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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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| 09BRUSSELS1350 | EU DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WITH PARTNERS [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Swedish Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Anna-Karin Enestrom and Swedish EU Presidency Political and Security Committee Ambassador Olof Skoog hosted informal consultations on October 5 to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan. In addition to th [...] | 2009-10-06 16:00:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EUN AF PK |
| 09BRUSSELS1406 | DONORS ENGAGE ON L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, 2009, the European Commission's (EC) Directorate General for Development (DEV) and USAID hosted a meeting in Brussels to further operationalize donor commitments from the July 8-10 L'Aquila meeting on Food Security. The meeting sought to build on prior discussion [...] | 2009-10-21 11:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD SOCI |
| 09BRUSSELS1488 | BELGIUM'S FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL RECOVERY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Belgium is establishing a new supervisory system for banks in Belgium which would differentiate between systemic (too big to fail) banks and other, smaller institutions,. He attributed the near collapse of Belgian banks a year ago t [...] | 2009-11-03 06:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV UNGA SENV BE |
| 09BRUSSELS1554 | BELGIUM: JEWISH LEADERS CONCERNED BY ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A diverse range of opinions were voiced at the October 21 Jewish Leader roundtable. Anti-Semitism in Belgium expresses itself through youth violence and a common fear of wearing Jewish religious symbols in public since the second intifada in 2000. At one tenth the size o [...] | 2009-11-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SCUL IS BE |
| 09BRUSSELS1556 | BELGIUM: JEWISH LEADERS CONCERNED BY ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A diverse range of opinions were voiced at the October 21 Jewish Leader roundtable. Anti-Semitism in Belgium expresses itself through youth violence and a common fear of wearing Jewish religious symbols in public since the second intifada in 2000. At one tenth the size o [...] | 2009-11-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SCUL IS BE |
| 09BRUSSELS1567 | SNAPSHOTS FROM STOCKHOLM: EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Governance, aid effectiveness, and the impacts of the global financial crisis and climate change on developing countries were the major themes of European Development Days (EDD) in Stockholm October 22-24. USAID Acting Administrator (AA) Alonzo Fulgham led the American delegatio [...] | 2009-11-23 11:10:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV EUR ECON EDEV TPHY TSPL EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1616 | BARROSO'S NEW COMMISSION SHOULD BE GOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission President Barroso's announced line-up of the policy portfolios for the new Commission that takes office on/about February 1 has mostly good implications for U.S. economic policy interests: -- New Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht (Belgian Foreign Minister until [...] | 2009-12-01 16:25:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN EFIN EINV EAGR EIND |
| 09BRUSSELS171 | EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Per reftel, this is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment Q-Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation -- [...] | 2009-02-06 11:28:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE |
| 09BRUSSELS186 | EU INVESTMENT CONFERENCE FOR UKRAINE'S GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 6 meeting DG-RELEX Energy Counselor Faouzi Bensarsa told visiting DAS Doug Hengel about EU Commission plans to host an investment conference on Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure in Brussels on March 23. Bensarsa said the fundamental key from an external policy perspec [...] | 2009-02-10 09:39:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN UP |
| 09BRUSSELS249 | BELGIUM: PETERCAM CHIEF ECONOMIST SPEAKS OUT ON [...] (SBU) This cable should not be posted on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Petercam Chief Economist Geert Noels (protect) told econoffs on February 19 that worries about Fortis' health are largely unwarranted, in his opinion. Petercam is Belgium's largest merchant bank, and has very good contacts [...] | 2009-02-20 17:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV BE |
| 09BRUSSELS250 | BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...] | 2009-02-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09BRUSSELS259 | EU EAGER TO WORK WITH U.S. ON CAP AND TRADE SYSTEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Commission officials, industry reps, climate traders, and NGOs, are eager for a U.S. cap and trade system and anxious to share their experiences on the 2008 revision process of the EU,s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Seeking U.S. leadership on climate change, all aspire to a [...] | 2009-02-23 16:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
| 09BRUSSELS306 | LOST IN TRANSLATION - IFIS CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Econ Officers heard from Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's Cabinet on March 4 that negotiations with Ukraine are ongoing over reforms requested by international financial institutions (IFIs) as a prerequisite for making investment commitments at the March 23 EU-sponsored investme [...] | 2009-03-05 10:52:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EUN UP EINV |
| 09BRUSSELS330 | EU Approaches the G-20 Summit [...] (SBU) The European Union and its 27 member states have been hard hit by the global financial crisis and economic downturn, with the economy in recession and some of the world's largest financial institutions under stress. The EU has responded actively to this, with strident calls for action f [...] | 2009-03-11 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KSUM EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS401 | EU EMPHASIZES SUCCESS IN PSC PLUS 7 MEETING [...] (C//NF) Summary: At the March 17 Political and Security Committee (PSC) Plus 7 meeting organized by the Czech EU Presidency, representatives of Member States and the EU institutions generally gave high marks to EU-led civilian and military operations in Chad, the Gulf of Aden, Georgia, Koso [...] | 2009-03-20 11:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL XF XG XW ZJ ZL XD ZF EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS402 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S.-EU-UKRAINE ENERGY [...] (U) Summary. Ahead of the March 23, 2009 EU conference on Ukraine's Gas Infrastructure this cable reflects on ways the U.S. and EU could work together to improve Ukraine's reliability as a gas transit State. The 2008 U.S.-EU Summit affirmed our intention to work trilaterally with the Ukrain [...] | 2009-03-20 12:46:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS405 | DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO (APRIL 17) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 06:15:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS411 | Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts repres [...] | 2009-03-23 12:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF |
| 09BRUSSELS425 | Experts Meeting on Regional Economic Cooperation on [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission hosted a meeting of experts March 17 in Brussels to develop tangible areas for regional projects centered on Afghanistan ahead of the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECC),to be held in Islamabad, perhaps in May. Experts represen [...] | 2009-03-25 15:03:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC BE AF |
| 09BRUSSELS436 | PROMISING RESULTS FROM EU-UKRAINE GAS [...] (SBU) ummary. At the March 23 EU-sponsored conference on investment in Ukraine's gas infrastructur, Ukrainian Prime Minister Timoshenko and Pesident Yushenko both attended and presented a united front pledging reform to the Ukrainian energy system. Russian Energy Minister Schmatko, who spok [...] | 2009-03-26 13:45:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS450 | EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS SEEK MORE ROBUST DEVELOPMENT [...] European counterparts within the Commission, Czech Presidency, and EU Member States have indicated strong interest in elevating development to a more important place on the trans-Atlantic agenda. In their view, the new U.S. Administration is likely to be receptive to these efforts, given a s [...] | 2009-03-27 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON EFIN ETRD EUN IO EAGR |
| 09BRUSSELS465 | BELGIUM'S VIEWS ON AFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Chief of Staff to the Belgian Finance Minister Olivier Henin told POL/ECON Counselor on March 31 Belgium has already made a number of commitments on a bilateral basis with respect to the financial crisis in Central and Eastern Europe. This is largely the result of the extensive interes [...] | 2009-03-31 14:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN BE |
| 09BRUSSELS472 | Belgium: Financial Sector Bonuses Shrouded in Silence [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While most countries in Western Europe are vigorously debating the pros and cons of large banking bonuses, no such discussion has been taking place in Belgium. The involvement of quasi-public banks Dexia and Ethias is one reason why politicians have treaded delicately until now [...] | 2009-04-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ELAB BE |
| 09BRUSSELS529 | SENIOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION OFFICIALS AFFIRM [...] SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Acting USAID Administrator Alonzo Fulgham in Brussels, senior European Commission (EC) officials responsible for both policy and operational matters affirmed strong interest in elevating development to a more visible role within the ongoing trans-Atlantic [...] | 2009-04-07 16:06:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL IO EAGR EUN ECON EFIN |
| 09BRUSSELS549 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 15:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV BE |
| 09BRUSSELS635 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: May 4th, [...] (SBU) On May 5, the ECOFIN Council will meet to discuss the Commission's Spring economic forecast and to formally adopt the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies and the Solvency II Directive, both recently approved by the European Parliament. Ministers will exchange views on how to cross-borde [...] | 2009-05-05 10:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS654 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
| 09BRUSSELS655 | VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...] | 2009-05-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL BE |
| 09BRUSSELS696 | OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S 1 BILLION [...] SUMMARY: In early summer 2008 the European Commission (EC) proposed using leftover agriculture support funds to build a 1 billion Euro (USD 1.3 billion) Food Facility to assist developing countries struggling under the weight of the international food price crisis. However, EU member state [...] | 2009-05-15 18:36:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ETRD EUN SOCI |
| 09BRUSSELS723 | EC RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS [...] USEU Brussels delivered reftel demarche to European Commission officials the week of May 18, including EC Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) Director General Zangl. EC officials share USG concerns regarding number of IDPs; strain on existing camps and families hosting IDPs, and need to provide [...] | 2009-05-22 14:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PK PREF SOCI |
| 09BRUSSELS750 | A/S CARTER'S APRIL 23 MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge hosted a breakfast April 23 for visiting Acting A/S for African Affairs Phillip Carter and NSC Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin with the Belgian MFA Africa Team. The Belgian guests were Deputy Chief of Cabinet to FM De Gucht Jean-Luc Bodson, Africa Director Gu [...] | 2009-05-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CG BE |
| 09BRUSSELS809 | EU OFFICIALS ON NEXT STEPS IN KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith and EULEX Kosovo Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon met with USEU CDA on June 10 to provide an overview of upcoming challenges and opportunities in the country. Suggesting that the coming months would be "decisive," Feith said t [...] | 2009-06-11 10:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN SR KK |
| 09BRUSSELS853 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS REACT TO POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) This cable is a correction for deleted BRUSSELS 846. Population figures for Muslims in para 2 have been revised upwards. 2. (SBU) Summary: At a June 10 luncheon for Muslim community leaders, activists, and academics, Charge elicited the reaction to President Obama's June 4 speech. Bel [...] | 2009-06-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM SCUL KISL KWMN MO TU BE |
| 09BRUSSELS931 | EUROPE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC REPORT: July [...] (SBU) At the July ECOFIN Council - the first one under the Swedish presidency ministers will exchange views on the preparation of the forthcoming G-20 meetings, i.e., the G-20 finance ministers meeting preceding the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh in September. There Council will also discuss: 1) pr [...] | 2009-07-07 14:42:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND EINV EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
| 09BUCHAREST114 | ROMANIA WILL ATTEND SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE BUT [...] (SBU) Post's EconCoun on February 19 delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming Sharm Al-Sheikh conference to Mihaela Rutjens, Director for Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rutjens confirmed that the Government of Romania (GOR) had received an official invitati [...] | 2009-02-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PHUM PGOV KPAL RO |
| 09BUCHAREST180 | ROMANIA: INCREASINGLY GLOOMY 2009 OUTLOOK SETS [...] (C) Romania needs the stability of an IMF agreement to finance the private external debt gap, protect foreign exchange reserves, and advance structural reforms in a difficult political environment, officials told DAS Judy Garber and U.S. Treasury visitors in meetings March 10-11. Still, Roman [...] | 2009-03-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL IMF EUN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST205 | ROMANIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT ON 19.5 BILLION [...] (U) International Monetary Fund (IMF)-led negotiations with the Government of Romania (GOR) over a financial assistance package successfully concluded on March 25th. The IMF, European Commission (EC),World Bank (WB),and other international financial institutions (IFIs) (principally the Eur [...] | 2009-03-26 05:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IMF EUN PREL PGOV RO |
| 09BUCHAREST237 | ROMANIA: IMF AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION POSES REAL [...] (C) Romanian officials are congratulating themselves on the external financing package (reftel) concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) as "much better than we expected," according to one Ministry of Finance (MOF) interlocutor. With [...] | 2009-04-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF EUN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST24 | ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 [...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. The Agency for Foreign Investment (ARIS),created in 2004, is designed to advertise the co [...] | 2009-01-14 13:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO |
| 09BUCHAREST315 | ROMANIA: HEALTHCARE REFORM ON THE AGENDA FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian healthcare system continues to suffer from neglect two decades after the fall of communism. Health statistics remain bleak, with the country occupying the worst position in the EU in terms of the frequency of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, diabetes, tub [...] | 2009-05-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED KHIV RO |
| 09BUCHAREST358 | ROMANIA: HEALTH MINISTER BAZAC OUTLINES HIS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 20 meeting, Minister of Health Ion Bazac shared privately with the Charge d'affaires many of the same goals for the health care sector that he has publicly outlined over the last several months (ref B). Agreeing that changes to the system are badly needed, Bazac was q [...] | 2009-05-28 12:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
| 09BUCHAREST369 | ROMANIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 13:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL RO |
| 09BUCHAREST396 | ROMANIA: SHARP Q1 2009 CONTRACTION AFTER TEN BOOMING YEARS [...] (U) Summary. Romania's economy posted a steep and widely anticipated drop in GDP growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009 according to official statistics released on June 9th by the National Statistics Institute (INS). The economy showed a 6.2 percent decline overall against the first quart [...] | 2009-06-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST563 | ROMANIA AND IMF: REVISE AGREEMENT AS THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Romania's economy is contracting at a much faster pace in 2009 than originally forecast and its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requires important modifications as a result, an IMF monitoring team announced on August 10. Concluding their first quarterly revi [...] | 2009-08-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV IMF EUN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST723 | ROMANIA WON'T MEET 2009 IMF OBLIGATIONS, BASESCU [...] (SBU) With a joint assessment team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) having arrived in Bucharest this week to review Romania's compliance, President Traian Basescu declared to reporters that Romania will not meet all its obligations to t [...] | 2009-10-29 05:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST756 | ROMANIA: IMF TEAM DEPARTS AND TAKES ITS CHECKBOOK WITH IT [...] (SBU) The IMF assessment team charged with determining whether Romania has met its obligations for the next funding tranche packed its bags and went home on November 6, declaring in a closing news conference that it cannot complete its assessment until Romania resolves the current political impasse [...] | 2009-11-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO |
| 09BUCHAREST764 | ROMANIA: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FEATURES PLENTY OF ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: With just over a week to go before the first round of the presidential election, Romania's economic woes are foremost in the minds of voters. The leading presidential candidates have been long on rhetoric but short on specifics about how they would return the country to econom [...] | 2009-11-13 14:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
| 09BUCHAREST863 | ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW CABINET, ENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 23 the Romanian Parliament approved the new Cabinet assembled by Prime Minister designate Emil Boc with an unexpectedly large majority. The new Cabinet includes members of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL),the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) [...] | 2009-12-24 06:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RO |
| 09BUCHAREST94 | ROMANIA: AGRICULTURAL REFORM LAGGING AFTER EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Romania's agricultural sector continues to struggle with the Communist legacy of collectivized farm land. Despite Romania's huge agricultural potential, its small farm size and lack of education in modern agricultural methods has left the agricultural sector as a chronic underp [...] | 2009-02-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECIN EUN PGOV RO |
| 09BUDAPEST142 | VISIT OF CODEL LYNCH TO BUDAPEST, MARCH 2-3, 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Budapest grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Lynch to Budapest from March 2 - 3, 2009. We look forward to your visit and would like to provide the following information in preparation for your arrival. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE IN HUNGARY 2. [...] | 2009-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU |
| 09BUDAPEST221 | HUNGARY ON EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) On March 17, Embassy met with Finance Ministry Director General for International Relations Zsuzsanna Varga and with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Joszef Szuper on March 20 to deliver reftel demarche. The Ambassador is scheduled to meet with Minister for National Development Ec [...] | 2009-03-23 11:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST225 | PM GYURCSANY'S NO CONFIDENCE OFFER - SINCERE OR [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's surprising intention to step down from his post following a planned constructive vote-of-no-confidence on April 14 adds further heat to the already polarized political environment. While Viktor Orban's opposition party Fidesz and the small Hungarian De [...] | 2009-03-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS HU |
| 09BUDAPEST234 | NEW HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER OR EARLY ELECTIONS? [...] (U) Summary. Negotiations continue between the ruling Socialist party and their former coalition partner Free Democrats on a Prime Minister candidate to replace Ferenc Gyurcsany. Gyorgy Suranyi, former National Bank governor, appears to have SzDSz support, but he publicly states he will only [...] | 2009-03-25 16:47:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS HU |
| 09BUDAPEST28 | SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DAS JUDY GARBER [...] (SBU) Over the past four months, the GoH has been reacting to a series of crises that have gripped the nation's attention, beginning with the financial market crisis in October, followed by an ongoing diplomatic row with Solvakia, transportation sector strikes in December, and now the growing [...] | 2009-01-09 16:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON HU |
| 09BUDAPEST301 | HUNGARY SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Andras Simor, Hungarian Central Bank Governor and Hungary's IMF governor, and to Laszlo Keller, Hungarian Ministry of Finance Senior State Secretary and Hungary's alternate World Bank governor. Both indicated that Hungary strongly supports IMF and World [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KV ECON EFIN PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST323 | PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI- A FRIEND IN NEED [...] (SBU) Summary. During Charge's meeting to deliver President Obama's congratulatory letter, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai outlined his views on the current economic restructuring plan and his first official international travel to the EU, NATO and Vienna. Noting a "slight shift in foreign poli [...] | 2009-04-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR HU |
| 09BUDAPEST362 | JOBBIK AND RISING HUNGARIAN NATIONALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. As the European Parliamentary (EP) elections approach on June 7, many Hungarian political analysts and pollsters believe that the extreme-right Jobbik party will win at least one seat in the EP, providing it a potential "bounce" for the national elections currently scheduled fo [...] | 2009-05-14 16:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI EU HU |
| 09BUDAPEST381 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POE TO BUDAPEST, MAY 29-30, [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Poe to Budapest from May 29-30, 2009. We look forward to your visit and would like to provide the following information in preparation for your arrival. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE IN HUNGARY 2. (SBU) The global financial crisis [...] | 2009-05-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL EFIN OTRA HU |
| 09BUDAPEST391 | HUNGARY VOTES IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (U) Senior Counselor Zsuzsanna Szablyar of the Hungarian Ministry of Finance International Relations Department confirmed to the Embassy that Hungary cast its ballot in support of Kosovo's World Bank Membership (including IBRD/IFC/IDA and MIGA). The Embassy was also copied on Hungary's corres [...] | 2009-06-02 10:34:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KV ECON EFIN PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST475 | STRUCTURAL REFORM COMES TO HUNGARY: GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As Parliament wraps up its spring legislative session, the 75-day old "crisis management" government of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has secured passage of the major elements of the PM's economic recovery plan. Although the Bajnai government and its austerity package remain ex [...] | 2009-07-02 07:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST591 | FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Newly appointed Chairman of Hungary's Financial Supervisory Authority Adam Farkas is moving ahead quickly to reform Hungary's system of financial supervision. In legislation expected to be submitted in September, the independence of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority [...] | 2009-08-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL HU |
| 09BUDAPEST725 | PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PAKS NUCLEAR EXPANSION [...] (C) Summary: Work on the possible expansion of Hungary's Paks Nuclear Plant proceeds apace as experts work to define Hungary's power generation needs in the coming decades and potential suppliers begin their marketing efforts. The tender is expected to occur sometime in early 2011. Political [...] | 2009-10-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU |
| 09BUDAPEST802 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. Your November 16 visit to Budapest sends an important signal to our Hungarian allies that the U.S. continues to be fully engaged in European energy security. The Fourth Energy Forum, where you will [...] | 2009-11-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL OREP HU |
| 09BUDAPEST829 | FIDESZ ROLLS OUT ITS AGENDA TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Opposition party Fidesz, clearly confident of victory in next April's elections, rolled out its economic and foreign policy agenda to members of the diplomatic community November 18. With no margin of maneuver on fiscal policy, Fidesz intends to use monetary policy to help gene [...] | 2009-11-20 06:20:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ENRG HU |
| 09BUDAPEST847 | SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI'S MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has received high marks from the International Monetary Fund for his management of the Hungarian economy after its near meltdown in October 2008. He has maintained the Hungarian commitment in Afghanistan despite very limited fiscal constraints, and [...] | 2009-11-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ECON ENRG EINV HU |
| 09BUDAPEST86 | GABOR VONA AND THE MAKING OF A HUNGARIAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary. Jobbik party President Gabor Vona has emerged from obscurity to pursue his ambition to be a prime actor with a leading role on the stage of Hungarian politics. Gravitating from Fidesz, Vona took over leadership of the extreme-right Jobbik party in 2006. Using the Jobbik-created [...] | 2009-02-02 05:45:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1022 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 7-11, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 7-11, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...] | 2009-09-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1044 | MEDIA REACTION; OBAMA'S DECISION TO ABANDON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international opinion pieces are focused on President Obama's decision to abandon the missile defense shield in Europe; the impact of the Argentine broadcasting draft legislation on Washington; as well as a proposal of foreign banks to Argentina for t [...] | 2009-09-18 18:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1049 | MEDIA REACTION; G-20 SUMMIT; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to Argentina's attendance at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh; expectations over Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's trip to New York; the current status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; as well as the UN General Assembly [...] | 2009-09-21 15:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1061 | ARGENTINA: RISING PRESSURES FOR THE RIACHUELO RIVER [...] (SBU) A massive, long-delayed cleanup of the Riachuelo- Matanza River Basin, the most polluted basin in Latin America, is due to begin shortly. Funded in part through a $2 billion World Bank loan, the project is expected to define the World Bank's involvement in Argentina in the medium to long [...] | 2009-09-23 14:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EFIN EIND AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1097 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period September 28-October 1, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to b [...] | 2009-10-02 16:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1120 | MEDIA REACTION: LATIN AMERICA MILITARY EXPENDITURES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the deep reductions in Argentina's defense budget; Argentina's "essential" need to reach a deal with the IMF; and the State Department background notes on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Argentina, far fr [...] | 2009-10-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1176 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, OCTOBER 22-29, [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period October 22-29, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be includ [...] | 2009-10-30 20:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES123 | Argentina: Codel Costello Supports Expanding Bilat Ties, [...] (SBU) Codel Costello, a delegation of eight U.S. Representatives plus professional staff from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Civil Aviation Subcommittee, met with representatives of U.S. civil aviation companies and with senior GoA officials, including Planning Minister De Vido and [...] | 2009-02-05 17:28:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL EAIR EWWT ETRD AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1282 | MEDIA REACTION: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17-23; 11/23/09; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international opinion pieces and editorials last week were mostly related to President Obama's trip to Asia and its impact on the US-Sino bilateral relationship; President Obama's policy on the Middle East; the Guantanamo Bay detention center; and the outcome of the FOA [...] | 2009-11-23 19:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1286 | Argentina: Unlikely to Achieve Aim of 2009 Holdout Deal [...] (SBU) A key Argentine Ministry of Economy official explained that the GOA hopes to launch its offer to the holdouts from the 2005 debt restructuring deal by December 15, in order to accommodate the desire of many institutional investors to clear the defaulted Argentine debt from their books be [...] | 2009-11-24 22:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1311 | (C) ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT TAKES UMBRAGE AT WHA A/S [...] (C) Summary: The GOA responded with heavy artillery to a remark WHA A/S Valenzuela made during a December 16 press roundtable. Immediately after the press roundtable, Argentine media started focusing almost exclusively on A/S Valenzuela's remark that the American business community in Argentina had [...] | 2009-12-31 13:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP ECON KPAO |
| 09BUENOSAIRES133 | GOA ECONOMY MINISTER ON "BUY AMERICA," DEBT SWAPS, [...] (C) Argentine Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez noted GoA concerns with the "buy America" provisions in pending U.S. economic stimulus legislation during a February 4 meeting with Ambassador that mostly focused on G-20 issues (septel). The Minister highlighted the GoA's recent successful debt [...] | 2009-02-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EXIM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES134 | ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT'S G-20 PRIORITY: IFI REFORM [...] (C) The GoA is focused intensely on G-20 meetings and preparations, and will continue its push for reform of the international financial institutions (IFIs),Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez told Ambassador February 4. Fernandez said the GoA will promote "reasonable, serious, and prudent ref [...] | 2009-02-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV AR BR MX |
| 09BUENOSAIRES144 | ARGENTINA: PERONIST DISSIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In his first substantive meeting with Ambassador Wayne February 5, National Deputy and Peronist dissident Felipe Sola of the Peronist Union bloc discussed his 2011 presidential aspirations, this year's midterm elections, and the merits of a single ballot system. Sola is in the A [...] | 2009-02-11 20:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES151 | ARGENTINA, SPAIN CONTAIN AEROLINEAS DISPUTE, CARRY [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Madrid. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) survived a potentially conflictive state visit to Spain and received good press locally on her two days of events. Both she and her Spanish counterpart, President Jose Luis R [...] | 2009-02-12 20:54:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV EFIN SP AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES160 | ARGENTINA: INFLATION TAMPERING CONTINUES? [...] (C) Official inflation numbers continue to make headlines in Argentina, with the national statistics agency INDEC reporting January inflation of only 0.5% month-over-month, less than one third the 1.7% "true" rate estimated by private economists. For full-year 2008, INDEC reported inflation of [...] | 2009-02-13 17:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ELAB AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES168 | Argentina: Finance Secretary on GoA Crisis Response and [...] (SBU) GoA Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino told a visiting Senate staffdel February 16 that Argentina's lack of access to international capital markets has insulated it from the impact of the global financial crisis, with Argentina thus far avoiding much of the "social fallout" evident in mor [...] | 2009-02-18 12:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV PREL KSUM PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES200 | ARGENTINE PARTICIPATION AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH [...] (U) Poloff discussed February 25 the upcoming Sharm al-Sheikh conference per instructions (reftel) with Argentine Foreign Ministry Counselor Guillermo Nicolas, in the Office of North Africa and the Middle East. Nicolas reported that Argentina's delegation would be led by Ambassador Gabriel Fu [...] | 2009-02-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN KPAL KWBG PHUM PTER EAID AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES211 | ARGENTINA: DOMINGO CAVALLO PANS GOA POLICIES, [...] (C) The post-crisis Kirchner model no longer works and Argentina is headed for "stagflation," according to controversial Argentine ex-Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Cavallo suggested that returning to the IMF may be the only way to alleviate Argentina's [...] | 2009-02-27 20:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES219 | ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT OPENS CONGRESS PREDICTING A [...] (C) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) opened the ordinary session of Congress March 1, focusing largely on the economy, predicting that 2009 would be the most difficult one of the last 100 years, and asserting that Argentina was ready to face the economic crisi [...] | 2009-03-03 18:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES232 | ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period February 16-27, 2009. 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 in [...] | 2009-03-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES302 | ARGENTINA'S CONSIDERABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL [...] Summary: Argentina is a potential world leader in renewable energy. Already a leading producer and exporter of biodiesel, Argentina's extensive forestry resources could provide ample biomass for second-generation biofuels (ref A). The country's southern Patagonia region enjoys some of the m [...] | 2009-03-18 10:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES325 | Argentina: Deloitte on GoA and Economic Prospects [...] (SBU) Argentine executives of Big Four auditor Deloitte called the Kirchner administration politically canny but out of touch with the Argentina's economic reality, neither seeking nor listening to advice from the business community. While domestic consumption and production is falling fast, D [...] | 2009-03-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES369 | Argentina: On the Road to London G-20 [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK's) upbeat and cooperative participation in the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Chile should presage constructive GoA positions at the upcoming G-20 summit. GoA officials highlight CFK's "outstanding" bilaterals in San [...] | 2009-03-30 22:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD KSUM PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES378 | ARGENTINA: HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN DISCUSSES HOUSING SECTOR [...] (SBU) HUD Secretary Donovan on March 27 learned about GoA housing initiatives for low- and middle-income families with Planning Minister Julio De Vido. The Minister called access to affordable shelter and the reactivation of the domestic housing construction industry a success of the two Kirchn [...] | 2009-04-01 14:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES387 | ARGENTINA'S CURRENCY SWAP WITH CHINA; WILL IT HELP [...] (C) The Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) and the People's Bank of China appear to have reached a preliminary agreement on a currency swap arrangement (Peso-Yuan) for the equivalent of about US$10 billion. However, there may be some internal disagreement on the Argentine side: while BCRA President [...] | 2009-04-01 21:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES404 | ARGENTINA PROTESTS INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minster Jorge Taiana sent a letter to Ambassador Wayne the evening of April 3 strongly protesting our 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) posted on April 2. The sharply worded message was apparently drafted by Taiana and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) late Apr [...] | 2009-04-04 19:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES416 | HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN MEETS WITH LEADING ARGENTINE HOUSING [...] (SBU) A lunch hosted by the Ambassador in honor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan was attended by a range of notable Argentines representing the development, architectural, financial, business, and government sectors, as well as by the DCM. After prior meetings with [...] | 2009-04-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES436 | Argentine Central Bank Joins Government in Objecting to [...] (SBU) In an April 6 letter to the Ambassador, Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado objected to Post's characterization in the latest Investment Climate Statement of BCRA policies' contribution to rising inflation (text provided below). During a subsequent telephone conversatio [...] | 2009-04-14 14:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES461 | ARGENTINA: MEDIA PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: Argentine press reacted extremely favorably to President Obama's participation in the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA),describing the meetings as a new, positive beginning for U.S.-Latin American relations. In a press conference following the April 18 meeting between President [...] | 2009-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV CU AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES499 | Argentina: International Donor Community [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a roundtable coffee with the international donor community to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on international assistance to Argentina. The roundtable was co-organized with the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI) and the [...] | 2009-04-30 21:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON SOCI PHUM AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES514 | ARGENTINA: ANTI-KIRCHNER BRIEFING DELIVERED TO [...] (C) Jorge O'Reilly (PROTECT),a top advisor to Argentina's Cabinet Chief Sergio Massa, offered a blunt critique of Argentina's economy and GoA policies during an April 21 meeting with foreign institutional investors. Speaking in the Casa Rosada, he predicted a sharp recession in 2009, with co [...] | 2009-05-04 21:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES523 | ARGENTINA LEANS TOWARDS VOTING TO ABSTAIN ON [...] (C) Summary. Econoff joined German, French, and UK colleagues April 29 in delivering Ref A points on Kosovo's IMF and World Bank membership to Jose Mina, Director of the Argentine MFA's Central and Eastern Europe Office. Mina strongly argued against Kosovo's membership in the IFIs, but agree [...] | 2009-05-05 18:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL AR KV |
| 09BUENOSAIRES603 | ARGENTINA: A USEFUL PARTNER ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary: With its reliance on agricultural exports and hydro-electric power generation, Argentina is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. As such, the country's plans tend to focus on adaptation rather than mitigation. Argentina was an early participant in the negotiations lea [...] | 2009-05-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG PREL AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES614 | ARGENTINA: INFORMATION FOR COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post responses to questions in para 5 of ref A follow: 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Answer: No. The GOA has not taken public or private actions in the past year to promote the advancement of [...] | 2009-05-26 20:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES632 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON CFK [...] (C) Summary and introduction: During his one-on-one May 27 farewell call on Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK),the Ambassador orally delivered a message from the President of appreciation for Argentine cooperation at the recent summits (para 5). CFK thanked the Ambassad [...] | 2009-05-29 17:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES65 | ARGENTINA: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Overall Crime and Safety Situation. A. Crime Threat Levels. Crime is a serious problem in Argentina, but one that can be managed with common sense precautions. Street crime has become common and increasingly more violent, and often is perpetrated with a firearm or other deadly wea [...] | 2009-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AR CASC |
| 09BUENOSAIRES653 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL ON VP COBOS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador engaged with Vice President Julio Cobos during a June 1 farewell call at his Senate President office on improvements in bilateral cooperation over the past three years, Argentina's upcoming congressional elections, and the importance of a strong education system. Co [...] | 2009-06-04 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES67 | CANADIAN AMBASSADOR ON ARGENTINE SUMMITRY, NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) A January 14 discussion between Ambassador Wayne and Canadian Ambassador Tim Martin covered Argentina's poor preparation for regional summits and the G-20, as well as Canada's nuclear energy and mining agenda with Argentina. 2. (SBU) Brazil's regional agenda and the Summit of the Amer [...] | 2009-01-21 20:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN KSUM PREL CA AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES699 | Poverty in Argentina: A Silent Crisis? [...] (SBU) According to official GoA statistics, poverty levels continued to fall in the second half of 2008, reaching 15.3% of the urban Argentine population (with extreme poverty declining to 4.4%). However, doubts about the validity of other official Argentine statistics have led many analysts a [...] | 2009-06-16 17:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES846 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of sixteen (16) claims against the Government of Argentina (GOA),one of which was resolved during 2007 but whose award has not been implemented by the GOA yet (Claimant C),and two others that were resolved during 2008 and 2009 (Claimant I and Claim [...] | 2009-07-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ECON PGOV PREL OPIC AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES849 | ARGENTINA: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER PLEDGES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary. Argentina's newly-appointed Minister of Justice Julio Cesar Alak pledged to continue bilateral law enforcement cooperation in a productive courtesy call meeting with CDA on July 21. During the meeting, the CDA briefed Alak [...] | 2009-07-21 22:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTIP SNAR PTER EFIN KCRM MASS AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES853 | (S/NF) ARGENTINA: WILL CRISTINA FINISH HER TERM? [...] (S/NF) Summary/Introduction. The devastating setback dealt by Argentine voters to the government in the June 28 mid-term elections has restored to respectability last year's fashionable political forecast -- that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) will not reach the end of her term as President i [...] | 2009-07-22 16:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | PGOV ECON AR |
| 09BUJUMBURA196 | INCLINED TOWARDS KOSOVO IMF/WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP, [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the DCM April 17, Ministry of External Relations Chef de Cabinet Gaudence Sindayigaya said Burundi is favorably disposed towards IMF and World Bank membership, particularly since the IMF Executive Board has approved Kosovo's membership application, and because Burundi [...] | 2009-04-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL PHUM KV BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA223 | BURUNDI SAYS WILL VOTE WITH AU RE: KOSOVO'S IMF [...] (SBU) As initially reported ref B, Post contacts in the Ministry of External Relations reaffirmed that Burundi will vote "in accordance with the African Union" regarding Kosovo's bid for membership in the IMF and World Bank. MOLLER [...] | 2009-05-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KVIR BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA301 | BURUNDI -- VIEWS OF A DEPARTING AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three years as Ambassador to Burundi, I am convinced that this small, poverty-stricken, conflict-ridden nation has the potential to fulfill its promise as a durable African success story. Despite the just-resolved 15-year civil conflict, lack of infrastructure, deep-roote [...] | 2009-06-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | BY CH LY MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL RW SU |
| 09BUJUMBURA445 | MEETING WITH FNL CHIEF RWASA [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. As part of a series of calls on political party chiefs, we met August 28 with Agathon Rwasa, the head of the last rebel group to become part of the peace process and demobilize, the Forces Nationales de Liberation, or FNL. Protected by South African troops, he p [...] | 2009-08-31 11:28:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PINS BY |
| 09BUJUMBURA531 | THE ICGLR TAKES STOCK, AND SEEKS ITS NICHE [...] (SBU) (Summary) The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is preparing a November 5-6 Roundtable and Summit in Bujumbura, to be preceded by a November 4 "Friends of ICGLR" for donor countries. At an October 3 preparatory meeting, ICGLR Ambassador Liberata Mulamula said t [...] | 2009-10-06 06:18:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BY CG KE RW TZ UG ZA |
| 09CAIRO1185 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...] | 2009-06-24 08:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM |
| 09CAIRO119 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...] | 2009-01-23 19:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1200 | Update on banking sector reforms in Egypt [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Egypt's banking sector continues to weather the storm better than most; -- The U.S.-backed financial sector MOU has contributed to the financial sector's improvements; -- The next round of audits is unlikely to show that GOE has met the MOU's target of 62.5% o [...] | 2009-06-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO1201 | CENTRAL BANK CUTS RATES, BUT SOME BANKS KEEP DEPOSIT RATES [...] (U) Key Points -- The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cut interest rates for the fourth time this year. -- Several major Egyptian state and private banks responded by lowering their lending but not deposit rates. -- The CBE will continue to monitor inflation and growth rates before another [...] | 2009-06-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1204 | Economic and financial leaders debate Egypt's economic [...] (SBU) Key Points: * At the Ambassador-hosted Economic Roundtable, leading economic minds in Egypt believe that sound macroeconomic policies have contributed to Egypt's 7% growth the last several years. * The Roundtable believed that Egypt will weather the current economic downturn better than [...] | 2009-06-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EG |
| 09CAIRO1215 | INFUENZA CONFERENCE REVIEWS VIRUS SITUATION IN EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH PGOV EAGR CASC PREL EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO1256 | EGYPT: MINISTER OF INVESTMENT SPEAKS ON REFORMS AND [...] (U) Key Points -- The Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin threw his weight behind a forthcoming World Bank study on the Egyptian investment climate and recommended reforms. -- Mohieldin said Egypt cannot expect the high growth rates that it experienced before the crisis for a [...] | 2009-07-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1311 | Minister of Investment Talks Economic Reform, Privatization [...] (SBU) KEY POINTS - Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieddin told the Ambassador that successes in the Egyptian economic reform program have helped mitigate the impact of the global economic crisis. - The Ministry of Investment looks to the USG for continued support and technical assistance. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO1349 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...] | 2009-07-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO138 | EGYPT ENTERS THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Five Egyptian research organizations are planning to build Biosafety Level Three (BSL-3) laboratories in which they can work with indigenous or exotic agents like Rift Valley Fever and strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI). Three of the groups, VSVRI, th [...] | 2009-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PARM PGOV ECON KFLU KSTH KSCA EAGR EG |
| 09CAIRO1502 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------ Suez Canal revenue is 7.2% lower ------------------------ 2. (U) Suez Canal receipts reached $4.7 billion during FY08/09, a reduction of 7.2% from the prev [...] | 2009-08-04 10:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1506 | NO AGREEMENT ON WATER SHARING AT NILE COM MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO1531 | GOOD INTENTIONS FAIL TO MASK DOUBTS ABOUT GOE'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO1557 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: AUGUST 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------- Ministry of Finance releases FY08/09 preliminary figures ---------------------------------- 2. (U) Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghaly said [...] | 2009-08-10 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1749 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- -- Preparing for Free Trade Negotiations with MERCOSUR --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and In [...] | 2009-09-10 08:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1803 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: SEPTEMBER 16 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- Egypt's Ranking in 2010 Doing Business Report --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Egypt kept its position as one of th [...] | 2009-09-16 15:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1840 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: September 23 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------------- Cost of Subsidies Drops in July 2009 ----------------------------------- 2. (U) A report by the Ministry of Finance showed that the cost of gove [...] | 2009-09-24 05:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO1897 | EGYPTIAN WATER MINISTER ON THE NILE BASIN INITIATIVE REF: CAIRO 1506 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-04 07:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU TZ ET CG EG |
| 09CAIRO1924 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ESF, ELECTIONS, SINAI DEVELOPMENT, AND POST SAID EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV EWWT ETRD EG |
| 09CAIRO1930 | DEFICIT FINANCING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT REF: 08CAIRO2408 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs Do nald Blome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EG PGOV |
| 09CAIRO1960 | AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH MFA [...] (C) Key Points: -- During an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Disarmament Khalid Shamma said Egypt supports the implementation of UNSCR 1874 and Six-Party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. -- He noted that MFA shares information on [...] | 2009-10-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PTER EFIN ECON PARM KN IR EG |
| 09CAIRO2039 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: October 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ----------------------------- -------------------------------- Egypt Rejects World Bank's Call for Electricity Price Increase ----------------------------- ----------------------------- [...] | 2009-10-26 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2078 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 2 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: -------------------------------- Mubarak Speech to NDP Conference -------------------------------- 2. (U) In a speech to the National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, President H [...] | 2009-11-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2120 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: November 9 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ---------------------------------------- The Central Bank Ends Interest Rate Cuts ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank o [...] | 2009-11-09 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2124 | EGYPT: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for comments on the OPIC-supported Global Renewable Energy Investment program, Post and local contacts are not aware of any derogatory information with respect to the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. 2. (SBU) Renewable energy currently f [...] | 2009-11-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EAID EG |
| 09CAIRO2209 | MUBARAK'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT OFFERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS ECON EG |
| 09CAIRO2212 | DESPITE STOCK MARKET PANIC, EGYPT EXPECTS MINIMAL [...] (U) Key Points -- Egypt's stock market traded down 8% in the first trading day since the start of the Dubai debt crisis. -- Analysts see little long-term risk to Egypt's economy but note the possibility that FDI flows from the Gulf could be diminished. -- Egyptian company exposure to Du [...] | 2009-11-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EG AE |
| 09CAIRO2214 | EGYPT: NOMINEES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT ON [...] In response to reftel, Post offers the following twelve names to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington: -- Basil El Baz, Founder and Chairman, Egypt Basic Industries Corporation. The first Egyptian company created solely from international finance, EBIC received su [...] | 2009-11-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2237 | EGYPT 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) Per reftel, below is the text of Embassy Cairo's 2010 National Trade Estimate for Egypt, also emailed as requested to USTR in a Microsoft Word document. 2. (U) Begin text: EGYPT TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade surplus with Egypt was $3.6 billion in 2008, an increase of $690 m [...] | 2009-12-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2292 | BANKING REFORM CONTINUES BUT IS NARROWLY FOCUSED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 07:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2320 | THE MYSTERIES OF EGYPT'S HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON SOCI EG |
| 09CAIRO2346 | CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT PRESSURES BANK PIRAEUS INTO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN ECON EG |
| 09CAIRO254 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO282 | JANUARY DATA INDICATES A SLOWING IN INFLATION [...] (U) In January 2009, the year-on-year change in the urban consumer price index (CPI) declined to 14.4%, its lowest rate in ten months, and down from 18.3% in December 2008 and 23.6% peak in August 2008, according to the official statistics agency CAPMAS. The decline is a result of the drop in [...] | 2009-02-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EG |
| 09CAIRO302 | EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...] | 2009-02-19 10:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO326 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN’S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...] | 2009-02-23 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA |
| 09CAIRO379 | EDUCATION REFORM IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The poor quality of public education in Egypt is consistently cited by Egyptians across the board as a major impediment to both economic and political development. Reformers agree Egypt needs an education system which encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork and [...] | 2009-03-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO417 | Housing in Egypt- Construction Everywhere but No Place to [...] (U) Key Points -- The housing market in Egypt is marked by extreme contradiction. In recent years, the country has witnessed an unparalleled building boom alongside an extreme housing shortage for the poor and the middle class. -- Prices for high end housing for the wealthiest fiv [...] | 2009-03-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO444 | EGYPT: TRADE MINISTER IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid will visit Washington March 22-25. He plans meetings with Administration officials, representatives from business organizations, and members of Congress. He will not be traveling with a business delegation. Rachid is a key reformer [...] | 2009-03-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EFIN PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO524 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: WEEKLY PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: Export Promotion ---------------- 2. (U) Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid announced the Export Development Bank of Egypt would spend an additional LE 2.1 billion ($3 [...] | 2009-03-26 08:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO565 | Egyptian Deputy Central Bank Governor discusses [...] (SBU) Key Points: --Deputy Central Bank (CBE) Governor Hisham Ramez said that the general nominal weakening of the Egyptian pound from July 2008 onward was primarily a function of market forces. --After the pound hit a recent high of LE 5.7/$US in the exchange bureaus during the weekend of [...] | 2009-04-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO604 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- President Mubarak told CODEL McConnell he feared that the new Israeli government would be "very difficult to work with," in particular Foreign Minister Lieberman, whose public statements have already had a very negative impact on Arab public opinion. -- On Palestinian re [...] | 2009-04-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM KDEM PTER PARM PGOV SOCI SY |
| 09CAIRO605 | EGYPT: PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON ECONOMY AND DOMESTIC [...] (U) KEY POINTS -- On April 6, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif addressed the Egyptian parliament and discussed the global economy and President Mubarak's proposed budget for fiscal 2009/10. The key points he made were: -- The Egyptian economy continues to grow, but growth is slowing. [...] | 2009-04-08 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO65 | CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO EGYPT DECEMBER 13-14 REF: A. CAIRO 2542 B. CAIRO 2435 C. CAIRO 2502 D. CAIRO 2505 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senators Byron Dorgan (ND),Thad Cochran (MS),Kent Conrad (ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) visited Cairo on December 13-14. All of their GOE interlocutors asked them to convey to the incoming Obama Administration that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Palestinian statehood [...] | 2009-01-14 09:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PTER PREL EWWT MEPP IR IZ SO EG |
| 09CAIRO722 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...] | 2009-04-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG |
| 09CAIRO726 | EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...] | 2009-04-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL KWBG IS PA EG |
| 09CAIRO77 | Egypt's Tourism Hurt by the Global Financial Crisis [...] (U) SUMMARY: Signs of a slowdown in the Egyptian tourism sector are beginning to emerge as a result of the global economic crisis and may have a significant impact on revenues, employment and growth in 2009. Tourism in Egypt is the top foreign exchange earner and made up 19% of forex revenu [...] | 2009-01-15 14:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO816 | Treasury meets with Finance Ministry and Central Bank [...] (U) Key points: -- In percentage of GDP, next year's deficit is likely to nearly reach the size that Boutros-Ghali inherited in 2004. -- Next year's budget contracts in nominal and real terms. Revenues projected to fall fast. -- The Ministry of Finance is trying to keep fiscal sustaina [...] | 2009-05-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO868 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...] | 2009-05-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09CAIRO89 | Global Financial Slowdown Hits Egypt [...] SUMMARY: During the fourth quarter of 2008, Egypt experienced a substantial downturn in its three main sources of revenue and foreign exchange: tourism, worker remittances and Suez Canal fees. Though the extent of the slowdown is yet unknown, the GOE suggests that Egypt could see a $5-6 billio [...] | 2009-01-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG |
| 09CAIRO937 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission Cairo welcomes your visit, the first by a U.S. president to Cairo since President Clinton's in 1990. The Egyptian Government will also warmly welcome you, as will the Egyptian people, who are proud that the U.S. has recognized what they view as Egypt's central role in the Arab [...] | 2009-05-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO975 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...] | 2009-05-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09CANBERRA135 | RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens told Charge that Australia will face a difficult 2009 as the result of an unprecedented worldwide loss of confidence by consumers and businesses. The RBA and the Australian Government are taking aggressive measures to stimulate the [...] | 2009-02-09 22:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA203 | EMERGING AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON G-20 LEADERS MEETING [...] (C/NF) Australia is focused on doing whatever it can to ensure that the G-20 Leaders meeting produces results that help restore global confidence and lead to tangible results. PM Rudd is very concerned about ensuring effective coordination to deal with "toxic assets" as well as securing a str [...] | 2009-02-27 09:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA214 | AUSTRALIAN RESERVE BANK HOLDS RATES AMID MIXED ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.25%, despite mixed economic news and increased reports of job losses. The RBA indicated that monetary and fiscal policy changes have been significant and need to work through the Australian economy before [...] | 2009-03-03 21:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA267 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C/NF) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche jointly March 18 with Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner Tawasar Khan to DFAT First Assistant Secretary for South and West Asia, the Middle East and Africa Deborah Stokes. The Japanese Embassy had already approached the Australians last week and did n [...] | 2009-03-18 06:15:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AS |
| 09CANBERRA272 | SHARM AL-SHEIKH FOLLOW-UP - AUSTRALIA STILL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 23:49:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER AS |
| 09CANBERRA327 | AUSTRALIA BLOCKS CHINESE INVESTMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Treasurer Wayne Swan announced March 27 that the Australian Government would block the A$2.6 billion (USD 1.7 billion) bid by Chinese state-owned Minmetals Non-Ferrous Metals to purchase OZ Minerals, Australia's third-largest mining firm, on national security grounds. This is the first [...] | 2009-03-31 06:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL CH AS |
| 09CANBERRA353 | RATES CUT IN RESPONSE TO WORSENING ECONOMIC NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today reduced interest rates by 0.25% in response to worsening global and domestic economic news and increased reports of job losses. The RBA indicated that while monetary and fiscal policy changes to date have been significant, the further dete [...] | 2009-04-07 07:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA369 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE CONCERNING PAKISTAN DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy along with Japanese and Pakistani Embassies delivered demarche on the upcoming donors conference for Pakistan. GOA confirms it will double its commitment to Pakistan, but details remain to be worked out. Demarche was delayed by Japanese Embassy desire to wait for lett [...] | 2009-04-09 07:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK AS |
| 09CANBERRA402 | SCENE SETTER-CDR GEN D. MCNABB VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-04-22 01:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA428 | AUSTRALIA LIKELY TO BACK KOSOVO FOR IMF/WORLD BANK [...] (C) Summary: Australia likely will vote in favor of Kosovo's membership in the IMF/World Bank. In order to avoid the curtailment of the vote by the lack of a quorum, Australia will urge the 13 other nations in its IMF constituency to vote; however, they do not feel that advocacy on behalf of K [...] | 2009-05-01 00:12:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KV AS |
| 09CANBERRA443 | AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR RECOVERING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Australian dollar has fluctuated markedly over the past 6 months. After dropping nearly 40% between July and October 2008, it has recovered now to US$.75, a seven-month high. The recent appreciation of the Australian dollar suggests a return of some confidence in the global [...] | 2009-05-07 22:41:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA450 | AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Australia will vote in favor of Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. In order to assure a quorum, Australia's Executive Director is urging all 13 nations in their World Bank constituency to vote; however, the GOA will not lobby others to vote in favor of Kosovo's inclusion. End [...] | 2009-05-13 06:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL KVPR AS |
| 09CANBERRA452 | BUDGET: BIG DEFICIT, RECOVERY BEGINNING IN 2010 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a decade of almost continuous budget surpluses, the 2009-10 budget announced May 12 projects a deficit of A$$58 billion or 4.9 percent of GDP, the largest in the postwar period. The budget forecasts that unemployment will peak at 8.5 percent in 2010-11, economic recovery [...] | 2009-05-13 07:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV AS |
| 09CANBERRA543 | AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR FUEL BANK DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia will be prepared to discuss the Nuclear Fuel Bank proposal at the June 11-15 IAEA Board of Governor's meeting in Vienna, but has reservations about the utility of the initiative, prefering to allow open market forces to provide an assured supply of nuclear fuel. Moreov [...] | 2009-06-09 22:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG AS |
| 09CANBERRA560 | COSTELLO TO QUIT POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: Former Treasurer Peter Costello has announced that he will not contest the next general election, bringing to an end speculation he will seek the Opposition Leadership. It strengthens Malcolm Turnbull's hold on the Opposition leadership, and means his attack on the government will [...] | 2009-06-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AS PGOV |
| 09CANBERRA57 | SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-01-16 05:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA575 | Australia's Dependence on Foreign Capital [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Australia is reliant on foreign debt and continued borrowings to finance the current account deficit. It has been a longstanding concern of the IMF that the very high dependence of Australian banks on international wholesale markets creates a "roll-over risk". Australia's foreig [...] | 2009-06-19 07:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA592 | AUSAID CONFIRMS TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGES [...] Summary: AusAID corrects the amount of Australian donation cited in reftel A. USD $96 million will flow over two years directly to bilateral agencies--international, national and NGOs--already at work in Pakistan. 2. (SBU) Lisa Rice Madan, Director of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Central Asian [...] | 2009-06-26 06:34:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PK AS |
| 09CANBERRA61 | SCENE SETTER FOR CDR USN SEVENTH FLEET VADM J. [...] (C/NF) Australia is the closest of our five treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region and has deployed forces with the United States in every major military engagement since World War I, including most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Relations intensified dramatically in the wake of the 9/11 [...] | 2009-01-19 23:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL OTRA AS |
| 09CANBERRA635 | UNEMPLOYMENT IN AUSTRALIA RISES MODERATELY [...] (U) Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to 5.8% in June 2009, the highest level in six years, but below the expectations of many economists. The Treasury forecast unemployment to peak at 8.5% by 2011 and the better-than-expected result may mean budget forecasts need to be revised. However [...] | 2009-07-09 07:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD |
| 09CANBERRA637 | GOA OFFICIAL ON CAIRNS PIF GOALS [...] (C) Summary: DFAT Pacific Division, First Assistant Secretary Richard Rowe, told Polcouns on July 9 that the GOA, New Zealand and most PIF members do not want the Fiji issue to dominate the August forum. Rowe said that Prime Minister Rudd is strongly emphasizing a "pragmatic, forward thinki [...] | 2009-07-10 02:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | AS BP FJ FM KR NE NH NR NZ PP PREL PS RM |
| 09CANBERRA668 | AUSTRALIAN PLANS FOR POST FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Australian PM Kevin Rudd will personally chair the Post Forum Dialogue (PFD) August 7 that will follow the August 5-6 meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Cairns (reftels). Recognizing that previous PFDs have been too heavy on scripted interventions and short on substance, Rud [...] | 2009-07-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID AS |
| 09CANBERRA674 | ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE ELECTION - [...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Ministry and AusAID officials have expressed support for the new U.S. whole-of-government strategy for Afghanistan. They noted that, under current planning, DFAT is dispatching two diplomats to Khandahar and Tarin Khowt for localized coordination and is requesting U. [...] | 2009-07-22 06:48:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AS MARR MOPS PREL |
| 09CANBERRA675 | TEXT OF MOUS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND IRAQ [...] (C/NF) START SUMMARY: On July 17, Lloyd Brodrick (protect),Director of the Iraq Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy the texts of six MOUs signed by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during her visit to Baghdad on June 27. The texts were signed i [...] | 2009-07-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR IZ AS |
| 09CANBERRA695 | AUSAID RESPONSE TO POST-ELECTION ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: AUSAID officials have provided further comment in response to points raised on July 20 regarding assisting Afghanistan following the August presidential election. They have also supplied additional information detailing their approach to development assistance in Afghanistan. End [...] | 2009-07-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AS EAID MARR MOPS PREL |
| 09CANBERRA755 | QANTAS FEELING IMPACT BUT WEATHERING ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Qantas definitely felt the effect of the global financial crisis, the Australian national carrier appears to have weathered through it better than most in the airline industry. The company should post between USD80 to 160 million in profit for the year ending June 30, [...] | 2009-08-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA78 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...] | 2009-01-22 03:52:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS |
| 09CANBERRA79 | AUSTRALIA EXTENDS BAN ON SHORT SELLING FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Australia has extended the ban on short-selling financial stocks until March 6, due to volatility in bank stocks internationally. Australian banks support the decision. Concern is growing about the ability of Australian companies to raise funds on international markets; the GO [...] | 2009-01-22 05:13:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON AS |
| 09CANBERRA810 | INTEREST RATES TO RISE, BUT NOT JUST YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided on September 1st to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.0%. In its statement, the RBA upgraded global growth, financial markets, domestic demand, cut their unemployment forecast, increased their inflation forecast, and upgraded slightl [...] | 2009-09-03 01:44:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ECON AS |
| 09CAPETOWN128 | GLOBAL CONDITIONS MORE LIKELY TO IMPACT SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (U) Summary. The Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce organized a briefing on April 21, to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis and the implications of a Jacob Zuma presidency on the country's economic policy. Keynote speaker Econometrix Chief Economist Dr. Azar Jammine not [...] | 2009-05-27 14:48:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN EIND ETRD ENRG PGOV SF |
| 09CARACAS1104 | VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY CONTRACTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER [...] (SBU) Citing a statement e-mailed by the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV),news organizations reported August 20 that BCV figures indicated Venezuela's economy contracted 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009. (Note: As of the afternoon of August 20, the BCV had not posted the figures on i [...] | 2009-08-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS1114 | DOLLARIZATION OF LE STAFF SALARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post requests Department permission to pay LE Staff in US dollars. Venezuela's rising inflation and fixed official exchange rate have eroded the purchasing power of LE staff. The continued decline in the standard of living of LE Staff has hurt morale, increased attrition, and c [...] | 2009-08-21 21:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | AFIN |
| 09CARACAS1146 | VENEZUELA: BANKERS SEE SUFFICIENT OIL REVENUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 31 briefing, leading banker Gustavo Marturet and members of his economic research team updated the Ambassador on their perceptions of Venezuela's political and economic situation. Despite the recent downturn in the Venezuelan economy, the bank believes Venezuela will [...] | 2009-09-02 18:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV VE |
| 09CARACAS126 | VENEZUELA: SEEKING IMPROVED TIES WITH COLUMBIA [...] (C) Summary. In response to the worldwide economic crisis, on January 24, Presidents Uribe and Chavez agreed to create an economic commission focused on binational issues, including a binational fund for microfinance projects. Documented trade between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (B [...] | 2009-01-29 21:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EINV PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS1390 | CENTRAL BANK LAW MODIFIED: OPEN THE FLOODGATES? [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly has approved significant modifications to the law governing Venezuela's Central Bank (BCV). The BCV will have vastly expanded powers to act as a development bank and finance a wide array of government projects. It will also be able to buy PDVSA bonds dire [...] | 2009-10-30 19:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS1543 | Sucre Municipality Opposition Mayor Focuses On Barrios [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Ocariz, the opposition mayor of the Municipality of Sucre in Greater Caracas, has focused on governing, rather than politicking since assuming office in November 2008. His approval ratings have increased since taking office, and his work on social programs, public services, and [...] | 2009-12-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR VE |
| 09CARACAS1609 | VENEZUELA: Central Bank Underestimates Economic Contraction [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to Central Bank President Nelson Merentes' end of year projection, the Venezuelan economy contracted 2.9% in 2009. The Central Bank (BCV) data indicated non oil exports fell to 2004 levels and petroleum income is also sharply down. Trying to divert attention [...] | 2009-12-31 19:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS207 | CENTRAL BANK STATISTICS COME UNDER ATTACK FROM [...] (C) Summary: In a recent speech, President Chavez claimed the Central Bank of Venezuela's (BCV) inflation statistics did not properly take into account products and services subsidized by the government. He called on his Minister of Finance and a member of the BCV's board to develop a measu [...] | 2009-02-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN VE |
| 09CARACAS239 | PDVSA STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the CEO of a major domestic oil field services company, Chavez continues to spend as if world oil prices will quickly return to a minimum of $60/barrel, ignoring other budget scenarios developed by PDVSA planners. This contact avers that Venezuela is not only facin [...] | 2009-02-20 20:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS288 | VENEZUELA: PDVSA FALLS FURTHER DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though Energy Minister Ramirez announced March 2 that PDVSA would begin paying service companies and that it would not cancel any contracts, several major service companies have neither received payments nor notification from PDVSA of pending payments. International service [...] | 2009-03-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE |
| 09CARACAS3 | CADIVI CUTS MAXIMUM DOLLAR ALLOCATIONS TO [...] (U) CADIVI, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) entity that administers foreign exchange, cut the maximum dollar allocations to Venezuelans traveling abroad by half for 2009. Each individual will be allowed to spend up to USD 2,500 abroad on his or her Venezuelan cre [...] | 2009-01-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS492 | BORDER BRUHAHA NEARLY OVERSHADOWS URIBE VISIT AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe held a brief meeting on April 14 in Caracas. Consistent with prior reporting (Ref B),the Colombian side was focused on trade and protecting the interests of Colombian businessmen and investors in Venezuela. I [...] | 2009-04-20 11:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CO VE |
| 09CARACAS564 | PDVSA AND VENEZUELA: TWO DESTINIES INTERTWINED IN [...] (C) Summary: The cash flow crisis at PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela, the state oil company) is straining Venezuela's oil sector and overall economy. Since the December 2002-February 2003 oil sector strike, PDVSA has put itself at the service of President Chavez's Bolivarian revolution, fundi [...] | 2009-05-06 20:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EFIN PGOV VE |
| 09CARACAS625 | VENEZUELAN AIRLINES MAY LOSE SABRE TRAVEL SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. travel services giant Sabre has sent "disconnect letters" to two privately owned Venezuelan carriers and has already suspended its contract with government owned carrier Conviasa due to non-payment. Sabre is concerned that if it discontinues its services in Venezuela, the Gov [...] | 2009-05-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAIR CASC CVIS KHLS |
| 09CARACAS741 | VENEZUELA: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The experience of Swiss cement company Holcim may offer insight into what U.S. companies with recently nationalized interests in Venezuela can expect from the Venezuelan government over the coming months. In the Holcim case, a model the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of V [...] | 2009-06-12 21:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV VE |
| 09CARACAS750 | TEN TENETS OF CHAVISMO [...] This message is the end of tour analysis of the political situation in Venezuela by Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dan Lawton. 2. (C) Summary. Despite President Chavez's professed allegiance to socialism, his political project lacks any consistent ideology. Instead, the Venezuelan president e [...] | 2009-06-16 13:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
| 09CASABLANCA10 | MOROCCO, INDIA, PHOSPHATES AND BEYOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco exports about 50 percent of its production of phosphoric acid to India, a dual-use item used extensively to produce fertilizer for the country's agricultural sector and a potential source for uranium. The value of Morocco's exports to India totaled USD 1.4 billion in the [...] | 2009-01-14 15:03:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | AG AMCHAMS ECON EIND ETRD MNUC MO PGOV PREL |
| 09CASABLANCA11 | MOROCCO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 13:17:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO |
| 09CASABLANCA12 | 2008 MOROCCO UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Morocco's commitment to combat and eliminate them. It updates information provided by Post in 2007 and years prior, concerning Morocco's child labor laws and regu [...] | 2009-01-21 17:18:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
| 09CASABLANCA144 | DEAR MOROCCAN EXPATRIATES, PLEASE SEND MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic contraction is having a direct effect on Morocco's economy through falling remittances. Based on discussions with government interlocutors and the banking community, the outlook for inflows of expatriate funds into Morocco is increasingly somber. Morocco's e [...] | 2009-07-23 13:42:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV MO |
| 09CASABLANCA163 | BEYOND THE VEIL - WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: By codifying women's rights to equal participation in politics, society, and the economy, as well as recognizing their right to education, King Mohammed VI has positively altered the business climate for women in Morocco. According to the Moroccan Association of Women Entreprene [...] | 2009-08-12 17:03:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV KWMN MO |
| 09CASABLANCA165 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARSHALL [...] 1. (SBU) Summary: Representative Mashall, Consulate Casablanca warmly welcomes you nd your delegation to Morocco. Politically and eonomically, Morocco is a country "on the move," eeply engaged in reform and development, albeit nevenly. Morocco has averaged over 5 percent anual growth in r [...] | 2009-08-14 16:58:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI MO |
| 09CASABLANCA192 | CHINA, MOROCCO, AND THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: With a controlling stake in some of Africa's largest banks and solid 2010 earning projections, China is increasingly turning to Morocco's largest banks - Attijariwafa and Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur (BMCE) - for its banking needs in Francophone Africa. To secure its [...] | 2009-10-06 16:45:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV CH MO |
| 09CASABLANCA198 | THE KING, THE COURTS, AND THE RISE OF ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: With only 150 judges in the entire commercial judiciary and close to 100,000 pending cases, Morocco's slow and often inept judicial system has made international firms increasingly skittish about investments and business transactions. In his major annual youth day address in lat [...] | 2009-10-22 13:33:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO |
| 09CASABLANCA230 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES SOME OF MOROCCO'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead up to the White House Entrepreneurial Summit, the Ambassador met with some of Morocco's leading business entrepreneurs, academics and investors in Casablanca on December 17. The group highlighted three major constraints to the growth of entrepreneurship in Morocc [...] | 2009-12-24 12:36:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL ETRD PGOV MO |
| 09CASABLANCA36 | MOROCCO,S MIDDLE CLASS PART I: A STATE OF MIND [...] (SBU) King Mohammed VI's August 2008 directive that all public policies should seek to develop Morocco's middle class has prompted a spirited debate and discussion on the makeup of that middle class in Morocco today. For now, there is no consensus on the definition, even within the government. [...] | 2009-03-03 09:47:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON MO PGOV PREL |
| 09CHENGDU114 | SOUTHWEST CHINA: SICHUAN OFFICIALS ON GREEN ENERGY [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan has rich developed and potential hydro and biogas power resources, but far fewer solar and wind energy development opportunities, according to a recent pr [...] | 2009-06-29 11:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH |
| 09CHENGDU163 | UK CG'S VIEWS ON CHONGQING ECONOMY, MARKET ACCESS, CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The impact of the global financial crisis on domestically focused Chongqing has been relatively small, with China's stimulus package and auto-sector incentives boosting GDP by 12.1 percent in the first half of 2009, the UK's Chongqing-based Consul General told us. Chongqing's P [...] | 2009-08-24 11:42:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD SENV TBIO PREL CH |
| 09CHENGDU220 | TIBET EXPERT ON BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRC; BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: Both the Dalai Lama and the PRC leadership are to blame for the breakdown in Tibetan-China negotiations, the Director of the Mountain Institute's China Program told us. This Amcit Director, a seasoned Chinese and Tibetan-speaker, said irredentist Tibetans fail both to focus on the [...] | 2009-10-08 09:54:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH |
| 09CHENGDU252 | TIBET 15 YEARS LATER: CONGENOFF'S OBSERVATIONS OF CHANGING [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: ConGen Chengdu Officer visited Lhasa in mid-October for the first time since 1994, when he was a university student in religious studies (including Buddhism). This cable provides his informal vignettes of life in Lhasa. ConGenOff noted that Western tourists in Lhas [...] | 2009-11-09 07:49:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
| 09CHENGDU271 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU272 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU273 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU274 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU275 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU276 | WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU281 | WORLD BANK/IFC ON RESURGENCE OF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chengdu IFC officials recently shared their assessment that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been on the resurgence since well before the financial crisis. They parti [...] | 2009-12-01 09:20:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH |
| 09CHENGDU310 | SW CHINA CITY SEEKS TO BECOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION HUB -- [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Leshan officials told Consul General that currently planned infrastructure projects would transform the city into a transportation and industrial hub for southwest C [...] | 2009-12-17 04:58:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD SENV PGOV CH |
| 09CHENNAI145 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: UPA FACES SETBACK IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: Tamil Nadu has played a crucial role in the formation of India's recent coalition governments. In 2004, a DMK-led alliance swept the polls, contributing all of the state's parliamentary seats to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). But the tables have turned, with the DMK [...] | 2009-05-13 07:08:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN |
| 09CHENNAI306 | India Biannual Fraud Update [...] India-wide consular operations are among the busiest in the world. In FY-2008, Mission India processed more than 756,000 non-immigrant visa applications and 27,000 immigrant visa applications. While the majority of applicants from India are bona fide travelers and migrants, the volume of frau [...] | 2009-10-13 01:10:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IN |
| 09CHENNAI7 | INDIAN COMPUTER GIANT ADMITS COOKING THE BOOKS [...] (U) Summary: The chairman and founder of Satyam Computers Limited, one of India's premier information technology (IT) firms, admitted in a resignation letter on January 7 to committing large-scale fraud. The admission was the most recent in a series of blows that has seen the company's stock [...] | 2009-01-09 05:53:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV KCRM IN |
| 09CHENNAI77 | India Semi-Annual Fraud Update [...] India-wide consular operations are among the busiest in the world. In FY-2008, Mission India processed more than 756,000 non-immigrant visa applications and 27,000 immigrant visa applications. The majority of applicants from India are bona fide travelers and migrants. Despite a relatively lo [...] | 2009-03-13 07:37:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IN |
| 09CHENNAI83 | WOMEN IN INDIA: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH [...] Summary: Self-help groups are at the vanguard of women's empowerment in South India. Small groups of women organized by government and non-governmental organizations encourage poor women to pool funds and allow them to access loans from the formal banking sector. In so doing, the groups aff [...] | 2009-03-20 00:39:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN |
| 09CHIANGMAI101 | EXPERT ON BURMESE ECONOMY SPEAKS ON MICROFINANCE [...] Dr. Sean Turnell, a leading expert on Burmese economics, spoke at Payap University, Chiang Mai on July 2, providing attendees a basic foundation for understanding Burma's current economic situation. Dr. Turnell briefly explained Burma's chaotic past, the evolution of its financial system, a [...] | 2009-07-15 05:26:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON EFIN EINV ETTC PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 09CHISINAU108 | MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG |
| 09CHISINAU217 | PRIME MINISTER INFORMED OF MCC THRESHOLD [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, Ambassador Chaudhry discussed the status of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Compact and Threshold Country programs. The Ambassador outlined the impact that FY09 budget limitations would have on MCC and the time [...] | 2009-03-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU330 | MOLDOVAN 2008 MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic growth continued to be strong in Moldova in 2008, according to recently released official statistics, with GDP growing 7.2 percent. However, economic trends were not uniform during the year and fourth quarter data reflected the increasing impact of the world economi [...] | 2009-04-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
| 09CHISINAU348 | MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU41 | PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008 the Government of Moldova (GOM) decided to amend the 2008 state budget by increasing revenues, expenditures and the deficit. This followed an announcement in November that revenues from privatization had exceeded expectations and that the GOM would sell addi [...] | 2009-01-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU44 | MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...] | 2009-01-22 10:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD |
| 09CHISINAU530 | IMF AND WORLD BANK REPS SEE BLEAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a donors' meeting on June 25, IMF Resident Representative, Johan Mathisen, and World Bank Country Manager, Melanie Marlett, assessed the current status of the Moldovan economy as bleak and reviewed possible measures to assist Moldova. The IMF projects a GDP contraction of [...] | 2009-07-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
| 09CHISINAU67 | ECONOMIC MINISTER DESCRIBES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's January 21 meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Trade, Igor Dodon, the Minister reviewed the energy security situation in Moldova and possible measures to secure gas and electricity supplies. Dodon discussed a propose [...] | 2009-02-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD |
| 09CHISINAU988 | CHISINAU: INCSR 2009-2010 PART 1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Chisinau's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Â [...] | 2009-12-24 06:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR MD |
| 09CIUDADJUAREZ516 | FRAUD SUMMARY - CIUDAD JUAREZ - MARCH THROUGH AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) Ciudad Juarez, located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, forms the larger half of the Ciudad Juarez/El Paso metropolitan area with the largest population center on any international border in the world. The Ciudad Juarez/El Paso area is one contiguous community separated by a visible lin [...] | 2009-10-01 15:15:00 | Consulate Ciudad Juarez | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MX |
| 09COLOMBO1012 | THE MALDIVES AGREES TO ACCEPT FIVE UIGHUR DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 27, Ambassador Daniel Fried, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, held meetings with senior officials from the Government of the Republic of the Maldives (GORM) to discuss the possibility of the GORM accepting five ethnic Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Followi [...] | 2009-11-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS MV |
| 09COLOMBO1021 | BUDGET TRANSPARENCY DEMARCHE FOR THE MALDIVES [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Government of the Maldives (GOM) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Minister of Finance and Treasury Ali Hashim responded that the GOM plans to increase its budget transparency. The GOM has conducted a P [...] | 2009-11-09 02:58:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MV PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO1040 | SRI LANKA,S PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The real power to make economic policy appears to transcend the formal government policy channels and focus on the influence of President Rajapaksa and his circle. According to our contacts, the new Secretary to the Treasury, P.B. Jayasundera, is the policymaker with the mos [...] | 2009-11-17 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON EFIN PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO1048 | MALDIVES SEEKS ASSISTANCE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE [...] ESTHOff met with Maldivian government officials on the margins of the Climate Vulnerable Forum November 9-10 (reftel) and in Male November 15 to discuss a range of climate change and other environmental issues. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has called climate change its number one nati [...] | 2009-11-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV PGOV TSPL KGHG TPHY KICR IO CE |
| 09COLOMBO1054 | SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE (SFRC) FACT FINDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 2-8, Senate Foreign Relations staff members Nilmini Rubin and Fatema Sumar visited Sri Lanka and held meetings with senior government officials, international organizations, political leaders, civil-society activists, and journalists to discuss post war reconciliation [...] | 2009-11-23 02:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CE |
| 09COLOMBO1067 | SRI LANKA,S ECONOMIC POLICY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C ) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has adopted a hybrid economic model based on government led development, private sector exports, agricultural self sufficiency, large infrastructure projects and focusing on Asia instead of the United States or Europe. Sri Lanka has an his [...] | 2009-11-25 07:35:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV |
| 09COLOMBO1076 | SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...] | 2009-11-27 07:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN CE |
| 09COLOMBO1121 | SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT (Resubmit) [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...] | 2009-12-07 07:51:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN CE |
| 09COLOMBO1144 | Request for Economic Support Funds for the Maldives [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 11:20:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD MV |
| 09COLOMBO1146 | A/S Blake Views IDP Freedom of Movement at Menik Farm [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, one week after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced freedom of movement for internally displaced persons (IDPs),Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake visited the Menik Farms IDP camp complex and several communities to which Tamil-speaking civilians were [...] | 2009-12-17 04:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CE |
| 09COLOMBO1147 | A/S Blake Views IDP Freedom of Movement at Menik Farm [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 04:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CE |
| 09COLOMBO1155 | PUTTALAM'S "OLD" IDPS: A STABLE, IF LEAN, EXISTENCE [...] (SBU) On December 10-11, Embassy officials visited the Puttalam district and held meetings with senior government officials, international organizations, civil-society, and NGOs to assess the post-war humanitarian conditions and resettlement options of Muslim internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...] | 2009-12-18 09:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CE |
| 09COLOMBO199 | SRI LANKA: UN LAUNCHES 2009 COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On February 18, 2009, the United Nations launched its 2009 Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) for Sri Lanka. The 2009 CHAP requests US$ 155 million for 103 projects proposed by 42 organizations. Priority activities for immediate requirements are estimated at $75.7 million. The [...] | 2009-02-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE |
| 09COLOMBO273 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2009. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES JANUARY 2009 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 95 are exclusive resort islands. The popul [...] | 2009-03-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV |
| 09COLOMBO285 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IMF AGREEMENT AND CITIBANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 12 meeting with Ambassador, Central Bank Governor Cabraal disclosed that an IMF team is expected shortly in Colombo with a view to concluding an agreement in as little as one month. The Fund will be focused on GSL measures to help Sri Lanka strengthen and stabilize it [...] | 2009-03-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV CE |
| 09COLOMBO288 | SRI LANKA: PRINCIPLES FOR POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director hosted bilateral and multilateral donors and the UN Resident Representative on March 11 to discuss principles and plans for possible future reconstruction in Sri Lanka's North, where the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) appears to be on the verge of [...] | 2009-03-13 08:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS CE |
| 09COLOMBO392 | SRI LANKA: GDP GROWS BY 6% in 2008, BUT PROSPECTS ARE [...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan economy grew by a healthy 6% in 2008, despite the fourth quarter global economic slowdown, the escalated conflict in the north, and terrorist attacks elsewhere. Total GDP was $40.1 billion. This translates into a per capita income of $2,014. Inflation surged to 28 [...] | 2009-04-03 06:53:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN KMCA CE |
| 09COLOMBO517 | SRI LANKA: UNLIKELY TO VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Foreign Minister Bogollagama on May 11, Charge and EconChief outlined U.S. support for Kosovo's membership application to the World Bank. Highlighting the recent positive vote in favor of Kosovo's IMF membership, and taking into consideration the GSL's decision not to r [...] | 2009-05-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL CE |
| 09COLOMBO52 | ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (U) The following information constitutes RSO Colombo's Annual OSAC Crime and Safety Report for 2008. All responses are keyed to the format as detailed reftel. 2. (U) I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: While Sri Lanka has a high crime rate, relatively little common crime has been [...] | 2009-01-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09COLOMBO540 | SRI LANKA: CB GOVERNOR RESPONDS TO U.S. IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal, in a written response to DCM, classified U.S. attempts to "block" the GSL's IMF Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) as "misplaced" and "puzzling," noting that such an action could set a precedent for future IMF loan requests. Cabraal highlighted th [...] | 2009-05-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV CE |
| 09COLOMBO570 | MALDIVES SUPPORTS KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed confirmed to Econ Chief on May 26 that the GORM will support Kosovo's bid to join the World Bank; he stated that the GORM remains "very supportive of U.S. policies to enhance the stability in the West Balkans." He said the GORM will cast its vote [...] | 2009-05-28 09:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL EAID MV |
| 09COLOMBO61 | SRI LANKA: ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Post does not anticipate significant negative implications for U.S. assistance due to the financial crisis, particularly as the majority of assistance is centered in the East, which, with low levels of development, remains predominantly insulated from the crisis. However, post [...] | 2009-01-16 09:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN CE |
| 09COLOMBO621 | The Way Forward in the North - A Serious Discussion about [...] SUMMARY: Charge met with Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa on June 15 to ask about Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) priorities for de-mining and to discuss how the U.S. Government (USG) could support those within a strategic framework. M.S. Jayasinghe, Chairman of the National Steering Commit [...] | 2009-06-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE |
| 09COLOMBO626 | SRI LANKA: Economic update June 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka's GDP grew by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2009. Key macroeconomic indicators have also improved. Inflation has slowed to 3.3% in May 2009 from a peak of 28% in June 2008. The trade deficit narrowed as imports continued to fall at a faster pace than exports. Top fo [...] | 2009-06-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE |
| 09COLOMBO63 | SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE -JANUARY 2009 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...] | 2009-01-20 07:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE |
| 09COLOMBO637 | SRI LANKA: IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTH BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From June 17 to 18, Charge, with the USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) regional advisor and information officer, traveled to Vavuniya District in northern Sri Lanka. They met with local Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) authorities and U.N. and non-gov [...] | 2009-06-24 10:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE |
| 09COLOMBO67 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 06:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR |
| 09COLOMBO745 | SRI LANKA: CHINESE INFLUENCE ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary. China has emerged as Sri Lanka,s strongest supporter in the post-war reconstruction era, providing funding for projects ranging from power plants to weapons. China has a long-standing goal of increasing its influence in the region, especially at the expense of India, the other re [...] | 2009-07-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID EINV PREL CE |
| 09COLOMBO781 | UVA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol Staff visited Badulla and Monaragela Districts in Uva Province to get a sense of the issues and progress of the campaign for the upcoming August 8 provincial elections. The elections are the first since the end of war and are being perceived by many as a testing ground fo [...] | 2009-08-07 13:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE |
| 09COLOMBO805 | MALDIVES ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY [...] (SBU) Severe balance of payments imbalances, crushing government debt, and a decline in revenue have brought the economy of Maldives to the brink of collapse. In meetings with the Charge, Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed, Vice President Mohamed Waheed, and former opposition Quamee par [...] | 2009-08-13 11:07:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID EINV PREL MV |
| 09COLOMBO854 | REPORT NUMBER TWO ON INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the second of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks as outlined in Ref B. The start of pre-monsoonal rains this month has created a heightened urgency among all humanitarian actors, in terms of accelerating the release of p [...] | 2009-08-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE |
| 09COLOMBO944 | BOOMING SRI LANKAN STOCK MARKET SHOWS ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) surged to a record high in early October, making it the world,s second best performing stock market in 2009. According to analysts, the CSE is rising due to the end of the Sri Lankan civil war (thereby lowering the risk premium for the country),l [...] | 2009-10-12 04:26:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | CE ECON EFIN KMCA EINV |
| 09COLOMBO948 | THE SRI LANKAN MOBILE TELECOM MARKET: GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is increasing competition in the Sri Lankan mobile telecommunications sector which has led to more choice and lower calling costs for consumers. Mobile service providers have struggled to maintain profitability as competition has risen and prices have fallen. Cooperatio [...] | 2009-10-14 11:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE ECON ETRD PGOV EINV ECPS IN |
| 09COLOMBO981 | FINANCE SECRETARY OUTLINES GSL DEVELOPMENT PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary. Influential powerbroker P.B. Jayasundera has returned to the government as the Finance Secretary, following a year-long exile due to corruption issues. In an introductory call with Ambassador Butenis, Jayasundera described government plans to reconstruct the North and Eas [...] | 2009-10-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | CE ECON ETRD PGOV |
| 09CONAKRY106 | WORLD BANK RESREP OUTLINES SUSPENSION TRIGGERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a 10 February meeting, World Bank ResRep Siaka Bakayoko told Embassy officials that he felt Guinea's prime minister has been marginalized by military leaders and has little influence on the CNDD. He said that arrears in excess of $3 million had not yet been paid, and re [...] | 2009-02-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY109 | GUINEA PAYS WORLD BANK ARREARS FOR JANUARY [...] (U) On 16 February, World Bank ResRep Siaka Bakayoko informed Embassy that the Bank had received approximately $2.42 million toward the payment of Guinea's outstanding arrears. However, he noted this payment covered only payments originally due in January, and said that Guinea still owes the [...] | 2009-02-17 12:50:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY120 | INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The February 16-17 inaugural meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) met with coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara and a broad spectrum of civil society. Dadis defended his actions to date, said he was not interested in remaining in power, and laid out a vague r [...] | 2009-02-24 08:40:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GV EAID |
| 09CONAKRY122 | IMF CONTINUES TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITH LOWERED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Monday, 23 February, DCM and Econoff met with Alvin Hilaire, the Resident Representative for the International Monetary Fund in Guinea. Hilaire confirmed that the IMF is not withdrawing from Guinea, and plans to continue its low-profile macroeconomic engagement with the CNDD [...] | 2009-02-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AORC PGOV ECON GV |
| 09CONAKRY124 | GUINEA'S MINISTRIES CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A reliable contact inside Guinea's Ministry of Finance told Econoff that the ministry has been chronically dysfunctional since the departure of MinFin Ousmane Dore in October 2008. The contact also reported that the current military MinFin continued to run the ministry even afte [...] | 2009-02-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EAID KDEM GV |
| 09CONAKRY134 | GUINEA: NEXT MOVES [...] (C) Summary: The International Contact Group's restrained message to the government of Guinea urging elections and a return to civilian rule is reportedly being interpreted by the ruling CNDD as tacit international approval of the junta. Embassy Conakry believes the Contact Group will remain i [...] | 2009-03-02 16:17:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GV |
| 09CONAKRY156 | MILITARY JUNTA OPERATES UNDER CHAOS AND DYSFUNCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chaotic and dysfunctional nature of President Moussa Dadis' government appears to be deepening. Military Camp Alpha Yaya is apparently the President's preferred base of operations where he feels secure surrounded by trusted officers and friends. Most presidential business is [...] | 2009-03-12 10:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY163 | CONTROLLING THE MONEY FLOW - THE BUCK STOPS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A discussion with a senior official at Guinea's Central Bank revealed that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is controlling the country's finances with an iron fist. All non-salary expenditures must be authorized directly by Dadis, which given what we know about how the govern [...] | 2009-03-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY167 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MEETS COUP D'ETAT - [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local business owners are deeply concerned about the state of the Guinean economy. With overall commercial activity down by at least 50%, vendors are beginning to feel the painful pinch of what some are calling "one of the worst slow-downs" in years. Imports are down and comme [...] | 2009-03-17 17:47:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY170 | WORLD BANK/IMF TO CONDUCT "DAMAGE ASSESSMENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The World Bank's Resrep in Guinea is preparing for what he calls a "damage assessment" WB/IMF team visit, which is scheduled to arrive this weekend. Even if the World Bank program remains active, the Bank's plan is to stall any additional funding until elections take place. The [...] | 2009-03-19 16:58:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY19 | ECOWAS CONTINUES PUSH FOR ELECTIONS, ALL-INCLUSIVE [...] (U) Summary: A visiting ECOWAS delegation urged the government of Guinea to expand participation of civilians and shorten the transition period to 9-12 months. Speaking to diplomats from the EU, US and the West Africa region, ECOWAS SecGen Chambas said he was impressed with Guinea's new prime [...] | 2009-01-07 17:18:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GV |
| 09CONAKRY196 | IMF/WORLD BANK DELEGATION SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] SUMMARY. A visiting delegation from the IMF and the World Bank spent a week evaluating the GoG's budgetary situation, confirming growing concerns about Guinea's economic situation. Dramatically reduced revenues, mounting debt, and a huge projected budget shortfall in 2009 suggest that the c [...] | 2009-03-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY197 | IMF/WORLD BANK DELEGATION SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] SUMMARY. A visiting delegation from the IMF and the World Bank spent a week evaluating the GoG's budgetary situation, confirming growing concerns about Guinea's economic situation. Dramatically reduced revenues, mounting debt, and a huge projected budget shortfall in 2009 suggest that the c [...] | 2009-03-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY21 | WORLD BANK RESREP DEMANDS CABINET, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a discussion with Guinean Prime Minister Kabine Komara, World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko said that the Bank would not suspend its program, but stressed that appointment of a cabinet and a credible finance minister were critical for HIPC completion and other development [...] | 2009-01-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON AORC PGOV GV |
| 09CONAKRY213 | CNDD PRESIDENT SAYS HE MAY RUN FOR OFFICE [...] (U) During another public rally on April 15 organized by Conakry Governor Mohmamed Diop (see reftel for details on first rally),CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara indicated that he is considering presenting himself as a candidate in Guinea's upcoming presidential elections. He warned that if [...] | 2009-04-16 10:51:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY228 | PARTY LINE BEGINS TO EMERGE FROM GOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past few weeks, Embassy officers have been hearing what appears to be an emerging "party line" from the Government of Guinea. CNDD loyalists and career civil servants alike are maintaining that the CNDD represents Guinea's best solution for the near-term, and that Dadis [...] | 2009-04-23 15:59:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY26 | OUSMANE DORE SHARES INSIGHTS WITH CHARGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former Finance Minister Ousmane Dore recently shared insights on the end of the Conte regime and the new military-led government. Dore said that even though he fears for his physical safety, he has undertaken a review of the financial mismanagement of the 50th Anniversary Cele [...] | 2009-01-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN PREL GV |
| 09CONAKRY290 | GOG TO PAY $17.28 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE IN JUNE [...] SUMMARY. June is a big month in terms of debt service payments owed by the GoG. According to the World Bank Country Director, Siaka Bakayoko, the GoG must pay the WB $8.24 million by June 30 in order to avoid an automatic suspension of the WB program. Similarly, the GoG reportedly owes $9. [...] | 2009-05-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY310 | CONTINUED RUMBLINGS OF DISCONTENT AMONG UNIONISTS [...] (SBU) According to labor union contacts, certain sectors of Guinean workers are increasingly unhappy with the CNDD's failure to address recurrent issues. Taxi drivers banded together in a one-day strike last week, which was condoned by the transportation union even though it was illegal and h [...] | 2009-06-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY319 | LOCAL DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITARY INFURIATED OVER ICG-G [...] ( C) SUMMARY -Charge attended a two-hour meeting on June 5, which was called by local contact group members to discuss a series of delegations soon to arrive in Conakry, including who invited the groups and the purpose of the visits. Local ECOWAS Ambassador explained that Dr. Mohamed Ibn Cham [...] | 2009-06-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY333 | DONORS TELL CNDD THAT THEY WILL ONLY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A particularly heated exchange between the German Ambassador and the Minister of Finance on June 4 indicates that the international donor community is moving towards a tougher policy stance in Guinea. In response to the Minister's pleas for assistance for long-term projects, [...] | 2009-06-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY341 | GUINEA POST-COUP: AN ANALYSIS AND POLICY [...] (S) In assessing Guinea's post-coup environment (septel),Embassy's reporting team has also been looking at the potential longer term implications of our current bilateral foreign policy towards Guinea. Embassy fully supports the condemnation of the December 23 coup and the subsequent suspen [...] | 2009-06-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PREL PGOV PMIL EAID KDEM ASEC GV |
| 09CONAKRY363 | ECOWAS ECONOMIC MISSION CALLS FOR GREATER [...] (U) Summary: A recent ECOWAS-led economic mission concluded that the political and economic situation in Guinea is clearly negative. The mission noted that the government is dysfunctional, and predicted the collapse of Guinea's economy in 2010 as a result of continued cutoffs in international [...] | 2009-06-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN GV |
| 09CONAKRY379 | SIRTE COMMUNIQUE ON GUINEA REFLECTS LOCAL CONTACT [...] (C) Summary: The final communique from the International Contact Group on Guinea meeting in Sirte, Libya, is an almost verbatim version of the communique circulated by the Conakry-based local contact group on June 19, possibly indicating a more robust approach by the Chambas-led organization. [...] | 2009-06-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM EFIN GV |
| 09CONAKRY407 | ERRATIC DADIS PROMISES WATER AND ELECTRICITY FOR [...] Summary: On July 10 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara convoked the diplomatic corps, members of the Forces Vives, youth associations, political parties and the media for a meeting at the Koloma headquarters of RTG national radio and television. He announced a plan to provide water and electricity [...] | 2009-07-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG KPAO XA GV |
| 09CONAKRY409 | G-8 SET TO PRESS ICG-G FOR CONTINUED HARD LINE IN [...] (C) In advance of the June 18-19 meeting of the International Contact for Guinea (ICG-G),Conakry-based representatives of G-8 countries agreed to continue pushing the ICG-G to stand firm on timely elections. In a meeting at the Japanese Ambassador's residence June 13, the G-8 group, comprised [...] | 2009-07-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM GV |
| 09CONAKRY416 | CONFLICTING EVIDENCE ON RUMORS OF PRINTING MONEY [...] (C) Summary: According to two private sector Embassy contacts, the CNDD is in the process of printing large quantities of bank notes to distribute throughout Guinea,s suffering economy. However, contacts within the Central Bank, Ministry of Finance, International Monetary Fund and World Bank h [...] | 2009-07-20 11:45:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EINV EMIN GV |
| 09CONAKRY448 | CONTACT GROUP ANNOUNCES SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR [...] (U) Summary: Donors comprising the International Contact Group for Guinea released a communique July 31 in Conakry announcing sufficient funding for Guinea's national assembly and presidential elections. The communique is intended to make clear to the CNDD and the Guinean public that funding is [...] | 2009-08-04 16:28:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM GV |
| 09CONAKRY470 | CHINESE INVESTMENT DEAL MAY WEAKEN INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary: Embassy has confirmed the formation of a holding company between the Chinese International Fund (CIF) and the Guinean Ministry of Mines (MOM). Allegedly, the company is intended to facilitate project finance deals and open opportunities for Chinese investment in Guinea's natural r [...] | 2009-08-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | EMIN ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PREL PGOV GV |
| 09CONAKRY490 | GUINEA'S ECONOMY FALLING FAST [...] (U) Summary: Guinea's notoriously poorly governed economy is now starting to feel the chokehold of the global economic crisis and the inexperience of the ruling junta. While consumer prices have slightly decreased, so have the prices of the mining commodities on which the GOG,s budget relies. [...] | 2009-08-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN PGOV PREL GV |
| 09CONAKRY491 | WORLD BANK RES REP COMMENTS ON CNDD'S FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Siaka Bakayoko, the World Bank (WB) representative in Guinea, maintains that the WB,s assistance to Guinea will remain frozen until a civilian government is in place. Siaka commented on the lack of transparency under the CNDD, the CNDD,s lack of expertise and suspicious budgetary [...] | 2009-08-21 13:25:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY577 | THE 7TH ICG-G: A HARD LINE IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: The Local Contact Group for Guinea recommends a strong unambiguous approach toward Dadis and the CNDD when the ICG-G meets in New York next week on the fringes of the UNGA. The main point is to make clear that a Dadis candidacy is unacceptable to the international community, and t [...] | 2009-09-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PGOV GV |
| 09CONAKRY58 | WORLD BANK RESREP INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 21, World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko met with PM Kabine Komara to discuss a number of issues related to ongoing World Bank programs in Guinea. Topics they discussed included a dispute over payment for upcoming financial audits of the government sector, the [...] | 2009-01-22 15:21:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY59 | WORLD BANK RESREP EXPRESSES DOUBTS ABOUT MINFIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko told Econoff that he came away from his first meeting with Finance Minister Captain Mamadou Sande with the sense that Sande was a "tin soldier," a CNDD loyalist with no experience who would have difficulty meeting Guinea's financial chall [...] | 2009-01-23 13:44:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY673 | WORLD BANK SUSPENDS PROGRAMS IN GUINEA [...] On October 21, 2009, ECONOFF met with World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko to discuss the recent suspension of International Development Association (IDA) programs in Guinea due to non-payment of monies owed on outstanding debt. As of October 15, the GoG owed 3.7 million USD in payment t [...] | 2009-10-21 17:33:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV GV |
| 09CONAKRY683 | G-8 COMS DISCUSS CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (U) Charge hosted an October 22 meeting at the CMR of representatives of G8 Member States along with African Union, World Bank and IMF representatives. Key points discussed included: --The recent UN visit by Haile Menkerios --Lack of a cohesive response by the AU towards GoG --Security in [...] | 2009-10-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV |
| 09CONAKRY90 | WORLD BANK ISSUES NOTICE OF NON-PAYMENT TO GUINEA [...] (SBU) Siaka Bakayoko, the World Bank ResRep in Guinea, told Charge on 2 February that World Bank Headquarters in Washington issued a Notice of Non-Payment to Guinea at 5:00pm Washington time on Friday, 30 January for the loan payment that was due on 1 January. Prompt payment of this World Bank [...] | 2009-02-04 13:13:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL AORC GV |
| 09CONAKRY94 | DADIS CAMARA "SUSPENDS" MINFIN [...] (U) On 7 February, Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),announced during a state television broadcast that he was suspending the Minister of Finance, Captain Mamadou Sande. Dadis Camara did not state a reason for issuing the suspension. [...] | 2009-02-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PREL ASEC GV |
| 09COPENHAGEN105 | DENMARK: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] 2008 was a dreadful year for the Danish financial sector, and 2009 has thus far shown no indication that it will be any better. Most large Danish financial firms came out of 2008 with a loss or, at best, reduced profits compared to 2007. The largest Danish bank, Danske Bank, ended 2008 with [...] | 2009-03-02 08:51:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN158 | DENMARK: MARCH ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents ------------ ECON: Opposition Says Stimulate, Government Says Wait EAGR: Fat Tax Sounds Death Knell for Danish Pastry? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EFIN: More Grim News from the Financial Sector EFIN: Bankruptcy Hammer to Fall in September? ENRG: Vestas Loses Market Share to GE Oppo [...] | 2009-03-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN201 | DENMARK: APRIL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: EAGR: Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ECON: Don't Stimulate, Regulate? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EIND: U.S. Now Novo Nordisk's Biggest Market EFIN: Slow Lending Even After Bank Bailout ENRG: Vestas Registers Big Profit But Cuts Workforce Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ---------- [...] | 2009-05-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN260 | DENMARK: MAY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: ELAB: Is Danish Bacon an Endangered Species? ECON: Danes in the Red EWWT: The Nation that Launched the Vikings no Longer Builds Ships ENRG: Danish Wind Goes West ETTC: Novo Nordisk Settles Oil for Food Scandal Involvement ECON: Denmark by Numbers Is Danish Bacon an Endange [...] | 2009-06-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN372 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH THE DANISH PM - COP-15 THE [...] (C) Summary: During the course of an extended meeting with the Ambassador on August 26, Danish Prime Minister Lars-Lokke Rasmussen praised the state of U.S.-Denmark relations, welcomed US leadership on climate change negotiations and said that COP-15 was "at the top of my political agenda." [...] | 2009-08-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN404 | AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...] | 2009-09-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL |
| 09COPENHAGEN575 | FINANCE MINISTER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: Danish Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen gave a cautiously optimistic read-out of the Danish economy in a recent gathering with the local diplomatic corps. Though Denmark has been affected by the global economic crisis, Frederiksen said the impact had been diminished by the fa [...] | 2009-12-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DA |
| 09COTONOU187 | BENIN TO VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 11:08:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL EAID KV BN |
| 09COTONOU247 | COTONOU: MAY, 2009 REPORT ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print Media: May 4: An article in the right-of-center indepen [...] | 2009-06-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU282 | COTONOU: JUNE, 2009 REPORT ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media June 2 The following articles were published: An [...] | 2009-07-06 10:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU326 | BENIN ECONOMIC NEWS: JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] On June 23, 2009, the World Bank approved 35 billion FCFA (USD 70 million) of credit to support the financing of projects to improve access to energy in Benin. The projects include improvement of access to electricity, construction and extension of electric grids, rehabilitation and reinforceme [...] | 2009-07-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN ECON PGOV BN |
| 09COTONOU330 | BENIN DISASTER ALERT UPDATE 3 - THE EMERGENCY THAT WASN'T [...] Summary: Following the Government of Benin's (GOB) declaration of a State of Emergency on July 6, 2009, the United Nations mandated an Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) team to visit Benin to evaluate the flooding situation and recommend appropriate humanitarian assistance. Th [...] | 2009-07-28 11:25:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV BN |
| 09COTONOU406 | BENIN ECONOMIC NEWS: JULY-AUGUST 2009 [...] On July 23, 2009, President Yayi had lunch at the Customs Headquarters in Cotonou. Yayi used the opportunity to enquire about the concerns of customs officers. They expressed concern over the persistent rumor that Yayi intends to sign a law that will put customs officers under military status, [...] | 2009-09-03 09:30:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS PGOV BN |
| 09COTONOU515 | BENIN: BLOOD DRIVE MUSLIM COMMUNITY PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: On September 16, 2009, the American Embassy in collaboration with the interfaith dialogue committee organized the first blood drive community project at the Mosque of Cadjehoun. This blood drive community project was identified during the interfaith dialogue conference held on Septembe [...] | 2009-10-27 01:52:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL KISL BN |
| 09COTONOU581 | BENIN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WORLD BANK RESREP [...] (U) Ambassador Knight met with the outgoing World Bank Resident Representative (ResRep) Joseph Baah-Dwomoh on November 10. Baah-Dwomoh shared his impressions as he prepares to leave Cotonou after three years. Baah-Dwomoh is currently responsible for Benin and Togo, but he said that there would [...] | 2009-12-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID BN |
| 09COTONOU595 | COTONOU: OCTOBER 2009 REPORT ON THE MEDIA PLACEMENT OF [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placement of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media October 1 An article in the left-of-center independ [...] | 2009-12-18 05:20:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMDR KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU67 | BENIN: ACT DRUGS ON PARALLEL MARKET [...] Summary: The Artemisinin-based combination therapy drug Coartem, for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria, supplied to the public health sector in Benin by the USG through the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI),the World Bank Booster Program and the Global Fund, have been found on sale in [...] | 2009-02-27 03:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV EAID ETRD BN |
| 09COTONOU95 | IMF ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS ON BENIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Resident Representative (resrep)of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Koffi Yao presented the IMF report on the world financial crisis, its impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and the probable avenues of transmission of negative effects on Benin at the World Bank's Cotonou headqua [...] | 2009-03-16 10:16:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BN |
| 09DAKAR105 | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON [...] Summary: In response to Ref B request, Post submits the following information on the possible impact of the global financial crisis on assistance programs in Senegal. Ref A and previous reports have outlined the general impact of the global financial crisis on Senegal's broader economic cond [...] | 2009-01-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON SOCI KMCA SG |
| 09DAKAR1238 | SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD SUMMARY - DAKAR [...] The following is Embassy Dakar's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering the period of March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple [...] | 2009-09-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC SG |
| 09DAKAR1438 | SENEGAL: IMF MISSION GAVE POSITIVE MARK, BUT URGED THE [...] Summary: An IMF team visited Senegal in mid-November to carry out a fourth review of the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and a second review of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF). The IMF team met with government officials as well as donors, private sector and civil society representatives. [...] | 2009-11-24 17:10:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PINR PREL SG |
| 09DAKAR207 | SENEGAL: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combating trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin TIP report PARA 23: THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. Information on trafficking is gathered fr [...] | 2009-02-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG SG |
| 09DAKAR220 | SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...] | 2009-02-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON |
| 09DAKAR286 | BISSAU-GUINEAN INTERIM PRESIDENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bissau-Guinean interim President Raimundo Pereira, born on August 28, 1956 in Bissau, is a lawyer by training and an experienced public servant by profession. Armed with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, Pereira launched an impressive career in the Bissau-Guinean gover [...] | 2009-03-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PU XY |
| 09DAKAR290 | SENEGAL'S KARIM WADE - THE HEIR APPARENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With local elections less than three weeks away, the country has entered a period of intense campaigning. One of the key battles will be in Dakar, where President Abdoulaye Wade has finally made a move to slip his son Karim into the political arena by including him on his party's [...] | 2009-03-09 09:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ECON PINR KDEM SOCI SG |
| 09DAKAR34 | SENELEC'S FINANCIAL BLACKOUT WORSENS SENEGAL'S ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The recent deterioration of Senegal's national electricity company's financial situation has returned much of Dakar to frequent electricity shortages, causing electricity outages in households and businesses for several hours a day. The situation is negatively impacting Senegal's ec [...] | 2009-01-13 18:21:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ECON EPET EINV BTIO SG |
| 09DAKAR351 | SENEGAL'S PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY PLANS TO AUDIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the January 2008 establishment of broad and strict new public procurement requirements, the main regulatory agency, ARMP, is gearing up to conduct independent, far-reaching audits of public institutions' compliance with the new standards. This could prove politically d [...] | 2009-03-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV ECON KCOR BTIO SG |
| 09DAKAR388 | FRAUD SUMMARY - DAKAR [...] The following is Embassy Dakar's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering September 2008 to March 2009. Responses are keyed to Reftel. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political p [...] | 2009-03-26 17:19:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC SG |
| 09DAKAR479 | SENEGAL'S ISLAMIC BANK IS READY TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in Reftel, Senegal's banking sector will likely consolidate around a number of big, international banks in the coming years. However, the Banque Islamique du Senegal (BIS),is bucking that trend and has plans to gain market share throughout Senegal. During an Apri [...] | 2009-04-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON SA SG |
| 09DAKAR490 | SENEGAL'S MINFIN PLANS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 10:41:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL SG |
| 09DAKAR62 | IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON SENEGAL [...] Summary: In response to REF A request, Post updates its reporting on the impact of the global financial crisis on Senegal (REF D). Senegal's financial sector and businesses are facing a severe tightening of local credit -- the result of both the government's poor budget control and the globa [...] | 2009-01-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID SG |
| 09DAKAR760 | POST'S PERSPECTIVE ON SENEGAL'S IMF PROGRAM REVIEW ON JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's Policy Support Instrument (PSI) program with the IMF will be presented for its 3rd Board review on June 19. We understand that the IMF Staff recommends a positive review. Post continues to believe it is essential to keep the IMF engaged in fiscal reform efforts thr [...] | 2009-06-19 08:20:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG |
| 09DAKAR873 | Enlisting Senegal's New Prime Minister to Stay the MCC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Souleymane Ndn Ndiaye expressed his willingness to build upon the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact relationship that was established by his predecessor. Ndiaye showed great interest in the MCC initiative and assured [...] | 2009-07-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG |
| 09DAKAR889 | GUINEA-BISSAU: DIPLOMATIC CORPS AGREES THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6 United Nations (UN) Representative of the Secretary General (RSG) Joseph Mutaboba chaired meeting of the diplomatic corps to discuss the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, as well as plans to integrate and augment the UN presence in Bissau and the international co [...] | 2009-07-13 18:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XY PU UN |
| 09DAMASCUS176 | CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...] | 2009-03-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS189 | SYRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS...WITH THREE TRADES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV SY |
| 09DAMASCUS251 | SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...] | 2009-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS254 | BUSINESSMAN OFFERS HIS SERVICES AS POLITICAL [...] (S/NF) During a March 30 courtesy call, a prominent Syrian businessman offered his services as a political interlocutor to the Syrian Foreign Minister, Director of Syrian Military Intelligence and Deputy Vice President for National Security Affairs. To establish his bona fides, he claimed to h [...] | 2009-04-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS327 | PART 1: SYRIA'S CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE - [...] (C) Nearly 40 years after Syria's banking industry was nationalized, Law No. 28 of 2001 authorized the re-introduction of private banking. Eight years on, Law No. 28 has had the most visible impact of President Bashar al-Asad's many economic "reforms," and has generated significant spinoff le [...] | 2009-05-11 03:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL LE SY |
| 09DAMASCUS375 | OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS: [...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...] | 2009-05-27 09:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS682 | "INTERNET PIONEERS" SEEK TO USE WEB TO EASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three twenty-something Syrian entrepreneurs recently started an Arabic-language website called Masaader.com ("Sources") and a marketing and advertising research firm associated with the British Internet-based marketing firm YouGov in the hopes of developing Syria-specific Interne [...] | 2009-09-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI SY |
| 09DAMASCUS75 | HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...] | 2009-01-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS855 | SYRIA SEEKING MARKET QUALITY SOLUTIONS AT FIXED [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Electricity Hisham Mashfej reviewed with us Syria's significant power generation problems and his ministry's continuing efforts to cobble together short-term solutions. Mashfej acknowledged electricity generated from renewable resources and energy conservation were th [...] | 2009-12-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS871 | SYRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Junaid Munir is the Embassy POC. Unclassified e-mail: MunirJM@state.gov. Tel: (963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2009 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist groups. It also provided political and material support [...] | 2009-12-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SY |
| 09DAMASCUS892 | ROSE-COLORED GLASSES AT THE STATE PLANNING [...] (C) For the first time in more than four years, emboffs were granted a meeting in late December with the State Planning Commission (SPC). Although largely echoing the party line on subjects like U.S. economic sanctions, SPC head Dr. Taysir Raddawi shared his objectives for developing Syria's [...] | 2009-12-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY |
| 09DARESSALAAM122 | TANZANIA: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Europe and Americas Director Radhia Msuya Feb. 10 and explained the 90 day deadline for Tanzanian ports to comply with the ISPS code. Msuya did not have a substantive response, but remarked that if the U.S. were to provide funding, the GOT w [...] | 2009-02-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM126 | ZANZIBAR: CDA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KARUME [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On 24 February CDA and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) met with Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume for a tour d'horizon courtesy call at which the CDA also introduced the ZAO and explained the concept of American Presence Posts (APPs) and the U.S. intent in esta [...] | 2009-02-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM154 | PORT CONGESTION IN DAR ES SALAAM - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD [...] Summary: Ships arriving in the Dar es Salaam harbor must wait fourteen to twenty-two days before offloading, at a cost of USD 20,000 a day, pushing up the prices of imported goods and squeezing profits for Tanzania and its landlocked neighbors. The Port of Dar es Salaam got off to a fresh sta [...] | 2009-03-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PGOV PHSA PINR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM160 | TANZANIA-CHINA RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG DESIPTE GROWING [...] Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao recently made a 36-hour stop in Tanzania as part of his five-nation African tour. The purpose of his visit was to solidify bilateral ties by reiterating past promises and by offering an additional USD 22 million in aid. President Kikwete warmly welcomed Pre [...] | 2009-03-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL TZ CH |
| 09DARESSALAAM175 | IMF-AFRICA MEETING IN TANZANIA ADDRESSES GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] Summary. Tanzania and the IMF jointly hosted a March 10-11 conference focused on minimizing the effects of the global economic crisis in Africa to preserve recent hard-won economic and political gains. Panelists included President Kikwete, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Kof [...] | 2009-03-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EIND TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM221 | TANZANIA ECONOMIC ROUND-UP APRIL 2009 [...] Summary: -- Energy: Tanzania Faces Power Crisis; New Investment a Challenge -- Aviation: Air Tanzania Fuel Debt Indicates Deeper Troubles -- Mining: Report Questions Mining Sector Tax Practices -- Finance: Check Capping, Interbank Transactions Slow Business MOF Convenes Forum on [...] | 2009-04-03 08:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAIR ECON EIND ENRG TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM294 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...] | 2009-05-06 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM327 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON AND CORKER [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when the country is gearing up for national elections in 2010, attempting to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, and continuing to deepen its relationship with development partners, particularly the United States. The 2010 election [...] | 2009-05-21 03:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN PREL PGOV TZ KE RW SU IT XA |
| 09DARESSALAAM335 | MINISTRY ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE [...] Summary: On April 23, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MOID) hosted a roundtable discussion focused on the current state of infrastructure and infrastructure financing in Tanzania. The meeting, co-chaired by Omari Chambo, Permanent Secretary, MOID and Enrico Strampelli, EC Head of C [...] | 2009-05-21 12:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EIND TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM338 | MEDIA REACTION: "KIKWETE-OBAMA TALKS A CHANCE TO BOOST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 03:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM401 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...] | 2009-06-24 04:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM502 | SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...] | 2009-08-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM585 | STIFLED POTENTIAL: FIBER-OPTIC CABLE LANDS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The landing of the Seacom undersea fiber-optic cable presents Tanzania with significant opportunities for making voice traffic and data connections less expensive and more reliable. With proper management, this cable could be transformative for Tanzania across the d [...] | 2009-09-04 04:48:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT ETTC PGOV TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM61 | 2008 TANZANIA CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] This cable is in response to guidance in reftel. Incidence and Nature of Child Labor: ------------------------------------ 2. The use of young girls, known as house girls, for forced domestic labor is the greatest child labor problem in Tanzania. No statistics exist to delineate this pro [...] | 2009-01-30 06:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM65 | SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...] | 2009-02-02 03:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM675 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PHUM ENRG TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM769 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...] | 2009-11-12 03:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM771 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM [...] Your visit to Dar es Salaam comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania has never been stronger, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it [...] | 2009-11-12 03:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM772 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...] | 2009-11-12 03:57:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM792 | MEDIA REACTION: "NEED FOR CONCERTED EFFORTS IN FIGHTING [...] The November 19, 2009 edition of the English-language, privately-owned daily "This Day," (circulation 10,000) carried an editorial titled "Need for concerted efforts in fighting money laundering." The editorial refers to the November 16-20 "Money Laundering Investigative Techniques" training co [...] | 2009-11-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMDR KPAO TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM836 | BANK OF TANZANIA GOVERNOR REVIEWS TANZANIA'S ECONOMY WITH [...] Summary: Bank of Tanzania (BOT) Governor Benno Ndulu reviewed for visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin the state of the Tanzanian economy and the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) responses to the global financial crisis in a November 2 meeting at the BOT. Ndulu described the GOT's rescue [...] | 2009-12-04 06:10:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM844 | TANZANIA RAIL: GOT WEIGHS PROPOSALS TO FIX THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania, in looking at ways to improve its crumbling rail infrastructure, is considering an upgrade to U.S. standard gauge of its Central Line, running from Dar es Salaam to northwest Tanzania. A USTDA-supported study, conducted by U.S. rail firm BNSF, argues [...] | 2009-12-07 14:26:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ELTN EAID PGOV PREL TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM848 | DONOR FRUSTRATIONS WITH TANZANIA [...] SUMMARY. During the late November Annual National Policy Dialogue among the Government of Tanzania, donors, and civil society organizations, donors expressed frustration with both the lack of GOT progress in many areas since the previous year's meetings and with the poor quality of the dialogu [...] | 2009-12-08 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV TZ |
| 09DARESSALAAM96 | PRESIDENT KIKWETE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CDA PART I: [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11 meeting with President Kikwete, CDA sought his views on Zimbabwe and dealing with the new AU Chair. Kikwete encouraged the U.S. to support the new Zimbabwe government. He said he had advised Morgan Tsvangirai to join the government and now would not abandon [...] | 2009-02-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TZ ZI LY GV |
| 09DHAHRAN116 | SAUDI CENTRAL BANK FREEZES ASSETS OF THE KINGDOM'S SECOND [...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) The Saudi central bank froze assets of Ma'an al-Sanea, Saudi Arabia's second wealthiest citizen on May 30. -- (C) It appears the order was issued pursuant to a lawsuit the al-Gosaibi family has filed against al-Sanea for unpaid loans. -- (C) Al-Sanea is widely "known" [...] | 2009-06-01 09:15:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SA |
| 09DHAHRAN168 | FINANCIAL TROUBLE AT TWO PROMINENT SAUDI BUSINESSES [...] (S/NF) Recent financial trouble at two prominent Saudi conglomerates has shaken public confidence in the solvency of some of the Kingdom's commercial families but poses no real threat to the economy. Two Saudi firms, Ahmad Hamad Al-Gosaibi and Brothers Co (AH Al-Gosaibi) and the Saad Group, ha [...] | 2009-07-13 11:40:00 | Consulate Dhahran | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PINR SENV ENRG PGOV SA |
| 09DHAHRAN228 | SAUDI ARAMCO-DOW CHEMICAL $24 BILLION PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) Saudi Aramco project finance managers confirmed that the $24 billion joint venture (JV) with Dow Chemical is moving forward, despite the economic crisis. In return for access to cheap, discounted feedstock (primarily ethane and naphtha),Dow is sharing with Aramco a number of the "crown [...] | 2009-08-31 14:38:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SA CH |
| 09DHAKA1072 | BANGLADESH BOARD OF INVESTMENT RE-ENERGIZED, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 08:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD ENRG PREL EAGR BG |
| 09DHAKA1081 | BANGLADESH RESPONSE: QDDR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the QDDR process. Bangladesh is home to 150 million people crowded into an area the size of Wisconsin. This desperately poor nation faces immense challenges, including with regard to food security and climate change. Bangladesh i [...] | 2009-12-01 04:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SOCI BG |
| 09DHAKA1114 | BANGLADESH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the President's Entrepreneurship Initiative. Post's Economic Working Group will continue to explore ways to highlight the entrepreneurship objectives outlined reftel. The Ambassador discussed entrepreneurship with leading business repre [...] | 2009-12-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI BG |
| 09DHAKA126 | BANGLADESH STAKES CLAIM AS VENUE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's newly-elected government has begun a low key campaign to convince the USG to choose it as the venue for President Obama's much anticipated speech to the Muslim World during the new Administration's first 100 days. Bangladesh bases its claim on a history of being a moderate Mu [...] | 2009-02-03 13:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM OVIP BG |
| 09DHAKA301 | BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...] | 2009-03-29 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG |
| 09DHAKA392 | BANGLADESH TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty delivered the demarche (reftel) to Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith. The Minister said Bangladesh would participate in the vote on Kosovo membership in IMF/WB, but would abstain on the question. The Minister understood the need to have a quorum. 2. (C) Act [...] | 2009-04-20 02:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL BG KV |
| 09DHAKA398 | AVERTING A CRISIS? BANGLADESH PROVIDES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bangladesh,s Finance Minister unveiled on April 19 a $500 million stimulus package for exporters and others affected by the global economic crisis. More than 40 percent of the program will benefit the agricultural sector; the package also provides fiscal stimulus for exporters and power/ [...] | 2009-04-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA447 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, CLIMATE [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about recent deaths during interrogation of border guard personnel implicated in the February 25-26 border guard mutiny, at a May 4 meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. The Ambassador also raised concerns about the human rights situation of Rohingya ref [...] | 2009-05-04 11:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV PREF BG |
| 09DHAKA449 | ENGAGING OIC STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni May 4, following a demarche by Poloff to Samina Naz, Director of the Americas Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 29. According to Naz, the GOB was still considering its policy vis-a-vis Kosovo, including ho [...] | 2009-05-04 11:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KV BG |
| 09DHAKA469 | NOBEL LAUREATE REQUESTS USG HELP ON GRAMEEN BANK [...] (C) Nobel Peace Laureate and Grameen Bank Chairman Muhammad Yunus asked that the USG assist him in urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to change a long-standing rule that gives the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) control over his position as Grameen Bank Chairman. Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caret [...] | 2009-05-11 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KWMN BG |
| 09DHAKA535 | HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...] | 2009-05-28 11:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG |
| 09DHAKA540 | BOEING SALE TO BIMAN BANGLADESH ON TRACK, WAITING [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh continues to support the purchase of eight Boeing aircraft by the national airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, under a deal signed by the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G.M. Quader recently told the Ambassador and Boeing' [...] | 2009-05-31 12:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON BG |
| 09DHAKA568 | BANGLADESH'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSPORT [...] (U) See action request, please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) Bangladesh,s Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, has ambitious goals for expanding the country,s bridges, roads and public transportation links, including the completion of a bridge over the Padma (Ganges) r [...] | 2009-06-07 08:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV EWWT PGOV PREL BEXP BG |
| 09DHAKA686 | GOB BUDGET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (SBU) The recently-passed Government of Bangladesh (GOB) budget is expansionary and flexible. The $16.6 billion budget includes a progressive initiative for encouraging public-private partnerships to develop energy and transport infrastructure. More troubling is a tax amnesty that would all [...] | 2009-07-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BG EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KTNF PGOV PTER |
| 09DHAKA691 | GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...] | 2009-07-14 09:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG |
| 09DHAKA693 | BANGLADESH 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). One case has been added in 2009. I. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Mini [...] | 2009-07-16 01:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC BG |
| 09DHAKA921 | BRING THE PEACE CORPS BACK TO BANGLADESH [...] Director Williams, congratulations on taking the helm at Peace Corps, the pre-eminent people-to-people nexus of the United States. I strongly believe the time is right to re-open the Peace Corps program in Bangladesh. By returning Peace Corps Volunteers to Bangladesh, the world,s fourth most [...] | 2009-09-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL BG |
| 09DHAKA97 | INVESTING IN BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's successful democratic transition following the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections opened a new chapter in this country's history. This exceptional moment also presents the United States and other development partners with an historic opportunity to help Bangladesh impr [...] | 2009-01-26 09:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL KDEM BG |
| 09DILI118 | TIMOR-LESTE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING [...] Summary: The Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) held its annual international donor development assistance meeting April 2-4, 2009, with delegations from over 32 countries and 350 participants attending. The Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister chaired the Timor Leste Development Pa [...] | 2009-05-01 15:33:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN SOCI TT |
| 09DILI132 | TIMOR-LESTE SEEKS WORLD BANK CONTRITION [...] Timor-Leste Minister of Finance Pires called in the Ambassador on May 21, 2009, to ask for U.S. support to resolve a dispute with the World Bank. The conflict concerns a financial management technical assistance project that is both a flagship program for the World Bank in Timor-Leste, and a [...] | 2009-05-22 08:04:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IBRD EAID ECON TT |
| 09DILI133 | DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] The Ambassador met on May 21, 2009, with the Finance Minister of Timor-Leste to share reftel information and talking points. The Finance Minister reported that she had not yet received the ballot instructions from the World Bank. We provided those to her on May 22. The Finance Minister noted [...] | 2009-05-22 08:22:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TT |
| 09DILI141 | TIMOR-LESTE CASTS BALLOT ON WORLD BANK KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] Ambassador spoke on May 30, 2009, with Timor-Leste's Finance Minister. The Finance Minister reconfirmed that Timor-Leste already cast repeat already cast its ballot on Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. As conveyed in ref a),the Minister said Timor-Leste decided to abstain. KLEMM [...] | 2009-06-01 05:56:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TT KV |
| 09DILI150 | SCENESETTER FOR JULY 2 - 4 VISIT OF CODEL PRICE TO [...] Summary. Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the July 2 - 4, 2009, visit of the House Democratic Assistance Committee under the chairmanship of Representative David Price. The CODEL will find Timor-Leste enjoying an unaccustomed phase of political stability, although the country remains afflicted b [...] | 2009-06-17 08:29:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA PREL EAID TT |
| 09DILI18 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY VADM JOHN M. [...] (SBU) The visit of Vice Admiral Bird to Dili comes at a perfect time as we seek to encourage the Government of Timor-Leste's active leadership over the reform of its security sector. VADM Bird will be the highest ranking foreign official to visit Dili in 2009 from any nation and will underlin [...] | 2009-01-13 03:45:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PMIL OTRA TT |
| 09DILI218 | TIMOR-LESTE AT TEN YEARS: TO THE BRINK AND BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after the August 30, 1999, referendum that put it on the road to formal independence, Timor-Leste remains an underdeveloped ward of the international community. Early efforts to portray the country as a triumph of international nation-building were shattered by violen [...] | 2009-08-21 00:26:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET |
| 09DILI22 | FOOD FOR PROGRESS ELIGIBILITY: THE CASE FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] Classifying Timor-Leste as a Priority Country under USDA's Food for Progress (FFP) program would directly and strongly support the U.S. foreign policy objective of building a stable, secure, prosperous, and democratic Timor-Leste. The country meets the qualifying criteria for priority countri [...] | 2009-01-21 08:58:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON PREL TT |
| 09DILI223 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO INDEPENDENCE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the August 29-31, 2009, visit of a Presidential Delegation led by The Honorable Nancy Soderberg and The Honorable Harriet Babbitt on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Timor's independence referendum. The delegation will find Timor-Leste enjoying an [...] | 2009-08-25 05:56:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TT |
| 09DILI230 | PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential Delegation attended a series of official events from August 29-31 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Popular Consultation that led to Timor-Leste's independence. Meeting separately with Prime Minister Gusmao and President Ramos-Horta, the Delegation als [...] | 2009-09-01 08:44:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV KICR KPKO PINS ID |
| 09DILI86 | RETURN OF THE PEACE CORPS TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) President Ramos-Horta formally requested the Peace Corps to resume its program in Timor-Leste in a March 10 letter. Embassy Dili judges the security and stability conditions in Timor-Leste as safe and fully permitting the resumption of a Peace Corps Volunteer program. Much has changed [...] | 2009-03-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ASEC TT |
| 09DILI97 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY MARFORPAC'S LT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TT MARR ID MOPS OTRA |
| 09DJIBOUTI107 | GODJ AND DP WORLD INAUGURATE NEW $400 MILLION CONTAINER PORT [...] SUMMARY. President Guelleh and top Dubai Ports World (DP World) dignitaries officially inaugurated Djibouti's new state-of-the-art container port at Doraleh, some 8km outside of Djibouti City, on February 7. This ambitious project, estimated at a total cost near $400 million, aims both to cem [...] | 2009-02-11 09:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD EINV ECON PREL DJ XA |
| 09DJIBOUTI1290 | PROGRESS ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN WIND, SOLAR DESALINATION [...] (SBU) This message contains business proprietary information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Maple Renewable Resources Corporation (MRRC) is working with the GODJ to develop an estimated USD 216 million worth of wind energy and solar desalination projects (ref A). While M [...] | 2009-10-15 14:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV BEXP SENV DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI1296 | DJIBOUTI JULY-SEPTEMBER ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] In this issue: --Djibouti's new banks expand product ranges, customer base --Djibouti aiming to exploit underutilized fishing stocks --A new airline and an increase in passengers --GODJ economic statistics point to gains in tourism, import-export, and agriculture --New Environm [...] | 2009-10-18 13:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EFIN ETRD EFIS ELAB EWWT EAGR DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI147 | IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...] | 2009-02-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ |
| 09DJIBOUTI755 | DJIBOUTI: APRIL-MAY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP [...] This April-May 2009 Djibouti Economic-ESTH roundup includes: --Chinese company to build rail spur to Djiboutis new port --Fund grants first loans to local entrepreneurs --New airline serving Djibouti and Yemen --Indian firm evaluating potential Djibouti gold deposits --New road links key no [...] | 2009-06-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN EAIR EMIN ENRG ELTN EWWT SENV DJ |
| 09DOHA135 | QATAR STILL FLYING HIGH AS THE WORLD ECONOMY TURNS [...] (C) Qatar's banking sector is minimally exposed to the subprime mortgage crisis. But it has been affected by the global financial crisis. Domestic liquidity has tightened. Some banks over-extended through easy credit to Qataris and expats. Lending has dried up considerably, and interest rat [...] | 2009-02-22 07:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ENRG EPET QA |
| 09DOHA150 | EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] Qatar hosted February 16-18, 2009 the Fourth Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),attended by 400 delegates from 80 countries. The conference was officially opened by Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiya [...] | 2009-03-01 07:18:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV EMIN EAGR QA AJ CH IN JA LI |
| 09DOHA159 | RECOMMENDATION FOR USG ENGAGEMENT WITH "SILATECH" [...] As reported reftel, Silatech is a year-old organization/initiative intended to "engage the private, public, and civil society sectors to promote large-scale job creation, entrepreneurship, and access to capital and markets." The initiative is the brainchild of the Amir's consort Shaykha Mozah [...] | 2009-03-04 05:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ECON ECIN EFIN QA BA MO TS YM SY |
| 09DOHA181 | QATAR'S LATEST THOUGHTS ON GCC RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In a March 12 meeting with MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah, Ambassador conveyed reftel points, using them to explore with Al Attiyah the GCC's reconstruction funding mechanism, and strongly recommending that the GCC increase its coo [...] | 2009-03-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM QA |
| 09DOHA205 | KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...] | 2009-03-24 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA |
| 09DOHA253 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...] | 2009-04-15 05:56:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA271 | SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...] | 2009-04-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA295 | QATAR EXPECTED TO DECIDE TOMORROW ON VOTE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV QA |
| 09DOHA381 | QATAR EXPECTED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO,S BID FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL QA KV |
| 09DOHA639 | QATAR MOVES FORWARD ON GAS TO LIQUID INNOVATION [...] (SBU) Simon Buerk, communications manager for Shell Service Company in Qatar, told P/E Chief Rice October 20 that the revenue from the Pearl project, once it is fully operational, will generate a profit in the early stages that Shell will split with Qatar Petroleum (QP). 2. (SBU) According [...] | 2009-10-26 05:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY TNGD ENRG KMPI QA |
| 09DOHA691 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY'S 2010 INVESTMENT [...] (C) At a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Executive Board Member Dr. Hussain Al-Abdulla outlined Qatar's investment strategy for 2010. Also present at the meeting were FCS Chief Le and Poloff Caudill. In response to Ambassador Dr. Al-Abdulla said that for [...] | 2009-11-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN EINV AR BR CH |
| 09DOHA733 | VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...] | 2009-12-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA |
| 09DOHA85 | QATAR MFA MINSTATE UNDERSCORES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (C) Ambassador expressed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud February 2 Washington's concern that Qatar's hosting of the January 16 meeting on Palestine, at which the Iranian President, as well as Hamas and PIJ leaders, were present, signaled a tilt toward the radical cam [...] | 2009-02-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DUBAI111 | LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND CONFIDENCE COMPOUND DUBAI'S [...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Attempts to put a positive spin on the extent of Dubai's financial crisis continue even as some of Dubai's financial elite continue to voice concern over a deep and growing shortfall of cash, credit, and confidence. Sluggish efforts by Dubai officials (and to some e [...] | 2009-03-05 15:33:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | TC PREL EINV ECON EFIN |
| 09DUBAI275 | STATUS OF DP WORLD IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Like most multinational companies, Dubai Ports World (DP World) has not been immune to the current financial crisis. While some business plans are unchanged, DP World has revised other plans based on declining demand and trade volumes at Dubai's mammoth Jebel Ali port and abroad. [...] | 2009-07-07 10:29:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI299 | DUBAI FINANCE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES SUPPORT FUND [...] (S) Summary. In a rare public acknowledgment that Dubai's financial crisis lingers on, the Dubai Department of Finance (DDF) launched on July 22 the "Dubai Financial Support Fund" to manage the second half of a five-year USD 20 billion Dubai government bond (reftel). While official government [...] | 2009-07-23 12:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI367 | TUNING OUT POLITICS, ABRAAJ CAPITAL TRIES TO REBUILD KARACHI [...] (C) Summary: Abraaj Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm, is optimistic its investment in Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),which supplies electricity to over 20 million people, is succeeding in turning around the company. CEO Arif Naqvi believes that KESC's long term viability woul [...] | 2009-09-03 13:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN ECON PREL PK AE |
| 09DUBAI380 | NAKHEEL DEBT DEAL WEIGHS ON DUBAI'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The upcoming USD 3.5 billion Sukuk debt repayment for Dubai-based real estate mega developer, Nakheel Properties Inc., is the hot topic in financial circles. The odds are high that Abu Dhabi, vis-`-vis the UAE Central Bank, will intervene to cover the debt, raising hopes for Dubai [...] | 2009-09-14 13:59:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI408 | FRAUD SUMMARY - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Country Conditions Fraud at Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai is low. Concern about visa fraud in the UAE is generally limited to visa applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) living in or visiting the UAE. UAE citizens ("Emiratis") are a minority in their own country, c [...] | 2009-10-05 10:51:00 | Consulate Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AE |
| 09DUBAI489 | DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...] | 2009-11-15 14:14:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI491 | DUBAI SEEKS CASH AS COMMERCIAL DEBT LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise announcement by Dubai mega-developer Nakheel that it had paid USD 1.2 billion toward its securitized debt obligations one month ahead of schedule energized debt markets and coincided with the Government of Dubai's own announcement of a new USD 6.5 billion bond sale ro [...] | 2009-11-16 04:08:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI505 | DUBAI RULER SHAKES UP SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A shake-up in Dubai's financial services and investment nerve centers over the weekend has brought down four of the principal architects of Dubai's rapid, debt-fuelled economic expansion. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (MbR) replaced Dr. Omar bin Suleiman as he [...] | 2009-11-23 12:25:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI516 | DUBAI FINANCE UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets plunged in Monday and Tuesday trading, the first market openings since Dubai World's announcement of six month moratorium on debt repayments (ref A). A senior Dubai finance official distanced the Dubai government from Dubai World's non-sovere [...] | 2009-12-01 13:15:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI52 | DESPITE POSITIVE SPIN, DUBAI'S ECONOMIC WOES CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Dubai government's continued reluctance to discuss details of its financial health, combined with official statements that the emirate will make due on existing monetary obligations, maintain a positive (albeit reduced) 2009 GDP, and quickly rebound from the world wide cris [...] | 2009-02-04 11:10:00 | Consulate Dubai | SECRET | EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV AE |
| 09DUBAI530 | DUBAI SOVEREIGN VERSUS COMMERCIAL DEBT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 14:05:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI533 | DUBAI RECEIVES LIFELINE FROM ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Dubai, acting through the Supreme Fiscal Committee, announced on December 14 that it had received USD 10 billion directly from Abu Dhabi in order to pay off Dubai World's real estate developer Nakheel's USD 4.1 billion sukuk (Islamic bond). The balance of the US [...] | 2009-12-14 11:02:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON PREL AE |
| 09DUBAI545 | Dubai Debt Crisis: Treasury Acting A/S Baukol's Meetings [...] (C) Summary: Dubai and UAE Federal officials sought to reassure Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary Andrew Baukol that the Dubai debt crisis was on the road to resolution, with effective measures being developed through legislation to ensure such over-borrowing would not occur in the future, [...] | 2009-12-23 06:35:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PGOV AE |
| 09DUBLIN168 | IRELAND SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) On April 17, Econoff spoke to the Irish Finance Ministry's Brendan Ryan who indicated that the Irish government will vote "Yes" on Kosovo's membership in the IMF and World Bank. He noted that Ireland recognized Kosovo's independence very soon after it was announced and that his governm [...] | 2009-04-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN EI |
| 09DUBLIN45 | IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has fueled robust economic growth since the "Celtic Tiger" period of the late 1990s. Ireland's pro-investment climate saw total FDI stock grow from euro 53 billion in 1998 to euro 131 billion in 2007. Trad [...] | 2009-01-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR EI |
| 09DUBLIN59 | IRELAND'S COMMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: On February 6, PolOff met with Derek Hannon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation section of the DFA. Hannon noted that Ireland did not, at present, have detailed "informed views" on the NPT, but he did share Ireland's views on the issues submitted in reftel. [...] | 2009-02-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09DUBLIN76 | IRELAND'S SPRING OF DISCONTENT [...] (SBU) Against a backdrop of rising unemployment, an increasing budget deficit, nationalization of banks, and emigration, Ireland is facing its worst year of industrial unrest since the 1980s. In response to the deteriorating public finances (reftel),the Irish government has announced a range [...] | 2009-02-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV EI |
| 09DURBAN66 | NEW EMPHASIS ON TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The newly formed Ministry of Tourism is advocating for greater government attention and support for the tourism sector as South Africa prepares to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A new tourism satellite account will enable South Africa to measure and track the overall value and con [...] | 2009-06-09 15:23:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | SF PGOV |
| 09DURBAN82 | DURBAN'S NEW BUS SERVICE DOESN'T END TRANSPORT CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary. Durban commuters have been scrambling for transport ever since the Remant Alton bus service provider closed down at the end of June. Remant Alton has been beset by financial, labor and managerial problems since it began operation. New bus service provider Tansnat Africa has been [...] | 2009-07-23 08:51:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN94 | LOPSIDED BATTLE FOR FUTURE OF DURBAN'S WARWICK JUNCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A multimillion dollar project to develop Durban's Warwick Junction is facing opposition from small traders who claim the mall will end their livelihoods. The decision by the City of Durban to demolish the historic Early Morning Market has led to numerous confrontations between [...] | 2009-08-31 16:37:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELTN ECON PHUM SF |
| 09DUSHANBE1059 | QATAR TO BUILD FIRST-CLASS RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company in Tajikistan recently announced plans to build a large office, retail and residential development in central Dushanbe. Office Manager Manuchehr Kurbonali said the project is the result of direct talks between President Rahmon and the E [...] | 2009-09-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL EAID TI QA |
| 09DUSHANBE1094 | TAJIKISTAN - AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute initial meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi complained to Ambassador Gross about Tajikistan's lack of success in obtaining high-level meetings with the USG, either in Washington or in Dushanbe. He also pressed for a second U.S.-funded bridge to Afghanistan, for more [...] | 2009-09-18 11:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1105 | IMF ASSESSMENT OF TAJIK ECONOMY AND REFORMS: CAUTIOUSLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team recently completed a two-week visit to Dushanbe to assess economic and government performance before releasing a second tranche of funding under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Briefing donors, the team noted the Tajik government had met most of it [...] | 2009-09-29 03:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1113 | TAJIKISTAN NAMED TOP REGULATORY REFORMER -- NOW FOURTH-WORST [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan has been named a "top 10 regulatory reformer" by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC),after improving in five of the ten areas the Bank uses to compute its annual "Doing Business" rankings. Tajikistan now ranks 152 out of 183 countries, up from [...] | 2009-10-02 04:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1121 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, 2009 Ambassador Ken Gross presented his credentials to Tajik President Rahmon. Rahmon thanked the U.S. for its assistance and singled out security, border and law enforcement assistance, while appealing for more economic assistance especially in hydropower, pitchin [...] | 2009-10-05 12:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1156 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus, and provides the following overview of recent developments and key issues in Tajikistan. Since your last meeting with President Rahmon on January 17, Rahmon met with Assistant Secretary of State Boucher in April and Assi [...] | 2009-10-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID ECON MASS PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1170 | FOREIGN MINISTRY ZARIFI INDOCTRINATES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting, Foreign Minister Zarifi rattled off a lengthy list of Tajikistan's desires for infrastructure projects, increased trade, a softer human rights report, assistance on trafficking in persons, and help on relations with Uzbekistan. This appears to have been [...] | 2009-10-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1210 | RUSSIA'S ROLE IN TAJIK ECONOMY -- BIG FISH IN SMALL, MURKY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia is Tajikistan's largest trade and investment partner. Russian foreign direct investment in Tajikistan amounted to $325 million in 2008, although it has fallen off because of the financial crisis. Russian firms, many of them state-owned, are involved in the energy, banki [...] | 2009-11-09 05:41:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL RS TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1330 | SECOND ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE: SHOWING THE WAY, [...] SUMMARY. Dushanbe hosted the Second Annual Renewable Energy Conference on November 9, sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC),and the Renewable Energy Association of Tajikistan (REAT). Attendees came from all the [...] | 2009-11-27 10:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON ZK TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1348 | RAHMON LAMBASTS UZBEK ENERGY GRID WITHDRAWAL, ASKS FOR DONOR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rahmon convened a surprise meeting of international donors in Dushanbe on November 20 to discuss the energy situation and request assistance in the face of an economic crisis compounded by Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the regional energy system. He lambasted Uzbekista [...] | 2009-12-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV ENRG TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1364 | MESSY DIVORCE AS UZBEKS PULL OUT OF ENERGY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As of December 1, Uzbekistan has withdrawn from the unitary Central Asian power grid, precipitating an acrimonious war of words with Tajikistan. Dushanbe responded by promising to hold back as much water as possible from rivers feeding downstream Uzbekistan, saying it needed th [...] | 2009-12-04 11:37:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1456 | NEW TAJIK BUDGET PRIORITIZES ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: President Rahmon signed the 2010 "anti-crisis" budget on November 14, three days after it was approved by the Parliament and a month earlier than previous practice. Despite the financial crisis, the new budget is Tajikistan's biggest ever, totaling over 6.5 billion somoni (about [...] | 2009-12-24 05:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE1464 | COTTON IS DESPOT [...] (SBU) Summary: The past year has been a break point in Tajikistan's dysfunctional relationship with cotton. After losing money on cotton cultivation for years, no lender was prepared to front a single penny to finance cotton. The government responded by financing planting from the budget via [...] | 2009-12-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN EAID KCOR TI |
| 09DUSHANBE154 | RAHMON INVITES AMBASSADOR TO "SEND A SIGNAL" [...] (C)Summary: For the first time during her two-and-a-half year tour, Rahmon invited Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting. He briefed Ambassador on: -- the argument with Russia over President Medvedev,s statement in Tashkent on water management, -- his recent visit to Moscow and Russian "ho [...] | 2009-02-06 12:10:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS TI |
| 09DUSHANBE157 | ENERGY SITUATION WORSENS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Sanat Rahimov, the new chair of the national electricity company Barqi Tojik, dismissed as ridiculous the notion that Tajikistan either could or should hold back water in the spring to replenish its hydroelectric reservoirs. He said Tajikistan must "live within its energy means" a [...] | 2009-02-10 10:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV ECON PREL UZ TI |
| 09DUSHANBE2 | PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...] | 2009-01-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE21 | Power Politics: Uzbeks Hold up Critical Winter Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan concluded an agreement to buy a critical 1.2 billion Kilowatt-hours (KWh) of electricity from Turkmenistan from November 2008 through April 2009. Although Uzbekistan agreed to transmit the first 400 million KWh through its grid in November and December, it has so far [...] | 2009-01-08 03:23:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EAID PGOV PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE224 | A SLIGHT WARMING IN TAJIK-UZBEK RELATIONS? [...] (C) Summary: The meeting of an Uzbek-Tajik intergovernmental commission appears to have been a qualified success, with agreements on some of the power and water issues that have been dividing the two countries. This should pave the way for renewed transit of Turkmen electricity to Dushanbe. Bu [...] | 2009-02-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UZ TI |
| 09DUSHANBE230 | GOVERNMENT WORKS TO CRUSH FEW BRIGHT SPOTS IN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: The poorest of the former Soviet republics, Tajikistan's development indicators wallow near the bottom of international rankings. Its agriculture is antediluvian; its infrastructure is inadequate; its heavy industry is heavily subsidized. There are nevertheless a few precious s [...] | 2009-02-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PGOV ELTN TI |
| 09DUSHANBE233 | TAJIKISTAN INITIAL INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered Ref A points to Khusrav Nosiri, MFA Director for North America and Europe on February 20. Nosiri had no substantive reply at the time. On February 26 MFA North America Desk Officer Jamaluddin Ubaidulloev informed PolEcon Chief that the MFA had sent the points to the [...] | 2009-02-26 11:52:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK TI |
| 09DUSHANBE241 | TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMY IN DIRE CONDITION, INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are predicting a very difficult year ahead for Tajikistan as a result of the global financial crisis. Economists at both institutions say the situation is far worse than they had [...] | 2009-02-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB TI |
| 09DUSHANBE301 | BRINGING HOME NEW IDEAS -EXCHANGES IN ACTION [...] Summary: City planners, loan managers, librarians and hospital administrators - groups of each of these have visited the United States in the last seven months under the USAID-funded Community Connections program. This program for mid-level professionals provides many benefits. Participants g [...] | 2009-03-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PCUL SOCI EFIN TBIO TI |
| 09DUSHANBE334 | TAJIKISTAN FACING DIRE FOOD INSECURITY [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The food situation in Tajikistan remains precarious. The challenges the country has faced over the past year read like the Old Testament: after the worst winter in recent history, during which families fa [...] | 2009-03-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE402 | TAJIKISTAN - REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Following is post's response to reftel tasking: A. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Tajikistan receives U.S. technical assistance, but not direct financial support, through USAID funded p [...] | 2009-03-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE429 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S APRIL 20-21 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Boucher. Following is an overview of the key issues we face in Tajikistan. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ------------------- 2. (C) Tajikistan has been hit hard by the global recession. Remittances, which in 2008 were equivalent [...] | 2009-04-10 05:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE45 | TAJIKISTAN - SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 17 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of General Petraeus. Following are an overview of the situation and key issues we face in Tajikistan. OVERVIEW -------- 2. (C) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan borders Afghanistan (1200 kilometers),China, Uzbekistan and [...] | 2009-01-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE46 | Financial Crisis Could Make Bad Situation Worse [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A, seeking information on the effects of the world financial crisis. The crisis is likely to affect Tajikistan via three routes: falling prices for its two largest exports, cotton and aluminum; declining remittances from Tajik migrant workers in Russia [...] | 2009-01-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON ETRD PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE474 | TAJIKISTAN: UPDATE ON POWER PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary: The power situation in Tajikistan has eased since the winter crunch. Water levels at the Nurek hydropower station remain low, although this spring's abundant rains may help. The fourth and final generator of Russian-built Sangtuda-1 is expected to go online in mid-May. Iranian-b [...] | 2009-04-15 10:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE475 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR DAUSTR CLAUDIO LILIENFELD'S APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative Claudio Lilienfeld. Following is an overview of key economic and trade issues in Tajikistan. Overview -------- 2. (SBU) The poorest former Soviet republic, Tajikistan is critically [...] | 2009-04-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE489 | BOUCHER FINDS COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN, BUT REFORM ON THE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings in Dushanbe on April 20, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized several key issues with Tajik President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi: -- the need for increased cooperation and engagement on Afghanistan; -- the need [...] | 2009-04-24 12:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE50 | Mission Economic Growth and Development Goals [...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plans provided a good snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the second cable to provide a goal by goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. Work towards the Economic Growt [...] | 2009-01-12 11:14:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN TI |
| 09DUSHANBE508 | ZARIFI BLOWS A GASKET OVER AUDIT OF NATIONAL BANK AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Helwig met with Foreign Minister Zarifi on April 24, to discuss elections, trafficking in persons, freedom of religion, economic reform, Afghanistan, and the work of the OSCE in the region. Zarifi made comments virtually identical to those he made to A/S Boucher on these [...] | 2009-04-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE51 | TAJIKISTAN'S - ABILITY TO RESEARCH OR FREEZE ASSETS OF SUSPECT TERRORIST ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 07:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KCRM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE510 | DEPUTY ASST US TRADE REP FINDS TAJIK GOVT MORE INTERESTED IN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld visited Dushanbe April 21-22 to review U.S.-Tajik trade relations and the status of the U.S.-Central Asian Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Matlubkhon Davlatov, the P [...] | 2009-04-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UZ TI |
| 09DUSHANBE52 | TAJIKISTAN: INL PROJECTS DECEMBER 2008 STATUS UPDATE [...] Summary: INL Dushanbe border security, policing, anti-crime programs, and justice sector reform projects update for December, 2008. INL Dushanbe provides the following status report on ongoing projects under Assistance Letters of Agreement 5,6,7,8. End summary. Border Security 2. INL [...] | 2009-01-13 07:35:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RF TI |
| 09DUSHANBE570 | AUDIT OF TAJIK NATIONAL BANK REVEALS MAJOR FRAUD; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The recently-released executive summary of an audit of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) documents fraudulent and other questionable activities. The Bank's chairman personally approved hundreds of millions of dollars in loans and guarantees to entities in which he had a perso [...] | 2009-05-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR EAID EINV PREL PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE6 | PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...] | 2009-01-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE618 | GOVERNMENT TRIES TO TACKLE FINANCIAL CRISIS, BUT SHADOW OF [...] (C) Summary. Last week the Tajik government convened a donor meeting to discuss the effects of and potential responses to the world economic crisis. Little of the information was new. Tajik officials described the difficulties the country is facing -- falling remittances, sharply lower expo [...] | 2009-05-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCOR EAID EINV PREL PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE62 | Mission Investing in People Goal [...] Introduction and Summary: A recent review of the Mission Strategic Plan provided a snapshot of what we achieved in the last year and our top priorities looking ahead. This is the third cable to provide a goal-by-goal look of what Embassy Dushanbe is doing. With our Investing in People goal we s [...] | 2009-01-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI ELAB SCUL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE64 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- TAJIKISTAN [...] Tajikistan presents selected opportunities for savvy investors who are willing to put significant research and effort into market development. Tajikistan, which lags behind most of its neighbors economically, remains not only the poorest of the former Soviet republics but one of the poorest co [...] | 2009-01-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TI |
| 09DUSHANBE7 | PARLIAMENTARIAN VOICES DOUBTS ABOUT TAJIKISTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: On 20 December, Yusufjon Akhmedov, a deputy in the lower house of Parliament, candidly discussed with Poloff a number of issues, including the extent to which President Rahmon personally benefitted from the Tajik Aluminum Company (Talco). Akhmedov speculated about a possible decl [...] | 2009-01-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE702 | NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES CLOSER COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a courtesy call on the Ambassador, the newly arrived Russian Ambassador said Russia's chief interest in Tajikistan was maintaining stability and asked about Tajik and U.S. concerns about possibly greater activity of the Taliban in the north. He proposed greater coordination and [...] | 2009-06-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG TI RU UZ |
| 09DUSHANBE712 | ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS, NOT SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA [...] (SBU) Summary. In April President Rahmon signed a decree obligating all residential and commercial entities in Tajikistan to begin switching to energy-saving lightbulbs by May 1. The President said the change from incandescent lighting would save millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity annu [...] | 2009-06-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV ECON ETRD TI |
| 09DUSHANBE785 | TAJIKISTAN SCENESETTER FOR A/S BLAKE'S JULY VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes the upcoming visit of A/S Blake. Following is an overview of the key issues in Tajikistan and some talking points for your meetings with senior government officials. Overview 2. (C) Tajikistan has the potential to be a stabilizing influence and a [...] | 2009-06-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID ECON EINV PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE840 | TAJIKISTAN - A/S BLAKE'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In Dushanbe on July 6, 2009 South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Robert Blake gave an overview to President Rahmon and Foreign Minister Zarifi of the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of Tajikistan in this effort. He proposed the Unite [...] | 2009-07-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL PGOV PHUM TI |
| 09DUSHANBE846 | AGRICULTURAL REFORMS IN TAJIKISTAN: MORE MANURE? [...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of May President Rahmon signed a decree calling for writing off over half a billion dollars in debt owed by cotton farmers to agricultural investors and, ultimately, the National Bank of Tajikistan. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) required the passage of a debt [...] | 2009-07-15 11:36:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PGOV EFIN TI |
| 09DUSHANBE865 | TAJIKISTAN: LINKS BETWEEN FOOD INSECURITY AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan faces serious ongoing food insecurity, and the situation may worsen as the year progresses. While the link between poverty and political instability is not simple, experts here agree that a decline in the availability of food in Tajikistan will contribute to political [...] | 2009-07-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM EAGR ECON PGOV TI |
| 09DUSHANBE877 | WITH NEW ONE-STOP-SHOP, U.S. BUSINESS OPENS IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan, which consistently ranks near the bottom of most comparative business rankings, with assistance from USAID recently instituted a "one-stop-shop" business registration process. Several days after the law's passage, an American citizen, Sanjeev Sonar, successfully took [...] | 2009-07-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE932 | FLYING BY NIGHT: TAJIK AVIATION ILL-EQUIPPED, UNDER-FUNDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's aviation sector faces many challenges: lack of capacity and oversight, limited flights, high costs, poor planning, aging infrastructure, and unrealistic expectations. During a recent visit to Dushanbe by senior Moscow-based Federal Aviation Administration representa [...] | 2009-07-31 10:01:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL TI |
| 09DUSHANBE944 | AFGHAN, PAKISTANI, RUSSIAN, AND TAJIK PRESIDENTS CONVENE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia descended on Dushanbe July 28-31 for bilateral and multilateral meetings, where they discussed energy, trade, security, military cooperation, and other issues. The most substantive news to emerge from the summit was a possible [...] | 2009-08-04 11:39:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ETRD TI RS AF PK |
| 09DUSHANBE954 | CHINESE INTEREST IN TAJIKISTAN INCREASES [...] (SBU) Summary: Tajikistan's largest and most powerful neighbor, China plays an increasingly central role in Tajikistan's economic development. It has made massive state-led investments in Tajikistan's infrastructure, including roads and energy transmission lines, and Chinese imports increasin [...] | 2009-08-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL ENRG ELTN TI CH |
| 09DUSHANBE969 | TAJIKISTAN -- IMF SEES PROGRESS BUT STILL NOT SURE GLASS IS [...] (C) Summary: After initial assurances that the financial crisis would not affect Tajikistan, government officials now frequently cite dropping remittances, exports, and imports as serious signs of the crisis here. International Monetary Fund Resident Representative Luc Moers said the situation [...] | 2009-08-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EINV TI |
| 09DUSSELDORF44 | WHAT IS STIRRING NRW M-P RUETTGERS ON HIS ROAD TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: During an October 28 introductory call by the Consul General, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers, newly returned from hosting federal coalition negotiations at the NRW representation in Berlin, took stock of national topics and the state of major pol [...] | 2009-11-03 10:15:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB SENV PL GM |
| 09DUSSELDORF48 | GERMAN POLITICAL ICON COUNT OTTO LAMBSDORFF PASSES AWAY [...] (U) Summary: Germany's political establishment remains in shock after Count Otto Lambsdorff -- a strong force in transatlantic relations and one of the country's most prolific politicians in the post-World War Two era -- passed away on December 5. Lambsdorff served as the Free Democratic Par [...] | 2009-12-07 17:38:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GM |
| 09EFTOLONDON2239 | "NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown,s announced GBP 50 million (USD 80 million) in additional assistance for Pakistan,s border areas will come from the current GBP 665 million (USD 1 billion) already designated for aid to Pakistan and is unlikely to be in place until spring 2010. End Summary. [...] | 2009-09-29 17:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID UK |
| 09FLORENCE17 | SAN MARINO SUPPORTS KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 09:31:00 | Consulate Florence | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV SM |
| 09FRANKFURT239 | State Steps in to Ensure Bank Consolidation in Germany [...] Summary: Both Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are speeding up efforts to complete takeovers despite deteriorating balance sheets and losses in the fourth quarter. Finance Minister Steinbrueck has taken a firm position in favor of consolidation, stepping in to assure that the deals go through in [...] | 2009-01-23 13:09:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON GM |
| 09FRANKFURT3283 | EURO FINANCE WEEK PARTICIPANTS CALL FOR STRONGER U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 14:19:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL GM |
| 09FRANKFURT3284 | EURO FINANCE WEEK PARTICIPANTS CALL FOR STRONGER U.S. [...] Summary: During the 12th Euro Finance Week 2009 in Frankfurt, top representatives of the European and international financial community agreed that the financial crisis is not yet over. The key lessons from the crisis include: that banks are essential to the real economy but need better interna [...] | 2009-12-23 14:19:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL GM |
| 09FREETOWN127 | 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 [...] | 2009-04-03 08:41:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL |
| 09FREETOWN162 | SIERRA LEONE TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL SL |
| 09FREETOWN221 | SIERRA LEONE REVISES MONEY LAUNDERING ACT [...] Summary: On May 21, the Bank of Sierra Leone organized a seminar to discuss a draft amendment to the 2005 Anti Money Laundering Act. Since its introduction, the Act has failed to effectively use advanced technology to prevent money laundering or to counter the financing of terrorism in Sierra [...] | 2009-06-15 15:55:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SL |
| 09FREETOWN24 | SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...] | 2009-01-15 18:18:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL |
| 09FREETOWN256 | JUNE POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: Despite steps forward to improve the investment climate of the country in June, a violent incident targeting a U.S. company (and Embassy contractor) demonstrated that such improvements have not trickled down to the local level. Parliament updated laws inherited from the Colonial e [...] | 2009-07-02 16:50:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SL |
| 09FREETOWN270 | COKE, TOKES, AND INEPT FOLKS: CAN SL STAY TOUGH ON DRUGS? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Freetown | SECRET | PGOV PREL SL SNAR |
| 09FREETOWN317 | JULY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] Summary: President Koroma's need for a disciplined, effective civil service was reinforced in July through the launch of the Public Sector Reform Unit and a campaign against lateness and absenteeism. The National Registration Secretariat will soon be empowered to issue national ID cards and EC [...] | 2009-08-11 16:00:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
| 09FREETOWN321 | FINANCE MINISTER UNPERTURBED BY ECONOMIC PRESSURES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Finance Minister Samura Kamara on August 11 to discuss the state of the Sierra Leonean economy. Minister Kamara downplayed the ongoing currency devaluation (reftel),focusing instead on long-term financial and development strategies, such as the GoSL's approach [...] | 2009-08-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL PINR SL |
| 09FREETOWN355 | AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SIERRA LEONE [...] SUMMARY: Sierra Leone hosted an African Caucus meeting for Bank Governors and Finance Ministers from around the continent, its largest conference since the conclusion of the war. The Independent Media Commission presented its annual report to President Koroma, who again pledged his support for [...] | 2009-09-08 08:30:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SL |
| 09FREETOWN391 | 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 [...] | 2009-10-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC KFRD SL |
| 09FREETOWN434 | OCTOBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (U) Summary: October highlights include an investigation into acts of political violence and intolerance, concern over the Bankole Thompson Commission of Inquiry report on the March riots, intra-party tensions, and new commercial interest in Sierra Leone from the Iranians. The country hosted a [...] | 2009-11-03 18:13:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SL |
| 09FREETOWN449 | SLPP PULLS NO PUNCHES TO DISCREDIT GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: On November 16, the SLPP released to the media a letter from party Chairman John Benjamin to President Koroma. The letter outlines four pages of alleged grievances, ranging from corruption and nepotism to inter-party squabbles. While the letter was dated November 12, its release w [...] | 2009-11-18 08:29:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KCOR SL |
| 09FREETOWN497 | SIERRA LEONE MINISTER OF FINANCE PRESENTS 2010 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance and Economic Development Samura Kamara presented the Sierra Leone Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies for the financial year 2010, titled "Confronting the Future," to Parliament on December 4. The budget includes a comprehensive [...] | 2009-12-17 19:36:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SL |
| 09FREETOWN56 | SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...] | 2009-02-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL |
| 09FREETOWN79 | THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, the long-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle was announced, putting an end to months of media speculation. Government contacts had been reporting possible reshuffles since before the President's inauguration anniversary in November (reftel),but Emboffs had been told tha [...] | 2009-03-03 17:22:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SL |
| 09GABORONE1001 | BOTSWANA 2009 REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Botswana has a low terrorism threat. No acts of domestic or international terrorism occurred in Botswana during 2009. 2. While there was no evidence of terrorists using Botswana in this way in 2009, two reports in recent years suggest that terrorists could use Botswana as a transit point du [...] | 2009-12-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR BC |
| 09GABORONE123 | BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS JANUARY 2009 [...] This is the first edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from January 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Botswana Stock Exchange Awaits GOB Budget News - Consumers and Businesses Brace for Tough Year - Botswana's Economic Freedo [...] | 2009-02-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN KHIV BC |
| 09GABORONE131 | BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS FEBRUARY 2009 [...] This is the second edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from February 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Inflation Drops Again in January 2009 - Diamond Exporters Should Look East? - Botswana Stock Exchange Falls on Fear of Bu [...] | 2009-02-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN ENRG BC |
| 09GABORONE275 | BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS APRIL 2009 [...] This is the fourth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from March 2009. Topics of this edition are: - Moody's Downgrades Botswana - Botswana Inflation likely to hit Single Digit in 2009 - Botswana Ranked No. 1 in Africa for Mi [...] | 2009-04-03 04:25:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAIR PGOV BC |
| 09GABORONE277 | BOTSWANA READOUT ON ZIMBABWE, MADAGASCAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Skelemani spent two hours on April 3 briefing Ambassador Nolan and other Chiefs of Mission on the proceedings of the March 30 SADC Summit. Skelemani was frustrated by the unconstitutional change of power in Madagascar, and he was disappointed that the situation [...] | 2009-04-03 11:52:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPKO ZI MA BC |
| 09GABORONE310 | BOTSWANA: NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche April 15 to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, Director of the Europe and the Americas Division at Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nkoloi said that Botswana has not yet decided whether or not to recognize Kosovo and made no indication of whether or not Bo [...] | 2009-04-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN BC KV |
| 09GABORONE336 | BOTSWANA FM BRIEFS ON ZIM, MADAGASCAR, LESOTHO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Skelemani invited a select group of resident diplomats to a briefing at the Ministry on April 24. Skelemani clarified recent press reports regarding GOB financial assistance to Zimbabwe, explaining that the only support Botswana could offer would be loan guarante [...] | 2009-04-27 13:11:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN KN MA LT ZI BC |
| 09GABORONE346 | BOTSWANA: STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI VOTES [...] Pol/Econ Chief transmitted the information from Ref A to Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, the Director for Europe and the Americas at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 4. He offered no substantive reply to our demarche, which is the same result as the last time we demarched on this subject (R [...] | 2009-05-05 11:33:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KV BC |
| 09GABORONE480 | BOTSWANA ECONOMIC BRIEFS MAY 2009 [...] This is the fifth edition of U.S. Embassy Gaborone's Botswana Economic Briefs, covering economic and commercial news from May 2009. Topics of this edition are: - China - Botswana's Potential Diamond Market - World Bank Praises BEDIA - Botswana Edges Closer to Recession - A Boost for Moru [...] | 2009-06-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EMIN ENRG BC |
| 09GABORONE567 | AMB, SADC HEAD DISCUSS ZIMBABWE, MADAGASCAR, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan met with Dr. Tomaz Salomao, Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on July 15 at SADC House to deliver reftel demarche on Zimbabwe and discuss other pending issues. According to Salomao, SADC believes that all requests to revie [...] | 2009-07-21 13:07:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS SADC BC |
| 09GABORONE665 | A SMART POWER SUCCESS STORY IN AFRICA -- THE CASE [...] (C) The U.S.-Botswana partnership is a model for what smart power could achieve in Africa. Over four decades, Botswana has invested in its people, promoted independent institutions, and trained and deployed a civilian-controlled military for national development priorities. We have multipli [...] | 2009-08-20 16:29:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV MASS ETRD KHIV EAID MARR EINV |
| 09GABORONE853 | BOTSWANA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT IAN KHAMA'S [...] (C) Botswana's President Ian Khama visits Washington November 5-7 to chair the Conservation International annual meeting in a confident mood, fortified by a strong election victory on October 16 that allowed him to assume the presidency for a 5-year term. Khama has emerged as a principled, ou [...] | 2009-10-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Gaborone | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KHIV MASS SENV KPKO OVIP BC |
| 09GENEVA1021 | FIFTH IOM STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMS AND [...] (U) Summary: The fifth session of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Standing Committee on Programs and Finance (SCPF) took place October 27-28 in Geneva with Ambassador Mudaran (Venezuela),SCPF Chair, presiding. Member states continued discussion of the 2010 administrative b [...] | 2009-11-16 10:06:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM SMIG |
| 09GENEVA1048 | UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 56th Session, [...] (U) Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 56th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 14-25, 2009. The meeting focused on LDC's, African economic integration, and the impact of the financi [...] | 2009-11-22 11:02:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNCTAD ECON ETRD XA EAID |
| 09GENEVA1082 | START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA [...] (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-035. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 18, 2009 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva Participants: U.S. RUSSIA A/S Gottemoeller Amb Antonov Mr. DeNinno [...] | 2009-11-29 13:24:00 | Mission Geneva | SECRET | KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START |
| 09GENEVA148 | UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INDICATES SUPPORT FOR AN [...] Summary. Charge paid a courtesy call February 18, 2009, on Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Congratulating Sidibe on his appointment by the UN Secretary-General, Charge expressed strong U.S. support for UNAIDS anQurged Sidibe to a [...] | 2009-02-20 16:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI TBIO UNAIDS |
| 09GENEVA198 | NSC SAMANTHA POWER'S UNHCR CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR officials told NSC's Samantha Power that Government of Iraq and the UN itself are the biggest immediate obstacles to developing sustainable mechanisms to help Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees return and reintegrate inside Iraq. In the case of the GOI, [...] | 2009-03-09 09:29:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PREF PREL |
| 09GENEVA217 | WIPO on Intellectual Property Financing [...] SUMMARY: At a WIPO meeting on Intellectual Property (IP) Financing, participants highlighted national experiences, discussed challenges in using IP for financing, and explored solutions to those challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an Info [...] | 2009-03-13 16:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA218 | WIPO on Intellectual Property Financing [...] SUMMARY: At a WIPO meeting on Intellectual Property (IP) Financing, participants highlighted national experiences, discussed challenges in using IP for financing, and explored solutions to those challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosted an Info [...] | 2009-03-13 16:17:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 09GENEVA220 | Financial Crisis - Looking for the Magic Bullet [...] SUMMARY: The global economic downturn was the focus of several meetings in Geneva March 9-12. The UN Commission on Financial Reforms (the Stiglitz Commission) slammed U.S. regulatory failures, and promoted greater institutional power and money for lesser developed countries. The UN Conferen [...] | 2009-03-16 08:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV UNGA ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA273 | ITC Export-led Poverty Reduction Programs [...] SUMMARY: The International Trade Centre (ITC) is achieving results with its Export-led Poverty Reduction Program (EPRP),which focuses on encouraging sustainable development through the creation of exports, including tourism. The EPRPs measure effectiveness by a program that incorporates thr [...] | 2009-04-02 13:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN |
| 09GENEVA29 | UNCTAD - Trade and Development Board, 55th Session, [...] Begin Summary. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held the 55th Session of its Trade and Development Board (TDB),UNCTAD's governing body, in Geneva from September 15-26, 2008. IO DAS Gerry Anderson represented the US during the high-level segment of the TDB, Septem [...] | 2009-01-14 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | UNCTAD ECON ETRD |
| 09GENEVA458 | JUNE 5, 2009 INFORMAL CHAIRMAN'S CONCULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary. Three and a half years after the last such meeting, WTO Members met with Belarus to discuss how negotiations for its WTO membership might be resumed. The meeting was called at the initiative of the Secretariat and Belarus. Belarus emphasized its interest in encouraging investm [...] | 2009-06-11 08:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO USTR BLR |
| 09GENEVA543 | UNCTAD Communication Strategy-Mission assists [...] SUMMARY: In order to help the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) elaborate its first ever communications strategy, on June 16, the Mission hosted a meeting between delegates from 11 key missions, including regional coordinators, and UNCTAD staff. After hearing a presentation on UN [...] | 2009-06-30 16:02:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON UNCTAD |
| 09GENEVA582 | ECOSOC 2009 GENEVA HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 High-Level segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was held in Geneva from July 6-9 and focused on current global and national trends and their impact on social development, including public health. As such the meeting examined the current fi [...] | 2009-07-14 16:40:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ECIN PHUM UN |
| 09GENEVA599 | WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Programs - Executive Council [...] Summary. During the recent WMO Executive Council (EC) meeting in Geneva from June 3-12, members reviewed the progress of WMO Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Service Delivery (SD) programs. The EC Working Group for DRR and SD (WG DRR/SD) is chaired by the U.S. Permanent Representative, Dr. J [...] | 2009-07-20 10:28:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID UN SENV WMO ECOSOC |
| 09GENEVA682 | Burkina Faso Investment Policy Review 2009 [...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD held an Investment Policy Review (IPR) for Burkina Faso on June 23, 2009, attended by about 40 delegates, including a number of LDCs and African delegations. Policy Review Section Chief Chantal Dupasquier recommended that Burkina Faso accelerate legal and fiscal reforms to a [...] | 2009-08-17 12:49:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON UNCTAD EAID XA |
| 09GENEVA74 | UNAIDS: CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT JOINT UN PROGRAM [...] Summary: During the 23rd Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting, held December 15-17, 2008, in Geneva, the Board paid tribute to its outgoing leadership, adopted new governance rules, and held a constructive policy debate on the relatio [...] | 2009-01-28 09:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID TBIO UNAIDS |
| 09GENEVA888 | ASYCUDA customs software: aid catalyst [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is helping countries install the automated customs data software program (ASYCUDA),which the USG has supported in numerous countries, most recently Haiti, Jordan, and Sao Tome and Principe. Mission Officer participated in an U [...] | 2009-10-19 16:42:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID UNCTAD |
| 09GEORGETOWN247 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 14:10:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KV |
| 09GEORGETOWN363 | CARICOM LEADERS TALK ABOUT PROGRESS ON INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Georgetown July 2-5 for lengthy discussions on numerous regional topics with a focus on hemispheric relations, the economic criss, the free movement of peoples among member states and competing propo [...] | 2009-07-08 20:49:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON GY PREL |
| 09GEORGETOWN367 | GUYANA'S GREAT CARBON-BASED HOPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo recently launched a Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) which he hopes will transform Guyana,s economy, conserve its forests and contribute to the global effort of reducing climate-changing carbon emissions. The strategy,s feasibility hinges on UN climate nego [...] | 2009-07-10 14:15:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CARICOM EAGR ECON ENRG |
| 09GEORGETOWN522 | GEORGETOWN POL/ECON ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 14-28, 2009 [...] (U) This cable inaugurates a new practice of bi-weekly "round-up" reporting cables highlighting developments in Guyana's politics and economy. This first installment covers October 14-28, 2009. CANCELLATION OF UK SECURITY SECTOR REFORM GOES PUBLIC 2. (C) Responding to a BBC Caribbean repor [...] | 2009-10-28 19:06:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL GY |
| 09GRENADA11 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2009 [...] 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 Ranked 84th in Ease of Doing Business Grenada has dropped from 63rd place in 2006 to 84th in the latest ranking in the [...] | 2009-02-19 21:15:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ELAB SOCI ECON GJ |
| 09GRENADA15 | CHINA INVESTS BIG-TIME IN GRENADA [...] (SBU) Grenada and the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the fourth anniversary of relations on January 20, 2009 with protestations of warm friendship and continued observance of the one China policy. The PRC continues to pour money into the cash-strapped island nation. Grenada withd [...] | 2009-03-04 21:55:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GJ CH |
| 09GRENADA29 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN GRENADA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 21:42:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL GJ |
| 09GRENADA45 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR MAY 3 - 9, 2009 [...] 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 text: a. Taiwan Demands Immediate Repayment of Loans Taiwan has demanded that the Grenada government repay four multi-million dollar loans it [...] | 2009-05-22 18:57:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SOCI KPAO |
| 09GUANGZHOU166 | CHINA: AMCIT BUSINESS DISPUTE SHAKEDOWNS INCREASING AS [...] (U) Summary: There appears to have been an increase in the number of business disputes in which American citizens have been forcibly detained until money is paid to obtain the victim's release. We believe the trend is related to worsening economic conditions, and that many cases likely go unre [...] | 2009-03-15 08:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC ELAB PGOV PINS SNAR KCRM CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU216 | Shenzhen Start-Up Board to Open in August...Probably [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange's (SSE's) long, long wait to establish a new "NASDAQ-like" start-up board may be nearing an end. The board received final approval from securities regulators in Beijing and could open as soon as August. It will target fast-growth companies [...] | 2009-04-09 10:41:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU218 | Dealing with the Global Economic Crisis - Officials and [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic downturn got an early start in South China, but most U.S. companies here have been less severely affected and many continue to grow, according to business leaders who met with visiting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Timothy Stratford April 2-3. [...] | 2009-04-13 09:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU314 | Green Cars: Could Guangdong Help China Become a Global [...] (U) Summary: China has set its sights on becoming one of the world's leading producer of hybrid and pure-electric cars by 2011. Guangdong's BYD Auto Company may lead China toward that goal; it has impressive technology, a hybrid model on the market and an electric vehicle scheduled for product [...] | 2009-05-21 08:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SENV PGOV CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU318 | Corruption Case Shakes Up South China [...] (C) Summary and comment: The sacking of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Guangdong Committee Chairman Chen Shaoji over accusations of serious corruption and connections to organized crime has sent shockwaves through south China's political world. The case, which could [...] | 2009-05-22 05:16:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU410 | Huawei - Chinese Telecom Firm Plans for Growth in U.S. Market [...] (U) Classified by Economic/Political Section Chief Stephan Lang for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Huawei will nearly double its U.S. workforce this year, according to executives who briefed visiting students from the U.S. National Defense University's Industrial College of the Arm [...] | 2009-07-07 08:53:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECPS ETTC ETRD EINT ECON PGOV PINR CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU43 | South China Rule of Law Retreating in the Face of Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: Is the rule of law yet another casualty of the economic downturn in south China? That's what international firms and other concerned observers are afraid of, and the signs are pointing somewhat ominously in the direction of turning back the clock. A large multinational toy firm [...] | 2009-01-22 03:28:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR ELAB ECON PGOV CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU504 | South China-Southeast Asia Relationship - Growing Closer, [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Local governments and businesses in south China are using a range of tools to capitalize on the region's proximity with Southeast Asia to increase trade and attract investment. Annual trade expos, special economic zones and infrastructure development are among the in [...] | 2009-08-20 09:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV CH VM SN MY |
| 09GUANGZHOU643 | Container Shipping Industry Sees Slow Recovery Ahead [...] (U) SUMMARY: The global container shipping industry hit rock bottom in 2009 and is slowly climbing out of the trough, according to industry experts attending the 3rd Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Asia Conference in Shenzhen in late October. Executives of shipping lines and major retailers poin [...] | 2009-11-20 09:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV |
| 09GUANGZHOU696 | Public Health in Fujian Province: Dealing with Disease [...] (SBU) Summary. Drawing on lessons learned from the 2003 SARS outbreak, public health officials in Fujian worked to establish a comprehensive emergency response and alert system for communicable diseases. The current H1N1 outbreak has highlighted the limitations of the system and a need to i [...] | 2009-12-22 05:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI TBIO ELAB PGOV ECON CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU81 | Government-NGO Cooperation Expanding in Guangxi [...] (SBU) Summary: International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) willing to register and observe a limited set of rules and limited supervision have generally found willing government partners in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The financial benefits of cooperating with NGOs are not los [...] | 2009-02-09 08:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KTIP CH |
| 09GUANGZHOU9 | Economic Slump Takes the Wind Out of Shipping Industry's [...] (U) SUMMARY: There's no hiding from the numbers: the shipping industry in south China is suffering and they have little choice but to continue aggressively cutting costs to deal with the impact of the economic downturn. South China's ports appear to have been hit harder than those in other re [...] | 2009-01-06 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV |
| 09GUATEMALA158 | IMF'S DARK FORECAST FOR GUATEMALAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February 11 meeting with Econoff, Alfred Schipke, the local IMF Representative, noted the Guatemalan economy will likely experience a sharper downturn than currently forecast. Supporting his analysis was a noticeable decrease in remittances, sharply slowing growth i [...] | 2009-02-19 16:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA263 | Making CAFTA-DR Produce in a Down Market [...] Summary: CAFTA-DR has substantially improved Guatemala's ability to participate and compete in global markets. Regulatory structures were modernized and wide swaths of the Guatemalan economy were opened to international competition. As a result, trade increased substantially, foreign direct [...] | 2009-03-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA434 | VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY NANCY LEE TO [...] (SBU) Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Americas Nancy Lee visited Guatemala April 17 to attend the Central American Finance Ministers meeting and discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on Guatemala and Central America. In meetings with a variety of private and public secto [...] | 2009-05-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA782 | CURRENT STATUS OF THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AFIN DCHA PGOV PREL KDEM GT FPC |
| 09GUATEMALA807 | Bond Passage Loosens Fiscal Straightjacket [...] SUMMARY: On August 6, the Guatemalan Congress passed a measure authorizing the issuance of Q3 billion (approximately $375 million)in bonds to help cover the 2009 budget gap created by tax collections that are running nearly 8 percent below 2008 levels and nearly 20 percent below 2009 expectat [...] | 2009-08-25 18:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID GT |
| 09HALIFAX32 | GEORGES BANK DRILLING ISSUE: CO-EXISTENCE NOT IN THE [...] SUMMARY: Representatives of the fishing industry in southwest Nova Scotia are adamant that there will be no oil and gas drilling on Georges Bank. They contend that rebounding fish stocks and the local economy which depends on the fishery will be adversely affected by any oil and gas activity [...] | 2009-05-28 12:28:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV SENV SCUL US CA |
| 09HALIFAX9 | NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR OIL INDUSTRY: PRODUCTION MILESTONE [...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador has hit the one billion barrel mark in production from its offshore oil fields. The province also unveiled the new name of its energy corporation--Nalcor--which will oversee management of all the province's energy resources. Planned offshore drilling activity i [...] | 2009-01-30 11:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV CA |
| 09HANOI1186 | VIETNAM'S ECONOMY Q3 2009: STRONG RECOVERY, CONTINUING RISKS [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's economic growth during the third quarter continued to accelerate, aided by the Vietnamese Government's (GVN) economic stimulus program. Growth of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first nine months was up 4.6% and is now expected to reach 5.2% for 2009, which will ma [...] | 2009-11-05 09:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM |
| 09HANOI1370 | (SBU) Applying Comments on the Draft Strategy of the [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Hanoi??????s inter-agency health team believes that the President??????s Global Health Initiative (PGHI) principles will advance our health diplomacy efforts in Vietnam, particularly PGHI??????s emphasis on health systems strengthening HANOI 00001370 004 OF 026 (HS [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SOCI EAID KWMN KHIV VM |
| 09HANOI1394 | Donors Boost Aid While Highlighting Continuing Development [...] (SBU) Summary. At the December 3-4 annual Consultative Group meeting of donors, Vietnam received praise for its recent fiscal and monetary policy steps to address growing macroeconomic imbalances, including the devaluation of the dong and the decision not to extend short-term commercial [...] | 2009-12-18 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID SENV KGHG VM |
| 09HANOI179 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - VIETNAM - PART 3 of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 10:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB VM |
| 09HANOI262 | VIETNAM'S BUDGET SQUEEZE [...] (SBU) Summary: In light of the global economic downturn, the GVN is in the process of revising its 2009 budget to reflect decreasing revenues and increasing expenditures. Although the budget deficit is not yet public, the GVN plans to finance the shortfall through increased bond issuances and [...] | 2009-03-20 06:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON VM |
| 09HANOI269 | VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: IRAQ CANCELS VIETNAM OIL DEAL, [...] (SBU) The Iraqi Oil Ministry cancelled negotiations with state-run PetroVietnam in early March 2009 on a $300 million contract signed under former President Saddam Hussein's reign. The Iraqi side said it called off the final round of talks because PetroVietnam "was not committed to the require [...] | 2009-03-24 10:15:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON VM |
| 09HANOI297 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Your April 6-8 visit to Vietnam comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Vietnam has progressed much since your last visit to Hanoi in April 2000 and is arguably at its highest point since relations were normalized in 1995. Propelled by a series of senior bilateral [...] | 2009-03-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR VM |
| 09HANOI329 | VIETNAM POVERTY REDUCTION SURVIVING ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (U) Summary: Despite high inflation and the global economic crisis, Vietnam managed to bring down poverty levels in 2008 to 13.1% from 14.7% the previous year. Vietnam has made dramatic strides in poverty reduction since it began to adopt market economy policies. As the global financial cri [...] | 2009-04-09 10:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI VM |
| 09HANOI339 | VIETNAM'S 1st QUARTER NUMBERS BRING REALITY AND NEW [...] Summary: Vietnam's economic growth in the first quarter of 2009 was 3.1 percent, down by more than half from 7.49 percent for the same period last year. Committed FDI came in at USD 6 billion, 40.4 percent lower year-on-year. First quarter 2009 exports grew modestly at 2.4 percent, but import [...] | 2009-04-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM |
| 09HANOI354 | Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister to [...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and a delegation of 10 will visit the United States April 20-23, beginning with visits to the University of California-Davis and ending with meetings in Washington, D.C. that include calls on USDA Secretary Vilsa [...] | 2009-04-15 09:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM |
| 09HANOI37 | VIETNAM'S ECONOMY 2008: SLOWER ECONOMIC GROWTH, RECORD FDI, [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 6.2 percent in 2008, the lowest since 2000. Inflation rose sharply, with the 2008 average monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 23 percent compared to the 2007 monthly average, though price rises slowed toward the end of [...] | 2009-01-14 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON VM ETRD |
| 09HANOI413 | IN VIETNAM, CHINA AND BAUXITE DON'T MIX [...] (C) Summary: Planned Chinese involvement in bauxite exploitation projects in the Central Highlands, especially the use of Chinese laborers, has triggered an unusually high-profile "open" public policy debate. Prominent Vietnamese, including famed war hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, have called [...] | 2009-04-29 10:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EMIN EINV ESTH SENV CM VM |
| 09HANOI417 | VIETNAM'S PLANS FOR BAUXITE EXPLOITATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has spent several years developing plans to exploit Vietnam's massive bauxite reserves, estimated as the world's fourth or fifth largest. Despite environmental and national security concerns, and popular anxiety over Chinese participation, the hi [...] | 2009-04-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN SENV ECON PREL EINV VM |
| 09HANOI45 | VIETNAM - RESPONDING TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; [...] Summary: This cable is in response to STATE 00134905. As previously reported, the global economic downturn is already having effects in Vietnam and will continue to do so until there is an improvement in key export and credit markets. The GVN's ability to forecast and respond to economic in [...] | 2009-01-16 04:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON VM ETRD |
| 09HANOI486 | VIETNAM CONSIDERING KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP IN WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Post delivered talking points in reftel on May 22, 2009 to Pham Tien Phong, Director of the World Bank Division at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). Phong replied that, following our meeting, his division would prepare a recommendation on the issue for the Governor of the SBV. He was no [...] | 2009-05-28 00:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV VM |
| 09HANOI569 | RED TAPE GRIPES AGAIN DOMINATE VIETNAM'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) Summary: At a semi-annual meeting between the Government and the private sector, local and international businesses criticized Vietnam's multiple administrative hurdles, inefficient tax regime, and lack of transparency as they recommended ways to speed up investment in the banking, mining [...] | 2009-06-19 09:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON KCOR VM |
| 09HANOI615 | Vietnam's Mid Year Consultative Group Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Mid Year Informal Consultative Group (CG) meeting between donors and the GVN in the Central Highlands city of Ban Ma Thuot June 8-9 provided 2009 GDP growth rate estimates ranging from 3.5 to 5 per cent. Donors stressed the need for continued SOE equitization and povert [...] | 2009-07-01 10:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID SENV KGHG VM |
| 09HANOI639 | THE CASE FOR INCREASED EPA ENGAGEMENT IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: Over the past several years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) experts have provided critical assistance to U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on Agent Orange/dioxin legacy issues and to the development of Vietnamese capacity to manage growing industrial pollution. Increased EPA [...] | 2009-07-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
| 09HANOI682 | GVN TO CONTINUE ECONOMIC STIMULUS AS INFLATION CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese financial officials told visiting Treasury Department Director of South & Southeast Asia Malachy Nugent on July 15 that the government's economic stimulus plan had helped buffer the impact of the global downturn. They said the GVN for now had decided to continue its s [...] | 2009-07-23 01:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KTDB VM |
| 09HANOI71 | VIETNAM ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FORECASTS OF LOWER TRADE, TAX [...] (U) The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) preliminary trade estimates for January 2009 show a significant drop in trade. The GVN expects imports to be 45% lower than for the same period of 2008, and exports to fall down by 24%. The silver lining is that the trade deficit for January 2009 is expec [...] | 2009-01-23 08:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON VM |
| 09HANOI730 | ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: VIETNAM EXPORTS DOWN, TRADE DEFICIT [...] (U) The GVN has lowered its export target by nearly 5 percent to $61 billion for 2009 as it continues to feel the effects of the global downturn. For the first seven months of this year, Vietnam's exports declined by 13.4 percent. DESPITE EXPORT DECLINE TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS --------------- [...] | 2009-08-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON VM |
| 09HARARE105 | ZIMBABWE REGIONAL HOSPITAL STRUGGLES TO PROVIDE CARE [...] SUMMARY: As reported reftel, Zimbabwe's public hospitals remain closed in most parts of the country, with the few remaining open without adequate medical supplies and services. Instead of filling the void left by the closed public hospitals, many private hospitals have begun a policy of turn [...] | 2009-02-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI |
| 09HARARE119 | ZIM NOTES 02-13-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai and Deputies Sworn Into Government... - Tsvangirai Picks Fill New Ministerial Posts... - While Mugabe Resorts to the Usual Suspects... - National Security Council Bill Passed... - Little Progress for Detainees... - Cholera on the Dec [...] | 2009-02-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE135 | ZIM DONOR MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Minister of Finance Tendai Biti met with Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) representatives on February 16 to discuss the dire economic situation and to discuss necessary steps to resuscitate the economy. Tsvangirai focused on the need to pay civil servan [...] | 2009-02-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE141 | PLATINUM - ZIMBABWE,S BELEAGURED GOLDEN GOOSE [...] (C) Zimbabwe's rich platinum resources contributed a third of the country's exports, excluding gold, in 2008. The ore came from two mines. Platinum claims surrendered to the government in recent years by mining companies in return for empowerment credit have for the most part ended up in the [...] | 2009-02-20 10:02:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE144 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ZIM MINISTER OF FINANCE BITI [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call today on new Minister of Finance Tendai Biti. Bti outlined his plan for short-term economic recovery, but expressed concern about funding recurrent government expenditures over the next several months while the economy stabilizes. He acknowledged that [...] | 2009-02-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE161 | ZIMBABWE,S PLATINUM AND DIAMOND COMPANIES BUCK RBZ [...] (C) Zimbabwe's established platinum and diamond mining companies are resisting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) directive to localize their foreign currency accounts and submit to greater RBZ control. They maintain RBZ Governor Gono does not have the authority to change mineral policy and [...] | 2009-02-26 14:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE192 | ZIM NOTES 03-06-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Pressure Rises on Gono... - Tsvangirai Urges West to Move Towards Lifting of Sanctions... - Cabinet Reveals Loyalties and Priorities... - Permanent Secretaries to Go? - NGO Report Exposes Diamond Industry and Abuses... - PM Tsvangirai Skips Par [...] | 2009-03-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE204 | DONORS BRIEF IMF TEAM ON EVE OF MEETINGS WITH ZIM [...] (SBU) On March 8, Ambassador McGee and key like-minded ambassadors briefed the IMF Article IV mission team on the lack of political will to make the inclusive government work among top ZANU-PF officials, the dire state of Zimbabwe's public finances, and the incompetence and corruption of Reser [...] | 2009-03-10 15:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI |
| 09HARARE222 | ZIM NOTES 03-13-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tragic Car Accident Results in Death of Tsvangirai's Wife... - Roy Bennett Out on Bail... - Surge in Land Invasions Continues... - Retired Army Chief Dies... - New Independent Newspaper Seeks Approval... - Australia Makes Non-Humanitarian Donat [...] | 2009-03-16 07:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE228 | AIR ZIMBABWE AT ROSSROAD TO SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Air Zimbabwe, the wholly government-owned flagship air-carrier of Zimbabwe, is at a crossroads. After ten years of disastrous financial mismanagement, AirZim has become an enormous drain to the government's coffers, requiring continuous transfusions of working capital from the [...] | 2009-03-17 08:52:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR CASC ATRN ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE232 | IMF REPORTS PROGRESS IN ZIMBABAWE'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) In an interim briefing to Western ambassadors on March 16, IMF Mission Chief Vitaliy Kramarenko reported that the Zimbabwe economy contracted 14 percent in 2008 and the financial system was on its knees. On the positive side, dollarization had stopped inflation and helped stabilize the [...] | 2009-03-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE268 | ZIM NOTES 03-27-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Parliament Getting its House in Order... - Zimbabwean Teachers Consider Striking... - Government Sponsors Stakeholders Meeting... - Cholera Continues to Decline... - Zimbabwe Hosts Tourism Conference... - Court Update... - Scandinavians Send D [...] | 2009-03-30 11:27:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE28 | ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #3 [...] As of January 8, the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of more than 36,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 1,822 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.0 percent. On January 6, the health cluster coordinator noted that a number of the [...] | 2009-01-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM TBIO ZI |
| 09HARARE285 | ZIM NOTES 04-03-09 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - WhereQs the Money - QTsvangirai Blasts West - New Mercedes for All - Parliament forms Committees - QBlowQ to U.S. Sanctions - Journalist Abducted in Gweru - Anglican Church Feud Boils Over - No QHell HoleQ Here - Exam Council Corruption - L [...] | 2009-04-03 13:22:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE296 | BITI ON THE ECONOMY, SANCTIONS, AND MUGABE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by visiting Staffdel Smith, met April 8 with Minister of Finance Tendai Biti. Biti briefly reviewed the current budgetary situation and discussed Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, President Robert Mugabe's role in the new government, the Zimb [...] | 2009-04-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PHUM PREL ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE306 | FOOD SECURITY PROJECT UNDER DEVELOPMENT [...] On April 8, a team led by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Special Advisor Tesfai Tecle briefed donors on its efforts to design a project to promote food security in Zimbabwe. Tecle said that AGRA Chair Kofi Annan was approached by many Zimbabweans, including Prime Minister Tsv [...] | 2009-04-15 07:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE310 | ZIM NOTES 04-09-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Government Concludes Retreat... - More Media Space?... - Parliament Adjourns Until May... - First Constitutional Deadline Approaching... - Prison Wardens Arrested, Beaten, Released... - Three Remaining Bombers Denied Bail by Chief Justice... - [...] | 2009-04-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE329 | USAID/OFDA FIELD TRIP REPORT: AGRICULTURE/FOOD SECURITY [...] From March 1-5, USAID's Southern Africa Principal Regional Advisor for the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Harlan Hale and USAID/OFDA Zimbabwe Humanitarian Program Specialist Mark Adams conducted field monitoring assessments of agriculture/food security projects in the Matabe [...] | 2009-04-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE342 | ZIM NOTES 04-17-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Stalemate Continues... - Biti Demands Investigation of Gono, Travels to U.S... - Ministerial Visit Fails to Quell Disruptions at Farms... - Constitutional Committee Still Lacks a Chair... - Political Detainees Rearrested... - Kunonga vs. Baka [...] | 2009-04-27 07:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE356 | ZIM NOTES 04-30-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Continuing Stalemate... - Farm Invasions Decreasing... - MDC Targets Gono... - Teachers Pledge to Strike... - The Herald Attacks Eddie Cross... - U.S. Volunteer Surgical Team Arrives... - HIFA Enlightens Harare Again... - Dutch Farmers Win Le [...] | 2009-04-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE390 | ZIM NOTES 05-08-09 [...] MDC Takes on Outstanding Issues...Tendai Biti, in his capacity as MDC Secretary-General, held a press conference on Wednesday to demand that outstanding issues be resolved. Noting that the principals Q Mugabe, Tsvangirai, and Mutambara Q had had a series of meetings on these issues, he said t [...] | 2009-05-11 18:14:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE416 | TSVANGIRAI OUTLINES NEXT 100-DAY PLAN [...] (SBU) On May 13, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai unveiled his plan to guide the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) activities during the next 100 days of the unity government at a conference attended by government officials, legislators, diplomats, civil society, and business leaders. In essence [...] | 2009-05-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI ECON XA |
| 09HARARE417 | GOZ URGED TO 'GET POLICIES RIGHT' AT MINING [...] (SBU) Presenters at a mining conference organized by the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe in Harare on May 7, urged government to implement prudent policies to attract investment and restore the sector to its former position of contributing close to seven percent to gross domestic product. Speaker [...] | 2009-05-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE42 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] The Government of Zimbabwe's corruption and mismanagement have severely crippled the local economy making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2009. GDP has declined by roughly 50 percent in the past eight years, the largest peacetime drop ever recorded. [...] | 2009-01-15 14:55:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI |
| 09HARARE447 | GORDON MOYO SHARES INSIGHTS INTO CABINET AND TOP [...] (C) Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office, Gordon Moyo, explained President Mugabe's refusal to fire Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and Attorney General Johannes Tomana. Firing Gono would be an indictment on Mugabe's presidency and he was still financially useful, while Tomana w [...] | 2009-05-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE456 | TEA WITH MUGABE: CODEL PAYNE'S MARATHON MEETING AT [...] (SBU) On May 30 President Robert Mugabe received Congressmen Donald Payne (D-NJ),Ambassador McGee, and staffers at his State House office for a nearly three-hour-long meeting. Throughout the marathon meeting Mugabe was alert, articulate, in apparent good health, and defiant. Congressman Pay [...] | 2009-06-02 13:59:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE460 | ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming vote on Kosovo's application to join the World Bank (WB) on June 2 to Godfrey Magwenzi, the head of Multi-Lateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Magwenzi explained that while Zimbabwe was supportive of Kosovo's application to j [...] | 2009-06-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ZIM |
| 09HARARE467 | ZIM NOTES 06-05-09 [...] Some Issues Resolved, SADC Asked to Help... On May 21 Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced the three parties had resolved some of the outstanding issues, including governorships, permanent secretaries, and ambassadorships. However, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and Attorney General [...] | 2009-06-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE47 | ZIM NOTES 01-16-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai to Return, Meet Mugabe... - Conviction Threatens to Expel MDC MP from Parliament... - Still no Resolution on Court Cases... - SADC Tribunal Wrong Says Zimbabwean Supreme Court Justice... - Schools Opening or Not? - New Report on Zim [...] | 2009-01-20 07:23:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE471 | ZIM NOTES 05-29-09 [...] Post Welcomes CODEL to Zimbabwe: A Congressional delegation led by Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ) is arriving in Harare this weekend for several days of meetings with senior government officials, the donor community, and civil society and business leaders. Representative Payne is current [...] | 2009-06-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE472 | ZIM NOTES 06-05-09 (Corrected) [...] CODEL Payne Visits Zimbabwe: Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Africa and Global Health, Donald Payne and three professional congressional staffers visited Zimbabwe May 29-31. The delegation met with President Mugabe (Harare 456),Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a number of senior gov [...] | 2009-06-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE477 | CODEL PAYNE: GOZ AND CIVICS PLEAD FOR HEALTH, [...] (SBU) During his May 29-31 visit to Zimbabwe, Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) and three congressional staffers met with senior government officials including President Robert Mugabe (ref),Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, Health Minister Dr. Henry Madzo [...] | 2009-06-09 08:56:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
| 09HARARE488 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: NOT YET TIME TO REENGAGE [...] (SBU) Ambassadors and aid agency heads attended a briefing by African Development Bank (AFDB) President Donald Kaberuka on June 9. Kaberuka, who we met just after the COMESA summit in Victoria Falls, related his impressions of Zimbabwe and the content of various meetings with political and bus [...] | 2009-06-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE491 | ZIM NOTES 06-12-09 [...] The Herald Spins TsvangiraiQs Trip... With Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on an official visit to the U.S., Canada, and Europe the ZANU-PF mouthpiece The Herald has been spinning his trip as a solicitation for a lifting of sanctions and re-engagement in the form of aid. This week, the front [...] | 2009-06-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE499 | GOLD'S POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO ZIMBABWE'S [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is in dire need of substantial foreign currency inflows. Looking ahead, the country's once significant gold mining industry is a potential source of foreign exchange earnings, provided the problems of access to capital, power shortages, and protection of property rights are add [...] | 2009-06-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE506 | ZIM NOTES 06-19-09 [...] Tsvangirai Delegation Heads to Europe... Following last week's visit to the U.S., Prime Minister Tsvangirai turned his attention to contnental Europe, spending this week meeting with senior European officials. Justice Minister Chinamasa and Foreign Affairs Minister Mumbengegwi of ZANU-PF were [...] | 2009-06-19 13:35:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAGR ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE521 | ZIM NOTES 06-26-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Next Stage in Constitutional Process Begins... - MP for Chiadzwa Convicted... - MDC Director General Still in Jail... - UK Ups Commitment Slightly... - State (Reluctantly) Admits Violating Mukoko's Rights... - South Africa Reconsiders Permit fo [...] | 2009-06-29 08:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE532 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES BITI ON REFORMS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Tendai Biti on June 30 at Biti's request. Biti requested details of the US$73 million pledged by President Obama to Prime Minister Tsvangirai at their recent White House meeting. The meeting evolved into a discussion of Zimbabwe's lack of prog [...] | 2009-07-01 12:12:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE54 | ZIM NOTES 01-23-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks Remain Deadlocked... - Zimbabwe Courts Foreign Diamond Investors... - Zimbabweans Turn to Satellite TV to Watch U.S. Inauguration... - (Dis)Grace Punches Photographer... - Cholera Continues... - Budget to Consider Dollarization... - Lawy [...] | 2009-01-26 08:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE577 | ZIM NOTES 07-10-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Kimberley Team Urges Ban on Chiadzwa Diamonds... - Cabinet Presses Ministers on Outstanding Issues... - Constitutional All Stakeholders Conference to Kick-Off Monday... - Another MDC-T MP Convicted... - Swine Flu in Zimbabwe? - MIC Maintaining [...] | 2009-07-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE610 | BFIF-FUNDED FORUM FOCUSES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (U) On April 2, the Institute of Directors of Zimbabwe (IODZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local businesses, held its annual Director of the Year Award Ceremony highlighting good governance. BFIF also supported a related workshop on t [...] | 2009-07-24 08:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BEXP ETRD ZI |
| 09HARARE699 | ZIM NOTES 08-28-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Zuma Visits Zimbabwe, Discusses GPA... - Elections When?... - Mutambara Speaks Out...and is Slammed... - KP Chair's Visit Stir Controversy... - Mugabe Seeks Health Care in Dubai... - Deputy Youth Minister's Trial Begins... - Richard Hove Dies. [...] | 2009-08-31 10:26:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE70 | TSVANGIRAI TELLS AMBASSADOR MDC WILL ENTER [...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has decided the MDC should enter government and will so recommend to the MDC National Council on January 30. He expects the Council to support his recommendation. With his inauguration as prime minister scheduled for February 11, ZANU-PF negotiators will mee [...] | 2009-01-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE707 | CODEL MEEKS MEETING WITH MUGABE [...] (SBU) In a brief meeting with CODEL Meeks, truncated by the CODEL's departure schedule, President Robert Mugabe lapsed into historical reveries, praised the Global Political Agreement (GPA),saying that only "little issues" remained, and questioned sanctions. Constrained by time, Congressman [...] | 2009-09-04 08:51:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM OREP ZI |
| 09HARARE725 | ZIM NOTES 09-11-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Summit... - New Strategy Against White Farmers? - Senior EU Delegation to Visit... - MP Jonathan Moyo Re-joins ZANU-PF... - Activist Killed for a Song... - MFA Apologizes, and The Herald Prints Embassy Letter... - University of Zimbabwe R [...] | 2009-09-14 09:40:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE736 | TSVANGIRAI SPEAKS OUT, CONFRONTS MUGABE [...] (C) Facing strong crticism from his party for being too conciliatory, Prime Minister and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai delivered a hard-hitting speech, directed at ZANU-PF, at the MDC's 10th anniversary celebration on September 13 in Bulawayo. Two days later, in a short and tense meeting with [...] | 2009-09-16 14:16:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE75 | ZIM NOTES 01-30-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC-T to Vote Today on Whether to Join Government... - EU Expands Sanctions List... - Cholera Deaths Continue... - Farm Invasions Continue Despite Tribunal Ruling and BIPPAs... - Still No Resolution to Abduction Cases... - Teachers Don't Show... [...] | 2009-02-02 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE754 | ZIM NOTES 9-18-09 [...] Donors Pledge USD 70 Million to Education... In a September 14 ceremony attended by the Charge and numerous other heads of mission, the Educational Transition Fund announced it is investing USD 70 million in education. The fund will put textbooks and learning materials back in schools and guar [...] | 2009-09-21 09:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ZI |
| 09HARARE769 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE-PRESIDENT MUJURU [...] (C) In a cordial meeting with the Charge, Vice-President Joice Mujuru hewed to the ZANU-PF party line in defending the progress of the inclusive government and in criticizing sanctions. She stated a constitutional process was in place, but that elections might not take place for some time. M [...] | 2009-09-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EAID ZI |
| 09HARARE771 | ZIM NOTES 9-25-09 [...] Political Parties Reconfigure Control of Constitutional Process... The three principals to the power-sharing agreement, President Mugabe, PM Tsvangirai, and DPM Mutambara, met last week and agreed to form three new entities to oversee the constitutional process - a Management Committee that ap [...] | 2009-09-26 16:05:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ZI |
| 09HARARE785 | AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LOOKS FOR MORE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The local mission chief and a high-powered team of consultants for the African Development Bank (AfDB) discussed prospects for expanded engagement with the GOZ and sought USG views in a September 24 meeting with Charge. In recent consultations with GOZ officials, AfDB staff encou [...] | 2009-10-07 11:52:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ZI |
| 09HARARE8 | ZIM NOTES 01-02-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC and Civil Society Activists in Court... - Next Steps... - Bob Sent Morgan a Passport for Christmas... - Wedding Bells Unite Zuma and MDC-M... - Unproductive Year for Parliament... - Cholera Response Continues... - No Drought This Year [...] | 2009-01-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE812 | ZIM NOTES 10-09-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe Opens Parliament... - ...And Then Attacks West's "Obnoxious Agenda"... - State Media Calls Off Attack Dogs... - ... And Then Intimidates Independent Paper... - Voter Roll Irregularities... - Striking Mine Workers Shot, Intimidated... - [...] | 2009-10-13 11:24:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE814 | ZIMBABWE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE820 | IMF REPORTS PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS FOR ZIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 13 briefing for OECD Ambassadors in Harare, IMF Mission Chief Vitaly Kramenko reported that progress in budgetary execution was encouraging, but that problems remained, including concerns about the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),wages and rule of law. He said [...] | 2009-10-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAID ZI |
| 09HARARE830 | TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...] | 2009-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE831 | TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...] | 2009-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE832 | TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON MDC DISENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) A resolute Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats on October 16 on the MDC's intention to disengage from ZANU-PF until progress is made on the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Commenting that what he termed a "constitutional crisis" had been precipitated by the rearrest of Roy Bennett, T [...] | 2009-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE843 | ENDING THE IMPASSE [...] (C) Next week in Harare will see a flurry of activity aimed at ending the MDC's "disengagement" from ZANU-PF and a resumption of government under the Global Political Agreement (GPA). Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who will return to Harare on October 23 after meeting with regional leaders [...] | 2009-10-22 14:58:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE851 | ZIM NOTES 10-23-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai Lobbies Key SADC Members - As Mugabe Holds Cabinet Meeting in his Absence - Rural Residents Fear Renewed Violence - Cholera Season Begins in Zimbabwe - AG Tomana Takes Over Bennett's Case - Manufacturing Sector Improving but Problems [...] | 2009-10-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE853 | TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS CHARGE ON STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) A somewhat dejected Morgan Tsvangirai told the Charge on October 27 that a three-hour meeting with President Robert Mugabe the previous day to discuss implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and an end to the MDC's disengagement had ended in deadlock. Commenting on his rec [...] | 2009-10-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI |
| 09HARARE863 | IMF CALLS ZIMBABWE RECOVERY FRAGILE, WARNS OF MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an update of their cautious assessment of economic conditions in Zimbabwe (ref A),an IMF mission reported that Zimbabwe is in a "fragile recovery" threatened by an unstable balance of payments and weaknesses in the banking system. Fiscal policy was on track, but continuing [...] | 2009-10-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE888 | ZIM NOTES 11-09-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: SADC Summit-MDC to Reengage... Warthogs Delay Ambassador's Arrival... ...And May Have Prevented Abduction of Labor Leader... Nkomo Nominated for VP Slot... Zim Can Still Export Diamonds, With Greater Oversight... Another Human Rights Lawyer Arres [...] | 2009-11-09 07:32:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE901 | ZIM NOTES 11-16-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: Bennett's Lawyers Challenge Judge's Impartiality... Magistrate Who Jailed Prosecutor Forced Out... Outreach Campaign Focuses on Child Protection... Prison Guards Deny Medical Treatment to Abductee... MDC-T MP Acquitted of Rape Charges... Court Th [...] | 2009-11-16 06:54:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE91 | TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS ON PLANS, CONCERNS [...] (C) A confident but realistic Morgan Tsvangirai briefed OECD ambassadors in the late afternoon of February 5 immediately after a meeting with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and shortly after the House of Assembly had passed Amendment 19 by a vote of 184-0. He left no doubt that he will b [...] | 2009-02-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI |
| 09HARARE944 | ZIM NOTES 12-07-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: South Africans Mediate Talks... ZANU-PF Congress Rescheduled for December 8... Disunity in the Unity Government... Ambassador's Vehicle Detained by Police... Threats Escalate in Mudzi... Cholera Epidemic Less Severe... Uncertainty for Chiadzwa Res [...] | 2009-12-07 09:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE966 | ZIM NOTES 12-14-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Ambassador Presents Credentials... ZANU-PF Congress Begins... Human Rights Day Marches... Report on ZANU-PF Perpetrated Rape Released... Kunonga Renews Attacks on Anglicans... WOZA Cases Continue to Drag On... Court Acquits Human Rights Lawyer... MDC-T Suspends Co [...] | 2009-12-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HARARE967 | ZIMBABWE, LITERALLY IN THE DARK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe produces about half the electricity it needs, resulting in persistent blackouts that constrain industrial output and economic recovery. Zimbabwe's Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) struggles to operate and maintain a decrepit national grid, which due to a chronic lack [...] | 2009-12-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINT CASC PGOV ZI |
| 09HARARE99 | ZIM NOTES 02-09-2009 [...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC Prepares to Enter Government... - MDC-T's Biti Appears to Face Charges... - ... And Sues The Herald for Defamation... - USAID Driver Denied Bail... - No Progress in Other Court Cases... - Cholera Still Ravaging Zimbabwe... - Anglican Churc [...] | 2009-02-09 09:01:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI |
| 09HAVANA112 | CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] General Assessment: There were no significant developments or changes regarding Cuba's policy on anti-money laundering or counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) in 2008. The Government of Cuba (GOC) claims to be in full compliance with international counter-terrorism conventions and to have t [...] | 2009-02-19 11:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU |
| 09HAVANA168 | CUBA WEIGHS IN ON "CAPITALIST" CRISIS [...] (C) Fidel Castro and the Cuban Government took advantage of an annual international conference of economists to congratulate themselves on long predicting the inevitable doom of capitalism. The well attended conference, including Central American presidents and Nobel laureate economists, res [...] | 2009-03-13 20:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV CU |
| 09HAVANA308 | CUBAN GDP PROJECTIONS FALL; NO STIMULUS PACKAGE IN [...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) has lowered 2009 GDP growth projections from 6 percent to no greater than 2.5 percent. Removing the GOC's historic optimism and unusual accounting methods, it is likely Cuba will experience zero or negative growth this year. A fall in the demand for and pric [...] | 2009-05-27 18:33:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EFIN CU |
| 09HAVANA322 | HOW MIGHT CUBA ENTER ANOTHER SPECIAL PERIOD? [...] (C) The combination of new warnings of potential blackouts, serious liquidity issues, and potential (if not already) reduced financial support from Venezuela has sparked rumors on the street and in the international media that Cuba may be headed toward another "Special Period". The reality is [...] | 2009-06-04 13:54:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN CU |
| 09HAVANA490 | CUBA'S ECONOMY - WHERE TWO PLUS TWO EQUALS THREE [...] (C) Amidst a flurry of activity starting with Raul Castro's July 26 speech and ending with the August 1 National Assembly, Raul and his ministers painted a desperate picture of the Cuban economy. The Government of Cuba (GOC) lowered its GDP growth projection for the second time in three months and [...] | 2009-08-10 18:45:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR CU |
| 09HAVANA753 | CUBA - MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] GENERAL ASSESSMENT: The Government of Cuba (GOC) made no significant changes to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) policy in 2009, nor did it publicly report any significant arrests, seizures or prosecutions. One minor regulatory change gave the GOC even mor [...] | 2009-12-18 12:05:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR CU |
| 09HELSINKI106 | FINLAND PLEDGES $12-14 MILLION FOR PALESTINIAN [...] In a meeting with Econoff on March 9, Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East and North Africa Unit Anna Savolainen confirmed that Finland has pledged between $12 million and $14 million this year for assistance to the Palestinian Authority. This includes $4.5 million the [...] | 2009-03-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN FI |
| 09HELSINKI144 | FINLAND VOTES YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN FI KVPR PREL |
| 09HILLAH23 | TAKING STEPS TO UPROOT THE STATIST LEGACY IN BABIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although agriculture is almost certainly the largest employer in Babil Province, a long history of central planning has undermined its competitiveness and long-term sustainability. As the owner of around 70 percent agricultural land in the province, the government micromanages w [...] | 2009-04-05 11:32:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV IZ |
| 09HILLAH24 | TAKING STEPS TO UPROOT THE STATIST LEGACY IN BABIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although agriculture is almost certainly the largest employer in Babil Province, a long history of central planning has undermined its competitiveness and long-term sustainability. As the owner of around 70 percent agricultural land in the province, the government micromanages w [...] | 2009-04-05 11:32:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV IZ |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY204 | VIETNAM'S PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR MARKET: TIME TO CLEAN UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ho Chi Minh City branch of Navigos, one of Vietnam's largest human resources (HR) services companies, reports that its corporate clients are holding employment levels steady in the expectation that wage inflation for 2009 will fall to near zero after years of double digit gr [...] | 2009-03-19 10:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY356 | SOES THRIVE AS TOURISM FOCUS SHIFTS FROM INTERNATIONAL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: While the global economic downturn has reduced the number of international visitors by 16 percent in the first quarter, domestic tourism continues to expand and firms catering to that sector of the market seem to be picking up some of the employment slack. This is especially im [...] | 2009-05-11 10:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV ETRD CVIS SOCI PGOV VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY473 | LEADING VIETNAMESE LAWYER LE CONG DINH ARRESTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnamese police arrested lawyer Le Cong Dinh at his home in Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) District 7 on June 13 then searched his home and office in District 1. Dinh is widely considered to be one of Vietnam's top corporate litigators (with A-list clients including ExxonMobile and [...] | 2009-06-15 11:15:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY480 | UPDATE ON ARREST OF CORPORATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER LE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors and allegations continue to swirl four days after the arrest of leading Vietnamese lawyer Le Cong Dinh, one of Vietnam's most successful corporate attorneys as well as staunch defender of human rights who has volunteered to defend many persons accused of political crimes. [...] | 2009-06-16 10:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY62 | GLOBAL SLUMP SLASHES HCMC PORT VOLUMES [...] (SBU) Summary. The global economic slowdown has slashed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) cargo throughput by over 50 percent, forcing port operators, shipping firms and freight forwarders to aggressively reduce fees and cut costs. Although the international shipping company American President's Line h [...] | 2009-01-22 10:13:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EWWT SOCI PGOV VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY665 | DELTA MEKONG CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM A GOOD START, BUT JUST THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The First Mekong Delta Climate Change Forum brought experts, government officials, donors and organizations under one roof and spurred debate about climate change issues in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is particularly at risk to rising sea levels, increased salinity intrusion, and [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD SENV SOCI TBIO VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY670 | SOUTHERN VIETNAM'S DEEPWATER PORT FIRST PHASE UP AND [...] (SBU) Summary: After just five months in operation, the two terminals in Vietnam's southern deepwater port facility at Cai Mep have already begun to shift container traffic away from the overly-congested ports in Ho Chi Minh City. Even more importantly, because the new facilities can handle t [...] | 2009-12-03 14:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY674 | LOWER MEKONG INITIATIVE: FORECAST MEKONG IN THE DELTA [...] (U) Summary: One practical byproduct of the Secretary's Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) is the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) effort to help the Mekong countries assess how climate change and human activities impact the Mekong basin. USGS held a Forecast Mekong workshop in Can Tho city Decemb [...] | 2009-12-16 11:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ENRG EAGR SOCI PREL PGOV EAID TH VN |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY676 | (SBU) HCMC'S SURPRISING GOLD MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary. Not far from HCMC, a huge, 24-karat gold plated effigy of the late Ho Chi Minh on display in Vietnam's largest Buddhist temple is an interesting metaphor for two somewhat incongruous realities: the Vietnamese people's reverence for the founder of Communist Vietnam and their abid [...] | 2009-12-18 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
| 09HOCHIMINHCITY93 | CAN "SPECIAL ACADEMIC ZONES" RESCUE VIETNAM'S UNIVERSITIES? [...] (C) Summary: Vietnam's universities are among the worst in the Asia-Pacific region, and without dramatic improvement Vietnam will not achieve its development goals. While numerous innovators -- including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Nguyen Thien Nhan -- have stepped forth w [...] | 2009-02-06 05:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD TBIO SCUL KPAO SOCI PGOV PREL VM |
| 09HONGKONG1163 | CHINA'S INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER: HK HOLDS [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Government's announcement that it would support Shanghai to become an international financial center by 2020 has many in Hong Kong wondering what role the Special Administrative Region will be allowed to play in China's development. Should Hong Kong increase cooperat [...] | 2009-06-24 09:30:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG124 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, HONG KONG [...] Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy, and the government interferes minimally in the economy. The Hong Kong Government welcomes foreign investment, neither offering special incentives nor imposing dis-incentives for foreign investors. Hong Kong's well-established rule of law is applied [...] | 2009-01-20 06:51:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR HK |
| 09HONGKONG1247 | BLOWING A PROPERTY BUBBLE IN HONG KONG [...] (U) Summary: After dipping to levels not seen since the 1980s, Hong Kong's property market has rebounded surprisingly strongly over the past three months. Transaction volumes have returned to pre-financial crisis levels and residential property prices, while still down from their 2008 peak, h [...] | 2009-07-08 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV HK |
| 09HONGKONG1266 | UNSCR 1874: TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: At a July 9 working lunch, Treasury U/S for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey presented Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Joseph Yam with specific examples of North Korean efforts to use HK-based banks, trading companies and individuals to circumv [...] | 2009-07-10 08:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC HK CH JA KN KS |
| 09HONGKONG1267 | HK BANKS PROMISE COOPERATION TO LIMIT NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey discussed with Hong Kong banks the risks posed by North Korean deceptive financial conduct and the financial provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1718 and 1874 in meetings [...] | 2009-07-10 09:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV ECON EFIN MNUC HK CH JA KN KS |
| 09HONGKONG1319 | Norman Chan Announced as New HKMA Chief [...] SUMMARY: As long expected, the Hong Kong government announced today that Norman Chan will take over as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority when Joseph Yam steps down October 1. Chan, currently serving as Chief Executive Donald Tsang's Chief of Staff, is well qualified having p [...] | 2009-07-17 10:40:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL HK |
| 09HONGKONG132 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, MACAU [...] Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution. Under the concept of "One Count [...] | 2009-01-21 01:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR HK |
| 09HONGKONG1493 | MACAU PROMISES COOPERATION ON ANTI-MONEY [...] (C) Summary: Macau Monetary Authority Chairman Anselmo Teng promised continued cooperation on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) initiatives. Macau will pass legislation to allow the Special Administrative Region to share tax information in accordance [...] | 2009-08-11 10:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM MC |
| 09HONGKONG1628 | LAS VEGAS SANDS MOVES TOWARD HONG KONG INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) announced on August 20 that it submitted an application to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. The move to sell a minority interest in its Macau-based operations came approximately one month after competitor Wynn Resorts made a similar an [...] | 2009-08-27 05:59:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD MO HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG1637 | HK BANKS DELIVER ON COOPERATION TO LIMIT NORTH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Economic Unit Chief and Economic Officer met August 27 with representatives of three Hong Kong banks briefed by U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey in July 2009; HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, and Wing Hang Bank (reftel). The representatives [...] | 2009-08-28 09:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV ECON EFIN MNUC KS CH JA KN HK |
| 09HONGKONG1847 | PRD COOPERATION BUILDING BUT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seeking to foster deeper economic integration with the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD),Hong Kong government (HKG) and industry leaders have built productive ties over the past several years with Mainland counterparts. Hong Kong contacts say that both sides support [...] | 2009-09-30 01:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG1875 | HSBC Returns CEO to Hong Kong, China's "Local" [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation's (HSBC) decision to shift its CEO from London to Hong Kong reflects the increasing importance of the Asia market in the bank's strategy. Hong Kong officials praised the move as a vote of confidence in the strength of Hong Kong's fin [...] | 2009-10-05 09:53:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG195 | MEDIA REACTION: US ECONOMY; US-CHINA RELATIONS; WORLD [...] U.S. economy 2. U.S.-China relations 3. World Economic Forum HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-01-30 09:13:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG202 | MEDIA REACTION: US-CHINA RELATIONS; US ECONOMY; [...] U.S.-China relations 2. U.S. economy 3. U.S.-Russia relations 4. Climate change HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-02-02 09:08:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG210 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG2124 | CAN CHINA REBALANCE ON ONLY ONE LEG? HONG KONG [...] (U) This is a joint Consulate General Hong Kong/Embassy Beijing cable. 2. (C) Summary: Even the most pessimistic Hong Kong-based China economists are mostly sanguine about the near-term prospects for Chinese economic growth. Although the Chinese stimulus package is creating asset market [...] | 2009-11-19 10:17:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG2263 | HONG KONG EDGES CLOSER TO SHARING TAX INFO, [...] (SBU) A bill that will allow Hong Kong to meet OECD 2004 requirements for the sharing of tax information has passed out of the Legislative Committee's (LegCo) review process and is expected to become law shortly after the new year. The amendments to the tax code, once passed, will allow Hong K [...] | 2009-12-11 10:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK |
| 09HONGKONG280 | SCENESETTER FOR FEB 17-19 VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING [...] (C) We warmly welcome your February 17-19 visit to Hong Kong. Despite the People,s Republic of China's (PRC) sharp protest in October 2008 against U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs has continued to approve U.S. Navy ship and aircraft requests to Hong Kong -- most [...] | 2009-02-13 08:38:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | SECRET | PREL MARR OVIP HK |
| 09HONGKONG502 | MEDIA REACTION: AIG; TIBET; CHINA AND U.S. BONDS; [...] AIG 2. Tibet 3. China and U.S. bonds 4. China: South China Sea disputes HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-03-18 08:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG547 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW USG PLAN TO DEAL WITH TOXIC ASSETS; [...] New USG plan to deal with toxic assets 2. U.S.-China relations 3. Iran HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-03-24 09:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG555 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20; TOXIC-ASSET PLAN [...] G-20 2. Toxic-asset plan HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-03-25 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG559 | HONG KONG HAS HIGH HOPES FOR RMB SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam will travel to Beijing this week to sign an agreement to launch Chinese currency trade settlement in Hong Kong. While the scheme will eventually include Macau and ASEAN countries, Yam believes the large majority of trans [...] | 2009-03-25 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG594 | HK Market Report, March 30: Trade Stats Drive Insecurity [...] Summary: February trade statistics reflected Hong Kong's worst monthly performance since the 1950s. Li & Fung Managing Director William Fung expressed worries about growing trade protectionism in the U.S., but Cheung Kong Group Chairman Li Ka-shing was more optimistic, expecting the U.S. and [...] | 2009-03-30 10:46:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG616 | MEDIA REACTION: G20 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 09:39:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG635 | CODEL MCCAIN COURTESY CALL ON CHIEF EXECUTIVE TSANG [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong's system, having restructured during the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, is "resilient", Chief Executive Donald Tsang told CoDel McCain April 5, but the worst may be yet to come. He hoped the United States would not turn to protectionism. Regarding China's proposal fo [...] | 2009-04-06 08:33:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD OREP HK |
| 09HONGKONG638 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA; G-20; NATO [...] North Korea 2. G-20 3. NATO HEADLINES AND EXCERPTS: Â [...] | 2009-04-06 09:28:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09HONGKONG688 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USCC VISIT TO HONG KONG, [...] Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes the visit of Chairman Bartholomew and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation to Hong Kong May 9-12 2009. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Benjamin Weber, office telephone:(852)2841-2110; mobile t [...] | 2009-04-15 10:20:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OREP HK |
| 09HONGKONG747 | HK LEADERS TELL DALLAS FED CHIEF CHINA NEEDS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and staff met with Hong Kong government officials, business and finance leaders and the media April 14-15 to explain recent U.S. Federal Reserve actions and to hear local concerns. He reassured interlocutors that the U.S. economy w [...] | 2009-04-24 07:43:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG800 | MONGOLIA MINING FOR MONEY IN HONG KONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A private conference in Hong Kong March 31 brought together top level Mongolian government officials, world class economists, some of the biggest investors in Mongolia and multinational companies to help participants identify the best investment opportunities in Mongolia and how t [...] | 2009-04-30 10:26:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL HK MG |
| 09HONGKONG869 | IMF TELLS ASIAN ECONOMIES TO SPEND MORE, DON'T [...] Summary: Trade linkages among Asian economies amplified the impact of the global financial crisis to a degree that surprised International Monetary Fund economists, said Assistant Director for Asia Joshua Feldman in Hong Kong at the release of the Fund's Regional Economic Outlook report on Ma [...] | 2009-05-12 07:03:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN HK CH |
| 09HONGKONG919 | HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI [...] (U) We warmly welcome your delegation's May 29-30 visit to Hong Kong. Your meetings with Chief Executive Tsang, the Legislative Council and democratic politicians will help to underscore our message that the United States, particularly the Congress, maintains a key interest in Hong Kong's aut [...] | 2009-05-19 10:31:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD OREP HK |
| 09HYDERABAD40 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: ANDHRA PRADESH CONGRESS UNLIKELY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andhra Pradesh, India's fourth largest state, is in the midst of concurrent state and national elections. The state was a bright spot for Congress in 2004; the party won an absolute majority in the state assembly and a substantial majority of Andhra Pradesh's seats in the Lok [...] | 2009-04-23 09:32:00 | American Consulate Hyderabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN |
| 09ISLAMABAD1042 | GENERAL NADEEM ON IDP CRISIS, PLANS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 14 meeting with the Ambassador, General Nadeem, Pakistan,s newly appointed IDP coordinator, estimated that the GOP will need approximately USD 500 million for up to 1.5 million IDPs through December. Nadeem put the total IDP number at 1.27 million (of which roughly 20 p [...] | 2009-05-14 17:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV PK EAID PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD1098 | NADEEM: IDP'S HOLDING AT 1.5 MILLION; [...] (C) Summary: IDP Special Support Group leader Lt General Nadeem told Ambassador and PO Peshawar May 29 that the number of IDPs was holding at 1.5 million but could grow to two million when military operations begin in the Waziristans. IDPs were returning to Bajaur in FATA; Buner was now safe fo [...] | 2009-05-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID MARR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1137 | TAX COLLECTION MISSES TARGETS; TOP OF TARIN'S AGENDA FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Reforming tax policy and improving revenue collection have become a policy focus of the current government. Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin has made broadening the tax base a lynch pin of his economic strategy for the coming fiscal year. In spite of stepping up collection effor [...] | 2009-05-26 10:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1151 | UN IDP CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR WAZIRISTAN; MINGORA [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 27, Ambassador met with representatives from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to discuss OCHA's IDP contingency plan for the Waziristans, which will cost an additional USD 150 million over the recently launched revised UN appeal. OCHA exp [...] | 2009-05-27 15:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD1158 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MAY 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 10:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1179 | ADB WILL CONDUCT A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; NO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 29 meeting with Ambassador, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) committed to doing a joint damage/reconstruction assessment with the World Bank of the conflict-affected areas. In order to properly conduct such a survey, ADB has requested assistance through satellite image [...] | 2009-05-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD1184 | LOOKING AHEAD: SUPPORT FOR MILITARY/HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary. Bolstered by ongoing popular and political support, the Pakistani security forces appear determined to win against militants. We expect a Waziristan campaign as early as late June. Meanwhile, Pakistan's military faces an entrenched enemy in Mingora, Swat, and the security situ [...] | 2009-05-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MARR MOPS PREF PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1194 | PAKISTAN IDP SITUATION REPORT, JUNE 1, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan government is moving to restore security and services to Swat, but the situation remains dangerous for humanitarian assistance provision. ICRC entered Swat on May 31 but cannot yet access Mingora. ICRC hopes to provide some health and food relief in the coming wee [...] | 2009-06-01 18:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1198 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 02, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 11:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1213 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: June 03, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 11:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1218 | THIRD RECCA SOLDIFIES GAINS, CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 03:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ERTD EAID PHUM PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD122 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 17-20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1249 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 08, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1253 | JUNE 8 MILITARY/SECURITY AND DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the evening of June 6 a suicide bomber and accomplices attacked a police post in Islamabad. The blast killed three police and injured several others. Police claimed taking three accomplices of the bomber into custody. Also that evening, two detained top aides to militant [...] | 2009-06-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1254 | NWFP OFFICIALS PLANNING FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SWAT [...] (SBU) Summary. Northwest Frontier Province Chief Secretary Javed Iqbal and Chief Economist Shakeel Qadir told DCM and AID Mission Director that they are already planning for the reconstruction of Swat and the greater Malakand division, once hostilities end. Their concept includes an early r [...] | 2009-06-08 15:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PINR PK PREF PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD1266 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1270 | CONCERN GROWS OVER TAX POLICY/ADMINISTRATION [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with GOP officials and the IMF ResRep indicate little progress in both tax policy and tax administration reforms, cornerstones of the Fund's Standby Arrangement, in spite of high-level GOP commitments to make improving tax policy and collection a top priority (reftel) [...] | 2009-06-10 10:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1274 | PAKISTAN ECONOMIC REPORT, MAY 7 - MAY 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1311 | ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON GOP PRIORITIES FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of State for Economy Hina Rabbani Khar told USAID Director June 11 that the GOP has started making $312 payments to what it believes is a well-vetted list of some 1.8 million IDPs. Assistance for IDP sustainment and economic recovery in the area of conflict is estimate [...] | 2009-06-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1340 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 17 VISIT TO SWABI IDP SITE [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador, on June 17, visited Swabi school where community volunteers support displaced families from Swat and Buner. The GOP continues registration verification of families displaced by the conflict in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Northwest Front [...] | 2009-06-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1360 | IDPS RETURNING TO BUNER BUT INFRASTRUCTURE STILL [...] (U) Summary: Embassy representatives who traveled to Buner district in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on June 16 reported that residents are returning, with about half the shops and markets open. The representatives assessed infrastructure and reported that, while roadways were in good s [...] | 2009-06-19 16:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1364 | SCENESETTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your visit. Your arrival comes at a moment when Pakistan's political leaders, and its people, are united in support of the military campaign to confront extremist militants in Malakand (including the Swat valley) and South Waziristan, where the offensi [...] | 2009-06-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID MARR MOPS PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1386 | FATA AND NWFP: WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF [...] (C) The government continued low-intensity fighting during the first full week in June with pockets of militants in Swat, Buner, Shangla, and Lower Dir. The latter showed that they pose a continued threat by destroying schools in Lower Dir and Buner, and resuming kidnappings of civilians in [...] | 2009-06-24 09:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER |
| 09ISLAMABAD1427 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES FY09-10 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP presented its budget to Parliament on June 13 (reftel). After a week of debate, on June 22 the GOP presented a revised budget which reflected revisions desired by members. This budget was passed unanimously by Parliament with no changes on June 25. While the overall p [...] | 2009-06-29 13:42:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1445 | IDP UPDATE: REGISTRATION INITIATED FOR WAZIRISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Registration has begun for internally displaced people from South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in two districts and a frontier region east of the agency; only those whose sole residence is in SWA will be eligible. The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government has forbidden n [...] | 2009-06-30 15:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MOPS PGOV PINR PK PREF PREL |
| 09ISLAMABAD1473 | ZARDARI, TARIN ASK NSC LIPTON FOR LEEWAY ON ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 30 meeting, President Zardari asked National Security Council Senior Director David Lipton to help convince the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to allow Pakistan to delay an increase in electricity tariffs until December and for a subsidized oil facility. [...] | 2009-07-02 11:56:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1567 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: July 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1568 | MEETING WITH UN U/SG JOHN HOLMES: AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 10 meeting with UN Under Secretary John Holmes, Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Mogwanja and UN staff, the Ambassador stressed the importance of getting UN humanitarian assistance into Buner and Swat as soon as possible, the need for the UN to undertake donor coordinatio [...] | 2009-07-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD164 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 09:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1724 | PAKISTAN'S SUPREME COURT: ONE STEP CLOSER TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a partial reversal of its July 6 ruling ordering the GOP to refrain from raising the electricity tariff, the Supreme Court ruled on July 23 that the National Electric Power Regulatory Agency (NEPRA) could continue to calculate the cost recovery tariff rate for power productio [...] | 2009-07-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1740 | UNHCR ON THE DISPLACED IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Eric Schwartz, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Guenet Guebre Christos and staff requested that the United States Government make clear to the Government of [...] | 2009-07-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1809 | HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR FOR PAKISTAN: [...] (C) In a July 22 meeting between Ambassador Holbrooke and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir indicated unequivocally that his government would support the appointment of a high-level UN humanitarian assistance coordinator for Pakistan. His agreement c [...] | 2009-08-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC PREF EAID PGOV UN PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1817 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 29 JULY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1830 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 06, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1848 | NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU EXPECTED TO REMAIN INTACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's anti-corruption agency, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)--once one of the country's preeminent law enforcement institutions--has in the past two years become increasingly marginalized. In a 14 July meeting with NAB Chairman, Nawid Ahsan, Treasury Attach and Re [...] | 2009-08-10 03:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD KCOR PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1859 | FITFUL PROGRESS: ROUND THREE OF THE AF-PAK TRANSIT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The third round of negotiations for the Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) yielded progress on some outstanding issues such as arbitration, but the atmosphere frayed over interim arrangements to expedite [...] | 2009-08-10 12:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL AF PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD191 | LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Planning for the Friends of a Democratic Pakistan is moving forward, albeit slowly. On January 27, Jean Arnault negotiated with the MFA a draft framework for his future participation as a UN advisor to the Friends under UNDP auspices. Ambassador met separately with Arnault t [...] | 2009-01-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1992 | REMITTANCES LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH, BUT MAY TRAVEL LESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings in Karachi and Islamabad in early August, the Treasury Attach, Consulate EconOff, and EconOff, spoke to several Pakistani government and private sector officials to discuss Pakistan's steadily growing remittance levels. The State Bank of Pakistan reported [...] | 2009-08-21 05:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD KCOR PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2007 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2022 | ENCOURAGING GULF INVESTMENT IN KARACHI'S POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),Pakistan's only private utility, serves 18 million consumers in Karachi, the financial, industrial and commercial hub of Pakistan. Inadequate generation and out-dated transmission infrastructure have contributed to chronic load shedding [...] | 2009-08-25 05:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG AE PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2025 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: AUGUST 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 08:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2115 | SRAP HOLBROOKE' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In their August 17 meeting, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke that the Ministry of Finance had missed budget targets because of large outlays for IDPs and the military, as well as a large unexpected withdrawal [...] | 2009-09-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2139 | FINANCE MINISTER ON PAKISTAN'S BUDGET WOES, TOKYO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said the GOP had included $2 billion in Tokyo Pledges in its budget but was grappling with a shortfall in actual donor assistance. He asked that the USG provide $650 million in cash through the GOP to cov [...] | 2009-09-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2140 | PM AND FINANCE MINISTER ON PAKISTAN'S TROUBLED [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, NSC Senior Director for International Economics David Lipton said Pakistan needed to take a number of steps in the coming months to put its energy sector on firmer footing: resolve the remaining $3.7 billion " [...] | 2009-09-04 12:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2225 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 09 SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 05:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2278 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2288 | PRIME MINISTER GILANI OUTLINES GOP PLANS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: In an hour-long meeting September 18, Prime Minister Gilani said the Malakand campaign against extremist groups is 70 percent completed. He emphasized the need to undertake reconstruction and rehabilitation in the region, not only to help the population there but also to convi [...] | 2009-09-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PTER PREL SNAR PINS PREF AMGT PHUM |
| 09ISLAMABAD2290 | ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...] | 2009-09-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF |
| 09ISLAMABAD2301 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2320 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 10:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2340 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 10:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2375 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: OCTOBER 01, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD238 | PAKISTAN STANDBY ARRANGEMENT: SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Ministry of Finance contacts agree that, based on preliminary indications, Pakistan has performed well in fulfilling IMF performance criteria as required in Pakistan's November 24 Standby Arrangement (SBA). After retiring $1.24 billion in debt, borrowing from the State [...] | 2009-02-04 13:36:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2381 | PAKISTAN RAISES ENERGY TARIFFS IN STEP TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP raised electricity tariffs 6 percent, in accordance with its commitments to international financial institutions. However, lower fuel costs and higher hydropower generation simultaneously pushed tariffs down, reducing the immediate impact on consumers, and hence public [...] | 2009-10-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2384 | UPDATE ON DISPLACEMENT, RETURN, ASSISTANCE, AND [...] (U) Summary and introduction: According to the Government of Pakistan, approximately 1.85 million of the roughly 2.7 million displaced Pakistanis (69 percent) had returned to their areas of origin as of September 25. Ongoing military operations to clear remaining pockets of insurgent resistan [...] | 2009-10-03 07:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL EAID MOPS SNAR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2541 | STATUS OF PAKISTAN'S ENERGY SECTOR DEBT HOLDING [...] (SBU) Summary: While the GOP has taken some concrete steps to return the Pakistani energy sector to financial solvency, several key elements remain unresolved. On October 1, the GOP raised tariff rates by 6 percent, the first of three tariff hikes agreed with international financial institutio [...] | 2009-10-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2543 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: KERRY-LUGAR BILL, TERRORISM, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 03:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2609 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD265 | AFGHAN-PAKISTAN TRADE AGREEMENT MOVES FORWARD WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP is working with the Afghan draft amendment to the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Agreement, which was provided to them in November at the Joint Economic Commission, to identify concerns of the private sector, in particular the transport industry, before finalizing their [...] | 2009-02-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL AF PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2663 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, TERRORISM/MILITARY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 11:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2677 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, HILLARY CLINTON'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 10:55:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2696 | THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE UN IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The UN continues to struggle in structuring itself to play its full role in Pakistan. The departure of Jean Arnault as the Secretary General's representative to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) not only reduces the UN's leadership role in the group, but also complicates [...] | 2009-11-06 13:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2698 | FINANCE MINISTER TARIN ON BUDGETS, CSF DOLLAR FUND, AND PAKISTAN'S IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin told the Ambassador that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the Pakistani economy and expressed GOP gratitude that the USG would begin to move gradually towards greater use of Pakistani platforms to channel U.S. assistance. Tarin requested that an ad [...] | 2009-11-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID MOPS PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2718 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: TOP STORIES, VISITING U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 11:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2799 | POST RESPONSE TO CSG TASKING ON CFT CAPABILITIES [...] (C/NF) Mission Islamabad provides the following response to Ref A request for information on the Mission's resources and for staff combating terrorist financing in Pakistan. 2. (C//NF) Embassy Islamabad has dedicated the following resources to terrorism finance issues, at least part-time. I [...] | 2009-11-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SNAR PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2830 | PAKISTAN'S THIRD IMF REVIEW - ENOUGH PROGRESS TO [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat meeting November 17, Acting Additional Secretary of Finance Salim Sethi assured Treasury Attache and Econ Counselor that Pakistan's third review under its Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was "virtually assured" of a successful conclusion [...] | 2009-11-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2880 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM FEARS SHORTAGE OF FOOD FOR IDPs [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) is taking steps to prevent a food shortfall in its Emergency Operation in Pakistan (EMOP) in the coming months. Left unaddressed, this break in the WFP assistance pipeline could affect the 2.7 million individuals, including internally displaced [...] | 2009-12-01 05:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PK PREL PREF IO |
| 09ISLAMABAD2885 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 01, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 14:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2889 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 02, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2895 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, 02 DECEMBER, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 02:31:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD2963 | CONTINUED POST-CONFLICT PLANNING FOR SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. In meetings December 3 with CG and Assistance Coordinator, Northwest Frontier Province Governor Ghani and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Habibullah Khan confirmed support for USAID's proposed supporting post-conflict reconstruction in South Waziristan. Both approved in principl [...] | 2009-12-11 08:32:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID PK MOPS |
| 09ISLAMABAD2973 | PAKISTAN'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ORDINANCE LAPSES, [...] (C) Summary: In a last minute attempt to keep some kind of anti-money laundering regime in place after the Supreme Court directed that a string of Musharraf-era ordinances be promulgated as laws or allowed to lapse, President Zadari issued a revised Anti-Money Laundering ordinance (AMLO) on No [...] | 2009-12-12 11:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3027 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3035 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3076 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3084 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 07:19:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3104 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 11:33:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD3131 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: DECEMBER 31, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 10:22:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD315 | PAKISTAN'S ENERGY CRISIS - IMPROVING, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP is making some headway fulfilling President Zardari's January directive to clear up the "circular" debt situation that is wreaking havoc among power producers, but confidence varies that it will be paid off in its entirety any time soon. Blackouts have been reduced from [...] | 2009-02-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD32 | QURESHI SHARES MUMBAI DOSSIER WITH BOUCHER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on January 5. The two men discussed India's sharing of a dossier with Pakistan detailing the results of India's ongoing investigation into the November 26-29 [...] | 2009-01-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD343 | MORE DONOR ASSISTANCE NEEDED [...] (SBU) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: GOP officials have told us and high-level visitors that they have received little support from the international donor community in recent months. A World Bank senior economist confirmed that very little foreign assistance [...] | 2009-02-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON IBRD PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD344 | DONORS AND FRIENDS: THE WAY AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Given Pakistan's struggling economy and the urgent need for development and budgetary assistance, Mission recommends that we move forward as quickly as possible to facilitate a successful Donors' Conference, co-hosted by the World Bank, and now tentatively scheduled for April i [...] | 2009-02-19 07:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD353 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES FROM 13 FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN EINT EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD365 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL KAYANI’S VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani's February 20-27 visit to Washington comes on the heels of the government's loss of control over Swat, continued Pakistani Army/Frontier Corps operations in the tribal areas, and still-simmering Indo-Pak tensions in the wake of the Mumba [...] | 2009-02-19 16:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD385 | FOCUSING THE U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. As Foreign Minister Qureshi and his team arrive in Washington for coordination on the Holbrooke/Riedel strategic review, Post offers the following thoughts on issues for strategic engagement. In the coming weeks, Post will detail our suggestions on how to expand political, economic, se [...] | 2009-02-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD405 | GETTING THE MOST OUT OF OUR ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Water and Power Additional Secretary Zarar Aslam suggested rescheduling the U.S.-Pakistan Energy Dialogue during the week of March 15. He requested the USG propose dates via letter to which Aslam would then coordinate a GOP response. Although Asl [...] | 2009-02-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD422 | WORLD BANK GIVES HIGH MARKS TO GOP "SCORECARD" APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: World Bank point person for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Iftikhar Malik told EconOff February 12 that President Zardari had signed off on revisions to the BISP "distributions via parliamentary political networks" on January 22. Pilot programs for [...] | 2009-02-26 11:27:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL SOCI PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD440 | PAKISTAN MEETS FUND TARGETS; MORE LEEWAY AS GROWTH SLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF finished its first "generally positive" review of Pakistan's Standby Arrangement on February 25. While the program remains on track, the Fund has relaxed its fiscal deficit and tax revenue targets slightly, based on a deteriorating global economic environment. Finance [...] | 2009-02-28 04:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD443 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES FROM 25 FEBRUARY 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 02:28:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN EINT EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD537 | EAD LAYS OUT STRATEGY FOR PAKISTAN DONORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. Farrakh Qayyum, Secretary in the Economic Affairs Division (EAD),which is in charge of preparations for the April 17 donors' conference, told DCM March 12 that the GOP is working closely with the World Bank office in Islamabad to prepare their request. He noted that the reques [...] | 2009-03-13 10:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD561 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES, 11 MARCH 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD568 | CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Tierney met February 2 with Prime Minister Yousef Gilani. Gilani thanked the U.S. for its help in defusing tensions with India following the Mumbai attacks. He emphasized the GOP commitment to cooperating with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and stressed the need fo [...] | 2009-03-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD575 | IMF Update - "Nascent Stability" [...] (SBU) Summary. In a briefing of G-7 countries, the IMF Resident Representative characterized Pakistan's economic situation as "nascent stability." Revealing little new information, he commended the GOP's efforts to meet its numeric goals, but cautioned that tax revenue targets would be diffic [...] | 2009-03-18 11:08:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD576 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 11:09:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD618 | POST RECOMMENDS AGAINST DOWNGRADE OF ICRAS RISK RATING FOR [...] (SBU) Post urges the Interagency Credit Risk Assessment System committee not to downgrade Pakistan's sovereign and non-sovereign risk rating on March 23. The draft report, dated January 1, does not reflect the progress and the commitment the GOP has made to bring its economic house in order, [...] | 2009-03-23 06:14:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD637 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: March 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 11:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD644 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: March 26, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 11:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD659 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD660 | FINANCE ADVISOR TARIN AGREES ON WAY AHEAD FOR [...] (C) Summary: Following interventions from the U.S. and Japan, the Pakistanis have backed off plans to press a $10 billion request for the April 17 Tokyo donors conference and agreed to focus on the $4 billion target established by the IMF. Expressing a desire to "resolve his confusion," Fina [...] | 2009-03-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON JA PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD672 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 00, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 11:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD718 | FINANCE ADVISOR OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR DEPSEC LEW [...] (C) During an April 1 dinner for Deputy Secretary Lew, Finance Advisor Tareen outlined Pakistan's nine-point agenda for economic development. He recommend the USG focus on poverty alleviation, education and energy as sectors best organized to absorb assistance. Benazir Income Support Progr [...] | 2009-04-06 06:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD72 | BOUCHER ENGAGES FARUQUI ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary. On January 5, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President of Pakistan, to outline a timeline leading to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meetings and a donor conference. Faruqui and his adv [...] | 2009-01-13 11:53:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD781 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC ISSUES, 09 APRIL 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 12:06:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD813 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: APRIL 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 09:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD832 | SPENDING STRATEGICALLY IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. This cable conveys a shorter version of the strategy we laid out in the Mission Strategic Plan and how we will implement the President's strategic review. We welcome the additional resources but we are very mindful of the constraints: our own, the GoP's and the international don [...] | 2009-04-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD902 | DONORS PLEDGE OVER $5 BILLION IN NEW MONEY AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $5 billion at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in Tokyo on April 17. The Donors' Conference was intended to support the implementation of Pakistan's International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement agreed to in November 2008. Specia [...] | 2009-04-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID |
| 09ISLAMABAD923 | STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN STRENGTHENS REGULATIONS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In March, the State Bank of Pakistan amended its rules to detect money laundering and terrorism finance, requiring all banks in Pakistan to establish compliance units, conduct due diligence on customers, and identify suspicious customers and transactions. The rules are a respons [...] | 2009-04-30 11:16:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD930 | ACTION ON PAK-AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistani Cabinet approved the opening of formal negotiations on a new Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (ATT) April 8, a significant step toward replacing the outdated 1965 agreement currently in place. While this is a welcome step forward, challenges ranging from vested [...] | 2009-05-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD946 | RECONCILIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) publicly agreed to continue in a coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government in Punjab, but PML-N again politely declined PM Gilani's offer to rejoin the PPP-led government in Islamabad. Awami National Party leader Wali Khan [...] | 2009-05-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISTANBUL128 | WORLD WATER FORUM PROVIDES A DRY-RUN FOR THE [...] (U) Summary and Comment: During March 16-22, 2009, over 25,000 people from more than 60 countries attended the Fifth Triennial World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul. The 71-member U.S. delegation was headed by Alonzo Fulghum, Acting Director of USAID, who gave the opening and closing Ministeria [...] | 2009-03-30 08:11:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD IMF PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL133 | PREMIER WATER FORUM UNITES EXPERTS, LOCAL, AND [...] (U) Over 25,000 people, including more that 100 ministers and several heads-of-state, attended the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, March 16-22. The U.S. delegation to the Forum was led by USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and included 70 technical experts from more than 10 U.S. a [...] | 2009-04-01 16:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV ENRG PHUM PREL SENV TU UNDP UNEF |
| 09ISTANBUL140 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE CONSIDERS TURKS TOLERANT [...] (C) Summary. During an April 10th meeting, the Ecumenical Patriarchate's press relations representative, Father Dositheos, explained the continuing problems the Patriarchate faces to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Representative Chris Carney (D-PA). The list of challenges -- including the n [...] | 2009-04-15 15:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR OSCE |
| 09ISTANBUL141 | TURKISH BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS POTUS VISIT AND [...] (C) Summary: During an April 15 luncheon discussion with the Ambassador and Consul General, organized in part to receive input in response to discussions during the President,s visit on increasing two-way trade and investment, prominent Turkish business executives viewed President Obama,s [...] | 2009-04-17 14:12:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN |
| 09ISTANBUL17 | EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BRINK IN ISTANBUL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. On December 18, EUR/SE Deputy Director Bridget Brink ended a week-long visit to Turkey by meeting with officials of the Turkish business association MUSIAD, the press relations officer of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and prominent newspaper columnists. The overall theme of the [...] | 2009-01-11 09:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TU EINV IR AA |
| 09ISTANBUL180 | SURPRISE TURKISH ELECTION RESULTS PUT SKEPTICAL [...] (U) Summary: The relatively low support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the March 29 local election caught many political watchers off-guard, which calls into question the validity of public opinion surveys in Turkey. Only one published poll * from A&G Research -- correct [...] | 2009-05-22 13:02:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU SOPN |
| 09ISTANBUL209 | PANEL WARNS TURKEY LAGS BEHIND IN ISLAMIC FINANCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Representatives from Islamic finance institutions and local law firms met in Istanbul on June 4 for a one-day session on Islamic Finance in Turkey. Osman Akyuz, Secretary General of the Turkish Participation Banks Association, was enthusiastic about the growing strength of "part [...] | 2009-06-12 08:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ISTANBUL270 | KEY TURKISH BUSINESS GROUPS DISCUSS POST-CAIRO [...] (SBU) Action request - see para 11. 2. (SBU) (Summary) Director of Policy Planning (S/P) Anne-Marie Slaughter met with representatives of MUSIAD (Independent Industrialist and Businessmen's Association) and TAIK (Turkish-U.S. Business Council) in Istanbul to discuss prospects for U.S [...] | 2009-07-15 08:10:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ISTANBUL273 | IMF REP ATKINSON BRIEFS AUDIENCE IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) (Summary): Fresh from the G-8 Conference in Italy, IMF External Relations Director Caroline Atkinson met with local business leaders and analysts in Istanbul at a conference sponsored by DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) to discuss the Fund's view of the global financial cris [...] | 2009-07-16 12:59:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
| 09ISTANBUL32 | TIFA DELEGATION HOLDS PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The American Business Forum in Turkey (ABFT) organized a private sector forum for the U.S. delegation ahead of the Turkey-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Ankara. Representatives of U.S. companies in Istanbul provided formal briefings on the pharma [...] | 2009-01-20 08:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL320 | SESAME SEES ITSELF AS A MODEL CENTER FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourteenth meeting of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) was held in Istanbul in July. The SESAME project is a scientific initiative currently under construction in Jordan that currently fosters positive in [...] | 2009-08-17 05:33:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | PRELTBIOBA CY EG ENRG IR IS IZ JO PK |
| 09ISTANBUL365 | PRIVATE SECTOR QUESTIONS AKP WILL TO LEAD ON [...] (C) Summary. Leading Turkish businessmen and economists gave the Justice and Development Party (AKP) mixed reviews at a luncheon hosted by the Consul General on September 23, 2009. The group acknowledged that the government of Prime Minister Erdogan has done a better job of handling the ec [...] | 2009-09-28 14:17:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL367 | IRAN/ECONOMY: AN IRANIAN NGO REPORT CRITIQUES [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish NGO (CSR-Turkey) is helping a sister NGO in Iran (CSR-Iran) examine how Iranian businesses implement, and whether the Iranian regime supports, "corporate social responsibility" practices in the workplace. CSR-Turkey has shared CSR-Iran's draft "Iran country report", b [...] | 2009-09-29 13:00:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM EFIN PREL IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL374 | IRAN/HUMAN RIGHTS: BAHAI'I TRIAL UPDATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Bahai'i community leaders told us the trial of Iranian Bahai'i activists remains scheduled for October 18. Given that the prosecutor and judge involved in the case are the same ones who convicted American-Iranian journalist Roxane Saberi of espionage, the Bahai'i are bra [...] | 2009-10-02 07:08:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PINS PREL TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL384 | RUSSIAN THREATENS UKRAINE COULD BE LEFT IN THE [...] Summary: On October 4, Under Secretary of State for Economics, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats met with Russian Minister of Finance Alexi Kudrin during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Istanbul. The two discussed a range of economic issues, including Russia's role in the [...] | 2009-10-06 15:52:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV OSCE TU RU UR |
| 09ISTANBUL393 | UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, MEETING WITH REPUBLIC OF KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: In his October 5 meeting with Under Secretary Hormats, Minister Shin said the ROK would welcome U.S. assistance and advice as Korea prepares to host the G-20 meeting in the fall of 2010. In addition, Shin noted that Korea would like to be an "honest broker" between China and the [...] | 2009-10-14 13:55:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH ECON EFIN KS |
| 09ISTANBUL394 | IRAN-TURKEY COMMERCE: WARM FUZZIES AND COLD FACTS [...] (C) Summary: Despite a spate of recent Iran-Turkey trade conferences and visits, bilateral trade volume in 2009 is significantly down: USD 2.92 billion in the first seven months of 2009, down 38% compared to the same period in 2008. Many experts suggest the global financial downturn and low [...] | 2009-10-15 05:35:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PINS PGOV IR TU |
| 09ISTANBUL428 | IRAN/FINANCE: TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES MORE [...] (C) Summary: Treasury A/S Cohen met October 19 in Istanbul with representatives from Turkey's two largest banking associations, including eight leading Turkish banks. A/S Cohen urged Turkish banks to adopt the most stringent compliance and enforcement standards to give the international finan [...] | 2009-11-19 10:03:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TU IR |
| 09ISTANBUL468 | LEADING ENTREPRENEURS PARTICIPATE IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary. A Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit Roundtable was hosted in Istanbul by Consul General Wiener on December 21, bringing together a group of successful Turkish entrepreneurs to discuss shared experiences and lessons learned, and to discuss the potential for new partnerships a [...] | 2009-12-29 05:51:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PHUM PREL TU |
| 09ISTANBUL57 | ISTANBUL PREPARES TO GREET THE WORLD AT THE FIFTH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Over 20,000 people, including many heads of state, are expected to attend the 5th World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul on March 16-22. The WWF is the premier international water meeting, held once every three years, and a prime venue to showcase U.S. commitment and [...] | 2009-02-03 13:06:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG KPAO PGOV TU |
| 09ISTANBUL63 | CONTINUING U.S. ROLE IN ASSISTING BLACK SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the ad hoc working group of experts on electrical networks (AHWGEEN) of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) welcomed U.S. assistance in assessing the capability for BSEC nations to engage in regional electricity transmission. On January 29 USAID Senior Energy Ad [...] | 2009-02-10 08:46:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG AJ AM ENIV GG TU |
| 09ISTANBUL94 | TURKEY-IRAN COMMERCE: "MOSTLY JUST NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Despite two recent trade-related Ministerial visits to Iran and accompanying press suggesting a rapidly expanding bilateral trade relationship, Turkish-Iranian Business Council contacts assured us that beyond Turkey's interest in Iranian natural gas, the trade relationship is "m [...] | 2009-03-06 12:37:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV ETRD IR TU |
| 09JAKARTA1041 | SCENESETTER FOR HDAC CODEL VISIT JUNE 30 TO JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Jakarta welcomes CODEL Price to Indonesia. You will arrive one week before Indonesia's second direct Presidential elections, July 8. This is a critical time for building relations between the U.S. and Indonesia, the world's second and third largest democracies. [...] | 2009-06-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA106 | INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES INCREASING BUDGET DEFICIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. With the global economic outlook remaining uncertain, the Indonesian government has announced plans to revise its 2009 budget to increase the budget deficit to 2.5% of GDP, up from 1%. If Parliament approves the revised budget, the government plans to carry out additional fisca [...] | 2009-01-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA1076 | ASEAN 101 and Contacts [...] Summary: Secretary Clinton's historic February visit to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat (ASEC) in Jakarta underscores a deepening U.S. relationship with ASEAN. The United States was ASEAN's first "Dialogue Partner" to name an Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs. It al [...] | 2009-06-24 23:45:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEAN ECIN PREL EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA1184 | INDONESIA -- OUTLOOK FOR PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono,s decisive victory in Indonesia's recent presidential election gave him a second five-year term and a strong mandate to govern. He will need a stable Parliamentary coalition and a strong Cabinet to implement his reform agenda, however, and neither of these is [...] | 2009-07-14 10:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KCOR ID |
| 09JAKARTA1191 | ACEH -- MAINTAINING THE PEACE AND RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume briefed ambassadors and country directors of major donor organizations on July 7 on a U.S. Mission initiative to form a group of eminent Achenese to advise on the way forward in consolidating peace and [...] | 2009-07-15 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PGOV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1269 | INDONESIA--REALIZING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expanded and more robust engagement with Indonesia is critical to the President's vision of a new relationship with the Muslim world as outlined in his Cairo speech. Now is the time to advance key elements of our Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesia--the Muslim world's larg [...] | 2009-07-29 10:34:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL SOCI KISL EAID ECON ID XF |
| 09JAKARTA1292 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT AUGUST 14-16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Jakarta welcomes CODEL Nelson to Indonesia. You will arrive the day of the National Day Address to Parliament by President Yudhoyono, who will be inaugurated on October 20 for his second term after a landslide victory. Indonesia has done well under his administ [...] | 2009-08-05 00:01:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1392 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES VISIT AUGUST 26-28 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representative Reyes, the staff of Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Indonesia and the United States are key partners in promoting democracy and security in Southeast Asia. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and incre [...] | 2009-08-21 11:56:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1421 | Views on Environment for POTUS Visit from Indonesia [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia Presidential Advisor on Environment Emil Salim and Secretary to the Coordinating Minister of Social Welfare Indroyono Soesilo strongly advocate an ambitious agenda for the upcoming POTUS visit, including: -- Fisheries-based food security initiative through establishin [...] | 2009-08-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TSPL PREL PGOV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1531 | KOSOVO -- PRESSING INDONESIA ON RECOGNITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged the GOI to meet with Kosovo representatives on the margins of the upcoming UNGA. Noting that 62 countries have now recognized Kosovo, we again urged Indonesia to take that step. Presidential Palace and Department of Foreign Affairs contacts said they would brie [...] | 2009-09-15 05:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC PBTS ID KV |
| 09JAKARTA157 | NEW G-20 SHERPA URGES ACTION AND COMMITMENT TO FIGHT [...] (SBU) The credibility of the G-20 is at risk unless its members implement their commitments, according to Indonesia's new sherpa. Deputy Minister at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Mahendra Siregar lamented that G-20 countries were unable to revive the WTO Doha round in December. [...] | 2009-01-30 06:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PGOV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1579 | EID HOLIDAYS IN INDONESIA -- THE MASS EXODUS BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: With the close of Ramadan fasting approaching, Indonesia--the world's largest Muslim country by population--is bracing for a mass exodus of millions from urban areas to home villages. Almost 25 million people are expected to head home during the two-week period surrounding the Eid- [...] | 2009-09-18 09:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL KIRF ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA1583 | Indonesia's Food Security Challenges [...] Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) recognizes four major challenges to food security. One is the need for human resource development through agriculture research, education and extension. Another is the need for substantial new investment in agricultural infrastructure. They are exac [...] | 2009-09-23 00:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SENV KGHG PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA1600 | RATINGS UPGRADES AND UPWARD REVISIONS TO GROWTH FORECASTS [...] (U) Summary: Indonesia's resilience to the global economic downturn and prospects for improved economic performance following President Yudhoyono's peaceful re-election supported a recent upgrade of Indonesia's sovereign debt ratings and upward revisions of 2009-2010 economic growth forecasts. [...] | 2009-09-24 11:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA1641 | WORKING WITH INDONESIA IN THE G-20 [...] (SBU) Summary. The United States can partner with Indonesia in the G-20 to advance our interests. Of the eleven countries in the G-20 who are not in the G-8, Indonesia is arguably the one with whom we have the least developed ties and the one least prepared institutionally to actively partici [...] | 2009-10-01 08:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA1749 | SCENESETTER FOR EPA ADMINISTRATOR LISA JACKSON [...] SUMMARY: Mission warmly welcomes EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and her presidential delegation to Indonesia. You are arriving on the eve of President Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono's inauguration. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and [...] | 2009-10-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KGHG SENV ECON KDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA1784 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND [...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...] | 2009-10-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
| 09JAKARTA1786 | INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND [...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...] | 2009-10-26 14:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC |
| 09JAKARTA1843 | GERMAN RED CROSS REP SHOT IN DRIVEBY ATTACK [...] (SBU) Summary. German national Dr. Erhard Bauer, head of the German Red Cross in Indonesia, was shot in a drive-by shooting on the early evening of November 5. Dr. Bauer was riding in the front passenger seat of a clearly marked German Red Cross vehicle. The assailant fired from the back of [...] | 2009-11-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC SOCI ID |
| 09JAKARTA1899 | NEW INDONESIAN NCB ASSET FORFEITURE BILL DRAFTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5 and 6, 2009, a multi-agency Indonesian drafting team, working with DOJ's OPDAT, put the finishing touches on a non-conviction based (NCB) asset forfeiture law. The draft bill addresses a series of issues ranging from the appropriate burden of proof, to the need t [...] | 2009-11-17 04:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN SNAR PHUM ASEC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1902 | NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH INDONESIA -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their November 4-6 visit to Jakarta, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control (S/SANAC) Einhorn and Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Amb. Burk urged their Indonesian counterparts to try to encourage Iran and North Korea to [...] | 2009-11-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC IAEA NPT ID |
| 09JAKARTA1947 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role in Southeast Asia and the Muslim world. Indonesia has held successful, f [...] | 2009-11-25 09:13:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MARR ID |
| 09JAKARTA1949 | MCC VISIT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR INTENSE WORK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The MCC visit has successfully refocused Indonesian attention on a MCC Compact. Meetings with key ministers, the local Indonesian technical team, and many experts provided valuable input as well as allowed sharing of the requirements and timeline for a Compact. However, work is ju [...] | 2009-11-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA2024 | 2010 FOOD SECURITY PLANNING: INDONESIA [...] SUMMARY: Substantial potential exists for Indonesia to achieve greater food security through cash crops and fisheries, and to replicate its successes in other developing countries in the region. Indonesia has over 110 million people living on less than $2 dollar a day and around 13 million ma [...] | 2009-12-10 03:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA2031 | 2010 FOOD SECURITY PLANNING: INDONESIA [...] SUMMARY: Substantial potential exists for Indonesia to achieve greater food security through cash crops and fisheries, and to replicate its successes in other developing countries in the region. Indonesia has over 110 million people living on less than $2 dollar a day and around 13 million m [...] | 2009-12-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA211 | INDONESIAN TELKOM PURSUING DEAL WITH IRAN TELCOM [...] (C) Indonesian company Telkom (PT Telekomunikasi, TLKM.JK) President Commissioner Tanri Abeng said that Telkom is pursuing a deal to purchase a stake in an Iranian telecommunications company. Abeng indicated that the Iran venture related to Telkom's mobile phone subsidiary Telkomsel and that T [...] | 2009-02-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ECPS IR ID |
| 09JAKARTA260 | FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (FP/RH) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 08:57:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CASC EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA264 | BANK INDONESIA CUTS RATES AND GOI PRESSES FOR STIMULUS AS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the global economic slowdown deepens, Indonesian authorities are pushing both expansionary monetary and fiscal policies to support domestic demand and maintain positive economic growth. With inflationary pressures subsiding, Bank Indonesia's (BI) February 4 decision to lower [...] | 2009-02-13 11:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA31 | BANK INDONESIA CUTS RATES 50 BASIS POINTS TO BOLSTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Bank Indonesia (BI) reduced the overnight policy interest rate by 50 basis points, to 8.75%, on January 7, surprising markets which had expected a quarter-point cut. The move is aimed at supporting economic growth, which BI forecasts will slow to 4-5% in 2009. The rate cut fol [...] | 2009-01-08 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ID |
| 09JAKARTA310 | Opportunity for President Obama to Address World Islamic [...] (SBU) Conference organizers for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Jakarta on March 2-3 have requested that President Obama deliver taped video remarks during the Forum's opening ceremony. The Forum's key themes are the global financial crisis, alternative energy, and food security. [...] | 2009-02-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA311 | JAPAN ANNOUNCES LARGE ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Japan agreed to guarantee Indonesian yen-denominated government bonds and doubled its bilateral currency swap agreement with Indonesia on February 21 on the margins of the ASEAN Plus Three Finance Ministers meeting in Phuket, Thailand. The state-backed Japan Bank for International Cooper [...] | 2009-02-23 10:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA333 | SUPPORTING INDONESIA'S WORLD BANK CONTINGENT FINANCING [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) The United States should support the proposed $2 billion Public Expenditure Support Facility Development Policy Loan (DPL-DDO) for Indonesia. The World Bank Executive Board will consider this loan on March 3. The proposal has been clos [...] | 2009-02-26 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA373 | THE SECRETARY'S INDONESIA VISIT: NEW PARTNERSHIP BEGINS [...] (U) During her recent visit to Jakarta, Secretary Clinton announced that the United States and Indonesia would form a comprehensive partnership. At the heart of that partnership is recognition of the importance of education. International education is a win-win for the U.S.-Indonesian partnersh [...] | 2009-03-04 00:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC CVIS ID |
| 09JAKARTA381 | INDONESIAN SHERPA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF G-20 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's key objectives for the upcoming G-20 meetings are: -- Agreement on the rapid recapitalization of the multilateral development banks, even if governance reforms are delayed. -- Broader focus of G-20 deliberations beyond financial market instability to include the [...] | 2009-03-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ID |
| 09JAKARTA393 | INDONESIA -- INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF G-20 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indonesian government remains focused on protecting its economy from the effects of the global economic slowdown. The government's economic team has moved nimbly to secure alternative financing to fund an expansionary budget, secure passage of a fiscal stimulus package and [...] | 2009-03-05 23:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA415 | INDONESIA'S GROWTH SLOWDOWN, BALANCE OF PAYMENT PRESSURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economic growth is slowing as the global economic downturn has become more entrenched. Market consensus expects a growth slowdown (current IMF forecast is 3.5 percent),rather than recession, for 2009. The macroeconomic situation remains broadly stable, though pres [...] | 2009-03-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA418 | INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR RESPONSES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 23:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ID |
| 09JAKARTA427 | SUGGESTED THEMES FOR GEITHNER-SRI MULYANI PULL ASIDE ON [...] (SBU) Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will use her pull aside with Treasury Secretary Geithner to repeat Indonesia's requests made by Indonesian President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda during Secretary Clinton's February 18-19 visit. Embassy recommends that Secretar [...] | 2009-03-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ID |
| 09JAKARTA558 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 10:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ID |
| 09JAKARTA605 | PEACEKEEPING -- UN IMPRESSED WITH INDONESIA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN officials have briefed local diplomats on talks with the GOI as part of a United Nations review of peacekeeping. The UN was impressed with Indonesia's interest and past/ongoing performance in operations (including in Lebanon, Darfur and the DRC),and wants to boost GOI contr [...] | 2009-04-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM UNSC ID |
| 09JAKARTA62 | INDONESIA WEATHERING GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS SO FAR, BUT [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary. Effective policy responses have enabled Indonesia to weather the current financial crisis. IMF and World Bank officials here are cautiously optimistic about Indonesia's ability to absorb the global do [...] | 2009-01-13 09:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ID |
| 09JAKARTA633 | PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE -- URGING HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia supports the April 17 Japan/World Bank-sponsored Donors' Conference for Pakistan, but has not yet finalized its participation. Underscoring the importance of the conference, Mission has urged the GOI to attend at a senior level and to pledge support for Pakistan. The [...] | 2009-04-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ID PK AF JA |
| 09JAKARTA741 | KOSOVO -- ENCOURAGING INDONESIAN RECOGNITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has encouraged Indonesia to recognize Kosovo and support the country's bid for membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. We noted that an increasing number of countries have now recognized Kosovo--most recently Saudi Arabia--and that Indonesia [...] | 2009-04-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ID KV OICCO |
| 09JAKARTA768 | INDONESIA CASTS ABSTENTION IN VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 11:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA811 | Indonesian Trade Minister Visit to Washington [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade Minister Mari Pangestu's visit to Washington offers an opportunity to identify specific goals for the trade and investment pillar of the proposed U.S.-Indonesian Comprehensive Partnership. Although they stress the importance of this pillar, Indonesian officials have not y [...] | 2009-05-08 07:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ID |
| 09JAKARTA882 | INDONESIA - GROWTH SLOWS, BUT STILL FASTEST IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economy grew by 4.4 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of 2009, the fastest in Southeast Asia. Growth came in slightly above market expectations, supported by strong domestic demand. While slower than the 5.2 percent y-o-y recorded during the previ [...] | 2009-05-22 06:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA91 | INDONESIA - ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As the global financial crisis unfolds, Indonesia's experienced economic team is acting quickly to implement a broad policy response aimed at stabilizing local financial markets and to secure standby financing from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and bilateral donors. Al [...] | 2009-01-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID |
| 09JAKARTA912 | INDONESIA CASTS ABSTENTION IN VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 01:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA981 | Special autonomy in Aceh: governance challenges mounting [...] (SBU) Summary: The April legislative elections marked a major transition point for Aceh. A bigger challenge for Aceh: governance. Provincial, district and national government have struggled to implement their respective governance roles under special autonomy. The two biggest economic governa [...] | 2009-06-09 08:44:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL ID |
| 09JAKARTA985 | Asia Forest Partnership - Dynamic, Diverse, Widely [...] Summary: The 8th Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) and AFP Dialogue underscored the value of its open membership and the informality of its discussions on sometimes-sensitive topics related to deforestation and forest degradation. AFP members and other participants at the May 27-29 [...] | 2009-06-10 05:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID |
| 09JEDDAH147 | JEDDAH BUSINESS LEADERS TAKE STOCK OF SHIFTING [...] (C) Summary: In the second of a series of economic roundtables organized by Pol/EconOff, leading Jeddah businessmen, bankers and economists reflected on the current state of the economy with equanimity and cautious optimism. Hosted on the evening of April 15 by Mohamed Binzagr, a Saudi Arabian [...] | 2009-04-22 14:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV SA |
| 09JEDDAH214 | OIC OFFICIALS RECEIVE SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 27 Consul General delivered Secretary Clinton's letter to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General in response to his May 6 message urging pressure on Israel to end settlement expansion and home demolitions. While expressing appreciation for the Se [...] | 2009-06-03 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KWBG OPDC PREL SA OIC |
| 09JEDDAH215 | ASKING TO SEE WORDS LINKED TO ACTION, JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo to the Muslim world was very positively received by an audience of a dozen Saudi elites, Muslim diplomats, and a senior OIC official at the Consul General's residence in Jeddah. The speech was viewed as setting US-Islamic relations in a new [...] | 2009-06-04 16:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SA TU EG |
| 09JEDDAH265 | TWO JEDDAH-BASED SHURA COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Charge's separate July 1 meetings with two Shura Council members in Jeddah, one a reform-oriented, U.S.-educated economist and the other a rather conventional thinking Arab foreign policy intellectual, presented an interesting contrast and a window into the personalities serving on the Cou [...] | 2009-07-18 11:53:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL SCUL KWMN KISL SA |
| 09JEDDAH342 | KAUST: GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND LABOR PAINS [...] (C) In September 4 pre-opening ceremony of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST),the university administrators and event organizers aimed to project a modern image of Saudi Arabia by aggressively promoting themes of multiculturalism and green energy. Classes started on [...] | 2009-09-09 14:46:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TPHY SA |
| 09JEDDAH348 | OIC ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-20 16:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KWBG KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA OIC |
| 09JEDDAH392 | REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION OF SECRETARY GEITHNER [...] (U) On October 13, Post received an expected (ref A) letter from Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and Gulf Research Center (GRC) requesting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's participation as panelists at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) [...] | 2009-10-15 15:23:00 | Consulate Jeddah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SOCI SA |
| 09JEDDAH445 | MORE NETWORKING, MORE OUTREACH TO MUSLIM YOUTH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her October 31 - November 1 visit to Saudi Arabia, the Secretary's Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC),Farah Pandith, reached out to a wide range of Saudi youth and civil-society activists over the course of two full days in Jeddah. SRMC Pandith discussed h [...] | 2009-11-19 11:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR KPAO SA SCUL SOCI |
| 09JEDDAH446 | LOBBYING FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS SAUDI-STYLE: SPECIAL [...] (C) Summary. As part of her October 31-November 1 visit to Saudi Arabia (ref A),Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith met with Basmah Omair, general manager of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (JCCI) Khadeejah Bint Khuwailed Women's Center (KBKC). The KBKC [...] | 2009-11-19 12:49:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO KWMN PHUM SA SOCI |
| 09JERUSALEM102 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 10 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Gaza crossings were closed on January 10. UNRWA restarted coordination with the IDF following a meeting with GOI officials on January 9, and requested permission for trucks to enter Gaza on January 11. UNRWA shelters now hold more than 21,000 displaced people. Health, wate [...] | 2009-01-10 16:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS PREF |
| 09JERUSALEM1081 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/26): "PALESTINIAN UNITY WOULD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 09:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1088 | AMAWI BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT [...] With the approval and signature of the leases for the Amawi building and primary setback property, post would like to pursue the immediate renovation and upgrade of this annex to allow for occupancy of the facility as soon as possible in FY 2010. Post reiterates its request that it be authori [...] | 2009-06-26 14:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD KPAL |
| 09JERUSALEM109 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): ISRAEL SEEN AS IGNORING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1128 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/02): Palestinians: We [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 07:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM114 | CONTACTS SAY WEST BANK SYMPATHY FOR GAZA, HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In separate January 9 conversations, three prominent Palestinian contacts voiced concerns that the conflict in Gaza is increasing the popularity of Hamas and reducing support for President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Fatah, and the PA. Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jibril R [...] | 2009-01-12 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1149 | AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...] | 2009-07-06 12:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1168 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/09): Palestinian Papers Report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 12:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1171 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/10): Egyptian Efforts at [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 10:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1199 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/14): Conflicting Press Reports [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1216 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/15): Palestinian Factions Must [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 09:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1231 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/20): No change in the US [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1245 | SHOPPING FESTIVAL OPENING DAY REFLECTS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 18, the Consul General attended the opening-day events of the Nablus Shopping Festival, joining Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Nablus Governor Jamal al-Muhaysen in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tens of thousands of Palestinians thronged the city center, celebrating a day [...] | 2009-07-20 14:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM1249 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/21): Cessation of settlements [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1259 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/22): Growing International [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 10:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1267 | FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH [...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Jerusalem conducted specific consultations with targeted stakeholders regarding the topics in reftel. Our primary line of questioning was: from stakeholders' perspectives, what programs in the USG portfolio should be expanded, what programs are mi [...] | 2009-07-22 15:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OEXC SENV PREL SCUL KPAL KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM1330 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 10:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1333 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 12:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1443 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/17): Internal Fatah elections [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM146 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/16): EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1494 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/24): Settlement activity [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 10:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1497 | WATANIYA BOARD SETS SEPT 15 DEADLINE FOR SPECTRUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it will suspend operations, seek repayment of USD 140 million in licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA if the PA cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz needed for the mobile phone network launch. Wataniya Palest [...] | 2009-08-24 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1498 | SAUDI SUPPORT PROVIDES BRIEF RESPITE FROM PA [...] (C) Summary: The PA will be able to pay salaries through September and reduce its domestic debt slightly after receiving USD 200m in budget support from Saudi Arabia. The PA Ministry of Finance stressed the PA need for additional support from other Arab countries to make it through the end o [...] | 2009-08-24 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV SA QA |
| 09JERUSALEM156 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): OBAMA's "ERA OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1596 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/03): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1623 | PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC [...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...] | 2009-09-09 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA |
| 09JERUSALEM1647 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/11): Upcoming Special Envoy [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 08:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1654 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/14): Palestinian factions [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 06:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1699 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON QATAR TRIP, ZAKAT [...] (S) Summary: PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al-Habash called Qatar's recent decision to re-open the Qatari Charitable Society (QCS) in the West Bank under PA supervision a positive step. He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) he signed with QCS gives the PA information on the [...] | 2009-09-16 15:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL ECON PTER KWBG KPAL KISL QA IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1703 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/18): Normalization will not [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 08:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1705 | GAZA: LIMITED FOOD, FUEL, AND MEDICINE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Access to Gaza for goods through Israeli crossing points remains severely constrained. While there are adequate stocks of basic food items in Gaza, the lack of variety and continuing price increases are negatively impacting people's health. A lack of medicine is crippling th [...] | 2009-09-18 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PREF PGOV KWBG SENV IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM174 | FAYYAD TO DONORS: AFTER GAZA, PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for national reconciliation in conjunction with a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza. He said that the GOI needs to allow in "more than food and medicine" and lamented restrictions on cash transfers that continue to [...] | 2009-01-23 15:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KWBG IS PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM1751 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/01): Israeli plan for a new [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 08:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1803 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinians exert every [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 07:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1804 | FRAUD SUMMARY -- JERUSALEM [...] Semiannual fraud report for Consulate General Jerusalem follows, formatted per instructions in ref C. (A) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Jerusalem's consular district includes Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's diverse population includes Palestinian residents of E [...] | 2009-10-13 09:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ECON KWBG IS XF |
| 09JERUSALEM186 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): WEST BANK: "CLEAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 10:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1928 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 06:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2023 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/9): Palestinians want [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 08:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2078 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): Continued settlement [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 05:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2130 | PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS, ISRAELI SETTLERS CRITICIZE [...] (C) Summary: In the build-up to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's early-evening November 25 address announcing a ten-month moratorium on new West Bank settlement construction, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) officials issued a flurry of publi [...] | 2009-11-25 20:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2131 | JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/26): PA Rejects [...] Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement of a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank and the Palestinian rejection of it as a deceitful and manipulative move dominate the local media. (No immediate response to the proposal in Hamas media.) The failure of Hamas [...] | 2009-11-26 11:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2132 | WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM, TOME [...] (SBU) The GOI's November 25 announcement of a ten-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements was the subject of continued criticism on November 26-27. Palestinian officials issued a stream of press statements arguing that the moratorium was meaningless without [...] | 2009-11-27 11:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2144 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/30): [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2161 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): EU Recognition of East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 08:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM218 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): PALESTINIAN ALARM OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 10:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2180 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): Will the EU Break Under [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 10:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2224 | SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM: WEST BANK SETTLERS ANGRY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent GOI outreach to the settler community, Post contacts continue to express distrust of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and blame the USG for the current moratorium on West Bank construction. Meanwhile, most Palestinian contacts remain unimpressed with what they [...] | 2009-12-08 15:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2231 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): Ambiguous EU Statement: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2238 | H1N1 ARRIVES IN GAZA DESPITE CLOSURE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 6, the de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza announced the first confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. As of the evening of December 8, health workers confirmed 21 cases of H1N1 in Gaza, including five fatalities. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 6, the Hamas "Minis [...] | 2009-12-10 14:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV |
| 09JERUSALEM2272 | PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Hatem Yousef, former Palestinian Authority (PA) Director General of Customs and VAT and newly-appointed advisor on customs to Prime Minister Fayyad, stressed the importance of World Customs Organization (WCO) observership to Fayyad's institution-building efforts. He urged USG su [...] | 2009-12-15 15:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM228 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): PLO: "NOT JUST AN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 12:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2333 | GAZA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY: FED UP WITH POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary. Gazans are broadly disgusted with political parties (both Hamas and Fatah) and are focused on day-to-day issues of survival, according to Post contacts in Gaza's business community, who remain confident in the resourcefulness and resilience of the business culture in Gaza. The [...] | 2009-12-29 09:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PTER KWBG PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM254 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/06): NERVOUS ANTICIPATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM266 | REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF SIX USAID ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Department authorize six USAID assistance projects in Gaza, including water and sanitation projects and the provision of plastic sheeting to elementary schools. The projects will meet urgent humanitarian needs for the population of Gaza. Authorization [...] | 2009-02-09 13:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM284 | PA PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CAIRO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the Cairo Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy on March 2, the Palestinian Authority has prepared a plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza. The PA's goal at the conference is to demonstrate that the PA is ready and able to take charge [...] | 2009-02-13 13:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV PTER IS |
| 09JERUSALEM318 | UNRESOLVED ISSUES REMAIN AFTER FATAH COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) announced on February 19 its recommendation that the sixth party Congress be held April 15 in Jordan or Egypt. In February 18-19 conversations with PolSpecialist, grassroots activists doubted that the Congress would be held as soon as April [...] | 2009-02-24 13:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM320 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/24): "FACING A MORE HOSTILE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM327 | SEPARATION BARRIER CLOSURE RESTRICTS MOVEMENT [...] (U) Summary. On February 16, the IDF sealed a gap in the separation barrier between East Jerusalem and the West Bank municipality of al-Ram, and permanently closed the adjacent al-Ram checkpoint. Completion of the separation barrier and closure of the checkpoint in this area means that rough [...] | 2009-02-25 16:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM328 | FAYYAD LAUNCHES SHARM APPEAL, ASKS DONORS FOR HELP [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released the summary of its "Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan" to donors on February 25. The PA requests USD 2.8 billion in 2009, including USD 1.3 billion in early recovery and reconstruction assistance for Gaza, USD 1.15 billion in direct budg [...] | 2009-02-25 17:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL EFIN PGOV KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM339 | EREKAT TO CODELS: PA SEEKING A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told CODELs Lieberman, Cardin, and Baird that the conflict in Gaza deepened the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza. Erekat said that Fatah and Hamas need to overcome their differences and forge a national unity government that respects pri [...] | 2009-02-26 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KWBG OREP IS QA KDEM |
| 09JERUSALEM378 | UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY [...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...] | 2009-03-04 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL |
| 09JERUSALEM39 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: JANUARY 5 - LIMITED FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Limited humanitarian shipments and fuel passed into Gaza on January 5. Distribution within Gaza was restricted due to the security situation. Gaza City is increasingly isolated, with movement (including of ambulances) and communication to the south restricted. Gaza City resi [...] | 2009-01-05 17:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD IS KWBG PHUM PREF |
| 09JERUSALEM399 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/09): PALESTINIANS ANALYZE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 09:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM440 | AID SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CONTINUE, AD HOC RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agencies and NGO contacts report that unclear rules and ad hoc decision-making continue to hamper delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. For example, a high-level GOI decision was required to allow USG-provided jam and halva to enter Gaza, but the exempt [...] | 2009-03-09 12:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM475 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/16): "WAITING FOR AGREEMENT" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 13:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM498 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/20): "WHAT COMES AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM506 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/23): PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 11:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM549 | PA RUNNING SHORT OF CASH (AGAIN) [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the PA Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office report that the PA will not be able to make salary payments in early April without an immediate and sizeable influx of donor money. External budget support through the first three months of 2009 is runni [...] | 2009-03-25 11:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS |
| 09JERUSALEM572 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/30): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM623 | PA PAYS WEST BANK SALARIES, GAZA SALARIES ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid civil servant and security salaries in the West Bank on April 6. Salaries for PA employees in Gaza are on hold due to inadequate resources available to the PA and the continuing shortage of banknotes. According to contacts at the Palestine Mon [...] | 2009-04-07 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM624 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/07): PALESTINIANS WELCOME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 10:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM632 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/08): PALESTINIANS LAMENT LACK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 10:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM644 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/10): PALESTINIANS SEE "SLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 08:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM67 | SETTLERS STRONGLY SUPPORT IDF OPERATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. The Yesha Council Chairman told Poloff that four of the six IDF soldiers killed in Gaza since the beginning of military operations on December 27 were settlers from the West Bank/East Jerusalem. Settler contacts told PolOff that they strongly support IDF operations in Gaza, but [...] | 2009-01-07 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KWBG IS GZ |