meeting for most of the past y [...]	2008-08-05 14:07:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SL
08FREETOWN406	KOROMA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH GUINEAN DRUG ARREST [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Koroma called the CDA to a meeting August 15 to request USG assistance to arrest a fugitive trafficker linked to last month's seizure of 750 kilos of cocaine (reftel A) and now believed to be in Conakry. Koroma believed he could not make the request directly to the Guinean [...]	2008-08-15 14:08:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	SNAR PREL PGOV SL GV
08FREETOWN414	FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR JULY 2008 [...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's media outreach in July included Ambassador Perry's remarks at the 232nd anniversary of the Independence of the United States, a statement commending the people of Sierra Leone for the successful conduct of the July 5 local council elections in Sierra Leone, and a st [...]	2008-08-25 08:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN489	Fraud Summary - Freetown [...] Freetown is a high fraud post. Despite much progress since the end of an 11-year civil war in 2001, Sierra Leone is ranked last on the UN Human Development Index. As such, socioeconomic conditions for many residents are poor and many people seek a better life elsewhere. There is a large dia [...]	2008-10-03 09:48:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SL
08FREETOWN49	AMBASSADOR MEETINGS REVEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of themes are emerging from the Ambassador's recent meetings with members of the International Community concerning economic and political conditions in Sierra Leone. Specific common concerns were raised by the Guinean and Nigerian envoys as well as by the World Bank Repr [...]	2008-02-07 15:35:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL SL
08FREETOWN517	CONGRESSMAN SNYDER'S INTEREST IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) Recent Time Magazine and Washington Post articles on maternal dealth rates (one in eight) in Sierra Leone prompted Congressman Victor Snyder (D - Arkansas) to contact Ambassador (October 23) on the country's development status. Representative Snyder asked about the overall health condit [...]	2008-10-24 12:56:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID OREP SL
08FREETOWN560	"WE HAVE THE WILL AND THE ENERGY" - GOSL MAKES [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Affairs Minister Alhaji Alpha Kanu paid a surprise call on Ambassador Perry on November 28 to advocate for Sierra Leone's inclusion in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program. He informed the Ambassador that he visited the MCC offices on November 24 to disc [...]	2008-12-01 15:00:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL SL
08FREETOWN563	NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: In November, the Freetown political scene focused on government budgeting and management issues. The 2009 budget, released November 21, revealed that the global economic crisis is having only small effects in Sierra Leone at the moment. The real GDP growth rate and national inflat [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SL
08FREETOWN578	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON DECEMBER 15 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Freetown looks forward to welcoming you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time in our bilateral relationship with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL),as we attempt to support its ongoing efforts to re-build and flourish. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a countr [...]	2008-12-11 17:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP MARR SNAR SL
08FUKUOKA27	DPJ DEFEATS LDP IN YAMAGUCHI LOWER HOUSE BY-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won the April 27 Lower House by-election in Yamaguchi prefecture, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's administration. DPJ candidate Hideo Hiraoka defeated LDP candidate Shigetaro Yamamoto to f [...]	2008-04-28 09:11:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV JA
08GABORONE1083	BOTSWANA: 5 CHOLERA CASES REPORTED SO FAR [...] SUMMARY: The number of people infected with cholera in Botswana has risen to five - all of whom are Zimbabwean. There have been no reports that any citizens of Botswana have contracted cholera from contact with these patients. The GOB is carefully monitoring the situation and has been working [...]	2008-12-12 10:45:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO BC
08GABORONE1140	GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]	2008-12-30 07:02:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE248	PRESIDENT KHAMA'S NEW CABINET -- CHANGE WITH ORDER [...] (C) Summary: Newly installed President Khama stayed well within his comfort zone by selecting Foreign Minister Lt. General Merafhe to serve as his vice president, and the choice also underscores Khama's inaugural remarks pledging continuity of government policy and vision. Similarly, his new [...]	2008-04-03 14:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	BC PGOV PINR PINS PREL
08GABORONE495	PRESIDENT KHAMA OPEN TO NEW APPROACHES ON CKGR AND [...] (C) Summary: President Khama says he is ready to move ahead on the problems of the San who were relocated from the CKGR, and will use a widely-praised former community management plan as a guideline. He also is breaking with past policy by saying he is willing to allow HIV-positive refugees [...]	2008-06-23 11:44:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	BC PGOV PHUM PREL SADC ZI
08GABORONE749	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Country Overview: Independent since 1966, Botswana is frequently hailed as an African success story: a multiparty democracy with a record of political and social stability and respect for human rights. Botswana shares a vast, desolate, and porous border with its neighbors: South Africa, Z [...]	2008-08-27 15:10:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OTRA BC
08GABORONE884	HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...]	2008-10-07 08:01:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE932	AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP [...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...]	2008-10-23 14:53:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC
08GABORONE958	BOTSWANA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe on October 28. The Finance Minister thanked the Ambassador for U.S. development assistance programs and noted that although Botswana has reached middle income status [...]	2008-11-03 10:29:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID ENRG PREL KHIV BC
08GENEVA1078	December 2008 meeting of the Working Party for the WTO [...] (U) Summary. The sixth Working Party Meeting on Azerbaijan's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO),held on December 11 in Geneva, was widely attended by other WTO Members and highlighted the renewed energy shown by Azerbaijan in a number of areas. Prior to the meeting, Azerbaijan [...]	2008-12-15 16:21:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR AZE
08GENEVA275	U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEET WITH INDONESIAN [...] Summary. Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative of the Secretary of State for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and Dr. William Steiger, Special Assistant for International Affairs to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, met with Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supar [...]	2008-04-11 06:55:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAID WHO
08GENEVA319	ICRC DONOR SUPPORT GROUP VISIT TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: Geneva-based Refugee Officer (RefOff) Nick Hilgert traveled to Sri Lanka from March 31 to April 5 with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Donor Support Group (DSG) to visit ICRC project sites. The DSG is made up of donors who contribute more than $10 million an [...]	2008-04-29 14:20:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID CE
08GENEVA751	PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA752	PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA916	WHO: IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON ACHIEVEMENT [...] Summary. WHO convened a meeting of G-20 countries on October 31 to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on health and the social sector. Director-General Chan asked for advice, called for stable Official Development Assistance (ODA),committed to working with vulnerable countries, prom [...]	2008-11-03 16:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON TBIO WHO
08GENEVA921	WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States),two intergovernmental organization [...]	2008-11-04 15:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO
08GENEVA925	USG RESPONSE TO WHO-OHCHR RIGHT TO HEALTH "FACT [...] As requested reftel, Mission officers met with WHO and OHCHR officials to deliver copies of letters from IO Assistant Secretary Hook on the recent publication of the WHO-OHCHR "fact sheet" on the "right to health." 2. Mission Health Attache met October 23 with WHO Deputy Director-General [...]	2008-11-05 12:10:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KHUM EAID PHUM WHO
08GENEVA985	November 2008 Trade Policy Review of Jordan [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Jordan on November 10 and 12, 2008. Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Al-Hadidi stressed the importance the country attaches for its first TPR and stated its top priority is to improve its business climate in order to unleash it [...]	2008-11-19 12:22:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR JO
08GEORGETOWN550	JAGDEO HUFFS AND PUFFS, BUT WILL SIGN EU TRADE DEAL [...] (U) Summary: After weeks of sharply criticizing its provisions, President Jagdeo has begrudgingly agreed to sign onto the proposed CARICOM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),citing the certain imposition of higher tariffs on Guyana's exports if he did not acquiesce. Despite his pledge to [...]	2008-09-18 20:09:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO EAGR EAID ECON EIND EINV SENV ETRD GY PREL
08GEORGETOWN698	USS KEARSARGE VISIT A HUGE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary. On November 22, the USS KEARSARGE concluded its two-week humanitarian medical and engineering mission to Guyana, the final stop on its six-nation "Continuing Promise 2008" mission. Medical and dental practitioners provided care at three sites in one of Guyana's more remote and und [...]	2008-12-10 18:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GY SOCI PREL MARR
08GRENADA137	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 5 - 11, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Prime Minister Visits Washington Prime Minister Tillman Thomas termed "successful" his whirlwind one-day tour of the [...]	2008-10-16 21:12:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI EFIN GJ XL
08GRENADA14	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 20-26, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Mitchell Says If Asked He Would Cede Party Leadership Amid reports of party dissension, Prime Minister Keith M [...]	2008-01-30 18:20:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI GJ
08GRENADA150	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 31- DECEMBER 6, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenadians Succumb to Online Scams Grenadians continue to lose money to online scams. Grenada's Financial Intelligence Unit (F [...]	2008-12-11 20:47:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SOCI KHIV PREL GJ
08GRENADA42	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 2 - 8, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. International Women's Day Celebrated in Grenada Grenada celebrated International Women's Day with events aroun [...]	2008-03-14 21:40:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EFIN KWMN GJ
08GRENADA60	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 13- 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a)CHORES back to serve Grenada Ambassador Mary Ourisman visited Grenada briefly on April 14 to meet with the Chil [...]	2008-04-23 19:33:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI PGOV ECON GJ
08GRENADA95	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS ENDS NEW NATIONAL PARTY 13 YEAR [...] (SBU) Grenada's main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC),won a landslide victory on July 8, 2008, taking eleven of fifteen seats in the lower house of Parliament. With 80 percent of registered voters voting, NDC won 50.97 percent to the New National Party's (NNP) 47.77 p [...]	2008-07-11 23:21:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GJ XL
08GUADALAJARA122	A SEWER RUNS THROUGH IT: BOY'S DEATH DRAWS ATTENTION TO [...] Summary: A child's death after falling into the severely polluted Santiago River in the Guadalajara suburb of El Salto has finally attracted official and popular attention to a long-standing ecological nightmare. But after years of official neglect and indifference, the authorities are seeki [...]	2008-03-14 21:28:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI PGOV EAID MX
08GUADALAJARA94	BILATERAL SECURITY AND COUNTERNARCOTICS DEBATED IN [...] Summary: Two days of scholarly discussions in Guadalajara on security issues and counter-narcotics challenges elaborated convergent and divergent points in our bilateral relationship. While we don't share the same world vision, the Merida Initiative may be one concrete action on which the U.S [...]	2008-02-27 22:35:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KPAO MX
08GUANGZHOU105	Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Major Economic, Social, and [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a strong economic, social, and cultural foothold in south China, with Guangdong leading the way in total TCM revenue and product output. "Guangdong Liang Cha", for example, an herbal tea, is becoming a national phenomenon and chasing Coca Cola [...]	2008-02-20 05:22:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU113	Avian Influenza Update: One Death Reported in Guangxi [...] (U) A Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region man has died of avian influenza (AI),according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said the patient was a 41-year-old unemployed man (surnamed Liang) from Xi Xiang Tang District in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi. Liang developed symptoms on Februa [...]	2008-02-22 08:25:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU119	Avian Influenza Update: Human Case Reported in Guangdong [...] (U) Summary: The Chinese Government notified Embassy Beijing, Consulate Guangzhou and foreign governments of another suspected human case of avian influenza (AI),this time in Guangdong Province. A 44-year-old female migrant worker fell ill on February 16 after exposure to sick and dead poult [...]	2008-02-25 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR CH
08GUANGZHOU154	Hundreds of birds culled in Guangzhou; correlation to avian [...] (U) Summary: Following the unexplained death of over 100 chickens in the Liwan district of Guangzhou, hundreds more birds have been culled as a preventive measure to control the spread of what could be an avian influenza outbreak. With samples currently being tested in local labs, final result [...]	2008-03-14 06:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU160	Dead birds in Guangzhou confirmed positive for H5N1 virus, [...] (U) Summary: The National Influenza Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the March 13 death of 114 chickens in a Guangzhou poultry market was the result of the H5N1 virus (avian influenza). Guangdong authorities have increased disinfection and monitoring efforts. The infected birds have been [...]	2008-03-17 08:46:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU195	LIMITS ON RESEARCH CAPACITY FOR SOUTH CHINA'S AQUATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: For south China, evaluating the severity of pollution in its various aquatic ecosystems is a daunting task made more difficult by internal factors such as excessive bureaucracy and territorial attitudes among researchers. Agencies, institutions, and even individual researchers [...]	2008-03-31 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON TBIO CH
08GUANGZHOU206	Guangdong Illegal Blood Trading Ring Uncovered [...] (U) Summary: Since 1998, when Guangzhou first officially permitted citizens to donate blood, authorities have attempted to combat the illegal trade of blood supplies amid fears of disease transmission, especially HIV/AIDS. Recently, authorities have identified a string of cases in which Guangz [...]	2008-04-03 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU248	Inland Aquaculture Challenges in the Pearl River [...] (U) Summary: Inland aquaculture in south China faces two major environmental challenges: eutrophication (excess nutrient loading) and contamination. Guangdong officials have identified 18 lakes and reservoirs in the province as being more contaminated than Wuxi Lake, a focal point of internati [...]	2008-04-30 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU250	Guangdong Outbreak - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims [...] (U) Summary: A hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak has led to three deaths in Guangdong province, and the infection of more than 1,600 local children. Guangdong's Department of Health has created an HFMD task force to increase local monitoring, prevention and control efforts. Guangdon [...]	2008-05-06 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU256	Guangdong Property Tycoon Sees Opportunities in Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: After participating in a delegation of mainland property tycoons who visited Taiwan in late April, Li Sze Lim (Li Silian),a well-placed and successful real estate entrepreneur, is considering investing in the island's hotel sector. Li said his interest was contingent on further [...]	2008-05-08 09:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL TW CH
08GUANGZHOU265	Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU266	WANG YANG MEETING WITH CONSUL GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A relaxed, confident and very much on-top of his brief Guangdong Party Secretary Wang Yang told the south China-based consular corps May 8 that he was determined to improve the quality of life for those living in poor areas of the province, bring about a far-reaching industrial [...]	2008-05-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ENRG PGOV
08GUANGZHOU289	South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...]	2008-05-22 06:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH
08GUANGZHOU373	PROSECUTING RAPE CASES IN SOUTH CHINA'S CRIMINAL COURTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: As Guangzhou's American Citizen Services Section continues to closely monitor the status of a criminal case in which an American citizen has been charged with rape, research into how the local courts handle the prosecution of these cases sheds some light on China's developing cri [...]	2008-06-26 08:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN PHUM PINS SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU398	Credit Tightening Squeezing Small and Medium Enterprises in [...] (SBU) Summary: Monetary tightening measures taken by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) have greatly reduced the amount of credit available in south China, according to bank executives and industry watchers. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are having difficulty obtaining credit [...]	2008-07-07 09:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU408	Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: China is ready to discuss Taiwan's international space, according to officials and academics in Fujian. Negotiations could lead to agreement on Taiwan's accession to the World Health Organization (WHO) as early as next May. In addition, they anticipate that Beijing and Taipei [...]	2008-07-11 08:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAIR EFIN TW CH
08GUANGZHOU47	Guangdong's AI Strategy: Expanding Vaccination and [...] (U) Summary: As part of its five-point AI prevention strategy (Ref G),Guangdong is implementing a compulsory vaccination program which aims for 100 percent coverage of domestic poultry. Significant resources and manpower have been invested in this prevention strategy and to strengthening the t [...]	2008-01-28 07:51:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU48	400,000 Stranded Rail Passengers in Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Severe weather, which is causing transportation shut-downs in Central and East China, has left 400,000 passengers stranded at railway stations in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta. With the delays to date, it is possible that upwards of 700,000 passengers [...]	2008-01-29 06:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU500	American Companies in Guangdong Take Lead in Adopting [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S. firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart - with suppliers and migrant workers in south China. Winning support from factory management is often the k [...]	2008-08-18 09:18:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH
08GUANGZHOU554	Taiwan Media Too Hard on Ma According to Fujian [...] (SBU) Summary: Is Ma Ying-jeou getting a bum rap from the Taiwan media? Cross-Strait scholars at Xiamen University in Fujian province say he deserves higher marks, citing good progress on cross-Strait relations, foreign affairs, political and social issues. One researcher blamed disappointing [...]	2008-09-17 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TW CH
08GUANGZHOU590	SOUTH CHINA REPORTING OFFICERS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 24-27, [...] (U) Summary: The September 24-27 2008 South China Reporting Officers Conference - with participation by officers from Embassy Beijing, Consulate General Shanghai, Consulate General Hong Kong, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT),and Consulate General Guangzhou - addressed four main themes: r [...]	2008-10-09 09:20:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL ECON PGOV CH TW HK
08GUANGZHOU712	South China's Soil in Desperate Need of a Clean Up [...] (SBU) Thirty years of "pollution first, treatment later" has led to a severe and growing soil contamination problem - perhaps more troubling health-wise than air and water pollution - in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Excessive concentrations of heavy metals, pesticides, fertilizers and other ca [...]	2008-12-08 07:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU724	Shantou - Eastern Guangdong Economy Has Advantages to [...] (U) Summary: Maybe our industry and government contacts in Shantou are dreaming but they are starting to think that perhaps after thirty years their time has come and the global financial storm won't have the same damaging impact in eastern Guangdong Province that it's wreaking on the export-p [...]	2008-12-17 06:15:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
08GUATEMALA10	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S ATTENDANCE AT [...] Your January 13-14 attendance at the inauguration of President-Elect Alvaro Colom will be an opportunity to highlight our efforts to promote economic development, poverty alleviation, democracy, and rule of law, following the 1996 signing of the Peace Accords, which put an end to the 36-year [...]	2008-01-04 17:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1087	MERIDA INITIATIVE: GUATEMALAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] Summary: Guatemala's prison system is in desperate need of reform, according to officials who have worked on efforts to improve prison conditions under the previous and current administrations. Inadequate security measures, overcrowding, and ineffective rehabilitation programs, compounded by a [...]	2008-08-27 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA1339	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 20:28:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1349	CONGRESS ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, PREVIOUS ONE [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, the Guatemalan Congress elected Roberto Alejos of the governing UNE party as its new president. Alejos is known to be close to First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom. His election should help Torres to advance her ambitious social welfare agenda, and will further empo [...]	2008-10-30 17:05:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1352	GUATEMALA'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) With 22 Mayan indigenous groups, it is unlikely that Guatemala's splintered indigenous population will unite in the short term around the idea of a common ethnic identity, as was possible in Bolivia. Supporters of the political movement Winaq believe that only an indigenous political part [...]	2008-10-30 18:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT
08GUATEMALA1423	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROBERTO ALEJOS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McFarland hosted the President-elect of the Guatemalan Congress, Roberto Alejos, for breakfast on November 6. Alejos, a member of President Colom's National Unity of Hope (UNE) government, noted the difficulty Congress would have funding President Colom's security and [...]	2008-11-13 20:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1458	EXHUMATIONS HELP GUATEMALAN FAMILIES FIND CLOSURE [...] (U) Summary: Exhumations are helping bring closure to family members of the estimated 150 victims of a 1982 massacre in Lacama Segundo, an indigenous community in Chichicastenango, Quiche Department, an area that saw intense fighting during Guatemala's internal conflict. With the support of v [...]	2008-11-21 11:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM EAID PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA1474	BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CABLE FOR PERIOD ENDING 11/14/08 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of NAS activities in Guatemala covering the period ending November 14, 2008. End Summary. -------------- NARCOTICS -------------- 2. (U) AIRPORT: NAS met with General Perusina, Chief of Guatemala national airport security, to discuss the DGAC [...]	2008-12-01 07:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1487	FOREIGN MINISTRY DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (U) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, senior Foreign Ministry officials discussed advances and challenges affecting Guatemala's multi-ethnic indigenous population. They underscored the GOG's commitment to human rights and its desire to facilitate exchanges with indigenous groups i [...]	2008-12-02 15:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT
08GUATEMALA1506	BUDGET/TAX REFORM VOTE VICTORY FOR COLOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, Congress passed President Colom's "solidarity tax" (ISO) and 2009 budget of Quetzales 49.7 billion (approximately $6.5 billion). The successful passage of these measures is a significant victory for President Colom and demonstrates his ability, at least for now [...]	2008-12-05 08:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA158	DAS MADISON DISCUSSES MERIDA INITIATIVE IN [...] (U) Summary. WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison visited Guatemala January 28 - February 1. During her week-long visit, she met with local and national government officials, civil society representatives, business leaders, Peace Corps Volunteers and recipients of USG-funded progr [...]	2008-02-15 16:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL MCAP MARR EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM
08GUATEMALA249	AMBASSADOR REES HIGHLIGHTS MULTILATERAL SOCIAL ISSUES DURING GUATEMALA VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, visited Guatemala February 19-21. Rees met with senior government officials, civil society, and press to discuss human rights and other key social issues. He also visited a USG-funded community health cent [...]	2008-02-28 16:19:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ESOCI PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV KCRM EAID UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA327	GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2008 TIP REPORT (APRIL 2007 [...] Post submits the following information (keyed to ref A) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2007 and March 2008 in the areas of prevention, protection and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While ch [...]	2008-03-13 22:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
08GUATEMALA33	COLOM ANNOUNCES HIS CABINET [...] (C) President-Elect Alvaro Colom, who will assume office January 14, announced his new cabinet January 8. Many of the nominees are well and favorably known to the Embassy, and we believe we can work well with them. Colom told the Ambassador that, in choosing his cabinet officers, he tried t [...]	2008-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GT
08GUATEMALA464	CRIME OVERSHADOWS SOCIAL INITIATIVES DURING [...] (C) The Colom Government's first three months in office have been difficult. High-profile crimes shocked the country and distracted public attention from the government's plans for social investment and reform. Contradictory policy pronouncements and personnel shifts have given the impressio [...]	2008-04-15 19:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA466	SANTA ROSA RELOCATION PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY [...] SUMMARY: On April 14, the last two Guatemalan families were relocated from the village of Santa Rosa inside the territory of Belize. The move brings to an end one of the longest-running and high-profile irritants in the Guatemala-Belize bilateral relationship. The OAS Adjacency Zone Office p [...]	2008-04-15 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER SNAR GT
08GUATEMALA54	GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-18 23:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT
08GUATEMALA654	GUATEMALA: REVIEW OF CUBA FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (C) Post's response to reftel regarding the relationship between the Cuban and Guatemalan governments is provided below. -- The GOG has not actively promoted the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, and has not officially supported activities connected with the May 21 Day of [...]	2008-05-22 22:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU GT
08GUATEMALA693	GUATEMALA: INFORMATION ON CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 20:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT
08GUATEMALA771	A VIEW FROM THE FIELD: THE COLOM GOVERNMENT'S [...] Summary. The Colom government's political fortunes are closely linked with its ability to deliver on promises of reducing poverty, especially among the rural, indigenous poor of Guatemala. Across the countryside, optimistic technocrats are determined to implement new programs announced by th [...]	2008-06-18 22:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON GT PGOV
08GUATEMALA845	GUATEMALAN LABOR MINISTRY HOSTS NATIONAL SEMINAR [...] On July 1, the Ministry of Labor, in coordination with representative organizations of the Guatemalan labor movement and civil society, hosted the "First National Seminar to Promote Employment and Business Competitiveness through Compliance with Labor Laws in Guatemala." Government officials, [...]	2008-07-07 22:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON KJUS KDEM GT
08GUATEMALA90	VFM IBARRA DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) According to new Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra, the Colom Government will make a priority of maintaining productive, positive relations with the USG, and advancing toward resolution of the Belize border dispute. The GOG is considering joining Petrocaribe, but the MFA is giving close [...]	2008-01-29 21:15:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BE VE CU GT
08GUATEMALA969	COLOM RESHUFFLES CABINET AT SIX MONTHS [...] (C) Summary: Just over six months into his Presidency, Alvaro Colom has replaced some members of his cabinet and indicated that further changes may be forthcoming. While publicly defending his administration's progress to date, in private Colom has expressed growing frustration with the slow [...]	2008-07-29 20:34:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR GT
08GUAYAQUIL233	OPPOSITION TO CONSTITUTION STRUGGLES FOR MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. In the final days of the campaign for approval of the draft constitution, the opposition has yet to find a coherent or unified theme. The Catholic Church and disparate evangelical Christian pastors have led the most visible campaign against the new constitution, claiming that [...]	2008-09-25 21:00:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08GUAYAQUIL25	NEBOT OUTDRAWS CORREA IN COMPETING GUAYAQUIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rafael Correa and Guayaquil Mayor Jaime Nebot recently convoked competing peaceful marches in Ecuador's largest city, which allowed them to measure their respective popularity. Correa's rally was highly successful, drawing a large crowd of demonstrators that the governme [...]	2008-01-31 20:29:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC

08HALIFAX36	URANIUM MINING IN ATLANTIC CANADA: PROTESTS VERSUS PROFIT [...] Considering there is a vociferous and devoted anti-uranium lobby in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, it appears unlikely that the region will be joining the world uranium club any time soon. There are identified commercial quantities of uranium in three of the four provinces that could be develop [...]	2008-05-28 11:59:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PHUM CA
08HAMBURG4	COMBATING RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN: AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: All of the political parties in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) Parliament have worked toward a common goal since the right-wing extremist National Democratic Party's (NPD) entry into that parliament in September 2006: to isolate the NPD and to implement programs to combat and [...]	2008-02-12 13:41:00	Consulate Hamburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
08HANOI100	UNHCR SAYS MONTAGNARD CAMPS MAXED; STATELESS KHMER PLAN [...] (SBU) In a January 23 farewell call with Ambassador Michalak, retiring UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan reviewed the progress UNHCR had made in Vietnam over the last several years. Working cooperatively with the GVN, the USG and the international donor community, Utkan said UNHCR had h [...]	2008-01-30 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF CB VM
08HANOI1010	QSCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1042	(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 lunch [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 1200; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak DAS Scot Marciel DCM Virginia Palmer D Special Assistant Kaye Lee D Special Assistant Ted Wittenstein PolCouns Brian Aggeler (Notetaker) VIETNAM VFM Pham Binh [...]	2008-09-12 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV AMGT
08HANOI1072	PHARMA, IPR AND MARKET ACCESS TOP TIFA AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. The United States and Vietnam held the latest round of discussions under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Hanoi [...]	2008-09-17 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAGR ECIN EIND POL VM
08HANOI1088	THIRD ANNUAL JAC GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. During the third annual Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on Agent Orange/dioxin, JAC members reviewed U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange-related issues over the past year, discussed ongoing remediation and health projects, and provided recommendations for future activities, [...]	2008-09-22 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI1125	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK KIMMITT AND THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Your visit for the first-ever U.S.-Vietnam defense dialogue will be an important milestone in the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and will highlight a broad area of bilateral defense and security cooperation that has now begun to [...]	2008-10-01 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1144	AMBASSADOR MEETS IMPRISONED DISSIDENTS NGUYEN VAN DAI AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with two of Vietnam's most prominent political prisoners, dissident attorneys Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, on October 2 and 3 respectively. Both appeared healthy and described prison conditions not out of keeping with the norm in Vietnam. Dai was in [...]	2008-10-06 09:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
08HANOI1173	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT PATRICK [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Kennedy: Ambassador Michalak and Mission Vietnam look forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral relationship, and the need to adequately support it with the construction of a New [...]	2008-10-15 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ABLD VM
08HANOI1188	GVN DEEMS FIRST DEFENSE DIALOGUE A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a variety of sidebar conversations during and following the first-ever U.S. Political Defense Dialogue in Hanoi (reftel),Government of Vietnam (GVN) interlocutors indicated that the talks went very well. While sensitivities on defense issues remain, GVN participants affirmed [...]	2008-10-17 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1189	GVN DEEMS FIRST DEFENSE DIALOGUE A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a variety of sidebar conversations during and following the first-ever U.S. Political Defense Dialogue in Hanoi (reftel),Government of Vietnam (GVN) interlocutors indicated that the talks went very well. While sensitivities on defense issues remain, GVN participants affirmed [...]	2008-10-17 09:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1201	VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: PM STRESSES ECONOMIC STABILITY, [...] (U) In his state of the nation address before the National Assembly on October 16, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung vowed to take a cautious approach to resolving the economic challenges of the coming year. Dung began his address by acknowledging that the country's macroeconomic stability was "t [...]	2008-10-22 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR VM
08HANOI1211	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-VIETNAM POLICY PLANNING TALKS [...] (C) Dr. Gordon: Your visit to Hanoi for the inaugural round of U.S.-Vietnam Policy Planning Discussions comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral vis [...]	2008-10-27 06:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI1258	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...]	2008-11-12 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI1293	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BROADER HEALTH COOPERATION WITH VICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Michalak and Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien met to discuss their vision for the future of U.S.-Vietnam health cooperation. Tien spoke highly of her recent trip to the United States, during which she met with professionals from U.S. government agencies, u [...]	2008-11-24 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM
08HANOI1342	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAUCUS, DEC 16-20, 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]	2008-12-09 10:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1357	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S DECEMBER VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Senator Webb: Your December 22-January 2 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral visits, the United States and Vietnam have [...]	2008-12-15 09:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM
08HANOI1368	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 04:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1372	STAFFDEL NELSON REVIEWS FOOD SAFETY ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. A Staff Delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, consisting of Chief Investigator David Nelson and Investigative Counsel Krista Carpenter, visited Hanoi from December 4 to 8 to meet with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to review U.S. foo [...]	2008-12-17 08:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI1390	Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Hue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The DCM marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by meeting with the Archbishop of Hue, as well as dissident priests from the banned political movement Bloc 8406 and leaders of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. The Archbishop stressed the [...]	2008-12-19 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
08HANOI1401	SENATOR BAUCUS URGES VIETNAM TO OPEN MARKET TO U.S BEEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang and Education Vice Minister Banh Tien Long on December 16-17, 2008. Baucus urged Vietnamese officials to open the [...]	2008-12-23 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI1402	TAM DAO BEAR RESCUE CENTER: MODERN, WELL-RUN AND [...] (U) Summary: Animals Asia Foundation, a Hong Kong based NGO, recently completed construction of the first stage of a bear rescue center in the Tam Dao National Park. The state of the art facility can provide long-term housing for nearly 50 bears and has sufficient facilities to provide care f [...]	2008-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HANOI1404	VIETNAM FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH BY STAFFDEL LUSE, SENATE [...] (U) Summary: Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Vietnamese officials, scientists, policy makers, and NGO representatives to analyze food security issues and identify partnership opportunities in Vietnam from December 6-11. Vietnamese pa [...]	2008-12-24 07:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID VM
08HANOI147	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US-VN DIALOGUE GROUP ON AGENT [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, Ambassador Michalak met with the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange-Dioxin (Dialogue Group). Formed by the Aspen Institute, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Dialogue Group made its second visit to Vietnam to observe containment measures at the [...]	2008-02-12 01:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
08HANOI194	VIETNAM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE 2008 SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam recommends continued placement of Vietnam on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Special 301 Watch List for 2008. One year after acceding to the World Trade Organization, Vietnam has continued efforts to put in place an effective legal regime to [...]	2008-02-20 09:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI197	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - ANIMAL OUTBREAKS SPREAD, POSSIBLE [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Vietnam has confirmed recent localized animal outbreaks in seven provinces scattered throughout the country and has noted reports of dead poultry found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam -- a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold [...]	2008-02-21 04:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI225	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Hill: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you back to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the importance we attach to strengthening and deepening our bilateral relationship in the year ahead, especially after bad weather in China forced the la [...]	2008-02-26 09:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
08HANOI277	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 2-3 visit to Hanoi, Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with the GVN Ministry of Foreign Affairs (paras 2-12) and National Assembly (paras 13-15),the Communist Party of Vietnam (paras 16-20),religious leaders (paras 21-23),n [...]	2008-03-07 04:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON ETRD CONS VM
08HANOI286	AMBASSADOR VISITS VIETNAM'S LEADING POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, the Ambassador met with jailed political activist and Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly ("Father Ly") at Ba Sao Prison south of Hanoi. The almost 75-minute meeting with Ly took place in the presence of the prison warden and his deputies, who were cordial and cooperative [...]	2008-03-11 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KIRF VM
08HANOI288	VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...]	2008-03-12 10:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08HANOI296	GVN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR SAYS HANOI WANTS INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6, the Ambassador met the head of Vietnam's Government Inspectorate (GI) Tran Van Truyen, a key player in the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) fight against corruption and an ally of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Truyen said he welcomed cooperation with the USG, and adde [...]	2008-03-13 07:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI304	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: SCATTERED POULTRY OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Provinces in each region of the country have reported poultry outbreaks in the past few weeks. Though localized and easily controlled, the number of outbreaks continue to rise and are occuring at a rate higher than during the same period last year. A 23-year old woman died on Feb [...]	2008-03-14 10:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI306	VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND [...] (U) Your visit is a good opportunity to encourage Vietnam to continue the process of opening to the world and reforming internally. Vietnam's national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic and governance reform, and will be attentive to what you have to say. You [...]	2008-03-17 02:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR
08HANOI309	GVN REACTS TO LABOR CASES IN JORDAN, MALAYSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN is reacting to two recent high-profile labor cases, one involving 176 female garment workers on strike in Jordan and one regarding Vietnamese worker deaths in Malaysia. On March 13, Dao Cong Hai, Deputy Director General, Department of Overseas Labor of the GVN Ministry o [...]	2008-03-17 04:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TIP ELAB KWMN KCRM SMIG PREL VM
08HANOI33	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the year ahead, which with focused effort should bring a further deepening in the bilateral relationship. While the relationship is broadening and [...]	2008-01-10 06:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP VM
08HANOI345	DNSA PRICE'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Daniel M. Price visited Hanoi for official meetings on March 20-21. He received assurances of Vietnam's interest on a BIT, on addressing IPR issues, and on USG technical assistan [...]	2008-03-26 08:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KIPR OVIP PGOV VM
08HANOI358	TIFA MEETINGS FOCUS ON TRADING RIGHTS, IPR AND MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Vietnam conducted Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Hanoi from March 19 - 21, during which the sides followed up on a full range of WTO implementation and other issues including IPR, market access for pharmaceuticals and cultural prod [...]	2008-03-28 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR EIND EPET KTDB VM
08HANOI36	ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL ESF FOR VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed on December 26 contains the appropriation of $5.0 million in additional ESF for Vietnam. The Senate Report on the 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill contains the following language with regard to this appropriation: "The Committee [...]	2008-01-10 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID VM
08HANOI369	SCENESETTER, PART I OF III, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (U) Mission Vietnam very much looks forward to your visit to Vietnam in mid-April, as your personal engagement will support directly our effe [...]	2008-03-31 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI370	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT: VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART II OF III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. It is for official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable supplements Ref A and highlights the overarching health-related challenges facing Vietnam. We are proud [...]	2008-04-01 01:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI383	CHOLERA REAPPEARS IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Three months after the Government of Vietnam (GVN) announced the successful control of an outbreak of cholera (ref A),the disease has reappeared in several provinces in northern Vietnam, including Hanoi. Though international health experts predicted the likelihood of small, ep [...]	2008-04-03 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI389	POSSIBLE DETENTION OF AMCIT VIET TAN MEMBER IN HO CHI MINH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-04 10:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CASC VM
08HANOI398	BORDER PROVINCE WITH CHINA: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous province bordering China, Lang Son's location is both a blessing and a curse. Its four border gates with Vietnam's huge neighbor to the north have encouraged trade and development, leading to increased economic growth. However, local authorities also blame i [...]	2008-04-08 07:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI406	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT, VIETNAM SCENESETTER, PART III [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Secretary Leavitt, this cable highlights the overarching health-related successes and challenges facing our work under the President's Emerge [...]	2008-04-09 10:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI408	VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS CONCERNED, NOT ALARMED, AT [...] (SBU) The current outbreak of severe acute diarrhea continues to spread. Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director General of the Preventative Health and Environmental Agency of the Ministry of Health (MOH),recently announced tests confirming the presence of cholera in patients in two additional northern [...]	2008-04-09 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI414	POLITBURO MEMBER SEEKS ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING FOR PARTY [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting with Ambassador, Politburo member Nguyen Van Chi asked for U.S. help in selecting American institutions with expertise in anti-corruption work which could cooperate with Vietnam to enhance its capacity in that regard. The Ambassador and Chi discussed Hanoi's fight a [...]	2008-04-10 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI421	FIRST CHOLERA CASE IN HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City reported its first case of cholera in the current outbreak, a 71 year old woman from Thu Duc district. According to Dr. Nguyen Van Chau, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department, the woman was admitted to Ho Chi Minh City Medical Hospital on April 6 suffering fr [...]	2008-04-11 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
08HANOI422	ADOPTION FRAUD SUMMARY - VIETNAM [...] Summary : Adoption related fraud in Vietnam is a large and growing problem. The combination of a decentralized administrative system, a legal framework that lacks procedures for oversight and accountability, and an unregulated donation system have combined to produce an adoption system rife [...]	2008-04-11 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD ASEC VM
08HANOI450	PRISON LABOR AND CASHEW NUTS IN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 09:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PINR ASEC ELAB EAGR ILO ECON VM
08HANOI46	ECONOMIC GROWTH TRUMPS PUBLIC HEALTH: VIETNAMESE ROOFING [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam increasingly relies on asbestos in its construction sector, despite the internationally recognized harmful health impacts from asbestos exposure. In the absence of effective worker safety provisions, many workers in Vietnam's growing number of asbestos-cement processing fa [...]	2008-01-16 01:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HANOI494	PRO-DEMOCRACY YOUTH GROUP PLANS ANTI-CHINA [...] (C) On April 28, Poloff met with a pro-democracy youth group leader in Hanoi to discuss the group's plans for anti-China protests during the Olympics torch run in HCMC on April 29. Ms. Nguyen Trang Nhung of Viet Youth for Democracy (VYD) said April 29 protests were planned for both HCMC and H [...]	2008-04-28 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CH VM
08HANOI508	DHHS SECRETARY LEAVITT FOCUSES ON PRODUCT SAFETY, INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Hanoi, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt successfully advocated for the United States and Vietnam to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on product safety in preparation for the upcoming visit to the United States by Vietnamese Pr [...]	2008-05-05 06:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KPAO KFLU KHIV VM
08HANOI516	STILL LUCID AT 97: GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP TALKS EDUCATION [...] (SBU) On April 25, the Ambassador and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussed efforts to increase educational exchanges between the United States and Vietnam. After imploring the Ambassador to work to bring the overall relationship to an even higher level, Giap echoed the Ambassador's desire to see m [...]	2008-05-05 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM
08HANOI537	POSSIBILITIES FOR USG COLLABORATION WITH VIETNAM ON CLIMATE [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's unique position as a growing emitter facing imminent and serious impacts from climate change makes it a particularly attractive partner for collaboration with the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Vietnam will be one of the c [...]	2008-05-08 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TBIO KGHG VM
08HANOI599	CLINICAL TRIALS FOR HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE BEGIN IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 03:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI602	AMBASSADOR'S ROUNDTABLE IDENTIFIES KEY CHALLENGES TO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a May 16 roundtable discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) in Vietnam with more than 40 U.S. business community representatives. Participants discussed the ongoing challenges of weak enforcement of Vietnam's laws; low, non-deterrent penalty levels; [...]	2008-05-22 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI614	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary Kramer: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit is well timed to focus Vietnamese leaders on the importance we attach to human rights in strengthening and deepening our bilateral relationship in the year ahead. Overall, the U.S.-Vietnam re [...]	2008-05-23 10:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
08HANOI617	CONTRASTING PERSPECTIVES ON VESAK DAY CELEBRATIONS: THE [...] (SBU) Summary: While the vast majority of Vietnamese Buddhists celebrated Vesak Day with an exuberantly colorful display of Buddhist traditions and full GVN support throughout Southern Vietnam, the outlawed United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) held private ceremonies at their pagodas. Whi [...]	2008-05-27 08:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL VM
08HANOI64	Draft Biotech Regulations Could Hamper Trade [...] Summary. This cable provides translation of Vietnam Food Administration's latest draft biotechnology regulations, which are expected to be formally notified to the WTO soon. On their face, the regulations could hamper or restrict U.S. exports of biotech products. Post would welcome comments [...]	2008-01-17 09:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD WTRO TBIO USTR VM
08HANOI668	DRL AS KRAMER MEETS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OF HIGH PROFILE [...] (SBU) In a private meeting in Hanoi with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor David Kramer and the Ambassador, Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of jailed human rights lawyer and Protestant activist Nguyen Van Dai and Mrs. Tran Thi Le, the mother of jailed human rights [...]	2008-06-06 05:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ASEC VM
08HANOI682	UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM HOLD ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) This year's Human Rights Dialogue was a candid and constructive exchange, with both sides vowing to move the bilateral relationship forward in the one arena where the USG and GVN continue to have serious differences. The USG delegation, lead by DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer, urged [...]	2008-06-09 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI694	VIETNAM'S FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS LACK BITE [...] (SBU) Summary: The second recent major cholera outbreak served as a backdrop to the recent March announcement by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to focus on food safety issues. Earlier this year, Vietnam initiated a USD 81 million-4-year plan consisting of six different food safety and hygiene pr [...]	2008-06-10 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HANOI70	UPDATE ON POLITICAL PRISONERS NGUYEN VAN DAI AND LE THI [...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned human rights lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan have been moved from a temporary detention facility in Hanoi to separate prison locations away from the city. According to family members, Ms. Nhan is suffering harsh conditions and has had her Bible confiscated [...]	2008-01-18 08:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KIRF VM
08HANOI731	SCENESETTER FOR U.S. VISIT OF VIETNAM PRIME MINISTER DUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Prime Minister views his June 24 White House meeting as an opportunity to confirm to all -- including those who hate us -- that the United States will remain a big part of Vietnam's future. In particular, he will celebrate our remarkable economic partnership, built on [...]	2008-06-18 09:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF EAIR VM
08HANOI746	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ECONOMIC AGENDA PURSUES TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's 12th National Assembly jumped right into the debate over how to improve the country's macroeconomic situation, grilling ministers and publicly grumbling about the country's economic management. In the end, the Assembly fell in line behind the Government's macroeconomic [...]	2008-06-24 09:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EINV KCOR KPRV PGOV VM
08HANOI749	GVN Discusses Domestic Violence Prevention [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her June 9-11 meetings with GVN officials in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Andrea Bottner, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues, highlighted progress and discussed challenges related to domestic violence in Vietnam. Ms. Bottner praised the passage of le [...]	2008-06-25 07:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PGOV VM
08HANOI750	NGOs, Vietnam Women's Union Address Domestic Violence [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her June 9-11 visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Andrea Bottner, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues, participated in roundtable discussions with the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) and local and international NGOs, visited to two women's shelters hotli [...]	2008-06-25 07:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PGOV VM
08HANOI80	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - VIETNAM'S FIRST HUMAN FATALITY OF [...] (U) Summary: Contacts at the National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (NIITD) confirmed to Embassy staff the first human infection and fatality due to H5N1 in Vietnam for 2008. On January 18, a Vietnamese man from Tuyen Quang province passed away after consuming members of his [...]	2008-01-24 04:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI842	MOLISA FAVORS LOU EXTENSION AND LABOR DIALOGUE NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) would like to sign a four-year extension of the Letter of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Labor. It also proposes to send a Vice Minister to Washington at the end of July/beginning of August to sign the exten [...]	2008-07-21 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EAID ECON VM
08HANOI887	VACCINATIONS AND MODERNIZATION - KEY COMPONENTS TO [...] (U) Summary: In three southern provinces looking to boost poultry production, local officials and businesses have focused on the development of large-scale modern poultry farms and comprehensive vaccination programs as the keys to avian influenza prevention efforts. Provincial officials proudl [...]	2008-07-31 09:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI90	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...]	2008-01-28 01:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM
08HANOI934	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY, AUG. 21 to 24, 2008 [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has eased the path [...]	2008-08-11 04:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EFIN EAID ECPS ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI94	PEPFAR VIETNAM'S STRATEGIC INFORMATION ACTIVITY [...] (U) Summary. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plays an important role in U.S.-Vietnam relations and is the single largest vehicle for U.S. bilateral assistance. As in the 14 other PEPFAR nations, information collection and analysis play an important role in promoting AI [...]	2008-01-28 07:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM
08HANOI947	PRESIDENT TRIET REPORTEDLY ILL, AGAIN; PM DUNG [...] (C) Well-placed contacts say President Nguyen Minh Triet's prostate cancer has reappeared, but they provide different accounts as to whether he offered to resign. Our contacts tell us Politburo members do not want Triet to step aside because they worry that, given recent economic problems, lac [...]	2008-08-14 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON KCOR KNNP KPAO MARR MASS PGOV PHUM
08HANOI965	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR STEPHEN [...] (SBU) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you to Vietnam. Your visit will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and will highlight a broad area of bilateral defense and security cooperation that is gathering momentum in the wake of the Vietnamese Prime Minis [...]	2008-08-18 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
08HANOI981	VIETNAM'S EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS: [...] (SBU) Summary. Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are key components of Vietnam's growing economy. However, IPs and EPZs emit large amounts of air and water pollutants, while producing growing quantities of solid wastes. While the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has several [...]	2008-08-22 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM
08HARARE1007	AMCIT REPATRIATION HIGHLIGHTS ZIM'S CRUMBLING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 11:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED CMGT PGOV SOCI ZI
08HARARE1025	ZIM NOTES 11-14-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Attempts to Impose Political Solution... - Protesters Beaten by Police, One Miscarried in Custody... - RBZ Returns Global Fund Money... - Diamonds are a Crooked Politician's Best Friend... - Visiting American Surgical Team Moves to Private [...]	2008-11-17 14:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1039	COLLAPSE: ZIMBABWE'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's health system has collapsed. Most of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, including the three main medical centers in Harare, are closed. Many clinics lack basics including staff, water, electricity, and medical supplies. Despite protests by medical professionals and outcry over the [...]	2008-11-20 15:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID AMED PGOV CACS PHUM ZI
08HARARE1040	ZIM NOTES 11-21-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Still No Political Progress - Health System Collapses - While Cholera Crisis Continues - Over 700 Doctors and Nurses Protest - Biti Still Faces Treason Charges - Tsvangirai's Travels Could Land Him in Jail - Freedom Defenders win awards - Res [...]	2008-11-24 05:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1055	STATUS OF FOOD/NUTRITION IN ZIMBABWE [...] Following alarming news reports of severe malnutrition, vitamin deficiency disease and deaths among children and adults in Zimbabwe, country and regional USAID/Food for Peace staff visited primary health care facilities in four Zimbabwean provinces to verify reports. Findings were not adequat [...]	2008-11-26 07:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZI
08HARARE1067	HARARE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: COPING WITH COLLAPSE [...] SUMMARY: The collapse of Zimbabwe's infrastructure and economy continues to provide new challenges to post management. Post currently has the capacity to provide regular water supplies to all USG offices and residences except those in commercial office buildings. Additional wells may be requ [...]	2008-12-03 17:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SOCI ECON PGOV AMED ZI
08HARARE1080	ZIM NOTES 12/05-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on HarareQs Streets - Civic Leader Abducted - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out - Cholera Crisis Continues - Minister of Health Candid in [...]	2008-12-05 11:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
08HARARE1082	ZIM NOTES 12-05-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on Harare's Streets... - Civic Leader Abducted... - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days... - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe... - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out... - Cholera Crisis Continues... - Min [...]	2008-12-08 06:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1101	DIRTY POLITICS AT WORK IN TOWN THAT VOTED MDC [...] (SBU) The mayor of Ruwa, Pinias Mushayavanhu, and members of his town council met with us on December 5 to discuss living conditions in Ruwa, a town of 100,000 people located about 12 miles east of Harare. The mayor and his staff are all members of the opposition MDC and displaced the incumbe [...]	2008-12-09 14:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1125	HARARE EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND CHOLERA OUTBREAK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's EAC met on December 15 to review trip wires in relation to the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe and the collapse of medical services. The EAC agreed that the situation falls within the "Growing Potential for Drawdown" category in which Post has generally operated since March [...]	2008-12-16 12:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI CASC TBIO ZI
08HARARE1129	ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] As of December 15, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a total of 18,413 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 978 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.3 percent. Humanitarian organizations consider a CFR over 1 percen [...]	2008-12-17 12:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE1136	ZIM NOTES 12-19-2008 [...] SUMMARY ----------- This is the last edition of Zim Notes in 2008. We will resume publication on January 2. Topics of the week: - Constitutional Amendment 19 Gazetted... - Allegations of MDC Paramilitary Camps in Botswana Refuted... - PF ZAPU Reemerges... - New Attorney General Ap [...]	2008-12-19 11:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE133	Zim Notes 2-15-2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-02-15 10:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE18	Zim Notes January 11, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-01-11 10:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE184	Zim Notes, March 7, 2008 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2008-03-07 10:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE186	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE [...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- -- 27 A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Women and children are trafficked for labor and [...]	2008-03-10 15:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC
08HARARE226	ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AVOIDS TOUGH QUESTIONS [...] (U) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on March 18 gave a three-hour briefing to stakeholders on the mechanics of the election process. The commission, however, left unanswered key questions on the role of the police, bias in the media, and presence of police in polling stations. END SUM [...]	2008-03-21 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE280	THE TALE OF TWO U.S. COMPANIES' EXIT FROM ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) In the past several months both Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson have shut down their local production facilities, driven out by corporate prohibitions on dealing in the parallel foreign exchange market, ever-shifting monetary policy including a punishing rate of forex retention, [...]	2008-04-04 13:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE324	PUBLIC BLAMES ZANU-PF AND SANCTIONS FOR DIRE STATE [...] (U) The presentation on April 8, 2007 of the results of round two of the Mass Public Opinion Institute's (MPOI) national survey on "The Zimbabwe Economy and People's Survival Strategies," carried out in December 2007, revealed greater pessimism over the state of the economy and personal levels [...]	2008-04-11 11:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE331	SITUATION REPORT: POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE CONTINUES [...] (U) The MDC-Tsvangirai party and human rights groups have reported a massive surge in political violence orchestrated by senior regime insiders. Soldiers, police, war veterans, and youth militia have been deployed to rural areas to thrash the electorate into submission and to intimidate the o [...]	2008-04-16 11:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PHUM PGOV KDEM ZI
08HARARE345	ZIM NOTES April 17, 2008 [...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Still No Election Results, Court Rebuffs Opposition Demand - Post-Election Violence Spreads, One Confirmed Death - Scores of Opposition Arrested - An Analytic Note On Violence - Opposition "Stay-In" a Flop - UN Security Council Deliberates Over Z [...]	2008-04-17 15:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE395	HUMANITARIAN SITUATION INTENSIFIES DRAMATICALLY WITH [...] In October 2007, then- Charge d'Affaires Kathy Dhanani renewed the complex emergency disaster declaration for Zimbabwe based on the continuing effects of poor governance on the most vulnerable segments of the population (Ref). Post draws attention to the rapidly declining and new, violent natu [...]	2008-05-05 07:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PGOV KHIV ZI
08HARARE489	ZIM VIOLENCE INCREASING AND MORE SEVERE [...] (C) The Zimbabwean director of the Counseling Services Unit (CSU) describes the increasingly severe and numerous injuries inflicted on Zimbabwean citizens as the worst violence Zimbabwe has seen since CSU's opening in 1993. Describing the increased use of weapons and severe beatings, Dr. Franc [...]	2008-06-06 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI

08HARARE503	ZIMBABWE SUSPENDS ALL NGO ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) On June 5, Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MPSLSW) Nicolas Goche issued a letter addressed to all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) advising them to "suspend all field operations until further notice." (See [...]	2008-06-13 10:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE532	BITI MISTREATED IN JAIL, DENIED BAIL [...] (SBU) The Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) Secretary General, Tendai Biti, appeared in a Harare court on June 17, 18 and 19 where he was charged with four counts, including treason, which carries the death penalty. Lawyers lodged 11 complaints against the State for his treatment in jai [...]	2008-06-23 16:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE548	TSVANGIRAI CALLS FOR AU, SADC INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) In a press conference at his residence on June 25, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai called for African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) intervention in establishing a "transition period" in Zimbabwe that will take into account the results of the March 29 elec [...]	2008-06-26 14:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE549	CHAMBER OF MINES CALLS FOR FAVORABLE, CONSISTENT [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe presented an overview of the state of the sector at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 30, 2008. The mining sector is Zimbabwe's largest foreign exchange generator. It earned the country US$1 billion in 2007 and contributed about 6 percent to GDP. [...]	2008-06-26 14:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE552	"SPIRAL OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE": SADC OBSERVERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the withdrawal by opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai from Zimbabwe's June 27 presidential run-off, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission held a June 25 press conference to comment on the current electoral environment. SADC Head of Miss [...]	2008-06-26 15:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE579	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GIDEON GONO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono on July 1. The discussion focused on GOZ misappropriation of Global Fund money, President Robert Mugabe's health, and ZANU-PF politics and plans. ---------------------------- Global Fund Misappropriation ----- [...]	2008-07-01 15:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
08HARARE709	MDC/DONORS MEET TO DISCUSS AID PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) On August 15, at the request of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),MDC leadership met with major donors that support the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to discuss post-transition economic recovery and development strategies. The meeting was an opportunity for the MDC a [...]	2008-08-21 13:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE751	VIOLENCE UPDATE: BODIES FOUND IN LAKES [...] (C) Rumors of political victims' bodies being dumped in Zimbabwe's lakes appear to be true, based on eyewitness and survivor accounts. Counseling Services Unit (CSU),an NGO that treats victims of political violence and investigates and verifies claims, believes the victims were killed betw [...]	2008-08-28 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC KDEM ZI
08HARARE793	OUTLINES OF A DEAL [...] (C) An upbeat Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador early this morning that he thought a breakthrough in ZANU-PF--MDC negotiations had been achieved last night. On the contentious issue of allocation of executive authority, Tsvangirai said he had presented a proposal to Zimbabwean president [...]	2008-09-10 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE903	ZIMBABWE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 14:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA ZI
08HARARE91	LOOMING LIQUIDITY CRISIS THREATENS ZIMBABWE,S [...] (C) Zimbabwe's banking sector has been heading toward a liquidity crisis arising out of a patchwork of misguided monetary policies and their disastrous consequences. Onerous statutory reserve requirements, punitive overnight accommodation rates, a hyperinflationary environment that is spurrin [...]	2008-02-01 07:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE919	CRUMBLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RAISES CHOLERA RISKS [...] (SBU) The supply and quality of water throughout Zimbabwe has continued to rapidly deteriorate since last November's assessment by the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) (reftel). This is a result of a combinatio [...]	2008-10-14 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SOCI ZI
08HARARE988	Education in Zimbabwe - A Quiet Implosion [...] SUMMARY: In the wake of ongoing inter-party talks, much attention has been paid to immediate crises such as the collapse of the health care system and starvation facing the rural population. Equally devastating, however, is the precipitous decline of all levels of the country's education secto [...]	2008-10-31 10:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI
08HARARE996	RAMPANT ZIMBABWEAN CIVIL SERVICE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) As yet another sign of a failed nation, corruption has become endemic within the Zimbabwean civil service, resulting in a near total collapse of government controls over passports and official documents. Civil servants, whose salaries have been eroded to practically nothing by hyper-infl [...]	2008-11-04 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS KFRD ZI
08HAVANA103	CUBAN HEALTHCARE: â€œAQUI NADA ES FACILâ€ [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...]	2008-01-31 19:52:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU
08HAVANA144	STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...]	2008-02-12 21:22:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA162	MBR AND PAYA ON PRISONER RELEASES TO SPAIN [...] (C) Summary: Dissidents Martha Beatriz Roque and Oswaldo Paya concur on most key points regarding the release of political prisoners from Cuba to Spain.COM spoke to both late the night of 17 February. MBR had spoken to one of the released (Prenet); Paya to two of the others (Alvarez Ramos a [...]	2008-02-19 16:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CU US
08HAVANA227	CUBA: RUMORS OF UPCOMING CHANGES PERSIST [...] (U) SUMMARY: Rumors continue to fly in Havana about possible changes the Cuban government may announce in the near future. These may provide insights into the priorities of ordinary Cubans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Dual Currency: The rumor: "The GOC will announce at least a partial reva [...]	2008-03-07 18:43:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA245	BERTONE VISIT GENERATES BROAD DISAPPOINTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The visit to Cuba of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was considered a disappointment by everyone USINT has spoken with, though presumably not by the GOC itself. In a subsequent meeting with the COM, the Nuncio seemed especially disappointed. But even normally c [...]	2008-03-14 18:08:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA256	LADIES IN WHITE MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK [...] (U) Summary: The Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),marked the fifth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown on dissidents by holding a series of five marches. On March 14, a group of the women marched to the Ministry of Justice and without incident presented a l [...]	2008-03-21 19:54:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA257	MILK: A POSSIBLE HARBINGER OF WHAT NEW REFORMS MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his 26 July speech, Raul cited the example of milk to explain how he wanted the GOC to lead the way toward progress on satisfying the material needs of its people. Measures being taken by the GOC to improve milk production may indicate the nature of other types [...]	2008-03-21 20:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA348	RAUL CASTRO ANNOUNCES COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the meeting of the 6th plenary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee, President Raul Castro announced that the next Communist Party congress will be held in the second half of 2009. If it takes place at that time, the congress will be the first full PCC in [...]	2008-04-29 21:37:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV
08HAVANA436	CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]	2008-06-09 19:40:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA437	CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6 [...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]	2008-06-09 19:41:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA470	URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MEETS WITH FIDEL CASTRO [...] (U) According to Cuban press reports, visiting Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez met for more than 2 hours with Fidel Castro on June 19. Unlike the visit of Venezuelan President Chavez earlier in the week (reftels),there were no visual images of the meeting made public. 2. (U) Meeting [...]	2008-06-21 17:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CU UR
08HAVANA521	USINT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 4TH OF JULY EVENT IN SPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In spite of an unprecedented effort to reduce attendance by the GOC, USINT hosted a successful 4th of July reception that attracted 626 guests from civil society, the press, religious organizations and the diplomatic corps. Many civil society members from outside Havana were pre [...]	2008-07-07 13:20:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU
08HAVANA542	INFORMAL POLL OF REFUGEE APPLICANTS SHOWS WOEFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM MAY 20 TO JUNE 20, USINT REFUGEE UNIT CONDUCTED AN UNOFFICIAL AND UNSCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF 236 CUBAN ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO WERE PRINCIPAL APPLICANTS FOR REFUGEE STATUS. RESULTS REVEALED THAT OVER HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OF SEVEN PROMINENT CUBAN DISSIDENTS/OP [...]	2008-07-09 20:51:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR PREF CU
08HAVANA790	BACKWARD REFORM THROUGH PRICE CONTROLS [...] (C) The Government of Cuba's (GOC) September 29 decision to regulate prices and quantities in private farmers' markets highlights the regime's instinct for control and stability over flexibility and reform. If this new regulation becomes more than a temporary measure, the price controls will [...]	2008-10-03 20:31:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV PREL CU
08HAVANA835	MASSIVE CRACKDOWN TARGETS THE AVERAGE CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many members of civil society from various parts of Cuba have reported widespread arrests for petty economic crimes, such as illegal street vending, possession of building materials, and selling items for more than the official prices in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and I [...]	2008-10-24 20:41:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HELSINKI155	THOUGHTS ON FINLAND AS I DEPART POST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Upon my departure following two years of service as the US Ambassador to Finland, I would like to thank you and President Bush for having afforded me this tremendous opportunity. My team and I have worked hard to nurture and strengthen the US- Finnish bilateral [...]	2008-04-07 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV MARR ETRD FI
08HELSINKI159	FINLAND: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Leena Pylvanainen, Regional Manager of the Finnish MFA's Office of Middle East and North Africa, and to Ilkka Rentola, Counsellor, Unit for Human Rights Policy and Irma Lescelius, Unit for Humanitarian Assistance, April 2. Pylvanainen said Finland alloca [...]	2008-04-09 06:53:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL FI
08HELSINKI186	FINLAND: STUBB RAISES GEORGIA AND US MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finnish FM Stubb and Russian FM held their first official meeting April 25. Their lengthy discussions focused on bilateral issues, the EU-Russia relationship, and the OSCE. Stubb raised UAV incident in Georgia and the Russian Presidential Instructions on South Ossetia and Abkhaz [...]	2008-04-30 12:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FI RU
08HELSINKI516	MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS REFLECT NATIONAL PARTY FORTUNES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 26 voters went to the polls in Finland's 332 municipalities to vote for local council elections. The biggest winners were the National Coalition Party (NCP) and the True Finns. For the first time the NCP, the center-right member of the governing coalition, was the la [...]	2008-11-12 16:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	FI PGOV
08HELSINKI517	FINLAND'S PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL MARITIME [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Helsinki's Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) (composed of DAO, POL, RSO and chaired by ECON) has concluded that Finland is already engaged in a number of voluntary multinational initiatives that fall under the broad GMP umbrella. Current GOF collaborations range from sea surv [...]	2008-11-13 11:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08HELSINKI541	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO FINLAND, [...] (C) SUMMARY. You will arrive in Finland as the Finns enjoy considerable international acclaim for their efforts in international crisis management, not only as a result of their effective Chairmanship of the OSCE, but also for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to former President Martti Ahtis [...]	2008-11-25 15:05:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	FI MARR PGOV PREL
08HELSINKI83	FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN FINLAND [...] Per reftel request, Post contacted Ministry of Social Affairs and Health's Ministerial Counselor Anni Virolainen-Julkunen and Finnish Lung Health Association's Medical Adviser Arvid Nyberg to gain information on the status of implementation in Finland of the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis. [...]	2008-02-29 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO XG FI
08HILLAH24	KARBAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGINIZATION MEETS PRT KARBALA RULE OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala Reporting Cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, March 13, 2008, Karbala PRT Rule of Law (ROL) Coordinator, met with Mr. Ahmed Sadiq Al-Mosewy (Karbala Human Rights Organization Coordinator/Justice Network for Iraq Prisoners),Mr. Nabeel Mohammed Hassan (Deputy Chie [...]	2008-03-23 18:51:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
08HILLAH5	NAJAF GOVERNOR ON OUTREACH, BANKING, AIRPORT, IRANIAN [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: In a January 8 meeting with Najaf PRT Team Leader, the Governor Najaf outlined provincial diplomatic and economic activities. The Governor also described ongoing efforts to improve the banking sector in Najaf, and he reiterated his vision of t [...]	2008-01-11 15:08:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON VT IZ
08HOCHIMINHCITY1063	HCMC TIP UPDATE: MORE POLICE BUSTS, NGOS FOCUS ON WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Southern law enforcement officials continue to make progress in combating human trafficking, as recent arrests in HCMC and Tay Ninh province show. Local NGOs are also making headway in finding long-term solutions to support economic development and women's empowerment in Delta [...]	2008-12-10 06:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIP PHUM VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1075	HOPES AND FEARS OF MEKONG DELTA REST WITH ITS DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary: In anticipation of possible changes to the way the United States regulates imported Vietnamese tra and basa ("catfish"),Senior Investigator David Nelson from the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce visited seafood producers in the Mekong Delta on December [...]	2008-12-16 11:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV TBIO EFIN ETRD VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY1092	CODEL BAUCUS SCORES POINTS WITH HCMC AND CAN THO LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Political, business and civil society leaders in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),Can Tho City and Long An Province all warmly welcomed Senator Max Baucus during his December 18-20 visit to promote bilateral relations, advance U.S. trade policy and increase educational cooperation. Ho [...]	2008-12-24 07:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY156	VIETNAM'S CAGED BEARS: HCMC'S SMALL STEPS AT PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City is home to a number of wild-game restaurants now coming under greater scrutiny because they push the line between exotic and illegal. After a concerned Amcit recently reported seven bears caged outside one such restaurant, the Consulate followed up. While we le [...]	2008-02-20 01:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV SOCI EAGR VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY39	HCMC BUSINESS LEADERS -- THE SOUTH IS RISING AGAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For proof that Vietnam really is changing, one need look no further than the fate of persons closely associated with the pre-1975 Republic of Vietnam (RVN) government and their families. After years of poverty and deprivation, often including lengthy stints in harsh "reeducation [...]	2008-01-10 11:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELNT ETRD BEXP VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY472	ARVN VETERANS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: The day to day differences between the lives of veterans of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and other Vietnamese citizens are slight in most of Vietnam today. An atmosphere of latent mistrust and lingering hostility still exists in some poorer areas. Geography and eco [...]	2008-05-12 09:15:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREF PHUM PGOV VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY656	VIETNAM OUTGROWS HCMC'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) healthcare system today faces rapid growth in demand and underdeveloped institutional capacity. A shortage of human resources, unduly restrictive government regulation, lack of investment and pervasive corruption constitute the main challenges currently [...]	2008-07-18 10:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND TBIO
08HOCHIMINHCITY689	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has ease [...]	2008-07-28 10:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAIR ELTN VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY692	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's June visit to Washington exemplifies a U.S.-Vietnam relationship that continues to broaden and mature, in the process spurring economic, social and technological development that has ease [...]	2008-07-29 09:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON EAIR ELTN VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY887	THE AMBASSADOR TALKS EDUCATION, NGOS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's September 19 trip to Kontum, he highlighted the contributions the USG and international NGOs are making in the province, including the recent opening of a USAID-funded ethnic minority boarding school. Kontum leaders were open to the idea of further US coo [...]	2008-10-01 08:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY920	DCM DISCUSSES HCMC-HANOI DYNAMICS WITH PEOPLE'S COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, the DCM engaged HCMC People's Council Chairwoman Pham Phuong Thao in a lively exchange on the challenges of running a large metropolitan city in a booming economy constrained by inadequate infrastructure and public resources. While noting recent efforts HCMC has m [...]	2008-10-09 09:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KIRF VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY972	VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS EXPECT TO GROW IN 2009, BUT MORE SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most Vietnam watchers believe that the economy is largely shielded from the direct effects of global financial turmoil, but would be hurt by any significant decline in overseas consumer demand for Vietnamese exports. Orders for most "value" products like low-cost apparel remain [...]	2008-10-28 12:01:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EIND SOCI PREL VM
08HONGKONG1034	HONG KONG AVIAN FLU NEWS: RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH, [...] (U) Summary. A research team led by University of Hong Kong (HKU) scientist, Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, reported a significant breakthrough in treatment for the influenza A/H5N1 virus on June 3, 2008. Dr. Yuen explained that the trial's triple-drug combination administered on infected mice suppress [...]	2008-06-10 07:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1041	OUR MACAU AGENDA: EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, we have greatly expanded our commitment of time and resources to Macau. In November 2006, we established a "Team Macau" as a platform for interagency coordination. All of the 13 USG agencies represented at post participate in this effort, which was driven i [...]	2008-06-11 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1061	HONG KONG H5N1 UPDATE: NEW H5N1 POULTRY INFECTION [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) announced additional positive test results for H5N1 virus in live poultry in Hong Kong wet markets, bringing the total to four markets infected to date. As a result, all poultry s [...]	2008-06-12 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC AMED AMGT PINR MO HK
08HONGKONG1108	COORDINATION KEY TO HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 7, Hong Kong will hold its fourth legislative election since the 1997 handover. The various pan-democratic parties will need to coordinate candidate selections and election strategies to maintain their current number of seats (26 of 60) in the Legislative Council (L [...]	2008-06-19 04:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1148	MACAU TIP: NEW LAW AND SEMINAR BOOST COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Legislative Assembly (LA) in Macau unanimously passed a new, comprehensive anti-human trafficking law on June 12 that broadens the definition of trafficking crimes, increases punishments for convicted traffickers, and guarantees protections for victims. The new law was gaz [...]	2008-06-24 09:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KFRD KWMN PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG1221	PANDEMIC PLANNING: HONG KONG RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Consulate General Hong Kong appreciates the updated pandemic planning guidance and clarifications in reftel A, and submits the following response regarding Hong Kong and Macau preparedness and pandemic planning. Post is taking/has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) Consulate Emplo [...]	2008-07-07 01:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG134	HKMA SAYS CHINESE REGULATORS MOVING BACKWARDS ON [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) officials share U.S. concerns about tighter restrictions emanating from the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and said CSRC officials score political points for resisting U.S. demands. HKMA is lobbying the Chinese Banking Regulat [...]	2008-01-22 11:22:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HK CH
08HONGKONG1653	OUTLOOK FOR HONG KONG LEGCO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The pan-democratic camp should hold on to at least a third of the 60 seats in the September 7 Legislative Council (Legco) Elections, narrowly depriving pro-government and pro-Beijing forces the 2/3 supermajority required to change the Basic Law and electoral arrangements. The cruc [...]	2008-09-05 11:10:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG1719	LEHMAN TRADING OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN HONG KONG; [...] (SBU) Summary: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed down 5.4 percent on September 16, mirroring losses in other major global markets in the wake of Lehman Brother's bankruptcy. HK's market regulatory authorities suspended Lehman's stock and option trading licenses and restricted financial [...]	2008-09-16 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1726	HKG ASSUMES WATCH OVER AIG'S LARGE LOCAL SUBSIDIARY [...] Summary: Sharp declines in locally listed Mainland banking and insurance stocks drove the Hang Seng Index (HSI) down 3.6 percent on September 17, while HKG authorities intensified their oversight of AIG's very large local operating subsidiary, AIA. Local media reported that the HKG's Office of [...]	2008-09-18 00:17:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1764	HONG KONG'S RESPONSE TO MAINLAND CONTAMINATED MILK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The response by Hong Kong authorities and food retailers to reports of melamine contaminated milk powder in the Mainland and in Hong Kong has so far been swift and transparent. Even before the first of two Hong Kong cases of melamine-linked infant illness was reported on 20 Se [...]	2008-09-23 11:54:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAGR ECON ETRD HK TBIO
08HONGKONG179	HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]	2008-01-28 06:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG1790	RUN ON BEA BANK SLOWS; HONG KONG TO INVESTIGATE [...] Summary: Following reassuring comments by Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other key government and bank officials regarding the Bank of East Asia (BEA),public sentiment has calmed a bit today. Depositors continued to line up at BEA branches to withdraw their savings on September [...]	2008-09-25 11:49:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON HK CH
08HONGKONG1801	BEA RUN ENDS, LEHMAN MINIBOND COMPLAINTS GATHER STEAM [...] SUMMARY: Support from the Hong Kong Government, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and tycoon Li Ka-shing appear to have put an end to the run on Bank of East Asia (BEA). BEA Chairman David Li put cash withdrawals at less than one percent of BEA's total deposits. Holders of Lehman Bros.-issued "minibo [...]	2008-09-26 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG1909	Tsang Policy Address Warns of Tough Times Ahead, Hang Seng [...] Summary: After a strong rebound on Monday and Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index slipped on Wednesday to close at 15988.30, down 834 points or 4.96 percent on the day. HIBOR fell slightly, but remained high. The British government's announcement that it would inject capital into the banking secto [...]	2008-10-15 10:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH
08HONGKONG2094	MACAU'S MIDDLE CLASS MOVES TO STAKE OUT THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Newly-emergent political coalition Civic Power seeks to represent Macau's formerly silent middle class by staking out a position between the SAR's marginal democratic movement and the traditional, pro-establishment social organizations that dominate SAR politics. The [...]	2008-11-17 08:14:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI MC
08HONGKONG213	HONG KONG: CHINA'S FIRST DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: The December 29 National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) decision setting the timetable for implementation of universal suffrage has refocused the political debate in Hong Kong, deftly defusing the issue. The Hong Kong Government (HKG) appears confident that it has s [...]	2008-02-01 05:43:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
08HONGKONG2197	DEMOCRATS WIN THE FRONTIER BUT MAY LOSE ON EXCO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Emily Lau's "The Frontier" political movement came to an all-but-official end this past weekend, with Lau and her senior colleagues formally leaving the group and joining the Democratic Party (DPHK). While observers have long believed a consolidation of pan-democratic [...]	2008-12-05 10:00:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HK
08HONGKONG2222	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN HONG KONG, 80,000 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong,s Health Secretary announced on December 9 the discovery of the H5 virus (Avian Influenza) in three dead chickens on a commercial farm within the territory near the border with China; test results for the H5N1 variant (transmissible to humans) are pending. Responding to [...]	2008-12-10 10:44:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR KFLU PINR TBIO HK CH
08HONGKONG2307	Staffdel Nelson's Meetings on Melamine in Hong Kong [...] Summary: A U.S. House of Representatives staff delegation from the Energy and Commerce Committee traveled to Hong Kong in early December to investigate melamine contamination in Chinese food products. The U.S. Consulate General arranged meetings with Hong Kong government (HKG) officials, leg [...]	2008-12-24 05:42:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK
08HONGKONG255	TIP, MONEY LAUNDERING, PROTECTING AMCITS: CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a productive and friendly meeting January 29 with Macau's chief executive, Edmund Ho, Consul General Cunningham received positive initial reactions to our plans to expand contacts with the growing American community there and to strengthen liaison with the Macau government to e [...]	2008-02-11 02:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM CACS CH MC MG HK
08HONGKONG408	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU [...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in paragr [...]	2008-03-05 08:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CH HK MC
08HONGKONG573	VETERAN HONG KONG DEMOCRAT MARTIN LEE WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: Legislator and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most senior pro-democracy leader, unexpectedly announced on March 27 that he would not seek another four-year term in the Legislative Council (Legco) in the September election. Lee, age 69, has been the most visible [...]	2008-03-28 09:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
08HONGKONG793	MACAU'S MORATORIUM ON NEW CASINOS LESS THAN MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho, acting on "instructions", announced an immediate moratorium on new casino development in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) on April 22. No new casino concessions will be granted in the near future, no new leases for casinos will be approved, [...]	2008-05-01 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON ETRD MC EINV
08IRANRPODUBAI1	SUPPORTING "FRIENDS OF AMERICA" IN IRAN (IPRO PD YEAR 1, [...] (C) Summary: As reftel details, the Department restarted US-Iran official exchanges in August 2006, featuring the flagship USG exchange program, the IVLP. The Iranian government became aware early on of USG funding for the IVLP and, even for the first program in November of 2006, issued writte [...]	2008-01-16 08:52:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC PGOV PINR
08IRANRPODUBAI20	EYEING 2009: AHMADINEJAD PRESSES AHEAD WITH ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR
08IRANRPODUBAI23	IRAN: REAL ESTATE MARKET CCONTINUES TO THRIVE (C-NE7-01996) [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 10:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI IR
08IRANRPODUBAI5	IRAN: LACK OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN HIV/AIDS CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 14:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV SOCI TBIO
08IRANRPODUBAI9	OPEN KIDNEY SALES IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 14:25:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI ECON IR
08ISLAMABAD11	Post-Conflict Assistance in Swat [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable outlines options Post is considering to assist the GOP in providing post-conflict assistance to citizens in Swat (Northwest Frontier Province) who have suffered during the military's recent anti-terrorist campaign. We have reviewed existing Mission assistance programs [...]	2008-01-02 15:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK PTER
08ISLAMABAD1100	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Avian influenza (AI) and the threat of pandemic influenza continue to be key issues in Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) discussions with Pakistani health and agricultural officials. Continued AI outbreaks in poultry as well as a confirmed human case in late 2007, have sparked [...]	2008-03-12 12:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD13	PROPOSALS FOR EXPEDITED DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: As instructed by Principals December 28, this cable outlines proposals to enhance and expedite military and development projects for Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and adjacent Pakistan-Afghan border areas. These include projects with the Pakistan military, [...]	2008-01-02 16:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL ECON EAID PREF
08ISLAMABAD1376	MUSHARRAF SWEARS IN 24 MINISTERS; PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary. On March 29, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gillani announced his "100 Day Plan" to the National Assembly. Within his plan, he looks to assist the lagging economy, continue to fight terror, strengthen Pakistan's ties with its neighbors and the West, restore the judiciary, and [...]	2008-03-31 12:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1404	AMBITIOUS UNHCR STRATEGY FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is revising its strategy for Afghan refugees to complement voluntary repatriations. It includes regulatory mechanisms to allow Afghans in Pakistan to better support themselves; development of refugee affected hosting areas [...]	2008-04-02 06:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PK AF
08ISLAMABAD1448	BIOSECURITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: PROVINCIAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) staff visited several institutes and universities in Lahore, Abbotabad, Peshawar, and Karachi in March to further develop areas of collaboration. Common themes included a need for basic lab biosafety and biosecurity training at facilities h [...]	2008-04-04 06:18:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER TSPL ETTC PK
08ISLAMABAD1449	CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE [...] (C) Summary. On March 27, Codel Tierney met with Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Pakistan's first female National Assembly speaker. She stressed that women's rights, especially in the areas of healthcare and education, would be her top commitment while in this historic position. The Speaker also eagerly a [...]	2008-04-04 06:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PK PREL KWMN
08ISLAMABAD1573	BALOCHISTAN: THE NEGLECTED PROVINCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD1623	NAVIGATING THE MAZE OF PAKISTANI ENERGY POLICY- PART ONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan's energy crisis has the potential to slow down economic growth and create law and order problems. With massive blackouts affecting every region and every demographic, energy policy and shortages are daily front page news. Not a single mega-watt of electricity has been [...]	2008-04-21 10:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD1719	INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FLOCK TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, international leaders have been streaming into Pakistan to meet the newly elected government. They included UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Chinese FM Jiechi, Turkish FM Babacan, EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana, Afghanistan FM Spatna, Malaysian FM Yatim, [...]	2008-05-01 06:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER AF CH EAID IN MY EU
08ISLAMABAD1825	LIFE AT NDU: TRAINING PAKISTAN'S NEXT GENERATION OF MILITARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan's National Defense University's curriculum is designed to foster national pride, but many of its students and instructors have an anti-American bias. Their attitudes demonstrate why we should continue our efforts to increase IMET opportunities, especially those aimed at the ge [...]	2008-05-12 12:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL
08ISLAMABAD1830	PAKISTANI RUPEE CONTINUES TO FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's growing current account deficit and increasing uncertainty over the future of the government coalition are causing the rupee to fall against the dollar. The rupee closed at record lows against the dollar again on May 8, rebounding only slightly on May 9. The State Ba [...]	2008-05-12 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD195	THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA: WAZIRS VS. MEHSUDS IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-14 12:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PGOV PK PREL PTER
08ISLAMABAD2055	CODEL SCHIFF MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MIRZA [...] (C) Summary: Codel Schiff -- U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) -- met May 26 with Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza. She promised the new GOP would remain tough in the fight against terrorism, but requested that the USG focus more resources [...]	2008-06-06 05:43:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL EAID PHUM KPAO
08ISLAMABAD2068	FATA PROGRAM UPDATE AS OF MAY 30, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 11:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
08ISLAMABAD2107	PAKISTAN'S 2008-09 BUDGET: FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During the official announcement of Pakistan's fiscal year 2008-09 budget proposal to Parliament, Finance Minister Naveed Qamar described poverty reduction as the "main plank" of the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) economic policy. Qamar announced a proposed development strategy [...]	2008-06-13 00:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG ELAB PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2135	A WORLD BANK-LED CONSORTIUM FOR PAKISTAN'S AFGHAN BORDER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Embassy recommends the establishment of a World Bank consortium to coordinate and expand donor activities focused on areas along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Stabilization of this border area is v [...]	2008-06-17 10:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISLAMABAD2201	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CARDIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan's newly elected civilian government remains a fragile coalition beset by differences over how to restore the deposed judiciary and President Musharraf's future. Continuing political deadlock over the judiciary has seriously undermined the GOP's ability to tackle grow [...]	2008-06-23 12:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD2233	OPTIONS FOR MITIGATING PAKISTAN'S FOOD CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to Pakistan's worsening food situation and its potential impact on the country's most vulnerable groups, Embassy Islamabad suggests six program options for food assistance for Washington agencies' consideration. With 100 million Pakistanis living on two dollars or les [...]	2008-06-26 14:47:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EAID ETRD EAGR PK
08ISLAMABAD2303	PRIME MINISTER GILANI AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 meeting with Codel Cardin, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani requested increased cooperation with the U.S. on security and economic assistance. He also firmly asserted that Pakistan's nuclear assets are protected and expressed hope for greater international focu [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER IN PK
08ISLAMABAD2305	BOUCHER AND GILANI DISCUSS BORDER SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: During a July 1 meeting, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told Assistant Secretary Boucher that his government was serious about the need to confront militant extremists, establish a foundation for sustainable development and address Pakistan's growing economic crisis. Gilani al [...]	2008-07-07 07:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PK

08ISLAMABAD2466	UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 meeting with Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Acting Minister of Finance Naveed Qamar described this year as one of the most difficult in Pakistan's economic history. He highlighted recent steps taken by the Government of [...]	2008-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK

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