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08NASSAU764	AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...]	2008-10-30 14:17:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF

08NASSAU861	PM INGRAHAM CALLS PETROCARIBE A "STUPID PROPOSAL" [...] (U) At a &meet the press8 event on November 30 Prime Minister Ingraham called signing onto the PetroCaribe accord with Venezuela a &stupid proposal.8 The PM stated the opposition PLP nearly signed onto Petrocaribe last year without fully understanding the ramifications the proposal would hav [...]	2008-12-08 22:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL BF
08NASSAU863	TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...]	2008-12-09 21:04:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ELAB BF
08NASSAU867	BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...]	2008-12-11 18:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF
08NASSAU870	GCOB, OPPOSITION BARBS ON CUBA REVEAL FOREIGN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ingraham, in Santiago de Cuba for a CARICOM high-level meeting December 8, framed his government's basic continuation of the previous PLP government's Cuba policy as a matter of pragmatism, rather than conviction. In remarks to media widely reported in The Bahamas, the PM [...]	2008-12-12 16:25:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BF
08NASSAU896	BAHAMAS: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the UNESCO Director-General election to Marilyn Zonicle, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs December 15. Ms. Zonicle took down the details but made no reply. Later, speaking on another matter, she told PolOff that, having [...]	2008-12-18 20:07:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO BF
08NDJAMENA106	FRENCH READY FOR ONE LAST CHAD EVACUATION, ACTIVE IN PROMOTING POLITICAL REFORM PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the French Charge D'Aaffaires, a reprise of the February 2-3 attack on N'Djamena is less likely, particularly in view of the thinning Zaghawa forces Timan Erdimi's RFC. France is ready to perform another evacuation if need be, but a second evacuation would trigger t [...]	2008-03-20 13:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CD SU CASC
08NDJAMENA119	CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE BORDER MONITORING MORE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging meeting with Chad Foreign Minister Allam-mi the Ambassador broached the topic of what messages the United States might usefully convey to Chadian rebels that approached us. Allam-mi urged commitment to the Sirte accords and asked for U.S. assistance in putting [...]	2008-03-28 12:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SU CD
08NDJAMENA123	DARFUR: TENSIONS MOUNT BETWEEN JEM AND URF REBELS [...] (C) Two Darfur rebel movements--JEM and the URF--are on the verge of "war" and conflict has erupted between their forces in Chad in recent weeks, according to the chief URF commander. While JEM's military strength is declining as a result of a recent Sudanese offensive and widespread defectio [...]	2008-03-28 14:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD SU
08NDJAMENA149	PRESIDENT DEBY ON TALKING TO REBELS, THREAT [...] (C) President Deby told Ambassador April 8 that he welcomed U.S. interest in engaging with Chadian rebel factions to encourage them to lay down weapons and seek a peaceful solution to their grievances. Deby asked the United States to support ongoing regional efforts to reduce tensions between [...]	2008-04-09 15:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS SU CD
08NDJAMENA157	Chad: Blue Lantern, Pre-license end-use check [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has been informed that the articles listed on this application have not been exported to Chad. End Summary 2. (S/NF) In answer to questions posed by the Department in ref b, post has been unable to determine if the Chadian MOD has ever/ever received any U.S.- origin op [...]	2008-04-10 18:10:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET	ETTC KOMC CD
08NDJAMENA165	CHAD'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: MR. RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Chad's new Prime Minister (and former International Visitor) sees himself as a patriot with a "visceral" attachment to national unity. He brings to the position experience in national reconciliation and credibility (as a former member of the MDJT rebel group) [...]	2008-04-18 18:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SU CD
08NDJAMENA171	CHAD PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. HELP IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas urgently asked for U.S. assistance in requesting the postponement of what he fears may be a World Bank decision to terminate activities in Chad. We agree that the new government should be g [...]	2008-04-21 17:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID CD
08NDJAMENA18	ESCALATING TENSIONS AS A CONFIDENT DEBY ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: On January 5, Chadian President Deby delivered a blunt and confrontational speech to a pro-government rally accusing Sudan of trying to destabilize Chad by backing Chad's rebel groups. Meanwhile, news media reported on January 7 that Chadian forces bombed rebel bases along the Dar [...]	2008-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
08NDJAMENA198	JEM RECRUITING IN CHAD REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (SBU) On Friday, April 25 the Ambassador raised reftel points with Minister Mahamat Ali Nassour. (Nassour is the outgoing Minister of Defense and was formerly Minister of the Interior). Nassour served as the Chair of the Darfur Cease-Fire Commission when it was based in Chad and continues to [...]	2008-05-02 09:15:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF SU CD
08NDJAMENA29	HABRE TRIAL: "LET IT BE MEANINGFUL AND ACCESSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Human Rights Watch Advocacy Director Reed Brody stressed the need for the trial of former Chadian President Hissein Habre to be meaningful and accessible to Chadians. Human Rights Watch is urging Senegal to speed up and simplify the process lead [...]	2008-01-14 12:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CD
08NDJAMENA374	CHAD AND THE WORLD BANK AGREE TO TRY A RENEWED [...] (SBU) THE VISIT TO CHAD AUGUST 24-25 OF WORLD BANK VP FOR AFRICA OBIAGELI ESEKWESILI APPEARS TO HAVE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CHAD AND THE BANK, AFTER AN ESTRANGEMENT OF SOME SIX MONTHS, BUT IT WILL COST CHAD SOME USDOLS 60-70 MILLION IN EARLY DEBT REPAYMENT, WHICH WILL [...]	2008-08-28 15:43:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IBRD ETRD EPET IMF PGOV CM CD
08NDJAMENA387	REQUEST FOR AUHORIZATION FOR CHIEF OF MISSION TO BE ABSENT [...] Request authorization for Ambassador Louis J. Nigro, Jr. to be absent from Chad from September 15 until October 20. 2. Reasons: Rest and Recreation Travel for 2008 and AF COM Conference. 3. Acting DCM Robert S. Gribbin will be Charge d'affaires, a.i. NIGRO [...]	2008-09-04 08:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	APER CD
08NDJAMENA39	CLAMPDOWN ON CHAD'S INDEPENDENT VOICES AS SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Chad is ratchetting up hostility against Sudan and displaying less tolerance for criticism. Human rights activists have noted a deterioration in the overall human rights situation: targets of the clampdown include radio and print journalists, a human rights ac [...]	2008-01-18 14:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
08NDJAMENA396	THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON [...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...]	2008-09-05 11:45:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC
08NDJAMENA40	CHAD: UPDATE ON EUFOR/MINURCAT IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-mi told diplomats January 16 that Chad welcomed EUFOR/MINURCAT for the development dividend that the force was expected to bring and stressed that the force had "no hidden agenda to destabilize a neighbor." Although Allam-mi assured diplomats that [...]	2008-01-18 14:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSCR CD CT SU PREF PREL
08NDJAMENA414	ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR LOUIS J. NIGRO, JR. [...] Ambassador Louis J. Nigro will be absent from post from September 15 to October 20 for Rest and Recreation Travel and AF COM Conference. Acting DCM Robert E. Gribbin will be Charge d'affaires, a.i. 2. ITINERARY IS AS FOLLOWS: SEPTEMBER 15: 11:15 PM DPT NDJAMENA VIA AF-881 SEPTEMB [...]	2008-09-15 16:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
08NDJAMENA493	WORLD BANK TEAM IN CHAD VISIT SEEKS STRONG [...] (C) A World Bank "technical" team is in Chad for a two-week visit to conduct a dialogue with the government designed to lead to a fuller resumption of ties and activities, but much will depend on the GOC's willingness and ability to meet minimum Bank criteria. The team will probe the GOC's c [...]	2008-10-27 16:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PHUM CD
08NDJAMENA494	FRENCH SEE RESPITE FROM EARLY REBEL ASSAULT, [...] (C) The French here doubt that Chad rebels, discouraged and disunited, will attack in force before the New Year, and believe that of the rebel formations, only the Ouaddaian UFCD group led by Hassabalah was stronger than in February. Intra- Chadian diplomacy had undermined the Erdimi's Zaghaw [...]	2008-10-27 16:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MARR UN SU LY FR ASEC CD
08NDJAMENA500	MORE MINURCAT TRAINED GENDDARMES AND POLICE [...] (U) DCM attended the October 28 graduation parade for 111 Chadian policewomen (and men) assigned to MINURCAT's DIS (Integrated Security Detachment) police force. Under the joint field direction of MINURCAT and their Chadian commanders, these graduates of the specialized UN training course are [...]	2008-10-28 15:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PREF PGOV PHUM CD
08NDJAMENA501	SRSG BRIEFS ON MINURCAT II AND GROWING INSTABILITY [...] (C) SRSG Victor Angelo told AMB and DCM Oct 28 that his negotiations with the GOC regarding the composition and mandate for a reinforced MINURCAT II were progressing satisfactorily, but that he still needed to convince some in UN HQ in New York regarding his own conception of the reconfigured [...]	2008-10-29 11:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF MARR KPKO PINR PGOV UN SU CD
08NDJAMENA510	EU WORKING TO KEEP CHAD ON TRACK FOR 2009 [...] (C) The Chief European Union Representative in Chad believes that the electoral reform process that he is spearheading can result as planned in communal/legislative elections in 2009, but that success is by no means assured at this point. The EU Ambassador believes that enough momentum has de [...]	2008-10-31 11:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PREF EU PINR IBRD EIB CD
08NDJAMENA514	GTMO DETAINEE RETURN TO CHAD? [...] (S/NF). Summary. Post believes that the question of returning a Chadian from GTMO to Ndjamena needs to be fully coordinated inter-agency and with some thought for the consequences in terms expanding the terrorist threat aimed at Americans in Chad. On the basis of information available to us no [...]	2008-11-07 08:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ASEC CD
08NDJAMENA517	CHADIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES COMPLAIN GOC NOT [...] (SBU) The main association of Chadian opposition parties, the CPDC, complained to the Ambassador that the GoC is not implementing the August 13 Accord (the electoral reform agreement signed in August 2007) in good faith, and that therefore credible elections could not be held in 2009. They m [...]	2008-11-07 11:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF EU FR AU UN CD
08NDJAMENA520	CHAD - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MAURITANIAN COUP [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 11:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL USAU CD
08NDJAMENA521	CHAD: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 11:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN CD
08NDJAMENA53	DARFUR REBEL BAKHIT PREVIEWS NEW REBEL UNIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel Adam Bakhit informed N'Djamena Emboffs January 18 that he and his associates were forming a "united front" encompassing five rebel factions, with participants from SLM/Unity; SLM (Khamis Abdullah); JEM (Bahr Idriss); NMRD (Abdel-Karim) and URFF. Bakhit criticized [...]	2008-01-25 12:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU CD
08NDJAMENA531	AMB BECHIR SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR "HIS" [...] (C) Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir told AMB and DCM November 14 that the opportunity was ripe for the incoming Obama administration to engage President Deby at a senior level to craft an end to the Darfur/Chad crisis. Bechir described his own role as Chad interlocutor for dialogue with [...]	2008-11-17 13:36:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU LY US CD
08NDJAMENA54	DARFUR REBEL BAKHIT PREVIEWS NEW REBEL UNIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese rebel Adam Bakhit informed N'Djamena Emboffs January 18 that he and his associates were forming a "united front" encompassing five rebel factions, with participants from SLM/Unity; SLM (Khamis Abdullah); JEM (Bahr Idriss); NMRD (Abdel-Karim) and URFF. Bakhit criticized [...]	2008-01-25 12:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU CD
08NDJAMENA541	SUDAN REBEL RECRUITMENT SURGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-19 11:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL MARR KPKO KTIP UNAUS CD
08NDJAMENA546	FOREIGN MINISTER CITES CHADIAN DIPLOMATIC AND [...] (C) Chadian Foreign Minister Faki told Ambassador and DCM November 19 that he attributed last week's Dakar Contact Group meeting's success to incremental steps taken during the past six months to repair Chad's relations with Sudan, but cautioned that more needed to be done, especially de-fangin [...]	2008-11-20 11:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08NDJAMENA57	CHAD: NO STRONG VIEWS ON LIBYAN TSCTP MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) DCM raised the question of Libyan membership in the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) December 28 with Youssef Saleh Abbas, the President's International Relations Advisor. Abbas said that he didn't see any problems in principle, and suggested that this was an item which t [...]	2008-01-29 07:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PINS PREL PTER CD
08NDJAMENA571	CHAD AMB UPBEAT ON REBEL THREAT AND CHAD-SUDAN [...] (C) Chad Ambassador to the U.S. Adam Bachir told Ambassador and DCM December 1 that he would carry a letter from President Deby to President-Elect Obama's Chicago Transition Office proposing a meeting in DC between the two Presidents after January 20, 2009, to discuss regional security issues. [...]	2008-12-04 15:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR LY SU PREF CD
08NDJAMENA65	SITREP 1: CHAD REMAINS JITTERY AS REBELS ADVANCE [...] (SBU) As of 15:10, January 31, the U.S. Embassy is staffed with the following personnel: AMB, A/DCM, OMS, POL/ECON, CONS, IPC, PAO, FMS, FMO, GSO, RSO (2) and DAO, as well as selected locally engaged staff. All other personnel and eligible family members (EFMs) are at standfast at their respe [...]	2008-01-31 15:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU CD PINS ASEC
08NDJAMENA69	SITREP 4: CHAD SITUATION AT 1330 ON 1 FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) N'djamena is still tense but calm. Agence France Presse (AFP) reports that fighting has broken out near Massaguet, 60-90 miles NE of the capital. A few hundred Chadian riot police and various armored tanks have been seen moving about the city. Chadian military aircraft have left the air [...]	2008-02-01 12:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR CASC MOPS SU PINS ASEC CD
08NDJAMENA81	JEM REBELS: DEBY'S SAVIOUR AND BUDDING NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Sudanese rebel group JEM told N'Djamena Emboffs on March 7 that JEM was well on the way to becoming an inclusive Sudanese national movement. They acknowledged that JEM forces had come to the aid of President Deby during the February 2-3 rebel attacks on N'D [...]	2008-03-07 16:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SU CD
08NEWDELHI1311	EX-PRESIDENT OFFERS GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR INDIA'S [...] (C) Summary: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's explicit endorsement of the civil nuclear initiative has added further pressure to the opposition BJP party to reverse its stance against the nuclear deal. However, BJP leader Jaswant Singh countered the building momentum by claiming that for [...]	2008-05-13 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1606	UAE AMBASSADOR TO INDIA (DESIGNEE-TO-BE FOR IRAQ?) [...] (S) In response to reftel, Post has obtained the following information on United Arab Emirates Ambassador to India (and, according to reftel, likely to be named Ambassador to Iraq). Post has had only limited contact with Ambassador Al Shehhi in the past, and will seek further information as app [...]	2008-06-11 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ AE IN
08NEWDELHI1611	INDIA WILL ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) This is an action request for SCA and ISN. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloff in a June 11 telcon that India's Cabinet Committee on Security decided June 10 to join the Global Initiative [...]	2008-06-11 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI1644	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: HIGH TURNOUT EXPECTED IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Poloff learned that state assembly elections will be held in October, although the precise dates have not yet been announced. There was agreement among Poloff's interlocutors that the elections would see a record turnout barring a sustain [...]	2008-06-16 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI1674	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DELICATELY POISED AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: The political, economic and security environment in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have improved significantly during the last year. During a May visit to the state, Poloff/PolFSN found that violence and the public's fear of it has declined, the economy is booming and tourism is a [...]	2008-06-18 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI1726	INDIA IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: NOT SATISFIED [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on India's role in the Community of Democracies (CD) to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora. On June 20 Arora contacted A/PolCouns to provide India's position on the withdrawal of Indian support for the Diplomat's Handboo [...]	2008-06-23 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ZI SF PO CA IN
08NEWDELHI2009	WHILE GOI STILL MIFFED AT UNESCO DEFERMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. At the July 8 UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec, the International Council on Museum and Monuments (ICOMOS) advised the committee to defer India's nomination -- the River Island of Majuli in Assam -- because of questions surrounding its authenticity, safety, and [...]	2008-07-22 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL
08NEWDELHI2163	COUNTER-TERROR, NEW AID MONEY, REAFFIRMATION OF [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and terrorist bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, President Karzai's August 3-5 visit to New Delhi focused on discussing counter-terrorism with Indian officials. Karzai and his Indian interlocutors emphasized the sh [...]	2008-08-07 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID AF IN
08NEWDELHI2168	INDIA CANCELS OVERFLIGHT PERMISSION FOR FLIGHT OF [...] (S) The Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A demarche on August 6 to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for the Americas Gaitri Kumar. Sharma noted the urgency of the issue and the Indian government's obligation to comply wi [...]	2008-08-08 09:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI2295	NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT: AUGUST 2008 THIRD WEEK [...] (U) SUMMARY: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes an S&T section update on the new Indo-US collaboration in Engineering Education, exploring opportunities for US-India collaboration in space and solar energy, India's plans to set up its largest solar telescope and a report on [...]	2008-08-26 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2378	JAMMU AND KASHMIR: CALM AND VIOLENCE-FREE WEEK [...] (C) Summary: The Kashmir valley and the Jammu region have been calm this week, with few reports of violence or police-protester clashes. Security forces lifted curfew around the state. Everyday life returned to normal with government offices, markets, businesses and schools reopening. The [...]	2008-09-04 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN
08NEWDELHI2535	DASD CLAD MEETING WITH INDIA'S DEFENSE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia and the Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) New Delhi, met with India's Defense Secretary, Vijay Singh. The purpose of the meeting was to reiterate to the senior most permanent official [...]	2008-09-19 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS ETTC IN
08NEWDELHI2557	INDIA QUIETLY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN FOR IAEA BOARD [...] (S) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered ref A demarche on September 22 to Ministry of External Affairs director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) G. Dharmendra (protect). Dharmendra said that Kazakhstan's outsider status in the IAEA's Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Group was [...]	2008-09-22 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	IAEA PARM MNUC
08NEWDELHI2739	INDIAN, PAKISTANI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS [...] (C) Summary. In their first meeting together as counQrparts, Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and Pakistani National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani: -- explored ways to revive the Indo-Pak joint anti-terror mechanism; -- discussed allegations of continuing ceasefire viol [...]	2008-10-17 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
08NEWDELHI2762	INDIAN MEA SIGNALS DESIRE TO NEGOTIATE END-USE [...] This is an action request for the State Department and Department of Defense. Please see paragraph three. 2. In an October 21 meeting, Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas Division) Gaitri Kumar told Acting DCM that the Indian government would welcome a visit from a U.S. [...]	2008-10-21 13:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MASS ETTC PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2772	PARLIAMENT COULD ADJOURN EARLY [...] (SBU) There are increasing signs that the Parliamentary session which began on October 17 and was scheduled to run through November 21, will be adjourned early, perhaps as soon as October 24, and reconvened at a later date. Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla told Acting DCM on October 22 that the [...]	2008-10-22 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM IN
08NEWDELHI2830	REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...]	2008-10-31 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN
08NEWDELHI2889	INDIANS EXCITED, GOI CAUTIOUS ABOUT OBAMA VICTORY [...] (U) Summary: The Indian public and the media heralded Barack Obama's presidential victory with joy, amazement and admiration. Indians from all social strata had followed the election with more interest than any previous U.S. presidential election. Many of the national dailies devoted several [...]	2008-11-07 13:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMDR KPAO ECON PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC
08NEWDELHI30	TERRORISTS RAID INDIAN POLICE COMPOUND IN UP [...] (C) Summary: Four terrorists, dressed as paramilitary officers, attacked a federal police compound in Uttar Pradesh (UP) during the early hours of January 1st and killed eight people. The attack displayed the hallmarks of a few different terrorist groups active in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),th [...]	2008-01-07 01:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER AESC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN
08NEWDELHI3009	MISSION INDIA EAC MEETING - 27 NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The New Delhi Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on Thursday, November 27, 2008 in response to multiple terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that targeted a number of locations in the southern part of the city including the historic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel (TAJ),Obe [...]	2008-11-28 00:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC IN PREL PTER
08NEWDELHI3187	LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...]	2008-12-19 06:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH
08NEWDELHI3248	INDIA CENSURES ISRAELI STRIKES IN GAZA [...] (U) The Government of India has over the last two days condemned the air strikes Israel carried out in the Gaza Strip and urged an ""immediate end to use of force against Palestinian civilians in Gaza that has resulted in large number of casualties"". The GOI statement, released by the External Af [...]	2008-12-29 12:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PREL IS IN
08NEWDELHI467	ISRAELI DCM BRIEFS DCM ON POSITIVE TREND IN [...] (C) Summary. Israeli DCM Belotsercovsky told DCM recently that he was concerned that a renewal in criticisms from the Left and India's Muslim community could cause the Indian government to pull back from the rapid, positive trend in India-Israel relations. He refused to comment on allegations [...]	2008-02-13 09:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TSPA MOPS IN
08NEWDELHI474	KARAT AND KAKODKAR SPAR IN PRESS WHILE INDIA [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks of near-silence, Communist leader Prakash Karat denounced the civil nuclear initiative February 11, and demanded that the UPA government wait to finalize the IAEA safeguards agreement until the next U.S. administration comes to power. Department of Atomic Ener [...]	2008-02-13 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NEWDELHI54	DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE SYRIAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (West Asia and North Africa) M. Manimekalai and SIPDIS Director (WANA) N.J. Gangte on January 7, and expressed USG desire that the GOI make public statements in support of the Syrian democracy and human rights activists who formed t [...]	2008-01-08 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY EUN TU CA JA SF IN
08NEWDELHI7	CODEL VOINOVICH MEETING WITH PM SINGH [...] (C) Summary. In a December 29 meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Codel Voinovich (consisting of Senator Voinovich, and Congressmen Turner, Gingrey, Pearce and Bishop) expressed appreciation for the Prime Minister's leadership in bringing U.S.-India relations to new heights. Senator V [...]	2008-01-02 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KNNP SOCI IN
08NEWDELHI857	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES CIV-NUKE AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: On March 20 Speaker Pelosi and her delegation, and Ambassador Mulford and the DCM, held discussions with Indian Members of Parliament (MP) from across the political spectrum. The civil nuclear initiative dominated the 45 minute meeting but Tibet, Burma and the Doha trade talks wer [...]	2008-03-25 06:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY ECON
08NIAMEY1001	Embassy Iftaar Series Generates Substantial Goodwill During [...] As part of post's Islamic outreach initiatives, Embassy Niamey sponsored a series of Iftaar dinners during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Four separate Iftaars were hosted by the Ambassador, the Charge d'Affaires, the PAO and the Public Affairs Section (PAS). 2. On September 10, Ambass [...]	2008-10-02 09:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO KISL NG
08NIAMEY1068	NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on November 3, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...]	2008-11-04 13:07:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG
08NIAMEY1112	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on 11/24 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General (SG) Dan Maradi, in the absence of Foreign Minister Mindaoudou (out of the country),and left as an aide-memoire a list of the one-sided resolutions (reftel, paragraph six). With regard to the [...]	2008-11-24 14:03:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA NG
08NIAMEY1114	NIGER: COURTESY CALL BY ICRC MISSION CHIEF [...] (SBU) On October 29, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission Chief Nicolai Panke paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Allen, with DCM and RSO joining. Panke, who arrived in Niger in August 2008, said the ICRC's staff included seven expatriates, including one based in Agadez, and [...]	2008-11-25 05:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PGOV AORC ICRC NG
08NIAMEY1123	NIGER: MONTREAL CONVENTION RATIFICATION STILL UP IN THE [...] DCM and Pol Specialist delivered reftel demarche - talking points and Q and As in both French and English - to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation on November 12 and subsequently to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation on November 25. 2. At the latter ministry, Secretar [...]	2008-12-01 05:25:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ICAO NG
08NIAMEY1128	NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on December 1, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG
08NIAMEY1129	NIAMEY VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on December 1, 2008. No Visas Viper information was received. 2. Visas Viper Post Coordinator is Conoff Karan Swaner. Visas Viper Committee Chair/DCM Eric Whitaker convened the meeting and requested information from committee members. ALLEN [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR CMGT ASEC PINR PTER PREL NG
08NIAMEY1151	BG HIGGINS VISITS NIGER; DEFENSE MINISTER PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 courtesy call by visiting Commander of Special Operations ) Africa Brigadier General Patrick Higgins, Minister of National Defense Djida Hamadou welcomed the latter,s familiarization visit to Niger and commended AFRICOM's progress. Minister Hamadou provided a [...]	2008-12-11 10:16:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID NG
08NIAMEY1162	(S) NIGER: ENCOURAGING AFRICAN STATES TO TERMINATE [...] (S) DCM presented subject demarche to MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on December 15, with talking points in non-papers in both French and English. Sec Gen Dan Maradi understood the issue clearly, and confirmed that Niger did not have defense cooperation arrangements with Iran, and [...]	2008-12-15 15:45:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM PREL IR NG
08NIAMEY1166	NIGER: DETAILS AND UPDATE ON MISSING UNITED [...] (S/NF) Summary. The unexplained disappearances of United Nations Special Envoy (SE) Robert Fowler, Special Assistant Louis Guay and their unidentified driver remains a mystery. The Government of Niger (GON) initial reaction generally has been one of anger, placing blame on the SE for allegedl [...]	2008-12-16 15:20:00	Embassy Niamey	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL UN NG
08NIAMEY178	NIGER: DCM MEETS WITH UN SECGEN SPECIAL ENVOY TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 15:30:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PREF EAID NG
08NIAMEY198	NIGER: COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE [...] (U) A U.N. Counter-terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) team led by Mike Smith on February 13 briefed diplomats on their visit to Niger. The meeting was under the auspices of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) and was hosted by the French Embassy on behalf of G-8 president [...]	2008-02-15 07:52:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NG
08NIAMEY226	NIGER: ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE [...] (U) The Newspaper "Le Republicain" carried a front page article in its February 14-20 edition reporting the torture of a number of civilians by the security forces in Agadez. It recounts two specific cases. 2. (U) The first involves three cattle sellers who were detained on January 18. They [...]	2008-02-22 12:59:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM NG
08NIAMEY231	NIGER GSP PETITION: INTERIM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) DCM on February 20 made ref A demarche with Labor Ministry Secretary General Assane Harouna, National Commission against Forced Labor and Discrimination director Issa Dan Azoumi and the head of the Labor Ministry's child labor division, Dounama Abdou. They noted that the slavery study [...]	2008-02-25 08:51:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD SOCI USAID PREL NG
08NIAMEY267	PRICE OF NIGERIEN URANIUM [...] (U) the Government of Niger and the French energy company Areva signed an agreement on January 13 which among other things sets the price of the uranium (ref A). At the time, the GON announced that the new price represented a 50 percent increase, but did not specify what the price actually was [...]	2008-03-06 12:23:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EMIN ENRG FR NG
08NIAMEY303	NIGER: DONORS DISCUSS ELECTIONS [...] (U) There is an action request in paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GON has proposed an ambitious timetable to create a new voters registration list in preparation for elections in 2009, although it is not clear that registration can take place in the north given the security situation th [...]	2008-03-11 13:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KDEM NG
08NIAMEY316	NIGER: REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND VENEZUELAN BILATS [...] (C) Prime Minister diplomatic counselor Housseini Abdou-Saleye provided the latest on the planned regional conferences on the Sahara/Sahel region in a March 13 meeting with DCM. Current plans are for Niger to host a meeting on regional smuggling, including drugs, cigarettes, arms, people and [...]	2008-03-13 15:10:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE NG
08NIAMEY320	NIGER: MNJ ATTACK IN THE SOUTH; POSSIBLE RANSOM [...] (SBU) The MNJ claims on its website that it attacked the military outpost of Banibangou the night of March 16/17. It claims to have taken two gendarmes prisoner, and captured two vehicles and all of the weapons at the outpost. Police and French Embassy sources confirm the attack, although the [...]	2008-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV NG
08NIAMEY334	NIGER: SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. The March 17, 2008, signing ceremony to launch a US$ 23 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program for Niger was a huge success. USAID/WA Director Henderson Patrick and GON Finance Minister Lamine Zeine signed the agreement; MCC Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Ambassador [...]	2008-03-20 13:37:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD NG
08NIAMEY45	AREVA SIGNS URANIUM CONTRACT WITH NIGER [...] (U) The government of Niger and the French energy company Areva have concluded a contract concerning Areva's mining and purchase of Nigerien uranium, according to press reports and an Areva press release. The contract reportedly calls for the development of the Imouraren uranium mine at a tota [...]	2008-01-14 14:24:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EINV PREL FR NG
08NIAMEY460	NIGERIEN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) In an April 30 meeting with the DCM, Nigerien Bar Association president Moussa Coulibaly reviewed the status of the case against two journalists (ref A) and the December 9 incident in the north (ref B). Coulibaly is the lawyer defending the journalists, and he represents the families of t [...]	2008-04-30 13:52:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NG
08NIAMEY499	NIGER: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER DETAINED [...] (SBU) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, called DCM at 8:20 the morning of May 14 to report that gendarmes were outside her hotel room. Dufka had been in Niger since May 5 looking into human rights issues. She had met with the Ambassador, DCM and the USAID d [...]	2008-05-14 13:17:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CASC NG
08NIAMEY505	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH RESEARCHER RELEASED [...] (U) Corinne Dufka, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher for West Africa, was released from detention around 4:30 the afternoon of May 14. She briefed Embassy personnel on both her detention and her ten day visit to Niger during the short time between her release and her departure from Niger l [...]	2008-05-15 14:27:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CASC NG
08NIAMEY567	HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL DISCUSSES RECENT EVENTS [...] (U) In a May 28 meeting with DCM, Political assistant and visiting analysts, the Vice President of the Nigerien Association for the Defense of Human rights (known by its French acronym ANDDH),Badie Hima, expressed concern about recent developments. 2. (SBU) Hima is particularly worried abo [...]	2008-05-29 08:44:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV NG
08NIAMEY608	NIGER: AF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MOSS VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary. ------------------------- On June 1, 2008, Department of State Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Todd Moss met with several Government of Niger (GON) officials (including President Mamadou Tandja) and a human rights organization, participated in [...]	2008-06-16 15:01:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EAGR EAID NG
08NIAMEY616	MNJ KIDNAPS FRENCH URANIUM WORKERS [...] (U) The MNJ has claimed on its website to have kidnapped four French employees of the uranium mining company COMINAK (a subsidiary of AREVA) in the northern town of Airlit the night of June 21/22. It has not made any demands, and says that it will release the four as soon as arrangements can b [...]	2008-06-23 07:46:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC NG
08NIAMEY625	NIGER: UPDATE ON FRENCH HOSTAGES [...] (U) The MNJ has claimed on its website that the GON delayed for 48 hours giving authorization to the ICRC travel to the north to pick up the four French uranium workers kidnapped on June 22 (reftel). It also claims that early in the morning of June 24 the Nigerien Armed Forces used recently a [...]	2008-06-24 12:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MOPS FR NG
08NIAMEY629	NIGER: UPDATE ON FRENCH HOSTAGES [...] (U) The MNJ reports on its website that it has turned the four French uranium workers (refs A and B) over to the ICRC, along with a message addressed to the French government and AREVA. It says that Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) MI-24 helicopters bombed the villages of Tadek (just north of Ifer [...]	2008-06-26 07:29:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MOPS FR NG
08NIAMEY638	NIGER: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) The arrest of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou on corruption charges (refs A-C) raises questions about Amadou's guilt and the motivations behind his prosecution. We are not in a position to answer those questions definitively, but we offer the following observations. 2. (C) Amadou (he [...]	2008-06-30 13:41:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NG
08NIAMEY739	NIGER: GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS MSF-FRANCE OPERATIONS [...] (U) The Nigerien Interior Ministry in a decree dated July 18 suspended the operations of Medecins Sans Frontieres-France (MSF-F) in Niger. 2. (SBU) In a July 29 meeting with the DCM, the head of the French chapter of MSF in Niger, Emmanuel Lavieuville, explained that, contrary to press rep [...]	2008-07-29 10:45:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SOCI FR NG
08NIAMEY81	MNJ ATTACKS TANOUT; REGIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE [...] (U) The MNJ claims to have attacked the town of Tanout, which is located about 100 kms north of Zinder, some 1000 kms from Niamey. (We understand that the attack was on the government facilities located on the outskirts of town.) The MNJ says that it captured 11 people, including the prefet a [...]	2008-01-22 13:51:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV ASEC NG

08NIAMEY91	FORMER PRIME MINISTER QUESTIONED AGAIN [...] (U) Former Prime Minister Hama Amadou was again questioned by police on January 18 regarding allegations that he incited violence (ref A). He has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson, but he has not been arrested. 2. (C) There are credible rumors circulating in Niamey that current [...]	2008-01-23 08:58:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NG
08NIAMEY97	NIGER: ENGAGEMENT WITH FRANCE IN TSCTP COUNTRIES [...] (U) Following is in response to ref b e-mail request for information regarding engagement with France in TSCTP counties. 2. (C) French security interests in Niger are far greater than our own: -- There are more French than American citizens in Niger. Any security incident is therefore m [...]	2008-01-24 09:23:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV NG FR
08NICOSIA292	EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS INITIAL EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: In response to recent developments in Lebanon and a message from the Department ExecSec (Ref A),Ambassador Schlicher chaired a meeting of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 9 at 1000 hrs local to discuss contingency plans for supporting Embassy Beirut as well as a p [...]	2008-05-09 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU
08NICOSIA293	EMBASSY NICOSIA HOLDS SECOND EAC ON LEBANON CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: At 1630 hrs local on May 9, Ambassador Schlicher held an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to assess the latest developments concerning the Beirut crisis and review progress on Embassy Nicosia contingency planning. The meeting was a follow-up to the initial EAC meeting con [...]	2008-05-09 15:40:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV CY LE TU
08NICOSIA294	EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 10 [...] (S) Summary: At 1100 hrs local on May 10, Ambassador Schlicher convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the latest developments concerning the Lebanon crisis, follow up on yesterday's EAC meetings (reftel A and B),and discuss the mobilization of services necessary to sup [...]	2008-05-10 09:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY
08NICOSIA295	EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC LEBANON CRISIS UPDATE MAY 12 [...] (SBU) Summary: At 1100 hrs local on May 12, Ambassador Schlicher called an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to discuss the latest political developments in Lebanon, follow up on last week's EAC meetings (reftel A, B,and C) and discuss preparations for scenarios ranging from the deploy [...]	2008-05-12 10:04:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LE CY
08NICOSIA764	CYPRUS WILL NOT REBUT RUSSIA'S GENOCIDE CLAIMS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 14:25:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CY GG RS XG XH
08NICOSIA859	CYPRIOT STANCE AT UPCOMING GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (C) On October 30, Poloffs delivered Reftel demarche on upcoming Gymnich and GAERC meetings to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Turning first to the Gymnich meeting and its focus on transatlantic relations, Panayiotou stressed that Cyprus and the broader EU understood the nec [...]	2008-10-31 14:21:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD
08NICOSIA860	CYPRUS CONDEMNS ALLEGED U.S. RAID IN EASTERN SYRIA [...] (U) Via a press release and posting on its web site, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry on October 31 condemned the alleged U.S. raid on Al Qaeda Iraq targets in eastern Syria. Text of the message follows: "The Government of the Republic of Cyprus wishes to extend its deepest condolences to the [...]	2008-11-03 05:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY SY
08NICOSIA879	CYPRIOT VIEWS ON NEW EU APPROACH IN BOSNIA [...] (C) On November 3, Poloff delivered Reftel demarche concerning USG views on the deteriorating situation in Bosnia to MFA Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations attache Doros Venizis. Venezis stated that Cyprus and the broader EU share the same concerns as the USG a [...]	2008-11-06 13:12:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK CY
08NICOSIA897	CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER USG CONCERNS OVER EXPULSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 13:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL CY
08NICOSIA898	NICOSIA EAC SECURITY PLANNING FOR UPCOMING [...] (SBU) On 11/13/2008, the A/DCM chaired an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the security measures for the planned demonstration by the Pan Cyprian Federation of Student Unions (POFEN) to be held on November 17, 2008 in the vicinity of the US Embassy. In attendance were RSO, P [...]	2008-11-13 14:08:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC
08NICOSIA90	PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] Per reftel, PolOff on January 30 demarched First Secretary Panayiotis Papadopolous, Department of Multilateral SIPDIS Affairs, Cypriot MFA, to encourage the Cypriot government to conduct private sector outreach in support of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). Papadopol [...]	2008-02-07 13:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA CY
08NICOSIA938	CYPRIOTS SUPPORT DISCUSSION OF RUSSIAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of RoC President Demetris Christofias's diplomatic office, Leonidas Pantelides, met the DCM on November 25 to brief on Christofias's November 19-20 trip to Moscow. Pantelides had accompanied Christofias and was privy to discussions on Russia's European security proposa [...]	2008-12-01 14:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE CY RU
08NICOSIA952	CYPRUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR DECEMBER 8-9 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-03 15:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD CY
08NICOSIA964	CYPRUS: ROC UNHAPPY WITH SYG REPORT, DOWNPLAYING [...] (C) The Cypriot Foreign Ministry on December 9 summoned resident P-5 chiefs of mission for consultations on the second, UK-distributed draft of the UNFICYP rollover resolution. DCM called on MFA Permanent Secretary Nicolas Emiliou to receive the MFA demarche. Emiliou considered the draft an [...]	2008-12-09 15:43:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA981	CYPRUS: TURKISH AMBASSADOR'S INTERVIEW HARBINGER [...] (C) Summary: Departing Turkish "Ambassador to the TRNC" Turkekul Kurttekin's call for Turkish Cypriot (T/C) economic and structural reform may in fact be a harbinger of early "parliamentary" elections in 2009 (they are scheduled for 2010.) In two interviews, Kurttekin criticized the Turkish [...]	2008-12-18 14:32:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TR CY
08NICOSIA985	ECJ ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION FAVORS GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a property-related lawsuit with potentially great precedent value, European Court of Justice Advocate General Julianne Kokott on December 18 opined that a judgment of a court in the Republic of Cyprus must be recognized and enforced in other EU member states, even where it re [...]	2008-12-22 12:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CY TU
08NOUAKCHOTT252	MAURITANIAN GOVERNMENT CABINET RESHUFFLE -- RETURN [...] (C) One year into his administration, President Abdallahi is changing his team. The change was long anticipated -- a change from a government that reflected the necessary political compromises of the immediate post-election to a government that takes greater account of political, ethnic and [...]	2008-05-28 13:57:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KMCA MR
08NOUAKCHOTT421	SITREP 6: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Ambassador received a message from Presidential protocol the afternoon of August 9, inviting him to meet with individually with General Aziz. Once US and EU Ambassadors determined that General Aziz preferred meeting with us individually rather than to receive the joint demarche, the ambas [...]	2008-08-11 09:47:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC EAID MR
08NOUAKCHOTT431	SITREP 7: COUP IN MAURITANIA [...] (SBU) The National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD),a coalition of six political parties opposed to the military coup, held a two-hour rally at the old stadium in Nouakchott. FSNs report a peaceful gathering of 3000-3500 attendees, with police present only to direct traffic. FNDD bus [...]	2008-08-12 20:46:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC MR
08NOUAKCHOTT439	SITREP 10 - VISIT OF U.S. ENVOYS TO MAURITANIA [...] (C) General Aziz, accompanied by his Director of Cabinet, Cheyakh Ould Ely, and Presidential Diplomatic and Security Advisor, Ould Michel, received visiting AF DAS Todd Moss and DoD Principal Director for African Affairs, Michael Dumont as well as Ambassador and DATT. DAS Moss underscored that [...]	2008-08-17 16:41:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MR
08NOUAKCHOTT488	INSPECTOR GENERAL SEES MILITARY CORRUPTION AS [...] (C) DCM met September 8 with Mauritanian National Inspector General Mohamed Abba Ould Sidi Ould Jeilany at the IG's request. A clearly disgusted Jeilany (strictly protect) told DCM that he was convinced the generals had gone after President Abdallahi because they were afraid they would be pro [...]	2008-09-09 16:04:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MR
08NOUAKCHOTT706	ABDALLAHI UNIMPRESSED WITH FRENCH SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Summary: President Abdallahi's advisors claim the special French delegation headed by Elysee Africa Director Romain Serman offered no concrete proposals but suggested the need for a concession by President Abdallahi. Abdallahi held firm to his position of no negations while the military [...]	2008-11-30 17:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT707	GENERAL AZIZ ADDRESSES THE NATION, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: General Aziz made a televised speech to the nation on Mauritanian National Day (November 28),but he offered no new proposals or changes in the High State Council's policy. Meanwhile, President Abdallahi was reportedly forbidden from meeting with journalists in his native villag [...]	2008-11-30 17:21:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MR
08NOUAKCHOTT775	REGIME'S "NATIONAL DIALOGUE" BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited National Dialogue on Democracy (Etats Generaux de la Democratie) started December 27 to a full house. President Abdallahi's FNDD party has boycotted the meeting as have several key elements of civil society. Official opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah's RFD pa [...]	2008-12-30 18:35:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08NOUAKCHOTT776	SITUATION IN GAZA - A/DCM DELIVERS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) A/DCM Cornelius Walsh, met with Americas and Asia Director Ambassador Ahmed Deya Ould Mohammed Vall to review contents of reftel and outline American position regarding December 31 Arab League Ministerial. This is one of the very few demarches the Mission has delivered since the coup as w [...]	2008-12-31 12:33:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MOPS PHUM MR
08NOUAKCHOTT779	A PENSIVE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: The President of the National Assembly Messaoud Ould Boulkheir is pleased with the results of his extensive round of African contacts leading to a tough policy line by the Peace and Security Council. He praises the U.S. position while he worries about the Europeans. Ould Boulk [...]	2008-12-31 17:10:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08OSLO128	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART II: STATOILHYDRO'S SAGA FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:02:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO129	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART III: OPEN (OR CLOSED) FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 14:22:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO138	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART III: OPEN (OR CLOSED) FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 07:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO139	NORWAY'S ENERGY PART II: STATOILHYDRO'S SAGA FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 07:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO148	NORWAY'S FORMAL RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO MARCH 28 [...] (C) On February 20, Foreign Minister Stoere announced Norway's intent to recognize Kosovo's declaration of independence. This public, early recognition was designed by the MFA to help stabilize the situation. At the same time, the Ministry worked closely with Serbs to encourage dialogue and [...]	2008-03-14 13:09:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV KV NO
08OSLO177	NORWAY URGED TO ENGAGE GREEKS ON MACEDONIA NAME [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 14:47:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NO
08OSLO207	NORWAY'S CHALLENGES WITH SOMALI INTEGRATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Norway's newest and arguably least successful wave of immigrants comes from Somalia, with over 20,000 settled in Norway. Both this year and in 2001, Norwegian authorities have arrested Somalis for suspicion of financing terrorist groups in Somalia. Most Somalis [...]	2008-04-15 06:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SO NO
08OSLO217	NORWAY INTERESTED IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN [...] (C) During the visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry to Oslo, 11 April, Senior Norwegian MFA officials, including Deputy Director Generals Petter Willie and Johan Vibe, discussed the idea of opening an internet cafe to support dissident access to information. Although they curren [...]	2008-04-18 14:02:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL NO CU
08OSLO219	NORWAY NOT INTERVENING IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] As reported in ref A, DCM delivered reftel points to Vice Foreign Minister Raymond Johansen on March 31, asking that Norway contact Greece, particularly PM Karamanlis, directly on the name issue. Demarche points contained in Ref B were delivered on April 18. In response the MFA stated that Nor [...]	2008-04-18 15:06:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR NO
08OSLO231	SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...]	2008-04-24 15:12:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR NO
08OSLO246	ITALY, TURKEY INVITED TO AHLC [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 07:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PA PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO302	NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]	2008-06-03 14:14:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO303	NORWAY: A POTENTIAL HAVEN FOR WAR CRIMINALS? [...] (C) Summary. In a June 2 meeting, the head of Norway's Criminal Investigation Service noted the constraints on pursuing war crime cases in Norway. Norway is still investigating the Kabuga case, but the source placing him in Norway is not very credible. The conversation highlighted the lack [...]	2008-06-03 15:35:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KCRM NO
08OSLO327	NORWAY'S ENIGMATIC IRAQI POPULATION: A RISK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: An increasingly large Iraqi population in Norway (over 22,000, which constitutes the third largest group of immigrants, and second largest among non-Europeans) continues to remain out of the spotlight, neither actively engaged in politics as is the long-established Pakistani popul [...]	2008-06-13 14:21:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IZ NO
08OSLO387	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-07-10 13:32:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO410	SPECIAL 301- NORWAY [...] (SBU) On April 25 Reftel A points were delivered to MFA U.S. Liaison Morten Aasland and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's Industrial Development and Industrialization section Director General Jan Farberg and Deputy Director General Ola Andreas Lindeman. (Note: Morten Berg, the Trade Minist [...]	2008-07-23 12:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD KIPR NO
08OSLO428	NORWAY: STATOILHYDRO AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 12:48:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO485	NORWEGIANS SEE SERBS WITH NO GOOD SOLUTIONS ON ICJ [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Nils Kamsvaag, MFA Deputy Director General for Western Balkan Affairs. Kamsvaag said no decision had been made yet regarding where Norway would stand on the advisory opinion, but demonstrated great interest in our statement that there is ample UNGA precede [...]	2008-08-29 14:20:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV NO
08OSLO490	NORWAY FLEXIBLE ON INDIA NPT EXCEPTION, BUT SAYS [...] (C) Subsequent to earlier demarches at senior levels, poloff contacted Anne Kari Lunde, Senior Advisor, MFA disarmament section, who will represent Norway at the NSG meeting in Vienna on September 4-6. Post wished to more precisely gauge the Norwegian government's position vis a vis the propo [...]	2008-09-02 14:41:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PARM KNNP
08OSLO529	NORWAY NONCOMMITTAL ON SYRIA AND IRAN ON IAEA [...] (SBU) DCM contacted MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen (who was in New York for UNGA) stressing points in reftel. Ellefsen was unaware of this issue but promised to get back to us once he found out more. Steffen Kongstad, head of MFA Security Policy Section, after hearing reftel points was [...]	2008-09-24 14:03:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA MNUC PARM NO
08OSLO530	NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CLAIMS TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with the Deputy Minister of Justice Terje Pedersen, DCM stressed continued U.S. concern over Norway's counterterrorism approach, requested prompt attention to our proposed HSPD-6 agreement, and asked about any improvements in GON procedures regarding chec [...]	2008-09-24 14:38:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CVIS PINR PREL PTER NO
08OSLO578	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-10-28 13:44:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO581	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: IRAN, NEW MINISTER, STATE [...] (C) Summary. The current focus on StatoilHydro's Iranian investments comes at a moment when the Norwegian petroleum industry has been shaken up in a series of recent events. Citing health reasons, while mired in a series of scandals, Petroleum Minister Haga stepped down, replaced by fellow [...]	2008-10-29 07:20:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV IR NO
08OSLO623	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: A MERRY-GO-ROUND OR FISHY [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officers approached parliamentarians to discuss concerns voiced by American producers and suppliers operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Given the forthcoming 20th licensing round, American energy majors are increasing calls for greater field operatorship [...]	2008-11-21 08:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV SENV NO
08OSLO629	NORWAY CHOOSES THE F-35 [...] (C) On November 20, PM Stoltenberg and Defense Minister Strom-Erichsen announced that the GON recommends the purchase of the F-35 to replace Norway's aging F-16 fleet. The timing of the announcement was a surprise, coming earlier than expected, as was the exceptionally strong endorsement of the F-3 [...]	2008-11-25 10:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO670	LESSON LEARNED FROM NORWEGIAN DECISION TO BUY JSF [...] (C) Summary. After an extensive, coordinated USG effort, the Norwegian Government decided to buy F-35s in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, instead of the Saab Gripen. This first foreign JSF sale is an important step for the program as it will likely have a domino effect on other potential pu [...]	2008-12-16 13:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO676	NORWAY RAISES QUESTION REGARDING US CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary. MoD Director of Security Policy, Svein Efjestad explained on December 17 that an MOD miscommunication caused a document to be sent to Parliament that erroneously indicated that the US is not storing CM in Norway. Efjestad outlined some possible ways to approach the USG regarding [...]	2008-12-17 15:28:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL
08OTTAWA1064	CANADA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 16:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS RU GG CA
08OTTAWA1068	CDMA 2008: CANADA TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FOCUS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Canada will highlight its renewed focus on the Americas at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2008 in Banff, September 2-6. Canadian officials look forward to a robust U.S. presence at the CDMA and want to collaborate with the U.S. to ensure that the Dec [...]	2008-08-12 11:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA
08OTTAWA1092	CANADA REITERATES BACKING U.S. POSITION ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),called DCM August 15 to follow up on the Ambassador's demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Edwards (refs b and c). Swords said the Ambassador's points had been "well receiv [...]	2008-08-15 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1093	CANADA WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN OVER SYRIA FOR [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),told DCM August 15 that she was sure Canada would support Afghanistan over Syria if the race for the IAEA Board [...]	2008-08-15 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IAEA KNNP MNUN IR SY AF CA
08OTTAWA1242	MEETING BETWEEN U.S. NRC CHAIRMAN DALE KLEIN AND [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale E. Klein traveled to Ottawa from July 17-19, 2008. On July 18 Klein discussed reactor licensing and medical isotope production issues recently appointed Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) President Michael Binder; an [...]	2008-09-18 21:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG TRGY SENV CA
08OTTAWA1417	NSDD 38 - Department of Homeland Security (DHS),United [...] The Embassy has received the NSDD-38 request from the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG) to establish an 0-4 Coast Guard Liaison Officer billet at the Royal Canadian Mounted political (RCMP) Headquarters in Ottawa. The Chief of Mission approves the establishment [...]	2008-11-06 16:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS CA
08OTTAWA1493	CANADA SUPPORTS BROADENING ANA TRUST FUND MANDATE, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In the absence of the Ambassador, DCM spoke to David Mulroney, Deputy Minister and Afghanistan Coordinator in the Privy Council Office, regarding the U.S.-led initiative to broaden the mandate of NATO,s ANA Trust Fund (ref a). Mulron [...]	2008-11-26 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1510	BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR ON G20 SUMMIT AND [...] (c) Summary: Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Deputy Governor John Murray told DCM and EMIN in a November 28 meeting that Bank officials were pleased with the G-20 Summit statement of principles. Carney stated that the Summit had acknowledged the global financial system's failures, an [...]	2008-12-03 16:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN CA ETRD PREL
08OTTAWA1532	FM CANNON LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP ON DPRK FUEL OIL [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. . (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa Ken Sundquist confirmed to DCM on December 8 that he had briefed Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on a possible Canadian contribu [...]	2008-12-08 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN CA
08OTTAWA1574	CANADA'S SHRINKING POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2009 [...] 1. (C) Summary. For the Canadian government, only three true policy priorities remain for 2009: rescuing the economy (or, more accurately, creating a public perception that it is earnestly trying to do so); remaining in power in face of new threats from the opposition parties; and, buildi [...]	2008-12-19 21:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL CA
08OTTAWA188	POLISH FM OFFERS HELICOPTERS FOR KANDAHAR [...] (C) During a February 3-4 visit to Ottawa, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski informed Canada that Poland was prepared to offer two Russian-made helicopters to support Canadian Forces in Kandahar. According to Polish Embassy DCM Artur Michalski Sikorski -- during a private [...]	2008-02-06 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PL CA AF
08OTTAWA211	INCHING TOWARD A SPRING ELECTION? [...] (C) Summary. Chances of a spring election are on the upswing, with upcoming confidence votes on Afghanistan, the crime bill, and the budget. Polling numbers do not look like either major party would have any realistic hope of forming a majority government any time soon, however, and the res [...]	2008-02-08 22:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA241	ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE WORK AT MISSION CANADA: [...] Befitting U.S. representation in Canada, with which we have the globe's largest bilateral energy relationship, every post in Mission Canada devotes significant resources to energy matters. The Ambassador regularly speaks to Canadian audiences about climate change and the importance of our ene [...]	2008-02-19 13:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD CA
08OTTAWA246	CANADA STILL NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO -- YET [...] (C) Ambassador has a call in to Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, who is on an official visit to Colombia (followed by Haiti and South Korea) so Ambassador can convey ref a demarche. DCM discussed recognition of Kosovo with Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edwards on February 15, and Edwards reit [...]	2008-02-19 19:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV CA
08OTTAWA269	NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]	2008-02-21 19:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08OTTAWA443	CANADA UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH GREECE [...] (C) In Ambassador's absence, DCM delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, Susan Cartwright, and urged that PM Stephen Harper raise the issue of Macedonia's NATO membership directly with Greece's president at the Bucharest Summit. Ms. Cartwright, [...]	2008-03-31 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MK GR CA
08OTTAWA491	CANADA'S RENEWED FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: PM Harper has made Latin America one of a very few focal points for Canada's foreign policy, alongside Afghanistan, improving relations with the U.S., and developing stronger ties with the rising economic powers of Asia. Of the three pillars of the Latin America strategy -- secu [...]	2008-04-10 14:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM XM CA
08OTTAWA603	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON AFGHANISTAN BEGINS WORK [...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on April 29 met with chairman Pierre Lemieux (Conservative, Ontario) of the House of Commons' new "Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan," established under the terms of the March 13 bipartisan motion extending the mandate of the Canadian Forces in Kandaha [...]	2008-04-30 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CA AF
08OTTAWA621	CANADA CONTINUES PRESSURE ON BURMA; SENDS CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Canada shares U.S. concern about the imposition on the Burmese people of a non-representative constitution, and has been publicly pressuring Burma to bring an end to the country's environment of fear and repression. On May 5, Foreign Minister Bernier conferred honorary Canadian c [...]	2008-05-06 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM CA
08OTTAWA684	PARLIAMENTARIANS HIGHLIGHT BORDER CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the annual Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary meeting May 17-18, Canadian MPs and Senators expressed concern to Ambassador over the "thickening of the border" and hope that Congress may again push back the June 2009 date for implementation of WHTI on the land border. [...]	2008-05-20 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS KCRM CA
08OTTAWA719	CANADA WILL COOPERATE ON OAS ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) In the Ambassador's abscence, DCM met May 29 with Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations James Fox to deliver reftel points. Fox was joined by DG for Africa David Angell and OAS desk officer Heidi Kutz. Fox was clearly surprised by the U.S. proposal and said Canada shar [...]	2008-05-29 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS ZI CA CO
08OUAGADOUGOU1027	BURKINA FASO AGREES TO VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTION ON IRAN [...] (C) On November 17, DCM and POLOFF discussed Burkina Faso's potential vote on a no-action motion for the resolution on Iran (Ref B.) with Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Also in attendance was newly appointed MOFA Director General of Multilateral Affai [...]	2008-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU1028	BURKINA FASO POSITION ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON THE DEFAMATION [...] (C) On November 17, DCM, accompanied by POLOFF, discussed the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) vote on the defamation-of-religion resolution with Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),and Der Kogda, the Director General of Multilateral Affairs. Zakane understood [...]	2008-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UV
08OUAGADOUGOU268	Burkina Faso: French DCM on Compaore's [...] (S) Key Points: The French DCM told us April 8 that: -- Burkina Faso President Compaore was recently operated on for cataracts in Paris. -- Compaore is probably in good health, but may have contracted HIV/AIDS after years of sexual promiscuity. -- Compaore has better relations with S [...]	2008-04-09 11:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU272	French DCM on Cote d'Ivoire Peace Process [...] (C) Summary: The French DCM told us April 8 that progress at the latest round of Cote d'Ivoire peace talks held March 21 in Ouagadougou was modest, with good results in issuing almost 500,000 birth certificates to identify Ivorian citizens, but little success in disarming northern Cote d'Ivoir [...]	2008-04-10 14:57:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM UV IV
08OUAGADOUGOU373	A VIEW FROM BURKINA: FIRST AFRICA-INDIA SUMMIT REFLECTS [...] (U) Key Points: -- India hosted the first India-Africa Forum Summit April 8-9 in New Delhi, with 12 African heads of state or government in attendance, including Burkina Faso's Prime Minister. The African leaders represented the African Union (AU) and regional integration bodies or initiati [...]	2008-05-05 07:31:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECIN ETRD EFIN UV XA IN CH
08OUAGADOUGOU504	Burkina Faso: Special Municipal Elections in Four Rural [...] (C) Summary and Comment: While Embassy observers witnessed the smooth operations of special elections held June 1 for municipal councils in four rural communes, the real story behind the elections was disappointing. In each commune, faithful from the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress [...]	2008-06-11 16:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI UV
08OUAGADOUGOU514	Burkina Faso: Demarche on Security Council Meeting on [...] (C) On June 12, DCM, accompanied by PolOff, presented reftel demarche to MOFA Cabinet Director Vincent Zakane. While DCM noted that President Compaore had informed Secretary Rice of Burkina Faso's intention to support a Security Council meeting on Zimbabwe, Zakane only acknowledged that Compao [...]	2008-06-12 19:58:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UNSC ZI UV LY SF
08OUAGADOUGOU519	Burkina Faso: Meetings with President Compaore and [...] Ambassador met with President Blaise Compaore the evening of June 13. The President said that he had just discussed Zimbabwe with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bassole (currently in Paris) and Burkina Faso's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Michael Kafando. The PermRep is awaiti [...]	2008-06-13 19:34:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR UNSC ZI UV LY SF
08OUAGADOUGOU541	BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONVEYING UPDATED P5+1 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:59:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV
08OUAGADOUGOU795	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURKINA FASO WILL NOT PUBLICLY CONDEMN [...] (C) On August 28, Acting DCM, accompanied by PolOff, presented reftel demarche to Vincent Zakane, Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although Zakane agreed in principle with the U.S. position, he called Russian control over the break-away regions a "fait accompli," and added th [...]	2008-08-29 14:32:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU799	BURKINA FASO WILL NOT/NOT SUPPORT SERBIAN UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 08:24:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNGA KV UV
08OUAGADOUGOU839	DEMARCHE ON ABKHAZ AND SOUTH OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:30:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG UV
08OUAGADOUGOU841	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 16:52:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA MNUC UV
08PANAMA51	PANAMA POST: 3RD EDITION, VOLUME II [...] (C) The Panama Post is coming to you a few days early this week. State's Director for Central American Affairs hits the ground January 17 for a few days of scrounging around the Panamanian political scene as well as to follow up on the Regional Healthcare Training Center, attend the Omar Moren [...]	2008-01-17 22:00:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA539	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT TORRIJOS [...] (C) During President Torrijos' June 30 farewell lunch in honor of the Ambassador, Torrijos underscored the excellent state of bilateral relations, thanked the Ambassador for his work in sustaining that relationship, said he would move forward with re-structuring the security forces despite the [...]	2008-07-02 18:23:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PM PREL
08PANAMA542	PANAMA: LUIS POSADA'S PARDON REVOKED BY SUPREME [...] (U) The Panamanian Supreme Court unanimously revoked the 2004 pardon of Luis Posada Carriles (accused of plotting to assassinate ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 2000 Ibero-American summit in Panama),three of Posada's accomplices, and 179 other individuals on June 30. This retroactiv [...]	2008-07-03 19:43:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA669	PANAMA: LEADERS GRAPPLE WITH SECURITY REFORMS [...] (C) GOP and opposition leaders are aggressively reaching out to Post to brief their views on the Torrijos Administration's security reform legislation package as well as to gauge USG reactions and interests. At President Torrijos urging following the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ( [...]	2008-08-12 21:02:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR SNAR PTER KCRM MASS MOPS PBTS PINR
08PANAMA725	PANAMA'S NEW SECURITY LAWS PASSED AMIDST OPPOSITION [...] (C) The GOP approved five controversial security laws by decree on August 18 and 20. The decrees will: 1) create an independent civilian intelligence service (SENIS); 2) create a coast guard (SENAN); 3) create a frontier force to protect the borders (SENAFRONT); 4) reform the Panamanian Natio [...]	2008-09-05 12:44:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA74	PANAMA: NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Recognizing that Panama's judiciary has "a corruption problem" and believing that he has limited powers to sway the opinion of the court's other magistrates, newly installed Supreme Court President Harley Mitchell told Ambassador on January 14 that he planned to use his authority and bul [...]	2008-01-25 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM EAID ECON PM
08PANAMA77	PANAMA POST: 4TH EDITION -- THE DIRECTOR'S CUT -- [...] (C) The January 17-21 visit of State's Director for Central American Affairs John Feeley provided the Panama Post an excellent opportunity to touch base with numerous political heavy hitters. Feeley met with all the "presidenciables," except for Panamanista aspirant Alberto Vallarino who was [...]	2008-01-25 21:53:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PARAMARIBO117	"BEST KEPT SECRET?" CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH [...] (U) Summary: With PD resources already nearly exhausted, Post has sought to maintain cultural and outreach programming through the use of "window of opportunity" speakers. Taking advantage of the presence of U.S. university professor of ethnomusicology Jonathan C. Kramer, on March 5 Post o [...]	2008-03-20 17:39:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO121	STATE SENATOR PROMOTES U.S. DEMOCRACY FOR FREE [...] (U) Summary: With PD resources already exhausted, Post has sought to maintain cultural and outreach programming through the use of "window of opportunity" speakers (ref A, septel). Taking advantage of the presence of South Dakota State Senator Tom Katus, in Suriname under the auspices of t [...]	2008-03-26 13:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OPRC NS
08PARAMARIBO132	U.S. "MAROON" INTRODUCES SURINAME TO AMERICAN [...] (U) Summary: With PD resources for Fiscal Year (FY) 08 already nearly exhausted, Post has sought to maintain cultural and outreach programming through the use of "window of opportunity" speakers, and recently attracted the First Lady of Suriname with such a program. On March 12, taking adv [...]	2008-04-01 18:37:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OEXC NS
08PARAMARIBO16	GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME DIPLOMATIC NOTE GRANTING APPROVAL [...] (U) Below is the text of the official Government of Suriname Diplomatic Note No. 12.938 / AB responding to USG requests for GOS approval test of the Stryker vehicle. BEGIN TEXT: No. 12.938 / AB The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname presents its compliments to the [...]	2008-01-14 18:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS PGOV NS

08PARAMARIBO17	SURINAME SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY OF PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER [...] (U) DCM met with the Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 14 to deliver demarche in response to REFs (A) and (B),seeking Surinamese support for the U.S. candidate for the January 17 election of members to the Committ [...]	2008-01-16 12:44:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI XL XR NS
08PARAMARIBO173	SURINAME: REQUEST $13,350 IN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY Embassy Paramaribo thanks WHA/PDA for continued financial support of Post's public diplomacy initiatives and appreciates WHA/PDA's consideration of this request for an additional $13,3500 in financial assistance. "Mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and respect contributing to a m [...]	2008-04-29 20:34:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC ABUD AFIN AMGT NS
08PARAMARIBO201	PARAMARIBO - RESIDENTIAL GUARDS; DS PROPOSAL TO [...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel (A) requiring Post compliance with Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards for residential security and provides Embassy Paramaribo,s recommendations and funding requirements for residential security upgrades and measures needed to bring Post,s r [...]	2008-05-13 14:22:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AFIN ABUD AMGT
08PARAMARIBO216	REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR GLOBAL LAUNCH OF HARRISON FORD [...] (U) Post is interested in hosting a Harrison Ford PSA Launch Event. Post requests OES funding in support of the PSA. Post participation in the PSA launch and broadcasting of the PSAs is desirable because Suriname is a known source country of trafficked wildlife. Paragraph 7 contains an actio [...]	2008-05-22 12:20:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAO NS
08PARAMARIBO377	NO SURINAMESE POSITIONS ON GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (U) On September 9, per reftels A-E, Post delivered messages to Jerrel Moriah, head of the European Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Moriah said the GOS has no position on the relevant issues in Georgia or Kosovo at this time, but promised to [...]	2008-09-12 13:55:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL GG KV NS
08PARAMARIBO428	VISAS VIPER: SEP 2008 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on October 2, 2008. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEAL, RSO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report [...]	2008-10-09 16:07:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS
08PARAMARIBO56	RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS: SURINAME POSITION [...] (C) DCM met on February 8 with Ms. Rosita Hubard, the Acting Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss Kosovo independence. The MFA does not currently support independence for Kosovo. 2. (C) Prior to the meeting Ms. Hubard had co [...]	2008-02-13 21:17:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU NS
08PARAMARIBO63	ENCOURAGING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (C) As previously noted in reftel B, DCM met on February 8 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Head of the International Organizations Rosita Hubard, who indicated that the GOS does not support independence for Kosovo, citing "terrritorial integrity and unity of the state." Despited entr [...]	2008-02-15 20:27:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU NS UN
08PARAMARIBO72	INFORMATION TO CRITERIA APPLIED TO RECOGNIZING PRIVILEGES [...] The Government of Suriname (GOS) fully acknowledges its responsibilities under article 37(1) of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations; however we have noted several inconsistencies in the GOS's practices for issuance of diplomatic identity cards for Embassy diplomatic, administrative, and [...]	2008-02-22 20:01:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	US AMGT APER KREC NS
08PARIS1183	FRANCE ACCEPTS IN PRINCIPLE SEEKING A PRST ON [...] (SBU) We passed reftel points to the French MFA early on June 23, including to the AF and IO/UNP equivalents. DCM subsequently raised the subject with French MFA Political Affairs Director (P-equivalent) Gerard Araud. He stated general French agreement with our points and general assessmen [...]	2008-06-23 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC FR ZI
08PARIS1188	FRENCH REQUEST FOR U.S. DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (C) Toward the end of a June 23 meeting DCM had with French MFA Political Director Gerard Araud (P-equivalent) focused on Iran and Zimbabwe (septels),Araud brought up the prospect of the EU rescinding its designation of the MEK as a terrorist group. Ar [...]	2008-06-24 11:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR IR
08PARIS1200	POLDIR PROPOSES FURTHER TARGETED IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Political Director Gerard Araud summoned DCM to talk about Iran. He said his guess was that little would change in the coming months so the question was how to avoid the extremes of acquiescing or resorting to military force. He advocated a two-pronged approach invo [...]	2008-06-25 13:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR FR
08PARIS130	PRESIDENT SARKOZY ARTICULATES HIS FRAMEWORK FOR [...] (U) In this annual New Year's message to the Diplomatic Corps on delivered on January 18, President Sarkozy laid out a theoretical justification for recasting France's role on the international scene in the twin challenges before the international community: climate change and the "return of [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1696	SARKOZY PLANS ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a September 5 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Francois Richier, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, discussed EU plans for the September 8 meeting with Russian President Medvedev (other topics will be reported septel). Present for the Sep [...]	2008-09-09 08:36:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS RU GG FR UN
08PARIS1716	MFA THINKING ON IRAN AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Franck Gellet, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula, acknowledged progress over the past year in Iraq and said that as a result, France had moved away from its previous idea of convening an international conference to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. [...]	2008-09-12 17:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR IZ IR
08PARIS1745	MORE FROM EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA AND FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis Pierre Morel took a few minutes from intensive preparations for the EU/Central Asia forum to discuss his thinking about preparations for the mid-October Geneva meeting on Georgia. As noted in reftel, he plans to visit New York a [...]	2008-09-17 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR FR GG RS EU UN
08PARIS1908	FRENCH PRESIDENCY REACTS TO GENEVA MEETING ON [...] (C) French presidency adviser for Russia, Central Asia, and the Americas Damien Loras on October 16 provided DCM an update on French thinking about Russia and Georgia following the October 15 meeting in Geneva. He argued that France preferred to regard the Russian withdrawal from areas adja [...]	2008-10-17 12:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1914	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GENEVA CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, Galharague told us October 17 that the fact that the Geneva meeting took place qualifies it as a success for the French. No one had any illusions that the Geneva meeting would be easy, given the Russian threat not to participate if South Ossetia [...]	2008-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM EUN FR RS GG
08PARIS1997	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: EU DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Halfway through its six-month French EU presidency, it seems fair to say that Paris seized the opportunity for a global leadership role offered by several unexpected crises on its watch, while still making progress on its previously cited goals. Early concerns about the penchan [...]	2008-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN FR
08PARIS2158	SENIOR FRENCH ADVISOR DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL AND [...] (SBU) Senior advisor in the office of the French President Damien Loras and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Skelton and colleagues engaged in a lively discussion of the financial and economic crisis during a meeting November 24. They also briefly discussed relations with Russia. Part [...]	2008-11-26 14:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL OREP FR
08PARIS245	P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]	2008-02-12 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS328	UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) French MFA contacts told us that France supports the U.S. position on the upcoming UN discussions on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, and, like the U.S., intends to avoid providing a formal response to the Greek proposal until after having the benefit of considering [...]	2008-02-25 14:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR
08PARIS338	SARKOZY PROMISES UKRAINE POSITIVE SIGNAL AT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Damien Loras, President Sarkozy's Counselor for Ukraine (as well as Russia, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Americas),told us on February 25 that Sarkozy told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Paris on February 20 that he will seek [...]	2008-02-26 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MARR PREL UP FR
08PARIS34	S/I SATTERFIELD'S DECEMBER 28 MEETINGS PRECEDE [...] (C) Summary: S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield on December 28 urged French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon in separate meetings to strengthen the Siniora government in Lebanon pending election of a president and to consider using the Arab Leag [...]	2008-01-08 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR LE SY
08PARIS344	ELYSEE READOUT ON LEBANESE PM SINIORA'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) French Presidency NEA adviser Boris Boillon on 26 February provided a quick readout of Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora's February 21 meetings with French President Sarkozy and Prime Minister Fillon. Boillon stressed that the main message was one of French support to Lebanon's head of go [...]	2008-02-27 09:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EASS EFIN FR LE SY
08PARIS348	COMOROS: FRANCE TO ASSIST TANZANIA, NOT SENEGAL; [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Beatrice Lederle (acting MFA Comoros desk officer) said on February 27 that France would provide transportation and logistical support to Tanzanian troops slated to participate in military operations against Colonel Bacar in Anjouan. She said that France wo [...]	2008-02-27 15:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR CN FR
08PARIS383	FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST [...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK
08PARIS741	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S APRIL 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Foreign Minister Kouchner and other GOF officials during April 14 consultations in Paris, Sudan Special Envoy Richard Williamson stressed the need to accelerate deployment of UNAMID and to exploit the possibility that the Khartoum regime might be willing to seek [...]	2008-04-18 11:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR MOPS UNSC SU FR
08PARIS83	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Visiting S/I David Satterfield on December 28 provided an overview to French Presidency diplomatic adviser Levitte and French MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Felix-Paganon of U.S. efforts to promote Iraqi national reconciliation. He also provided a paper outlining U.S. ideas on how Fra [...]	2008-01-15 17:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM FR IZ IR
08PARIS94	DEFMIN MORIN ON HIS TRIP TO THE U.S., AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, the Ambassador met with Defense Minister Herve Morin to discuss Morin's upcoming trip to the United States. Morin offered views on the situation in Afghanistan and strongly advocated the French strategy of strengthening European defense capabilities "along side [...]	2008-01-18 10:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARISFR2007	BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 [...] Summary: UNESCO's Executive Board at its autumn 2008 Executive Board meeting (September 30-October 21) set in motion the process of preparing the program and budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. In this regard, the Board merely took note of the Director General's plea for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG [...]	2008-11-03 09:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2314	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH CZECH AND JAPANESE AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Summary: Both the Japanese and Czech Ambassadors to UNESCO clearly signaled to A/S Hook their opposition to Egyptian Culture Minister Hosni's candidacy for UNESCO Director General. The Czech Ambassador pushed for opening the race to new candidates and stressed the need for a top-level co [...]	2008-12-23 10:34:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EZ JA
08PARISFR2315	A/S HOOK'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UNESCO SECRETARIAT STAFF [...] (C) Summary: IO Assistant Secretary Hook raised the DG election problem as well as the Mughrabi Gate issue in meetings with UNESCO Deputy Director and Chief of Staff. Both were concerned at the prospect that Egypt's Culture minister might succeed Director General Matsuura and put at risk man [...]	2008-12-23 10:35:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO KWBG JO IS
08PARTO60602	(U) Secretary Rice's May 30, 2008 lunch meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) May 30, 12:15 p.m., Reykjavik, Iceland. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador Carol van Voorst Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery III, E Assistant [...]	2008-06-06 18:50:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MARR NATO ECON
08PHNOMPENH103	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TOUT MEASURED PROGRESS, HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Civil society leaders presented a "glass half full" picture of Cambodian progress on a variety of political, economic, and human rights issues to Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel during his January 16 [...]	2008-01-23 07:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB CB CM VN
08PHNOMPENH254	WHILE HRR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of post's dissemination of the 2007 Cambodia Country Report on Human Rights Practices, the Deputy Chief of Mission presented the final report to Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice Chan Sotheavy. SIPDIS Post also sent copies of the report to the Minister of [...]	2008-03-14 06:05:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KWMN PGOV CB
08PHNOMPENH315	QUIET, SMOOTH CAMBODIAN DEPORTATION OF EIGHT [...] (SBU) Eight Montagnard Vietnamese citizens departed a UNHCR site in Phnom Penh by minivan headed for the Cambodia-Vietnam border on April 9, 2008 as part of a forced repatriation. All eight persons came to the UNHCR Cambodia after May 1, the cutoff date for Montagnard arrivals to be consider [...]	2008-04-09 04:10:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF CB VM
08PHNOMPENH340	CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:37:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP EFIN PREL PARM CB
08PHNOMPENH381	PHNOM PENH RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (S) Summary: This is a response to Ref A requesting a summary of Post's outreach and activities to support, seek out and meet with activists for democracy and those who demand human rights. There are no known major dissidents from other countries living in Cambodia, however the Embassy has [...]	2008-05-06 09:45:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	SECRET	PHUM PREL
08PHNOMPENH493	CAMBODIA EXPLORING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON DEBT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon June 12 to raise the bilateral debt in the wake of Prime Minister Hun Sen's positive statements on debt repayment in a meeting with the U.S. ASEAN Business Council (Ref A). Minister Keat cautioned that Cambod [...]	2008-06-16 05:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON CB
08PHNOMPENH554	CAMBODIAN ELECTIONS: LADIES FIRST, AS DEBATES GO [...] (SBU) Summary: The first multi-party candidate debate in preparation for Cambodia's July 27 election took place in Phnom Penh July 8. This initial debate featured women candidates from four parties, as a key theme of the National Democratic Institute (NDI's) USAID-financed program in Cambodia [...]	2008-07-08 08:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH631	PREAH VIHEAR: GAG ORDER? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cambodian government circulated the same summary of Monday's Siem Reap meeting as provided by the RTG to Embassy Bangkok (Ref A.) Throughout this busy, post-election week, Cambodian officials have been notably silent on the subject of Preah Vihear. Prime Minister Hun Sen t [...]	2008-07-31 11:21:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNESCO SCUL MOPS PBTS TH CB
08PHNOMPENH763	CAMBODIA: CPP CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER CHEAM YEAP [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with A/DCM, CPP Central Committee Permanent Committee Member and Cambodian National Assembly Permanent Committee Member Cheam Yeap stated that the CPP has enough legal documents to "easily" show that it has legitimately won 90 National Assembly seats in the July [...]	2008-09-09 12:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH776	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CAMBODIAN [...] (U) September 15, 2008; 13:30; Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2. (U) Meeting Participants U.S. The Deputy Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel Charge D'Affaires, a.i. Piper Campbell A/DCM Greg Lawless (notetaker) Opposition Parties Sam Rainsy, President, Sam Rainsy Party Kem S [...]	2008-09-16 09:26:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KTIA CB
08PHNOMPENH813	SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Royal Cambodian Government (RGC) official who leads border negotiations with Thailand reported a "clash between the two sides" the afternoon of October 3 in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple resulting in the wounding of one Cambodian soldier. The source called t [...]	2008-10-03 12:12:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KTIA MOPS TH CB
08PHNOMPENH814	SHOOTING INCIDENT NEAR PREAH VIHEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Royal Cambodian Government (RGC) official who leads border negotiations with Thailand reported a "clash between the two sides" the afternoon of October 3 in disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple resulting in the wounding of one Cambodian soldier. The source called t [...]	2008-10-03 12:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC KTIA MOPS TH CB
08PHNOMPENH840	CAMBODIA PREPARING FOR DOWNGRADED THAI VISIT; [...] (SBU) Cambodian officials learned late October 10 that the Thai Prime Minister has postponed his official visit to Cambodia originally scheduled for October 12-13. Nonetheless, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is awaiting the visit of Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Som [...]	2008-10-10 11:40:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KTIA MOPS TH CB
08PHNOMPENH841	CORE DONORS UPDATED ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) Deputy Director Knut Rosandhaug and UNDP Country Director Jo Scheuer October 9 briefed core donors on their recent trip to New York to follow up on the conclusion of ASG David Tolbert's mission to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (E [...]	2008-10-10 11:50:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PGOV EAID PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH920	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATION GROUP WORKSHOP ON PANGOLINS AND BIG CATS" TRAINING IN BANGKOK NOVEMBER 26-28, 2008. [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 00:49:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL TH CB
08PHNOMPENH932	CAMBODIA STILL CONSIDERING RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary of State Oouch told DCM October 18 that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) was probably still maintaining its position from last year on UNGA Third Committee human rights resolutions, noting that Japan had once again demarched in favor of the DPRK human rights [...]	2008-11-18 13:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH97	DAS MARCIEL RAISES LAND ISSUES, ELECTIONS WITH SAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary For East Asian And Pacific Affairs Scot Marciel met with Deputy Prime Minister of Interior Sar Kheng January 17 to discuss preparations for Cambodia's 2008 National elections and the issue of forced land evictions. Sar Kheng raised security issues re [...]	2008-01-23 01:19:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CB
08PHNOMPENH982	UN/OLA TEAM BUILDS BRIDGES WITH SOK AN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During talks in Phnom Penh December 9-10, a delegation from the UN Office of Legal Affairs (UN/OLA) led by ASYG Peter Taksoe-Jensen appeared to make significant progress with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers Sok An on the issue of establishing an in [...]	2008-12-11 09:47:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM CB
08PODGORICA211	DEPUTY PM RECEIVES GEORGIA DEMARCHE [...] The DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic on August 14. DPM Djurovic received the points without comment, but promised to inform immediately Prime Minister Djukanovic, who had just returned from vacation. 2. PolCouns also deli [...]	2008-08-14 15:52:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MOPS MW
08PODGORICA222	MONTENEGRIN MOD AND MFA READY TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Ambassador's discussion of Montenegro's NATO aspirations with PM Djukanovic (Ref A),both the Defense and Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the GOM's interest in seeking a MAP invitation at the 2009 NATO Summit. They also welcomed the idea of regular bilateral consultat [...]	2008-08-22 17:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA228	TFGG01: EMBASSY PODGORICA ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USG PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has aggressively pressed, privately and publicly, the USG message on the Georgia-Russia conflict. The Montenegrin Government has so far been largely silent on the issue, except for brief comments, by the Foreign Minister as a result of a meeting with the Ambassador. [...]	2008-08-27 07:01:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA240	MONTENEGRO PRESSES AHEAD WITH NATO ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: An informal working group, consisting of GOM and Embassy representatives, has started regular meetings to monitor Montenegro's progress toward NATO (REF A). The group will consider, inter alia, GOM steps to make progress on the eleven priority goals laid out in REF B and accepte [...]	2008-09-12 15:32:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA246	MONTENEGRO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EXPANSION OF ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy delivered reftel points for Montenegro on expansion of the Adriatic Charter simultaneously to the MFA and MoD on 22 September. Both welcomed the initiative and reiterated Montenegro's readiness to join and participate fully. End summary. 2. (SBU) PolCouns reviewed p [...]	2008-09-22 17:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO MW MK HR AL BK SR
08PODGORICA289	MONTENEGRO FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL STEPS TOWARD NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs stressed their commitment to reinforcing Montenegro's ties with NATO in the coming months. The Ambassador welcomed this commitment, while cautioning that support by the U.S. or it [...]	2008-12-04 17:12:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MW
08PORTAUPRINCE1517	HAITI: TENTATIVE DATE FOR SENATE ELECTIONS, APRIL [...] (SBU) After over a year of stagnation in election preparations, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that the first round of Senate elections would be held April 19. That date is not final until confirmed by Presidential decree. The latest GOH amended budget commits additio [...]	2008-10-29 19:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1695	HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti virtually never criticizes any of the multiple countries, including Cuba, which gives it assistance. In keeping with this policy, the Government of Haiti never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are [...]	2008-12-10 17:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU
08PORTAUPRINCE320	PRIME MINISTER JACQUES EDOUARD ALEXIS RECEIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies has convoked the Prime Minister to answer questions February 28 on his government's policies to combat the rising cost of living and allegations of corruption. The session could end in several ways, to include: a vote of no confidence that brings down th [...]	2008-02-26 19:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA KDEM PGOV PREL
08PORTAUPRINCE321	FANMI LAVALAS: FOUR REGIONAL CONGRESSES HELD, SIX [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA KDEM PGOV PREL
08PORTAUPRINCE544	COST OF LIVING PROTESTS CONTINUE A SECOND DAY WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MINUSTAH and Haitian government sources report April 4 that protests in Les Cayes are continuing for a second day at reduced but still potent levels. They warn that there is a strong possibility these demonstrations will last throughout the weekend. There have been no further [...]	2008-04-04 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA ECON CASC ASEC
08PORTAUPRINCE607	PREVAL NOMINATES CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary: Following weeks of consultations with political parties and the private sector, President Preval nominated Ericq Pierre on April 27 to replace Jacques-Edouard Alexis as Prime Minister. Preval notified the presidents of both houses of parliament April 27 of his choice and will f [...]	2008-04-28 19:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA KDEM PGOV PREL
08PORTLOUIS155	MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) On May 8, DCM met with Anand Neewoor, the Mauritian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and the senior MFA representative since last month's dismissal of the Foreign Affairs Minister, to push for GOM immediate recognition of Kosovo. Neewoor stated that the GOM had not changed its most [...]	2008-05-09 08:25:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV MP
08PORTLOUIS189	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) On June 2, 2008, Ambassador Cabrera paid a courtesy call on Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as notetaker. The relaxed and pleasant hour and a half discussion touched on a wide variety of topics, including U.S. elections, Kosovo, and Mauritian U.N. voting records. The two ag [...]	2008-06-03 11:26:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MP
08PORTLOUIS207	MAURITIUS SENDING 20 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Mauritius has agreed to send fifteen additional election observers for the June 27 presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. This moves their election observer numbers up from five to 20. The observers will arrive in two to three tranches beginning immediatel [...]	2008-06-16 10:05:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI MP
08PORTLOUIS224	UK, AUSTRALIA AND US EMBASSIES JOINTLY DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 24 June, DCM met with the High Commissioners of Australia and the UK to demarche the Mauritian Prime Minister regarding Zimbabwe. The joint demarche was somewhat disappointing, with the Prime Minister agreeing to take only modest actions with regard to Zimbabwe. Specifically, [...]	2008-06-24 14:08:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI MP
08PORTLOUIS280	MAURITIUS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) On August 1, Ambassador Cabrera, accompanied by DCM as notetaker, delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Anund Neewoor. Neewoor acknowledged the demarche points and suggested that the framework for talks between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for [...]	2008-08-01 09:12:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SADC ZI MP
08PORTLOUIS297	MAURITIUS HOPES CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES GO TO THE UN [...] On 28 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, who responded that Mauritius supports climate change issues being addressed by the UN Security Council. Koonjul noted that the Alliance of Small Island States should account for at least a quarter of the votes in the UN, t [...]	2008-08-26 07:56:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG UNGA SENV AORC MP
08PORTLOUIS298	GEORGIA: MAURITIUS UNDECIDED BUT MIGHT ACT AS PART [...] (C) On 25 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Cure, the GOM has no considered position on the Georgia/Russia conflict. The GOM, while generally sympathetic to Georgia, would [...]	2008-08-26 07:58:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS GG MP
08PORTLOUIS303	GEORGIA: MAURITIUS STILL UNDECIDED [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief delivered ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that he is "trying for a position" within the Ministry, in case the support of Mauritian diplomats elsewhere is solicited. " [...]	2008-09-02 10:21:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU MP
08PORTLOUIS304	KOSOVO: LOGJAM CONTINUES [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief made ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure referred obliquely to his government's current lack of support for U.S. positions regarding Kosovo (see refs B to E),including on the [...]	2008-09-02 12:59:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA KV MP
08PORTLOUIS308	MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador Cabrera took advantage of a meeting with Mauritian Foreign Secretary Anund Neewoor to raise ref A and other Department provided points on Georgia. Neewoor responded that the GOM official position would be to "support the territorial integrity of Georgia." He ad [...]	2008-09-08 11:37:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU MP
08PORTLOUIS316	WHERE'S THE TUNA? LEHMAN BROTHERS' BANKRUPTCY AND PIRATES [...] SUMMARY: Concerns over the state of the Seychelles tuna industry rose in the wake of news of more piracy in the Indian Ocean and the bankruptcy announcement of Lehman Brothers, a shareholder in one of Seychelles' largest seafood operations. While recent pirate attacks have everyone's attention [...]	2008-09-17 10:12:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIS ELAB PGOV SE
08PORTLOUIS390	QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...]	2008-11-12 09:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP
08PORTLOUIS430	POSITIVE IMPACT OF ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: From 10-12 November, Rear Admiral Philip Greene visited key Mauritian policy and defense leaders for discussions on Africa Command and U.S. military engagement in Africa, and to inaugurate the new Automated Identification System (AIS) provided to Mauritius by the USG. Ambassador C [...]	2008-12-09 08:05:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPKO PTER PREF MP
08PORTMORESBY221	IRAN AND SOLOMON ISLANDS INITIATE DIPLOMATIC CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran and Solomon Islands have embarked on a series of Foreign Minister-level meetings that could lead to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties. Beginning with an initial September meeting on the margins of the UNGA, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister journeyed to Tehran in [...]	2008-11-04 07:43:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR BP
08PORTOFSPAIN106	COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN110	VPP FOR TOBAGO LAUNCHED [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy launched its first Virtual Presence Post, VPP Tobago, on February 19 in a ceremony attended by Tobago House of Assembly (THA) officials as well as key members of that island's artistic, education, and religious communities. After the formal launch, representatives from va [...]	2008-03-05 12:15:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC TD
08PORTOFSPAIN117	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOREIGN MINISTER PAULA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon has made a positive impression on the diplomatic community. Given her lack of international experience, though, she is still learning her position and the extent of her influence inside the government is unclear. The FM is friendly to the [...]	2008-03-07 17:27:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TD
08PORTOFSPAIN119	CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counterpart to revitalize negotiations on cross-border natural gas. While T&T is the "demandeur", Venezuela also needs the cross-border gas - to create jobs - and it [...]	2008-03-07 19:21:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD
08PORTOFSPAIN121	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...]	2008-03-11 14:25:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN23	CRIME PROBLEM ROILS NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: With a record number of 388 homicides in 2007 and 14 new homicides by January 8, 2008, crime remains a front burner issue. The media misquoted National Security Minister Martin Joseph in early January as stating the GOTT had failed in all its efforts to combat crime, setting off [...]	2008-01-11 15:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN237	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...]	2008-05-28 16:59:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN249	CARIBBEAN SECURITY ASSESSMENT: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (C) Summary: The GOTT is heavily focused on security concerns, both for domestic and regional reasons. It sees itself as under attack by criminal elements running guns and drugs from South America and is dealing with an explosion of murders -- many gang related. From its perspective, the G [...]	2008-06-09 12:00:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MASS PREL PTER TD XL
08PORTOFSPAIN269	SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND PM MANNING DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Manning welcomed Energy Secretary Bodman's visit and delivery of a USG report on protecting T&T's LNG export infrastructure. Manning said he is anxious to do whatever is necessary to protect LNG infrastructure and willing to include that in the mission for T&T's new offshore [...]	2008-06-18 20:00:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	KCIP EPET ENRG PTER ASEC TD
08PORTOFSPAIN286	T&T SUMMIT COORDINATOR DISCUSSES SOA PREPARATIONS WITH PDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: T&T will soon share its draft Summit declaration and seeks a 10-14 day turnaround for U.S. comments. The draft will be unveiled in Washington on/about July 24, with negotiations proceeding in September (Barbados),October (Jamaica),November (possibly Bahamas) and December (pos [...]	2008-06-30 20:06:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN288	WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...]	2008-07-01 12:19:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN290	T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]	2008-07-01 16:53:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN295	REMOVAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FROM GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, on June 30 the Ambassador contacted Minister of Foreign Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon and Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Lenny Saith to inform them of the impending White House announcement that Trinidad and Tobago is graduating from the Generalized System of Pref [...]	2008-07-02 19:33:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD TD
08PORTOFSPAIN297	GSP GRADUATION SETS OFF TRADE TALK DISCUSSIONS AT ANNUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: News of Trinidad and Tobago's GSP graduation led to a trade discussion among CARICOM leaders gathered in Antigua in early July, according to Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon. The leaders' consensus was the region needs to negotiate now a more "predictable" trade relationship [...]	2008-07-07 17:41:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN315	T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]	2008-07-17 13:00:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN323	T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]	2008-07-17 13:01:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN395	GUIDANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on the Kosovo IJC resolution on August 29. The Minister listened attentively to the points and said that she would need to speak with others in the GOTT and consider the issue further. We will be following up with the Ministry [...]	2008-08-29 18:57:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNGA KVIR TD
08PORTOFSPAIN397	REGIONAL INTEGRATION: "CONVERGING SOVEREIGNTIES" [...] (C) Summary: The details of what Caribbean political integration would look like remain vague, based on a reading of the closely-held draft study referred to by regional leaders when they met here on August 14. The study is still in draft form, being rewritten, not fully coherent and quite [...]	2008-09-02 15:14:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN412	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister September 10 for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Serbia's request to seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo, UNGA Third Committee priorities, and allowing U.S. Air Marshal [...]	2008-09-15 11:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
08PORTOFSPAIN48	PM MANNING ON VENEZUELA; INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning agreed in principle to co-host a Caribbean Basin Energy Infrastructure Security Conference, but said it would not be feasible to hold the event until late April or May. It was his strong preference to invite Venezuela; to do otherwise would be "har [...]	2008-01-22 19:42:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECIN ENRG MARR VE TD
08PORTOFSPAIN73	PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Post carried out reftel demarche February 11 with MFA Permanent Secretary (Vice Foreign Minister equivalent) Edwina Leacock. Along with the other ref points, we stressed the importance of early recognition as a way of helping stabilize southeast Europe. The PermSec listened closely to [...]	2008-02-11 17:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TD
08PORTOFSPAIN87	U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE: [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon February 20 on recognizing Kosovo. The FM was upbeat on the possibility of Trinidad and Tobago recognizing Kosovo in the very near future. The Minister noted she would be tied up for much of the remaining week, but promised to [...]	2008-02-21 14:22:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TD

08PRAGUE113	CZECH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A TAINTED VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As expected, Czech President Vaclav Klaus was reelected for second five-year term on February 15. The drama surrounding this second election was no longer about whether the voting should be open or secret, but about an absent Green Party deputy and a Social Democrat (CSSD) deput [...]	2008-02-20 15:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE174	CZECH DCM WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 14:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM LE EZ SY EUN
08PRAGUE284	CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...]	2008-05-07 15:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE347	CZECH REPUBLIC: SOFA AND TAXES, THE FINAL HURDLE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber met with Prime Minister Topolonek, the Finance Minister, and key Czech SOFA negotiators on the tax status of U.S. contractors and their employees on June 9. Topolanek faces a number of political challenges that could threaten the survival of his coalition and is [...]	2008-06-10 16:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ MARR MASS
08PRAGUE418	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-01 17:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE419	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE420	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE471	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Ambassador Graber met on July 23 with DPM Alexandr Vondra to deliver reftel proposal on concluding the SOFA negotiations. PM Topolanek was unable to participate in the meeting due to an ongoing marathon cabinet session, which will be the government's last before a 3-week summer break. Am [...]	2008-07-23 16:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ PARM MNUC
08PRAGUE623	THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 15:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE663	SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...]	2008-10-16 14:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE666	CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...]	2008-10-20 10:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE667	CZECH REPUBLIC: DAS MERKEL DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) David Merkel held day-long discussions October 10 in Prague on relations with Russia, energy security, relations with the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Russia,s relations with NATO. He met with MFA Political Director Martin Po [...]	2008-10-20 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ NATO RU
08PRAGUE674	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Chertoff, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which has received a significant boost from the President's announcement of the Czech Republic's entry into [...]	2008-10-23 12:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE737	CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S CIVIC DEMOCRATS AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In one week, the ruling Civic Democratic Party (ODS) will meet to debate its future direction and elect new leadership. The domestic political scene, which was in turmoil following the opposition's sweeping victories in the October regional and senate elections, has become more [...]	2008-11-28 15:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE738	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH SENATE APPROVES MD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27, the Czech Senate debated and approved the U.S.-Czech Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The nearly five-hour debate brought no new arguments, and the opposition failed to push through motions for a constitutional [...]	2008-11-28 16:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE758	CZECH PM TOPOLANEK REELECTED CIVIC DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 5-7 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) congress reelected PM Mirek Topolanek as chairman, but with less than overwhelming support. Topolanek's victory was overshadowed by President Vaclav Klaus, the party's founder, who formally relinquished his title of ODS honorary chai [...]	2008-12-09 06:44:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE788	CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...]	2008-12-19 14:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ
08PRAGUE792	STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ
08PRAIA244	CAPE VERDE DEMARCHED ON USG UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post delivered USG priorities for United Nations General Assembly Third Committee 2008 on Human Rights to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde and the Acting Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel points to Prime Minister Jose Mar [...]	2008-09-11 16:37:00	Embassy Praia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN CV
08PRETORIA169	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MO SHAIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met Mo Shaik, advisor to ANC President Jacob Zuma, on 24 January to discuss Zuma's win last month and where the Zuma camp is headed over the next year. Not surprisingly, Shaik viewed Zuma's victory as a "triumph for democracy," but complained that President Mbeki was a so [...]	2008-01-25 15:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF
08PRETORIA1745	CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 07:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KSCA SENV AORC
08PRETORIA1772	CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] (U) Acting DCM Mary Deane Conners and EST FSN Martin Matlebyane met on Monday August 11 with Mr. Peter Lukey, Chief Director for Air Quality Management and Ms. Margo Richardson, Deputy Director, Atmospheric Pollution, at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT),to deliver the [...]	2008-08-12 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG KSCA SENV AORC
08PRETORIA1832	CODEL BERMAN MEETS ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Berman met in Johannesburg on July 3 exile members of the Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change. They were told that: the June 27 run off was a farce; Mugabe's presidential claim was illegitimate; and a Transitional Authority -- not a Government of National [...]	2008-08-18 13:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP ZA SF ZI
08PRETORIA2624	COPE LEADER MOSIUOA LEKOTA MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota discussed his party's campaign platform, the broader politics surrounding the election next year, and his party's prospects for success at a lunch with Ambassador Bost, the DCM, Polcouns, and Poloff on December 2. Lekota said his party i [...]	2008-12-02 15:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2666	CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...]	2008-12-09 05:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH
08PRETORIA327	NOTIFICATION RE AUTHORIZATION TO ENGAGE NRO [...] (SBU) DCM provided reftel notification to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director General Abdul Minty by telephone at 21:50 local (14:50 EST) on 14 February. Minty had no substantive reaction, but expressed appreciation for the information and noted he had seen the CNN coverage of [...]	2008-02-15 14:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA PREL MARR SF
08PRETORIA950	MISSION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-06 15:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SF ZI
08PRISTINA453	KOSOVO: EULEX DEPLOYMENT MOVES FORWARD, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite prior delays, EULEX is now proceeding with the operational aspects of deployment with reasonable efficiency and speed. On August 18, EULEX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNMIK that expedites the transfer of physical assets to EULEX. EULEX expects contrib [...]	2008-08-25 17:25:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08QUITO100	CHANGES PENDING IN ECUADOR,S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, the GOE announced that approximately 15% of the country,s mining concessions would revert to the State for purported non-payment or late payment of fees. Analysis of remaining concessions will continue and further reversions could be forthcoming. Meanwhile, Ec [...]	2008-02-01 11:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON EC
08QUITO1003	IN SURPRISE MOVE, CORREA REPLACES MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: At a contract-signing ceremony with US-Canadian oil firm Ivanhoe on October 8, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced that Minister of Mines and Petroleum Galo Chiriboga had resigned "for personal reasons." Press reports later suggested that Chiriboga had been forced out. [...]	2008-10-23 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EMIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO1020	ECUADOR TO FOLLOW COLOMBIA, PERU IN EU BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting of the Andean Community (CAN) October 14, members agreed to a final effort to continue jointly negotiating an association agreement with the EU in spite of strongly divergent positions. However, the EU has said it won't agree to Bolivia's request for wholesale exce [...]	2008-10-28 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO1035	CHAVEZ VISIT TO ECUADOR: WILL ACTIONS FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: On October 28, Venezuelan President Chavez met with President Correa in the town of Puyo in eastern Ecuador to strengthen relations and sign ten bilateral agreements on topics ranging from energy to electronic currency. As usual, it remains unclear how much of the rhetoric will [...]	2008-11-05 14:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EC
08QUITO1045	ECUADOR RESPONSE: 1ST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of the revised Compliance Resolution to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting non-proliferation c [...]	2008-11-10 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNGA CDG EC
08QUITO1046	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of UNSCR 1835 and Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting the UN Security Coun [...]	2008-11-10 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC
08QUITO1058	SPANISH REPSOL AGREES TO NEW OIL CONTRACT WITH [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Spanish oil company Repsol reached agreement to sign a new transitory production sharing contract with the Government of Ecuador (GOE),following statements from the Minister of Petroleum that the GOE would terminate its contract for not concluding oil negotiations [...]	2008-11-13 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO1062	ECUADOR DELAYS DEBT PAYMENT BECAUSE OF ALLEGED [...] Summary. (C) Ecuador announced on November 14 that it would delay an international interest payment up to 30 days. It will use that period to investigate assertions of a debt commission report (to be released on November 20) that the debt issuance was tainted by irregularities. President Cor [...]	2008-11-14 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO1066	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered non-papers on Iran, Burma and the DPRK (Ref A) to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 12 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 14. Puma stated that Ecuador's policy had not changed (Ref B),that Ecuador strong [...]	2008-11-17 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA EC
08QUITO1086	DEMARCHE RESPONSE - OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper and oral points to Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 21. Puma stated that as far as she was aware, Ecuador's policy regarding its voting on UNGA resolutions with regards to Israel had not changed. Ecuador voted in favor of al [...]	2008-11-21 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY EC
08QUITO1100	ECUADOR IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL DOC REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Mission Ecuador has coordinated a joint strategy with our Chinese counterparts for delivering demarches to the GOE on its visa policies, specifically the lack of control over "tourists", and working with Ecuadorian authorities to improve their controls (Ref A). Both the U.S. an [...]	2008-11-28 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08QUITO1145	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER FANDER FALCONI [...] (C) Summary: Fander Falconi, who previously headed the National Planning and Development Secretariat and plays a prominent role in President Correa,s PAIS political movement, was sworn in as Ecuador,s new Foreign Minister on December 15. In post,s few interactions with him, he has not appea [...]	2008-12-15 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO1178	CHANGE IN ECUADORIAN STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Ecuador's trade policy body, COMEXI, issued a resolution changing how certain products can prove compliance with Ecuadorian safety and labeling standards, blocking some U.S. exporters that have not had time to comply. The measure requires product testing in an [...]	2008-12-22 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO1183	GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...]	2008-12-24 12:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
08QUITO1184	GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...]	2008-12-24 12:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
08QUITO138	GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY [...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...]	2008-02-13 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO16	UPDATING INFORMATION FOR EMBASSY QUITO TFCOS [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Quito reports that the following officers continue to serve as Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: Jefferson Brown, DCM (TFCO),IVG 644-4420, brownjt2(at)state.gov, and brownjt(at)state.sgov.gov; and Bridget Alway-Premont, Econoff (Deputy TFCO),IVG 644 [...]	2008-01-04 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN
08QUITO164	PETROBRAS THREATENED WITH CONTRACT CANCELLATION [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Solicitor General recommended that Petrobras's contract be cancelled for transferring shares of its holding to a Japanese company without government authorization (very similar charges as those that led to the cancellation of Occidental's contract in 2006). The Brazili [...]	2008-02-21 19:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
08QUITO190	ECUADOR DEMARCH RESPONSE: SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 27. Puma noted that she was aware of the issues regarding piracy and Somalia, but that Ecuador had not yet developed a position on possible courses of action. 2. (SBU) PolOff stress [...]	2008-02-27 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO EC SO
08QUITO197	SUBJECT: ECUADOR LOOKING TO TERMINATE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will attempt to negotiate early termination of its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with nine small countries, according to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Trade. In the interim, all of Ecuador's BITs remain in force. In response to the Foreign Minister's [...]	2008-02-28 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
08QUITO215	ECUADOR REACTION TO COLOMBIAN OPERATION AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Although the Correa administration's reaction to the news of the Colombian military's operation against the FARC in Ecuadorian territory was initially cautious, the GOE's position increasingly hardened after learning that the operation was not a "hot pursuit" scenario but planne [...]	2008-03-03 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO219	ECUADORIANS SUPPORT CORREA BUT WANT FARC OUT [...] (SBU) Summary. A day after President Correa announced that Ecuador cut diplomatic relations with Colombia, the Constituent Assembly suspended its normal business to discuss the Colombian incursion. The Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution condemning the Colombian incursion. The text i [...]	2008-03-04 21:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO223	ECUADOR: THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S THREE MONTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Half way into the Constituent Assembly's six month tenure, the Ecuadorian people have finally obtained a glimpse of what their new constitution might look like. President CorreaQs Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) political movement prepared a proposal for the structure of [...]	2008-03-06 17:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR SNAR EC
08QUITO248	FOR CORREA, DISPUTE WITH COLOMBIA NOT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The GOE plans to re-establish relations with Colombia by the end of March, although XXXXXXXXXXX noted "it will be difficult to restore trust." Correa made his most anti-U.S. statements to date on March 8, criticizing U.S. support for Colombia and U.S. media dominance. On the ot [...]	2008-03-12 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MARR EC CO VE MX
08QUITO264	ECUADOR: GOE OFFICIALS URGE COOPERATION WHILE [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings and phone calls, MFA and MOD officials have sought to maintain positive bilateral relations with the U.S. as well as to communicate GOE efforts against the FARC (see also reftels). The GOE also launched a media campaign to deny and counter continued accu [...]	2008-03-14 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PGOV EC CO SP
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08QUITO30	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY AND CORREA DECLINE IN POLLS [...] (SBU) Summary: With more than a month's work under its belt and little progress thus far, public opinion polls are showing a sharp decline in the Constituent Assembly's popularity. Though still widely popular, on the eve of his first anniversary in office, President Correa's approval number [...]	2008-01-09 17:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO301	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN, IAEA AND UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points and non-papers for reftels B and C on March 4 and for reftel D on March 10 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs. Due to extensive travel and other commitments, including an active role in addressing the Ecuador-Colombia crisis at the OAS, MFA [...]	2008-03-28 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM ECON IAEA NSG EC IR
08QUITO307	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S BUSY, SEMI-PRODUCTIVE 4TH [...] (C) Summary: During its fourth month of work, the Constituent Assembly actively engaged in drafting constitutional articles on the judiciary, the electoral function, and fundamental rights, among other topics, but failed to approve a single article. Assembly members spent much of their time d [...]	2008-04-01 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PTER ECON EC CO
08QUITO312	ECUADOR TAKES COLOMBIA TO ICJ ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador filed suit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague on March 31, seeking a decision by the ICJ that Colombian spraying violated Ecuador's sovereignty and requiring Colombia to refrain from further aerial spraying and pay reparations to Ecuadorians for all [...]	2008-04-02 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM ICJ EC CO
08QUITO330	ECUADOR MILITARY MOBILIZES TO NORTHERN BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite the break in diplomatic relations with Colombia which has suspended bilateral cooperation with the GOC, the Ecuadorian military has not reduced the intensity of its operations against the FARC near the northern border, which it began in November 2007. To the contrary [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MCAP MASS PTER PREL EC CO
08QUITO349	CONOCO WILL FILE FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. ConocoPhillips plans to initiate arbitration against Ecuador under the terms of its oil production and exploration contracts. For two production blocks that it shares with the French company Perenco, it appears the underlying grounds for arbitration are the windfall income tax [...]	2008-04-18 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO35	UNPARALLELED MAJORITY: THE STRENGTH OF ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent declines in public opinion polls (reftel) President Correa's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, which dominates Ecuador's Constituent Assembly, remains the strongest political organization that the country has seen since returning to democracy in 197 [...]	2008-01-10 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO351	GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR WHIPSAWS OIL COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of negotiations with international oil companies, the Government of Ecuador has announced that it will suspend negotiations for another six months, in an effort to migrate all agreements to risk-service contracts. This development will likely delay investment in [...]	2008-04-18 16:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO357	FRESH EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS PROLONG TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric regarding the Colombian attack during his April 11-12 visit to Mexico set off another round of accusations between the GOE and GOC. This latest stand-off appears to have again polarized Ecuador and Colombia's positions, prompting another visit by OAS [...]	2008-04-22 16:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC EC CO
08QUITO363	INSIDE THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: AN OPPOSITION VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Opposition member Pablo Lucio Paredes shared his observations on the Constituent Assembly's inner workings and likely outcomes. He reported that President Correa will resign to campaign for a new term under the new constitution, and that a small number of Assembly members will [...]	2008-04-23 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO365	MINING REFORM: SEARCHING FOR A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a measure cancelling thousands of largely unused mining concessions. Concessions that have been explored but not yet in operation will be frozen for six months until a new mining law is finalized. Small mining concessions and mines that are al [...]	2008-04-24 14:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG EPET ECON PREL SENV EC
08QUITO394	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRAVEL BAN REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to her travel and participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma reiterated the position she communicated in response [...]	2008-04-30 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC EC
08QUITO395	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) See Action Request in Para. 4. 2. (C) In February, although President Correa indicated that Ecuador would recognize Kosovo, Vice Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told the DCM that the GOE wanted to work within a Latin American consensus position and was attempting to consult with region [...]	2008-04-30 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK EC KV YI
08QUITO396	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to travel and her participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma said that she was unaware of the Israeli Air Force m [...]	2008-04-30 23:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL EC
08QUITO415	ECUADOR APPROVES CONTENTIOUS MOBILE CONCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: After a week of tense brinksmanship, the Government of Ecuador has come to agreement with America Movil subsidiary and majority market share holder Porta, to renew its mobile phone concession for 15 years. While the company has been silent, the press has speculated it will pay [...]	2008-05-08 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO427	ECUADOR PLANS TO REORGANIZE TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from the successful renegotiation of its two private mobile phone concessions, the government of Ecuador is planning the possible reorganization of its telecom sector, including the eventual creation of a telecommunications ministry and consolidation of Ecuador's three s [...]	2008-05-13 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO430	ECUADOR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) The DCM, together with Spanish Minister Counselor Javier Triana Jimenez and Russian First Secretary Alexander Bochanov, delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Emilio Izquierdo on May 12. The group provid [...]	2008-05-14 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KGIC PARM PREL EC
08QUITO433	CORREA ADMINISTRATION COUNTEROFFENSIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In the lead-up to the May 15 release of the Interpol report on the seized FARC computers, the Correa government is trying to strengthen its position through accusations against Colombia and the United States, a European trip aimed at garnering support for Ecuador's stance, and an angry [...]	2008-05-15 12:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC CO SP FR BE NU
08QUITO434	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LENIN MORENO? [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Lenin Moreno has failed to carve out a significant policy role during the first 18 months of the Correa administration, and recent ill-health has further limited Moreno's role within the GOE. He remains popular with the public, but does not appear to have aspirat [...]	2008-05-15 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC
08QUITO464	PETROECUADOR PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER DECLINING [...] (U) Summary: Following harsh words from President Correa about state oil company Petroecuador's inability to meet petroleum production projections, its President Fernando Zurita resigned on May 20. He was replaced by another Navy Admiral, Luis Jaramillo, who will attempt to increase producti [...]	2008-05-28 20:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EINV DOD EC
08QUITO477	GUTIERREZ PARTY DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Society Party, although discredited and diminished, has not lost the fire in its belly or the support of an important segment of the Ecuadorian public. Its leader, former president Lucio Gutierrez, regained his political rights in May. The party is strongly on th [...]	2008-06-02 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON EC
08QUITO489	ECUADOR: CONFLICTS EMERGE AS CONSTITUTION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: Recent polling data show negative approval ratings for the Constituent Assembly, which has only two more months to approve approximately 80 percent of the new constitution. The articles approved so far are heavy on principles and lofty ideals, while most of the tough decisions o [...]	2008-06-05 00:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO504	FINAL AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Following the meeting with GOE officials on January 9, 2008, and providing the modified text in draft format as per Refs A and C, Post has engaged the GOE on numerous occasions to stress the importance of completion of the exchange of diplomatic notes. Bureaucratic hurdles, multiple chan [...]	2008-06-06 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US EC
08QUITO52	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel points to MFA Under Secretary of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo SIPDIS Mino and Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on January 11. Ambassador Izquierdo said that they were not closely following the situation regarding K [...]	2008-01-16 20:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI EC
08QUITO540	A NEW ELECTRICITY REFORM LAW IN THE CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Constituent Assembly is considering a GOE proposal to reform Ecuador's dysfunctional electricity sector and gain greater control of this "strategic sector," and might pass an electricity mandate soon. The proposal would consolidate public/private generators, distribut [...]	2008-06-18 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO553	ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS' FIRST VISIT TO QUITO AS [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Stavridis made his first visit as SouthCom Commander to Quito June 9-12. Along with the Ambassador, Military Group Commander and Acting DATT, he met with the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce, the Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Fabian Varela and then joi [...]	2008-06-20 17:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MASS MARR EC
08QUITO567	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT QUITS WITH NO WARNING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, Constituent Assembly President Alberto Acosta (Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Movement or PAIS) resigned from that position June 23. Citing his frustration with a process that he feels has become too rushed, Acosta vowed to remain focused on helping the Asse [...]	2008-06-24 20:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO578	ECUADOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) PolOff met on June 27 with Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs, during which poloff asked about the GOE's decision regarding Kosovo's independence. 2. (C) Nieto said that the GOE's official position is to not recognize Kosovo's independence. No formal [...]	2008-06-30 14:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL UNAUS UNMIK EC
08QUITO581	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 60 DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on June 27 to Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Nieto reiterated that the GOE's position on Iran is based on "principles" and that the IAEA should have been given additional time to work with Iran before introdu [...]	2008-06-30 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC EC
08QUITO582	ASSEMBLY PICKS UP PACE AS DIVISIONS WITHIN PAIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new President of the assembly, Fernando Cordero, appears determined to meet the July 26 deadline mandated by the Constituent Assembly statute. From June 24-26 the assembly approved a record 37 articles. Opposition members remain disgruntled because they consider Cordero,s s [...]	2008-06-30 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO610	SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The expansion of oil palm plantations into Ecuador's primary forests is having severe environmental impacts. Esmeraldas province, where a majority of African oil palm is grown, has a deforestation rate of 4.5%, higher than that of any other province or neighboring country. Th [...]	2008-07-07 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EINV ENRG EPET EAGR EAID PGOV EC
08QUITO616	GOE SEIZES ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE financial regulatory authorities seized two major television stations and other properties owned by the Isaias Group on July 8. While some business leaders and members of the political opposition are accusing the government of attempting to suppress freedom of speech, the [...]	2008-07-08 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO617	FINANCE MINISTER ORTIZ QUITS, REPLACED BY WILMA [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Ortiz quit July 7 after refusing to approve the confiscation of assets from the owners of a bank that failed in 1999. President Correa immediately replaced him with Wilma Salgado, an economic professor who had been serving in the Andean Parliament and had been [...]	2008-07-08 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO633	UPDATE ON SEIZURE OF ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTIES [...] (C) Summary. The Constituent Assembly approved a mandate ratifying the Correa Administration's decision to seize the assets of the Isaias group and blocking any judicial appeal. One former Finance official, who worked on the Filanbank/Isaias case under a previous government, believes that [...]	2008-07-11 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EC
08QUITO691	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ECUADOR-IRAN TRADE OFFICES; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador-Iran Trade Offices -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Ecuador is planning to open a trade office in Tehran, while Iran is opening one in Quito [...]	2008-07-29 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD EAGR ECON EC
08QUITO70	UNASUR STRUCTURE AND CARTAGENA MEETINGS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are planning meetings of their delegates, foreign ministers and heads of state in Cartegena on January 26-28, but as of January 14 no countries had confirmed attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to approve a draft [...]	2008-01-22 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AORC EC CO BR XM XR
08QUITO774	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU
08QUITO878	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated the GOE's non-interventionist mantra, saying that the GOE's position on human rights issues was that they should be handled exclusively by the UN Human Rights Council, [...]	2008-09-11 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
08QUITO879	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - KOSOVO ICG RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5, emphasizing that Kosovo independence is a political issue, not a legal question, and therefore should be decided by political institutions, not by the courts. 2. (C) Puma quickly a [...]	2008-09-11 20:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UN KV EC
08QUITO880	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) PolOff delivered points from reftels to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated her regular mantra that the GOE was particularly sensitive to issues of sovereignty. She noted that the GOE would not make a public commitment for or against Ru [...]	2008-09-11 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO GG RU EC
08QUITO935	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER POVEDA [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Agriculture Minister Walter Poveda on September 15. Also in the meeting were Agriculture Vice Minister Cevallos, Embassy DCM, and Agricultural Attache Gonzalez. Poveda emphasized the need for international cooperation and sought renewal of [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO956	ECUADOR HOSTING ANDEAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETING; URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will host a meeting of Andean Community presidents on October 14 to try to forge a common Andean position on negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU). However, if Bolivia blocks consensus (which Ecuador expects),Ecuador will join Colombia and Per [...]	2008-10-02 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EC CO
08QUITO983	CANADIAN-US IVANHOE ENERGY SIGNS OIL CONTRACT WITH [...] (U) Summary: Following 11 months of negotiations, on October 8 Ivanhoe Energy signed a contract with the GOE to develop a field of super-heavy oil using its proprietary technology. In a ceremony where he also announced replacement of the Energy Minister (septel),President Correa hailed the [...]	2008-10-14 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO99	ECUADOR: 2007 TRENDS IN COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Correa administration, the GOE has taken a tougher stance on combating narcotrafficking by implementing new policies and programs and by increasing its police and military operations. Ecuador's border regions, especially in the North, remain vulnerable to the transit [...]	2008-01-31 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PREL MOPS EC
08QUITO996	ODEBRECHT AND PETROBRAS - ECUADOR MOVES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Correa raised the rhetoric level against two big Brazilian companies, and went further with the construction firm Odebrecht, cancelling its projects in Ecuador and its employees' visas. Correa also pressed Petrobras to quickly renegotiate its contract or face expulsio [...]	2008-10-21 16:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL EINV ECON EC BR
08RABAT1017	RABAT'S COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS IN [...] (SBU) On October 16, the Japanese DCM convened the only G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting during Japan's presidency. Representatives of Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated, as did representatives of the European Union, [...]	2008-10-23 08:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN MO

08RABAT1086	MOROCCO: NO OBJECTION TO BURKINA FASO IN TSCTP, [...] (C) Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane was briefed on reftel October 29, concerning Burkino Faso and the TSCTP. Bendahane had no objections to the inclusion of Burkino Faso into the TSCTP, and was encouraging on that score. He has since und [...]	2008-11-20 15:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MARR ECOWAS MO UV
08RABAT1101	MOROCCO DOWNPLAYS NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General Mohammed Azeroual told Polcouns November 23 that Morocco did not believe that the Cairo Ministerial would accomplish anything, and Morocco would be represented only by its Ambassador. The PLO is history and Fatah is weak and aging, he said. Any solution woul [...]	2008-11-25 18:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG AL MO
08RABAT1122	MOROCCO'S "ADVANCED STATUS:" A ROADMAP TO AN [...] (C) Summary: The European Union's attribution of "advanced status" to Morocco reflects the close relationship between the Cherifien Kingdom and its European partners, but is likely to change little in the short run in relations between the two parties. European diplomats are careful to stress [...]	2008-12-05 15:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MO
08RABAT1134	BOYCOTT LEADER PROPOSES NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: Younes Mjahed, head of the Moroccan press union, told Information Attache (IO) that as a result of the recent U.S. election, he was prepared to rethink his organization's years-long boycott of USG activities. He reported that the Government of Morocco (GOM) had been stonewalling [...]	2008-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP PGOV PREL PTER MO
08RABAT1154	HARSTON ASSESSES MINURSO AND THE WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: MINURSO Head of Mission Julian Harston briefed the P-5 plus Spain on December 12. Harston believed that Morocco is finally ready to assent to Ambassador Christopher Ross' appointment as the UN Secretary General's (UNSYG's) Personal Envoy for Western Sahara. Harston believes th [...]	2008-12-16 14:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PHUM PBTS UN WI MO
08RABAT116	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND [...] (S/NF) The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats, including joint efforts to shut down the foreign fighter pipeline. Your meetings with the Interior Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the Chief of Morocco's external intelligence service will [...]	2008-02-07 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT1181	MOROCCO HOSTS MEPI LDF ALUMNI CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The second annual Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Alumni Meeting took place in Marrakech, Morocco December 15-17. The DCM opened the event that brought together 28 LDF alumni from 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) r [...]	2008-12-22 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPMI XF MO
08RABAT1183	MOROCCO RECEIVES JOINT DUTCH, RUSSIAN, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Dutch DCM Frank Keurhorst delivered his country's invitation requesting Morocco's participation in the 5th Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane on December 22. Keurhorst del [...]	2008-12-22 18:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL RS MO
08RABAT1201	AGADIR PROTEST DEATHS: TRAGIC BUT NOT DELIBERATE [...] (C//NF) Based on information obtained during EmbOff's visit, it appears that a tragic accident, and not a premeditated act, led to the deaths of two Sahrawi (Western Saharan) students during a December 1 protest in the Moroccan city of Agadir. Separate statements from a Sahrawi participant i [...]	2008-12-30 12:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS WI AG MO
08RABAT1204	MOROCCO: GAZA ANGER GROWS; SCHOOLS SHUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Moroccan public and official response to the recent Israeli air strikes in Gaza continues to be universally critical of Israel and, increasingly, the United States. Almost every article, statement, and interlocutor has used the word "disproportionate" to describe the action. [...]	2008-12-31 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS ASEC KPAL KWBG MO
08RABAT140	HUMAN RIGHTS DILAOGUE, WESTERN SAHARA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the second annual session of the U.S.-Morocco bilateral human rights dialogue, our senior GOM interlocutor used the occasion to criticize the existence of separate human rights reports for Morocco and Western Sahara. The Moroccans also complained that the USG distorted the go [...]	2008-02-14 12:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MO
08RABAT141	DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray urged support for the upcoming independence for Kosovo February 8, during a meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). FM Fassi Fihri declined to offer a f [...]	2008-02-14 14:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV UNMIK UN YI MO
08RABAT150	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Amb. Dell Dailey and NEA DAS Gray visited Morocco February 7-8 to discuss enhancing security cooperation and especially countering the flow of Moroccan foreign fighters into Iraq. Amb. Dailey asked the highest level of concerned GOM officials to assert pressure on Syria [...]	2008-02-19 09:58:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAIR PINR PREL OVIP MO
08RABAT151	DAS GRAY URGES MOROCCAN SUPPORT FOR UNIFIL AND [...] (C) Summary: DAS Gray urged Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri to increase Moroccan support for Lebanon during a meeting February 8, otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). He pressed for a contribution to the Hariri tribunal and ask [...]	2008-02-19 10:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS LE MO
08RABAT156	S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND DAS GRAY DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting in Rabat, Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Habib SIPDIS Benyahia told S/CT Amb. Dailey and DAS Gray he was working to address the terror threat by advancing regional cooperation and development in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Be [...]	2008-02-19 18:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN MO XA
08RABAT157	DAS PATTON VISITS MOROCCO [...] (U) Summary: DAS Kent Patton and MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Casablanca and Rabat January 16-19 to discuss post's democracy reform activities, introduce the new Democracy Working Group program, and meet with Moroccan contacts from both the government and civil society. Patto [...]	2008-02-19 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KMPI ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI MO
08RABAT16	MOROCCO BACKS EFFORTS TO PRESS SYRIA ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: On January 7, the MFA's Co-Political Director passed us a message that Morocco was supporting efforts to break the political deadlock in Lebanon and had urged the Saudis to turn up the heat on the Asad regime. MFA Director-General Mohammed Azeroual said Morocco believed "enough [...]	2008-01-08 11:51:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO LE
08RABAT171	MOROCCO: TERRORIST NETWORK DISRUPTED BUT MANY [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan authorities arrested 32 persons including several minor Islamist politicians in mid-February and reported seizing a significant quantity of weapons, from what they called the Belliraj terror network, after its leader, the Moroccan-Belgian Abdelkader Belliraj. In televis [...]	2008-02-22 19:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO
08RABAT178	GOM PROVIDES A/S WELCH WITH A MORE COHERENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mohamed Yassine Mansouri gave NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and his party a lengthy, comprehensive briefing on the Belliraj terrorist network. Mansouri explained the network,s alleged revolutionary aims [...]	2008-02-27 10:44:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PTER ASEC PINS PINR MO
08RABAT185	NEA A/S WELCH,S MEETINGS WITH KING MOHAMMED VI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Mohammed VI received NEA A/S Welch for an hour on February 25. The wide-ranging exchange of views focused on bilateral cooperation, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mauritania, Syria, Algeria and Western Sahara. In most respects, the audience mirro [...]	2008-02-28 16:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MO
08RABAT194	NEA A/S WELCH AND DIRECTOR GENERAL MANSOURI REVIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 25, Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mohamed Yassine Mansouri (the Moroccan equivalent of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and his party had a cordial and frank two-hour exchange on regional i [...]	2008-03-03 11:32:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PINS OVIP MO
08RABAT20	AMBASSADOR,S JANUARY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 3, on the eve of his departure for the next round on UN-sponsored talks on Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri expressed his frustration with Algeria's unwillingness to move beyond the status quo to resolve the issue and truly cooperate on economic and securi [...]	2008-01-09 06:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EAID KMCA KPAL MO
08RABAT246	MOROCCO: CONCERNS OVER MANHASSET AND HAPPINESS [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff (CoS) Nasser Bourita told Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and PolCouns that the Government of Morocco (GOM) was concerned over the direction of the Manhasset negotiations. Although he did not make a direct request, Bourita appeared to intima [...]	2008-03-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PBTS WI MO
08RABAT314	MOROCCO OPTIMISTIC ON PROSPECT OF SIGNING ON TO [...] (SBU) On April 3, 2008, Poloff extended ref invitation to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane for the Government of Morocco (GOM) to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) May 28-29 event in Washington D.C. Farhane said that he would [...]	2008-04-10 15:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP MO
08RABAT33	LIBYAN MEMBERSHIP IN THE TRANS-SAHARA [...] (C) DCM raised reftel query on the inclusion of Libya in the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) with MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs (P-equiv) Youssef Amrani, on January 14, and conveyed talking points. DCM stressed the importance of a regional approach to defeat ter [...]	2008-01-14 17:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL XA XF MO
08RABAT342	MOROCCO STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 13:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI MO
08RABAT38	NEXT WEEK'S 5 PLUS 5 AND EU-AMU MEETINGS IN RABAT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani (P-level) confirmed to DCM and PolCouns on January 14 that Morocco would be hosting the 5 plus 5 and AMU/EU meetings next week. The Foreign Ministers of the 5 plus 5 (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Malta, plus the 5 AMU states [...]	2008-01-16 08:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU ZM MO
08RABAT390	MOROCCO SIGNALS DESIRE FOR CLOSER SECURITY TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Moroccan military and diplomatic officials indicate that they would give serious consideration to the Status of Forces Agreement, but needed to review the U.S. draft. Morocco,s Inspector General of the Armed Forces (CHOD) General Bennani recently pledged to sign the Acqui [...]	2008-04-30 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS MCAP MO
08RABAT401	TANGIER MEETING SEES HIGHEST LEVEL ALGERIAN VISIT [...] (C) The April 27 North African Political Parties Conference in Tangier, attended by both Moroccan Prime Minister El-Fassi and Algerian Prime Minister Belkhadem was the highest-level contact in years between the feuding North African neighbors. It was hailed as a potential landmark both by Alg [...]	2008-05-07 12:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN MO AL XA
08RABAT411	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO AL-MASSAE VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche, the Government of Morocco (GOM) has formally asserted that the libel case against al-Massae was a private law suit to which the GOM was not a party, and in which the GOM did not interfere. Although Minister of Communications Naciri told the DCM tha [...]	2008-05-08 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT413	ADVANCING THE PRESIDENTQS FREEDOM AGENDA IN [...] Summary: To further the PresidentQs Freedom Agenda (Ref A),the Ambassador, DCM and other Mission officers have met with a variety of activists and interlocutors to highlight the importance of continued democratic and human rights reforms in strengthening MoroccoQs position as a moderate, de [...]	2008-05-09 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM EAID PREL MO
08RABAT434	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. During the quarter, NEA DAS Kent Patton visited Morocco and post approved a new local grant proposal. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employabil [...]	2008-05-14 13:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT489	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO [...] (C) Summary: General Ward, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Since your last visit in February 2007, our governments have become even closer. Continuing close military-to-military cooperation, with a flourishing training/exercise program, was highlighted by Morocco,s agreeme [...]	2008-05-23 18:31:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	OVIP MARR PREL PTER MO
08RABAT493	AL-JAZEERA BUREAU CHIEF EXPECTS RABAT OFFICE TO [...] (C) Summary: Al-Jazeera's Rabat bureau chief dismissed Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that the suspension of Al-Jazeera's broadcast license was technical. Given that no one in the GOM would claim responsibility for the decision, he believed it came directly from the King. He criticized [...]	2008-05-28 16:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC MO
08RABAT496	ALGERIAN AMBASSDOR BELIEVES MOROCCO,S [...] (C) Summary: During a two-hour exchange the Algerian Ambassador declined to identify what he referred to as many specific issues that prevent good relations between Algeria and Morocco. He opined, however, that the Moroccan proposal to re-open the border was designed to curry favor with the [...]	2008-05-30 13:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PBTS AG MO
08RABAT512	MOROCCAN RELATIONS WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is very much an African country. Its foreign policy toward Sub-Saharan African countries, like its worldwide foreign policy, is dominated by a single issue: promoting its sovereignty over Western Sahara. The Western Sahara issue, in parallel with the broader rivalry bet [...]	2008-06-03 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL EAID PREF KPKO XA MO
08RABAT524	MOROCCO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of Social Development, Families, and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli, who was traveling, of Morocco's new status as a Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Tier 2 country. The Ambassador also shared basic recommendations and promised to follow up with conc [...]	2008-06-09 10:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV KCRM KPAO KWMN MO
08RABAT548	MOJ OFFICIAL BEMOANS RISE OF EXTREMISM IN MOROCCAN [...] (C) Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director of Penal Affairs and Pardons and Director of the Prosecution Service M'hammed Abdenebaoui (protect) expressed concern over growing societal intolerance and religious rigidity in Morocco. A pious Muslim, he complained that extremism, exported by Saudi Ar [...]	2008-06-13 07:02:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PINS PREL KISL MO
08RABAT569	MOROCCO PRISON CHANGES: A BLAST FROM THE PAST [...] (C) The new Delegate-General for Prison Administration, Mohammed Benhachem, indicated to PolCouns a willingness to work with the USG, but asked to defer any USG assessment until at least July, so he would be better prepared. Benhachem is a former head of the national police force and Ministry [...]	2008-06-19 10:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS PTER KISL MO
08RABAT570	MOROCCO RIOTS: WHAT HAPPENED IN SIDI IFNI? [...] (C) The heavy-handed police breakup of a blockade at the Sidi Ifni port on June 7, and consequent riot, yielded numerous casualties. In contrast to media reports, there were neither fatalities nor rapes, but a consensus of credible independent inquiries confirms there were numerous cases of p [...]	2008-06-20 07:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS ECON EFIS EAGR MO
08RABAT579	MOROCCO: FOLLOW UP ON THE 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) The Country Report on Human Rights Practices has become an increasingly useful tool for promoting improvement in Morocco. Since the release of the Morocco and Western Sahara human rights reports on March 11, the Government of Morocco (GOM),human rights organizations and other diplomats [...]	2008-06-23 14:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM MO
08RABAT612	KOSOVO: NO CHANGE IN MOROCCAN POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 11:10:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK KV MO
08RABAT66	WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES HOPE AND [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...]	2008-01-23 16:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO
08RABAT681	ZAPATERO FINALLY MEETS WITH KING:GOOD FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with King Mohammad VI on July 11. The purpose of the meeting was to reinforce the strong relations that already exist between the two countries, primarily highlighting cooperation in the areas of economics, security, and immigrati [...]	2008-07-22 17:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMIG SP MO
08RABAT70	CORRECTED COPY:WESTERN SAHARA: ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (C) Pro-independence Sahrawi human rights activist Brahim Dahane (strictly protect) told us there is a sense among Sahrawis, even in separatist circles, that something potentially positive is coming out of the Manhasset process. He hotly disputed Government of Morocco (GOM) attempts to like [...]	2008-01-23 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PBTS WI MO
08RABAT736	MOROCCO CONCERNED BUT CAUTIOUS IN RESPONSE TO COUP [...] (C) On August 7, A/PolCouns met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Nassar Bourita to express the United States' strong condemnation of the August 6 coup in Mauritania and to request that the Government of Morocco (GOM) issue a statement condemning it. Bourita replied tha [...]	2008-08-07 14:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MO MR
08RABAT739	WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING AROUND A [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...]	2008-08-08 13:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO
08RABAT741	CORRECTED: WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR MANEUVERING [...] (C) Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Western Sahara Operations Director Sergio Calle-Noreno (protect) said that he had received an agreement in principle from the Government of Morocco (GOM),the Polisario, and Algeria in May to attend a conference in Geneva in J [...]	2008-08-10 16:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR PREL KHDP WI AG MO
08RABAT879	MAURITANIAN ENVOY EXPLAINS COUP TO GOM [...] (C) During a long September 16 briefing on Western Sahara (septel),Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri told the Perm 5 Ambassadors and Charges, as well as the Spanish Ambassador, that King Mohammed VI and he had met new Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou in C [...]	2008-09-16 18:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM MR MO
08RABAT89	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. During the quarter, two representatives from MEPI's Washington offices visited Morocco. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a B [...]	2008-01-28 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT993	MISSION MOROCCO MOBILIZED FOR RAMADAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: American and locally employed staff from all sections of Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Morocco mobilized to make the Mission,s Iftars (Ramadan dinners) and extensive outreach programming during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a success. The Embassy and Consulate General [...]	2008-10-15 18:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KISL KIRF KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL MO
08RANGOON11	AUSTRALIAN COMPANY TO INVEST IN BURMA'S GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Australian-owned Danford Equities Corporation will become the next foreign company to invest heavily in the Burmese oil and gas sector when it begins exploration of its offshore gas field in 2008. According to Australian Embassy officials, Danford expects to spend up to $40 mil [...]	2008-01-09 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON18	WARPED THINKING IN BURMA: INSIGHTS FROM AN INSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Yin Yin Oo, a Foreign Ministry official close to Number Three General Thura Shwe Mann and the sister of Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu, has been authorized to engage in general discussions with the US and British Embassies. She contacted Charge just before Christmas to sugges [...]	2008-01-11 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON317	EAC TEMPLATE [...] (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Emergency Action Plan for a natural disaster and agre [...]	2008-05-05 13:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM
08RANGOON318	EMBASSY CONVENES EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Disregard Rangoon 317 sent in error. 2. (SBU) On May 5, Embassy Rangoon convened an EAC meeting to discuss the situation following Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma the evening of May 2 and morning of May 3. The DCM chaired the meeting. The EAC reviewed the tripwires in Post's Eme [...]	2008-05-05 13:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM
08RANGOON319	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 1 [...] (SBU) Summary. All Embassy facilities suffered some damage from Cyclone Nargis on May 3, five residences are currently without water, and one residence has been rendered uninhabitable. Post is working to secure fuel and food supplies for facilities and personnel, and has requested authorized [...]	2008-05-05 13:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON320	BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 2 [...] (SBU) The GOB reported Cyclone Nargis killed over 15,000 persons, most in the Irrawaddy delta region. Food, water, and fuel shortages continued throughout Rangoon. While some neighborhoods had limited water service restored, government-provided electricity was still out. There were reports [...]	2008-05-06 09:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BM
08RANGOON383	MEDIA REACTION: BURMESE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Following the arrival of the first USAF C-130 flights with humanitarian aid at Rangoon Airport on May 12 and 13 an unprecedented amount of positive news coverage appeared in the Burmese media. 2. In the nationally broadcast news on state- controlled MRTV May 12, nearly seven minutes were [...]	2008-05-15 06:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PGOV BM
08RANGOON580	BURMA: ASSK SPENDS ANOTHER MARTYRS DAY IN [...] (C) Summary: The regime and NLD each held ceremonies commemorating Martyrs Day on July 19, but both were considerably more low-key than in the past. While there were no disturbances at the NLD event itself, authorities arrested at least six NLD members over the weekend. We have seen no sig [...]	2008-07-21 07:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON599	BURMA: HARSHER SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS AND MUSLIMS [...] (C) Summary. Embassy sources report that activist blogger Nay Phone Latt will be tried this week in a special court at Insein Prison. Ten mostly Muslim youth were sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor last week for their alleged participation in last September's peaceful pro-d [...]	2008-07-29 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON679	GAMBARI VISIT CONCLUDES WITH NO ASSK MEETING [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari departed Burma August 23rd without meeting Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). In an outbrief for the Diplomatic Corps, he expressed his disappointment that that ASSK had declined to see him and said he did not know her reason for doing so. Gambari report [...]	2008-08-25 08:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON706	BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of Burmese timber exports increased dramatically in 2007, up six percent and 26 percent respectively over last year's figures. Timber industry experts predict that 2008 will be a record year for Burmese timber exports, despite international sanctions on Burmese [...]	2008-09-08 04:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
08RANGOON758	BOMB BLAST CONFIRMED IN DOWNTOWN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary. A bomb exploded at a bus station in downtown Rangoon the morning of September 25. Reports of casualties vary, some indicating as many as two deaths and seven injuries. Post disseminated an internal message and a consular warden message about the bombing. We have received no r [...]	2008-09-25 08:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASEC CASC
08RANGOON786	GLOBAL FUND'S PROPOSAL TO RETURN TO BURMA: A [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Charge conveyed, point-by-point, USG concerns and conditions regarding Burma's potential application for Round Nine of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM at an October 2 meeting in Rangoon to select a donor representative to the Country Coordin [...]	2008-10-03 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON795	UK AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES CONTINUED UN AND GAMBARI [...] (C) In an October 8 call on Charge, British Ambassador Mark Canning expressed the UK,s view that UN Special Representative for Burma Gambari should be allowed to continue in his current role as a preferred alternative to &six months of drift8 in the UN good offices mission. Canning said the [...]	2008-10-08 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON836	BURMESE PRIVATE SECTOR REPS DISCUSS ECONOMY WITH [...] (C) During a roundtable discussion between the IMF Article IV Consultation team and Burmese private sector business and economic observers, participants discussed problems in the banking industry, the use of informal channels for fund transfers and capital financing, the problems associated [...]	2008-10-28 02:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
08RANGOON854	MEETINGS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) DCM and Consul visited Nay Pyi Taw October 29-30 for courtesy calls at the Foreign Ministry, part of Post's effort to expand contacts with mid-level GOB officials. The meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs was particularly productive, as he pledged to bypass his superio [...]	2008-11-05 00:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM
08RANGOON892	BURMA: IMF CONDUCTS ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Burma October 22-November 6 for annual Article IV consultations. While the IMF estimates Burma's real GDP growth in 2008 will be 4 percent, rather than the 13 percent touted by the GOB, the team remains unable to reconcile national accou [...]	2008-11-18 03:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
08RANGOON901	BURMA: VISIT OF DPRK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong-il reportedly met with the SPDC's number four official, Lt. General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Foreign Minister Nyan Win, and others during his November 6-10 visit to Burma, signing an agreement on visas and discussing trade, economic, and [...]	2008-11-19 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	MARR MCAP PGOV PREF PREL PARM KN KS BM
08REYKJAVIK139	SUPPORT REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 15:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ IC
08REYKJAVIK151	ICELAND INFORMED OF NEW U.S. CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:55:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOA PARM PREL NATO MOPS IC
08REYKJAVIK152	GOI NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 16:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PARM KNNP IR IC
08REYKJAVIK22	REYKJAVIK INPUT FOR ENERGY REPORT TO CONGRESS [...] Iceland produces nearly all of its electricity and home heating from the renewable resources of hydropower and geothermal power. The responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. A. The Economic and Commercial Section handles energy matters. The total number of staff in this section is [...]	2008-02-15 16:59:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08REYKJAVIK223	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK ASSERTS RUSSIAN LOAN IS 95 PERCENT [...] (C) Sturla Palsson, Director for International Affairs and Markets at the Icelandic Central Bank told EconOff that the 4 billion Euro loan offered by the Russians is 95 percent certain to happen. The Icelanders have been assured by the Russians that the unprecedented loan will go through and t [...]	2008-10-08 16:43:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK224	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK ASSERTS RUSSIAN LOAN IS 95 PERCENT [...] (C) Sturla Palsson, Director for International Affairs and Markets at the Icelandic Central Bank told EconOff that the 4 billion Euro loan offered by the Russians is 95 percent certain to happen. The Icelanders have been assured by the Russians that the unprecedented loan will go through and t [...]	2008-10-08 16:50:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK225	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS, TIME FOR USG TO GET INVOLVED? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 19:24:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK227	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: THIRD BANK GOES DOWN AS MASS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 18:13:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK228	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: BANKERS ARGUE GOI NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 18:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK242	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: RUSSIAN LOAN STILL ON TABLE, IMF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 18:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK275	ICELAND: CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL FOR TERRORIST [...] (SBU) A/DCM and ConOff delivered Ref A demarche and model document to Ministry for Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for the U.S. (and Deputy Chief of the Defense Department) Audunn Atlason and MFA Defense Department First Secretary Ingibjorg Petursdottir on November 21. Emboffs also referred to D [...]	2008-11-25 12:10:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK36	EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 12 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM (FE-OC) 1 h [...]	2008-03-07 12:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
08REYKJAVIK37	REYKJAVIK: NOMINATION FOR FSI ENERGY SEMINAR PE228 [...] Iceland is a key player in renewable energy, especially in the field of geothermal power. The Icelandic Government is incorporating this expertise more and more into its foreign policy and Icelandic energy companies are investing overseas, including in the U.S. Post nominates Economic and Com [...]	2008-03-07 17:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV APER ABUD IC
08RIGA149	LATVIA CONCERNED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN BELARUS, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Latvian officials are concerned by developments in the U.S. - Belarus bilateral relationship, believing that this represents a hardening of positions by Lukashenka. They are offering support for the U.S., including within the EU, although they did not succeed in getting a pres [...]	2008-03-20 10:07:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR EUN BO LG
08RIGA2	LAVROV'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov's December 18 visit to Riga was most notable in that it occurred at all. After months of work, his visit marked the first ever visit by a Russian or Soviet FM to an independent Latvia. The highlight was the exchange of instruments of ratification on the Latvia-R [...]	2008-01-02 05:27:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD EUN RS IR LG
08RIGA228	HERE WE GO AGAIN - ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF UNDER FIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Two separate events have brought a new focus on anti-corruption chief Aleksejs Loskutovs, whose attempted removal from office last fall brought down the Kalvitis government. Two members of his staff have been sacked for stealing money seized in investigations, and indicted Ven [...]	2008-05-06 14:19:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC LG
08RIGA358	LATVIA ON IRISH NO VOTE: NOTHING RUSHED, NOTHING [...] (U) In response to the June 12 Irish vote on the EU Treaty of Lisbon, the MFA posted a press announcement on the Ministry's web site on June 13. The announcement states that FM Maris Riekstins "is of the opinion that the democratic choice of the citizens of the Republic of Ireland should be r [...]	2008-06-17 13:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LG
08RIGA361	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Press reports that the US was considering Lithuania as an alternative site for deployment of missile defense (MD) assets should negotiations with Poland fail have seen wide publication in the Latvian press on June 18. As a result, M [...]	2008-06-18 12:35:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PL LH LG
08RIGA389	LATVIAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 09:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV LG
08RIGA391	LATVIA WAVERING ON STRATEGIC AIR CONSORTIUM; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Latvia is in the midst of making decisions on cuts for its 2008 budget (which covers the calendar year). As growth has plummeted from nearly 10 percent to 3.5, expected revenues have fallen significantly and the government is seekin [...]	2008-07-02 12:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL NATO LG
08RIGA401	NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR SAC IN LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Despite our direct intervention with the Prime Minister and the office of the President and the Foreign Ministry, we see it as highly likely that Latvia will decide not to proceed with participation in NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Consortium. Direct appeals to the high [...]	2008-07-08 07:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO LG
08RIGA468	JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION PROCESS SLOW TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL says that it intends to move forward on Jewish claims to pre-holocaust communal property, but has sent mixed signals about chances for rapid action. GOL also advised against a unified effort from foreign embassies to push for resolution. Both the Ambassador and American [...]	2008-08-11 11:23:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI LG
08RIGA472	TFGG01: LATVIAN FM WANTS STRONG NATO AND EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 09:57:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ENRG NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA496	TFGG01: WHAT GEORGIA MEANS TO LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Georgia have dominated the news and discussion here like few other events in recent memory. Latvians, at least ethic Latvians, look at Georgia and think that this could easily be them. As the EU and NATO have been unable to respond forcefully to Russia -- and many members a [...]	2008-08-15 10:13:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA521	LATVIA SUPPORTS EU OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA [...] (C) DCM and Pol-Econ Chief met for lunch with Edgars Skuja, MFA U/S for Bilateral Affairs, on August 27. In discussions regarding Georgia, Skuja mentioned that at the August 28 EU COREPER meeting, Latvia would push for a strong, unanimous statement from the September 1 European Council regard [...]	2008-08-27 14:25:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU RS GG LG
08RIGA522	LATVIA OPEN TO REVIEW OF BELARUS VISA BAN LIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS EU BO LG
08RIGA813	LATVIA APPRECIATIVE OF US POSITION ON CFE [...] (C) Latvia appreciates US leadership in attempting to bring Russia back into the CFE while not caving to Russian demands to make decisions on the Baltics prior to entry into force of the adapted treaty. That was the main message from Ieva Jirgensone, acting head of the arms control division at [...]	2008-12-23 10:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE RS LG
08RIGA815	RESTRUCTURING AND REDUCTIONS AT LATVIAN MFA [...] (C/NF) Summary: A planned restructuring of the Latvian foreign ministry to reduce the size of senior leadership and staff and salary reductions necessitated by budget cuts will likely add to the frustrations of an already unhappy diplomatic service. Decision making will be further concentrate [...]	2008-12-23 13:51:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR LG
08RIGA87	ANDRIS GRUTUPS AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LATVIA [...] (C) Summary. Andris Grutups is a prominent lawyer and closely connected to one of Latvia's most influential people - former PM Andris Skele. He is also often not far from the scene when charges of anti-Semitism are raised in Latvia. For example, in a late November 2007 interview with local p [...]	2008-02-15 15:27:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI LG
08RIGA88	AMBASSADOR LARSON'S COURTESY CALL WITH LATVIAN [...] (C) Summary. On February 14, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for introductory discussions on a range of issues. They discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo, Visa Waiver, and the Latvian economy. End Summary 2. (C) Ambassador Larson paid his courtesy call on Prime Minis [...]	2008-02-15 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON NATO RS LG
08RIGA89	LATVIAN PASSPORT SCANDAL CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Recent meetings between Post, the GOL MFA and the Latvian security police (LSP) have yielded more specific information on developments in the passport scandal (ref. a). The LSP cautioned that the final numbers of cases, and all specific information on identities, is not complete, a [...]	2008-02-15 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	CVIS KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL LG

08RIYADH102	SARKOZY IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visited Saudi Arabia on January 13-14 to make clear that Saudi Arabia is now "at the top" of the French Middle East policy list. Pres. Sarkozy met with Saudi King Abdullah, addressed the Shura council and spoke briefly with Saudi business leaders. [...]	2008-01-26 11:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	FR PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1034	SEN. KERRY IN SAUDI - IRAN, IRAQ AND OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) traveled to the Kingdom on June 28-30 where he met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chief of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Asaf, and Assistant Interior Minister for Security Aff [...]	2008-07-06 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA ECON IR IS IZ MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR
08RIYADH1035	SAUDI KING ON MADRID INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 29 meeting with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in Jeddah, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud elaborated on furthering global religious tolerance and combating extremism through the Inter-Faith Dialogue he launched, where the next step will be a multi-faith conference, [...]	2008-07-06 13:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH107	CANADIAN FM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canadian FM Bernier visited Saudi Arabia on January 9-11. Bernier met with various SAG officials, including Saudi King Abdullah. Topics included aid to the Palestinians, Syria/Lebanon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, operations in Afghanistan, UN make-up and commercial interests. T [...]	2008-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CA FATAH IR IS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1077	UPDATED PERSONAL INFO ON SAUDI KING [...] (S/NF) A western physician whose professional duties include frequently consulting with members of the Saudi Royal family shared with DCM on July 11 personal information gleaned from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's personal medical file, including King Abdullah's true age and curre [...]	2008-07-13 06:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA INRA INRO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1114	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORK PROGRESSES IN RIYADH [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar. 2. (S) During a July 8 visit to Riyadh, DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar met with Ministry of Interior representatives Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Co-Chair Dr. Saud A-Semari and Dr. Khalid Al-Ageel [...]	2008-07-19 09:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
08RIYADH1190	SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...]	2008-08-04 10:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI
08RIYADH1196	FRENCH DCM ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The French DCM in Riyadh commented to us that GOF will be wary in its engagement with Syria. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) In a meeting between Pol Counselor and French DCM in Riyadh Emmanuel Bonne on August 2 to discuss Kosovo (Septel),Bonne raised the issues of Syria and Leban [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1245	TOPICS FOR ABDULLAH/MUBARAK MEETING: EGYPTIAN DCM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 13, at Egyptian request, Pol Counselor met with Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa. Essa expressed grave concerns over continued Iranian nuclear ambitions, noting that this topic would be an agenda item in the upcoming meeting between Saudi King Abdullah and President Mub [...]	2008-08-14 10:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA
08RIYADH1270	SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...]	2008-08-19 04:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1272	READOUT OF ABDULLAH-MUBARAK MEETING BY EGYPTIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa provided a readout of the Saudi King Abdullah-Egyptian President Mubarak meeting held in Cairo on Aug. 15. Essa again relayed the message that Egypt asks to have side discussions on Iran during the next 6 2 1 meetings, as well being kept infor [...]	2008-08-20 04:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA
08RIYADH1325	SAUDIS EASE RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a broader effort to attract international investment in their stock market, the Saudi Capital Markets Authority approved a plan under which foreign investors can purchase Saudi securities, but without voting rights. Foreign investment firms with offices in Saudi Ara [...]	2008-08-31 03:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1378	SAUDIS TO VOTE AGAINST UNGA ICJ RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 15:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA UNGA KVIR RU
08RIYADH1408	MOVING FORWARD ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by CENTCOM J5 met Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementing the Critical Infrastructure and Border Protection (CIP) program designed to safeguard Saudi Arabia's oil production and wa [...]	2008-09-15 13:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET LE MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
08RIYADH141	KING ABDULLAH TO LEBANESE FM: SAG MIGHT BOYCOTT [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to the Lebanese DCM Ziad Itani, King Abdullah supports the current Lebanese government and its push for immediate presidential elections. The King reportedly told PM Siniora during his January 25 visit that if the Syrian government prevents Lebanese elections, neither [...]	2008-02-02 12:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR LE SA
08RIYADH1416	RIYADH EAC ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 17, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the return of family members to Post. The EAC determined that the Mission had met its obligation to fully update the Crisis and Emergency Planning [...]	2008-09-17 04:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1423	RIYADH EAC - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 17, the DCM convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the Missions security posture in light of today's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Also present in the meeting were POL, ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, MGT, MED, ISC, AGR, DAO, POL-MIL, MSG, OPM-SANG, DHS and RSO. 2. (S/NF [...]	2008-09-20 04:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1436	RIYADH EAC - 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 20, the DCM convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture in response to additional threat information received describing further attacks planned against U.S. interests in the region following the September 17 attack on the U.S. Embassy in S [...]	2008-09-22 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1471	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1472	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1532	RIYADH EAC - 10 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On October 10, 2008, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Mission's security posture and the continuation of restrictions on Embassy personnel in light of recent threats involving the Embassy as reported in ref B. Also discussed [...]	2008-10-14 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1541	PAKISTANI RELATIONS WITH SAUDIS â€œSTRAINEDâ€ [...] (C) SAUDIS UNHAPPY WITH ZARDARI: Echoing Pakistani interlocutors in Washington and Islamabad, in an introductory call with PolCouns, Pakistani DCM Sarfraz Khanzada (protect) characterized Saudi-Pakistani relations as "under strain." This was due, he said, to a lack of Saudi confidence in the Zardar [...]	2008-10-16 10:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SA PK
08RIYADH1568	SAUDI TERROR COURTS BEGIN TRIALS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Riyadh General Court began the long-planned prosecution of detained terrorist suspects charged with attacks inside the Kingdom, including bombings of residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003. This follows the King's approval of the appointment of ten judges to ov [...]	2008-10-20 14:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1572	SAG UPBEAT ON ECONOMY, BUT SIGNS OF SLOWDOWN [...] (C) Summary: While still generally upbeat when discussing their economic prospects, Saudi businesses and government agencies have begun to temper their statements with an element of caution. Many embassy contacts have told us they expect a slight economic downturn, but that its effects will [...]	2008-10-21 14:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV EPET SA
08RIYADH1573	RIYADH EAC - 19 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 19, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a regularly scheduled meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The RSO and BPM said that threat reporting levels remained consistent and that no new, specific threats to U.S. interests were received [...]	2008-10-22 04:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1575	SAUD AL-FAISAL: MORE US ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) SATISFIED WITH SLEIMAN: Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal touched briefly on Lebanese President Michel Sleiman's October 12-13 visit to the Jeddah during a meeting with Ambassador Fraker on October 18. Saud reported that King Abdallah was "very impressed" with Sleiman and that the visit went "very [...]	2008-10-22 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER SA LE
08RIYADH1579	UPDATED SAUDI VIEWS ON JCCIP IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementation of the Joint Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP). MBN reiterated the urgency posed by the [...]	2008-10-22 08:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08RIYADH1645	RIYADH EAC - 02 NOVEMBER 2008 (MARINE BALL & [...] (S/NF) Summary: On 02 November 2008, Acting DCM (A/DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review Post security posture and preparations made for two major events: The Election Watch slated for 05 November and the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball, to be held on 06 Nov [...]	2008-11-02 14:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER AMGT CACS SA
08RIYADH1665	REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM POST - [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 13:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT APER SA
08RIYADH1676	SAUDI MINISTRY OF COMMERCE TO ENHANCE CONSUMER [...] (U) At a Saudi-hosted dinner in honor of USDOC Assistant Secretary Israel Hernandez on November 6, Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Abdullah Zainal Alireza requested the DCM's assistance with upcoming trips to the United States that he and MOCI Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade A [...]	2008-11-09 09:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OVIP SA
08RIYADH1688	MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF ON SAUDI CT EFFORTS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. ON 25 OCTOBER 2008, TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY ROBERT KIMMITT AND AMBASSADOR FRAKER MET WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR MOHAMMED BIN NAYEF. THEY DISCUSSED SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS, THE PROPOSED CHARITY COMMISSION, IRAN, U.S.-SAUDI SECURITY COOPERATION AND THE NEED [...]	2008-11-12 04:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN KISL SA IR
08RIYADH1692	SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 11:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
08RIYADH1748	NAJRAN LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issued a royal decree relieving Prince Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz from his duties as governor of Najran province at his own request. Contacts widely believe he was fired for his inability to manage relations with the Is [...]	2008-11-24 15:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SA YM
08RIYADH1757	SAUDI SUCCESSION: WHAT HAPPENS IF CROWN PRINCE [...] (C) CROWN PRINCE ILL?: In an unusually candid notice, the Saudi Government announced November 23 that Crown Prince Sultan flew to the U.S. for medical tests. He was accompanied by his son, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, and his full brother, Riyadh Governor Prince Salman and a large retinue of pri [...]	2008-11-25 14:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1780	SAUDI REACTION TO U.N. INTERFAITH SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi King Abdullah got what he wanted from the November 11-12 UN General Assembly session on interfaith dialogue in New York: a UN endorsement of the value of interfaith dialogue and a boost to his Interfaith Dialogue Initiative (IDI). Domestic Saudi reaction was mixed. Saudi m [...]	2008-12-04 19:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SA UNGA
08RIYADH1814	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 14:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH190	CONFRONTING INTOLERANCE IN SAUDI MOSQUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting/DCM and PolOff met with Assistant Deputy Minister for Islamic Affairs (MOIA) Dr. Abdullah al-Lheedan on February 3 to discuss SAG efforts to combat extremism. Al-Lheedan focused on SAG efforts to monitor and rehabilitate intolerant imams. He also touched on the charities [...]	2008-02-10 14:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV SA
08RIYADH286	RIYADH EAC - 17 FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, February 17, the Ambassador convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture and to review existing reverse tripwires for the return of adult family members. BPM and RSO reported no new specific an [...]	2008-02-20 08:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH365	SAUDI LEADERSHIP KEENLY INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL [...] (S) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney led an 8-person delegation to Riyadh, February 26-27, to consult with senior Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) officials about possible U.S. engagement with the Kingdom on civilian nuclear [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP KGIC KNNP SA PREL IR PINR PGOV
08RIYADH442	SAUDI BLOGGERS DEBATE MEDIA FREEDOM AND QUESTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Saudi bloggers highlighted differences within the blogger community over whether media freedom is a human right or not during a February 24 meeting with PA Officer. Both bloggers noted the lack of formal charges against jailed blogger Al-Farhan which makes the Saudi blog [...]	2008-03-12 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH5	BLOGGER'S ARREST MAY DAMPEN SAUDI BLOGOSPHERE [...] (U) According to Saudi media reports January 1, the Saudi Ministry of Interior arrested on December 10 the &dean of Saudi bloggers,8 Fouad Al-Farhan. Reports stated that his arrest was sparked by his blog entry calling for the release of a group of Jeddah men arrested on charges of supporting [...]	2008-01-02 12:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH578	SAUDIS - NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION - NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and A/PolCouns, met April 6 with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to discuss, inter alia, Saudi attitudes toward the draft Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Nuclear Energy (MOU),the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) [...]	2008-04-07 08:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH592	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ENERGY ISSUES [...] (U) This message is cleared by DOE/OE Assistant Secretary Kolevar. SIPDIS 2. (U) Per reftel B request, the State Department expended $275,269 on personnel costs to cover energy-related issues at Mission Saudi Arabia during the last year, and an additional $27,538 in program funds for [...]	2008-04-08 13:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	APER EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH66	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER: FLOTUS VISIT HELPED END [...] (S) In a December 2007 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal commented that Saudi Arabia was "meaningfully impacted by First Lady Laura Bush's visit" to the Kingdom in October 2007 and that her actions went a long way in affecting the "attitude of women [...]	2008-01-15 13:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PHUM PGOV SA SOCI TBIO
08RIYADH7	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at a meeting at the Foreign Ministry January 2. Commenting on the current situation in Pakistan, Prince Saud voiced strong sup [...]	2008-01-02 15:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA KGCC PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH704	CHEVRON LIKELY TO WIN RENEWAL OF PNZ CONCESSION [...] (C) After almost two years of protracted negotiations, offers, and counteroffers, Chevron finally sees light at the end of the tunnel in its quest to renew its joint venture Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) concession. Arabian Chevron Business Manager Mohammed Ayaz has confirmed to the Embassy [...]	2008-04-30 12:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH708	SAUDIS ON ASSISTING IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq and Economic Minister-Counselor Ambassador Charles Ries and a delegation from Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I, and NEA-I visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 28-30 to discuss channeling $500 million of SAG funding for humanitarian assistan [...]	2008-05-01 11:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA ECON EFIN IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR
08RIYADH720	TORTURE NOT AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S) Saudi Arabia in the past four years has made progress in the the context of human rights. Despite the alleged incidents of torture mentioned in the 2007 Human Rights Report, torture is not systematically practiced within the Kingdom. This is confirmed by DOS Embassy staff, and by Riyadh [...]	2008-05-05 06:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH732	PRINCE ABDULAZIZ ON ENERGY MARKETS, OPEC LAWSUITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-07 17:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ECON NI SA
08RIYADH751	SAUDIS DISMISS CALLS FOR OPEC MEETING, REITERATE [...] (C) With NYMEX crude reaching $126-plus/barrel on May 9, the energy press speculated the production consensus in OPEC was beginning to crack. On May 10, Assistant Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud told us he believes that excepting Saudi Arabi [...]	2008-05-12 14:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH918	SAUDIS ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY OIL MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. DOE/International Policy and EB/ESC/IEC please see paragraph five. 2. (C) In the wake of oil prices reaching $139/barrel on June 6, press news broke on 9 June that the Saudi government plans to call an emergency meeting to discuss the current crude oil pr [...]	2008-06-10 14:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG SA
08RIYADH942	SAUDI ARABIA: EDUCATION MINISTRY PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary: Both Education Minister Abdullah Al Obeid and Deputy Minister for Educational Development Dr. Naif Alromi have pledged to continue reforming Saudi textbooks, and pledged specifically to continue removing intolerant language. In meetings taking place over the past three months [...]	2008-06-16 14:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KPAO PHUM PREL SA SCUL
08ROME1163	MFA MIDDLE EAST DG RAGAGLINI ON SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 courtesy call by Political M/C MFA DG for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini said Syrian FM al-Moallem surprised the Italians during his September 11 visit by appearing to condition movement on delineating the Syrian-Lebanese border on prior progress on the Go [...]	2008-09-17 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME1232	ITALY WILL ABSTAIN ON SERBIAN ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-03 17:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNGA KV IT
08ROME1251	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA TROOP INCREASE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs Carlo Batori on September 17 and followed up with them on October 9. Batori said that the MFA had circulated our request within the GOI interagency and the initial r [...]	2008-10-10 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME1290	ITALY TO VOTE YES ON UNGA DEALERTING RESOLUTION [...] (C/NF) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Cooperation Filippo Formica informed the DCM on October 23 that Italy would vote in favor of the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Dealerting (Reftel). Separately, MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia to [...]	2008-10-24 13:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM MNUC UNGA IT
08ROME1299	CAUTION PAYS OFF: ITALIAN BANKS UNSCATHED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditional, old-fashioned business practices prevented Italy's bankers from getting into the kind of problems plaguing their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere. Italian banks did not engage in sub-prime lending. There was no real housing bubble here, and almost none of the " [...]	2008-10-28 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT
08ROME1337	BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND IPR -- FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hopes to see the GOI form an interministerial committee to deal with IPR, particularly Internet piracy, and would also like to see discussion of Internet Piracy featured in G-8 meetings durin [...]	2008-11-05 10:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
08ROME1354	WASHINGTON WORLD ECONOMY SUMMIT - MORE ON ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary -- A top advisor to the Minister of Economics and Finance told econoffs November 5 that Italy's objectives for November 15 are modest, rooted in the realization that the Washington summit will be just the first of a multi-step process to address problems in the global financial reg [...]	2008-11-06 17:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EU IT
08ROME1358	MEDVEDEV SECURITY PLAN GETS AN ITALIAN ROLLOUT [...] (C) A November 5 op-ed in the Italian journal Il Riformista by FM Frattini commenting on Medvedev's proposal for a new security architecture in Europe culminates a several-month-long initiative by high profile Italian officials on both sides of the political divide to support the Russian initi [...]	2008-11-07 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1359	GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...]	2008-11-07 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT
08ROME1363	WASHINGTON SUMMIT - ITALIAN POSITION PULLED IN [...] (C) Summary -- An advisor to Italian Economics and Finance Minister Tremonti foreshadowed a quite different Italian position on financial market reform than post has heard from other Finance Ministry and Bank of Italy officials (reftel). In particular, in a conversation November 7 we were told [...]	2008-11-10 07:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EU IT
08ROME1386	BERLUSCONIâ€™S COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND KOSOVO CREATE FIRESTORM IN ITALY [...] (C) During a press conference on the margins of the Italy-Turkey summit in Izmir on November 12, Italian PM Berlusconi said that the U.S. had "provoked" Russia by unilaterally recognizing Kosovo's independence, pressing forward on Missile Defense, and inviting Ukraine and Georgia to have a closer r [...]	2008-11-13 19:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1484	BERLUSCONI ADVISER SAYS PM "IRRITATED" BY UK, [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Italian energy official Sergio Garribba told us on December 5 that PM Berlusconi is "irritated" by efforts by Britain and France to shift energy and finance issues away from the G8 and into the G20. Garribba told us that Berlusconi is concerned about these moves and sees t [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1539	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT
08ROME1540	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT
08ROME1541	REQUEST FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR VATICAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy Vatican requests the Department to explore designing and funding a crisis management tabletop exercise with the Vatican security services. The purpose of the exercise is twofold: first, to enhance the Vatican's abili [...]	2008-12-19 08:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PTER ASEC VT
08ROME1551	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1552	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME217	SOMALIA ICG: ITALY AWAITING RESPONSE TO SWEDISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Africa Armando Sanguini February 22 and sought Italian concurrence on proposed changes to the International Contact Group on Somalia. Sanguini said Swedish Ambassador Marik [...]	2008-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO IT
08ROME54	ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP XF IT
08SANAA100	AL-QIRBI BEMOANS GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (U) In a January 21 meeting with the Ambassadors of the United States and Germany and the Japanese DCM, Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi broached the subject of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza strip. Diverging from the topic of the meeting, the 2007 Forum for the Future (septel),the Foreign [...]	2008-01-21 14:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA101	FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES FOR LANGUAGE BLAMING G8 [...] (C) In a January 21 meeting with representatives of the United States, Japan and Germany, the Yemeni Foreign Minister pushed for an announcement that would place blame on the G8 for the failure of the 2007 Forum for the Future to take place. The Foreign Minister was equally uncooperative on th [...]	2008-01-22 06:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA107	SALEH CALLS FOR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) On January 21, President Saleh called for an emergency Arab League summit to discuss the blockade of Gaza. While his Party endorses his idea, at least one opposition figure dismisses it as an empty gesture. End Summary 2. (U) On January 21, According to Yemen's official news agency, P [...]	2008-01-22 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KSUM PGOV IS YM
08SANAA1165	AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...]	2008-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA122	YEMENI GUN BAN HOLDS BUT ATTITUDES REMAIN UNCHANGED [...] (U) Yemen's historic gun ban is holding five months after it was announced. Though violence continues in Yemen reports suggest there has been some reduction in gun related crimes. Lasting change will only be successful if attitudes about weapons change and people become aware of its dangers. E [...]	2008-01-26 13:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
08SANAA145	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-27 13:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL LE IS SY KVIR YM
08SANAA151	BIGGEST GAZA DEMONSTRATION TO DATE IN SANAA, BUT [...] (C) For the fourth day out of five, crowds of Yemenis took to the streets on January 26 to demonstrate in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip. This demonstration, the largest to date, was estimated by the Regional Security Office to have included more than 100,000 people. When disc [...]	2008-01-28 08:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PREL YM
08SANAA1521	ROYG AGREES TO NOT DEPORT BAHA'IS TO IRAN, BUT [...] (SBU) On September 6, the DCM stressed to National Security Bureau (NSB) and Presidential Office Director Ali al-Anisi the importance of not deporting the detained Baha'is to Iran (ref A). Al-Anisi replied that the ROYG would not forcibly deport the detainees to Iran, but insisted that they w [...]	2008-09-08 13:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF YM
08SANAA1550	9/17 SANAA EAC REQUESTS AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss the terrorist attack that took place on the American Embassy at 0915 on 09/17/08. The EAC agreed to request authorized departure. See specific requests in paragraph 8. 2. (S/NF) On 09/17/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss t [...]	2008-09-17 17:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1558	9/19 SANAA EAC DISCUSSES NEW THREAT [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Sanaa EAC met for the second time since the 09/17/08 terrorist attack on the Embassy. The EAC discussed how best to respond to a new non-specific threat from Islamic Jihad in Yemen. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 09/19/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss [...]	2008-09-19 14:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA1800	SANAA EAC REQUESTS THE LIFTING OF AUTHORIZED [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 2, 2008, the EAC met to discuss the lifting of Authorized Departure status. After discusion, the EAC decided to recommend the lifting of authorized departure and return to the prior limited-accompanied status at post of working adult dependents only. The EAC was a [...]	2008-11-03 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC YM
08SANAA195	SALEH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL [...] (U) Shortly after returning from his trip to Spain and Belgium, and only a few months after his regular annual physical in Germany, President Saleh was admitted to a Yemeni hospital. 2. (U) The Defense Ministry-funded 26Sep Net reported on February second that President Saleh had flown fro [...]	2008-02-03 14:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA1960	12/07 SANAA EAC REVIEWS RECENT THREAT INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Sanaa EAC met to discuss new threat information received by the Embassy. The EAC reviewed current security policies in place and discussed additional security measures needed. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) On 12/07/08 the Ambassador convened the EAC to discuss new [...]	2008-12-07 12:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER YM
08SANAA2026	SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...]	2008-12-21 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
08SANAA208	APPROACH TO AIRLINES ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS - YEMENIA [...] (U) PolOff presented reftel PowerPoint to Capt. Abdul Kalek Al-kadi, chairman of Yemenia Airways, on February 2. The captain assured PolOff of all cooperation possible in this area. 2. (S) Al-kadi prefaced the meeting by saying that the ROYG and Yemenia Airways were already taking steps to [...]	2008-02-06 10:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	EAIR ECON PTER YM
08SANAA256	SECOND POST-CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW-UP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) officials, Gulf Cooperation Council representatives (including the Secretary General) and a large number of bilateral and SIPDIS multilateral donors gathered in Sana'a on February 4 to discuss the status of the pledges allocated to Yemen and the [...]	2008-02-11 09:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM
08SANAA258	NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKERS ALL [...] (C) Summary: The Yemeni Parliament chose its new Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers on February 11. The ruling party won all slots, despite the unpopularity of its nominated Speaker and the opposition's clever strategy to maximize its chances. End Summary. The Winners: --------- [...]	2008-02-11 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA267	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE OPPOSITION'S ROLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with leaders of the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) coalition on February 13. The conversation focused on the political dialogue between the ruling party and the JMP and on the role the JMP is playing in remedying the problems of the country. Dur [...]	2008-02-13 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA268	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CAUSES DISSENT IN RULING PARTY [...] (C) On February 11, President Saleh's choice was elected Speaker of Parliament. General unhappiness with the new speaker and the strong arm tactics used to elect him have alienated many in the ruling party. Considering the number of issues already facing the ROYG, the President's decision to [...]	2008-02-13 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA366	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 3: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within Yemen. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the third in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influences Sa [...]	2008-03-03 09:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA67	SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...]	2008-01-13 15:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINS PGOV YM
08SANAA835	ROYG QUESTIONED ON YEMENI DELEGATION MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 12:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL KN YM
08SANAA979	YEMEN PIPELINE ATTACK [...] (C) On June 1 the Yemeni Soldiers' Brigade (a group associated with Al-Qaida which claimed responsibility for the attack on the embassy in March) claimed responsibility for what it called a "mortar attack" on the oil pipeline near a state-run refinery in Aden on May 30. Media reporting varies [...]	2008-06-02 13:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ENRG EPET PINS PTER YM
08SANJOSE1000	SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE [...] (U) Costa Rican President Oscar Arias remains a leading critic of the Castro government and an advocate for democratic change and human rights reform in Cuba. The USG should encourage and bolster Costa Rica's continued support for democracy in Cuba. Suspending Title III of the Libertad Act in [...]	2008-12-24 14:50:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL
08SANJOSE31	COSTA RICA -- CAFTA EXTENSION REQUEST LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the national legislature (Asamblea) works at full speed to complete CAFTA implementing legislation, GOCR officials (and the local media) are openly speculating about a probable entry-into-force EIF extension. In private, executive and legislative branch contacts are almost [...]	2008-01-17 17:40:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE337	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN [...] (U) On April 29, we delivered reftel demarches to Adriana Murillo, Head of the UN Security Council Team, and Deyanira Ramirez, UN General Assembly Desk Officer, at the MFA. Poloff also presented the talking points that the US plans to raise with the SYG and UNDP. 2. (C) The two officials st [...]	2008-04-30 21:17:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XA ZI AU CS
08SANJOSE387	COSTA RICA SUPPORTS UNSC ACTION ON BURMA BUT WARY [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on May 12 to Adriana Murillo, Juan Salas and Deyanira Ramirez of the MFA's UN Security Council Team. The team was very happy to receive the text of the French resolution; they stated that Costa Rica had been asked to support it in New York but had not seen the [...]	2008-05-13 20:54:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CS
08SANJOSE484	COSTA RICA AND VENEZUELA TO EXCHANGE NEW [...] (U) On June 4, the Costa Rican Cabinet approved leftist former presidential candidate Vladimir de la Cruz as the GOCR's new Ambassador-designate to Venezuela. On June 5, Alejandro Solano, MFA Deputy Director of Foreign Policy, told us that he expected De la Cruz to arrive in Caracas "in a coup [...]	2008-06-06 19:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR OFDP VZ CS
08SANJOSE490	COSTA RICA RESPONSE: TIP DOWNGRADE TO "TIER 2 [...] (SBU) On June 3, we informed Vice Minister of Public Security Ana Duran of Costa Rica's placement on the TIP Tier 2 Watch List, and we highlighted the specific recommendations for Costa Rica. Duran also heads the National Anti-Trafficking Coalition, comprised of government and NGO players. She [...]	2008-06-10 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO CS

08SANJOSE530	COSTA RICA REQUESTS IMMEDIATE MARITIME [...] (C) On June 12, Minister of Public Security Janina Del Vecchio told us that Costa Rica desperately needs security assistance, especially to reinvigorate the dilapidated Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC) to help fight narcotrafficking. She requested that all of the planned Merida Initiative funds [...]	2008-06-18 17:51:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS
08SANJOSE586	COSTA RICA REITERATES NEED FOR IMMEDIATE MARITIME [...] (C) On July 1, during the Ambassador's formal courtesy call with her, Minister of Public Security Janina Del Vecchio reiterated what she had told us on June 12 meeting (Reftel): Costa Rica needs immediate maritime interdiction assistance to help combat drug trafficking in littoral waters. She [...]	2008-07-10 12:50:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MASS MCAP PINS SNAR CS
08SANJOSE589	COSTA RICA SUPPORTING LIBYAN UNSC SETTLEMENTS [...] (SBU) We delivered Ref A on July 9 to Antonio Alarcon, FoMin Stagno's Chief of Staff, and to Juan Salas, MFA UNSC Desk Officer. Alarcon told DCM Brennan they would review the issue carefully, and, based on our points, Alarcon did not think the GOCR would have a problem going along with the U.S [...]	2008-07-10 17:56:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PREL SY UNSC CS
08SANJOSE594	MFA ACTION ON UNSC ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, after a week of back-and-forthing between San Jose, Washington and New York, the MFA confirmed support of the U.S. draft UNSC Zimbabwe sanctions resolution. However, the MFA said that PermRep Urbina would offer an explanation for the vote -- presumably to signal the [...]	2008-07-11 22:26:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU CS
08SANJOSE629	COSTA RICA COZYING UP TO CUBA? [...] (C) The Arias administration may be contemplating re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. A vocal embargo opponent in the legislature (a member of President Arias' own party) seems to have Arias' ear on the issue, arguing that normalized relations would help open Cuba to democracy. FonMin [...]	2008-07-30 19:48:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CS CU
08SANJOSE66	CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT AS OF JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Focused on completing CAFTA implementing legislation, pro-CAFTA National Assembly (Asamblea) party leaders are hopeful regarding the passage of the legislation by the first vote before March 1. Yet, the odds are slim given the realities of the Costa Rican legislative process c [...]	2008-01-29 18:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE695	COSTA RICA GRANTS REFUGEE STATUS TO CHERE LYN TOMAYKO; MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move that may have long term repercussions, Minister of Public Security Del Vecchio granted U.S. fugitive, Chere Lyn Tomayko, refugee status on July 23, thereby halting her extradition to the U.S. Tomayko, wanted in Texas to answer to international child abdu [...]	2008-08-26 21:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CS
08SANJOSE702	TFGG01 - GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] (SBU) As conveyed via Ref Telcon, DCM spoke with Costa Rica MFA Chief of Staff Antonio Alarcon early morning on August 28, ad after consulting with FM Stagno, Alarcon confimed that Costa Rica would stand with US and rejec/condemn Russia's decision to recognize the de facto governments of Abk [...]	2008-08-29 12:41:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL
08SANJOSE707	COSTA RICA STANDS FIRM ON OIL-FOR-FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite an historic (for San Jose) collective P5 demarche on the issue, FM Stagno and the GOCR remain firm in their deep-seated opposition to shutting down the Oil-for-Food (OFF) Program. Stagno and his team reminded us of Costa Rica,s long-standing concerns about Program irreg [...]	2008-08-29 23:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EFIN IZ PGOV PINR PREL UNSC
08SANJOSE710	(C/NF) C-NE8-00834: ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH COSTA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite some concerns and irritants voiced both publicly and privately to us by the Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica, the overall relationship between Costa Rica and Israel is relatively calm and businesslike. While not as dynamic as Costa Rica's commercial relationship with the [...]	2008-09-03 17:44:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PARM PREL PGOV KPAL IS XF CS
08SANJOSE745	SUPREME COURT RULING DELAYS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican Supreme Court has thrown up one more obstacle to CAFTA, ruling that one section of the final CAFTA implementation bill (on IPR and biodiversity issues) was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV) held that the GOCR should have consulted with Cost [...]	2008-09-12 23:49:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE762	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COSTA RICA OPPOSES ABKHAZ AND [...] (C) On September 15, in a pull aside during local national day celebrations, DCM Brennan raised the Abkhazia and South Ossetia meeting idea with President Oscar Arias and FM Bruno Stagno as directed per Ref A. Because of the setting, the conversation was brief and general. Arias and Stagno [...]	2008-09-22 22:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CR GG PGOV PREL UNGA
08SANJOSE800	COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 25-27 September 2008, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote Punta Burica region on the south eastern border with Panama. The Embassy coordinated the event [...]	2008-10-07 17:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS
08SANJOSE823	COSTA RICA STAGGERS INTO SECOND CAFTA EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Implementing CAFTA continues to challenge the GOCR. The Constitutional Court's September 11 ruling that a portion of the 13th CAFTA bill was unconstitutional (Reftels),plus lingering technical issues in intellectual property (IP),triggered a second entry-into-force (EIF) extension reque [...]	2008-10-15 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE827	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...]	2008-10-17 20:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANJOSE829	SEVENTH COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA BINATIONALS: MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Seventh Binational Commission Meeting between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, held on October 3 in San Jose, produced 20 "accords" but little substance. Most agenda items in the final document simply called for further dialogue. Of note, however, Costa Rica agreed to grant high [...]	2008-10-20 15:16:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENVI PBTS KTIP SENV CS NU
08SANJOSE868	COSTA RICA APPRECIATIVE OF MERIDA PLAN, DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In our detailed briefings since October 1, senior members of the GOCR in all three branches of government, plus some opposition legislators, have reacted positively and appreciatively to the Merida Initiative. This positive private reaction has contrasted sharply to President A [...]	2008-11-03 23:02:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08SANJOSE882	GOCR FEARS THAT LAX ECUADOR VISA POLICY IS FUELING [...] (C) "Ecuador is causing instability for all America" since it dropped its tourist visa requirements for all nationalities in June, according to Mario Zamora, head of the GOCR General Directorate of Immigration (DGI, Spanish acronym). GOCR Immigration officials that traveled to Ecuador in Octo [...]	2008-11-12 22:09:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC KTIP CS
08SANJOSE883	COSTA RICA TO VOTE WITH USG ON KEY THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 13:47:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS IR KNNP PGOV PHUM PREL UN
08SANJOSE895	GOCR: VENEZUELANS FACILITATING ARAB TRAVEL WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mario Zamora, head of the GOCR General Directorate of Immigration (DGI, acronym in Spanish),told us on October 30 that Costa Rica had seen a small (undefined) number of non-Venezuelan-born Arabs traveling with real Venezuelan passports, using Arab names. According to Zamora, Ve [...]	2008-11-14 22:21:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR ASEC KCRM KFRD VZ CS
08SANJOSE910	GOCR FEARS INSTABILITY FROM NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR will speak out in multilateral fora about the fraudulent municipal elections in Nicaragua, including in the November 20 OAS debate, but will not confront its northern neighbor directly. The GOCR will urge adherence to the principles of the Democratic Charter, but will no [...]	2008-11-21 18:32:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS PREF OAS CS NU CA VZ
08SANJOSE959	COSTA RICA: JANUARY 1 CAFTA EIF WITHIN REACH [...] (SBU) The GOCR accepted USTR,s requirement to pass one more legislative bill on three IPR-related technical corrections which must be enacted for full CAFTA implementation. The GOCR probably will introduce this 14th CAFTA bill before the December 19-January 5 recess, but not take action on it [...]	2008-12-10 14:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE969	HISTORICAL VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT HU KICKS OFF [...] (SBU) "Chinese president (arrives) like Santa Claus with FTA, balls, and bicycles" read one headline recapping the historical visit of President Hu Jintao to San Jose November 16-17. Hu's rock-star-like reception included major street closures and a holiday for most government employees who wo [...]	2008-12-12 02:12:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN EINV ECON CS CH CU
08SANJOSE970	COSTA RICA: BACHELET VISIT DEMONSTRATED CLOSE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's first-ever state visit to Costa Rica October 28-29 produced one new accord and a joint presidential declaration that clearly manifested a close bilateral relationship based on shared political, social and economic values. The GOCR accepted C [...]	2008-12-12 02:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ECON ETRD APECO CI CS
08SANJOSE999	SFRC STAFFDEL MEACHAM-WHITESEL RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY [...] SFRC staffers Carl Meacham and Aaron Whitesel visited Costa Rica December 7-9 and Guatemala December 9-13 to conduct research on food security issues. They compared and contrasted the experiences of two countries with far different food security issues. The findings will help inform and shap [...]	2008-12-23 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR CR OREP PREL PGOV ENRG AFIN
08SANODOMINGO1611	ELECRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV DR
08SANSALVADOR1024	EL SALVADOR: AGAINST RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Calix and MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero on August 27 to deliver reftel points regarding developments in Georgia. Calix said El Salvador opposed Russia's invasion, and that Russia must respect the ter [...]	2008-08-28 20:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1037	FMLN CANDIDATE FUNES ON WIRETAPS, PARTISANSHIP, [...] (C) Summary: FMLN Presidential Candidate Mauricio Funes told us August 26 the FMLN supported in principle legislation to legalize wiretapping for law enforcement, but could not support the constitutional amendment currently before the Assembly. He had waffled on this in public earlier in the [...]	2008-08-29 18:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1066	EL SALVADOR: TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ROLLOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Elmer Charlaix, Private Secretary to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, told the Ambassador September 5 the President was concerned and perplexed at USG handling of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) extension for El Salvador. Speci [...]	2008-09-08 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1074	EL SALVADOR: ILEA JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING READOUT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy San Salvador convened a quarterly meeting of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Joint Committee on August 29, 2008. Highlights of the meeting included unveiling of an ambitious 2009 ILEA training syllabus, as well as an update on the construction of the new [...]	2008-09-11 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1079	EL SALVADOR: COMMUNIQUE FOR SEPTEMBER 24 GROWTH AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1088	ARENA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONFIDENT; INDICATES MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN IN THE MAKING [...] (C) Summary: Although he is still behind in the latest opinion polls, conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila is confident that he will be able to convince the Salvadoran electorate that backing the left-wing FMLN is a dangerous leap into the unknown. Avila indicates [...]	2008-09-18 23:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1089	EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR CONVENES MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) The DCM convened the first mission-wide Merida Initiative Working Group meeting on September 17. The group includes senior-level representatives from the FBI, DOJ, DEA, DHS/ICE, USAID, MILGROUP, ILEA San Salvador, RSO, and PA, as well as the INL Country Director and the INL Regional Gang [...]	2008-09-18 23:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1139	FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT [...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]	2008-09-26 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1190	FOREIGN MINISTER ARGUETA ON UNGA VOTING DIFFERENCES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA ES UN KV
08SANSALVADOR1257	ELECTRICITY COMPANIES WORRY ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Managers of El Salvador's four private electricity companies are contesting a GOES decree forcing distribution companies to restore subsidized rates without any GOES commitment to pay subsidies to the companies. They believe they are following the law by applying unsubsidized r [...]	2008-11-05 20:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1276	VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH SEES PROBLEMS IN EL SALVADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, VP nominee for (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA, told us November 3 he fully supported CAFTA-DR, though he would do more to take advantage of the trade agreement. He lamented the restrictions placed on the Salvadoran economy by dollarization and privatization (going [...]	2008-11-10 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1335	EL SALVADOR: MERIDA WORKING GROUP IMPLEMENTATION [...] Shortly after receiving the draft Merida Initiative Letter of Agreement (LOA) from INL Washington, the San Salvador Merida Working Group convened December 3 to formalize an implementation strategy and to identify the next steps necessary for realizing Merida Initiative objectives. The DCM-cha [...]	2008-12-04 16:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1397	EL SALVADOR READY TO SIGN MERIDA INITIATIVE LETTER [...] (U) This is an action message; see para. six below. 2. (U) On December 18, DCM and Embassy San Salvador Law Enforcement Committee presented the Merida Initiative draft Letter of Agreement (LOA) to the Salvadoran government. The Salvadorans, represented by the Minister of Public Security an [...]	2008-12-22 15:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR227	DAS MCCAMPBELL VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, FEBRUARY 5-7, [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counternarcotics Christy McCampbell's visit to El Salvador for the February 7 ILEA construction site dedication ceremony offered public reinforcement of U.S. commitment to democratic policing in the Americas, while at the same time providing an exce [...]	2008-02-22 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR535	EL SALVADOR STILL NONCOMMITAL ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel A points with Elmer Charlaix, President Saca's Private Secretary, on April 22. DCM followed up on April 30 with Charlaix who said that Saca has been very busy and that he had been unable to raise the issue with Saca. He added that he would consult with the Ministry [...]	2008-05-05 22:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES KV SR UNMIK EU
08SANSALVADOR827	ARTURO ZABLAH TALKING WITH ARENA, DOWNPLAYS VP [...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, who had explored a presidential run representing a coalition of minor parties, told us July 9 that rumors he had agreed to be (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's running mate were not true, but that he would meet with Avila the nex [...]	2008-07-10 22:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR943	FMLN FUEL IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA DRAW CRITICISM [...] (SBU) Summary. President Saca, other GOES representatives, and businessmen have stepped up criticism of Albapetroleo for selling subsidized Venezuelan diesel below cost. Despite higher transport costs and inconsistent supplies, Albapetroleo has quickly gained over 22% of El Salvador's diese [...]	2008-08-11 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES
08SANTIAGO1126	REGIONAL MEETINGS IN BRAZIL: CHILE'S FM WORRIED [...] (C) In a short one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador on December 19, Foreign Minister Foxley noted that he was troubled by the mood at the December 17 Latin American/Caribbean summit meetings in Brazil. Presidents Calderon and Lula, he suggested, were genuinely serious about replacing [...]	2008-12-19 19:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XM XL XS
08SANTIAGO323	AMBASSADOR SWING'S VISIT TO CHILE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador William Swing visited Santiago April 1 to seek GOC support for his candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He met with Minister of Interior Perez Yoma, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the local I [...]	2008-04-10 16:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREF PREL PGOV IO PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO453	SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE REVIEWS NEXT STEPS TO [...] (C) Southern Cone COMs, meeting in Santiago April 25-26, and joined by ranking SOUTHCOM, WHA, and OES representatives discussed a wide range of regional issues, including security, economic and envionmental challenges, as well as reviewed consular, immigration and public diplomacy best practi [...]	2008-05-16 15:45:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	ECON EINV ENRG FARC IR MARR PGOV PREL PTER
08SANTIAGO454	SOUTHERN CONE COM CONFERENCE SHARE BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) Southern Cone COM's met in Santiago April 25-26, where they shared information on environmental ("green building"),public diplomacy, and consular best practices in the region. They also heard from OES on its priorities, including on climate change and biofuels. A DVC with Customs and Bord [...]	2008-05-16 15:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT CASC CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SCUL SENV
08SANTIAGO645	CHILE: HUMAN TRAFFICKING FILM DRAWS LARGE CROWD [...] On June 24 the Embassy presented the movie "Human Trafficking," in cooperation with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and Chile's Investigative Police (PDI). The film was shown at the Police Academy as part of the PDI's annual anniversary activities. The audience consisted of [...]	2008-07-09 19:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SNAR ASEC OPRC
08SANTIAGO792	OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT: A/S SULLIVAN MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 22, EEB A/S Sullivan and Minister Tokman discussed Chile's progress on energy issues since their December 2007 meeting. Tokman commented favorably on U.S.-Chile cooperation on energy issues and focused on Chile-California activities, the domestic nuclear debate, Chile [...]	2008-09-02 11:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV BTIO OEXC PGOV CI
08SANTODOMINGO1023	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON, [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...]	2008-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1241	NODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ: [...] (U) Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY),Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Affairs Subcommittee of the HCFA, made a brief private visit to the Dominican Republic July 28-29. The Congressman traveled to attend the July 29 ceremonial opening of the New York Mets baseball academy in Boca Chica (20 mi [...]	2008-07-31 13:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON KV HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1371	FORBES ENERGY CITES CORRUPTION IN ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Executives with Forbes Energy met with the Ambassador regarding the company,s planned USD 700 million sugarcane ethanol project straddling the Dominican Republic-Haiti border. They said that while they have already obtained all needed permits for the project, which will be based in Man [...]	2008-08-29 15:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCOR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1559	DEMARCHE ON UN VOTING RECORD DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On October 7, Political Chief delivered Ref A demarche on the Dominican Republic's UN General Assembly voting record to Acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols. Given that the Ambassador had recently discussed this issue with Foreign Minister Morales, Trullols simply reaffirmed what h [...]	2008-10-07 18:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1587	(SBU) BIOFUELS CONSULTANTS BEGIN WORK ON SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels consultants working under the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Initiative were in the Dominican Republic October 2 and 3 to meet with GoDR and private-sector players in the liquid fuels sector. The State Department provided funding through the Organization of American States (OAS) t [...]	2008-10-14 12:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON SENV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1611	ELECTRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A fiscal crisis in the government is causing the GoDR to withhold payments to power generators who are cutting generation capacity as a result of not being able to pay for fuel shipments. As the mostly government-owned electricity distributors fall into further arrears with pri [...]	2008-10-17 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1640	GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...]	2008-10-23 19:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1642	GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...]	2008-10-23 19:34:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1683	HAITIANS SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE AND DEPORTATION [...] (U) Summary: Longstanding tensions between Haitians, persons of Haitian descent, and Dominicans resulted in violence this week that left at least 6 dead, dozens of homes burned, and hundreds deported. Dominican authorities have issued statements condemning the violence and, while it is uncle [...]	2008-10-31 20:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL DR HA
08SANTODOMINGO1974	DOMINICAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS WARY AS ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The tourist havens of Punta Cana and La Romana in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic are beginning to feel the effects of the global economic downturn, but the impact remains limited and most new development is continuing. However, Cap Cana, a large scale luxury resort projec [...]	2008-12-30 16:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAID DR
08SANTODOMINGO373	FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort." Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace gains that t [...]	2008-03-13 21:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR
08SANTODOMINGO58	EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...]	2008-01-11 20:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	MARR PTER DR
08SANTODOMINGO59	EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...]	2008-01-11 20:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	MARR PTER DR
08SAOPAULO542	LEVERAGING LEBANON,S DIASPORA FOR [...] (C) This message contains an Action Request. See Paragraph 12. Summary: 2. (C) Brazil's extensive Lebanese Diaspora, the largest such community in the world, contains important, influential people who want to work with the USG to help the cause of democracy in Lebanon, a position made [...]	2008-10-09 14:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHALANAGE PARTY PINR PREL KISL LE BR
08SARAJEVO1088	BOSNIA - CORRUPTION VERDICTS HIGHLIGHT RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent verdicts in corruption cases against senior Bosnian political leaders have highlighted the vulnerability of the judiciary to political attacks and the systemic weaknesses in the judicial system that continue to require the attention of the international community. On June [...]	2008-07-02 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1110	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-07 15:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-08 06:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1112	BOSNIA-SDA MAKES LAST MINUTE SREBRENICA SWITCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7, the deadline for registering candidates for the October 2008 municipal elections, the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) submitted Osman Suljic to be its candidate for the Srebrenica mayoral race. Following several days of discussions with SDA leadership, SDA President [...]	2008-07-08 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1127	BOSNIA:CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IGNORES POTENTIALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BiH Constitutional Court (CC) continues to refuse to rule on two critical petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Republika Srpska (RS) Law on Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts (FFCA). The RS law allowed for the issuance of bonds to repay frozen foreign currency acco [...]	2008-07-09 15:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1260	BITTER POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER STOLAC SECONDARY [...] (SBU) Summary: With Bosnia-Herzegovina's local elections looming in October, the future of the Stolac Secondary School in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton remains the political hot button of choice for local and cantonal politicians looking to energize their electorate and mobilize voters. The a [...]	2008-08-05 08:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BK PGOV PHUM SCUL
08SARAJEVO1273	BOSNIA - LAJCAK STRESSES WEAK HAND DURING MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SCE Office Director Jason Hyland on August 4, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak stressed his weak hand in dealing with Bosnia's political problems. He said that Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik can control events by threaten [...]	2008-08-06 16:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1553	BOSNIA - AGREEMENT ON CENSUS? DON'T COUNT ON IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Underscoring growing political intransigence on key reforms, Bosnian leaders sharply diverge on the data to include in a country-wide census, which Bosnia has not conducted since 1991. The EU-Bosnia Partnership Agreement -- a non-binding document outlining reforms the EU deems n [...]	2008-10-03 11:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1585	BOSNIA - DODIK,S PARTY PRESENTS MORE DEMANDS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two recent op-eds, Rajko Vasic, Secretary General of Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),presents a state-level investigation into possible corruption in the RS and the 13-year post-Dayton effort to strengthen the state as p [...]	2008-10-09 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1613	BOSNIA - RS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMS RIGHT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following calls in September by Bosniak Tri-Presidency member Haris Silajdzic for the abolition of the RS, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) held a special session on October 13 and 15, at which it adopted a resolution implying the right of the RS to hold a referendum [...]	2008-10-16 14:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1649	BOSNIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS RUNNING ON [...] (C) Summary: After years of discussions (Ref A),there is still no new natural gas pipeline in BiH to provide consumers an alternative to "mazut," a heavy, polluting fuel oil, or coal or wood, which are all used for heating in the winter. The only existing pipeline in the country services S [...]	2008-10-23 12:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1705	BOSNIA - S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S OCTOBER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo October 27-29 to discuss the possible transfer to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" (A-6) group of Guantanamo detainees. Williamson met with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic, Foreign Minister S [...]	2008-11-05 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1722	ENERGY AGREEMENT MAY MEAN SOMETHING GOOD [...] (C). Summary: In a surprise move, on November 6, Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik, Federation Premier Nedzad Brankovic and Bosnia Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Spiric signed a comprehensive agreement on energy policy. If the agreement is implemented in good faith, it will [...]	2008-11-07 16:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PGOV PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1739	BOSNIA - POLITICAL MANEUVERING BEFORE THE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Going into next week's PIC, most Bosnian leaders are capitalizing on a climate of relative political optimism created by the three-party agreement that Milorad Dodik, Sulejman Tihic, and Dragan Covic reached on November 8 (reftel). Tihic, Covic, and Dodik have put elements of thei [...]	2008-11-13 19:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1790	BOSNIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC INTEREST -- RESTRICTED [...] (C) Summary: The largest Russian investment in recent years into the RS, Zarubjezneft's purchase of the Brod oil refinery, the Modrica Lubricant Refinery and the "Petrol" network of gas stations, seems to be finally advancing to stage where the company has fulfilled its initial financial commi [...]	2008-11-26 08:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR PGOV EU BK
08SARAJEVO1847	DCM's DECEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO BANJA LUKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a two-day visit to Banja Luka on December 3 and 4, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Judith Cefkin met with a series of key Republika Srpska (RS) political leaders on topics including the recent Prud/Odzak agreement, developments within in RS political parties, and the recent [...]	2008-12-10 16:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SCUL BK
08SARAJEVO1886	EAC MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] (U) The core EAC met on December 19, 2008 to discuss threat information against FSO Raffi Gregorian, seconded as Principal Deputy High Representative at OHR. The meeting was chaired by the A/DCM and was attended by RSO, Legatt, OPA, ADMIN, POL, DAO, RAO, and AID. 2. (U) On December 18, [...]	2008-12-19 16:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BK KCRM PINR PREL PTER
08SARAJEVO1913	BOSNIA - SERBIA'S FM VISITS BOSNIAN STATE AND [...] (C) Bosnia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well of representatives of both Bosnia's entities, welcomed Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in Bosnia for a two day visit, of which Jeremic spent the first, December 25, privately with relatives in Sarajevo. Although Bosnia's FM Alkalaj was ( [...]	2008-12-31 11:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK SR
08SARAJEVO194	BOSNIA - LAJCAK RETURNS FROM RUSSIA OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) On February 1, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak met with Sarajevo-based Quint representatives to discuss his January 31 trip to Moscow. Lajcak traveled to Russia, where he met with Deputy Foreign Minister Titov and Political Director Kharchenko, to discuss the upcoming February 26-27 P [...]	2008-02-01 16:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK RU EU
08SARAJEVO287	BOSNIA - TWO NEW SERB CHALLENGES TO DAYTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last week, two issues have arisen that raise additional questions about the broader political objectives being pursued by Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik and his Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). The SNSD-led Ministry of Civil Affairs has drafted a new la [...]	2008-02-13 12:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL BK
08SARAJEVO288	BOSNIA - RS AUTHORITIES WARN OF KOSOVO-RELATED [...] (C) In separate press conferences February 11, Milorad Dodik and RS law enforcement officials warned that reactions to Kosovo independence "would be certain" and would likely include some degree of unrest. RS authorities announced they are implementing an action plan to maintain public order. [...]	2008-02-13 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO454	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in recent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairmanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has [...]	2008-03-07 06:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO488	BOSNIA: COMMITTEE REJECTS POLICE REFORM LAWS [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, the Joint Committee on Defense and Security failed in a six-six vote to endorse the two draft police reform laws mandated by the Mostar Declaration and the Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref A). The EC has indicated that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) might [...]	2008-03-13 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO506	BOSNIA: HOUSE REJECTS NEGATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 18 the House of Representatives voted to reject a negative report from the Joint Committee on Defense and Security (Ref A) on the two draft police reform laws mandated by the Mostar Declaration and Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref B). The draft laws will be sent back to the Joi [...]	2008-03-18 17:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO507	BOSNIA - OSCE SECRETARY GENERAL PROCLAIMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragaph four below. 2. (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on two-day visit to Bosnia, made several unhelpful comments to the press about the possible secession of Republika Srspka. The comments appeared in the March 1 [...]	2008-03-18 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO532	BOSNIA - DODIK FORCED TO WITHDRAW PROPOSAL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The international community and civil society groups scored a victory this week in blocking a move that would have walked back a key democratic gain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This came on March 19, when Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik withdrew a proposal to eliminate the [...]	2008-03-21 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON BK
08SARAJEVO596	BOSNIA - MANPADS OUTREACH [...] (S) Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Sarajevo from March 19-21 to discuss with Bosnian and international law enforcement and security officials the possibility of remaining unsecured MANPADS in Bosnia. Ambassador Bloomfield stressed that if a blac [...]	2008-04-01 16:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PARM EAIR MCAP MARR BK
08SARAJEVO735	BOSNIA - LOOMING POLITICAL CRISIS OVER SREBRENICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission (CEC) plans to announce on May 8 that municipal elections will take place on October 5. In Srebrenica, Bosniaks currently hold the mayoralty and majority of the 27 seats on the Municipal Assembly (17; Serbs hold the other 10 seats). There is a r [...]	2008-04-23 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC BK
08SEOUL1008	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 04:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SEOUL1020	UK AMBASSADOR TO DPRK: NORTH KOREA IS CHANGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Ambassador to Pyongyang, John Everard, told the DCM and Poloffs on May 16 that the there has been slow but noticeable change in North Korea during the two years that he has been serving there. North Korean elites were more openly flaunting their wealth in Pyongyang where it w [...]	2008-05-20 01:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KNNP EAID KS KN
08SEOUL1174	PROTESTS PAST PRIME? LEE VOWS "FRESH START" [...] (C) Summary: The June 10 anniversary of the 1987 pro-Democracy protests drew record numbers of crowds demanding a renegotiation of the agreement to lift the ban on imports of U.S. beef. The demonstrators remained peaceful, heeding the pleas of the ROKG and former Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and [...]	2008-06-11 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1231	ROKG SUPPORTS P5+1 PACKAGE; WILL RAISE WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM and Pol M/C delivered reftel talking points to ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon on June 18. DFM Lee was pleased to learn of the updated P5 1 incentives package as a step forward in seeking a comprehensive, longer-term solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. DFM Lee said h [...]	2008-06-20 01:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS
08SEOUL1371	ROK TO SEEK CONSULAR RELATONS WITH CUBA AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 8 meeting with the DCM, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon said that ROKG would soon begin negotiations on establishing consular relations with Cuba and Syria. DFM Lee was adamant, however, that this was not a first step toward full diplomatic relations with Cuba. [...]	2008-07-09 08:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU SY KS
08SEOUL1532	ALLIANCE SCHOLARS CAUTION AGAINST MAINTAINING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of recent discussions with top Korean experts, including former ministers and ambassadors, a common theme emerged: although the U.S.-ROK Alliance has brought Korea peace, stability, and prosperity for the last half-century, North Korea no longer poses the military thre [...]	2008-08-04 02:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV KS KN
08SEOUL1620	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: POLITICAL PARALYSIS PREVAILS [...] (C) Summary: Major South Korean political parties have yet to resolve differences over formation of the standing committees, a necessary step in order to get the National Assembly up and running for the start of the regular session in early September. An agreement was reached on August 11 o [...]	2008-08-18 06:17:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL176	DASD SEDNEY MEETINGS WITH ROKG, PRESIDENT-ELECT'S [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia David Sedney, ROKG officials and members of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's Transition Team stressed that the ROK-U.S. Alliance was a top priority for the incoming government, asking for ideas on how to improve the l [...]	2008-01-28 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MNUC PARM PREL KS
08SEOUL1820	ROK RECONSIDERING HOSTING APDP MEETING; REQUESTS [...] (C) Summary: This is an action request. The ROK is giving positive consideration to hosting the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) Senior Officials' Meeting (ref A),the Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral, Global, and Legal Affairs Oh Joon told the DCM on September 12. Oh said, [...]	2008-09-12 05:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KS

08SEOUL1847	ROK CLOSE TO AGREEMENT TO HOST APDP; REQUESTS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Based on the Department's answers to his queries (refs B-D),Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral, Global, and Legal Affairs Oh Joon told the DCM on September 17 that he would recommend to the Foreign Minister that the ROK agree to host the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership [...]	2008-09-17 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KS
08SEOUL1865	GNP IN DISARRAY, LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Grand National Party (GNP) is facing a crisis in party cohesion. Once merely split by two powerful factions -- one led by President Lee Myung-bak (MB) and the other by long-time party leader Park Geun-hye -- the GNP is increasingly plagued by divisions within the pro- [...]	2008-09-19 03:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1869	FORMER FM YOO ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Former FM Yoo Chong-ha told poloffs September 18 that President Lee Myung-bak had not yet come up with a formula for conducting successful foreign policy. Yoo said he was personally committed to helping Lee get it right since he felt, as one of the co-chairs of the election comm [...]	2008-09-19 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL1936	CLARIFIED REQUEST FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) On Tuesday, October 30, Poloff delivered ref B demarche to First Secretary Kim, Hyun-du in the ROK-U.S. Security Cooperation Division of MOFAT. Poloff clarified the language in ref A on the USG's request for ROKG support for the expansion of the Afghan National Army. Poloff informed Kim [...]	2008-10-02 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	EAID PREL KS AF
08SEOUL1957	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK PRESIDENT LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a thirty-minute meeting immediately upon concluding the presentation of credentials ceremony, President Lee warmly welcomed the Ambassador, telling her that she was in a position to bring Americans and Koreans even closer together. Lee said that he took pride in restoring trus [...]	2008-10-06 10:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL2119	POLICY PLANNING BILATERALS: ROK FM YU EMPHASIZES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Director of Policy Planning David Gordon met with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and senior Blue House, MOFAT, and Ministry of Unification officials in Seoul on October 27. FM Yu told Gordon that trilateral U.S.-ROK-Japan policy consultations were important to both regional r [...]	2008-10-29 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN JA KS KN AF
08SEOUL2154	19TH SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] (C) The 19th Security Policy Initiative (SPI-19) talks were held in Seoul on September 10, 2008. The U.S. Delegation was headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia (DASD) David Sedney. Ministry of National Defense Deputy Minister (DM) for Policy Jeon Jei-guk led the ROK D [...]	2008-11-04 06:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR KS KN
08SEOUL2281	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 24 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon said with SMA negotiations concluded, he looked forward to making progress on USFK camp returns. Lee lamented that his goal of completing the return of nine facilities before the end of [...]	2008-11-26 08:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AMGT KS
08SEOUL2409	ROKG TO MAINTAIN FIRM STANCE TOWARDS DPRK [...] (C) Summary. During a December 15 luncheon meeting with the DCM, Dr. Kim Tae-hyo, a principal advisor to ROK President Lee Myung-bak, indicated that President Lee would maintain his firm policy stance toward the DPRK despite internal politics. The DPRK is finding fewer friendly media outle [...]	2008-12-16 06:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KN KS
08SEOUL2429	U.S.-ROK SMA AGREEMENT INITIALED [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, A/DCM Joseph Yun and MOFAT Ambassador Cho Byung-jae initialed the SMA Agreement on Wednesday, December 17, and agreed on the text for the accompanying diplomatic note. A scanned copy of the initialed agreement has been sent to both EAP/K and USFK. 2. (SBU) [...]	2008-12-18 06:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV KS
08SEOUL2431	ROK PLANS AID TO AFGHANISTAN DESPITE MEDIA [...] (C) Summary. In a December 18 meeting with A/DCM, MOFAT Director-General Chang Ho-jin requested that Washington and Seoul avoid public discussions of possible additional aid for Afghanistan. The ROK is considering a number of options, including deployment of military personnel and assets. [...]	2008-12-18 08:19:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
08SEOUL2457	BLUE HOUSE ADVISOR SAYS FTA, MAJOR LAWS WILL PASS [...] (C) Summary: Ze Seung-wan, advisor to President Lee for civil affairs, told poloff December 22 that the KORUS FTA, along with other major legislation currently on hold due to physical opposition from the Democratic Party (DP),would be passed during the current 30-day special session set to en [...]	2008-12-22 07:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL2458	YOUNGNAM: GNP LOYALTY AND REGIONALISM STILL REIGN [...] (C) Summary: On 17-18 December, poloff traveled to Daegu and Busan to gauge the popularity of President Lee Myung-bak and the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) in the conservative stronghold of Youngnam -- traditional nomenclature for the south-eastern area of Korea comprised of North and Sout [...]	2008-12-23 05:05:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL2461	ROK-RUSSIA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE BUILDS ON CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: ROK Vice Foreign Minister Kwon Jong-rak and Russian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Denisov discussed strengthening bilateral ties at the first ROK-Russia Vice Foreign Minister Strategic Dialogue in Seoul on December 18. Director of MOFAT's Russia and CIS Division [...]	2008-12-23 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KS
08SEOUL362	SEOUL RESPONSE: REQUEST TO HOLD U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and Security and Counter-Terrorism Cooperation took immediate action following our reftel demarche on February 23. Non-prolifer [...]	2008-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK
08SEOUL390	LESS EUPHORIA OVER NEW ROK PRESIDENT LEE MYUNG-BAK [...] (C) Summary: Lee Myung-bak's transition period, which ended with his inauguration on February 25, was plagued by weeks of political wrangling within the Grand National Party (GNP) over nominations for the April 9 National Assembly elections and intense debate with the United Democratic Party [...]	2008-02-27 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL392	POLITICAL BATTLES CONTINUE, PRIME MINISTER NOT YET [...] (C) Summary: The Blue House and the National Assembly are in a staring match and it appears the UDP has no reason to blink. With nothing to lose, the UDP has delayed putting the PM-designate Han Seung-soo's nomination to a vote in the plenary and they have the necessary 150 votes (141 seats p [...]	2008-02-27 08:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL422	SEOUL UPDATE ON 747 AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) officials in the Divisions of Disarmament and Nonproliferation, and the Middle East discussed Ref (C) responses with Embassy officers on March 3. MOFAT had received the USG replie [...]	2008-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC KLIG PREL IR KS UK
08SEOUL55	ROKG TO CONTINUE PRESSURE ON CHINA REGARDING ASAT [...] (S) On January 8, A/DCM delivered reftel A demarche and nonpaper to Song Young-wan, Director General of the International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Song thanked the A/DCM for sharing the planned demarche to China and reiterated the ROKG's concern abo [...]	2008-01-09 07:04:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR KS CH
08SEOUL573	ROKG RESPONSE TO TEMPORARY DENIAL ORDER ON [...] (S/NF) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division Director Lee Jang-keun on March 21. Director Lee said he would urge the relevant ROK authorities and business interests to cooperate with this request and [...]	2008-03-21 07:33:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM IR KS
08SEOUL575	MINISTER HAN SEUNG-JOO SLAMS LMB'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In remarks delivered at the monthly dinner meeting of DCMs in Seoul on March 19, former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S. Han Seung-Joo presented a surprisingly negative assessment of the foreign policy direction of the new Lee Myung-bak Government. While acknowledging t [...]	2008-03-21 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
08SEOUL576	KOREAN AIR AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TDO ON 747 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Lee Jang-kuen called in Emboffs March 22 to discuss the results of the ROKG's interagency meeting held yesterday on Ref (E) demarche [...]	2008-03-22 05:32:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD ETTC PTER PREL KLIG KS UK IR GR
08SEOUL596	FM YU DISCUSSES 6PT, ROK-PRC DIALOGUE DURING PRC [...] (C) On March 24 MOFAT officials briefed us on Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's March 20-21 trip to Beijing, his first overseas visit as FM. Yu met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, and Wang Jairui, Chief of the International Liaison Department [...]	2008-03-25 22:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREL KS KN
08SEOUL736	ROK ALREADY IMPLEMENTED UNSCRS 1737, 1747, AND [...] (C) In an April 11 meeting with poloff, MOFAT Deputy Director for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Kim Jae-woo said in response to reftel points that the ROKG had already implemented their obligations under UNSCRS 1737, 1747, and 1803 in imposing a travel ban on the Iranians named in the annex [...]	2008-04-11 06:53:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS MNUC KNNP IR UNSC
08SEOUL738	ROK HAS FORGIVEN 80 PERCENT OF IRAQ DEBT, LOOKING [...] (C) In an April 11 meeting with Gulf Region Division First Secretary Moon Byung-jun, poloff, per reftel, (1) requested SIPDIS that MOFAT attend the May 29 Ministerial in Stockholm, (2) recommended that the ROKG use its meetings with Iraq,s neighbors to encourage them to increase engagement w [...]	2008-04-11 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS PREL IZ IR TU EUN
08SEOUL774	PRESIDENT LEE'S NORTH KOREA POLICY: ESTABLISHING [...] (C) Lee Myung-bak won the presidency on a conservative platform, emphasizing a new approach toward North Korea. Candidate Lee repeated over and over that ten years of Sunshine Policy had yielded nothing. During that time, the North, with newly acquired nuclear weapons, had become more dangero [...]	2008-04-16 08:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV EAID PREL
08SEOUL776	LEE MYUNG-BAK WEATHERS POLITICAL STORM; AWAITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Korea's political landscape is in transition -- in the last two months President Lee Myung-bak was inaugurated, a new National Assembly was elected, new parties were formed; in the coming two months leaders for the two main parties are set to change. The ruling Grand National Pa [...]	2008-04-17 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KN KS
08SEOUL831	THE DPRK ECONOMY: UPDATE ON KAESONG INDUSTRIAL [...] (C) Most of the South Korean firms operating in the DPRK's Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) remain satisfied with business conditions there, according to ROKG officials and company representatives. Newly arriving companies also seem confident about their investment plans over the longer term. [...]	2008-04-25 06:55:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL879	SOUTH KOREAN ANGER AT CHINESE STUDENTS' VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Sunday, April 27, Chinese students studying in Korea who had gathered for the procession of the Olympic torch through downtown Seoul violently attacked South Korean demonstrators who were protesting China's treatment of North Korean refugees and Tibet. Unlike in other parts of [...]	2008-04-29 08:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PHUM CH
08SEOUL991	MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 04:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SEOUL993	ROK COURTS U.S. AND WESTERN VOTES ON HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) In a May 15 breakfast meeting with Ambassadors and DCMs from Europe and the U.S., Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan asked for support of the ROK's re-election bid to the U.N. Human Rights Council. VFM Kim noted that Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, East Timor, and Bahrain had also announced [...]	2008-05-15 06:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM UNGA KS
08SHANGHAI30	UP, UP, AND AWAY: SHANGHAI'S FY-07 VISA NUMBERS GO THROUGH [...] (U) Consular officers in Shanghai adjudicated 16 percent more NIV applications in FY-07 than in FY-06. This follows a 19 percent increase in FY-06 over the FY-05 NIV workload, which in turn was up 20 percent over FY-04. This cable not only reports the quantitative increases but also provides [...]	2008-01-25 00:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT CH
08SINGAPORE1015	SECRETARY OF LABOR CHAO MEETS SINGAPORE PM LEE [...] 1. (U) August 29, 2008; 1:30 p.m.; the Istana (the Palace). 2. (U) Participants United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold, Associate Deputy Secretary of Labor Anna Hui, Dr. James Chao, and DCM Daniel Shields (notetaker.) Singapore Prime Mi [...]	2008-09-18 07:27:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PGOV OVIP SN
08SINGAPORE1019	DASD SEDNEY HEARS OF SINGAPORE'S MALAYSIA [...] (C) Summary: Singapore perceives a distinct possibility of racial conflict in Malaysia, Bilahari Kausikan, MFA Second Permanent Secretary told David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia September 15. Kausikan offered his view that if racial conflict provoked ethnic Chin [...]	2008-09-18 10:09:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEAN SN MY BU ID IN TH KN
08SINGAPORE1190	SINGAPORE MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary: In cooperation with the American Association of Singapore and the American Chamber of Commerce, the Embassy held an Election Day brunch event at the American Club on November 5. Over 250 Americans and Singaporeans gathered to watch the results come in. This event capped a popul [...]	2008-11-07 10:04:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL SN
08SINGAPORE1241	DUTCH TO JOIN RECAAP; SINGAPORE STILL PREFERS SLOW [...] (SBU) The Netherlands will soon join the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP),Yoshiaki Ito, ReCAAP Information Centre Executive Director told Poloffs during an early November visit to the Centre. The Netherlands request had been [...]	2008-11-21 09:56:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA EWWT SN ID MY
08SINGAPORE1243	ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY DEPUTY CEO ON SINGAPORE'S [...] (U) This message in Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Singapore Energy Market Authority Deputy CEO Lawrence Wong told the DCM that Singapore would like to take steps to reduce its energy dependence on gas coming into Singapore from its neighbors by pipel [...]	2008-11-21 10:40:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SN
08SINGAPORE1256	COURT SLAMS DOW JONES FOR CONTEMPT BUT IMPOSES [...] (SBU) Summary. A Singapore judge has fined publisher Dow Jones over US$16,000 for contempt of court, the largest contempt fine ever imposed here. The judge also called Dow Jones a "repeat offender" and ordered the company to pay Singapore's Attorney-General (AG) nearly US$20,000 in legal co [...]	2008-11-26 09:38:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS SN
08SINGAPORE1285	SINGAPORE MFA PERMSEC HO SAYS POSTPONING ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Delaying the ASEAN Summit until March due to political turmoil in Thailand would be a setback for Southeast Asia and would reinforce perceptions that ASEAN is a disorganized grouping, Peter Ho, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told United States Ambassador [...]	2008-12-10 00:58:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEAN PINR SN
08SINGAPORE1337	STAFFDEL LUSE HEARS MFA'S VIEW OF ASIAN CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Singapore MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan urged continued strong U.S. engagement in East Asia during a wide-ranging conversation with Staffdel Luse and the DCM on December 5. He urged the United States to focus on reviving its own economic growth while using to [...]	2008-12-23 04:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SN CH KN PK
08SINGAPORE1339	SINGAPORE EYEING NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore supports the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation, but it currently lacks the land space and technological expertise within its workforce to safely build and operate a nuclear facility. The GOS and other local energy experts view nuclear power as a viable [...]	2008-12-23 09:20:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SN
08SINGAPORE153	AMBASSADOR URGES SINGAPORE TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Ambassador met with Singapore MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho on February 12 to urge Singapore to SIPDIS recognize Kosovo immediately after Kosovo declares independence. She delivered reftel points, emphasizing the high [...]	2008-02-12 07:14:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU SN
08SINGAPORE40	GOS â€œEXPLAINSâ€ DECISION NOT TO DETAIN [...] (S) In response to a request from the DCM for further explanation of Singapore's January 5 decision not to investigate a shipment of proliferation concern bound for Pakistan (ref A),the MFA called us in on January 11 and provided the nonpaper in paragraph 5. Deputy Director Michelle Teo-Jacob (Cou [...]	2008-01-11 09:08:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETTC EWWT PARM PREL KNNP SN TU PK GM
08SINGAPORE89	CODEL CHABOT TALKS TAIWAN, FREE TRADE WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOS officials discussed the impact of Taiwan's legislative elections, prospects for more free trade agreements, and regional architecture in January 14 meetings with Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH.). The GOS wants to make progress toward a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific when [...]	2008-01-24 03:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ECIN ETRD SENV SN
08SKOPJE292	MACEDONIA: EARLY ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS IN FULL [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with Macedonia's political leaders April 21-23, the Ambassador and DCM urged all parties to ensure free, fair and non-violent parliamentary elections on June 1. Although the official campaign period begins May 11, parties already are floating their campaign platfo [...]	2008-04-30 09:40:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE339	MACEDONIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TROUBLES [...] (SBU) In the run up to the June 1 parliamentary election, tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA continued sporadically over the past week, with DUI sustaining most of the property damage to its facilities. The State Electoral Committee (SEC) announced May 20 the completion of ac [...]	2008-05-23 11:18:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE345	MACEDONIAN MOI ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN INCIDENTS [...] (C) On May 26, DCM Navratil, EUSR Fouere, and ODIHR Ambassador Barry met jointly with Minister of Interior Gordana Jankulovska to discuss the continuing incidents of violence and intimidation related to the parliamentary election campaign. Jankulovska agreed that the incidents are damaging t [...]	2008-05-27 15:15:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MK
08SKOPJE346	MACEDONIA: PRESSING FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO CAMPAIGN [...] (C) In a May 26 meeting with PM Gruevski and eAlbanian DPA President Thaci, the Ambassador urged an immediate halt to recent intra-Albanian campaign violence and intimidation that could lead to a failing grade for Macedonia's June 1 snap elections. She warned that the USG would find it difficul [...]	2008-05-28 10:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MK
08SKOPJE356	MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENDS ON A LOW NOTE [...] (SBU) The final week before the June 1 parliamentary elections has been marked by continued tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA. Although DUI property sustained most of the damage, there also were reports of DUI activist violence against an ethnic Macedonian spectator at a Ma [...]	2008-05-30 12:15:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE368	MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR ELECTION RE-RUNS, MORE [...] (SBU) Working nearly non-stop for 48 hours, the State Electoral Committee (SEC) by June 6 had ordered election re-runs in 98 polling stations (PSs),due to violence and intimidation or other irregularities that marred the June 1 elections (reftels). In the meantime, the police have charged 88 [...]	2008-06-06 12:37:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE491	MACEDONIA/GREECE: WHAT THE MACEDONIANS NEED TO [...] (C) Embassy Skopje assesses that in the context of an agreement that clears the way for NATO membership and the start of EU accession talks, the Macedonian government would ultimately accept the following terms: -- Name: Republic of Northern Macedonia (or: Republic of North Macedonia) -- [...]	2008-07-29 15:31:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
08SKOPJE525	MACEDONIA CONTINUES FIGHT AGAINST TIP; NEW [...] (SBU) Macedonia continues to make progress in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),aggressively pursuing traffickers in a wave of recent arrests and prosecutions, many involving minor victims. Additionally, the GOM's Anti-TIP Commission has worked with the Ministry of Labor and Social Poli [...]	2008-08-18 12:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MK
08SKOPJE601	AMBASSADOR MEETS MACEDONIAN LEADERSHIP AS [...] (C) In their first official meeting, PM Gruevski told the Ambassador Sept. 29 that NATO and EU membership remain the GoM's top strategic priorities, adding that despite their political differences he and President Crvenkovski have a similar strategic view of the name issue with Greece. Gruevsk [...]	2008-10-01 18:55:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC ENRG MK GR KV SR MW RS
08SKOPJE614	MACEDONIA: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) Ambassador Reeker made points in reftels to Foreign Minister Milososki on the evening of Oct. 6. DCM followed up with DPM Bocevski on Oct. 7. Macedonia will not support the resolution. Milososki and Bosevski indicated that although Macedonia had not yet made its final decision, it most l [...]	2008-10-07 13:40:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV MK
08SKOPJE616	MACEDONIA TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki informed Ambassador Reeker that Macedonia expects to formally recognize Kosovo in a joint announcement with Montenegro tomorrow (Oct 9). Milososki said there would be a session of Parliament beginning 1100 Oct 9, to discuss/recommend recognition; the p [...]	2008-10-08 17:02:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN KV MK MT
08SKOPJE760	MACEDONIA: BUCKOVSKI CONVICTION ADDS TO PARTISAN [...] (C) On December 9, Skopje Basic Court I sentenced former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense (and current SDSM Member of Parliament) Vlado Buckovski to 3.5 years in prison for abuse of authority in the disbursement of 2.4 million Euros by padding the budget for the purchase of spare parts f [...]	2008-12-17 15:20:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MK
08SKOPJE91	MACEDONIA: PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON NAME ISSUE [...] (C) We are continuing efforts to persuade Macedonia of the need to maximize chances for a NATO membership invitation by embracing the Nimetz framework and proposing a differentiated name for use in international organizations (ref A). Our GoM interlocutors are sticking to their long-standing [...]	2008-02-05 06:50:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SOFIA110	BULGARIA: GINGERLY SEEKING EXPANDED TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian FM Mottaki visited Sofia on January 22 and a Bulgarian parliamentary delegation visited Tehran January 21-24. Bulgarian officials downplayed the contacts as "nothing special" but at the same time described plans to revive the Bulgaria-Iran Joint Economic Council and se [...]	2008-02-21 13:31:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENER PREL IR BU
08SOFIA122	BULGARIA, FEELING THE HEAT, WILL CLOSE DUTY-FREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a pressure campaign organized by the Embassy (abetted by the EU and Bulgarian NGOs) the government announced on February 10 that it will close duty-free shops and gas stations on external borders, long acknowledged as a notorious source of "protected smuggling" h [...]	2008-02-28 13:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BU
08SOFIA191	BULGARIANS EXPECT LITTLE FLEXIBILITY ON MACEDONIA [...] (C) In the temporary absence of FM Kalfin and Deputy FM Kuychukov, DCM had an extended discussion with Political Director Poriyazov, encouraging Bulgaria to push Athens to aim higher and achieve agreement with Skopje. Poriyazov acknowledged that flexibility was necessary to achieve a mutual [...]	2008-04-01 13:50:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV MK GR BU
08SOFIA230	BULGARIA ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 15:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV BU
08SOFIA234	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO ISRAEL: GOOD TERMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's state visit to Israel March 25-27 -- which included a four hour visit to Gaza -- focused on strengthening bilateral ties while maintaining good relations with the Palestinians. The Bulgarians signed a number of bilateral agreements with Israel an [...]	2008-04-17 14:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA254	EU MONITORING MISSION: PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission Monitoring Team sent to Sofia to prepare a comprehensive report on Bulgarian reform efforts told us April 17 Brussels is increasingly frustrated with Bulgaria's lack of progress on judicial reform, organized crime and corruption. In a private meeting at [...]	2008-04-23 10:45:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BU
08SOFIA293	BULGARIA REQUESTS HELP TO REVAMP INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (C) Prime Minister Stanishev's National Security Advisor Petko Sertov told us that the PM requests expert advice from the USG to reform the Interior Ministry. The PM wants support similar to the assistance USG elements recently provided to develop the conceptual design for the new State A [...]	2008-05-09 15:56:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM BU
08SOFIA310	PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S VISIT TO EGYPT: BOOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Parvanov's April 13-15 visit to Egypt highlighted Bulgaria's desire to reinvigorate relations with Arab states primarily for commercial and energy purposes. While in Cairo, the Bulgarians signed agreements on investment and cooperation in defense industries [...]	2008-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV PREL BU
08SOFIA359	DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN MOI MID-LEVEL POLICE [...] (U) Summary: The Department of Justice Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and the DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) organized two one-week courses on leadership at the Bulgarian Police Academy in Sofia May 19-23 and May 26-30. The two course [...]	2008-06-03 12:52:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRCM BU
08SOFIA566	TFGG01: BULGARIA STANDS BY GEORGIA; STILL AVOIDS [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Ambassador Ukleba told Ambassador McEldowney that Tbilisi has not accepted a Bulgarian offer to host talks between Russia and Georgia, which Deputy FM Keremedchiev later confirmed. Ukleba stressed that Tbilisi values U.S. support and humanitarian assistance and looks for [...]	2008-08-19 16:29:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS RU GG BU
08SOFIA646	DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Angel Naydenov, Parliamentary Defense Committee Chairman and leader of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, was positive on U.S.-Bulgaria military cooperation and supportive of plans to increase the public profile of our steadily expanding relationship. Naydenov plans to attend [...]	2008-10-07 08:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA681	BULGARIA: MFA ON NATO EXPANSION, KOSOVO, RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. MFA Security Policy Director Petio Petev stressed Bulgaria's support for MAP for Georgia and Ukraine and eventual NATO membership for all of the Western Balkans. While pessimistic on resolving differences between NATO and Russia, he was upbeat on Bulgaria's ability to contribute [...]	2008-10-28 12:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA684	STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. Withdrawal of 152 troop [...]	2008-10-29 11:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA704	BULGARIA: MONTENEGRO AND SERBIA SHOULD ENTER SEDM [...] (C) Summary: Consistent with its position at the last Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial Coordinating Committee (SEDM-CC) meeting in September, Bulgaria does not support full membership for Montenegro in SEDM without Serbia joining at the same time. In Bulgaria's view, both countries [...]	2008-11-03 15:02:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA713	STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (NATO CONFIDENTIAL REL/UK) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. [...]	2008-11-07 09:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA742	BULGARIAN DENIES ARMS SHIPMENTS TO KURDS [...] (C) Summary. The Bulgarian government denies any knowledge of a shipment of Bulgarian arms and ammunition to the Regional Government of Kurdistan, as alleged in a front-page article in the November 23 Washington Post, and has offered to work with us to track available evidence of a possib [...]	2008-11-24 14:06:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA775	BULGARIA: PM ANGRY AND DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF EU [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Stanishev is showing signs of stress from intense domestic political infighting, an economic downturn, negative international press and sustained EU criticism. Uncharastically angry and defensive in a December 3 meeting with the Ambassador, he lashed out at EU c [...]	2008-12-10 11:07:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL BU
08STATE100219	Secretary Rice's 09/16/2008 Meeting with [...] (U) Classified by EUR A/S Daniel Fried. Reason 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) September 16, 2008; 11 a.m.; Secretary's Office. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR A/DAS Nerissa Cook EUR/WE Stacie Zerdecki (Notetaker) Spain Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar DCM Jose Pascual Marco 4. (C) SUMMARY. Re [...]	2008-09-19 03:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP KV CU
08STATE103919	REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION, [...] (SBU) The State Department,s Bureau of Economics and Energy (EEB) and Embassy Athens will host a conference on Eurasian Energy with energy officers from the region October 14-15 in Athens. The purpose of this meeting will be to provide energy officers a forum to discuss energy developments i [...]	2008-09-29 19:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET
08STATE104547	HALTING SOUTH OSSETIA MILITIA LOOTING OF GEORGIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Moscow -- see para. 4. Berlin, London and Paris -- see para. 5. USEU, USNATO, USOSCE, USUN and info addressees -- see para. 6. 2. (U) Notwithstanding the August 12 ceasefire in the Russo-Georgian war, there have been persistent reports of attacks on ethnic [...]	2008-09-30 23:13:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS RS GG
08STATE105786	(U) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister?s [...] (U) Classified by EAP Acting Assistant Secretary Glyn Davies, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b),(d),(h). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso?s foreign policies will remain consistent with those of Fukuda and Abe, assured Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae during back-to-back meet [...]	2008-10-02 22:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL AF KS KN PK JA MARR
08STATE106079	TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE SENIOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns hosted his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, at the TSD Senior Offi [...]	2008-10-03 17:24:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AS JA PREL
08STATE111288	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING JAPANESE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In 2003 Goss, a U.S. newspaper printing press manufacturer, was awarded $31.6 million in a suit filed in federal district court against its Japanese competitor, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS),[...]	2008-10-17 21:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD JA
08STATE112163	SINGAPORE: PERMISSION GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Department grants permission for Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold to be absent from post October 30 - November 1, 2008 and November 5 - 14, 2008 for personal leave in Seattle, Washington; and for official travel to St. Louis, Missouri from November 2 - 4, 2008 to attend the F-15SG Roll-out Cerem [...]	2008-10-21 20:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA SG
08STATE113844	Deputy Secretary Negroponte's Meeting with [...] (C) October 22, 2008; 11:30 am; Washington, DC. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte Ambassador David Pearce NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Jessica Patterson (NEA Notetaker) Algeria Major General Ahmed Senhadji, Secretary General of the Minist [...]	2008-10-24 20:37:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MASS MOPS
08STATE116392	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]	2008-10-31 15:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE116623	USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]	2008-10-31 21:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	REF SOCI EAID
08STATE120090	SHARE YOUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING VIA NET- [...] (U) Summary: There has been intense interest recently from the interagency community in ways that the Department can facilitate access to public affairs reporting on the classified networks. A simple method of sharing these cable-based reports with the classified networks is through the use of [...]	2008-11-12 17:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR
08STATE121011	BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO PRAGUE: DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affair,s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls met September 8-9 with Embassy Prague, Czech Ministry of Defense (CMOD),Ministry of Trade and Industry officials (MTI) and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern en [...]	2008-11-14 15:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KOMC EZ
08STATE121038	BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO POLAND: DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Directorate of Defense Trade Controls in the (PM/DDTC) met September 10 and 11 with country team, Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD),and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program an [...]	2008-11-14 15:57:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC KOMC PL
08STATE123494	THE GLOBAL PARTNERHIP CENTER (GPC) PROVIDES [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Established in December of 2007 (ref. A),the Global Partnership Center (GPC) leads efforts to advance the use of results-based, public-private partnerships as a mainstream tool for U.S. diplomacy. A cornerstone of this eff [...]	2008-11-21 01:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AID ABUD AMGT AFIN BMGT EAID ECON EFIN
08STATE12549	TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12 [...] (SBU) Post reports government forces are extending their control within the city, with traffic circulating and people on the streets. Looting has subsided, and UN staff are moving around N'Djamena. The Embassy local guard force mobile surveillance team has returned to duty in the city but p [...]	2008-02-06 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE126776	APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR TODD TO BE ABSENT FROM [...] The Department grants permission for Ambassador William E. Todd to be absent from post December 3 - 5, 2008 for travel to Singapore to attend the 17th International Oil and Gas Southeast Asia Industry Exhibit and Conference. 2. In Ambassador Todd's absence, DCM John McIntyre will serve as C [...]	2008-12-02 17:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA BX
08STATE127670	2008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO [...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]	2008-12-04 13:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE128519	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S DECEMBER 2, 2008 [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber Deputy Chief of Protocol Raymond Martinez D Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Koray Ertas (Notetaker) Slovakia -------- Ambassador Peter Burian DCM Andrej Droba 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovak Ambassador-designate Pe [...]	2008-12-05 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV AF LO
08STATE129010	FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS [...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]	2008-12-08 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE129940	FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and rural economic development. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and en [...]	2008-12-10 22:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08STATE130752	APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR TODD TO BE ABSENT FROM [...] The Department grants permission for Ambassador William E. Todd to be absent from post December 28, 2008 to January 4, 2009 to travel to Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore on personal leave with his dependent family members. 2. In Ambassador Todd's absence, DCM John McIntyre will serve as Char [...]	2008-12-12 18:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA BX
08STATE16668	EUR LAUNCHES INTELLIPEDIA INITIATIVE [...] (U) LAUNCH OF EUR HOME PAGE: At the October 2006 DCM conference, I learned about Intellipedia - a new technology resource that can help the State Department advance policy more effectively, as well as saving time and money. Following that conference, I asked a small EUR Web team to develop a [...]	2008-02-19 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AINF PGOV ECON
08STATE18306	DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]	2008-02-24 03:33:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18317	DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]	2008-02-24 06:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18320	DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]	2008-02-24 12:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18323	DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]	2008-02-24 12:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU CU

08STATE18782	NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]	2008-02-25 21:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08STATE20685	READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN [...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...]	2008-02-29 04:11:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU
08STATE21163	LEBANON: SINIORA MAKES STATEMENT ON USN SHIP [...] (S) Summary: PM Fouad Siniora asked to meet with Charge Sison at the Grand Serail at 1330 on February 29 to discuss media reports concerning the presence of the USS Cole in international waters off Lebanon. Siniora neither criticized nor blessed the presence of the Cole. His focus was what [...]	2008-02-29 21:31:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL IS SY LE
08STATE30340	(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PARAGUAY [...] (S/NF) This cable reports the results of a recent Washington review of reporting and collection needs for Paraguay. The review produced a list of priorities (paragraph 5) intended to guide participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and update plans to collect information on Paragua [...]	2008-03-24 18:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KPRP ECON PREL PGOV ETRD PA
08STATE31117	SMART - OVERSEAS PILOT POST DEPLOYMENT STATUS [...] SMART Pilot I, operating in parallel with the Department's legacy messaging systems, was successfully conducted from September to December 2007 on ClassNet in Belgrade, Stockholm, and Muscat. 2. Pilot II, postponed until September 2008 will run through November 2008 on ClassNet. It will i [...]	2008-03-26 14:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP ACOA AMGT AINF ASEC KRIM
08STATE35977	(S) SHIELD S05-08: IMMINENT TRANSFER OF CW [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that a shipment of 1000 metric tons of the CW precursor chemical sodium sulfide (also spelled sulphide) from China to Iran is imminent. Specifically, the Chinese company China Northern Ch [...]	2008-04-07 20:26:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08STATE37260	M/V IRAN TEYFOURI: FOLLOWING UP ON SHIPMENTS OF [...] (S) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to follow-up on an April 8 National Security Council meeting with Chinese DCM Xie Feng to provide additional information on the January voyage of the M/V Iran Teyfouri, press China to reconsider its decision on the proposed visit of a State experts team t [...]	2008-04-09 23:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH IR
08STATE49277	URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] This is an action request. See para 2. Aviation assets are needed to support UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Following is a list of the aviation assets for which UNAMID still lacks any contributions: -- 4 attack helicopters close air support -- 18 utility [...]	2008-05-09 02:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR KPKO UK CE PA JO BG
08STATE51207	REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK MELLI BRANCH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------- 2. (S) The United States has information that Bank Melli may be seeking to establish a branch in Pakistan. UNSCR 1803 named Bank Melli as a bank of particular concern and called upon all states [...]	2008-05-14 15:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETTC GM GR IR KNNP MNUC XG XT ZL ZS
08STATE51535	MEETING ON JAPAN'S RICE STOCKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. This cable supersedes guidance provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Yost met with Embassy of Japan Economic Minister and Acting DCM Yokoi on May 14, 2008 to d [...]	2008-05-14 23:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID JA
08STATE51968	KUDOS TO EMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOLLOWING OIC SE'S [...] Special Envoy (SE) to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the Direct Hire American and Locally Employed Staff at Embassy Islamabad during his May 1-May 3 visit. 2. SE Cumber is appreciative o [...]	2008-05-15 19:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PREL OIC
08STATE521	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE [...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph eight as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's SIPDIS foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official de [...]	2008-01-03 17:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA
08STATE559	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE563	FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE FOR NON-MEM [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter from Secretary Rice to either the host government's foreign SIPDIS minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister- [...]	2008-01-03 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08STATE56532	ANNOUNCING THE 2009 IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN CYCLE [...] Last year, our Foreign Service and Civil Service colleagues made their considerable talents available in support of our top foreign policy priorities in Iraq and Afghanistan, as we anticipate happening this year. They responded to our Department's call, and volunteers staffed every position [...]	2008-05-27 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AF IZ
08STATE57100	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENGAGE UN ON PLACING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Background 2. (SBU) The International Organization for Migration (IOM),which runs the Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) in Baghdad under contract to the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, has requested that IOM caseworkers [...]	2008-05-28 20:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL UN IZ
08STATE57532	SECRETARY'S 5/19 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED, REASONS; 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) MAY 19, 2008, 3:00 P.M., SECRETARY'S OFFICE 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES ------------- THE SECRETARY EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED PA A/S SEAN MCCORMACK S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STEVE BEECROFT EUR ELAINE SAMSON [...]	2008-05-29 18:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP LE IR GG
08STATE5835	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE5837	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XM
08STATE5963	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to STATE 00005963 002 OF 006 SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT WASHINGTON INTERNATION help defray travel costs, including per [...]	2008-01-18 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE61194	Walk-in Guidance for 2008: Administrative [...] (S/NF) Summary: The information in this telegram must be handled with utmost discretion and due diligence. This telegram contains updated guidance and procedures for handling foreign national walk-ins, defectors and asylum seekers at overseas posts. It describes procedures to be followed in re [...]	2008-06-06 16:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS PINR PREF
08STATE65778	A/S SHANNON'S 6/12 MEETING WITH SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, 2008, WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with Salvadoran Ambassador Rene Leon. Leon requested the meeting to follow-up on themes discussed during the Deputy Secretary,s June 3-6 trip to Central America. Leon highlighted that the best strategy for the United States in the run-u [...]	2008-06-18 21:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON ES
08STATE66363	G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...]	2008-06-20 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO
08STATE72006	(S) INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESS IAEA FOR EARLIEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (S) Background: Department understands Indian Prime Minister Singh has privately sought his party,s backing to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval and hopes to inform President Bush at the [...]	2008-07-03 21:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ENRG IN IAEA PGOV PREL KNNP
08STATE90917	TFGG01: GEORGIA TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 33 [...] (U) The Russian military spokesman stated Russian forces have withdrawn from Georgia to South Ossetia and are in full compliance with international agreements. (cnn.com) 2. (U) President Saakashvili welcomed the start of the withdrawal, noting it occurred after unprecedented internatio [...]	2008-08-23 11:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STOCKHOLM117	MUSLIM IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES IN SWEDEN: INFORMAL [...] (U) In Gothenburg on January 24-25, the DCM met with city officials and Muslim community leaders to discuss integration. Immigrants comprise nearly one quarter of Gothenburg's population of half a million. Most live in segregated neighborhoods on the city's northern outskirts, and crime and [...]	2008-02-14 13:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KPAO ECON OIIP SW
08STOCKHOLM118	SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) DCM Silverman met February 14 to review Kosovo issues with MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall and urge early recognition. Lyrvall said: -- Sweden intended to recognize Kosovo, but internal procedures would delay the actual recognition until after a "Privy Council" meeting March 4. I [...]	2008-02-14 17:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW YI
08STOCKHOLM122	SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: A: At Embassy Stockholm, the Economic Section has the lead on energy issues. The section is staffed by four full-time employees. B: The section has two FSOs, one FSN, and one EFM. The Section [...]	2008-02-19 07:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG APER ABUD SW
08STOCKHOLM204	DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION: SWEDEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with the PM's advisor on foreign policy State Secretary Nicola Clase to deliver reftel demarche on March 11. The Ambassador stressed that the President is firmly committed to joining an international agreement. Now it is time for the US and the EU to work closely to [...]	2008-03-13 07:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCHG SENV ECON PGOV EUN SW
08STOCKHOLM278	SWEDEN ASKS FOR U.S. HELP ON MAY 29 IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (C) On April 15, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told the DCM the Swedes look forward to working closely with the U.S. on the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),and asked for the following USG assistance: -Encouraging ICI invitees to send ministerial-level representation to the conf [...]	2008-04-16 13:30:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ EU SE
08STOCKHOLM288	FM BILDT ON U.S. HELP TO MAKE THE ICI A SUCCESS [...] (C) On April 17, Ambassador met with FM Bildt in anticipation of Sweden's hosting the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) conference. Bildt was joined by MFA State Secretary Belfrage, Ambassador Christer Kumlin (in charge of conference logistics),Chief of Staff Karin Olofsdotter, Am [...]	2008-04-18 11:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ EU SW
08STOCKHOLM310	DAS GARBER TALKS IRAQ COMPACT CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 25, DAS Judy Garber, accompanied by DCM, met with State Secretary Frank Belfrage to discuss issues surrounding the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) on May 29 in Stockholm. The Swedes are pressing EU and Gulf capitals to send FMs to the ICI, and would appreciate co [...]	2008-04-28 13:17:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW
08STOCKHOLM316	STATE SECRETARY BELFRAGE SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED BY [...] (SBU) State-run Iranian press source, Press TV, ran a web article on April 23, which misquoted Swedish State Secretary Frank Belfrage during his recent visit to Tehran. In a meeting on April 25 in Stockholm, the DCM showed Belfrage the article. Excerpted text: "Belfrage has praised Iran' [...]	2008-04-29 14:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR SE
08STOCKHOLM321	UPDATE ON ICI PROGRESS IN STOCKHOLM [...] (C) Summary: Belfrage said the main message to send out of the ICI is that Europe has turned the page on Iraq and is now looking forward. (He commented that while it might be difficult to get European FMs to say this publicly, their attendance would send the right signal.) At the April 29 GAE [...]	2008-04-30 13:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UN EU IZ SE
08STOCKHOLM358	SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 09:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EFIN PTER KTFN PINR PREL KU SW
08STOCKHOLM379	IRAQI PM MALIKI'S BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SWEDEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 15:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ SE
08STOCKHOLM436	STOCKHOLM: REGIONAL SCIENCE PROJECT - OPENING SESAME STILL [...] (U) Summary: On June 9 and 10, 2008, Sweden hosted the Twelfth Meeting of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) project. The main expected benefits are closer cooperation in the Middle East, advances in science geared toward regional issu [...]	2008-06-16 13:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPL OSCI TNGD TPHY UNESCO SW
08STOCKHOLM452	U.S.-SWEDEN PLAN WAY FORWARD FOR ABKHAZIA CONFLICT [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Matthew Bryza, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Carpenter, Conflicts Advisor Casey Christensen, Political Counselor Briana Olsen, Deputy Political Counselor (notetaker) Sweden ------ Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, State Secretary Bjorn [...]	2008-06-23 11:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS PINR KO RS GG XQ
08STOCKHOLM51	SWEDISH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEADERS ON [...] (C) Charge discussed Sweden's role in Afghanistan and Kosovo in separate meetings January 16 and 17 with Goran Lennmarker and Urban Ahlin, the government and the opposition leaders in the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Lennmarker and Ahlin both saw room for increases in the number of [...]	2008-01-22 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV YI AF SW
08STOCKHOLM590	TFGG01: SWEDEN'S DEPUTY FM SAYS FRENCH OPPOSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 14:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GG SW
08STOCKHOLM591	GEORGIA DOMINATED MERKEL'S VISIT TO SWEDEN [...] (C) Russia's action in Georgia dominated the discussions when Merkel visited PM Reinfeldt in Stockholm, August 25. Germany and Sweden agree that Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia and that the Russian President must not sign the referendum recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both [...]	2008-08-26 12:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON GG SW
08STOCKHOLM598	(C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OFFICE OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 13:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR OVIP SW
08STOCKHOLM599	ACTION REQUEST: GUIDANCE ON INFORMATION SHARING ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On August 14, CDA and Poloff met with the director general of the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP),Andreas Ekman, to discuss the ongoing proliferation activities of Mahaco, a Swedish-registered company owned by a Swedish citize [...]	2008-08-29 14:55:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL SW SP IR
08STOCKHOLM607	SWEDEN ON GEORGIA IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us September 4 that Sweden will emphasize the "political side" in upcoming donor conferences to highlight the need to demonstrate solidarity with Georgia and restore investor confidence. FM Bildt will work to "send a strong message" to [...]	2008-09-04 15:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU GG RU SW
08STOCKHOLM609	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 14:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KOMC ETTC IR SW
08STOCKHOLM610	SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told us the Sweden is committed to Afghanistan "for the long haul" and that political parties across the spectrum remain supportive of the government's Afghanistan policy. He expects no problems with respect to Afghanistan when Parliamen [...]	2008-09-08 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SW AF PREL
08STOCKHOLM624	SWEDISH MFA SAYS "WE'RE READY TO INCREASE AID TO [...] (U) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, met with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on September 8 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Walters thanked Sweden for its long-term support of Afghanistan, especially for its commitment to leading [...]	2008-09-15 13:58:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID AF SW
08STOCKHOLM625	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks there is little to fear from a Serbian request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review the status of Kosovo, according to Hakan Emsgard, Deputy Director General of the EU Department at the MFA. The case would languish there for years, he asserted. Swed [...]	2008-09-15 14:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG SE RS EUN
08STOCKHOLM688	PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN QUESTIONS VISA REVOCATION [...] (SBU) Panamanian Ambassador to Sweden Cecilio Eduardo Simon English (DPOB: 01-OCT-1951, Panama) met with DCM and Consul on 14 October in reference to reftel A notice that his B1/B2 visa has been revoked under INA 212(A)(3). The visibly distressed Ambassador stated that he was not an enemy of t [...]	2008-10-17 06:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PM SW
08STOCKHOLM695	SWEDISH SOC DEM LEADER AHLIN ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Urban Ahlin, the foreign policy spokesman of the opposition Social Democrats told DCM and POL counselor: -- On Afghanistan, he is working to cement Social Democratic support for the Government,s bill to expand troops, but it will be a "tough ride" for the bill. [...]	2008-10-20 10:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SW IR BO GG RS AF
08STOCKHOLM699	STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SUMMER 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 15:03:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
08STOCKHOLM703	SWEDISH CONSULAR REQUEST ON DEATH OF MOHAMMED [...] (C) On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage asked DCM about the killing by U.S. troops of Mohammed Moumou, a Moroccan-born Swedish national who was second-in-command in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. DCM drew on the MNF-I press release of October 15 to describe the circumstances surroun [...]	2008-10-21 11:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC IQ SW
08STOCKHOLM706	SWEDISH DEP FM BELFRAGE ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary (deputy minister equivalent) Frank Belfrage told DCM and Pol counselor: -- On Afghanistan, Belfrage noted "strong bipartisan support" for Sweden to stay for "the long haul," even though the opposition was creating difficulties for the [...]	2008-10-21 14:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF IR SW
08STOCKHOLM710	CORRECTED COPY: STOCKHOLM REQUESTS THREE INTERNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 14:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
08STOCKHOLM712	SWEDISH MFA ON AESA RELEASIBILITY, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 14:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD MARR RS SW IR AF
08STOCKHOLM747	SWEDEN'S RESPONSE TO NOVEMBER GAERC POINTS [...] (C) Sweden's EU Correspondent Anna Norell told poloff on November 7 the following regarding the November 10-11 GAERC: --Syria is not on the agenda. --There will not be a discussion on Iraq, just the passing of council conclusions as "A items." --The EU will take a formal decision on the anti [...]	2008-11-07 15:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW
08STOCKHOLM749	SAAKASHVILI-PM REINFELDT MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 17:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG SW
08STOCKHOLM750	BILDT VISITS OFFICIALS AND TROOPS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Swedish FM Bildt paid his first visit to Afghanistan October 29-31, 2008. On this "fact-finding" mission, he met with all levels of government in Kabul, including Foreign Minister Spanta and Minister of Interior Atmar, and with Balkh Province Governor Atta when he visited Sweden's PRT in [...]	2008-11-07 17:36:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR AF SW
08STOCKHOLM751	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BUT BILL DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-07 18:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM752	SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BY 100; BILL [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...]	2008-11-10 07:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW
08STOCKHOLM772	SWEDES TO TRANSFER THREE BELL HELICOPTERS TO SPAIN [...] (S) Summary: A Swedish firm in possession of three Bell 212 helicopters plans to transfer the helicopters to Spain tomorrow, November 18, without obtaining export authorization from the USG. Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products say they lack any legal basis to stop the transfer. There [...]	2008-11-18 07:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP
08STOCKHOLM781	SWEDEN ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (S) On November 20, DCM had a pull-aside, after a meeting on other issues (septel),with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on Sweden,s willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. 3. (S) Belfrage said: --Closing Guantanamo is an imp [...]	2008-11-20 15:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW
08STOCKHOLM84	SWEDISH MFA ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND ESDP MISSION [...] (C) The Swedish position on Kosovo recognition appears to be starting to move in a positive direction. Sweden supported the January 30 approval of an ESDP mission. MFA contacts tell us Sweden will likely join in recognizing Kosovo, but would prefer for this to occur with substantial EU unity [...]	2008-02-01 16:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW YI
08SURABAYA8	EAST JAVA: DECENTRALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a wide ranging lunch discussion with visiting DCM January 16, six Surabaya-based political observers -- representing the media, academia, NGOs, and religious communities -- offered their frank assessments of the successes and limitations of decentralization in East Java. [...]	2008-01-20 05:36:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EAID ID
08SUVA175	DONOR COUNTRIES ADVISE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO [...] (C) On May 7, representatives of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, PNG and the UK told the head of the regional Asian Development Bank Office in Suva they hoped ADB would not push forward with any new initiatives in Fiji for the time being. In light of the recent expulsion of Fiji Ti [...]	2008-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PROV PREL FJ
08SUVA184	FIJI INTERIM AG COMPLAINT THAT USG DENIED VISA FOR [...] (U) Fiji's interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum phoned Suva media from Vienna on Friday, May 9, to make public his unhappiness at Embassy Suva having denied him a visa to transit Los Angeles to and from a U.N conference in Vienna. He also complained that the U.S. denial came at "the e [...]	2008-05-11 12:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS FJ
08SUVA244	BAINIMARAMA RECEIVES "UNDERSTANDING" FROM [...] (C) Summary. A dispirited Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to Fiji, Peter Eafeare, described the May 29-30 Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Summit in Vanuatu as a setback in the effort to ensure Fiji's interim government (IG) holds elections as promised next March. Language in the Summit [...]	2008-06-12 06:03:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FJ
08SUVA247	FIJI ELECTION PREPARATIONS WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE [...] (C) Summary: Evidence is mounting that Fiji's interim government is intentionally dragging its feet in preparing for the national elections it has promised to hold in early 2009. The Finance Ministry has not yet released funds needed to staff up the Elections Office or signed off on a New [...]	2008-06-18 03:03:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FJ
08SUVA417	AMBASSADOR PRESSES BAINIMARAMA FOR BENCHMARKS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 4, Ambassador McGann met one-on-one with Fiji's Interim Prime Minister Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama almost immediately after presenting his credentials to Fiji's President Iloilo. Ambassador pressed Bainimarama to set benchmarks and timelines for an early restoratio [...]	2008-11-06 02:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AS FJ
08SUVA86	FIJI ELECTION PREPARATION: DONOR COUNTRIES [...] (C) Summary: Just twelve months away from the crucial election to return Fiji to civilian rule, there are indications that the interim government (IG) may be dragging its feet in preparations for the polls. An unexpected assertion of authority by the Electoral Commission into the detailed wor [...]	2008-03-03 16:52:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID FJ PGOV PREL
08TALLINN111	ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2008 NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Priority One for Estonia at the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest. Estonia has announced it will send a mortar platoon to Afghanistan this spring as an additional commitment to ISAF, but is unlikely Estonia will be ready to contribute to a new PRT in Nimroz. Other [...]	2008-03-18 14:38:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN146	ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS MACEDONIA [...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Kaili Terras, NATO Desk Officer, and Bjorn Piibur, Western Balkans Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA to discuss the Macedonia name issue, as requested in reftel. The MFA echoed the position it has taken in our previous conversations: the name issue is a "diffi [...]	2008-04-25 07:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO MK GR EN
08TALLINN154	ESTONIA'S REACTION TO THE BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an unprecedented joint briefing for the Parliament, the Estonian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Defense Minister touted the success of the Bucharest Summit. The Prime Minister praised the strength of the final declaration's statement on membership for Georgia and Ukrain [...]	2008-05-02 13:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN
08TALLINN158	ESTONIA: OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel A and B, Embassy Tallinn has continued to reach out to democracy and human rights activists in Estonia. On March 2, 2008, Acting DCM joined Vice Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Kristiina Ojuland in a panel discussion at the first Congress of the New Belarusian [...]	2008-05-06 11:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EN LH PHUM PREL
08TALLINN174	ESTONIA ON ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] Action Request- please see paragraph (4) 2. (C) On May 20, Poloff delivered points on Lebanon in reftel to Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Estonian MFA. Kahn replied that while Estonia has no diplomatic relations and relatively little experience in Lebanon, t [...]	2008-05-20 13:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE EU SY EN
08TALLINN272	BALTICS: GETTING THE MOST OUR OF FOREIGN POLICY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius. 2. (C) Embassies Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn want to express our appreciation and support for the proposals in reftel geared toward engaging our missions in EU capitals more actively and improving our foreign policy coordin [...]	2008-08-01 13:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EN LG LH
08TALLINN290	TFGG01: ESTONIAN FM PAET'S VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet embarked on a three day visit to Georgia. In addition to meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze and Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili, Paet visited injured Georgians in a hospital and toured an Internally Di [...]	2008-08-21 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV RS GG AM EN
08TALLINN291	ESTONIA'S RULING COALITION STRONG, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Formed in April 2007, Estonia's current center-right governing coalition, comprised of Reform, Pro Patria-Res Public Union (IRL) and Social Democrat (SDE) parties, has maintained stable relationships, and benefits in large part, from years of strong economic growth. However, an [...]	2008-08-21 14:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
08TALLINN292	Estonian FM Paet Visit to Baghdad [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker and Iraqi officials told Estonian Foreign Minister Paet August 12 that Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiations are ongoing and there is no guarantee they will conclude before Estonia's legislative mandate for operations in Iraq expires in December. With [...]	2008-08-22 10:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ EN
08TALLINN298	TFGG01: ESTONIA AND GERMANY CONDEMN RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Tallinn August 26th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Russia's decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia "completely unacceptable" and "illegal" and stressed the need to maintain EU unity vis-a-vis Russia. Estonian PM Ansip proposed the EU lau [...]	2008-08-27 12:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV RS GG EN
08TALLINN301	ESTONIA: NO DIRECT THREAT FROM RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Harry Lahtein, MFA Division Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Toomas Tirs, the Georgia Desk Officer, told Pol/Econ Chief August 29 that Russian Ambassador Nikolai Uspenski did not directly threaten Estonia during his meeting with Foreign Minister Paet on August 27th (ref C). [...]	2008-08-29 11:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN303	ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES EMPHASIZES NATO [...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador called on President Toomas Hendrik Ilves to discuss the situation in Georgia. Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and Pol/Econ Chief (notetaker). Sven Jurgenson, Ilves? Foreign Policy Advisor (and a former Ambassador to the United States) and Jana Vanaveski, Head [...]	2008-09-03 06:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU GG EN
08TALLINN323	ESTONIA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed points in reftel with Tiina Krevald, UN Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA. According to Krevald, Estonia's four priority initiatives for the UNGA Third Committee, which they share with the EU, are the abolishment of the death penalty, a resolution on the defamation of re [...]	2008-09-18 08:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNGA PHUM EN
08TALLINN326	ESTONIA CHARTS LEGAL, MILITARY FUTURE OF CYBER [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In the wake of the August cyber attacks against government websites in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia has provided both material and technical assistance to Tbilisi. Lawyers at the Cyber Center of Excellence in Tallinn have produced a legal analysis of the status of cyber [...]	2008-09-22 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TINT NATO RU GG EN
08TALLINN346	ESTONIA ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. On October 2, the MOD informed Poloff that currently, the GOE is unable to provide any trainers to assist the Afghan National Army, but in 2 [...]	2008-10-02 11:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN347	ESTONIAN REACTION TO AFGHANISTAN CIV-MIL CELL [...] (C) Post has engaged the Government of Estonia (GOE) Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Defense (MOD) on multiple occasions with regards to reftel. Neither agency was able to provide a substantive response with regards to requests for contributions to the Civ-Mil cell. However, on Octo [...]	2008-10-02 12:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
08TALLINN349	Estonia's Search for Electricity to 2018 and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greater energy independence is a high voltage political issue, and economic necessity, in Estonia. The Government of Estonia (GOE) is well aware the clock is ticking to replace the aging, dirty and CO2- intensive oil shale-fired power plants that generate 90 percent of the coun [...]	2008-10-03 14:33:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG EN
08TALLINN354	ESTONIA: A/S FRIED VISITS TALLINN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR A/S Dan Fried's October 1 visit to Tallinn, Estonian government and political leaders urged that NATO military commanders update NATO's Article 5 contingency planning in the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia. Estonia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-10-07 10:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS RU GG AJ MD UP EN
08TALLINN358	ESTONIA SAYS NO TO PALESTINAIAN DETAINEE [...] (C) On October 20, 2008, Poloff met with Juri Kahn, Division Director for the Middle East at the Estonian MFA to discuss the points in reftel. Kahn reported that after consulting with the Estonian Office of Migration, the Government of Estonia has decided they are not able to accept a Palesti [...]	2008-10-21 07:08:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO EN
08TALLINN395	ESTONIAN VISA WAIVER AND ESTA OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Tallinn has embarked on a long-term commitment to educate Estonian travelers on the intricacies of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The Embassy has organized a variety of outreach activities, including numerous press interviews, presentations to travel professionals and a [...]	2008-11-10 15:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN
08TALLINN427	ESTONIA: DCM VISITS WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, DCM visited the Women's Shelter of Tartu and the Tartu Child Support Center to mark International Human Rights Day and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. DCM toured both facilities and met staff, psychologists and social workers for discussions on do [...]	2008-12-16 06:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EN
08TALLINN59	ESTONIA: KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Drawing on points provided reftel, on February 11 Ambassador sent a letter to Foreign Minister Urmas Paet urging Estonia to act swiftly following a Kosovo declaration of independence. The letter emphasized the stabilizing effect a show of global solidarity will have on the region. It a [...]	2008-02-12 15:19:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM YI EU EN
08TALLINN66	ESTONIA: DAS GARBER VISITS ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary. Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Garber that GOE priorities for the NATO summit in Bucharest are NATO membership for the Adriatic 3 and "positive messages of progress" for Ukraine and Georgia. Estonian interlocutors expressed continued support for [...]	2008-02-15 13:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EN
08TASHKENT1077	UZBEKISTAN: PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP [...] (S) On September 18, A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Syrian or Iranian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Mamajanov. Mamajanov said that Uzbekistan will study the information properly and [...]	2008-09-18 12:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	IAEA PARM MNUC UZ
08TASHKENT1149	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST DETAINED AFTER PROVIDING TOUR [...] (C) Summary: During a five-day trip to Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan on September 29 - October 3, G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Megan Hall met with human rights activists monitoring the use of child labor during the annual cotton harvest in Syrdarya province. Despite the government's rec [...]	2008-10-08 05:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1155	UZBEKISTAN: EU DIPLOMATS EXPECT SANCTIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: During a six-day visit to Uzbekistan, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rachel Waldstein on September 23 participated in an informal roundtable at the Embassy with diplomats from the German, French, Italian, and Latvian Embassies in Tashkent. The diplomats reported that the EU would mo [...]	2008-10-09 11:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1167	TASHKENT TIDBITS OCTOBER 14, 2008 [...] (U) This is the first edition a new weekly product from Embassy Tashkent intended to provide a space for a broader range of noteworthy developments from Uzbekistan that may not ordinarily be the subject of front channel reporting. Uzbek FM Extols Virtues of Economic Model ------------------- [...]	2008-10-14 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UZ
08TASHKENT12	YUSUF JUMAEV AND SON BOBUR ARRESTED; HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Independent websites and human rights contacts reported that dissident poet Yusuf Jumaev and his son Bobur were arrested on December 17 by National Security Service (NSS) officers in Tashkent. Meanwhile, Jumaev's son Mashrab remains in pre-trial detention in Bukhara, where he is [...]	2008-01-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT1247	UZBEKISTAN STILL PLAYING HARD TO GET ON RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 10 we received a diplomatic note declining a proposal to use INL funds on a rule of law project that would have been implemented by the American Bar Association - Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI). This is the latest in a series of recent setbacks on efforts to invest i [...]	2008-10-28 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EAID PINR UZ
08TASHKENT131	GOU AND CIVIL SOCIETY: ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY [...] (C) Summary: In the past few weeks, the government has taken several positive steps on the civil society front, including: signaling that it will register a German non-governmental organization (NGO); opening three new resource centers for local NGOs; and awarding 22 grants to NGOs through th [...]	2008-01-31 12:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ

08TASHKENT1322	UZBEKISTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS ROUNDTABLE FOR [...] (C) Summary: While the atmosphere in Uzbekistan's majority Muslim community has improved somewhat over the past year, some smaller Christian evangelical groups - particularly those which are unregistered and have ethnic Uzbek members - continue to endure frequent raids, harassment, and the de [...]	2008-11-18 09:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1341	FATF Member Embassies Not United on Uzbekistan [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and Foreign Minister Norov on November 19 on the margins of meetings with TRANSCOM Commander General Duncan McNabb. Azimov was already aware of the upcoming FATF team's visit and mentioned DAS Glaser by name. He nodded [...]	2008-11-21 10:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT1454	UZBEKISTAN: ATMOSPHERE SLOWLY IMPROVING FOR ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: In the past weeks, independent human rights activists have held two human-rights related events attended by government officials. On November 28, the independent Ezgulik human rights group held a conference evaluating the government's recent legal reforms with several other indepen [...]	2008-12-12 06:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1463	Tashkent Tidbits December 15, 2008 [...] (SBU) Recently, a member of the Ezgulik human rights group's Syrdarya province branch observed that his organization has received a response from law enforcement officials regarding complaint letters they had sent over an incident in October when a police officer threatened and hit Ezgulik memb [...]	2008-12-15 12:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT167	GOU AMNESTIES MORE POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: In a press release on February 5, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that the Uzbek government on February 4 and 5 had amnestied two additional political prisoners, Dilmurod Muhitdinov and Bahodir Mukhtarov, though Ezgulik Chairperson Vasila Inoyatova has been unable to confirm t [...]	2008-02-07 05:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT212	UZBEKS REQUEST NATO ASSISTANCE WITH ROCKET FUEL [...] (C) Summary: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, visiting per the invitation of the Government of Uzbekistan, briefed the diplomatic corps on February 13 after discussing a project to dispose of 1,100 tons of melange rocket fuel. NATO is currently finishing a similar project [...]	2008-02-14 12:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS ENRG NATO UZ
08TASHKENT238	ISRAEL GETS COLD SHOULDER FROM UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 19 the Ambassador met with his Israeli counterpart Ami Mehl and Gary Koren, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Eurasia Department, Division for Central Europe and Eurasia. Koren noted that, for unknown reasons, the Israel-Uzbekistan bilateral rel [...]	2008-02-21 13:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL ASEC ELTN MASS EG IR IS XF UZ
08TASHKENT251	UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADVANCING THE [...] (C) DCM delivered ref A demarche, including pitch to release all Cuban political prisoners, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Chief of U.S. Affairs and Countries of America Department Takhir Mamadjanov on February 26. Mamadjanov did not provide a substantive response, but noted that he w [...]	2008-02-26 11:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU CU UZ
08TASHKENT254	DEPUTY INTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER OF UZBEKISTAN ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 26 the Ambassador met with Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alisher Sharafutdinov to discuss recent progress and next steps on human rights, legal reform, and ICRC prison visits. The Uzbek side invited journalists to the meeting and interviewed the Ambassador on c [...]	2008-02-27 13:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM ICRC EAID UZ
08TASHKENT267	AUTHORITIES REPORTEDLY OFFER SANJAR UMAROV FREEDOM [...] (C) On February 28, poloff met with opposition Free Farmers Party leader and Sunshine Coalition member Nigara Khidoyatova to discuss what she had described as a recent development in the case of Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, who was imprisoned in March 2006 on politically-motivated [...]	2008-02-28 13:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT270	UZBEKISTAN: SUBMISSION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Post,s submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from April 2007 to March 2008. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]	2008-02-29 13:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UZ
08TASHKENT300	HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER IN UZBEKISTAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary: In between sessions of an international human rights conference in Tashkent devoted to Uzbekistan's abolishment of the death penalty and adoption of what is referred to as the "habeas corpus" law, the Ambassador met with the Swiss Ambassador and a local human rights lawyer, who d [...]	2008-03-10 12:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT313	FORMER MUFTI: RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST THREAT WEAKENING [...] (C) Summary: Muhammad Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf, the former Mufti of Uzbekistan and Central Asia, received pol-econ chief and poloff at his Tashkent home on March 4. Muhammad Sodiq shared his view with Emboffs that religious extremism in Uzbekistan has become less of a threat now than before, whic [...]	2008-03-13 11:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIPR KIRF PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT400	GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN WOULD WELCOME RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Commission for Drug Control told U.S. officials on April 2 that their respective agencies as well as the National Security Service would welcome the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's return to Uzbeki [...]	2008-04-04 11:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT432	UZBEKISTAN: RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND MFA [...] (C) Summary: During a five-day visit to Uzbekistan on March 27 - April 1 (septels),Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Pamela Spratlen SIPDIS visited the Tashkent main Madrassah and the Jewish community in Bukhara. She also met with Ministry of Foreign Af [...]	2008-04-14 14:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL TI UZ
08TASHKENT441	UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE [...] (C) Summary: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (A/DAS) Pamela Spratlen, Ambassador Norland and Emboffs participated in a series of meetings with high-ranking Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials March 28-31 in Tashkent and Bukhara. GOU authorities agreed to all requested meetings [...]	2008-04-16 05:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI ECON UZ
08TASHKENT444	A/DAS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN [...] (C) Summary: During her March 27 - April 1 visit to Tashkent and Bukhara (septels),Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (A/DAS) for South and Central Asia and SIPDIS Public Diplomacy Pamela Spratlen held meetings with a diverse array of human rights and civil society representatives. [...]	2008-04-16 05:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
08TASHKENT445	UZBEKISTAN: SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OFFER THE [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, met with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two hours. Norov covered a wide range of topics from human rights to security and economic issues. He welcomed an invitation for his D [...]	2008-04-16 05:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON EINV SOCI SNAR AF UZ
08TASHKENT446	UZBEKISTAN: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: On March 31, A/DAS, Ambassador, and DCM met with Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Murat Ataev. Like FM Norov (septel) and Parliamentarian Tashmukhamedova (septel),Ataev greeted the U.S. side warmly and announced that the GOU's Ministries and the NSC are ready fo [...]	2008-04-16 07:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ELTN KISL PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08TASHKENT452	UZBEKISTAN: ENCOURAGING EFFORT TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: During her March 29 - March 30 visit to Bukhara, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (A/DAS) for South and Central Asia and Public Diplomacy Pamela Spratlen held meetings with a diverse array of civil society representatives, including U.S. Government-sponsored exchange pr [...]	2008-04-16 13:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KCRM OEXC EAID UZ
08TASHKENT461	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2008 (TASHKENT) [...] (U) Per reftel, Post requests the temporary posting of an Embassy Science Fellow to Embassy Tashkent for approximately six weeks in September-October 2008. No medical or security clearance is required. If approved for participation in the program, Post commits to provide housing, office suppo [...]	2008-04-18 12:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL AMGT UZ
08TASHKENT470	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2008 (TASHKENT) [...] (U) Per reftel, Post requests the temporary posting of an Embassy Science Fellow to Embassy Tashkent for approximately six weeks in September-October 2008. No medical or security clearance is required. If approved for participation in the program, Post commits to provide housing, office suppo [...]	2008-04-21 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL AMGT UZ
08TASHKENT49	THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...]	2008-01-15 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT5	ODIHR LIMITED OBSERVER MISSION TO UZBEKISTAN WAS [...] (C) Summary: On December 26 Ambassador and DCM had an outbrief with Ambassador Walter Siegl, who headed the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) limited election observer mission for the Presidential elections in Uzbekistan. Siegl reported that, although the c [...]	2008-01-02 10:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ
08TASHKENT525	UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]	2008-05-06 02:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT526	UZBEKS REACT TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov called in Ambassador on May 5, to discuss the April 28 EU decision to continue suspension of visa sanctions. Norov downplayed the EU's recognition of human rights steps the Uzbeks have taken and focused instead on the EU's continued criticism, which he said [...]	2008-05-06 02:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM PGOV UZ
08TASHKENT532	UZBEKISTAN: OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel requests, we have summarized below efforts to implement the President's Freedom Agenda in Uzbekistan through outreach to democracy activists and dissidents. Democracy and human rights remain at the forefront of our agenda with the Uzbek government. The Ambassador and [...]	2008-05-08 02:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT661	UZBEKISTAN: EQUIPMENT DELIVERY WILL ASSIST BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Chief of Mission and Emboffs provided Uzbekistan's State Customs Committee with radioisotope identification devices worth approximately 90,000 USD during a June 6 ceremony at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent. Deputy Customs Chairman Rustam Mansurov exp [...]	2008-06-12 11:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ASEC PREL PGOV PTER KNNP UZ
08TASHKENT714	UZBEKISTAN: SCO OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS, POSE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with Poloff on June 17, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) Senior Experts Bakhram Auanassov and Kairbek Amenov discussed upcoming SCO plans and the role of observer states, but were reticent in discussing threat perce [...]	2008-06-23 10:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PINS PTER AF UZ
08TASHKENT720	UZBEKISTAN: EU DIPLOMATS NOT KEEN ON THIRD [...] (C) Summary: On June 16, poloff hosted another session of a periodic roundtable on human rights issues with Human Rights Watch director Igor Vorontsov and counterparts from the British, French, German, and Czech Embassies. During the meeting, the EU diplomats expressed skepticism about attemp [...]	2008-06-24 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT728	UZBEK-EU ANDIJON DISCUSSION DOCUMENTS GENUINE, BUT [...] (C) German Charge Rudiger Bohn verified to DCM that the two volume set of documents regarding the discussions between the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) and the EU on Andijon in December 2006 and April 2007, which were shared by the MFA with the Embassy under cover of diplomatic note on April 2 [...]	2008-06-24 12:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GM UZ
08TASHKENT730	UZBEK INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE A BIG SHOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan organized a "Media Freedom in a Modern Democratic Society" conference on June 9-10 in Tashkent which provided little debate on press freedom in Uzbekistan. The event was originally to be co-sponsored by the EU, but EU Embassies pulled out of the con [...]	2008-06-24 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT767	UZBEKISTAN: HEALTH CONDITION OF RELEASED HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a three-day visit to the Ferghana Valley on June 25 - 27, poloff visited human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva at a private clinic in Margilan, where she has been receiving treatment since being released from prison on medical grounds on June 2. Tojiboyeva explained that [...]	2008-07-02 06:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ICRC KWMN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT779	UZBEKISTAN: FORENSIC LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT [...] (U) As part of an ongoing assistance project funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),a team of forensic experts from the Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative and Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) traveled to Uzbekistan in [...]	2008-07-07 06:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM EAID UZ
08TASHKENT821	UZBEK AUTHORITIES REJECT CHRISTIAN LITERATURE [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, the Ambassador and DCM met with Bible Society Director Sergei Mitin, who reported that Uzbek authorities ordered the return of a large shipment of Christian literature that the Bible Society attempted to import into Uzbekistan in May. The authorities did not provide a [...]	2008-07-15 08:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT865	AMBASSADOR HANFORD MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS, [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Uzbekistan on May 29 - 30, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met with a variety of religious leaders, scholars, and human rights activists. On May 30, Hanford met a local Jehovah's Witnesses community representative, historian a [...]	2008-07-25 07:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT927	EMBASSY TASHKENT HOSTS ROUNDTABLE ON IMPRISONED [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6, poloff hosted an informal roundtable at the Embassy with Arslan Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov. The roundtable was attended by the Charge, the Swiss Ambassador, the French and Italian DCMs, and officers from the German and Bri [...]	2008-08-12 08:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO ICRC PGOV PINR PREL UZ
08TASHKENT949	EMBASSY TASHKENT HOSTS CHILD LABOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary: On August 11, poloff hosted an informal roundtable at the Embassy on child labor in Uzbekistan in conjunction with representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The roundtable was also attended by the Charge, the [...]	2008-08-15 09:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TBILISI1026	IMEDI TELEVISION RECOGNIZES THE CHANGED [...] (C) Summary. Imedi television - once the voice of the opposition in Georgia - has resumed broadcasting, but currently only broadcasts entertainment programming. Emboff met with station general manager and director of programming on June 10, 2008 to discuss when the station would restart news [...]	2008-06-16 13:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO GG
08TBILISI1472	TFGG01: GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR STRONG WESTERN [...] (C) Georgian DFM Vashadze called in the German, French, UK and U.S. Ambassadors August 26. Although the meeting was called initially for the MFA to present a non-paper (faxed to EUR/CARC) regarding principles and objectives for resolution of the conflict, President Medvedev's announcement tha [...]	2008-08-27 04:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI1608	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Tbilisi Mayor and Saakashvili insider Gigi Ugulava told the Ambassador that polling data indicates that Saakashvili and his Government enjoy broad public support, but noted that the Government needed to use the next 12-18 months to focus on rehabilitation and reco [...]	2008-09-19 07:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI164	GEORGIA'S ANNUAL NATO ASSESSMENT: ON BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: On January 31, NATO International Staff (IS) briefed NATO Ambassadors and Defense Attaches in Tbilisi on the highlights of their latest assessment of Georgia's International Partnership Action Plan (IPAP),the draft of which would be circulated to NATO Allies in Brussels by mid- [...]	2008-02-01 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
08TBILISI1689	RUSSIAN CHECKPOINTS STILL PRESENT, POTENTIALLY [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to the Georgian National Security Council (NSC),13 Russian checkpoints remain on undisputed Georgian territory as of September 23 -- 6 in western Georgia and 7 in the east, outside South Ossetia, along with 1 supply base in the west and 1 communications cen [...]	2008-09-24 14:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR RU GG
08TBILISI18	TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS [...] (SBU) On December 30, 2007 and January 4, 2008, Post convened Emergency Action Committee meetings in preparation for the January 5 election for the Georgian presidency. The EAC acknowledged that polling place disruptions during the elections, and civil unrest after the election remain possib [...]	2008-01-04 13:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC GG
08TBILISI1862	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE CURRENT RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Although the Russian Embassy in Georgia officially closed on September 3, 2008, a fairly sizable Russian diplomatic presence remains in Tbilisi. According to press reports, only the Russian consul, two vice-consuls, and a small technical staff have remained behind. There is actually a m [...]	2008-10-07 15:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL CVIS RU GG
08TBILISI1868	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN FORCES WITHDRAW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Multiple sources confirm Russian forces withdrew from nearly all remaining posts on undisputed Georgian territory on October 8, two days before the deadline. Russian military and local Georgian officials signed documents transferring the points outside Abkhazia back [...]	2008-10-08 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI19	TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 01/04/2008 [...] (U) On January 4, DCM, the diplomatic community, and ODIHR's Ambassador Boden, met with opposition members Levan Gachechiladze, United Opposition Candidate, Tina Khidasheli, Republican Party, Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's Way, and Kakha Kukava, Conservative Party. The tone of the candidat [...]	2008-01-04 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TBILISI2	AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSER BRINGS SHOCK [...] SUMMARY: American composer George Flynn's visit to Tbilisi was the first opportunity for Georgians to meet a living American classical composer and experience contemporary classical music that is uniquely American. Flynn and his music were featured in the Tbilisi Conservatory's "Eteriani - P [...]	2008-01-03 08:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO GG
08TBILISI2174	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA, TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two recent encounters with the Abkhaz de facto leadership produced two different perspectives on the current Abkhaz outlook. UN Special Representative Verbeke concluded that the Abkhaz realize they have burned their bridges with most of the international community a [...]	2008-11-21 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2236	GEORGIA: REVIEW OF POST'S AVIAN INFLUENZA PLAN AND [...] (U) On December 2, post's Pandemic Influenza Action Committee met per action request reftel. The committee was chaired by the DCM and included representatives from the following sections: Political-Economic, Consular, RSO and Med. Med reviewed post's avian influenza plan, and the committee a [...]	2008-12-04 04:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO GG
08TBILISI229	OPPOSITION SUSPENDS TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Koba Davitashvili, United National Council (UNC) announced the decision to suspend talks with the ruling party United National Movement (UNM) representatives on the afternoon of February 8 following an impasse on resolution of two of the 17 demands made by the opposition. In a follow [...]	2008-02-08 15:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV GG
08TBILISI246	REINTEGRATION MINISTER YAKOBASHVILI EAGER TO TRY [...] (C) New State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili has thus far managed to retain the penchant for provocative thinking and creative ideas that he exhibited in his years as an NGO leader. In a February 8 meeting with DCM, Yakobashvili detailed some of the ideas he has been discussin [...]	2008-02-12 13:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
08TBILISI299	GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 10:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU GG
08TBILISI67	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RESOLVING KOSOVO,S STATUS IN [...] (C) DCM delivered demarche as requested by reftel to Deputy Foreign Minister Gogi Manjgaladze on January 15. Manjgaladze welcomed the update on the anticipated process and timing for resolving Kosovo,s status. Manjgaladze said the MFA has not yet formulated a plan for how to respond to a Kos [...]	2008-01-17 07:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
08TBILISI692	TBILISI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - APRIL [...] (SBU) Tensions have increased during the past couple of weeks due to Russian provocative actions toward Georgia. In particular, the Russian President has directed ministries to begin working with de facto authorities in the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in violation of Geo [...]	2008-04-23 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GG
08TBILISI724	STATE MINISTER YAKOBASHVILI ON THE ABKHAZIA CRISIS [...] (C) State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili summarized his view of the situation in Abkhazia in a meeting with DCM on May 1, 2008, before departing on a tour of European capitals to build support for the Georgian peace initiative and discuss ideas for implementing it. Yakobashvil [...]	2008-05-01 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI753	INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP FINISHES INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Ministry of Defense announced on May 5 that the group of international experts has completed its investigation of the April 20 shootdown (reftel) of a Georgian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The report has been cleared for release and will be presented to the Georg [...]	2008-05-06 13:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG
08TBILISI756	GEORGIA PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UPDATE MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: The environment surrounding Georgia's parliamentary election campaign degraded during the week. The Joint Opposition scuffled outside the Central Election Commission (CEC),while their youth wing did the same near the CEC Chairman's home. The Joint Opposition called for rallie [...]	2008-05-06 14:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1073	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran voters from the two main parties (National and Liberal) went to the polls November 30 to elect the candidates from their respective parties. The election process was smoothly run, with all observers and the press describing them as a clear success. At this point, they a [...]	2008-12-01 02:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1080	MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...]	2008-12-02 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS
08TEGUCIGALPA165	ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION AT THE MIDPOINT: SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. In the fall of 2005, Embassy Country team engaged in an off-site exercise to determine the USG priorities in Honduras, dividing them into five categories. This cable, third in a series, analyzes Manuel Zelaya's administration at the midpoint in regards to one of those priorities: [...]	2008-02-26 18:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KHLS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PTER SMIG SNAR
08TEGUCIGALPA171	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS' BID FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: After President of the Congress Micheletti was allowed to run for President of Honduras (see reftel) Vice President Elvin Santos was also emboldened to make a run for it. Analysts initially wrote off this bid, as the constitution states that no person who has acted as president [...]	2008-02-27 19:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA452	GOH THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE ENERGY ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Confronting widespread public discontent with rising fuel and energy prices and embroiled in a constitutional crisis with public prosecutors, the Zelaya Administration in recent days has reactivated threats to nationalize fuel import terminals and is now threatening to take over [...]	2008-05-14 16:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO
08TEGUCIGALPA567	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte June 5, Roberto Micheletti, who is a leading candidate for the Liberal Party nomination to succeed Manuel Zelaya as President next year, expressed considerable anxiety about the current state of affairs in Honduras. He was clear in e [...]	2008-06-16 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECPS EPET EAIR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA569	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss several issues of mutual interest, including: Temporary Protected Status; U.S. Assistance to Honduras; security and identity documents; trade; the deteriorating U.S. image in the region; and commerc [...]	2008-06-16 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS ETRD SMIG KCRM
08TEGUCIGALPA570	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BREAKFAST ON THE RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary held a breakfast conversation on rule of law issues with Vilma Morales, the Chief Justice of the Honduran Supreme Court, and Leonidas Rosa Bautista, the Attorney General of Honduras. Both Honduran officials, who represent the National Party, empha [...]	2008-06-16 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP KCRM KDEM KJUS SNAR PGOV PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA849	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA POSTPONES CREDENTIALING [...] (U) Honduras awoke to radio reports September 12 that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya would not receive the credentials of U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens that afternoon as planned, per a communiqu from the Presidential Palace. By eight o'clock, the press reports claimed to quote the President and [...]	2008-09-13 00:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD HO KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA853	FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS; [...] (U) Ambassador delivered copies of his credentials to Acting Foreign Minster Eduardo Rosales Ramirez September 16. Protocol Chief Ambassador Napoleon Alvarez Alvarado and DCM also attended. Rosales handed the Ambassador a note verbal (informal translation below) scheduling the credentialing c [...]	2008-09-16 18:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HO PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA866	PRESIDENT ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador's credentials were received by President Zelaya in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace September 19, followed by a meeting with the President and his ministers, a private meeting between the President and Ambassador, and then remarks to the press by the Ambassador [...]	2008-09-20 03:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HO PGOV
08TEGUCIGALPA886	AMBASSADOR LLORENS BEGINS COURTESY CALLS ON GOH [...] (C) Summary. After presenting credentials on September 19, the Ambassador began his round of courtesy calls, making sure to see key executive, judicial and legislative contacts first. He paid calls on Vice President Elvin Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales, and President [...]	2008-09-24 19:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
08TELAVIV1127	OLMERT'S PREDICAMENT LOOKING DESPERATE [...] (C) Summary: Following dramatic televised testimony May 27 by American businessman Morris Talansky that riveted the country and revealed a long history of alleged transfers of large sums of money to PM Ehud Olmert while he was Mayor of Jerusalem and Minister of Industry and Trade, Defense Min [...]	2008-05-28 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1147	BIBLE BURNING HIGHLIGHTS GROWING ANTI-MISSIONARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 15 mass public burning of New Testaments in the Tel Aviv suburb of Or Yehuda highlights a growing trend toward anti-missionary incitement in Jewish neighborhoods throughout Israel. Other notable incidents include the October firebombing of a Jerusalem church shared by [...]	2008-05-30 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV IS
08TELAVIV1177	GAZAN FULBRIGHTERS: MG MISHLEV PLEDGES TO HELP [...] (C) DCM Moreno, accompanied by Poloff and Econoff, met June 3 with Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) MG Mishlev to discuss the issue of Palestinian Fulbright students needing permits to exit Gaza for visa interviews at the Consulate General in Jerusalem. The DCM [...]	2008-06-03 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1192	MOD DG BUCHRIS ON WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with MOD Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris to reaffirm MOD support for ongoing efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian security cooperation in the northern West Bank. The Ambassador offered to assist the MOD should they require U.S. forensic expertise to i [...]	2008-06-04 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL
08TELAVIV1284	FM LIVNI TO LEAD ISRAELI DELEGATION TO BERLIN [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, MFA Director for Palestinian Economic Affairs Irit Ben-Abba told PolOff June 16 that FM Livni had decided to lead the Israeli delegation to the June 24 Berlin Conference in support of Palestinian Civil Police and Rule of Law. Ben-Abba said Livni would be join [...]	2008-06-16 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG GM IS
08TELAVIV1334	NEAR-TERM KNESSET DISSOLUTION UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary: The Knesset is scheduled to hold its first vote on Likud MK Silvan Shalom's bill to dissolve the Knesset on June 25. Labor and Shas party leaders have indicated that their parties will vote in favor of this preliminary reading of Shalom's bill, but most political observers think [...]	2008-06-20 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IS
08TELAVIV1411	MFA REPORTS REVISED TERROR FINANCE LAW SOON TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the MFA,s Deputy Director for Counterterrorism on June 23, econoff was reassured that the new amendment to Israel,s dated Prohibition on Terrorist Financing law would come into effect within a few weeks. Previously, the GOI has only had the authority to design [...]	2008-07-02 08:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN IS
08TELAVIV146	CODEL WOLF AND PM OLMERT DISCUSS ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) -- accompanied by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, former Ambassador and Congressman Tony Hall, and DCM -- met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss the efforts of the Council of Religious I [...]	2008-01-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF KWBG IS
08TELAVIV1509	AMBASSADOR JONES AND FAMILY DEPART FROM POST [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 06:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
08TELAVIV171	MUGHRABI GATE: NEW PLANS CALL FOR EXPANSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised plans for construction of a new access ramp for the Mughrabi Gate of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif were deposited with the Interior Ministry for public review on December 27. A review of the plans indicates that in addition to constructing a new ramp, planners also in [...]	2008-01-18 17:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KIRF KPAL JO IS
08TELAVIV1826	ISRAEL: MFA DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO CRISIS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, PolOff and Pol-MilOff met with several MFA officials to discuss the crisis in Georgia and Israel's response. In separate meetings, EmbOffs met Hillel Newman, FM Livni's chief policy advisor on Europe and Eurasia; Gary Koren, Director of the Eurasia Department; and [...]	2008-08-18 14:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS RS GG AJ IS
08TELAVIV1834	CABINET APPROVES RELEASE OF 199 PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: The ministerial committee charged with prisoner issues voted August 18 to approve a list of 199 Palestinian prisoners to be released August 25, just before Ramadan, as a concession to PA President Abbas. The list is comprised exclusively of Fatah and affiliated prisoners, and inc [...]	2008-08-19 15:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS
08TELAVIV1869	ISRAELI VIEWS ON JORDANIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Israel has not reacted publicly to Jordan's decision to resume its official dialogue with Hamas. MFA DDG for the Middle East Hadas played down the significance of the Jordanian move in an August 20 conversation with Pol Couns. Hadas said the GOI was much more upset by Jordan's d [...]	2008-08-22 08:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IS JO KPAL
08TELAVIV1958	ISRAEL: SEEKING INPUT ON U.S. PLANS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials are seeking input on U.S. plans on the ground in Georgia prior to their interagency examination of a resumption of Israeli military assistance to Georgia. At the same time, Israel is reviewing -- and has approved several -- requests from Tbilisi for military assista [...]	2008-08-27 13:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO RU GG IS
08TELAVIV1959	ISRAEL: SEEKING INPUT ON U.S. PLANS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials are seeking input on U.S. plans on the ground in Georgia prior to their interagency examination of a resumption of Israeli military assistance to Georgia. At the same time, Israel is reviewing -- and has approved several -- requests from Tbilisi for military assista [...]	2008-08-27 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KPKO RU GG IS
08TELAVIV1982	ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN ISRAEL FACE DEPORTATION AND [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, African Refugee Development Center Director Yohannes Lemma reported to RefCoord that, in the past few days, Israeli authorities had returned at least 15 African asylum-seekers to Egypt. UNHCR Senior Liaison Officer Mike Alford separately told RefCoord that an IDF s [...]	2008-08-29 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV IS EG
08TELAVIV1984	DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK'S DISCUSSIONS IN EGYPT [...] (S) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak's August 23 visit to Egypt was a success, according to MOD Arab Affairs Adviser David Hacham. Barak's meetings with President Mubarak, Intelligence Minister Soliman, and Defense Minister Tantawi focused on reviving negotiations for the release of Corporal [...]	2008-08-29 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EG KPAL IR IS
08TELAVIV2043	ISRAELI AND JORDANIAN VIEWS ON DETERIORATING [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met with Jordanian PolOff Asem Ababneh (please protect) September 2 to discuss the rising tensions between Jordan and Israel. Ababneh complained that Israel is taking Jordan for granted and is no longer acting in good faith on a range of issues, including the peace proces [...]	2008-09-08 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL KISL JO IS
08TELAVIV2072	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-10 09:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2086	ISRAEL: RESPONSE ON ISF TRANSITION PLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Pol Couns delivered reftel points separately to MOD Arab Affairs Advisor David Hacham and to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East and Peace Process Yacov Hadas. Both Hacham and Hadas received the points with great interest, but neither had any substantive response, although Hada [...]	2008-09-11 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MAAR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AEC BA EG IZ JO KU
08TELAVIV2172	ISRAEL: CAUTIOUS WITH GEORGIA [...] (S) Summary: The GOI is continuing to take a cautious approach in its relations with Georgia. According to MFA Director for Export Controls Roey Gilad, the Israelis continue to review Georgian military assistance requests on a case-by-case basis, and have approved several defensive requests. [...]	2008-09-24 09:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS RU GG IS
08TELAVIV2219	ISRAEL DISPUTES "COORDINATED RETURNS" OF AFRICANS [...] (C) SUMMARY Post delivered demarche (Reftel A) on September 17 as a non-paper to Eviatar Manor, MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for International Organizations and the United Nations. Manor and Simona Halperin, MFA Director of the International Organizations and Human Rights Department, res [...]	2008-09-26 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS ER SU AF
08TELAVIV2252	OLMERT'S "SWAN SONG" INTERVIEW SPARKS DEBATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Olmert's widely read Jewish New Year interview on the Palestinian and Syrian negotiation tracks (see paras 2 and 3 below) struck Israeli pundits as both bold and problematic. Commentators on the left, such as Meretz MK Yossi Beilin, criticized Olmert for talking the talk on the [...]	2008-10-02 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE KWBG
08TELAVIV2329	IDF REGIONAL COMMANDERS SPEAK OUT IN PRESS [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Within the span of several days, the Israeli Defense Force Regional Commanders made direct and frank comments in separate interviews to the press regarding the state-of-play in Israel's northern, central, and southern regions. On the northern border, Maj. Gen. Gadi [...]	2008-10-15 13:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR PGOV MOPS MCAP IS
08TELAVIV2447	CASHLESS IN GAZA? [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KPAL KTFN EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2452	NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE BANKING CORRESPONDENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KTFN EFIN IS
08TELAVIV2469	ISRAEL: IDF OPERATION IN GAZA SPURS ROCKET ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: IDF forces entered into the Gaza Strip during the evening of November 4 to collapse a tunnel purportedly to be used to kidnap IDF soldiers near the Gaza security fence. Several Hamas militants were killed and IDF soldiers wounded in the ensuing firefight. Hamas responded Novemb [...]	2008-11-05 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2547	TENSION ESCALATES ALONG GAZA BORDER [...] (S) Summary: Hostilities continue to escalate along the Gaza border despite the current ceasefire -- "tahdiyeh" -- not scheduled to expire until December 19. Following a November 4 IDF raid into the Gaza Strip to destroy a tunnel (reftel),Palestinian terror organizations have steadily barra [...]	2008-11-14 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PGOV MOPS KPAL IS
08TELAVIV2555	BARAK APPROVES NEW SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense (MOD) Barak since April 2008, has approved dozens of construction permits for residential and municipal projects in the major settlement blocs and in a number of smaller settlements. This construction, if completed, will pave the way for continued population [...]	2008-11-17 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
08TELAVIV2569	A/S DESUTTER'S COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter held consultations with GOI officials and Israeli think tanks October 30 as a part of her Compliance Diplomacy visit to the Middle East. The purpose of these consultations was to discuss t [...]	2008-11-18 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM KNNP KTIA IS

08TELAVIV2592	BARAK DEFERS EVACUATION OF HEBRON HOUSE FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Defense (MOD) Barak on November 20 balked at forcibly removing nine settler families from a house in Hebron after the High Court of Justice ordered their evacuation, and clashes erupted between the settlers and Israeli forces. Ministry of Defense officials in recent [...]	2008-11-21 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG

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